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BaBaStooey

Posted on 10/15/2001 5:10:15 PM PDT by BaBaStooey

Hey no-meat-eaters-on-Fridays-during-Lent!



There are a ton of us Catholic Freepers out there, this is our little thread in the big big world. This is just my way of attempting to get to know people just like me.

A few links I enjoy:

www.vatican.va - the Holiest Web Site on Earth
www.scripturecatholic.com - providing Scripture references to support the teachings of the faith

And lastly, I post a joke I once heard on Free Republic:

What is the difference between a Catholic and a Protestant? Catholics wave to each other in the liqour store.


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To: BaBaStooey
Catholic behind enemy lines in pagan atheistic communist Maryland.

Most holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, you stood beneath the cross, witnessing the agony of your dying Son. Look with a mother’s tenderness and pity on us, as we kneel before you. We venerate your sorrows, and place our request with dutiful confidence in the sanctuary of your wounded heart. Present them, we beseech you, on our behalf to Jesus Christ, through the merits of His own most Sacred Passion and Death, together with your sufferings at the foot of the cross. Through the united efficacy of both, obtain the granting of our petition.

To whom shall we have recourse in our wants and miseries if not to you, Mother of Mercy? You have drunk so deeply of the chalice of your Son, you can with compassion receive our sorrows.

Holy Mary, your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the passion of your divine Son. Intercede for us and obtain from Jesus these petitions if they be for His honor and glory and for our good and the good of our nation.

That our nation’s leaders remove those U.S. Marshals who guard abortion chambers and station them on airplanes to protect innocent travelers,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That our president may call for a moratorium on abortion while the war against terrorism is waged,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That all those injured in the terrorist attacks recover quickly,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That the souls of the departed rest in the eternal peace of your Crucified Son, Jesus Christ,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That the families of all those lost in the terrorist attack may know the comfort of Christ’s constant love,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That the parents, grandparents and health care professionals who kill the innocent by abortion may receive the strength to seek Christ’s forgiveness,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That the biologists, scientists, pharmaceutical company executives, medical school professors and others who are involved in the daily killing of the preborn may recognize the evil they perpetrate, and repent,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

That our soldiers, firefighters, policeman, and medical personnel will be protected by the grace of God,

Our Lady of Sorrows, hear us.

Amen

221 posted on 10/16/2001 1:55:37 AM PDT by big'ol_freeper
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To: johniegrad
I am Catholic too...ANGLICAN Catholic...

The Anglican Catholic Church

222 posted on 10/16/2001 2:12:33 AM PDT by Alkhin
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To: BaBaStooey
Add mine to the list...
223 posted on 10/16/2001 2:15:52 AM PDT by Colosis
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To: patent
For the record: I am NOT Roman Catholic.
Thanks anyway.
224 posted on 10/16/2001 3:26:41 AM PDT by fone
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To: BaBaStooey; johniegrad
A hearty NE Florida Catholic bump! Welcome the party.
225 posted on 10/16/2001 5:22:19 AM PDT by pegleg
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To: big'ol_freeper
Catholic behind enemy lines in pagan atheistic communist Maryland.

That is so ironic! Maryland was one of the few states with an official state religion, and it was Catholic, to boot!

I'm Catholic, but not so much as to forego delicious pepperoni on Fridays. (But is pepperoni, after all, really a "meat"?)

Bump for Founding Father, Charles Carroll, and 1st Bishop, John Carroll.

226 posted on 10/16/2001 5:31:54 AM PDT by Wm Bach
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To: SuziQ
I can say without reservation that you Northeast Catholics are different!

Since we're about 50% of the population, we don't get the anti-Catholic nuttiness that I see here. Sheesh. The stuff the rest of you have to put up with!

227 posted on 10/16/2001 5:46:44 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: Renatus
Maybe you can convince Sinkspur to study Thomas Aquinas.

As Clint "Dirty Harry" Eastwood once said, "A man has to know his limitations." ;-)

228 posted on 10/16/2001 5:48:54 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: BaBaStooey
Another Catholic from Pennsylvania bump.
229 posted on 10/16/2001 5:49:49 AM PDT by Varda
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To: father_elijah
Our prayers follow you. Godspeed. V's wife.
230 posted on 10/16/2001 5:49:52 AM PDT by ventana
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To: BaBaStooey
Is there room here for non-Catholics who attend Mass with their Catholic families?
231 posted on 10/16/2001 5:51:59 AM PDT by OrioleFan
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To: BaBaStooey
If you have a "ping" list, add me please. I am Catholic too.
232 posted on 10/16/2001 5:53:32 AM PDT by kassie
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To: Aquinasfan
Since we're about 50% of the population, we don't get the anti-Catholic nuttiness that I see here.

Oh, have you been called an idolater, too? Ha! Yeah, there's a lot of that, unfortunately. I'm always amazed when fellow Christians express suprise when they discover that we believe in the Risen Christ.

Speaking of which, here's a tangential topic: Famous Catholic Great Composers...

Beethoven
Mozart
Dvorak
Hyden
Vivaldi (The Red Priest)
Pergolesi
Monteverdi
Lully
Pope Gregory
Schubert

...just to name a few.

233 posted on 10/16/2001 5:53:44 AM PDT by Wm Bach
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To: tekriter
As with Americanwoman who has lurked a long time too, welcome aboard. Thank you for joining the conversation. Your presence is appreciated. I can imagine that you feel lonely in N.C. as a black Catholic, but as a conservative Catholic woman in New York(and that can be lonely!), I occasionally think of our Catholic brethren in China who suffer and are persecuted. I admire their courage and know, in light of that, how lucky I am to be in the presence of my fellow freepers and my fellow Catholic freepers here. V's wife.
235 posted on 10/16/2001 5:55:15 AM PDT by ventana
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To: conservonator
Catholic who spends waaaayyyy too much time bickering with Protestants bump.

I can relate to that. But hey, someone needs to defend the bride.

236 posted on 10/16/2001 5:56:14 AM PDT by pegleg
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To: johniegrad
What a joy to be catholic...true freedom. Thank you Jesus for your Church, One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic.
237 posted on 10/16/2001 5:58:58 AM PDT by Cap'n Crunch
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To: Wm Bach
Idolatrous, statue-worshipping greetings comrade!

Can I nominate Bruce Springsteen to that list of composers? ;-)
Anyone know if he's Catholic, or if he was raised Catholic?

238 posted on 10/16/2001 5:59:48 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: BaBaStooey
Catholic convert here, but I'm not the only convert on Free Republic, I'm happy to say.

I have many favorite Catholic Internet sites, but one I particularly like is Creighton University Daily Reflections . You can download several weeks of Daily Reflections and the day's Bible readings to your Palm Pilot or Pocket PC so that you can access them on the go.

239 posted on 10/16/2001 6:05:24 AM PDT by Rum Tum Tugger
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To: Rum Tum Tugger
Catholic convert here, but I'm not the only convert on Free Republic, I'm happy to say.

Nope, not by a long shot. Made my first communion on Easter Sunday 1999, after 8 years of fighting God and man over it. What a long, strange trip it's been!

So, converts, why did you join the Church? With me it was through lots of study and prayer. I swam the Tiber after a long, annoying (to other people) time as an evangelical. How 'bout y'all?
240 posted on 10/16/2001 6:08:52 AM PDT by WindMinstrel
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