Be Not Afraid

RealClearPolitics ^ | April 3, 2005 | Lawrence Kudlow

[Pajamajan]

I love that picture of the Holy Father with the dove. May he rest in peace. What a great man.

[risk]

Thanks for the link.

The Frontline is frustrating because most of the assembled "luminaries" are with John Paul on the liberation of eastern europe, but they try to suggest that he "missed the mark" on liberation theology. The Washington Post's Roberto Suro is the smarmiest of the critics. It's the 100 year-old lie that Marxism is just a philosophy, and that Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot were just misusers of it. Evidently the Pope wanted to work to solve the problems of poverty in Latin America within the pro-western governments rather than abetting the spread of communism to solve those problems. Frontline paints him as insensitive and inflexible. It's a shame, since the Pope knew full well that the ideology responsible for 100 million deaths in the 20th century would fare no better in Latin America.

[Pajamajan]

This is such a nice article about a personal conversion, and our Holy Father's role in it. (I'm a convert to Catholicism too). It reminds me that I want to read more of what Pope John Paul wrote about Faith, life. He will be missed.

[NYer]

But it is the spiritual life of faith that sustains me each day. I have learned to be not afraid to follow this new path, for I believe that is what God wants me to do.

Be Not Afraid!

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[Siobhan]

Excellent. Most excellent.

[BurbankKarl]

Did you catch Chrissy Matthew's weird show yesterday on MSNBC? Admittedly, he was just off an all day flight to Italy, with no sleep. He was halfway between crying and disbelief on the Pope's passing, but then recovered to confront a guest priest about why the American Catholic church needed married priests, birth control, gays, etc. Then he started talking about cafeteria-style Catholicism, etc.

The priest effectively shut him down point-by-point because Chrissy felt he couldn't talk over him, like his usual guests.

That man is truly conflicted.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

Many "Evangelical" Christians who can set aside a prejudice against the Catholic faith have begun to realize that they have far more in common with the Catholic faith than they have with any other protestant faith.


As a Lutheran I have never been taught to be prejudice against Catholics but I have heard other "Christians" who are. Why would they be prejudice and where did it come from? I also do not understand the origins of Jew hating either. Maybe I listened more during my Catechism classes than I thought.

[lainie]

He's a therapist's dream.

[lainie]

When I was a kid, a friend's mother once told me that Catholics were sinful because they worship a human woman. The prejudices run REALLY deep some times.

[PhilDragoo]

He stood tall against the Soviet dragon and reached down to defend Terri.

What an inspiration.

[billorites]

Mr. Kudlow has not enjoyed the most happy adult life.

Still, he's trying to make good.

[Salvation]

Thanks for this article.

[risk]

Haven't seen much TV, no.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[lainde]

bttt

[TASMANIANRED]

We need some pictures of him when he was young and healthy.

[Rainmist]

I have had a white candle burning before a crucifix since hearing the news of his Holiness' distress - and I will burn one until he is buried. I wish I could have met him, or could have even been in his presence - if I had been fortunate enough to have had him lay his hand on me I would have cried like a baby. What a great loss for the Church - I only hope that his successor is half the man he was.

What is now and ever shall be, world without end, amen.

[Barnacle]

Commiato il mio papa.

[Barnacle]

We need some pictures of him when he was young and healthy.

How is this for young?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Basically, this is what GOD has been telling us in the BIBLE , and the Pope also,


BE NOT AFRAID


Be not afraid to do GOD's will,
Be not afraid to persue your dreams and hopes,
Be not afraid to confront our enemies.


BE NOT AFRAID