Posted on 04/20/2023 8:46:08 AM PDT by Ozguy1945
IMHO deep respect for motherhood (and fatherhood) is at the very heart of what makes Catholicism special.
Leonardo's Uffizi image of The Virgin Mary is wonderful, beautiful innocence.
Female beauty is an irreplaceable element of the overall power of motherhood in the human realm.
Mother Mary Angelica Of The Annunciation rose from poverty to build a massive television empire to protect and extend the reach of her faith.
She maintained long standing Western values which the modern world destroys. For instance :
“The woman is a gentle, loving bond who encourages, consoles, builds, reconciles, and makes all things new and vibrant. The woman is strength in time of suffering, courageous in failure, intuitive in time of danger. A woman is ingenuous when all fails, resourceful in times of want, and a true helpmate for man.”
Faith like this is important.
It must survive.
(Excerpt) Read more at waysofbeinghristian.com ...
I met this particular nun (Mother Angelica) in the very early 1980s. At the time I was a Catholic. Since then I have repented of that error and pursued Godliness through Jesus Christ.
Mother Angelica was a very impressive speaker and was well-acquainted with the words of Scripture. Articulate is a word that barely describes her ability to communicate spiritual truths.
OTOH - she was of the “Charismatic Catholic” category. And that has a few more problems on top of the one of Catholicism.
I imagine Pastor John MacArthur would have been able to have a good dialogue with Angelica. While I don’t think that he could have done that with Beth Moore, or other women who are “in ministry”.
Read later.
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