tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9759410.post115808001318013842..comments2023-11-02T07:00:12.603-04:00Comments on just an apprentice: The root issues...Brian Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10499619375897729458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9759410.post-1160520868958140862006-10-10T18:54:00.000-04:002006-10-10T18:54:00.000-04:00Thanks Brian. Your blog has lots of resonances for...Thanks Brian. Your blog has lots of resonances for me. I was brought up in Berks County in Pennsylvania, and come from a long line of Mennonites, Amish and Brethren folk. I have deep respect for my Mennonite ancestry, and have often felt that my attraction to the 'Men in Black' at Benedictine monasteries (with their simple, quiet ways) was a deeply rooted link back to my Mennonite roots.Fr Longeneckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373317560249811006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9759410.post-1160359944875957062006-10-08T22:12:00.000-04:002006-10-08T22:12:00.000-04:00Dwight,Thanks for posting these comments. I was a...Dwight,<BR/>Thanks for posting these comments. I was aware of your journey (can't quite remember what I read by you). I will add you to my links--friends on the journey. <BR/><BR/>Blessings to you as you prepare for ordination to the priesthood!<BR/>In Christ,<BR/>BrianBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10499619375897729458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9759410.post-1160335850511628952006-10-08T15:30:00.000-04:002006-10-08T15:30:00.000-04:00I faced similar questions as the Anglian Church (i...I faced similar questions as the Anglian Church (in which I was a minister) debated women's ordination. <BR/><BR/>I was opposed to this innovation, but really tried to listen to the other side. Wheh I did, I discovered that they were not actually demon possessed. They were good, prayerful, studious, sacrificing, sincere Christians. They had their Bible scholars, psychologists, ancient language Fr Longeneckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373317560249811006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9759410.post-1158087272511635782006-09-12T14:54:00.000-04:002006-09-12T14:54:00.000-04:00Brian, Quite an article!! I won't tempt your appe...Brian, Quite an article!! I won't tempt your appetite to break your fast, by my commenting. OK? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com