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Hi,
My name is James, let me tell you all a bit about myself. I am 23 and a cook. I plan on becoming a teacher. I have a BA in Animation, i plan on getting married soon.
I was raised Baptist all my life. I have had many, many, Misconceptions of Catholicism and thanks to my Love, she has helped me move past my own understandings and helped me find the Courage to Seek out God and follow him were he is, and that has lead me to be joining the Church at Easter.
I have something I want to talk about. It is something that might offend and might cause some to have their feathers ruffled, but I see a grave problem.
The problem is Apathy of our Church, Protestant and Catholic alike. I remember going into my Church and seeing People so Bored and lifeless. Communion taken Half heartedly and no one really loving any one, they all just sat in their chairs with the pompous look of “Holier then thou”. I felt Disgusted and my heart hurt. Now i see a grown trend in the Protestant Church of People pooping up with all new ways to look at and read the bible. With new Philosophies and interpretations and it is rampant. Not just like with Calvin or Luther, but Holy crud rampant. Watching the TV Channel TBN, I feel sick to my Stomach at what is shown on that channel.
Then I started to Go to Mass. I go to a little church out in Rosamond CA, called St. Mary’s, I love my priest there. He is an Elderly man who reminds me of a Grandpa and i just want to sit at his feet and Soak up as much information as i can. From all that i know and all that i believe he deemed it no Necessary for me to go through RCIA because “You already know what they would teach and you know more of what the bible says and it is stories then any typical Catholic.” Here is why he said that. As a protestant we have to read the bible. WE have no authority on earth, all we have is Sola Scriptura, and know i know that is wrong, but it is all we have as protestants. So we have to read and study to make sure that what the pastor is saying is right, plus i was a Bible Teacher for about 1 1/2 years and i had to study and pray and hope to God that what i was saying was what he wanted. Any way off the rabbit trail and back to the topic. When i go to my Church all i see are Extremely Old people, Children and parents, no young people. i think me and my love are the youngest youngest none married people who aren’t children or Teens and there are that mean teens. When i go to my Protestant church i see So many teens and young adults my eyes Ble.ed.
I truly believe in the church and the Eucharist and everything the Catechism says, but i am seeing a trend in the church, Because i don’t just go to St. Mary’s, there are about 5 parish buildings where i live, and if you cant make it to one of the services at your parish you have about 4 other ones you can try to make it to, and every single one is the same way.
The title of this post is a Call to War. the reason for this is because we are at war. Satan is attacking the church and leading people away from it in the thousands and no one is stopping it. why is this happening? why is no one standing up to stop it? the Pope wants to bring all Christian churches back together again, and i do not see many people trying to help him.
What is wrong with us? Catholics, seem to be just content being told what to do, and never as St. Paul says, “Test Everything” and gain a deeper knowledge of the bible and Christ and they seem to be ok with Going to Mass once a week or once a month or God forbid the Once a year Catholics, and then going out into the week and denying Jesus with their Life style.
Protestants seem to be just OK with Interrupting the bible and leaning on their own understandings and following blindly the next fad of the “Church”. They also seem to be just OK with Going to church once a week and then going out and denying Christ with their lives.
What is wrong with us? Why do most of us just seem OK with Getting by? i go to my Protestant church and i see people that i know have business calling themselves Christians by the way they act out side of Church, they put on a farce in that "Holy Building’ and act Good for one hour and it is Disgusting and the same goes on in the Catholic church. I have found only a very small percentage of people that i know who are catholic that know what they believe and believe what they know to the point of Dying for it. I see priests who speak out and step up and make known the truth of God and then the people in the parish complain and he quietly shoved off to a new parish with a slap on the wrist and then is told to quite down, don’t rock the boat. Did you all know that in the Fresno Diocesses there is only one new priest coming up and he does not become ordained until 2010.
Other Countries are sending us priests. America is now a missionary nation. What is wrong with us? Were are all knights willing to Die fro Christ? were are all the Robin hoods willing to fight against the Tyranny of Apathy? Were are all the Black knights willing to stand against the Darkness? Were have all the Good men gone? Because all it takes for evil to prevail is for Good men to stand by and do nothing… Evil is winning, What are we gonna do about?
My name is James, let me tell you all a bit about myself. I am 23 and a cook. I plan on becoming a teacher. I have a BA in Animation, i plan on getting married soon.
I was raised Baptist all my life. I have had many, many, Misconceptions of Catholicism and thanks to my Love, she has helped me move past my own understandings and helped me find the Courage to Seek out God and follow him were he is, and that has lead me to be joining the Church at Easter.
I have something I want to talk about. It is something that might offend and might cause some to have their feathers ruffled, but I see a grave problem.
The problem is Apathy of our Church, Protestant and Catholic alike. I remember going into my Church and seeing People so Bored and lifeless. Communion taken Half heartedly and no one really loving any one, they all just sat in their chairs with the pompous look of “Holier then thou”. I felt Disgusted and my heart hurt. Now i see a grown trend in the Protestant Church of People pooping up with all new ways to look at and read the bible. With new Philosophies and interpretations and it is rampant. Not just like with Calvin or Luther, but Holy crud rampant. Watching the TV Channel TBN, I feel sick to my Stomach at what is shown on that channel.
Then I started to Go to Mass. I go to a little church out in Rosamond CA, called St. Mary’s, I love my priest there. He is an Elderly man who reminds me of a Grandpa and i just want to sit at his feet and Soak up as much information as i can. From all that i know and all that i believe he deemed it no Necessary for me to go through RCIA because “You already know what they would teach and you know more of what the bible says and it is stories then any typical Catholic.” Here is why he said that. As a protestant we have to read the bible. WE have no authority on earth, all we have is Sola Scriptura, and know i know that is wrong, but it is all we have as protestants. So we have to read and study to make sure that what the pastor is saying is right, plus i was a Bible Teacher for about 1 1/2 years and i had to study and pray and hope to God that what i was saying was what he wanted. Any way off the rabbit trail and back to the topic. When i go to my Church all i see are Extremely Old people, Children and parents, no young people. i think me and my love are the youngest youngest none married people who aren’t children or Teens and there are that mean teens. When i go to my Protestant church i see So many teens and young adults my eyes Ble.ed.
I truly believe in the church and the Eucharist and everything the Catechism says, but i am seeing a trend in the church, Because i don’t just go to St. Mary’s, there are about 5 parish buildings where i live, and if you cant make it to one of the services at your parish you have about 4 other ones you can try to make it to, and every single one is the same way.
The title of this post is a Call to War. the reason for this is because we are at war. Satan is attacking the church and leading people away from it in the thousands and no one is stopping it. why is this happening? why is no one standing up to stop it? the Pope wants to bring all Christian churches back together again, and i do not see many people trying to help him.
What is wrong with us? Catholics, seem to be just content being told what to do, and never as St. Paul says, “Test Everything” and gain a deeper knowledge of the bible and Christ and they seem to be ok with Going to Mass once a week or once a month or God forbid the Once a year Catholics, and then going out into the week and denying Jesus with their Life style.
Protestants seem to be just OK with Interrupting the bible and leaning on their own understandings and following blindly the next fad of the “Church”. They also seem to be just OK with Going to church once a week and then going out and denying Christ with their lives.
What is wrong with us? Why do most of us just seem OK with Getting by? i go to my Protestant church and i see people that i know have business calling themselves Christians by the way they act out side of Church, they put on a farce in that "Holy Building’ and act Good for one hour and it is Disgusting and the same goes on in the Catholic church. I have found only a very small percentage of people that i know who are catholic that know what they believe and believe what they know to the point of Dying for it. I see priests who speak out and step up and make known the truth of God and then the people in the parish complain and he quietly shoved off to a new parish with a slap on the wrist and then is told to quite down, don’t rock the boat. Did you all know that in the Fresno Diocesses there is only one new priest coming up and he does not become ordained until 2010.
Other Countries are sending us priests. America is now a missionary nation. What is wrong with us? Were are all knights willing to Die fro Christ? were are all the Robin hoods willing to fight against the Tyranny of Apathy? Were are all the Black knights willing to stand against the Darkness? Were have all the Good men gone? Because all it takes for evil to prevail is for Good men to stand by and do nothing… Evil is winning, What are we gonna do about?