Comments on: Catholics and the Culture of Hate http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/ Catholic Sisters and Nuns in Today's World Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Raven http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/#comment-42746 Raven Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:01:58 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?p=3297#comment-42746 thank you for your kind welcome; I do enjoy your writing and the thoughtful commentary of other devoted women. thank you for your kind welcome; I do enjoy your writing and the thoughtful commentary of other devoted women.

]]> By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/#comment-39802 Sister Julie Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:52:48 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?p=3297#comment-39802 Hi El Mono, I am not a big TV watcher (except of course <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/" rel="nofollow">Chuck</a>, <a href="http://www.nbc.com/30_Rock/" rel="nofollow">30 Rock</a>, <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html" rel="nofollow">Mythbusters</a>, and <a href="http://www.thesimpsons.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">The Simsons</a>) so I've not seen EWTN too many times. I'm sorry to hear that you had that experience. I've also run into plenty of Catholics who are convinced they must not be Catholics because they don't fit someone else's view or expression of Catholicism. Do you have other opportunities to bump into Catholics? Hang out here for a bit and you'll meet all kind of Catholics with a variety of expressions of and experiences of the Catholic faith. Plus there are others like yourself who may be wondering how exactly they might fit in. Hi El Mono, I am not a big TV watcher (except of course Chuck, 30 Rock, Mythbusters, and The Simsons) so I’ve not seen EWTN too many times. I’m sorry to hear that you had that experience. I’ve also run into plenty of Catholics who are convinced they must not be Catholics because they don’t fit someone else’s view or expression of Catholicism. Do you have other opportunities to bump into Catholics? Hang out here for a bit and you’ll meet all kind of Catholics with a variety of expressions of and experiences of the Catholic faith. Plus there are others like yourself who may be wondering how exactly they might fit in.

]]> By: Sister Julie http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/#comment-39801 Sister Julie Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:44:01 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?p=3297#comment-39801 Hi Raven, You are most welcome here. A lot of folks from a variety of consecrated backgrounds visit A Nun's Life. It's tough when others criticize and express nastiness -- and sometimes even more so when they are among your own. Jesus once said "A prophet is not welcome in his own hometown" referring to his experience of coming to his hometown of Nazareth and being thrown out of the synagogue. (<a href="http://usccb.org/nab/bible/luke/luke4.htm" rel="nofollow">Luke 4:24</a>) Provocative words especially in relation to this "culture of hate" which various traditions such as yours and mine experience within our own family so to speak. Hi Raven, You are most welcome here. A lot of folks from a variety of consecrated backgrounds visit A Nun’s Life. It’s tough when others criticize and express nastiness — and sometimes even more so when they are among your own. Jesus once said “A prophet is not welcome in his own hometown” referring to his experience of coming to his hometown of Nazareth and being thrown out of the synagogue. (Luke 4:24) Provocative words especially in relation to this “culture of hate” which various traditions such as yours and mine experience within our own family so to speak.

]]> By: Raven http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/#comment-39749 Raven Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:16:05 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?p=3297#comment-39749 Just found this blog, and I'm interested in other women who are consecrated and committed to lifelong religious service and expression. I'm a Wiccan priestess, and we get anti-religious nastiness from everyone! And for a special treat, we fight with each other. Sigh. I find I have much more in common with people of any mature religious perspective than I do with people who aren't religious at all. I think either you get it, or you don't, and their are people in both those categories who want to get it, or who don't. Hope I'm welcome, and if not, please accept my respectful apologies! Just found this blog, and I’m interested in other women who are consecrated and committed to lifelong religious service and expression. I’m a Wiccan priestess, and we get anti-religious nastiness from everyone! And for a special treat, we fight with each other. Sigh.

I find I have much more in common with people of any mature religious perspective than I do with people who aren’t religious at all. I think either you get it, or you don’t, and their are people in both those categories who want to get it, or who don’t.

Hope I’m welcome, and if not, please accept my respectful apologies!

]]> By: El Mono http://anunslife.org/2009/07/11/catholics-and-the-culture-of-hate/#comment-39683 El Mono Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:02:34 +0000 http://anunslife.org/?p=3297#comment-39683 During high school i did not goto church every week and would take lonnnnnnng stretches of not going to church. I was never not a Catholic though. Since leaving high school and in particular the last 2 or 3 years i have made a particular effort. I started to tune in to EWTN reguarly probable 6 motnhs ago and it seriously convinced me that anyone who does not meet a very specific criteria they are not catholic and should be exommunicated. I think they take this position hoping to scare catholics into going to church more often and having more conservative views. The problem is that i feel plenty of these catholics are belieiving that they are not catholic and deciding that they must be Agnostic/Atheist instead. During high school i did not goto church every week and would take lonnnnnnng stretches of not going to church. I was never not a Catholic though. Since leaving high school and in particular the last 2 or 3 years i have made a particular effort. I started to tune in to EWTN reguarly probable 6 motnhs ago and it seriously convinced me that anyone who does not meet a very specific criteria they are not catholic and should be exommunicated. I think they take this position hoping to scare catholics into going to church more often and having more conservative views. The problem is that i feel plenty of these catholics are belieiving that they are not catholic and deciding that they must be Agnostic/Atheist instead.

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