ithinkjesusiscool Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Do you Catholics experience (or have experienced) a deep inner existential darkness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 no, only john of the cross :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I do. It happens when the chat room is broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTrishaxLynnx Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I think I need to read more on this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 But, in all seriousness, yes I have personally experienced this kind of crazy existential angst. It's not something I would encourage anyone to seek, it happens often enough without looking for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureCarmeliteClaire Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle_eye222001 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I would venture to say that everyone experiences it to some extent. Some more than others of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkjesusiscool Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Some more than others of course. explain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 explain! What's going on ithink? Are you struggling with this? :console: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Allie Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yes, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spem in alium Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I do, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicsAreKewl Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) I initially read this thinking the OP was a protestant. It came off as jack chick-ish. Edited May 13, 2013 by CatholicsAreKewl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yes. It's not anywhere near as poetic as John of the Cross makes it seem...and he doesn't make it seem that poetic to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJon16 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yes and no. I don't really think it happens to me in the same way as it happened to John of the Cross or Mother Teresa. I'm definitely not that holy.. I can usually just excuse it as teenager stuff. I take myself too seriously, or let something get to me too much, or if I'm just over tired and cranky. On a rare occasion, though, I'll find myself in a bit of a Dark Night, one that I can't just shrug off or explain away. I think that personalty, it says a lot about my prayer life. It's almost like God is testing me. "Can you love Me, even when it doesn't 'feel good?' After all, love is not about 'feeling good' but suffering much for the One you love." Maybe I'm totally wrong, but at least this is what is scribbled in my journal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I experienced existential angst once when my store ran out of cranberry Peace Tea. Speaking of that, I think I'll get one. You'll immediately know if they don't have it, trust me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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