I was a little flip with the DQ's drama teacher. I had once had aspirations to going on the wicked stage as an adolescent, I said to her. But I became a minister and journalist instead.
"It's all about performance" I said smugly. Of course, acting isn't "all about performance" any more than journalism is -- and ordination is supposed to be a calling, isn't it? I think we all have a calling -- or maybe that they change as we transition from one place in our pilgrimage to another. Putting clergy in that artifically high place only means that when we/they fall, we/they fall from a higher place. And sometimes a call has nothing to do with work -- it might be a vocation to being a parent, or a niece, or one who serves.
But sometimes it IS all about performance, Fr. Cutie in Florida being a case in point. As with many clergy who end up compromised, his public persona was one thing -- and his private behavior another. It's probably no accident he got caught. Rare the man or woman who can juggle two personalities for a long time without the stress becoming too much.
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Oh, how THIS one hits home ... !
Speaking of a "change" in calling, Don lost his job a while aback. Talk about being in limbo between "clergy world" and "secular world" ... but he's doing OK. Has a 2nd interview in NYC next week so we'll see how it all plays out ...
So much comes to mind with this post, so many experiences ... very interesting.
Sue, I'm sorry about Don. You guys have had such a tough time -- but you are very resilient. I admire you! Let me know about the job!
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