tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post2165584599363340103..comments2024-01-08T10:10:48.074+00:00Comments on That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: Forgive us our trespasses as...The Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-88505417748343105512015-03-01T03:47:11.692+00:002015-03-01T03:47:11.692+00:00Thank you, Kim. Sometimes I feel I'm a bit har...Thank you, Kim. Sometimes I feel I'm a bit harsh. Most of us don't like to think about ourselves in that same situation. But I do believe that we have to take the charity offered to us if we are in such a position, and then hope to be able, in the future, to help others in the same way if we are able. I was actually told last summer, in California, that the beggar I bought lunch for didn't like the lunch I bought for him. I decided that for the most part I will now only help the small agencies that help the homeless.<br />Mary Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177771196355631149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-11147966073443893292015-02-27T18:05:38.050+00:002015-02-27T18:05:38.050+00:00People cannot be expected to be able to isolate th...People cannot be expected to be able to isolate themselves from these things by buying into a nice neighbourhood.<br /><br />However, this a symptom of catastrophic failure at the political level. We Catholics are as much to blame as anyone, since most of us have failed to familiarise ourselves with 125 years of Catholic Social Teaching. Deficient though it is, CST is a good starting point for the development of policies which would put an end to the kind of thing you are describing. Not that the political elite would want to know, even if we did. It can only get worse as people drift in from other parts of the world to get away from the miseries there.<br /><br />We are in for challenging times. The politics of Britain is reverting to what it has always been, with Whig and Tory elites, and populists at the fringes. Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-89956246690040993722015-02-27T13:30:21.167+00:002015-02-27T13:30:21.167+00:00Mary Kay, I am also a nurse in the NW USA and I a...Mary Kay, I am also a nurse in the NW USA and I agree with everything you said. I donate food and clothing to the local shelter here.<br /><br /><br />Seattle KimUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14814310432165404818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-54963202790130230392015-02-27T03:18:22.499+00:002015-02-27T03:18:22.499+00:00I don't know that I should comment. I'm a ...I don't know that I should comment. I'm a nurse, in a large-ish city in the NW US. There are charitable organizations to take care of the homeless and unstable people. Sometimes those people need to be reminded that they cannot take over the homes, even the hallways, of others who have paid for them. They must use the services that are available, even if they aren't great. I understand your anguish. On the other hand, you and your neighbors do not work hard to keep up your rents so that others may squat on the premises. We should gladly give to the charitable organisations that help such people, and then we should encourage those people to use the services we help to provide. Unless you can give them your own home, they might need to take what is offered to them, as I might have to do in their situation.<br /><br />I don't know that I'm quite old enough to be your mother, but this is what I would tell my sons.<br /><br />Mary Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177771196355631149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-62274528870741578182015-02-26T23:52:22.581+00:002015-02-26T23:52:22.581+00:00my son is currently homeless in San Francisco; ple...my son is currently homeless in San Francisco; please pray for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-69250344125110066522015-02-26T11:30:41.129+00:002015-02-26T11:30:41.129+00:00Laurence: I can understand your dilemma. Is ther...Laurence: I can understand your dilemma. Is there no provision in Brighton for rough sleepers such as the Openhouse in Crawley? Although that is usually full and cannot take in just anyone who arrives. What does the Council do about the problem? Is there a case for something really basic such as a large garage like space with some heating where people could come in whatever state and doss down? The problem with many hostels for the homeless is that there are people who are just too disruptive to accommodate. Any ideas? I believe that in Crawley when the temperature drops below a certain level for three nights or so they do provide some basic accommodation. It always struck me that it could be just as miserable when it was pouring with rain but the temperature was not below zero.Nicolas Bellordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063019108964247676noreply@blogger.com