Posted on 12/18/2014 5:00:17 PM PST by Salvation
As far as I can tell, at time of your having submitted the above comment, there could not have been any "Catholic bashers" prior....
On a related note, some people don't bring me flowers any more.
Thanks - I’ll check them out. I watched Max McLean do Genesis and it was amazing. I also loved him in The Screwtape Letters. His company is now working on The Great Divorce which is probably my favorite CS Lewis book.
How do you know it was an actual psalm, if you don't actually know which of the psalms it is?
Case in point:
Shakespeare, Aesop, or King James? Which of the following phrases are from the K J Version?
Quiz - Shakespeare or Scripture?
Until I stopped going to Catholic Church, I never read a Bible, nor was encouraged to read a Bible, not by the Priest and not by the Catechism class I used to take (that was what it was called at the time).
I still remember how stupid I felt when I went to a denominational Christian church for Sunday School...and all the kids had Bibles to study with and they’d have to help me, for quite some time, even find the book in the Bible we’d be reading that Sunday.
My mother was a Catholic and I never saw a bible in our house. My first bible was a King James II and I still have it 43 years later.
Weddings, too.
You can’t say that anymore. More and more Catholics can quote you Bible verses.
Great story!
All you have to do is read. The chapter and verses are listed at the beginning.
You are still a Catholic and can come back at any time.
Sad, isn’t it?
P.S. I love Psalms. My favorite is Psalm 139.
My grandparents were immigrants: Mom's parents had no formal education, but my Grandfather taught himself to read and write in both his native language and English. My Mom said he used to read aloud to my Grandmother from the Bible. He was a bit scandalized by some of the Old Testament stories, such as the one about Lot and his daughters, but continued with the wise, old-country mentality that some things just happen, and he moved on.
My Grandparents had passed, by the time I came along, but the Bible my Dad gave my Mom for a wedding present was well-used. She would read to me- Samson's was one of the stories, as was that of Joseph and his brothers- in nightly installments.
In 13 years of Catholic school, we never rote-memorized chapter-and-verse: we were taught meanings, and that can be two different things. I've read from several versions of the Catholic Bible (I, too, have a set of Navarre!), including the Ignatius, Jerusalem and of course, the Douay-Rhiems.
I'm older now, and don't always remember as well as I used to, but then there are times when the Word will come to mind, right when I need It most!
If I can cite where a verse is, it's usually because I recall the story or context it is in. That's a big help! The rest came from the practice of my Faith within the Church: I believe what the Magisterium of the Church teaches. That really is a lamp unto one's feet! When in doubt, check with Rome!
Theeeeryre heeere!
OK, I looked that one up. To my surprise I do understand it and it is nice!
Very wise! Especially when they're in their teens and will tend to be rebellious. I got like that, and for once in my life, my parents didn't interfere. It hurt them, but they had the wisdom to continue to practice their Faith and allow me to explore other options. When I realized that what I'd been taught was the Truth, I returned and never looked back!
God bless you and your family!
Thanks. I was a teenager once, too (and a real pain), so I’m reasonably calm about the stages.
Source of online Bible:
http://www.usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/index.cfm
http://www.newadvent.org/bible/gen001.htm
English side by side with Greek and Latin
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html
Catholic Encyclopedia
There are many sources of daily Mass readings - including here on the FR.
I used to go to a Bible study for years back in Indiana. Miss those folks. We had a evening one and a lunch time one. One year we did the DVD one with Scott Hahn. He made my head hurt with all the information but it was really good.
I have gone through Revelation with a priest and a group of others, it was awesome.
I remember my Grandparents walking to Mass every day and I would see them everyday as I completed delivering newspapers.
Somehow that stuck with me and inspires me today.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.