Is anyone here a positive Catholic?

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I suggest you visit the prayer forum … the prayer forum is where everyone can make a difference in the life of others … it is where we as Catholics can show our true love of neighbor by praying for others.
 
There’s benefit to be had, you just have to look for it sometimes. 😁
 
I think it’s nice to post a prayer because it helps to give the people asking for prayers hope … the one thing I wish I would do more of is first say something specific to the person asking for prayer … and then post my prayer … I don’t do that often … it takes time … and it takes me hours each day that I pray to say the prayers … so I don’t take the time to also write something personal … which always bothers me … I should take the time to do it.
 
Yeah, I have gone through periods of trying to post on all of the prayer threads that weren’t getting attention and it did take a large amount of time doing the posts. The prayer part was relatively easy. The posting part got a bit burdensome. Maybe for Lent I should try harder to post in response to the prayers as I was planning to give up the rest of the forum for Lent.
 
Katherine. Really. Don’t worry about it. You do so much praying for others. You don’t need to add anything personal.
 
I have thought the same thing. Trying to find ways of getting around the notice that my post is too similar to the last one takes up time I could actually be praying. I wish they could get rid of that in the prayer intention section.
 
It’s relatively easy … just add a dash a line or two after your prayer … and the next time you post the prayer add two dashes … do this until you get to 15 dashes … then start back with one … after a while it becomes easy.
 
JohnWithFries said:
one of which is to not read/watch Catholic polemical newspapers, blogs, or videos.
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That’s fine that is what was needed for you but many consider it a positive that there are Catholics out there that are willing to do battle defending the Faith. They provide an important ministry too.
 
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I think I’m a positive Catholic. I love my brothers and sisters inside and outside of the Church. I am in love with Church teaching and I love the liturgy. The Catholic Church has a giant welcome mat laid out for sinners and confession is one of the only places in the world I feel safe telling things that would otherwise be kept shut in a dark box in my mind. That welcome mat means we’re going to have problems but I tend to love people regardless.

I’m not so positive of myself. The Church convicts me in my heart. But that’s what keeps me holding on because it gives me hope that I can change.

The Catholic Church is the bride of Christ I’m not the least bit worried that our God will abandon us. We may endure his judgment as individuals or as an institution but I tend to think we are His until notified otherwise.

I certainly think it is no place of my to concern myself with the sins of others unless I myself were perfect, which I am certainly not. At the end of the day I love the Church and everyone who tries to be a part of it. Maybe we just need to learn to be more merciful with each other. Of course on the other hand I don’t mind being judged by my brothers and sisters. I’d rather that small price to pay now and conviction in my heart than to walk luke warm to my Lord.

Thanks for the question.
 
I made it perfectly clear that I was talking about me, and about being hyper focused on the crisis.
 
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