Posted on 02/09/2005 3:49:28 PM PST by marshmallow
I'm one.
I was born and bred in Jackson, MS. Converted to Catholicism last year, after thinking about it for about five years.
Plus, I've had two people ask me recently, if I could share some literature with them about Catholicism. Both of them are native Mississippians as well.
Btw, mass today at the Cathedral in downtown Jackson was standing room only.
Wonderful.
Some of us (like you) converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, and some of us (like me) converted from Northernism to Southernism. ;-)
This is a wonderful church, BTW, if you're ever in Greenville. Masses are reverent and packed, the homilies are good, the music is traditional, etc.
WONDERFUL.
Standing room only.
WOW.
I think about 100 attended our 7:00AM Mass at St Paul's,
downtown Vicksburg.
If you ever come to Maine, the pope just named a church in Maine a basillica called St Peter and Paul Basillica. It is the only nice thing about Lewiston Maine and a dream to visit.
Hmmm. Looks very much like the article that Time just wrote up and is being disussed here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1339368/posts
But they left out a few things from the Time article: "Instead, the Liuzzos are attending standing-room-only services like St. Mark's teen Mass, complete with a pop-music ensemble that could be mistaken for one of the area's rollicking Christian rock bands. "This I was not prepared for," says Liuzzo, who flashes a smile at a recent service as an altar girl marches a crucifix past 1,000 parishioners."
Teen "Masses", "Christian" rock, altar girls, etc. Catholic revivalism, anyone?
Catholic Ping - Come home for Easter and experience Gods merciful love. Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list
Number of Catholics Rises by 15 Million (Diocesan Priests Increase; Religious Decrease)
Spanish Catholicism still very robust (3 shrines and The Sagrada Familia)
Catholics outsource praying to India
Catholic Priests in India 'Outsourced' to Meet Clergy Shortage in West
Christian Coalition head (in Ala.) becomes Catholic
Church growth continues for Catholic and Pentecostals; six mainline denominations decline
Young people turn against their parents' 'church lite'
Pope calls US Church to repentance and renewal
A father for the 11th time - Widower becomes Catholic priest
Number of Adults Who Don't Attend Church Service Doubles
Huge Christian growth shocks China's leaders
Church Attendance Increased : Protestants have now clearly overtaken Catholics in church attendance
Catholics Trail Protestants in Church Attendance [Gallup]
Maybe this could now add some stability with the high divorce rates in the bible belt.
Awesome to hear we are plentiful in the South! but you know I heard of the news yesterday that the NYC Dioceseis shtting down sweveral school thereby displacing 3000 Catholic school students. This saddens me and I hope in never happens to our school.
The real problem is that these kids will fall between the cracks in the NY Public system.
There was a report by one of the NY papers about how terrible the kids are doing with some schools having 48% droputs. They are complaining now about class size but wait until they get the kids from the Catholic System
1) Offer it regularly, at specified times, more than once or twice a week. Post said times in Parish bulletin.
2) Some of these times should be open ended.
3) Preach on the meaning and necessity of the Sacrament.
The lines will form.
Confession is every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 PM before Mass and Sundays 9:30 to 10:30 AM before Mass. Also a telephone call can be made and you can go.
It is in the bulletin but less than 25% of all Catholics read their bulletins.
As of last night, the priest got quite excited in talking about going to confession. Hopefully it will get better.
Ping!
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