I think Mother Theresa embraced this concept.
A very holy lady who will be recognized as a saint one day.
Now I am going to tell you what to do MarkBsnr. Hold on tight to your Catholic Traditions
But, Take a leap of faith and try to exercise building your intimate, moment to moment, in the now relationship with The Lord Jesus Christ.
I am a great believer in and a worshiper of Almighty God, Creator of All, and Saviour of the world. I don't believe in:
MadDawg can give you some help.
He certainly has in the past.
I have seen fruit on FR from you of a high level beatitude, Blessed are the peace makers.
Ah, I must protest somewhat. My fruits are a tad unpalatable to some, and my peacemaking abilities tend to run towards the Samuel Colt arena.
No need to leave the Church to find the Lord.
Very good. I would find it rather difficult to believe that having gone through some trouble to Create it, He would expect us to abandon it.
You do not have to do what I tell you to do however. The choice is yours. :)
You do understand that this simple statement sets you apart from legions of harpies who, rather emphatically, insist on just that. Tremendous sentiment and I pray that others may see your original post and at least consider it.