Are posts such as this what we Catholics have been reduced to discussing? Is all controversy banned, even if it is well-reasoned and scholarly and fair-minded?
What is not wanted are the flame wars - personal insults, denigration and demeaning of others and their faith traditions, name calling, and the like - which is what most of your "discussion" threads lately have degenerated into. If that is, to you, a "reduction" then you need to find another place to "vent".
I have given warnings publicly; I have given warnings privately. The Trad v. N.O. war will not be won or lost at Free Republic. At least not the way most of you have been fighting it. If you can remain civil and courteous with each other I don't care what topics you discuss. So far, however, I've seen no evidence that many of you are capable of that.
No more warnings. If you insist of having it your way, you can have it elsewhere.
This is just a nice story about an old man saying a decade of the rosary with his 96-year old mother, from a rather liberal newspaper.
I thought it was informative; I had no knowledge of the string rosaries used by the military.
The problem with FR is the problem with life: we just all need to lighten up and appreciate the very good things we have in common.
What is wrong with praying????
This is what things come to if one is a true follower of Christ.
Keep up the good work keeping up the Faith, and may Our Lord and Our Lady see you all the way through to final perseverence.
Shame on everyone else.