[NYer]

As you all know, I practice my Catholic faith in a Maronite (Eastern) Catholic Church. The roots of the Maronite Church go back to Antioch where the term "christian" was first used and where St. Peter served as bishop before going to Rome. Our pastor is from Lebanon; he is a celibate, monastic, missionary priest in his thirties. Some of our parishioners travel back and forth to Lebanon on a regular basis. Lebanon is often used as an example of a country where both christians and muslims coexist on a fraternal level.

I appreciate how these Catholic christians have shown the love of Christ to their fellow muslim neighbors over the course of many centuries. However, I still view their approach as naive. The christian population of Lebanon is shrinking. Now that Iraq is in the hands of Islamic fundamentalists, it is only a matter of time before they extend their caliphate to the surrounding region.

Please pray for peace in this region, Ping!

[Heart-Rest]

Adding my prayers.

I was a bit surprised today to hear Al Kresta express (on his Catholic radio show this afternoon) some anger and frustration and consternation at the complete silence (on these genocidal Islamic atrocities) from many quarters which should be speaking up loudly (and acting where appropriate) from many quarters, including the Church, the USA, the UN, etc.

Where are their indignant voices?!?!?

[jyro]

Innocent peaceful people will always be irrelevant until they defeat the people trying to use them . Hamas in this case.