Posted on 02/20/2007 6:40:02 PM PST by NYer
Chief Rabbi of Rome
Lent is the season for conversion of hearts.
Lent is the season for conversion of hearts.
'Those of you who are born into the Catholic faith do not realize the opportunity you have, to have received the grace of Christ since your childhood. But those who, like me, have come to the threshold of faith after long work continued over the course of many years, appreciate the grandeur of the gift of Faith and feel all the joy there is to be Christian.'
**At the end of his life, he said, 'Those of you who are born into the Catholic faith do not realize the opportunity you have, to have received the grace of Christ since your childhood. But those who, like me, have come to the threshold of faith after long work continued over the course of many years, appreciate the grandeur of the gift of Faith and feel all the joy there is to be Christian.'**
Wow!
NYer,
Labeling this a caucus thread is the absolute hight of arrogance!
As a cradle Catholic, that quote is very true. I didn't appreciate what my parents had given me almost 34 years ago until my husband converted almost 9 years ago, 2 months before the birth of our first child. Watching him come to the realization of all that the Catholic Church stood for awakened something in me that had never been there before. Now I take great joy in being Catholic...it is who I am first and foremost...before being a wife, even before being a mother.
Bears repeating!!!!
Do you think our Jewish members may have something to say about all of this?
Wow!! What a beautiful story! Thanks for posting, NYer.
Israel Zolli pray for us.
There is so much we take for granted in life. This can be even more manifest, when it comes to questions of faith. As a cradle catholic who 'took it all for granted' and then, as a devotee of Marcus Grodi's program The Journey Home, I have come to appreciate the tremendous gift bestowed upon me at the ripe age of 13 days. My personal journey has been a serpentine one - in and out of the faith. Now, in my 'wisdom' years, the full appreciation of this gift has blossomed.
Thank you to ALL who have posted your comments to this and the other 'Catholic Converts' threads. May these serve to inspire and lift your spirits, as we traverse the desert with our Lord, over the next 40 days.
A Blessed Lent to you all!
This is a story that needs to be shouted far and wide.
Note that this is a story of a convert from Judaism to Christianity which specifically references Matthew 5:17 and Hebrews 1:1-2.
Recall that Jews do not regard the New Testament as Scripture.
In this light, your hiding behind the "caucus" skirt seems excessively abusive.
I have simply posted the story written by the Chief Rabbi of Rome ... nothing more. It is not my story, but his; I am nothing more than the messenger.
Having been rebuffed on a caucus thread before
can I ask (in the interest of general knowledge) what does caucus mean. I thought that all forums within FreeReplublic were open to discussion. Seems that if this is FreeRepublic that all forums would be free and open to discussion.
If I want to restrict discussion, all I have to do is introduce it as a caucus and open discussion is forbidden? Doesnt seem like Free to me?
Please, someone, educate me
. With logic, please.
The only reason I ask is that I find so much to debate on the caucus threads that it drives me crazy that I am not able (site rules) to render my opinion.
The link you provided does not contain the words, "Catholic Caucus."
The RM posted guidelines not too long ago about it.
IMHO, NYer is the #1 abuser, Alex is second and I may be distainfully thought of as the third, if that.
Ping...
Missed when mentioning you on my last post...
My husband is converting this year. I can't wait to take communion with him for the first time.
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