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LegoGE1947
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I have felt drawn to St Jude or St Thomas!
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onjac
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Thanks for bringing her up! I was wondering why her name sounded familiar and not longer after I saw this post, I realized that I had a book on her in the house. I like her a lot. She’s rather relateable (minus me being far from saintly, of course).
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LegoGE1947
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Not really grossed out by Jesus himself, rather by some of the images of him.
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onjac
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The bleeding and the wounds *terrify *me but that’s what makes stigmatics compelling. It makes me wonder if I would be willing to go that far for Jesus who had to endure all that. And if I’m bothered by the visual imagery, I just read about it instead.
Also, I have a bit of a soft spot for Padre Pio b/c he did have a bit of a temper. Next to Padre Pio, I really like Gemma.
I still have to think about Thérèse of Lisieux. I like her but her writing style doesn’t appeal to me but it will probably just take me awhile.
Bl. John Henry Newman is quite a fascinating man.
Also, I have a bit of a soft spot for Padre Pio b/c he did have a bit of a temper. Next to Padre Pio, I really like Gemma.
I still have to think about Thérèse of Lisieux. I like her but her writing style doesn’t appeal to me but it will probably just take me awhile.
Bl. John Henry Newman is quite a fascinating man.
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LegoGE1947
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That’s what terrifies me about stigmatics. I can read about them long as I don’t have to look at pictures of them. As a former Evangelical I had never even heard of most of them and some Protestants as a rule don’t feel as if they should HAVE to suffer since Jesus did the suffering in their place. I was led to believe that if you are suffering there is something wrong with you, that you don’t have enough faith, or you have some unconfessed sin in your life, etc etc. We were taught that “saints” were people like Dwight L Moody, Kenneth Hagin, John Alexander Dowey, Joyce Meyer, Billy Graham, the pastor standing in front of us behind the pulpit, etc. Then I became Catholic about 10 years ago and it was like suddenly my head was where my feet should be and I had to relearn every thing. I am 10 years into Catholicism and I don’t feel as though I have even scratched the surface.
I’d suggest you read the book of Job in your Bible. He suffered greatly, not because of sin, but because God was letting Satan test him.That’s what terrifies me about stigmatics. I can read about them long as I don’t have to look at pictures of them. As a former Evangelical I had never even heard of most of them and some Protestants as a rule don’t feel as if they should HAVE to suffer since Jesus did the suffering in their place. I was led to believe that if you are suffering there is something wrong with you, that you don’t have enough faith, or you have some unconfessed sin in your life, etc etc. We were taught that “saints” were people like Dwight L Moody, Kenneth Hagin, John Alexander Dowey, Joyce Meyer, Billy Graham, the pastor standing in front of us behind the pulpit, etc. Then I became Catholic about 10 years ago and it was like suddenly my head was where my feet should be and I had to relearn every thing. I am 10 years into Catholicism and I don’t feel as though I have even scratched the surface.
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LegoGE1947
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It’s funny, when our former Evangelical pastors did series on Job they kind of rushed through it and just read over lots of passages. (Of course if the Bible study involved John chapter 6 they’d hurry through that too.)I’d suggest you read the book of Job in your Bible. He suffered greatly, not because of sin, but because God was letting Satan test him.
Indeed, indeed.It’s funny, when our former Evangelical pastors did series on Job they kind of rushed through it and just read over lots of passages. (Of course if the Bible study involved John chapter 6 they’d hurry through that too.)
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It’s OK to talk about the saints. They’re part of our Catholic tradition, but please try to stay as close to the OP as possible. Thanks.
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LegoGE1947
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Can I be forgiven too? Can I, Can I, Can I?
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