tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post1978803144182642173..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: Always happy to be Catholic?Julie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-39907574437888589732018-10-05T10:39:02.694-05:002018-10-05T10:39:02.694-05:00Hi Susan, you misunderstand the point of commonali...Hi Susan, you misunderstand the point of commonality. It is in Peter's saying "to whom shall we go?" No matter the reason, whether corrupt followers or unlikable teachings, the question is where else has the whole truth? And Peter's answer is like ours ... Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-57043770923255368032018-10-04T11:11:04.040-05:002018-10-04T11:11:04.040-05:00It makes no sense to compare people leaving the Ca...It makes no sense to compare people leaving the Catholic Church because of evil and corruption in its ranks to some of Jesus' followers leaving Him because of a "difficult" teaching. Jesus was not condoning or covering up any corruption or other evil. He was without sin. Susan Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-23863089460587534152018-08-24T14:27:41.028-05:002018-08-24T14:27:41.028-05:00I appreciate your open and honest thoughts on this...I appreciate your open and honest thoughts on this process. It is terribly unfortunate that the secular government has a better handle on the sins of the Church than the Church itself. This is akin to asking Nero to uncover the evils of the early Christian church. It is a sad reality of our current status.<br /><br />Let us think a little differently about this whole debacle and turn attention away from the corpus of the Church to the individuals of the Body of Christ. Christ has asked us to deny ourselves, take up our cross and to follow Him. Every moment we remember ourselves, take up our own sense of life and follow our own ways we open ourselves up - perhaps just a crack - to the Evil One who so desperately wants our destruction. Though this is a "church scandal," it starts with the soul of the individual so desperately loved by God. How much we despise what Jesus asks of us! Let us, though, look realistically at what happens when we refuse to truly follow him. And of course, one sin breeds the next and the next and the next.<br /><br />Let's encourage each other to bow our knee to our Lord and to give up the lives we hold so dearly. We can, though the grace of God, deny ourselves, pick up our cross and follow Him. But it starts with me.HeartandLungshttps://heartandlungs66.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-22608919962292362462018-08-24T09:03:18.834-05:002018-08-24T09:03:18.834-05:00You are welcome and thank you for commenting ... i...You are welcome and thank you for commenting ... it's a good way to begin my first fast day for the Church. :-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-40031118193538895152018-08-23T15:55:03.352-05:002018-08-23T15:55:03.352-05:00I couldn't agree more, Julie.
Thank you for e...I couldn't agree more, Julie. <br />Thank you for expressing not only your righteous anger in previous posts but also this clarity of purpose. We must pray and fast and convert our own hearts, as ever it has always been. People don't like to hear the word Repent, but it's how the Gospel begins. Thank you from one happy Catholic to another ;)SWPhttp://catholicland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-28003776717720465622018-08-22T09:45:45.854-05:002018-08-22T09:45:45.854-05:00I'm so glad. :-)I'm so glad. :-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-16045626563962596942018-08-21T17:56:53.564-05:002018-08-21T17:56:53.564-05:00Thank you, Julie! This helped me so much.Thank you, Julie! This helped me so much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296949874801553704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-43538185873081303602018-08-21T15:50:56.759-05:002018-08-21T15:50:56.759-05:00Excellent piece.Excellent piece.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277176416462852581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-34628534413017569822018-08-21T12:40:24.701-05:002018-08-21T12:40:24.701-05:00I agree with Larry, fantastic article. I agree with Larry, fantastic article. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014214297597514965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-26578428074930286482018-08-21T12:35:43.934-05:002018-08-21T12:35:43.934-05:00Fantastic piece, Julie.Fantastic piece, Julie.Larry Denningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015803653090711740noreply@blogger.com