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Post by Beinidict Ó Niaidh on Sept 15, 2021 8:09:09 GMT
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Post by Beinidict Ó Niaidh on Sept 20, 2021 8:25:44 GMT
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Post by hibernicus on Sept 25, 2021 8:40:07 GMT
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Post by annie on Sept 29, 2021 14:41:26 GMT
Perhaps because there were only the two of them at the beginning the urge to confide the deepest secrets of a soul overwhelmed the other. We are people of clay and cannot hold much water.
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Post by Beinidict Ó Niaidh on Sept 30, 2021 11:44:20 GMT
I don't think it is quite so simple. The community was never reduced down to just the two except for short periods. There was a steady stream of men, Irish as well as American, coming to Silverstream. Some accompanied them from Tulsa, and I gather that it was the same story there.
To be honest, I think Father Kirby was deliberately looking for a bishop who would be hands off, like Michael Smith. I don't mean this in a sinister way, I think he wanted to drive the project with as little interference as possible. He was also, I believe, totally convinced that every inspiration he got was from God. This can be dangerous. And I know from people who assisted him that he rarely sought advice, and if he accepted it at all, it was with reluctance. Unsolicited advice was disregarded. I had the sense he only went to people who he believed would tell him what he wanted to hear. I don't say this to demonise the man, there are many people I know like this. But I do think he falls far short of the sort of figure a, pardon me, start-up religious community needs.
I think the lesson to be drawn here is that we need to be cautious.
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