JANUARY 28, 2019 CLC GATHERING
Meeting
Place and Directions
The
Resurrection Room of Saint Noel Parish, 35200 Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills, OH
44094.
An overview of the Parish, and driving directions is provided by the following post:
Meeting
Time and Format
Meeting Topic and Articles
The recent Commonweal issue on Why I Came, Why I left, Why I stay is very timely. The sexual abuse scandal has caused many Catholics to question their religion. Even if one has not thought of leavening it is important to be able to be articulate about one's reasons for staying in order to dialog with those who are critical of Catholicism or who are considering leaving it. We will focus on three articles and a podcast of interviews with their authors.
WHY I CAME AND WHY I WILL STAY by Ross Douthat
WHY I LEFT by Helene Stapinski
WHY I STAY by Dorothy Fortenberry
The authors of the above three articles are interviewed by Commonweal's editor in the following podcast.
The Commonweal Podcast; Episode 6
Suggested Preparatory Exercise, Commonweal recently solicited brief articles on 300 words focusing on ONE reason for staying. I tried it and found I had two very different reasons for staying, one personal and another organizational. You may find you have more than one reason for coming, leaving or staying. I though it would be interesting to compare our own reasons with those of others.