tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379785.post3645625607997374662..comments2023-08-06T07:40:38.539-04:00Comments on Laura's Place: Create Your Own........ RELIGION???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379785.post-41333594946055620012008-10-14T13:20:00.000-04:002008-10-14T13:20:00.000-04:00Mike - (I got your name messed up in my first draf...Mike - (I got your name messed up in my first draft of this comment) - the priests must do it! or at least do a better job of it, overall, than too many of them have been doing! (My present priest is excellent in this regard; too many are careless and sloppy). This is part of their solemn duty, entrusted to them at their Ordination and repeated and reaffirmed as they are Installed as pastors.<BR/><BR/>Lumen Gentium gives us, the laity, the call and the marching orders - but it is the duty of the ordained priesthood to prepare us for the battle in the world.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596161738655132279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379785.post-31053777232885457162008-10-14T02:15:00.000-04:002008-10-14T02:15:00.000-04:00With all respect to Mike, I disagree with the idea...With all respect to Mike, I disagree with the idea that if we are holy enough then people will be attracted to the truth. I think individual holiness is not the key in the culture wars. Think about how many people "hate" the Pope. <BR/><BR/>I think arguing the facts rationally goes a long way. The culture at large seems to have lost the ability to think critically. Thank goodness, we don't have to be holy to be able to present the truth. Of course, we can't be hypocrites and expect people to listen to us. In that sense, we have to start with ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379785.post-88115286840024912222008-10-14T00:40:00.000-04:002008-10-14T00:40:00.000-04:00Yea - what Mike said....Passion is good!Yea - what Mike said....<BR/><BR/>Passion is good!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12379785.post-6223045705987506832008-10-13T22:22:00.000-04:002008-10-13T22:22:00.000-04:00I share your frustration, Laura.But let me say thi...I share your frustration, Laura.<BR/><BR/>But let me say this: the priests aren't going to do it. There aren't enough of them and they don't have enough credibility. We only get a Padre Pio once in a while. WE have to do it.<BR/><BR/>I didn't learn how on the Internet. I brought my knowledge to the Internet. But I had a lot more personal struggle and purification to go through before I could become humble and prayerful enough even for fruitful online ministry. I think that's the key. A lot of us can gain knowledge of theology and Church history, on or off line; a lot of us can be orthodox despite the mush from the pulpit; but we're only going to move and shake the world if we are holy and attract people by the beauty of holiness. <BR/><BR/>The Pope is there. I'm not there yet. I have all the knowledge, all the orthodoxy, all the "tools." But I'm not holy enough to cause people to admire truth's beauty in spite of themselves. That's what I need to work on. That's what we all need to work on.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>MikeMike Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060404905348849140noreply@blogger.com