Advice needed and prayers welcomed

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You know Crusader…

Your judgement of people that don’t think the same way as you do may be a problem in making friends. I am not saying that everyone has to agree, but your last few posts sound a bit intolerant of other Catholics. As others have said elsewhere, there is no such thing as Traditional Catholic. If we are Catholic, we are Catholic.
 
I know that we worship the same Lord and Master.

I don’t judge those who go to the Novus Ordo Mass as heretics but I have been treated badly before by them.

So I am very cautious around them and less open towards them
 
I don’t have an issue with your preference for the Latin Mass but you should find an approved EF community rather than SSPX.
 
Now I understand why he distanced himself.
Generalizations are bad.

If you love the TLM, distance should not be an issue. The Diocesan parish would likely stir up someone to give you a ride. Perhaps your local parish might be an instrument of growth.
 
What are you talking about?

First Me and Him thought very simliar about the modernist rebellion in the Church and felt isolated as Traditional Catholics in society.

We both go to university and would complain about the pro homosexual and anti Catholic ideas taught by professors.

Then we would discuss about our personal lives and favorite things about the Faith and anything else that came to our mind.
 
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Search your memories…perhaps there is something that was said that you believed was innocent enough, but offended your friend.
Ultimately, you either have to apologize and ask what’s up, or let him go.
It’s hard, but reconciliation is not always easy.
Good luck!
 
Online friends often aren’t who they say they are. I can understand being sad, but this is probably for the best.
 
Allegra

What do you mean online friends aren’t who they say are?

Are you talking about in an emotional or physical sense?
 
It can be very sad to lose a friend and especially when you are not certain why the friendship ended. This can happen to anyone (Including myself) and it is probably more about him than you. I’m curious about the comment that he was “tired of talking”. It is a vague comment but examine your conversations with him to see if perhaps you talked more than listened. Often we our preoccupied with our own needs and like to use friends as sounding boards which is fine but we must always reach out and ask others about their lives and be ready to listen. It may be that you were a great listener but I’m just throwing that into the mix.

Don’t try to regain his friendship because that would come off as being too needy which turns people off. Go gracefully and I promise you that in six months you will feel much better about this loss. Some people are just supposed to be in our lives for a season and then move on. God may be giving you this time to rely on Him and also room in your life for better friends. Get involved in volunteer organizations, church groups such as men’s bible study, prolife organizations,etc. You always feel great when you are helping others. Good for the soul :)!

Don’t worry, this will all work out for the best.
 
I mean, people in online friendships often create different personae either purposefully or subconsciously, than who they really are in real life.
 
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