[Salvation]

Real Catholics brought me dinner for two weeks after I fell and broke my kneecap two summers ago.

[Mrs. Don-o]

My "real Catholics" were Church of God in Christ! Loved me out of being an agnostic political lesbian!

[aposiopetic]

Cool. Certainly I have learned from time spent in the general vicinity of Catholicism that lack of love for neighbor may well bespeak a lack of love for God. (Note: I learned this not by example but by catechesis; if I learned wrong, someone here will surely correct me.:)

What an act of charity on the part of those Real Catholics in your acquaintance to have cared for you so in your time of need. Thanks for sharing this.

[Dutchgirl]

I was baptized a Catholic, but was confirmed a Methodist. My daughter was baptized a Methodist, but married a Catholic and this past Easter Sunday received four sacraments, first confession, first communion, confirmation and sanctification of her wedding vows.

She was helped in this endeavor by my employer and his wife. Seven years ago when I had to weigh the demands of a children's mission against the demands of raising a son with asthma, my prayer for an understanding employer led me to a Catholic couple. She became my daughter's RCIA sponsor, he allowed me to homeschool two boys and then nurse my mentally ill sister -- and then babysit my grandchild, within the carpenter's shop where I worked. They said simply, "we understand that family is more important than any other job."

Last month, my sister commited suicide. My employers have made sure that I have not gone through this alone.

In the morning, we read the "Upper Room" devotion together. Today's verse was regarding suffering and prayers for persecuted Christians. I could not imagine having gone through these past few weks without the support of my church and of my employers, and without the hope of eternal life in Christ. If Love is stronger than death (the resurrection) then Love is stronger than any denominational boundary as well...