{"id":248657,"date":"2020-04-24T16:16:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=248657"},"modified":"2020-04-25T12:27:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T16:27:08","slug":"catholic-priest-challenges-public-to-use-our-time-in-to-take-a-time-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/catholic-priest-challenges-public-to-use-our-time-in-to-take-a-time-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic priest challenges Dominican public to use ‘time in’ to take a ‘time out’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Father Brancker speaking at the Ministry of Health press conference on 23rd April – image taken from Government of Dominica’s youtube channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Catholic Priest, Father Branker John, is challenging members of the public to turn the \u201ctime in\u201d during Covid-19 into a \u201ctime out\u201d opportunity to improve lives at home.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at a Ministry of Health press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n

According to Fr. John, one should embrace this \u201ctime out\u201d as a moment to be creative in their movements towards God.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis challenging time is a time of opportunity and I would like to use it in the form of a sentence. Could this \u2018time in\u2019 be a \u2018time-out?\u201d he asked. \u201cThe time we have been given to be inside, could it really be a time out?\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cA time-out by definition is a short break during a sports match, basketball comes to mind\u2026where the team can get instructions from the manager or the coach, it is a time to quickly evaluate what has happened thus far and strategize to improve one\u2019s game as to win. The goal is to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fr. John added, \u201cA time out is also a short period in which a child has to stop whatever activity he or she is doing as punishment for behaving badly. Usually, that child has to go in one spot and stay there. Could this ‘time in’ be a time out?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said if that\u2019s the case, it is not a time to be depressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time to get to work,\u201d Fr. John suggested. \u201cWhat are our weaknesses? What should we be doing to improve our lives at home? Are we really investing the time and effort that we should in our children? Am I as involved with my child\u2019s education and training as I should be?”<\/p>\n

“Husbands and wives, parents and children,” he urged, “if this is time out, then it is time to strategize.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fr. John believes now is the time for husbands to ask, \u201cDo I love my wife as I love my own body?\u201d<\/p>\n

He also admonished wives to respect their husbands and asked, “If we have not been doing these things, how can we begin to do that now?\u201d<\/p>\n

He said this is a time for honest conversation.<\/p>\n

Fr. John also encouraged people to return to planting their own foods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were taught self-sufficiency long ago; we grew up with this but we have moved away from this as a nation,\u201d he noted. \u201cNow we are being encouraged to return to planting our own foods. Now is the time to begin if you have stopped. Why? because we do not know how long this will last.\u201d<\/p>\n

The catholic priest stated, “Dominicans are blessed to live in a land that can sustain its people if they work hard … we have clean water, fresh water, clean air, fertile soil. We can do this and we must because food security is extremely important…This is a time of opportunity; crisis is a time of opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

He believes that the doors of creativity have been thrown open and persons have a chance to go, “creative crazy … think outside the box.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fr. John also recommends this COVID-19 time as a time to “let down our inhibitions and be generous to the less fortunate. “\u2026Many of our sisters and brothers are in need and will be in need; we have to look out for each other,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

He used the example of Catholic “brothers and sisters, clergy and laity” responding to the call and “providing a hot breakfast for our less fortunate brothers and sisters in Roseau”, to invite others to join in this initiative.<\/p>\n

Fr. John also thanked the members of the general public who have been cooperating with the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the most part, we are still a work in progress with physical distancing but we will not give up,\u201d the Grand Bay parish priest declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catholic Priest, Father Branker John, is challenging members of the public to turn the \u201ctime in\u201d during Covid-19 into a \u201ctime out\u201d opportunity to improve lives at home. 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