A rolled-away stone gathers Moss: from Judaism to Catholicism

Envoy ^ | Tim Drake

[Dark Skies]

One of the finest books I have ever read on this subject is Salvation is from the Jews by Roy Schoemann.

...here is the Amazon link Salvation is From the Jews...see for yourself...

[STARWISE]

Wow .. that's so powerful .. thanks for posting.

[Coleus]

thanks, it is true since those are the words of Jesus in the book of Matthew. I have to read that book one of these days. I know NYer has posted the title a few times too.

[NYer]

Thank you, Coleus, for posting this beautiful conversion story.

As we enter a new year, there are several Freepers attending RCIA. Like all journeys, RCIA has a beginning, a path and a destination. It is a sojourn through four periods of awakening, growth and formation marked by celebration of three major rites involving the faith community. The periods are: Inquiry, Catechumenate, Purification & Enlightenment, and Mystagogia EXPLAINED HERE.

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a community-based faith journey where the entire community nurtures all who seek to know the "Way of Christ (The Way of the Cross)" as pilgrims. This walk is not done alone. The community accompanies each "seeker"; supports them by prayer while offering examples and instruction about our God, our Faith and our Mission. The journey is a time of "letting go" and "building up" through scripture, prayer and dialogue. RCIA is time spent discerning through prayer and dialogue whether the "walk of faith" each seeker takes leads them to join the Roman Catholic Church.

As fellow freepers, these members of the Tiber Swim Team are preparing for reception into the Catholic Church and need our support. Please remember them in your prayers.

And may our Lord and Savior, accompany them on this journey! To Him be glory forever.

[NYer]

Her brother David now leads the Association of Hebrew Catholics, a community that helps Catholics of Jewish origin to realize that they need not abandon their heritage in becoming Catholic.

LINK

[AnAmericanMother]

". . . these members of the Tiber Swim Team . . . "

. . . gotta have the team shirt . . .

(courtesy CatholicPosters.com)

[NYer]

One of the finest books I have ever read on this subject is Salvation is from the Jews by Roy Schoemann.

Raised by Holocaust escapees as a devout and conservative Jew, the last thing Roy Schoeman had on his mind in Summer 1987, was conversion to christianity. As he describes it ....

"I was walking in the early morning, in the woods just back from the beach, when God intervened, dramatically and distinctly, into my life to pull me back and put me onto the right path.  As I was walking, lost in my thoughts, I found myself in the immediate presence of God.  It is as though I "fell into Heaven."  Everything changed from one moment to the next, but in such a smooth and subtle way that I was not aware of any discontinuity.  I felt myself in the immediate presence of God.  I was aware of His infinite exaltedness, and of His infinite and personal love for me.  I saw my life as though I was looking back on it after death, in His presence, and could see everything which I would be happy about and everything which I would wish I had done differently.  I saw that every action I had ever done mattered, for good or for evil.  I saw that everything which had ever happened in my life had been perfectly designed for my own good from the infinitely wise and loving hand of God, not only including but especially those things which I at the time I thought had been the greatest catastrophes.  I saw that my two greatest regrets when I died would be every moment which I had wasted not doing anything of value in the eyes of God, and all of the time and energy which I had wasted worrying about not being loved when every moment of my existence I was bathed in an infinite sea of love, although unaware of it.  I saw that the meaning and purpose of my life was to worship and serve my Lord and Master, in whose presence I found myself.  I wanted to know His name, so that I could worship Him properly, so that I could follow "His" religion.  I remember silently praying "Tell me your name.  I don't mind if You're Apollo, and I have to become a Roman pagan.  I don't mind if You're Krishna, and I have to become a Hindu.  I don't mind if You're Buddha, and I have to become a Buddhist.  As long as You're not Christ, and I have to become a Christian!" (Jewish readers might be able to identify with this deep-rooted aversion to Christianity, based on the mistaken belief that it was the "enemy" which lay behind two thousand years of persecution of the Jews.)"

You can read this amazing story here .

Link to Roy Schoeman's web site:

Salvation is from the Jews

[Talking_Mouse]

Thank you for a lovely story to start the new year

[Dark Skies]

Thanks for posting that excerpt from the book. The following is the most memorable and most powerful passage in the book, IMO...

I remember silently praying "Tell me your name. I don't mind if You're Apollo, and I have to become a Roman pagan. I don't mind if You're Krishna, and I have to become a Hindu. I don't mind if You're Buddha, and I have to become a Buddhist. As long as You're not Christ, and I have to become a Christian!"

Funny thing about the Lord, He has an amazing sense of humor.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

So this Moss guy becomes a Christian, spends 18 years as a Protestant, crosses the Tiber and Catholics spin it as though he suddenly found the "true" Israel? Some things never change. No matter how ya try to slice and dice it, a former Jew turned Hebrew flavored Catholic is still a trinitarian. This book is more shameless suppercessionist drivel.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Now that is a Tshirt I could wear proudly, having swum the Tiber myself...

[G Larry]

Wow!
It must be a Happy New Year!

14 posts and no Catholic bashing!

[G Larry]

Guess I should have read #11 instead of scanning.

[Desdemona]

What a great t-shirt. Is there one for life guards too?

[Tax-chick]

I admire someone who can invent "suppercessionist" this early in the day. I have this picture of half the family getting up from the supper table and going to eat in the spare room. Are they boycotting the Casserole With the Beans Again? Or is it a deeper issue ... something to do with the Civil War or Social Security reform?

Something to ponder while one's headache dissipates ...

[onedoug]

The Episcopalians drove me to Judaism.

[onedoug]

The Episcopalians drove me to Judaism.

[jo kus]

You are true to your moniker.

Moss is a woman, if you'd bother to read the post. Which, of course, places great doubt on your "book review" of the merits of "Salvation is from the Jews". It's too bad you start the year off in such fashion.

Regards

[sitetest]

Dear Invincibly Ignorant,

"...suppercessionist drivel."

I've never really cared for suppercessionist drivel, myself. I prefer dinnercessionist drivel, personally.

And by DINNERcessionist, I mean that which is served somewhere around 6 pm, not at noon. I once had a teacher who tried to serve dinnercessionist drivel at noon, but she was from west of the Mississippi, so I forgave her.

;-)


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