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henrikhank
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Why is it so much easier to ask non-private questions on internet forums than asking spiritual directors?
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Swiss_Guy
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Because you don’t see/know (personally) who you are talking to
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followingtheway
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For me it’s because opinion on Catholic Answers are so diverse. And plus you have Catholics from Liberal, Moderate, and more Conservative/Traditional circles. People give such a broad sense of answers.
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Claire_from_DE
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And if your spiritual director tells you to do something about it you have to take it seriously. You can just ignore us.
Or maybe you can ask when it pops into your mind instead of waiting for the next meeting with your spiritual director.
And you don’t have to look us in the eye.
Or maybe you can ask when it pops into your mind instead of waiting for the next meeting with your spiritual director.
And you don’t have to look us in the eye.
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Namwalker
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I think that your answer is right on. With the rise of the social networking sites (and CAF is one of them) the art of face to face conversation is dying. On such sites, the fear of asking to personal question is non-existant.
On a social networking site one is not threatened by any response and is not concerned that a question posed is to personal in nature. Some people have way more friends on a social networking site than they have in real life.
Try walking down the street or the next time you’re in a store try say “Hello how are you?” to a stranger and see what their response is going to be. I’ll bet anything that the most common reaction you get will be to ignored and that seldom will you get “Fine Thank how are you?”.
We seemed to have lost the art of pleasant conversation, sometimes even in our homes. People seem to be afraid of everything and the government is even trying to pass that impression on to us. The art of conversation and civilitry is truly dying.
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henrikhank
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