tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post1215960946939183338..comments2024-03-22T12:57:57.273-05:00Comments on WOUNDED BIRD: DOUAI ABBEY IN ENGLANDJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-26286254869054736102013-11-05T16:37:25.743-06:002013-11-05T16:37:25.743-06:00FYI, re Anglican History: when the CofE was freed ...FYI, re Anglican History: when the CofE was freed from the El Papa, recusant RCs left Blightey for Douai, where they were trained to be RC priests, to be deployed (I use that term advisably---remember the Spanish Armada!) back to the Sceptred Isle. Ergo, to name your Abbey "Douai", is to say "we are celebrating Anglo-Roman conflict" (and probably Playing the Victim: "Don't forget, heretics, you made us leave for furin' parts, to become priests of the One True Church!"). It is notably anti-ecumenical (as opposed to a name that could build upon the *common* history of Anglicans and Romans).JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-84778163671186769472013-11-05T09:07:47.681-06:002013-11-05T09:07:47.681-06:00The monks came from Douai in France, thus the name...The monks came from Douai in France, thus the name. I don't know whether it was intended to be in-your-face. <br /><br />One of the monks asked where I was from, and when I told him, he said, "You have a lovely accent." I was beyond thrilled, because I am self-conscious about my accent when I'm in England since one Englishman mocked my drawl and told me because of the way I dragged out my words, it took me forever to say anything.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-5019579767372483982013-11-04T23:25:04.973-06:002013-11-04T23:25:04.973-06:00Blergh. OK, from memory---
I agreed that the inte...Blergh. OK, from memory---<br /><br />I agreed that the interior looks a lot different than the exterior.<br /><br />I said that I thought the name "Douai Abbey" was rather in-your-face (Roman contra Anglican), and wondered if my (everyone's) 20th century ecumenical efforts were for nought. But "we live in hope": perhaps things will be better w/ Francis.<br /><br />IIRC.JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-67104058143190005442013-11-04T21:11:39.210-06:002013-11-04T21:11:39.210-06:00JCF, I am so sorry. I accidentally deleted your c...JCF, I am so sorry. I accidentally deleted your comment when I hit the delete button rather than the publish button. Do you remember what you said?June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174812066017196444.post-68129863511448662502013-11-04T17:50:40.483-06:002013-11-04T17:50:40.483-06:00What happened to my comment? O_oWhat happened to my comment? O_oJCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.com