little2add Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 For example... what about her? She may not of prophesied directly, but she was inspirational. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatitude Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) The age of formal prophecy and revelation is over since their job was to herald the Messiah - who has come. That would mean that private revelation is not on the same par as Isaiah, but prophecy is still a gift that can be found today. Prophet also tends to have two meanings: one is that it is a divine revelation, the other is just those who have the clarity of thinking to see how things really are/or might be. Yes. I know someone whom I would consider gifted with prophecy. She's only a slight acquaintance. A while ago, when I was very worried about speaking at a particular conference because it would probably involve getting into confrontation with a speaker who holds some views that I find reprehensible as a Christian, she sent me a Facebook message out of the blue. "I was praying, and I felt the Holy Spirit inspire me to tell you that you should never be afraid of the things God loves (people)." She knew nothing about the conference or about my worries, because we hardly ever talk, and I hadn't shared my concerns on this with anyone who knows her (she lives on the other side of the world now, for a start). Today she sent me one other message that she says she received in prayer, and it was far too specific to my own painful situation (so far known only to me) to be just a general insight. So I think some people do receive this clarity that truthfinder speaks of in a special way, yes. Edited April 20, 2015 by beatitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 She may not of prophesied directly, but she was inspirational. Mother Teresa left a testament of unshakable faith, invincible hope and extraordinary charity. That doesn't make her a prophet, that makes her a Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 "Religious men and women are prophets. They are those who have chosen a following of Jesus that imitates his life in obedience to the Father, poverty, community life and chastity. In this sense, the vows cannot end up being caricatures; otherwise, for example, community life becomes hell, and chastity becomes a way of life for unfruitful bachelors. The vow of chastity must be a vow of fruitfulness. In the church, the religious are called to be prophets in particular by demonstrating how Jesus lived on this earth, and to proclaim how the kingdom of God will be in its perfection. A religious must never give up prophecy. This does not mean opposing the hierarchical part of the church, although the prophetic function and the hierarchical structure do not coincide. I am talking about a proposal that is always positive, but it should not cause timidity. Let us think about what so many great saints, monks and religious men and women have done, from St. Anthony the Abbot onward. Being prophets may sometimes imply making waves. I do not know how to put it.... Prophecy makes noise, uproar, some say ‘a mess.’ But in reality, the charism of religious people is like yeast: prophecy announces the spirit of the Gospel." --From Pope Francis' interview a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlick Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 In the modern Church everyone is a saint, everyone is a prophet. It's ridiculous, you just have to fluffy air extraction and you'll get canonized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotpink Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 According to Cardinal George, that quote was not intended to be a prophetic statement. Interesting article on that here... That doesn't necessarily mean that it won't turn out to be prophetic nevertheless though. Only time will tell. It is true that the "age of the prophets" is over with the coming of Christ and the completion of God's self-revelation in Christ. It is also true however that Scripture speaks of a gift of prophecy, that many saints have had that charism, and the Holy Spirit will continue give that gift for the sake of the Church. Not to be the mean Non-Catholic here, but it could be prohetic. The Cardnial George statement, well meant to indicate marterdom, may very well indicate the church scandles and that his successor could very well end up in jail through is own fault...through stealing, drunkness or the all time media favorite touching little kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oremoose Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 In the modern Church everyone is a saint, everyone is a prophet. It's ridiculous, you just have to fluffy air extraction and you'll get canonized. Eh. You are thinking too critically. because if that were true Fulton Sheen would have been Canonized years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Eh. You are thinking too critically. because if that were true Fulton Sheen would have been Canonized years ago. And Thomas Merton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlick Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Eh. You are thinking too critically. because if that were true Fulton Sheen would have been Canonized years ago. I should've noted that orthodox defenders of the Faith have a hard time getting canonized nowadays. Cf. Pius XII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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