February 2012
116 posts
A Joyful Noise: @karlitay →
dennisnoodles:
fidjihasfaith:
karlitay said: Fidji you do lifeteen??? :) sister I need to know you more!!
Hi sis! Sorry for the late reply, but yes! I’m a bit involved. I attend Lifeteen Mass sometimes because I serve as Eucharistic minister and I am part of the retreat…
WHAT THE HECK. HOW have I just discovered this now? How cool, the both of you are at one parish! Stockton here I...
Great is Thy Faithfulness: Father's Love Letter →
crystalolaguer:
My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Psalm 139:1).
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. (Psalm 139:2).
I am familiar with all your ways (Psalm 139:3).
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered (Matthew 10:29-31).
For you were made in my image…
Tumblr Catholic friends are the best.
sweetandlovelygirl7:
thatothersmaybelovedmorethani:
I think I have Catholic friends in literally every state. We’ve got
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
DC
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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“Lord, help me to appreciate this person without elevating him (or her) above You...”
– Joshua Harris (I Kissed Dating Goodbye)
“There is no key to happiness.The door is always open.”
– Mother Teresa (via worldasweknowit)
Mad to Love: She's Worthy of Goodness →
corycopeland:
This past week, I received a heartbreaking email from a young lady from Denmark named Rebekah. Within her correspondence, Rebekah mentioned realizing just how many young women had been sexually abused in some way or another. She then proceeded to ask if good guys care if a girl has the sort…
†: Something to ask yourself: →
nonelikejesus:
Before you post that FB status, before you write that post on tumblr, before you tell someone about what so and so did to you, before you tweet about how much you hate when people _____, ask yourself:
What is my motivation for doing this?
Is it for attention, or is it out of frustration? Am I…
1: I think all religions should be abolished.
2: Why?
1: Because religions are bigoted and so many crimes against humanity are done in religion's/God's name.
2: But religions generally preach love. People just pervert the teachings, usually out of ignorance, to fit their personal prejudices.
1: But if they had no religion, there would be nothing to pervert.
2: Well, if they're naturally cruel, I'm sure they could've found another reason. People could just as well persecute others for not believing in evolution.
1: But there is no proof for religion. They're doing evil for some imaginary god they blindly believe in without actually thinking about it.
2: What makes you think that all theists haven't thought about their beliefs?
1: Because they still believe in the absurdity!
2: Can you prove that you are in possession of the absolute truth then? Just because it doesn't make sense to you does not mean it is not true, and just because you cannot fathom the possibility does not mean that it does not exist. This may come as a surprise to you but some people come to the conclusion of the existence of God through rational means. Tell me, have you ever been in love?
1: What does that have to do with it?
2: Do you believe in love?
1: Yes.
2: Do you believe love, in its purest, is inherently good? And that it's not the fault of love per se when people do stupid things in its name?
1: Yes, of course.
2: Love is not tangible, cannot be tested empirically, and yet people do many things for the sake of love - things that are both good and bad. Many kill for love, but many also die for love. Just like religion. And so, if we follow your logic, then because many do evil for love's sake, albeit this is a minority vis-a-vis those who do good for love's sake, then we should believe that love is evil and strive to abolish love.
1: No, that's different...
2: How so?
1: ...
2: Regardless of whether you're an atheist or not, it's naive to deny the fact that religion serves a lot of purposes. There are, of course, the cultural reasons - such as the many scientific and philosophical discoveries attributed to the religious - as well as the social reasons - it forms the foundation of many relationships after all. Furthermore, as an existentialist, you believe that life and its meaning are what we make of it, right? So I don't see why you think you must deny others their choice to subscribe to a religion and their choice to make a deity the center of their lives. Please, enlighten me if you have any better arguments for the abolishing of religion because from the looks of it, your reasons - intolerance, restriction of people's choice, superiority complex with regard to the truth - can be thrown right back at you.
Dei Gratia: Fat Tuesday. →
mystagogy:
lovelyloretta:
I don’t really understand the concept of overindulging in everything you’re not supposed to have during Lent.
As my priest always says, whatever you’re doing for Lent should not be something that you plan on going back to once Easter is here. You should do…
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The Best Pro-Life Argument I've Ever Heard →
becket:
And it’s not even an argument, just a true story. The best kind.
This is just such pure love. Love love LOVE.
John 3:16 Valentine's Day Messages Confiscated by... →
joecatholic:
By Jeff Schapiro , Christian Post Reporter
February 20, 2012|3:11 pm
The American Center for Law and Justice has come to the defense of a Wisconsin mother, Melissa Wolf, whose child was told by his elementary school that he couldn’t distribute Christian-themed messages to his…
“Every affliction accepted for God’s sake is a genuine act of holiness.”
– Saint Mark the Ascetic (via radioteopoli)
“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or...”
– Thomas Merton (via misswallflower)