AnneLine Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Continuing to pray, Evan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessalonian Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) "but I do not feel that returning to Catholicism would be honest, holy, or reasonable for me given my understanding of the Gospel and my beliefs about the roles of Scripture and Tradition.". While I would agree with your assessment of your honesty, I have to say I find your type of thinking all over the web. People who have read the bible and have their own understanding and that understanding trumps what has stood the test of time for 2000 years and I am damned to hell (not saying this is what you say about Catholics, but youtube.....Oh boy.....). for submitting to a Church rather than my own understandings. Everyone has a different theology he is just sure is exactly what the Bible teaches. Prov 3:5 says "trust not your own understanding". . Now I know the next verse says "rely on the Lord" and everyone thinks they are doing that. But he also says in Jer 3:15 "I will send shepherds after my own heart who will give you knowledge and understanding". Paul says obey and submit to your leaders who have concern for your souls. So we know that God has established leaders, shepherds according to Jer 3:15. The Church has not been well catechized these days so there is alot of descent and liberalism out there. But we in fact know where to go for the straight scoup. It is called the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Keep searching fella and I'll be praying for you. Might my problem be that I won't have another pope than me? This is a rather startling and humble admission I believe. I don't know how many times I have felt that each individual protestant is his own pope and said it to some. Maybe not with the right motives. God bless you for asking this question. Think on it in like of Jer 3:15 quoted above and Heb 13:17 "obey and submit to your leaders who have concern for your souls". Edited February 20, 2013 by thessalonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eowyn Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Will be making my first (Catholic) Confession in years. Not sure whether or not I will receive communion, but Father thinks I should (yes, it's 5:30 AM and I've already called my priest--even as a Protestant I was one of those). Anne has given you better counsel than I can, but you will be in my daily rosary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slappo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Will be making my first (Catholic) Confession in years. Not sure whether or not I will receive communion, but Father thinks I should (yes, it's 5:30 AM and I've already called my priest--even as a Protestant I was one of those). Trust me, every priest I know would be thrilled to wake up to a phone call at 5:30 in the morning saying "Father I'd like to come back to the church and make my first confession in X years". You probably made his day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Trust me, every priest I know would be thrilled to wake up to a phone call at 5:30 in the morning saying "Father I'd like to come back to the church and make my first confession in X years". You probably made his day. Especially after he had that first cup of coffee... Hope everything went well today, Evan.... offering my communion tonight for you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangetholic Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Trust me, every priest I know would be thrilled to wake up to a phone call at 5:30 in the morning saying "Father I'd like to come back to the church and make my first confession in X years". You probably made his day. He sounded very surprised, he hadn't honestly thought he'd hear from me again. He was surprised. God is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Amen. I've reached my quota of positive votes for the day. Wouldn't you know! Guess you don't need as much encouragement today.... ;) We will pray for each other. :saint2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangetholic Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Prayer. It's weird, I thought this (coming back to the Church) would feel like the Heavens had parted and my life had undergone some drastic change. But no, maybe more peaceful and more aware of not being alone and in desperate need of figuring everything out on my own. It's nice, not so much Moses down from the mountain as perhaps sitting quietly on a cold wet day with a Chai Tea. Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati, pray for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Evangetholic, I'm really struck by your comment on several levels: Prayer. It's weird, I thought this (coming back to the Church) would feel like the Heavens had parted and my life had undergone some drastic change. But no, maybe more peaceful and more aware of not being alone and in desperate need of figuring everything out on my own. It's nice, not so much Moses down from the mountain as perhaps sitting quietly on a cold wet day with a Chai Tea. Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati, pray for us. My spiritual director once commented to me that my sharing of my experience of God made him feel as if he was sitting at God and my kitchen table. (That's why I named my random thread that way, btw...) Perhaps the reason I rather love what you describe it because you don't describe Moses coming down from the mountain (nor of you creeping UP the mountain in terror...!) but much more akin to coming in from the cold and finding that God is beckong you to share a cup of hot tea with Him. Yes. And I can only imagine the love with with our Mother is pouring the water into your cups, and how eagerly they have both been awaiting you! I am sure they have some wonderful things on the stove & in the fridge to share with you as well.... and for all of us to share with you. (And all the formal liturgical things as well... but yes, those moments of intimacy with our Beloved... and that sharing in His love is... simply amazing....) My mother came back to the Church over 40 years after leaving it... and I remember the awesome day that for the first time in my life I experienced her receiving communion with me. She'd supported my Catholicism, but I never dreamed... truly never dreamed... that one day that moment would happen when we would share it together. Just as with you, it wasn't a Moses-on-the-mountain thing..it was... more of a Transfiguration moment. And I truly wanted to cry out 'it is good for us to be here.' And indeed, it is very, very good.... On so many, many levels..... God is Good. Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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