Davidnic
10th June 2008, 11:27 AM
I made this thread to gauge interest in an idea I had.
So I was thinking that perhaps some RC, EO and OO brothers and sisters can get together in either the apostolic forum here at CF or make one of the new social groups and begin a conversation about prayer. We would stay away from heavy debate, but soft respectful debate on issues of difference with the goal of understanding each other would be ok. Because of that I thought I would see who was interested and then make a social group so none of the safe haven debate rules would be a problem.
It is an area where we have some cultural differences but where we share a deep love and much more. Perhaps such a discussion, one that focused on the Early Fathers, our divine offices and some writings from some of our great saints on prayer such as St. Francis De Sales or Dominic for RC, St. Theophan the Recluse or Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain for the EO (or whomever you would want, but I thought of those two because of their translation work on Spiritual Warfare and some of Theophan’s brilliant work on prayer) and someone like Matthew the Poor for the Oriental Orthodox. It does not need to be highly structured…all the is just me throwing an idea around.
Such a conversation would help us all grow in the understanding of each other’s hearts on this fundamental aspect of Christian life. It could form a firm foundation for future discussions between us and help us grow in understanding each other so that when we talk about other issues we have a better understanding of each other on this vital issue.
I wanted to ask if anyone was particularly interested in participating in this in the form of a social group where we all agreed to stay away from hard-line debate and focus on charity and respect in a dialog about the topic of prayer in an effort to build an understanding of each other’s hearts.
So...is anyone interested? If so...I will gather the names and start a group sometime this week.
So I was thinking that perhaps some RC, EO and OO brothers and sisters can get together in either the apostolic forum here at CF or make one of the new social groups and begin a conversation about prayer. We would stay away from heavy debate, but soft respectful debate on issues of difference with the goal of understanding each other would be ok. Because of that I thought I would see who was interested and then make a social group so none of the safe haven debate rules would be a problem.
It is an area where we have some cultural differences but where we share a deep love and much more. Perhaps such a discussion, one that focused on the Early Fathers, our divine offices and some writings from some of our great saints on prayer such as St. Francis De Sales or Dominic for RC, St. Theophan the Recluse or Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain for the EO (or whomever you would want, but I thought of those two because of their translation work on Spiritual Warfare and some of Theophan’s brilliant work on prayer) and someone like Matthew the Poor for the Oriental Orthodox. It does not need to be highly structured…all the is just me throwing an idea around.
Such a conversation would help us all grow in the understanding of each other’s hearts on this fundamental aspect of Christian life. It could form a firm foundation for future discussions between us and help us grow in understanding each other so that when we talk about other issues we have a better understanding of each other on this vital issue.
I wanted to ask if anyone was particularly interested in participating in this in the form of a social group where we all agreed to stay away from hard-line debate and focus on charity and respect in a dialog about the topic of prayer in an effort to build an understanding of each other’s hearts.
So...is anyone interested? If so...I will gather the names and start a group sometime this week.