My First Post - OK, I'm In Now.

by TheItalian 45 Replies latest jw friends

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  Kenneson

  The Italian,

  Ciao! Buon giorno. (And that's the extent of my Italian). First, I wish to welcome you to the forum.

  I also want to tell you about some friends of mine (a family), who spent some time in Rome in 1996-1997. They have since returned to the U.S., but have moved away from where I live and I only see them occasionally. However, they were at the time exploring a Catholic lay community called Sant Egidio with the idea of carrying out in America what they learned there. I wonder if you have ever heard of it? While in Rome, they lived in an apartment on the corner of Via San Silverio and Gregorio Settimo. One of the children attended Due Ottobre; this school was in an area called Fornacci, a neighorhood I believe close to the Vatican. And my friend worked with the Missionaries of Charity in a soup kitchen operating in the Vatican walls; he also worked with the elderly, etc. Since his return to the U.S., my friend is now working as a lay chaplain to the inmates on death row at Raiford, Florida.
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  cruzanheart

  Ciao e benvenuto! Come oggi l'Italia? Sono felice voi sono qui. Avete indicato il coraggio nel levarsi in piedi fino ai elders. Buon per voi. Di ciao.
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  Solace

  Thank you for caring J.J.

  Would love to hear more from you.
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  TheItalian

  You can copy your post below to make sure it is not lost:

  <P>Geesh, SandraC, You ought to know my Mum and speak her dialect too, from the utmost south of Italy: ;if not because of fights with Bethelites I was raised in the fear of not so certain Italian origin...</P>
  <P>Prisca!!!!!!!! Do you two redhaired twins, brother and sister, from Sydney? And anyone from New Zealand? Met crazy people from that emisphere. ;</P>
  <P><SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN><FONT face="TIMES NEW ROMAN"> </P></FONT></SPAN></FONT><PRE style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN><FONT face="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><EM><U><FONT color=red><DIV class=quote><SPAN><FONT face="TIMES NEW ROMAN"><EM><U><FONT color=red>I apologize in advance for the length</FONT></U></EM></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></U></EM></FONT></SPAN></PRE></SPAN>
  <P>nicolau.......... a penguin must have a long "beak". (btw I ;crave for ;you).</P>
  <P>Hail thee, Kenneson, Haye, Sant'Egidio is a very socially and politically engaged catholic movement, which is attracting my attention in the strong position they usually hold ;regarding peace. It's located here in Rome in a lovely (and lively) area of Rome called Trastevere; but few details I know of its historical growth, if not for its proximity to the leftist movements. A pleasure will be to me, when your friends return, to meet them. Thanks!</P>
  <P>cruzanheart: No, not standing before elders, publicly. Not yet. But I can truly say they fear my knowledge. And my "unblemished" conduct. Thankyou, and the best I wish for your "kids".</P>
  <P>Heaven: scattered ;between time and topics, but I'll be here. I've been listening to you.</P>
  <P>I AM A NEWBIE! <FONT size=4>I AM A NEWBIE! <IMG class=smilie src="">

  
  

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  TheItalian

  AND THIS IS HOW A NEWBIE MESS THINGS UP!

  COULD YOU IMAGINE WHAT AM I GOING TO IN MY KH?

  H.C.E.
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  jgnat

  Welcome, TheItalian. It didn't take a year and a half to compose your introduction, did it?
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  TheItalian

  No. It took two years
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  jurs

  TheItalian,

  WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!! I enjoyed your post. Sorry that you have to sit at the boredom hall! Isn't that the truth! Looking forward to reading more of your posts.

  jurs
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  WildHorses

  TheItalian, Welcome! So glad that you finally decided to jump in instead of just lurking. I look forward to getting to know you better.

  Shari
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  TheItalian

  And Thanks to Lilacs and jurs, in just a moment before I go and sit to READ today's watchtower.

  God save the Penguin.