tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post1631823461348512683..comments2023-07-23T06:52:54.234-07:00Comments on Hafa Adai : To Be Catholic bouldersshoulders aka Vera Naputihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07048306413681463047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-51172860888922983522012-12-26T21:43:50.536-08:002012-12-26T21:43:50.536-08:00Thanks for your comment, Carmen - and what a "...Thanks for your comment, Carmen - and what a "small" world with Bishop Morlino's ties. It's helpful to know others who identify with the complexities of being raised in this religion. And that quote from the 13th century is extreme, but it just about makes the bishops current decision to ban those nuns, come to life. Bouldershouldershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280511973045888346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-3341948210309650412012-12-26T21:35:50.892-08:002012-12-26T21:35:50.892-08:00I agree with you Art - I feel better being a Catho...I agree with you Art - I feel better being a Catholic if I can fully feel the power of my history with this faith. But also it's important to take issue with the things that do not sit well, which for me are its archaic and patriarchal teachings and practices. Still, it's part of me - and perhaps may be part of growing up on Plaza Blvd :) which I am also very proud of! Bouldershouldershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280511973045888346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-22140360976490264312012-12-26T15:38:51.765-08:002012-12-26T15:38:51.765-08:00Oh, Vera. You have no idea how I can relate to thi...Oh, Vera. You have no idea how I can relate to this post. I have run from lukewarm, Sunday Catholic to so over-zealous and (self)righteous that I lost touch with the real world, and back, in the last 17 years of being Catholic. Sometimes, I have wondered if I even belong in this church. I so fully agree with you!. Someone recently sent me a poster by e-mail with a quote from this 13th century saint: "Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion, than that they should, remaining many, desire as it were, to be in collusion with the Church's enemies and in conformity with the open foes of our faith." -St. Peter Canisius. I took quite an offense to that and she was surprised. I asked if she really felt that fewer would be better and she answered yes! Really? Not what my perception of Jesus is from the Gospels. Thanks for letting me vent and share your frustration in that sad situation that your bishop (former bishop of my diocese BTW) has created. Very sad.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214549486896702233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736817384629643783.post-68930658917327672342012-12-26T11:37:15.597-08:002012-12-26T11:37:15.597-08:00Knowledge without faith leaves me feeling incomple...Knowledge without faith leaves me feeling incomplete. A brilliant article, one which I can personally relate with.<br /><br />Art M.(Plaza Blvd). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com