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formerbuddhist
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2012, 09:44:PM »
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Might she be willing to have her house blessed by a priest?  I mentioned the idea to my protestant parents and they seem to be less chilly about it this week than they were a few months ago. 

That's a good question. I talk to her once a week so I will be calling her either tomorrow or Friday and when I do I will ask her.
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Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity brings faith; but subtle and intricate speculations bring conceit; and conceit brings withdrawal from God. -Saint Isaac of Syria, Directions on Spiritual Training


"It is impossible in human terms to exaggerate the importance of being in a church or chapel before the Blessed Sacrament as often and for as long as our duties and state of life allow. I very seldom repeat what I say. Let me repeat this sentence. It is impossible in human language to exaggerate the importance of being in a chapel or church before the Blessed Sacrament as often and for as long as our duties and state of life allow. That sentence is the talisman of the highest sanctity. "Father John Hardon
per_passionem_eius
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« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2012, 09:50:PM »
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Quote from: per_passionem_eius
Might she be willing to have her house blessed by a priest?  I mentioned the idea to my protestant parents and they seem to be less chilly about it this week than they were a few months ago. 

That's a good question. I talk to her once a week so I will be calling her either tomorrow or Friday and when I do I will ask her.

It's hard to convert parents.  It seems out of the natural order of things, but it has to be done.  I try to imagine how hard it would be to have to admit my child had to teach me anything so important.  It's a very delicate operation.
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Be good.
Nicolaus
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« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2012, 10:22:PM »
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Quote from: formerbuddhist
Quote from: per_passionem_eius
Might she be willing to have her house blessed by a priest?  I mentioned the idea to my protestant parents and they seem to be less chilly about it this week than they were a few months ago. 

That's a good question. I talk to her once a week so I will be calling her either tomorrow or Friday and when I do I will ask her.

It's hard to convert parents.  It seems out of the natural order of things, but it has to be done.  I try to imagine how hard it would be to have to admit my child had to teach me anything so important.  It's a very delicate operation.
It's hard indeed. I have been struggling with this since I converted.
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Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

 Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.
St. Francis Assisi

He who does not embrace the teaching of the Church does not have the habit of faith.
St. Thomas Aquinas

Heretics think false things about God and call it their faith.
St. Augustine

But what is also to the point, let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning was preached by the Apostles and preserved by the Fathers. On this the Church was founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is, nor any longer ought to be called, a Christian.
St. Athanasius
Nicolaus
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« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2012, 10:23:PM »
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Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.

A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

 Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.
St. Francis Assisi

He who does not embrace the teaching of the Church does not have the habit of faith.
St. Thomas Aquinas

Heretics think false things about God and call it their faith.
St. Augustine

But what is also to the point, let us note that the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning was preached by the Apostles and preserved by the Fathers. On this the Church was founded; and if anyone departs from this, he neither is, nor any longer ought to be called, a Christian.
St. Athanasius
Jamey77
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« Reply #14 on: June 21, 2012, 10:05:AM »
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formerbuddhist Matthew Arnold has an excellent audiocd downloadable from Catholiclighthousemedia for a couple of bucks on the new age movement and his own experience in being a tarot card reader and being involved with spiritism. He relates the story of one of his friends who after an accident did hypnosis to quell the pain and started by chance to contact spirits and the chaotic side effects from this.

http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/overcoming-the-new-age-movement

I was personally involved in some of this stuff (astral projection, third eye work etc) and the fruits weren't good and some odd things also happened to me. Your description of the mindset behind this is spot on "there is no hell, no judgement but only limitless growth and opportunity and unlimited chances." Meanwhilst Catholicism comes across to these poor souls as rigid, judgemental, stifling.
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formerbuddhist
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« Reply #15 on: June 21, 2012, 08:11:PM »
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Pray

formerbuddhist Matthew Arnold has an excellent audiocd downloadable from Catholiclighthousemedia for a couple of bucks on the new age movement and his own experience in being a tarot card reader and being involved with spiritism. He relates the story of one of his friends who after an accident did hypnosis to quell the pain and started by chance to contact spirits and the chaotic side effects from this.

http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/overcoming-the-new-age-movement

I was personally involved in some of this stuff (astral projection, third eye work etc) and the fruits weren't good and some odd things also happened to me. Your description of the mindset behind this is spot on "there is no hell, no judgement but only limitless growth and opportunity and unlimited chances." Meanwhilst Catholicism comes across to these poor souls as rigid, judgemental, stifling.

Thanks for this. I will check this book out.
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Walk before God in simplicity, and not in subtleties of the mind. Simplicity brings faith; but subtle and intricate speculations bring conceit; and conceit brings withdrawal from God. -Saint Isaac of Syria, Directions on Spiritual Training


"It is impossible in human terms to exaggerate the importance of being in a church or chapel before the Blessed Sacrament as often and for as long as our duties and state of life allow. I very seldom repeat what I say. Let me repeat this sentence. It is impossible in human language to exaggerate the importance of being in a chapel or church before the Blessed Sacrament as often and for as long as our duties and state of life allow. That sentence is the talisman of the highest sanctity. "Father John Hardon
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