tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post4222996315703621185..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: Call me MotherKathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-85595158861511305552015-07-21T07:08:58.128+01:002015-07-21T07:08:58.128+01:00Thanks for a lovely reflection on Priesthood and P...Thanks for a lovely reflection on Priesthood and Parenthood.<br /><br />The strange thing about how we address Clergy from the Catholic Tradition, is that having been brought up a Catholic, I have no difficulty in addressing Male Clergy as Father, but using the Term Mother for female Clergy makes me strangely uncomfortable - I don't know why, perhaps it's because I lost my own mother at age 4? And subsequently, didn't have anyone to call Mother as she was never replaced in my (our, I had two siblings) affections.<br /><br />But as I'm not in an Anglo Catholic parish, it doesn't really arise in my day to day church life, albeit, when our area Dean took a service in a local Anglo-Catholic parish, she introduced herself by her Christian name, while the curate there addressed her as Mother.<br /><br />So, there is some ambiguity across the Church and presumably custom and practice is involved. But for me, I think that I will become used to it in time, particularly as I move around in ministry, visiting other parishes to learn and to grow in experience. I have a parish placement next year and I hope it's with an Anglo Catholic parish.<br /><br />UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.com