tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post58314161386130815..comments2011-12-31T11:08:37.706-04:00Comments on Island Envoy: A Hearty RecommendationThomas Gullicksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post-68286704662087486112011-03-30T05:35:59.503-04:002011-03-30T05:35:59.503-04:00God bless, Father! My experience is that everyone ...God bless, Father! My experience is that everyone gets it. People who are praying don't really want eye contact. They never have. Facing the congregation for the Eucharistic Prayer is unnecessary strain on the priest and no one in the pews wants it. My folk here in the Caribbean also asked me to skip the exchange of the sign of peace. Lots of folks yearn for a "no hug zone"... even in the Caribbean!Thomas Gullicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640680485289909046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276822662531299374.post-2967552796958572492011-03-29T17:49:21.363-04:002011-03-29T17:49:21.363-04:00Many thanks for your kind recommendation. Facing e...Many thanks for your kind recommendation. Facing east at Mass is an issue we are going to have to revisit sooner or later, if only because young people "get it"!<br /><br />Pax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com