Blog Operations Note (E-Mail)

I just wanted to pen a note that I’ve been meaning to pen for quite a while.

Without using an actual pen, of course.

Here’s what’s on my mind: We’ve had a dramatic growth in the number of comments that folks are leaving since JA.O started, and I think that’s just great. I enjoy reading folks’ comments, watching discussions underway, etc., just as much as everyone else. In fact, in some ways moreso since the comments tell me that I’m connecting with people–that I’m writing stuff that they find interesting enough to comment on. I’m always really pleased to see it when a post gets a large number of comments, and kinda disappointed when it gets only one or two (or none). But on balance, the comboxes on JA.O have become a very active place, with many recent posts having 100-200 comments or more.

Wow! Thanks, guys!

The amount of com traffic (to borrow a Star Trek term; or is it B5?) is so great at this point that I am unable to keep up with it. Since my blog is a side project that is not part of work, I can only blog in the evenings (or during lunch or on break), which is why you see me commenting so infrequently during the day. When I get home in the evenings, though, I have to focus on writing the posts for the next day (otherwise folks’ll have nothing new to read). Consequently, I can’t spend a lot of time reading the comboxes. I try to skim them, but I can’t do much more than that.

Now here’s why I mention this: I sometimes see folks asking me questions in the comboxes or making requests or things like that. I feel bad that there are probably many people who are asking questions or making requests that I never see.

So I have my own request to make: If anyone has a question or suggestion that they want to make sure that I see, I’d ask that it be e-mailed to me.

I read and appreciate all of the e-mail I get, though–as  I’ve
noted–I unfortunately do not have time to reply to it all and I can’t
promise that I’ll do a blog post based on any particular e-mail. Time
constraints prohibit that, but I really do want to be able to know
about and give attention to the questions and suggestions people have.

Of course, you can put the same question or request in the combox, too, as long as it’s on topic. I often see people posting questions for me in the combox when then another reader (or readers) helpfully answer before I even stumble across the place, so the other readers are a great resource for trying to get questions answered also. Just the other day one gentleman asked for a list of good sources to turn to when trying to get official answers to questions, and I thought that the ones the other comboxers came up with were excellent. In fact, the ones I saw being recommended were the same ones I would have recommended myself, which made me really proud of what intelligent readers I have.

So thanks, and have a great day!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

11 thoughts on “Blog Operations Note (E-Mail)”

  2. What about topics that haven’t come up for discussion recently that have been emailed to you and have received no response? For example, requirements for tabernacle placement in newly constructed churches. I really don’t want other’s opinions as it is a topic likely to start a flamewar, but I need current specifics in order to explain to my MIL what the Church actually says. Where can we go to seek the answers for those questions if not through you or your blog? A point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated especially if a detailed response is too time consuming.

  4. It does and it doesn’t . My MIL is being told by the new pastor overseeing the construction of a new church for her parish that it is a matter for the parishioners to decide. He has stated that due to new regulations, behind the main altar is no longer an option. He even eluded to problems (I don’t know what they are) that the latter placement causes. I would like to know from Mr. Akin where we can find definitive answers to questions such as these as it seems that everyone has their own opinion. This is the reason I like his blog, he always makes a distinction between his opinion and actual Church teaching.

  5. SW, all three of those sites are very orthodox and quote from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.
    Jimmy has a lot of resources and could give you a more complete answer. I offered those three as an interim, a starting place.

  6. Hey SW, why don’t you try forums.catholic.com?
    They have an “Ask An Apologist” thread that is very good.

  7. To SW: The “problem” I’ve heard of is that the faithful become “confused” by having the tabernacle in the “worship space” as mass is conducted…I dont understand it either. Try humming, “Gifts of Finest Wheat” as you say it over and over.
    To Jimmy: ( I assume youre reading your own thread). I’ve often wondered at the singualar nature of blogs. you are one of the few with multiple posters (postees?). Seems you could wrangle several friends to monitor the posts each day and cut off any flame wars. Posters may have to understand that beyond your intital post interaction may be minimal. Amazing what people expect for free.

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