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To: MarMema
What's sad is the assumption that anyone who enjoys learning more about their Church and its doctrine and discussing these with others is ipso facto someone without compassion and mercy and no personal relationship/encounters with Jesus. Apparently a great love for unity and brotherhood don't count either.

Do you see your church and think about how incredible it is that God loved us so much as to send Christ here to suffer on our behalf? I think of this and I want to get down on my knees and crawl into the church, so lowly am I and so unworthy.

I don't need to think this MM. We Catholics are privileged to be able to go to Mass every day on our way to work to receive Him and visit Jesus in the Tabernacle every day on our way home. I live what you are thinking. But you knew that already, didn't you? This is one of the two main reasons I joined the Catholic Church - I can live like the Apostles here - Acts 2.42-47. I'm not a Sunday only Christian.

I think He will be much more interested in that beggar we walked by on the street.

I don't see too many beggars here (there are about half a dozen regulars downtown, but I work in a different part of the city right now). However, I think actually He will be much more interested in how I took care of my family and interacted with everyone who came along my path than my going and searching for a beggar. And better than being kind to a beggar is setting people upon the right way.

As far as you are concerned, I think you are already on the right way. But there should be love in unity between us Christians, and there is not. So that needs to change. And until it does, I'm going to keep on talking about it to anyone who will listen.

326 posted on 12/04/2003 5:55:46 AM PST by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
And better than being kind to a beggar is setting people upon the right way.

I'd probably have to disagree with this one. The rest of your post is very well-said! Moladyetz.

330 posted on 12/04/2003 6:58:21 AM PST by MarMema
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Btw, have you seen the movie this post is about?
331 posted on 12/04/2003 6:58:59 AM PST by MarMema
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