Volunteering At Anti-catholic Cpc

[Guest Allie]

I think they will try to attack your faith.  I once worked with a group that was similar.  I'll pray for you.

[cmaD2006]

I think they will try to attack your faith.  I once worked with a group that was similar.  I'll pray for you.

 

I agree with Allie ... TJMH you need to be prepared for that.  It isn't as easy as it sounds.  While yes you can end up converting them, if you are not strong in prayer and faith they may end up "converting" you.  Just be careful :)

Edited May 1, 2013 by cmariadiaz

[krissylou]

Oh, yeah, it could be very hard.

 

I feel like I live much of my life in those "in between places."

 

It isn't easy.

 

But it can also be really really good ...

[T-fish]

Why don't you get your spiritual director and your local parish to start their own place to help young women.

Single mothers and their children are not treated rightly by the Church.

Help Pope Francis by doing your part as an apostolic follower.

Pax humana+

[T-fish]

Baptism is invalid without consent. 

What about babies? 

[TheLordsSouljah]

Accepting Christ as Savior sounds pretty ridiculously protestant...

[krissylou]

Accepting Christ as Savior sounds pretty ridiculously protestant...

 

One thing I've learned is that the differences among traditions are real, and important, but there is often a significant extent to which the language we use is more different than the actual substance of our beliefs.

 

So, okay, few Catholics will talk in terms of "Accepting Christ as Saviour."  But you do, right?  You might not routinely use those terms (which is fine) but that doesn't mean the idea is alien.

 

Let me translate.  Lots of people are baptized as babies and are brought to church by their parents as children, but somewhere along the way something changes and your faith becomes YOUR OWN rather than just what you do because your parents make you/we're Irish and Irish people are Catholic/whatever.  Sometimes there are particularly powerful events along the way, sometimes it's a much more gradual sort of thing, but how did you come to a point where your faith is your own?

 

Does putting it in those terms help?  Because that's what they're asking.

 

Which doesn't mean this bridgebulider stuff is easy.  It's not.  But when you have a clear shared goal (saving babies) that helps a lot.

 

So, if you're asking if you would ENJOY working at this Crisis Pregnancy Center, I have no idea.  Maybe not.  Would it be prudent for you to pursue this?  Dunno.

 

Would it be PERMISSIBLE?  Would you be sinning by pursuing this?  Well, if you would have to lie about your Catholicism, if you would have to sign on to a doctrinal statement you can't sign onto, then that's a dealbreaker.  But if not, then I don't see how volunteering there would be wrong.

 

(And if your reference is from a Catholic priest, you aren't hiding anything so no problem there!  Ball is in their court now.)

[TheLordsSouljah]

One thing I've learned is that the differences among traditions are real, and important, but there is often a significant extent to which the language we use is more different than the actual substance of our beliefs.

 

So, okay, few Catholics will talk in terms of "Accepting Christ as Saviour."  But you do, right?  You might not routinely use those terms (which is fine) but that doesn't mean the idea is alien.

 

Let me translate.  Lots of people are baptized as babies and are brought to church by their parents as children, but somewhere along the way something changes and your faith becomes YOUR OWN rather than just what you do because your parents make you/we're Irish and Irish people are Catholic/whatever.  Sometimes there are particularly powerful events along the way, sometimes it's a much more gradual sort of thing, but how did you come to a point where your faith is your own?

 

Does putting it in those terms help?  Because that's what they're asking.

 

Which doesn't mean this bridgebulider stuff is easy.  It's not.  But when you have a clear shared goal (saving babies) that helps a lot.

 

So, if you're asking if you would ENJOY working at this Crisis Pregnancy Center, I have no idea.  Maybe not.  Would it be prudent for you to pursue this?  Dunno.

 

Would it be PERMISSIBLE?  Would you be sinning by pursuing this?  Well, if you would have to lie about your Catholicism, if you would have to sign on to a doctrinal statement you can't sign onto, then that's a dealbreaker.  But if not, then I don't see how volunteering there would be wrong.

 

(And if your reference is from a Catholic priest, you aren't hiding anything so no problem there!  Ball is in their court now.)

Didn't quite get to read all of your post as I am late for a lecture, but I was more coming from my 7 years experience in a 'Born Again' Christian school.... Distance education, but still...

[Basilisa Marie]

One thing I've learned is that the differences among traditions are real, and important, but there is often a significant extent to which the language we use is more different than the actual substance of our beliefs.

 

So, okay, few Catholics will talk in terms of "Accepting Christ as Saviour."  But you do, right?  You might not routinely use those terms (which is fine) but that doesn't mean the idea is alien.

 

Let me translate.  Lots of people are baptized as babies and are brought to church by their parents as children, but somewhere along the way something changes and your faith becomes YOUR OWN rather than just what you do because your parents make you/we're Irish and Irish people are Catholic/whatever.  Sometimes there are particularly powerful events along the way, sometimes it's a much more gradual sort of thing, but how did you come to a point where your faith is your own?

 

Does putting it in those terms help?  Because that's what they're asking.

 

Which doesn't mean this bridgebulider stuff is easy.  It's not.  But when you have a clear shared goal (saving babies) that helps a lot.

 

So, if you're asking if you would ENJOY working at this Crisis Pregnancy Center, I have no idea.  Maybe not.  Would it be prudent for you to pursue this?  Dunno.

 

Would it be PERMISSIBLE?  Would you be sinning by pursuing this?  Well, if you would have to lie about your Catholicism, if you would have to sign on to a doctrinal statement you can't sign onto, then that's a dealbreaker.  But if not, then I don't see how volunteering there would be wrong.

 

(And if your reference is from a Catholic priest, you aren't hiding anything so no problem there!  Ball is in their court now.)

 

Yes, we do accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior.  But how that happens and what it means is a bit different.  But yeah, at it's core, it's about a relationship with Jesus being necessary for salvation.  I think you've got a good point here - I mean, that's how Catholics and Lutherans were able to write a joint declaration on faith and works.  There are plenty of important differences between us, but there are also times when the language gets in the way of the things we have in common. :) 

[Basilisa Marie]

What about babies? 

 

Others consent on behalf of the child, but they in turn have the solemn obligation to do all they can to raise the child in the faith.  

[ToJesusMyHeart]

I think they will try to attack your faith.  I once worked with a group that was similar.  I'll pray for you.

Thank you for your prayers! :)

I agree with Allie ... TJMH you need to be prepared for that.  It isn't as easy as it sounds.  While yes you can end up converting them, if you are not strong in prayer and faith they may end up "converting" you.  Just be careful :)

Thank you for the advice. I've been in apologetics for 2 years and work on campus and deal with Protestants every day asking questions and pounding us with Bible verses they think will change our minds. My SD also brought this up but she feels I am secure in the Faith and can hold my ground when they use abrasive language. I'm not worried and neither is she. I'll never become un-Catholic. :)

 

What about babies? 

Parents give consent for babies, and what Basilia said. 

[ToJesusMyHeart]

I forgot to thank all of you for your advice! So THANK YOU! :)

 

I had my interview today and I was openly Catholic and she didn't have any problems with that. She was genuinely interested in how I came to know Christ in the Catholic Church and she said that they totally support the local Catholic pro-life outreach group (not a CPC though). She was SO nice and sweet and gentle. It didn't even feel like a job (even though it's volunteer) interview usually feels (i.e. tense, stuffy, nerve-racking, etc). It felt like having a conversation with a good friend. I was so pleasantly surprised at her kindness and her total lack of concern at my Catholicism. She said that as long as I agree to not argue about denominational differences at work, and if we all love Jesus, there won't be any issues. :) Which of course I agree with. Quarreling over differences isn't going to help us save babies. 

 

It went SO well. I even hugged her at the end! It was so beautiful and I'm overwhelmed by support and prayers. 

 

And I cannot wait to start my training! My heart is so full and I'm jumping up and down inside at the chance to shower love and hope on these women and their babies.  :dance2: