Posted on 03/24/2012 6:41:51 AM PDT by NYer
No huge biggy.
Accepted.
I try to practice forgiveness almost as faithfully as breathing.
Mostly succeed, by His Grace . . .
And, my hope is that on such threads as this, both sides, could be on their mostly best behavior.
And, I would note . . . even in your post I’m replying to . . . Proddys could lob equally strong, justifiable etc. counter points, historical facts etc.
Let us NOT GO THERE! Sigh.
That is why I personally came to the Church.
However, anyone who has a full, daily relationship with our Lord and Savior gets my total respect.
In a lot of ways, being a Catholic is easier. We have the Mass, the structure and the history to make turning to God and admitting our faults and sins easier. Not easy, but as you well know any good Father will not let you half a$$ a confession. It makes you think on your sins and faults.
Our Protestant brethren don’t have that (mostly). They are running on will power and God’s grace. I’d back many people here sword, wallet or back on their say so.
The gentle and wise man that welcomed me into the Church reminded me that we are ALL God’s children, and there is more than one path to the Truth.
However, with folks I have as much affection as I have for you, I'd rather avoid the more contentious stuff.
Given the enemy's increasing assaults in this era,
it seems to me, we could all on Christ's side, use a lot more of the following vs the gilded rock throwing (and, believe me, I'm not compromising my values and priorities at all--as some Charismatics and Pentecostals could recently attest. Sigh):
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They are called libertarians.
thatsahoot! True ... and funny.
When the number of Catholics who found neither candidate worth voting for is considered Obama got less than 23% of the Catholic vote.
“Catholic social ministry begins and ends with Jesus Christ,” he said. “If it doesn’t, it isn’t Catholic.”
~Archbishop Chaput
C.S. Lewis described true ecumenism as a willingness on the part of Christians to work together for a common good cause for the sake of those things they do agree on ( i.e. the Creed ) while honestly admitting and respecting one another's differences.
As a Catholic, I for one am humbly grateful for the charity of those evangelicals and other non-Catholic Christians who are willing to march shoulder to shoulder with us Roman Catholics in the name of religious freedom for all.
This Catholic says AMEN!
Thanks for your kind reply.
God’s best to you and your loved ones now and in the coming dramas.
“If I can be on my better behavior . . . most anyone should be able to be so.”
Awwww.
Hugs.
Thanks for your kind reply.
May God lead you ever closer to Him and to His perfect will for you.
Same, my friend.
Blessings upon you and I hope to have much discussion in the future!
The sequel novel has taken an interesting turn one chapter in - I may well be freepmailing you for your thoughts!
For real Catholics, Jesus was very clear when He told us to stop looking at petty problems with our brothers when when ourselves have major problems. If you ever hear a “Catholic” bashing another major religion, something I have NEVER heard a priest do, know that most Catholics will percieve that as being Christian, Matthew 7.3 We are told to love and care for the less priveledged.
Most Catholics will *NOT percieve criticism and antogonism towards others ad being real Christians. Catholics certainly have a fair share of followers who are really Catholic in name only, but most faiths have the same problems, that’s why I try tp pray for all God’s people and leave the judgement to Him.
Sounds interesting, as I’d expect.
Oh, Dear, I need to read someone else’s. Sometimes I get too many balls in the air. Sigh.
Ah, my brain kicked up the idea of an honorable and honest demon and ran with it.
You and me both about the too many balls in the air! Still, it stops life from getting boring.
Hmmmmmm
That must take some mental gymnastics to play with such mutually exclusive notions!
Got the other reading done for our other Bro. Yea.
I still hope you can escape the big city. LOL.
Hugs and prayers.
Later,
Well, I picked the one denizen of the hell dimension that most cultures respect - a dragon. Plus, as you know, the protagonist has what you might call a moral amorality ....
Blessings and hugs to you!
I don’t care, I just want to say thank you to anyone who is willing to stand with the Catholics now. We are only the ones in view, not the only ones in target. All of us are targets. We will fight, we will not step down and anyone who stands with us, considering us Brothers and Sisters are righteous people.
I will not comply....to quote a righteous Mormon.
Thank you.
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