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The Heart of an Apostle If you want to make converts, begin by converting your own heart
Envoy Magazine ^ | Patrick Madrid

Posted on 06/23/2003 11:59:21 AM PDT by Patrick Madrid

So you think that evangelizing your family and friends, coworkers and neighbors is an impossible dream? Think again. God wants to work through you, regardless of your circumstances — in your office, your home, your social circles, your parish — to search out and rescue those who have drifted or are starting to drift away from the Faith. All He needs to work with is a willing heart. Here are a few lessons from the life of St. Francis de Sales about how God can make you His coworker in the vast drama of salvation.

(Excerpt) Read more at envoymagazine.com ...


TOPICS: Activism; Apologetics; Catholic; Ecumenism; Evangelical Christian; General Discusssion; History; Mainline Protestant; Ministry/Outreach; Prayer; Religion & Culture; Theology
KEYWORDS: apologetics; bible; catholic; catholicism; catholiclist; conversion; evangelism; evangelization; jesus; protestant; protestantism; truth
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To: k omalley; sockmonkey
Yeah, we have the moderates, the conservatives, the neocons, the Trads, the ultra-Trads, the integrists, the SSPXers. And then there are a few EOs and Protestants, including a Protestant minister who wants to be pope. Did I leave anybody out?

Anglican Use Catholic Contingent reporting for duty, sir!

81 posted on 06/23/2003 9:59:33 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: B-Chan
Hi, B-Chan,
Anoher Anglican Use Catholic reporting for duty. Okay, I'm really supposed to be doing final corrections to the Book of Divine Worship which is currently at the typesetters, but I had to take a break.
And for anyone interested in the Anglican Use within the Roman Catholic Church, there will be an Anglican Use Mass at Mother Angelica's Shrine in Hanceville, AL on July 9th at 7:00 AM.
The Book of Divine Worship will soon be published. Reserve you copy now at http://www.atonementonline.com or http://www.bookofdivineworship.com
82 posted on 06/23/2003 10:19:12 PM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: Patrick Madrid
Welcome to FR, Patrick.
Be careful. It's addicting, and you might find yourself ignoring your other duties.
Guess that's a message to myself to get back to work on the corrections for the Book of Divine Worship.
But once again, Welcome to Free Republic. Hope you enjoy it here.
-Sockmonkey
83 posted on 06/23/2003 10:36:55 PM PDT by sockmonkey
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To: Patrick Madrid; All
Ya done good, Patrick! And here's the link to the FR article for those that haven't found it yet.
84 posted on 06/24/2003 6:39:54 AM PDT by al_c
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To: oremus
Done!
85 posted on 06/24/2003 7:24:37 AM PDT by Polycarp (Free Republic: Where Apatheism meets "Conservatism.")
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To: sockmonkey
I am beginning to understand what you mean ;)
86 posted on 06/24/2003 8:35:30 AM PDT by Patrick Madrid
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To: Patrick Madrid
Welcome aboard from the Keeper of the Schismatic Orc Ping List!
87 posted on 06/24/2003 8:48:21 AM PDT by Loyalist (Keeper of the Schismatic Orc Ping List. Freepmail me if you want on or off it.)
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To: Polycarp
Thanks! Safayer is a Japanese convert, btw, and I was the instrument ;). She was Baptized and Confirmed this past Easter Vigil :).
88 posted on 06/24/2003 8:53:48 AM PDT by oremus
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To: oremus
Awesome! Congrats!
89 posted on 06/24/2003 9:51:25 AM PDT by Polycarp (Free Republic: Where Apatheism meets "Conservatism.")
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To: Polycarp; Patrick Madrid; the_doc
Welcome to Free Republic, Patrick! (When you talk to Hope next, please tell her I said "Hi!") --Polycarp (Dr. Brian Kopp)

Welcome to Free Republic, Patrick Madrid. "Polycarp" is, I hope, a friend of mine. (actually, Dr. Kopp has done much more for the Pro-Life Movement than have I ever, especially in terms of nationally-published articles. I am just a run-a-the-mill OP layman. But we both served our time in support of Operation Rescue, a decade or more past)

That said, I have a question to ask you, Mr. Madrid:

I beg forgiveness for my mild curiosity, Mr. Madrid, but I can't help but ask -- aside from "cradle-Catholic" Karl Keating, does the Church of Rome have any intention of fielding a Major Lay Apologist who was NOT trained by the Presbyterian Church?

Because it seems to me as if virtually all of the Major Lay Apologists currently fielded by the Roman Church are, so to speak, "also-ran" Presbyterians. At least, judging by the list above. (who are, of course, EX-PRESBYTERIANS -- to a man).

"Zealotry of the Convert" aside, why is it that the finest Lay Apologists in the Roman Catholic Church today are, almost uniformly, EX-Presbyterians?

Do you have something to teach us?

Or do we have something to teach you?

Best, OP

90 posted on 06/26/2003 1:02:23 AM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (We are Unworthy Servants; We have only done our Duty)
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To: SoothingDave; Polycarp
You trying to get banned? LOL SD

Of course not. On the one hand, whether or not the Point being made is correct -- the "YOPIOS" Cereal Box is actually kinda funny. One Picture being worth a thousand words, and all that.

In the second place, Calvinists do not bitch and whine. We'll leave religious censorship to other so-called "protestants", who are not confident enough in their Faith to withstand a bit of good-natured ribbing.

At least, I do my best to impose this Free-Speech ethic upon my fellow Calvinists on those (increasingly-rare) occasions when I visit FR, like some kind of Calvinist Task-Master.

And for the most part, they agree with me anyway.

91 posted on 06/26/2003 1:09:12 AM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (We are Unworthy Servants; We have only done our Duty)
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To: the_doc
it is my personal belief that Matatics is one of the most powerful Apologetic Debaters alive today.

You asked me once, in private FReepMail, why I thought so highly of Matatics. Given the fact that his web-site kinda sucks these days, I didn't have a very good answer for you at the time. But I just now thought of one.

I like to think, and I personally believe, that James White generally "won" his Debates against Matatics -- at least most of the time. But many Roman Catholic Apologists ("Run and Hide" Karl Keating, most ignominiously) commonly refuse White's invitations -- because, out of 40 Million Baptists in America, James White is quite possibly the most professionally-accomplished, regularly-practiced, Reformed Baptist Lay-Apologist in America (I.E, in the World).

Matatics is actually willing to take his calls, and gives him a run for his money.
That's what I think of Matatics.

92 posted on 06/26/2003 1:37:41 AM PDT by OrthodoxPresbyterian (We are Unworthy Servants; We have only done our Duty)
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To: al_c
I'm on vacation. :-)
93 posted on 07/04/2003 1:54:37 PM PDT by biblewonk (Spose to be a Chrisssssstian)
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