tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post7266280997637578674..comments2024-03-21T05:29:14.303-04:00Comments on Onward and Upward--Ever Forward: Mourning, Rituals & Other Things I Don't UnderstandJudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-7454521170922519652016-04-01T07:46:52.837-04:002016-04-01T07:46:52.837-04:00LOL all your observations about the BIG DEAL ritu...LOL all your observations about the BIG DEAL rituals. Like God is dense or something LOL! I wasn't born a Catholic, and I like AW's description of her spirituality - catholic with a small 'c'. <br /> <br />Won't it be interesting to pass and finally be in the BIG picture we can only -maybe- glimpse now and again from this side?GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-57228563916458781352016-04-01T00:24:55.786-04:002016-04-01T00:24:55.786-04:00I was raised Catholic. Twelve years of Catholic s...I was raised Catholic. Twelve years of Catholic school. Played the organ at my church. Got married (the first time!) in the church. Now I am not a member of an organized church ... I think I'm a catholic with a small "c" ... <br /><br />cath·o·lic (kăth′ə-lĭk, kăth′lĭk)<br />adj.<br />1. Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive: "The 100-odd pages of formulas and constants are surely the most catholic to be found" (Scientific American).<br />2. Including or concerning all humankind; universal: "what was of catholic rather than national interest" (J.A. Froude).The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-49109770807540452872016-03-31T21:38:18.204-04:002016-03-31T21:38:18.204-04:00I think God gave us Free Will to be seekers and qu...I think God gave us Free Will to be seekers and questioners. LOL<br />I don't just go blindly. Although I was raised in a Christian home, I still had to question, read, and seek the answers that I could find in the Bible and THEN, baby-step my way to a much deeper spiritual footing. It took me a very long time to really practice forgiveness. Yes, I could forgive, but not forget. When I finally "got it" so to speak, I found that I did forget. None of those thoughts of past perceived abuses toward me even come to my mind anymore. What a wonderful relief. Now I am working on giving ALL control and worry to God. Slowly getting there and that too--it is just a wonderful relief of all that weight being gone from my mind.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-35024464343601746472016-03-31T21:30:57.625-04:002016-03-31T21:30:57.625-04:00I have wanted to learn, since my girls decided to ...I have wanted to learn, since my girls decided to convert to Catholicism. The Catholic Church was the first Church. The rituals and traditions are quite beautiful, to my way of thinking. A few times in my life, when faced with desperation, I have prayed the 9 day novena to St. Jude--the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes. Each time my novena was answered, quite remarkable to me. I also cross myself after I take Communion in my own church. Nowadays, most Churches don't use an altar rail or don't kneel at that rail for Communion. To me, Communion is a very spiritual, emotional thing for me. I take my grape juice and bread down to the end of the altar, kneel and then cross myself before I get up. I doubt anyone cane see me, but it is part of my ritual, of course, nowadays, (at least my) Methodist Church would not throw me out for making the sign of the Cross. We worship the same, One God, His Risen Son and the Holy Spirit. What difference if we use different symbols that are important to us to give us that connection?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-80345868307904757262016-03-31T19:01:50.483-04:002016-03-31T19:01:50.483-04:00Judy I am a person from a Protestant background th...Judy I am a person from a Protestant background that attended catholic classes later in life to learn about that faith. Basically their liturgy and practices ( the very simple basic ones ) go back to the early church. If you google and research early liturgies and such you will understand a bit more. The Didache is the earliest / things grew over time from there. God is Spirit and desires us to worship in spirit and and truth, according to the Master. But there are many ways to do that : ) I think that God must love seekers and questioners though, don't you? <br />Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-34549242760438835632016-03-31T17:30:57.859-04:002016-03-31T17:30:57.859-04:00I'll be quite honest, Judy, not only do I not ...I'll be quite honest, Judy, not only do I not know much about catholic or have heard Mother Angelica. This is an interesting nonetheless. You're so intelligent! :)<br />xoxoSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865722713732049339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-47612307249398939542016-03-31T14:17:51.267-04:002016-03-31T14:17:51.267-04:00I took a Comparative Religion class at a Catholic ...I took a Comparative Religion class at a Catholic college in the '70s and they didn't teach a 'scary Islamic' version. LOL I would take a class like that again. It was really one of the most interesting classes I've ever taken and wonder if it still would be now that I've lived a little.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-63156326807141576892016-03-31T10:25:40.092-04:002016-03-31T10:25:40.092-04:00I get what you're saying Debbie. To me "...I get what you're saying Debbie. To me "organized religion" means a certain denomination, like Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran--with all their traditions and rituals. I can be out in a forest, walking on a trail, or sitting up against a tree and be much closer to God than inside a Church, with all the distractions. Each one of us have our own beliefs and that is the way it ought to be. I read your blog whenever you post because I so enjoy the content and that is most likely, because your soul is good!! Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-31370927933368781692016-03-31T10:18:30.000-04:002016-03-31T10:18:30.000-04:00I DID take a Comparative Religions class in colleg...I DID take a Comparative Religions class in college in 1972. That's where I read the Quaran and got scared about Islamic teachings. I told other people what I had learned, but of course back then, nobody in my group had ever seen or heard about Muslims, so we were unaffected. I guess I have always been interested in the different traditions and rituals of different religions/denominations.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-45664250735761160352016-03-31T09:59:41.390-04:002016-03-31T09:59:41.390-04:00Mother Angelica's TV show might have been infl...Mother Angelica's TV show might have been influential with Catholics but it's kind of hard for me to believe that she was the MOST influential woman in the Catholic Church because few people outside of the church even knew/know about her unlike Mother Theresa, for example, where m/billions of people knew of her work, benefited from it and wanted to emulate her good works. I've never watched Mather Angelica but back in the day I watched Fifteen With Father. Did you ever see that program?<br /><br />It's been decades since I knew all the rituals of the Catholics---my dad's whole family were good Catholic Italians. But as I remember they are NOT repeating prayers as it does sound like they are doing the same one over and over around the rosary. They will tell you they are saying a progression of prayers as they work their way around the rosary. Each break in the beads representing something different that they think about and offer the prayer to in Holy Meditation. Three Hail Mary's represent faith, hope and charity for example. <br /><br />I'll bet you'd enjoy a comparative religion class at a local college. You should look into OLLIE and see if you can find one.<br /><br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267296850244884919.post-23077743179870439512016-03-31T08:40:50.627-04:002016-03-31T08:40:50.627-04:00i must be honest and say that i only read part of ...i must be honest and say that i only read part of this entry. the part i read was interesting as this is something i know nothing about. i do not believe in organized religion...i believe in something, i know my soul is good....but all of this, not for me! sorry, i just need to be honest. <br /><br />i did not want to visit and not leave a comment, you left such a kind comment for me!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.com