[Mrs. Don-o]

I was thinking of sending this as a Private Message to a few individual FReepacatholics, but instead I'm posting this to everybody on this thread, on my husband don-o's advice. He points out that if I get it out there in public, people will kindly remind me of my present intention, and help me stick to it.

And my present intention is this: I don't want to get into any more such arguments. My own behavior has not been free of unnecessary offensiveness, and I apologize to piusv and others who may have borne the brunt of my sarcasm.

Examining my conscience, I see that I have been unduly swayed by strong emotion, and I am in the process of untangling that emotion to see where it comes from and where it's going. (I have always told me RCIA n00bies that emotion is not always to be obeyed - nor always to be suppressed or rejected - but is always to be examined.) -- so please pray for me.

I want to thank those who have tried to keep the thread on the level of charitable living-and-learning, and I have learned (some)!!

So, Tiny-Timmishly, "God bless us every one." Think of what St. Louis Marie de Montfort said, and what it implies about holy humility and silence. (Tagline) Thanks again.

[piusv]

Mrs Don-o, let’s pray for each other, k?

I find you to be one of the most sincere posters here despite our differences. All of us who consider ourselves Catholic are going through a rough time. We are trying to make sense of what is going on in the Church.

May God bless all of us here.

[wagglebee]

Great post.

I might also say that if my comments on this thread offended anyone, I sincerely apologize, this was never my intent.

This is certainly a matter that we all hold dear. I know that many of us are, at the very least, concerned with things that have taken place in the Church during the past half century. And, even though we disagree on the specifics, I know that we all desire to preserve the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

[trisham]

Bless you, Mrs. D.

[BlatherNaut]

so please pray for me

Will do.

Personally, I find your input to these "robust" exchanges quite informative. :)

[Rashputin]

The occasional "fox paw" among friends is no big deal worth beating yourself over.

The other side of the same coin is not letting legitimate concerns about how your present the Faith lead to excessive worry or some sort of guilt trip. That's just running into the ditch on the opposite side of the road.

All you can do is all you can do. As long as you do all you can do you're making progress.

Then again, hey, what do I know?

Regards, God Bless, and I pray for all the folks on FR who I know are Catholic every day. I even manage to pray for those who I know aren't Catholic fairly regularly.

[FourtySeven]

I have always told me RCIA n00bies that emotion is not always to be obeyed - nor always to be suppressed or rejected - but is always to be examined.

True words. We can't let our emotions dictate how we think and behave. We also can't think of ourselves as Vulcans or robots, without emotion. We have to take that delicate walk where we don't ignore our emotions but we out them in proper perspective.