Posted on 10/20/2015 12:34:51 AM PDT by OrthodoxIndianCatholic
Introduction :
It is my objective and endeavour to bring Ex-Catholics back to the Catholic Church in 2015 as well as in 2016. I intend to achieve this through "Catholic Classics".
What I mean is this -- I want Catholics who have left the Catholic Church to read awesome and amazing "Catholic Books" posted on my Catholic Blog.
Many Catholics in India specially in "Metro Cities" have left the Catholic Church and have joined "Non - Denominational Churches".
Most of them are unaware of "Catholic Classics" which encompass and explain the beautiful Catholic Faith.
In Cities like Mumbai in Maharashtra, Panjim and Margao in Goa, Bangalore in Karnataka, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu Catholics have left the Church for a variety of reasons; mostly for monetary reasons but some have also left because of animosity with Priests, or Nuns, or Bishops.
Let me tell you my personal story with regard to "Catholic Classics" and how they changed my life forever.
In Mid- 2012, 3 years back, I was quite angry with Catholic Priests because of negative experiences I had with them while growing up in Mumbai.
In the latter half of 2012, while surfing the "Net" for Catholic Websites I came across a beautiful, outstanding, and extra-ordinary Catholic Website called "E-Catholic 2000"-- "Catholics for the Third Millenium".
Once, I entered this amazing website I happened to stumble across four Catholic Classics--
1) Calvary and the Mass.
2) True Devotion to Mary.
3) Secret of the Rosary.
4) Secret of Mary.
After reading these 4 Catholic Classics over a number of months - I lost all animosity I may have had against Catholic Priests in Mumbai or anywhere else.
I promise you that when you read these 4 books, you will be changed forever and will fall in love with the Catholic - Christian Faith instantly as I did.
These are 4 Books, that positively changes lives and souls.
Read them and you will never be sorry that you visited my "Catholic Blog" accidentally or purposely.
These "Catholic Classics" proudly promote Jesus Christ as the "Centre of our Faith".
The Catholic Church is more than 2000 years old. Let us never forget that.
These Catholic Classics present to us the vibrant Catholic Faith as it has been through the centuries.
Conclusion :
No one will ever regret reading "Catholic Books" @ my blog. These Catholic Books help to build one up in the faith and help to strengthen one about the truths of the Catholic Faith.
I strongly recommend 4 Catholic Classics to Catholics who have left the Church and who might visit my Catholic Blog in the future.
1) Calvary and the Mass
http://www.ecatholic2000.com/calvary/mass.shtml
2) True Devotion to Mary
http://www.ecatholic2000.com/montfort/true/devotion.shtml
3) Secret of the Rosary
http://www.ecatholic2000.com/montfort/rosary/rosary.shtml
4) Secret of Mary
http://www.ecatholic2000.com/montfort/secret/secret.shtml
Happy and Holy Reading.
It is painfully clear that you have never attended a Catholic Mass.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
This part of the Mass will offer Scripture readings from the following areas:
First Reading A scripture reading from the Old Testament
Responsorial Psalm A Psalm selected from the Book of Psalms. The congregation interacts by offering a response (usually sung).
Second Reading A scripture reading from the New Testament
Gospel Acclamation The people praise Christ's presence in the sacred Word of God.
Gospel Reading Taken from one of the four Gospels of either Mathew, Mark, Luke or John.
you have never attended a Catholic Mass
>>I have heard Catholic services on the radio. I heard readings from the gospels, but no readings, no sermons, from the epistles - the epistles, where it is always Christ, and NEVER Mary, that is mentioned.
Just relating my experience, though only radio, of Catholic services.
Please don't insult my intelligence. I don't insult yours. It means exactly what it said.
I am on this side of the dirt and right now I am administering a midterm to my adult students.
I assure you, an epistle or Acts is read at every Mass. The readings for the daily Masses this week include readings from Romans. I am looking forward to Saturday’s Mass, when the first reading will be Romans 8:1-11.
Here is a link to the bible readings calendar if you want to check it out yourself.
http://usccb.org/bible/readings/102415.cfm
Peace,
Rich
Are they just read and that’s it....any exegesis on the text?
“I can’t offer up what doesn’t belong to me.”
Yes, you can. Even if you have no ownership over something you can still have use of it. Thus, you can offer up something that may not belong to you. All things belong to God, but the Jews were still able to offer up sacrifices.
“I read them all and I read them at my first posting.”
I don’t believe you. Here’s why: 1) when I asked the question the first time in post 76 you avoided it completely, 2) you apparently have no understanding of the books.
“I find Catholic literature interested because there is so much wrong with it.”
And there we see that lack of understanding of the books.
“You know, “Give a Catholic enough rope and...””
And they’ll tie up an anti-Catholic attack in knots. Yeah, done.
Elsie, there’s one good thing about you. You always prove my point.
Are they just read and that’s it....any exegesis on the text?
We have been fortunate over the years to have had priests who give very good sermons that help us better understand the Bible message. One sermon that I particularly remember was on Mark 11:1-12, where Jesus healed a paralytic who was lowered through the roof by four men. The priest gave us a multiple choice question. He asked us who was most on the mind of Jesus during that event. Was it:
The paralytic?
The four men who believed that Jesus could heal him?
The crowd of believers?
The scribes who thought Jesus was blaspheming?
His answer was none of the above. It was the Father. The Father was always foremost in the mind of Jesus. And as I have read Scripture since then, I have realize how true that is. With Jesus, it is always about the Father.
That's an interesting question.
He knew Luke who wrote about the birth of Christ.
He also knew James who was one of her sons.
He also noted Jesus was born of a woman in Galatians but did not mention Mary's name.
I'd say there's a 99.999999999999% chance he knew of Mary.
I don’t care to debate you.
A simple declaration to mercifully end the threat, right?
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