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It seems to me that everyone who calls himself "Catholic" needs to answer one question - "How do you participate in the Church's mission?" If the response is a dazed look, or another question, "What's...
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Hint: The answer: "Attending Mass on Sunday" is NOT the Church's mission. - Deacon Ed Peitler
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The Authenticity of a good Catholic is "subjective",right Father?I will use St Therese our little flowers words of the day"frequently only silence can exspess my prayer".I read that from her site for...
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No Jack, it is objective. Check a person's schedule, ask a few questions - you can tell pretty much immediately how much participation in the Church's mission is going on. - Fr. Bramwell
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Fr. Bramwell, Stunning, stirring, violent call to arms! Do we sleep for the same reasons as the Apostles in the Garden? I think so. To wake up to the grief of this vale of tears is terribly...
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It is convenient to lump us into an either or camp, but the reality is probably that we are neither 24/7 nor solae mass time only. Those who only attend on Sunday are having their fires fade, those who...
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With regard to "attending Mass on Sunday": The Rev. Deacon's comment is certainly correct for any person who views attending Mass as a ceremonial duty. In his Apostolic Exhortation "Sacramentum...
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I used to ask my confirmation class,"What did you do diffrent this week because you are Catholic?" - Wills
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A good way to present one side, but the more one lives as a 24/7 Catholic, the more liturical one becomes. The Eucharist is the "source and summit of Christian life." (CCC) - Matthew P. Schneider, LC
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