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amazingcatholic
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I do actually really like Carmelites. St. Therese is one of my favorite saints.
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EOvsRC1054
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In all honesty, I’ve been considering St. Therese of Lisieux to be my patrol saint. I read her memoir about her life and journey to a convent. Her will power and struggle to enter into the life of the church is something that I can relate to.
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amazingcatholic
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Her memoir was awesome! She has a personality just like mine. Her humility and trust in God is amazing.
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EOvsRC1054
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Her tenacity to go directly to the Pope to ask to be admitted to the convent was really inspiring. It reminded me of the first time I spoke to a priest about entering into the RCIA when I was 16 and he told me that I wasn’t a child and wasn’t an adult and couldnt decide whether to place me in the 8th grade confirmation class or the adult class. The priest then just forgot me altogether.
St. Therese’s account of going to the Mother Superior and then the Pope really gave me inspiration.
St. Therese’s account of going to the Mother Superior and then the Pope really gave me inspiration.
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Hawkmaid7
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I’m so sorry that was your experience; did you ever get followup?
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EOvsRC1054
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Unfortunately no. But, that was primarily my fault. I just felt so disapointed from having spent the entire summer going to Mass and researching Catholicism exhaustively and then not being given alot of consideration. I left the Catholic Church briefly for the Episcopal Church since the Episcopal Church seemed more oriented in helping me grow spiritually.
The Priest who worked at the Catholic Church saw me once after and briefly said hello and called me by a nickname.
I have since returned to the Catholic Church, but at a different location. I emailed the deacon at the new location and I will probably speak with him at some point about getting confirmed next year.
The Priest who worked at the Catholic Church saw me once after and briefly said hello and called me by a nickname.
I have since returned to the Catholic Church, but at a different location. I emailed the deacon at the new location and I will probably speak with him at some point about getting confirmed next year.
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Hawkmaid7
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Oh welcome back!! Good! I wish you luck with that, don’t give up! Be the old widow, knocking at the door all the time XD
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EOvsRC1054
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I certainly will. I have a love for the Church and my soul burns to be a part of it. I hold no hard feelings against the priest I spoke to. I just hope to be confirmed before i’m out of high school!
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Ryt
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I am wondering what is the reason Catholicism teaches celibacy if the Bible teaches in Genesis that it is not good for man to be alone, be fruitful and multiply. G-d himself said man should not be single.
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Hawkmaid7
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Paul addresses this multiple times, but the simple answer is, it’s less distracting. A man cannot serve two masters, and lemme tell you, a wife sure can be a master! That’s why there are different vocations; some men are 100% called to not be alone, they are called to fill the earth, but some men are called to stand as direct witnesses and tools of Christ, leaving behind their family and their homes to serve God completely.
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Herculees
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I like the idea! Please keep us posted and how it goes!
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Herculees
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Many if not all religious orders pray the Liturgy of the Hours together in community!
Is there a particular apostolate/ministry you are interested in? i.e. media ministry
Is there a particular apostolate/ministry you are interested in? i.e. media ministry
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Herculees
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The Roman rite (Western rite) a/k/a Latin rite originally had married priests within it but there was an issue with the wives laying claim to the church and rectory upon the death of the priest. That is what tipped the church to decide on celibacy of priests.
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Hawkmaid7
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So far so good! Sometimes I get strings of the same number over a few days and that’s a crazy feeling, kinda like God wants me to focus on one thing or another, but it’s cool!
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Herculees
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Just to let you know of all the options for priesthood.
You said you’ve most recently been thinking of the religious priesthood.
First; If you were to become a religious priest you would need to think about what type of work you would want to be doing i.e. teaching (Jesuits), working with poor (Franciscans), Media Ministry/social communication (Society of St. Paul). As a religious priest you would move around to various dioceses/states/countries and any money you made would be given to the order and you would receive a stipend.
Second; You have considered the diocesan priesthood. Generally diocesan priests stay within which ever diocese he was ordained a priest. He is assigned by his bishop to a parish and is responsible for those who live within his parish boundaries. You get paid by the diocese you belong to.
Third; You can consider being a diocesan priest and then join a secular institute. This is basically a mixture of the two priesthoods above. As a diocesan priest things would occur as stated above for diocesan priests however you could join a secular institute like the Institute of Jesus Priest which is for diocesan priests who wish to profess vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in accordance with the charism (spirituality) of the Pauline Family (which was founded by James Alberione. A diocesan priest who joins a secular institute still gets paid his regular salary from his diocese but is held accountable to the superior of his secular institute of how he lives his vows.
You said you’ve most recently been thinking of the religious priesthood.
First; If you were to become a religious priest you would need to think about what type of work you would want to be doing i.e. teaching (Jesuits), working with poor (Franciscans), Media Ministry/social communication (Society of St. Paul). As a religious priest you would move around to various dioceses/states/countries and any money you made would be given to the order and you would receive a stipend.
Second; You have considered the diocesan priesthood. Generally diocesan priests stay within which ever diocese he was ordained a priest. He is assigned by his bishop to a parish and is responsible for those who live within his parish boundaries. You get paid by the diocese you belong to.
Third; You can consider being a diocesan priest and then join a secular institute. This is basically a mixture of the two priesthoods above. As a diocesan priest things would occur as stated above for diocesan priests however you could join a secular institute like the Institute of Jesus Priest which is for diocesan priests who wish to profess vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in accordance with the charism (spirituality) of the Pauline Family (which was founded by James Alberione. A diocesan priest who joins a secular institute still gets paid his regular salary from his diocese but is held accountable to the superior of his secular institute of how he lives his vows.
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Purgatorian
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I think you have to think if you will see any true prophet of God who got married in that same bible you quote. Starting from Jeremiah, Isaiah, Elijah, Elisha etc to Jesus Christ Himself.
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Herculees
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I’m NOT the person you asked the question to, but thought I’d share with you that my younger sister went to a Catholic College and she lost her faith during her college years.
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EllieC
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Thank you for sharing.
Do you mind sharing what might have led to that? Did she hold strong morals of who she was as a Catholic prior to that stage? It is saddening to hear that this would happen at a Catholic college. Was it a college with deeply grounded faith? I know that several colleges profess that they are Catholic but do little to extend that into the daily lives of the students. I hate to even entertain the thought, as I don’t simply think that I will choose to push away God’s grace, but that is what a lot of Catholic kids or their parents thought until it happened. Hence your example.
Do you mind sharing what might have led to that? Did she hold strong morals of who she was as a Catholic prior to that stage? It is saddening to hear that this would happen at a Catholic college. Was it a college with deeply grounded faith? I know that several colleges profess that they are Catholic but do little to extend that into the daily lives of the students. I hate to even entertain the thought, as I don’t simply think that I will choose to push away God’s grace, but that is what a lot of Catholic kids or their parents thought until it happened. Hence your example.
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Herculees
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She had/has good morals. She went to Mass weekly, but nothing extra
as a Catholic. She did NOT attend Catholic schools growing up.
She had to take religious classes and took comparative religion classes.
She said that the way the professor taught the class she was convinced
of the foolishness of religion. She not only doesn’t consider herself
Catholic but she doesn’t believe in the existence of God.
as a Catholic. She did NOT attend Catholic schools growing up.
She had to take religious classes and took comparative religion classes.
She said that the way the professor taught the class she was convinced
of the foolishness of religion. She not only doesn’t consider herself
Catholic but she doesn’t believe in the existence of God.
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EllieC
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Oh my. So sorry to hear this. It, exactly, is my fear.
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