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Mar 7, 2023Liked by Jocelyn Soriano

Thank you, my dear lady as the same could be said of yourself as I can tell by the tone of your writings that you are feeling/experiencing the very same feelings as myself.

As for somewthing else in life; I agree wholeheartedly. The troiuble is in finding that 'something' as for most of the time

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Jan 31, 2023Liked by Jocelyn Soriano

Hello Jocelyn!

Were you able to get your email access up and running? Still interested in signing on.

Terry

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Hi, Terry! I have opened the email access feature for those who will be a paid subscriber to Single Catholic Writer. Current subscription fee is only $5 a month (or a discounted $50 per year) and aside from direct email access to me, a subscriber will also get my free e-book The Secret To Answered Prayers” plus full access to the archives and to my "Dear Joyce" column. :-) If you want to try it with me, you can subscribe now.

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One last thing, if I may. If and when doing so is there a prompt or something of that nature which will allow access to yourself via email? Just don't wish to cross my wires. Looking forward to corresponding. Thank you!

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Hello, Terry! I'm grateful for your interest in communicating with me, and I'm a bit worried I may not meet your expectations. Before you sign up, I'd like to know how frequent do you think you would like our correspondence to be?

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Feb 2, 2023·edited Feb 2, 2023Liked by Jocelyn Soriano

Hello and thank you! Perhaps I misunderstood. You'd need to tell me what you had in mind when you decided to make this available to your readers. I guess I thought that if you had a post and I had some thoughts on the subject that I would write. I have a great many thoughts on single life as a Catholic and God's will for us in that realm. Maybe that might be too time consuming for yourself. No worries if yours and my thought process doesn't line up on this. I can still read your posts and comment like that. I could probably write until your eyes bug out!! Silly humor on my part. Seriously, though. What I said above was what I had in mind.

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Oh, Terry, I'm glad you said it so clearly. That would be great! I would love to have your feedback on my posts and we could perhaps share our thoughts about it through email. Regarding your first question about whether there is any prompt needed, there is none. After your paid subscription and you receive any of my new articles, you can already email me by replying back. It's as simple as that. Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

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Hello Jo C! I have made my return. I agree with you that we can fly to the loving arms of the Creator for solace. Filling the the need of basic human affection, of which I feel I am sorely lacking, is VERY difficult. People believe that for men it is all bout that three letter word and I'm a guy just as much as the next but, at it's root, it is about the lack of feeling connected to anyone or anything. As if to say that one is existing on the fringe while the rest of the world goes on about the business of living and loving. Even at times when I am not dwelling on the subject there is always that gnawing 'pain' as it were; the pain of not having that safe harbor, those loving arms in which to fall; that pair of eyes in which to gaze and see oneself as if they are looking in a mirror. Oh well, that's just me.

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I would like to believe there is a reason for the pain that you feel, the pain of loneliness as you long for someone to love in this life.... I cannot tell the reason however, only God knows. Perhaps you can still meet that person. Or perhaps you are being called to do something else where you can find some comfort and relief from the pain that you now feel. God bless you and guide you where you can fully express that love!

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I believe that you, yourself are feeling that very pain as it is evident in the tone of your writings. Trust me, when you feel something you can recognize the very same in someone else. As for something else in life to fill that void either I have not yet been directed to it or my antennae aren't picking up the signal. I could be content in life if I were to find that something else for it woulds provide purpose and we all, at our core, want to feel as if we're living with purpose.

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Thanks, Jo!! Look for me in a day or two.

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