Spotlight on Hyattsville Catholic community

[Anonymous]

Thought this was an interesting look at a nearby community that many of us may not be aware of:

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/10/522714982/catholics-build-intentional-community-of-like-minded-believers

[Anonymous]

Thanks! Really interesting.

[Anonymous]

Hyattsville has a lot of progressive young families. Was this profile of a few conservative members of a Catholic community there or are there a whole lot more Conservative Catholics hanging out in Hyattsville than I realized?

[Anonymous]

This is OP.
There's also a New Yorker profile!
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/01/rod-drehers-monastic-vision

This one says that there are 200 families.

[Anonymous]

It is featured in the book "the benedictine option"

https://www.amazon.com/Benedict-Option-Strategy-Christians-Post-Christian/dp/0735213291/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494538635&sr=8-1&keywords=benedictine+option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hyattsville has a lot of progressive young families. Was this profile of a few conservative members of a Catholic community there or are there a whole lot more Conservative Catholics hanging out in Hyattsville than I realized?

They keep to themselves.

[Anonymous]

It's kinda like modern Amish people. Fine by me.

[Anonymous]

I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

Another alternative is that you are confusing politics and religion. There are a lot of orthodox Catholics that support and work at non-profits, for example. Not everyone fits neatly onto your "progressive" good people vs. bad people outlook on life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

Another alternative is that you are confusing politics and religion. There are a lot of orthodox Catholics that support and work at non-profits, for example. Not everyone fits neatly onto your "progressive" good people vs. bad people outlook on life.

NP here. I don't think PP said anything about good or bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

Another alternative is that you are confusing politics and religion. There are a lot of orthodox Catholics that support and work at non-profits, for example. Not everyone fits neatly onto your "progressive" good people vs. bad people outlook on life.

NP here. I don't think PP said anything about good or bad.

It was implied. I don't live in Hyattsville but I have a friend that is a devout Catholic that lives there. Neither he nor his family seem isolated to me. Also the repetitive use of the word progressive (three times in one sentence) was enough to give me the gist of where the PP is coming from and how s/he feels about those that are deemed non-compliance with his or her political views.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

Another alternative is that you are confusing politics and religion. There are a lot of orthodox Catholics that support and work at non-profits, for example. Not everyone fits neatly onto your "progressive" good people vs. bad people outlook on life.

NP here. I don't think PP said anything about good or bad.

It was implied. I don't live in Hyattsville but I have a friend that is a devout Catholic that lives there. Neither he nor his family seem isolated to me. Also the repetitive use of the word progressive (three times in one sentence) was enough to give me the gist of where the PP is coming from and how s/he feels about those that are deemed non-compliance with his or her political views.

PP here all I was saying was that is is misrepresenting the Hyattsville Catholic community to say that it's one dimensional. Frankly, no Catholic community is. And it a world I'm quite familiar with.

I was not saying anything negative about Conservative Catholics. Frankly, the Catholic world in general is often misrepresented and this is one more example of that kind of misrepresentation.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't that where the Exorcist boy lived. Or cottage city?
I believe he went to Gonzaga with Pat Buchanan.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't that where the Exorcist boy lived. Or cottage city?
I believe he went to Gonzaga with Pat Buchanan.

Let's hope they aren't still subjecting children to excorcism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's a bit much to say this community of 200 conservative Catholic families living in community IS the Hyattsville Catholic community. Others are also many progressive Catholic activists living in Hyattsville as part of the larger progressive community (PG Pool, St Camillus Church, progressive Catholic non-profit workers, former JVC and JVI members) which far outnumbers this particular isolated community.

Another alternative is that you are confusing politics and religion. There are a lot of orthodox Catholics that support and work at non-profits, for example. Not everyone fits neatly onto your "progressive" good people vs. bad people outlook on life.

NP here. I don't think PP said anything about good or bad.

It was implied. I don't live in Hyattsville but I have a friend that is a devout Catholic that lives there. Neither he nor his family seem isolated to me. Also the repetitive use of the word progressive (three times in one sentence) was enough to give me the gist of where the PP is coming from and how s/he feels about those that are deemed non-compliance with his or her political views.

PP here all I was saying was that is is misrepresenting the Hyattsville Catholic community to say that it's one dimensional. Frankly, no Catholic community is. And it a world I'm quite familiar with.

I was not saying anything negative about Conservative Catholics. Frankly, the Catholic world in general is often misrepresented and this is one more example of that kind of misrepresentation.

I live in Hyattsville, I am very active in the community, and I know the St. Jerome guy they interviewed.

Yes, that community exists here, it seems to be an active community, but many folks are active in the greater Hyattsville,community as well. I know some of the families, and I know, some there are some families I know but don't know they are in this Catholic community.

Hyattsville is a very diverse city. We have a wide range of liberal and conservative viewpoints here. There are a range of ethnicities here, as well as a range of people from various socio-economic statuses, religions, etc. It is a very diverse community. They city does a lot to try to be inclusive. The events they host are wonderful. There is an international day coming up, or just passed. They tend to host family-friendly events, but also community discussions on hot topics to bring the community together. There were a few discussions on Islam recently that had a wide range of people turn out.