tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post2730965335842728061..comments2023-10-31T00:05:26.622+08:00Comments on Random Thoughts and Musings on the Narrow Road: Do we know what being a Catholic means?WillyJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-84610577278244367342009-11-25T09:14:10.623+08:002009-11-25T09:14:10.623+08:00Oh, I forgot to thank you and aeisiel for your exp...Oh, I forgot to thank you and aeisiel for your explanations. I read them several times (the better to absorb them, thereby coming in handy when the need arises) :-) <br /><br />I think it's important to point out the significance of the Church, the hierarchy, the Magisterium, we the lay faithful, and people composing the Church -- and differentiating them -- when talking to others about what sunnydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866905031172910302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-80458028028492413562009-11-13T15:04:21.849+08:002009-11-13T15:04:21.849+08:00aeisiel,
Wow. The more that I better grasp why th...aeisiel,<br /><br />Wow. The more that I better grasp why the best lessons have been imparted using parables. Your allegory brings much more sense and clarity.<br /><br />Thanks!WillyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-69152525163498195962009-11-13T14:14:01.617+08:002009-11-13T14:14:01.617+08:00Hi Willy and Sunnyday,
Let me take a crack at it…...Hi Willy and Sunnyday,<br /><br />Let me take a crack at it… one apologist best described our journey to God by comparing it to a train, he simply asked where does the train run smoother and more efficient, on or off its track? The answer was obvious. But does the track limit the train’s freedom to move? No, as it makes the train function properly and does what it was intended for.<br /><br />Manaeisielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162839319361870459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-76088457471624242042009-11-12T16:19:08.689+08:002009-11-12T16:19:08.689+08:00Sunnyday,
Let me attempt, and be as brief as poss...Sunnyday,<br /><br />Let me attempt, and be as brief as possible. (aeisiel, help me out here, ok?:-)<br /><br /><i>"...you must accept everything that God has given to His Church..."</i><br /><br /><b>His Church</b> here refers to the body of the faithful, not just the Church hierarchy composed of the clergy. The apostles entrusted the "Sacred deposit" of the faith contained WillyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-76226310505339795162009-11-12T13:21:02.669+08:002009-11-12T13:21:02.669+08:00Ah ok, so we belong to the same Christian family w...Ah ok, so we belong to the same Christian family with her...<br /><br />I see this as an opportune time to ask a question that used to plague me. Still, I'm sometimes at a loss as to how to answer it particularly when discussing with, shall we say, cynical people (believers or not, Catholic or not) who don't seem genuinely interested in the answers.<br /><br />Regarding this: "Being sunnydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866905031172910302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-54977043549936665362009-11-12T10:40:06.037+08:002009-11-12T10:40:06.037+08:00"...you must accept everything that God has g...<i>"...you must accept <b>everything</b> that God has given to His Church..."</i><br /><br />That includes ALL the essential matters of faith and morals, which is what Bishop Tobin is referring to. Sadly, even the essentials are rejected by the erroneous conscience.<br /><br />btw, here is a short but incisive treatise on anti-Catholicism by <a href="http://marcusapollo.wordpress.com/" WillyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-80691488881104797172009-11-12T10:21:27.467+08:002009-11-12T10:21:27.467+08:00Here's a beautiful answer to the question to t...Here's a beautiful answer to the question to today's topic that I picked-up at CA Live:<br /><br /><i>"Being a Catholic, you must have the virtue of faith;<br />to have a virtue of faith, you must accept everything that God has given to His Church; precisely because He is God, who cannot deceive or be deceived.<br /><br />And to reject one of the teachings of His Church is to cease aeisielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162839319361870459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-68613075423742912842009-11-12T07:34:59.521+08:002009-11-12T07:34:59.521+08:00Sunnyday,
Well the US Speaker of the House calls ...Sunnyday,<br /><br />Well the US Speaker of the House calls herself an "ardent, practising Catholic", but aggressively promotes abortion. ugh.<br /><br />Yes, Rina David is a Catholic although obviously, she doesn't understand what that means. Its a pity because she's very intelligent and witty. Well, not as intelligent and witty as the devil I guess.WillyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-10498903725025159992009-11-12T07:20:26.373+08:002009-11-12T07:20:26.373+08:00N,
Fast food!. Cafeteria, carenderia, sari-sari st...N,<br />Fast food!. Cafeteria, carenderia, sari-sari store...they're all the same. Some catholics abuse and misinterpret the primacy of conscience.<br /><br />Tito Joe,<br />Yes the devil works overtime, and can deceive well-meaning people too. Thanks.WillyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887272682669742570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-82923301407395432872009-11-12T07:11:42.989+08:002009-11-12T07:11:42.989+08:00This reminds me of the commenter at Manny Amador&#...This reminds me of the commenter at Manny Amador's FB page who is engaged in the discussion regarding the judging and proclaimed winner of this year's Ateneo Art Awards. He called himself a "very devout Catholic" but one who has a misguided notion that there is such a thing as a "cookie-cutter understanding of the Catholic faith." What are we, then? Robots? And our sunnydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15866905031172910302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-58565597331418207992009-11-12T06:16:16.228+08:002009-11-12T06:16:16.228+08:00You see how the Devil works overtime on deceiving ...You see how the Devil works overtime on deceiving us. Let us work together on strengthening our faith through our family & life ministry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169349145265448167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267153215607598733.post-37062699699499587012009-11-11T16:38:01.256+08:002009-11-11T16:38:01.256+08:00ugh frustrating. Could Rina David read about the w...ugh frustrating. Could Rina David read about the why the Church is against the RH bill first before she antagonizes Her? Since she asks that question in the title of her piece, I assume she is Catholic too. (Is she?) Let's pray that she makes an effort to understand her faith more. <br /><br />One can't be fully Catholic if one only picks out some teachings and disregards the rest. petrufiedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669854080010018951noreply@blogger.com