Posted on 12/04/2014 3:32:15 PM PST by NYer
No, I'm just saying it like it is.
ABSOLUTELY!
Also, the Bishop’s Wife, and perhaps An Affair to Remember...
While I’m not sure if it qualifies for the top 10, I would begrudgingly give honorable mention to Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez’s, “The Way.”
I loved Hayley Mills. Let’s play the “Glad game”! :)
Anyone who claims you are Catholic because you were forced to make your first communion does not know what they are talking about. What religion you practice should always be a free will choice and not something anyone is coerced into. I am assuming you decided not to be confirmed. Shame on those who have misrepresented the Catholic faith to you.
I am assuming you are being sarcastic when you mention grape juice because Catholic priests use wine in a communion chalice. If it was indeed unfermented grape juice then you were not at a Catholic church.
May God bring you peace and bless you in however you may decide to follow him
It involved a woman who was conflicted about her choices during a particularly difficult time in history. I was quite young when I saw it, but I appreciated her attempt to do the right thing, despite everything that was happening around her.
She was human, and while she made some mistakes, I believed that she was trying to do her best.
Yes, I agree!
If someone had fallen away I would suggest..
1. The Chronicles of Narnia...The lion the witch and the wardrobe
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
People who have left the church are not going to be open to blatantly religious films, conversions of the heart are slow simmering affairs and gentle reminders from “main stream” film is a good place to start.
In Narnia we see what happens to Edmund when he rejects his family and God...he must repent ( remember he confesses to Aslan)
Indiana jones and the last crusade is fantastic in the end scenes when Indie must find the cup to save Sean Connery... even some old testament Hebrew lesson to remind us of sacred scripture followed by the humility of Jesus when he is able to discern the “cup of a carpenter” Good stuff.
I am assuming you are being sarcastic when you mention grape juice because Catholic priests use wine in a communion chalice. If it was indeed unfermented grape juice then you were not at a Catholic church.
Not sure what confirmation is, but I have no recollection of such a thing. We rarely went to church and I stopped altogether shortly afterwords. As for the grape juice, that's what I'm familiar with in Protestant churches. I may well have been given wine, but that was a long time ago. I'm surprised that states would allow alcohol to be given to minors.
“The Keys of the Kingdom” is one of my favorites.
You would remember having been confirmed. Confirmation is one of the sacraments of the Catholic tradition.
Children ( most often teenagers but there is some variation) receive according to Catholic beliefs the gifts and fruits of The Holy Spirit after a period of preparation. It is a way older children re-affirm their faith and make a conscious decision to continue to grow in their catholic faith.
Yes, Catholic churches do offer wine as an option to all those who have made their first communion. It is not against any laws for the church to do this, for this falls under religious freedom clauses. Also, drinking the wine in a Catholic Church is never mandatory as the host is believed to be the whole ( body blood and divinity of Jesus) and nothing more is required. Finally, it is not even required that a Catholic receive the Eucharist more than once a year. Going to mass every Sunday is however considered a moral obligation.
I apologize for the long winded answer, however understanding the belief systems of others sometimes helps us to understand where they are coming from even if we disagree.
Were you baptized in a Catholic Church?
Please answer the question.
I am not a rabid Catholic. Why do you issue personal attacks?
I am not a Catholic. Why do you insult me by saying I am? I find it very offensive to be called a catholic. And then you feel the need to rat on me to the religious moderator. Are you that insecure about your catholicism?
Please answer the question.
I have no idea. And regardless, it would have been done without my consent or voluntary participation. There is no biblical basis for what the catholic church does. It can make up whatever rules it wants, but if someone doesn't want to play, they have no effect. You are what you feel in your heart. And in my heart I am not a catholic. If you can't accept that, then you're the one with a problem, not me.
I’m so sorry you are rejecting God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I will say a prayer for you.
I reject catholicism. Being a Protestant does not mean you are rejecting God.
The term ‘rabid’ means extremely so. It is not insult to one whose faith comes first.
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