Posted on 01/27/2012 9:11:21 PM PST by Salvation
Many reasons for becoming Catholic --
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Biblically illiterate.
I’m Catholic because it’s true...
Without the Church Jesus founded, we wouldn’t have the New Testament. It’s a simple historical fact.
OK.
When it was time for me to decide my faith, I leaned to the Anglican rite, though it was not terribly rewarding. Like many, I skipped church during my late teens and early 20s as “not relevent.”
Then I met a Chaplain while I was on active service. He was Catholic, though he did run non-denominational services. The Catholic faith gave me what I lacked. A sense of God in my daily life.
I am profoundly grateful to him.
The irony is, my wife was raised Catholic and is now Buddhist.
I thought about making this an ecumenical thread to avoid comments such as yours, but couldn’t because of the different religions mentioned. For your information, Catholica do know the Bible. I lead two Bible studies amounting to about five hours in class each week.
**A sense of God in my daily life.**
Chaplains in the active service are so wonderful. Thanks for your special sharing.
Didn’t see anything that mentioned in the title that suggested that it was an ecumenical restricted thread.
He was amazing. All military chaplains are, but he was very special indeed.
Still a wonderful friend 30 odd years later, though he has been called to higher things and now lives in Rome, where I see him maybe once a year.
One of the things he told me is “Do not profess your faith loudly. Live it daily, instead. Your faith should be like your bones - simply there at the core of you.”
May slip on my faith sometimes (as you know) but those are my guiding words.
Ok Mods, what is your verdict?
I have to agree.
As I said above, I could not make it an Ecumenical thread because of the different religions from whence all these adults came.
I’m still looking for a pronouncement by the religious mods. There is nothing in the title of this article that would restrict any response.
The thread is fine. Don’t be anxious about it.
With respect, “biblically illiterate” does not bring much to the table. Reminds me of the one guy at the potluck lunch that brings a bag of ice.
Can you expand on your comment please? You had a reason for posting that - what is the reason?
Indeed, you are.
This is an “open” Religion Forum thread. Your post is acceptable.
Thanks for cutting my dupe post, BTW. Search is a little buggy for me tonight.
Thank you.
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