tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post110651035596875201..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: "Did you say, 'enough?' You have perished."Julie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-39884727208755660472010-01-02T19:12:44.597-06:002010-01-02T19:12:44.597-06:00Or as Mark Shea said, "The good thing about C...Or as Mark Shea said, "The good thing about Catholicism is that it's like a big family.<br /><br />And the bad thing about Catholicism is that it's like a big family."<br /><br />:-DJulie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-18295156275459405792010-01-02T15:06:44.442-06:002010-01-02T15:06:44.442-06:00Well, put another way:
I grew up in the same tow...Well, put another way: <br /><br />I grew up in the same town as my husband, visited his family home many times during high school, can supply the punchline to several family jokes, but his sisters let me know, in all sorts of unspoken ways, that I'm not one of them.<br /><br />Families are like that. Everyone takes a turn at being "in" and being "out." <br /><br />Actually, where I'm at, the marker is age: those who remember the "old ways" and those who don't. I don't meet too many converts in RL, unless I'm at a non-Catholic church, in which case, I can spot the ex-Catholics from twenty feet away.<br /><br />Peace.Moonshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277057132720569896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-8899293907075552452010-01-02T11:30:01.278-06:002010-01-02T11:30:01.278-06:00"I believe it all, even though I don't kn..."I believe it all, even though I don't know what it is"<br /><br />That's me, although I've been working hard for the past 4 years to fill in the blanks. I'm a work-in-progress! :-)<br /><br />None of us will understand everything before we go.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970851228593550726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-34220055702638253592010-01-02T11:14:46.821-06:002010-01-02T11:14:46.821-06:00Moonshadow, very true. And her original post did t...Moonshadow, very true. And her original post did the same to me for the attitude I've faced from some cradle Catholics. Although I think most probably, as my husband commented and as E herself said in updates, that it was an idea she did incredibly poorly at communicating and, of course, not intended for slapping everyone in the face as it did.<br /><br />That said, I think that no matter what side of the debate one is on, it has raised a wall that was not necessarily there before. Is that ever a good thing when both sides are well meaning, as has become apparent to me in reading all the comments? It simply has served to not communicate her thoughts well, despite the updates, and to divide everyone over a rather arbitrary marker. That does not seem to be a good thing. Although it does seem to be something that could be taken advantage of the the Enemy, depending upon the person.Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-25833846706575725872010-01-02T00:17:36.395-06:002010-01-02T00:17:36.395-06:00Look, everyone is bound to see their own situation...Look, everyone is bound to see their own situation as ideal. My born-again friends insist growing up in any church would be an handicap. On the contrary, I see church life as an incredible, personal blessing.<br /><br />Like any organization, Catholic church life exhibits a distinctive "corporate culture," a unique ethos. Religion cannot completely transcend culture. If it could, it'd never appeal to our fleshly side.<br /><br />Enbrethiliel's post expressed many impressions I've had of (online) re/convert apologists with their budding Catholic instincts.<br /><br />Peace.Moonshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277057132720569896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-84104548145469328552010-01-01T15:14:47.533-06:002010-01-01T15:14:47.533-06:00I really don't care for her blog. It's not...I really don't care for her blog. It's not a constructive place. Seems self-servingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com