Up to 700
And at last—a post I can embrace as if it were my own.
“....lies so many Protestants repeatedly tell one another about the Catholic Church”
“I hope they enjoy themselves”. They do. I have read on this forum that it is “fun” and a “game”.
“...who take refuge in lies”-—and even more, regurgitate them a thousand times over.
“I take THEM seriously...but not the silliness they speak, not any more”.
I know. It has all been a great lesson in the importance of clarity, objectivity, and Christian “witness”.
I am thinking of you this morning, MD. And I was meditating on the the beautiful chapter in Luke and the road to Emmaus. Jesus always sought companions and here He is again, a companion to the disciples on the road. Luke tells us that He was explaining the fulfillment of Scripture to them and that their “hearts were burning in their breast” as He was doing so. In the same way, each time I read the Sacred Scriptures (as lectio divina) my heart, too, is burning in my breast. And like the disciples, I beg Jesus to remain with me, as my own days now are long spent. He did stay with them to the inn-—and it was there that they recognized Him....”in the breaking of the bread.” (the liturgy of the Word, and the liturgy of the Eucharist).
A post here on this thread has commented that we Catholics have “flunked”.
No—I’m still taking the course and my Master and my Teacher is still with me.
May the Good Lord bless us all.
ROE
Did you ever read "Games People Play?" It's gosh, more than 40 years old, but it's still interesting in considering things like the religious wars on FR.