Thoughts on Taking Notes at Mass

"I am not much of a note taker.  How I made it through college, I'll never know.  Maybe that's why I started in 1992 and finished in 2005.   Training sessions at work are the worst.   They will give you all this paper so that you can refer back to it at a later time.  I hate to tell them that I won't.  I will be polite and not throw it away on my way out the door.  After all, I am grateful for the paper to doodle on during their lecture.  But I'll be honest.  It will end up in the floor of my car,  get stepped on and muddied.  And about six months down the road, I'll clean out the car and throw said paper into the recycling bin.  I'm just not the type of person to take notes and definitely not the type of person to take those notes and store them in some place to refer back to at a later time."

In a recent commentary, Jamie McAdams offered some thoughts on the value taking notes during a spiritual discussion, including during a homily at Mass.

As I noted in a comment to him, I keep a notebook with me, and, on occasion, when the priest/deacon makes a point that I would like to ponder further, I do note it. I don't make a big deal out of it - I take out pen and notebook, make my note, and put the items back in my pocket. (A quote, source unknown, that relates to this: “The main trouble with mental notes is the ink fades so fast.”)

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Roman Catholic Cop: Notes on Mass (29 NOV 11)