Dear
@Catholic-Questions, thank you for your affirmation.
(And for your kind words
@Tis_Bearself.
I have a lot of respect for you; and for the wise and careful thought you have put into crafting the harmonious way that St Isidore’s Lounge Discourse forum operates, upon yourself bringing it into existence following the closure of CAF.)
@Catholic-Questions, I understand your logical experimentation with Discourse functions, and suspect a very orderly mind as well as a quiet dedicated goodness in my impression of you, but I do agree with Tis-Bearself’s considerations .
Since joining CAF in April 2008, I have often been admiring of the different helpful perspectives from members who respond to someone’s painful, troubled, or curious questions. At times, breathtakingly so.
Occasionally one disagrees with a post, or post-trend, but all of us are free to post another modifying response, or to give consideration to whether or not that person’s point is truly valuable in what it offers
However, generally from a series of posts, a whole picture emerges that shines light on different facets of the issue.
Occasionally also, responses have been known to make a person feel less understood and more confused, but this is where there are usually members who can give a more empathetic balance where it’s helpful to do so wisely and without criticism of another’s post. Sometimes a less sympathetic or sterner answer can cause one to reflect whether one’s own view is incomplete or in some way skewed by one’s experiences, emotions, or interpretations.
So, like a jigsaw put together by the post of various members, the whole picture is presented … well, sometimes! But at least, this is what we members are all intending!
@Catholic_Questions, thank you for the enormous effort you have made to ‘resurrect’ a new forum based on CAF. I wish you the very best in all things. Please don’t let CAQ wear you down. God bless you, your dear ones, and this not-quite-yet-fledgling forum.
