Going To A Protestant "praise" Gathering?

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1215223' date='Mar 17 2007, 07:47 PM']hehe,

protestants would say the same thing brother. that catholic mass is repeatitive and boring[/quote]


but they are missing out. Seriously.


I am staying with my brother and sister-in-law this weekend; she's a former Catholic, I'm a former Protestant. Pray for me ... maybe we can get some good talks going ...

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if they understand then they are missing, if they dont understand then they think we are lacking.


Terra, understand the litugry if you want to engage your famly

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1215793' date='Mar 19 2007, 10:22 AM']if they understand then they are missing, if they dont understand then they think we are lacking.
Terra, understand the litugry if you want to engage your famly[/quote]
Oh I had the BEST talk with my brother tonight. He and my sister-in-law went to Mass with me on Sunday, and today he and I started talking about love and self-giving and how we should model Jesus' gift of unconditional love and sacrifice in our relationships ... then he made a comment about how he felt like he needed to be reminded more regularly about what it means to love, and how he connected communion with a reminder of Jesus' love for us. He's on his own practically come to a belief in the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and feels like he needs communion more than once a month ... we talked about how the Mass is structured, he was impressed with much of what he saw and wants me to give him books. I also shared with him more details about my conversion than we've talked about in the past, and I think he was really moved. It was SUCH a great talk, and he really sounds like he wants to learn more. I also told him that one of the things that convinced me that the Catholic Church was right was in examining the reformation ... I talked about how I came to see it not as people standing up for their personal beliefs, but as family members stepping back from the common table and breaking ties -- like if he and I were to fight, and he were to go off and never eat at the same table again and instead start up his own Thanksgiving traditions. I told him that we want him to come home ... he got a little misty. I get to spend some extended time with he and his wife later this week ... we're doing a road trip to the Grand Canyon ... so I'm hoping we can pick up the conversation with her around.

I am trying not to push too hard ... I want to be responsive rather than invasive, but I am really, really thinking that God is working in my brother's heart.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1216322' date='Mar 20 2007, 05:54 AM']Oh I had the BEST talk with my brother tonight. He and my sister-in-law went to Mass with me on Sunday, and today he and I started talking about love and self-giving and how we should model Jesus' gift of unconditional love and sacrifice in our relationships ... then he made a comment about how he felt like he needed to be reminded more regularly about what it means to love, and how he connected communion with a reminder of Jesus' love for us. He's on his own practically come to a belief in the Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and feels like he needs communion more than once a month ... we talked about how the Mass is structured, he was impressed with much of what he saw and wants me to give him books. I also shared with him more details about my conversion than we've talked about in the past, and I think he was really moved. It was SUCH a great talk, and he really sounds like he wants to learn more. I also told him that one of the things that convinced me that the Catholic Church was right was in examining the reformation ... I talked about how I came to see it not as people standing up for their personal beliefs, but as family members stepping back from the common table and breaking ties -- like if he and I were to fight, and he were to go off and never eat at the same table again and instead start up his own Thanksgiving traditions. I told him that we want him to come home ... he got a little misty. I get to spend some extended time with he and his wife later this week ... we're doing a road trip to the Grand Canyon ... so I'm hoping we can pick up the conversation with her around.

I am trying not to push too hard ... I want to be responsive rather than invasive, but I am really, really thinking that God is working in my brother's heart.[/quote]

I'll be praying!

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[quote name='Terra Firma' post='1216322' date='Mar 20 2007, 12:54 AM']I also told him that one of the things that convinced me that the Catholic Church was right was in examining the reformation ... I talked about how I came to see it not as people standing up for their personal beliefs, but as family members stepping back from the common table and breaking ties -- like if he and I were to fight, and he were to go off and never eat at the same table again and instead start up his own Thanksgiving traditions. I told him that we want him to come home ... he got a little misty.


I am trying not to push too hard ... I want to be responsive rather than invasive, but I am really, really thinking that God is working in my brother's heart.[/quote]


That is an awesome analogy.

let me know if i can help

[theculturewarrior]

I used to feel alone in the faith. Unsolicited suggestion... pray for the circle of friends that God wants you to have. He doesn't feed us stones.