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Craig from Illinois
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11/01/2010 21:27 |
I imagine that the average Protestant layman misunderstand Catholicism as much as vice versa. I for one have a new found respect and understand for the Catholic faith since being introduced to Andre here at the DAB forums. Without Andre around I would bet that many of our Catholic conversations about their doctrines and traditions would go undefended and misconstrued. Andre, you are a blessing to our community.
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John T
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11/02/2010 08:28 |
I agree, I've learned a lot here.
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Catholica
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11/02/2010 09:16 |
Thanks, Craig, and I too have been blessed by this community. It is my opinion that being in the Bible everyday has that sort of effect on people. It creates a community of charity, and as much as we have lived that out here, such we have given glory to God.
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Craig from Illinois
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11/02/2010 10:35 |
Make a video of yourself saying that and send it in to Brian for the DAB project he is working on. :)
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Estrellita
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11/02/2010 17:59 |
Craig from Illinois: I have a question for you (just out of my curiosity and nothing else), I'm kind of new around here:
How do you find real names? I've noticed that you address your posts to names and not to the nicknames, even to the newcomers. Again, ONLY curious!
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Kelley
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11/02/2010 21:50 |
I have been researching Catholicism as a possible "church home" or "faith home" since I am unchurched. Andre has been a huge source of information and inspiration on this search, and in large part I only undertook it after he made the Catholic faith visible to me on the forums where I knew very little about it (other then the cartoonized version you get in movies.) I love the ancient paths as well as the new ones, the reverence, the depth of imagery, the meditation and devotion. I'm not all the way there on some of the beliefs, but I am not all the way there on the beliefs of any denomination. One thing that has added a surprising gift to my meditation and prayer life is the Rosary. I do not pray it with the "Hail Mary" prayers, I substitute a phrase or verse from the days reading I want to ponder and meditate on, still using the format for the rest of it. The "Mysteries" have been very deep to me. It is something that will go as deep as you want to go. There are huge riches here that as a unchruched protestant I have known nothing about.
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Craig from Illinois
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11/02/2010 22:24 |
Aida, I click on the blue "nickname" at the top of the box on each new post. That opens up a pop-up window with information about the person behind the nickname. HOWEVER, if the person doesn't allow that information to be open to the public then it says "Sorry, you are not authorized to see these details."
Be sure that your pop-up blocker is not turned on. I use Google Chrome as my browser. I have a pop-up blocker active, but I must have allowed the blocker to accept pop-ups on the DAB web site. Let me know if you can or can't do what I described. It's a useful tool to get to know everyone.
After a while you will learn more and more about personalities, beliefs, joys and pain. We learn much about the person behind the nicknames through reading and communicating via the forums. Soon you will be on a first name basis as you continue to join in on the conversations. It's been great to see you active in several areas. I enjoy reading your posts and I hope you are blessed by this community.
Craig
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Craig from Illinois
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11/02/2010 22:38 |
Kelly,
That is very interesting stuff you just posted. I was wondering what you thought of the Anglican Church, specifically the African Anglican Church that Brian talks about and is ordained? I would think that some of the orthodoxy and traditions along with the relevancy in missions would be attractive to you. Any thoughts?
Craig
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Kelley
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11/03/2010 00:17 |
Hi Craig! The way the Anglican church was described to me, it sounds very attractive to me. But I don't know of anything like that here. I have been asking lots of questions of lots of people. I know you are Mennonite like Tom is, and I really relate to Bruxy, but there is nothing like that around here either. Lots of Baptist churches. Lots. Mormon. Seventh Day Adventist. Pentecostal. More Baptists. Lutheran. Methodist. A few more Baptists. (I don't think they get along. :) I really don't know where I belong. Right now I am a Dabber.
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Calico
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11/03/2010 07:30 |
LOL,
I am not a mennonite ;-)
I would also like to add my words of thanks to what JohnT, Craig, and Kelley have said: I've learned much of Catholicism by what Andre has brought to the community here; and in the last year or so I've come to find a wonderful sync with the rich historicity of it's tradition. Thank you, brother. It has also been good to encourage Kelley in these last couple of months as she has pondered and investigated with you the mysteries and meditations of the Church. We come to understand and know one another much better in these ways (though you're like Ted; you've never called me back either :-P).
Aida, it will be good to continue to get to know you and hear more of how you are doing in your journey amidst non-believers. My daughter entered her third year of university in September; earlier this year she found struggles similar as you described ("surrounded by... non-godly people at work, family and culture makes the awful message comes alive. This road feels lonely.") She ended up here too, with DAB in the college forums, and also made inroads into The Navigators campus ministry; finding that the need for community is a paramount part of the ways in which she grows. Keep sharing with us, telling us about you and who you are. Despite what sometimes happens in the Bible Questions and Spiritual Discussion threads, I hope to tell you that we are actually all a pretty nice bunch of people. :-)
Praying with you,
Tom
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