Posted on 09/30/2013 11:30:08 AM PDT by NYer
How do you read the Bible? Today is the feast day of Saint Jerome, who once quipped, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”
It’s a running joke that if you want to find a Bible verse, you ought to ask a Protestant and not a Catholic. Protestants read the Bible. Catholics not so much.
This raises the question:
I think the answer lies in the fact that we Catholics go to Mass. The Holy Mass has at least two Bible readings every time. If you pray the Breviary or Liturgy of Hours, multiply that several times.
Joe Catholic says to himself, “Why should I study the Bible? I go to Mass. I hear it there. Check and check.”
There is something beautiful in this. For Catholics, Bible reading is liturgical. Hence, Bible reading remains chiefly a community experience.
It’s good to listen to the readings from the Bible at Holy Mass. However, we also need a personal (even private) encounter with God in the pages of Sacred Scripture. All of the saints breathed Sacred Scripture. Scripture served as the grammar for their souls. They couldn’t communicate without it.
Here are some basic spiritual needs that you have every single day of your life:
So when you wake up tomorrow, do the following:
What? You’re too busy. Sorry, you just got served a yellow card:
Doing these three readings will take you only 3-5 minutes. That’s the time of a commercial break. It will change your life for good. I promise. It takes 21 days to make a habit, so give it 21 days and see if you aren’t hooked. Put the Bible on your night stand and read it in the mornings. Start fresh.
“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” – Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church
of course there is...official proclamations are just that....opinions and personal ideas are just that also...the Pope is just a high ranking bishop and he is entitled to whatever thoughts that he has...however, when he speaks ex cathedra, he cannot err....ever
that wasn't even a good attempt to slant reality...but you, and other Protestants just keep believing that you know better that Christ.....see how it works out for you, I, personally, wouldn't take the chance.....just saying
so let's see....you can prove to an unbeliever, that Christ is God....the creator of the universe. you can prove, without any doubt, that Catholicism is not the true, unique religion originated and blessed by that same Jesus Christ....
O.K., your turn
WOW, you can prove that she sinned...extraordinary, ....O.K., go to it
written by.....get ready....Catholics
of course you are still counted, and will be until you return to reality...don't you remember the parable of the lost sheep??? what shepherd does not do everything to seek out the sheep that wandered off, but will return....Christ understands the frailty of human judgement and judges accordingly....welcome back, when He finds you!! and He will!
the Catholic Church has sinners in it?????????who'd have thunk it??
bye-bye....pray for his soul, whoops, I forgot that Protestants don't pray for the repose of the souls who have passed....too bad, so sad.
yeah, right...pathetic interpretation.
I kind of like it....too bad you can't benefit from it...sad
yes, in addition to Christ's promises...
why don't you repost that inane post of naughty Popes to prove your point of how asinine reposts are???? pathetic
Once again I find myself having to backtrack this thread for you and correct what seems to be your very faulty memory. When I asked what seminary you attended that would admit students that were Catholic, Baptist and UU, you replied:
It was a Catholic one. Why wouldnt it admit Christians of any faith that sought admittance?
To which I replied:
Since when are Unitarian Universalists consider "Christians" in Roman Catholicism?
Is it coming back to you now? This happens to be a very logical question as it is unusual for a religious institution to accept students of religions foreign to the one they follow as an institution. That was the case with the college I attended. And, again I didn't question anyone's personal faith. What this feigned outrage only proves to me is that the Christian "charity" bemoaned as lacking in others is nearly always found lacking worse in the ones doing the moaning.
only if they can play basketball or football...
jesus made that choice, not the Catholic Church.
So, I guess you are then retracting your statement to which I gave the above reply? You stated:
every official proclamation from the Vatican, having to do with matters of faith and morals has been true......find one for me that was in error...
Perhaps you should be more careful how you throw out challenges here in the future?
Tyndale agreed with the Roman Catholics on the subject of Henry VIII's divorce but it was the Catholic Church who submitted letters condemning him for his English translation as well as certain doctrines. Tyndale was a Protestant who was aligned with the Reformers - Henry was NOT a Reformationist. In fact, he went after Martin Luther for some of the same reasons as Tyndale. HOWEVER...your statement was that the "Protestants" killed Tyndale. You have been shown references that refute that very thing. You, apparently, have come up with your own views of that history and have not provided objective sources that contradict what has been presented here. Perhaps you need to study the history some more? Here is one source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyndale
It’s complete enough for Almighty God and that’s good enough for me! Christ formed His body and all those who come to Him in faith become its parts. Get used to us, IF you plan on being in heaven for eternity!
I think we've had enough of the shell game being played here. One post you're saying EVERYTHING the Catholic Church proclaims is infallible and the next you backtrack and say it's only the "ex cathedra" formal statements of the Pope, blah, blah, blah. Now you're back to "show me one thing the Catholic church proclaimed that was in error". Like I said, a game, just a game. Pitiful!
So what? Good works mean nothing if they aren't works that come from a heart of belief. There can be really nice people who are on their way to hell because they reject Jesus.
Don't forget, not everyone who says *Lord, Lord* is known by Jesus.
We can't judge their heart and so are in no position to determine their final destiny.
And besides, you do not know how much *Christian charity* a person has or shows in their personal lives.
Just because they say something you may not want to hear, does not mean they are not Christian. After all, Jesus said a lot of things the Pharisees didn't want to hear and they had Him crucified over it. Could HE be accused of not showing *Christian charity*?
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