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To: Notwithstanding

Most are. Even the atheists and agnostics often are pining for Catholicism. It speaks to them. It speaks to their spirit and their deep need for God often on very deep levels that escape their logic. This is why they hate it too by the way. Otherwise they would just ignore it and be proud to be whatever they are.


7 posted on 11/28/2011 1:31:12 PM PST by GOP Poet (Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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To: GOP Poet

Amen. Hate results from a person feeling attracted or compelled by a person or group, but also perceiving a betrayal or a frustration due to incompatibility. That perceived betrayal or frustration ends up as hate.


13 posted on 11/28/2011 2:27:11 PM PST by Notwithstanding
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To: GOP Poet; Notwithstanding
the beauty of our God-given faith is that, thanks to God's grace and His care for it, it satisfies us on multiple levels -- intellectual as well as emotional, spiritual as well as physical, in mind, body and spirit.

the Apostolic faith does not scorn the unlearned as do those who say only those who have gnosis are good, neither does it scorn the learned as do those who say that one should only sing and dance.

there is room for and there is a time for singing, dancing, reading,praying in silence, mourning, etc.

and this is perfectly encapsulated in the Divine Liturgy, the mass where we read and ponder on the Word of the Lord, we sing with joy, we pray in silence, we pray as individuals, we pray as a group, we experience, we actually see Our Lord and God in His suffering and His sacrifice and experience with joy His resurrection. We experience this both spiritually and physically, fully mind, body and soul.

28 posted on 11/29/2011 3:48:11 AM PST by Cronos (Nuke Mecca and Medina now..)
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