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anrmenchaca47
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“Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division”
As a hardcore catholic I have come to the realization that not only does this verse pertains to the context of chapter 12, I have truly felt that this pertains to my situation.
As some of you may have read in one of my earlier posts about my son wanting to choose to be baptized as an adult, yet he has already recieved this blessed sacrament as a baby, I feel that my wife is turning against me.
I choose to love my son because he is my son, but just because i love him does not mean that I agree with him. This was the topic of the morning with my wife. In trying to make her understand, she poses a somewhat similar scenario; “Would you love me if I decided that I no longer want to go to a Catholic Church and decide to go to an evangelical/non-denominational church?” Well, I told her that I would still love her but I would neither condemn nor condone her decision. She then brings up her sister and brother-in-law and shows that THEY aren’t catholic and they are good people. Well, as you can imagine where this conversation was already headed. I then told her that THAT is wonderful for them but I speak the truth about our faith. Then she proceeds to claim that SHE TOO has the truth. Well, I asked her…“how do we know which truth is the real one?” after this its pretty blurry because I was starting to feel a little flustered.and then I told her that she was playing devils advocate. So then I told her “Even the devil can disguise himself as an angel of light” and She turns around and says “EXACTLY!! Thats what I wanted you to say” and she pretty much stops the topic after that. She proceeds to tell me that her question, that she asked God ,was basically answered when i said what I did. So I asked her “And what did you get from that?”“Nothing,” she said “I don’t have to tell you.” Well…after this I felt really agitated…but i left it alone.
I honestly feel that she is still very "liberal"(sorry, can’t think of a better adjective here) with her feeling regarding faith and religion. I still feel that she holds on to what she had gone through when she was younger. It wasn’t until she met me that I brought her “home”, or so I thought, to the catholic faith. But I feel all these years she’s just doing it out of obligation and she does not really believe the facts but rather relies on emotion as her affirmation that God is everywhere, which I don’t deny, but then why do I even bother? I honestly feel that she’d rather go to a non-denominational church because according to MY behavior, I’m a bad example of a catholic. Which turns out that she uses that excuse to say that everytime I point out evidence, history and facts of the one true church. I don’t know guys…Luke 12:51,52 feels alot liek what I’m going through and I feel completely down. Just wanted to share this with you. But as St. Paul says we must fight the good fight, even if its against loved ones.
God bless you all.
As a hardcore catholic I have come to the realization that not only does this verse pertains to the context of chapter 12, I have truly felt that this pertains to my situation.
As some of you may have read in one of my earlier posts about my son wanting to choose to be baptized as an adult, yet he has already recieved this blessed sacrament as a baby, I feel that my wife is turning against me.
I choose to love my son because he is my son, but just because i love him does not mean that I agree with him. This was the topic of the morning with my wife. In trying to make her understand, she poses a somewhat similar scenario; “Would you love me if I decided that I no longer want to go to a Catholic Church and decide to go to an evangelical/non-denominational church?” Well, I told her that I would still love her but I would neither condemn nor condone her decision. She then brings up her sister and brother-in-law and shows that THEY aren’t catholic and they are good people. Well, as you can imagine where this conversation was already headed. I then told her that THAT is wonderful for them but I speak the truth about our faith. Then she proceeds to claim that SHE TOO has the truth. Well, I asked her…“how do we know which truth is the real one?” after this its pretty blurry because I was starting to feel a little flustered.and then I told her that she was playing devils advocate. So then I told her “Even the devil can disguise himself as an angel of light” and She turns around and says “EXACTLY!! Thats what I wanted you to say” and she pretty much stops the topic after that. She proceeds to tell me that her question, that she asked God ,was basically answered when i said what I did. So I asked her “And what did you get from that?”“Nothing,” she said “I don’t have to tell you.” Well…after this I felt really agitated…but i left it alone.
I honestly feel that she is still very "liberal"(sorry, can’t think of a better adjective here) with her feeling regarding faith and religion. I still feel that she holds on to what she had gone through when she was younger. It wasn’t until she met me that I brought her “home”, or so I thought, to the catholic faith. But I feel all these years she’s just doing it out of obligation and she does not really believe the facts but rather relies on emotion as her affirmation that God is everywhere, which I don’t deny, but then why do I even bother? I honestly feel that she’d rather go to a non-denominational church because according to MY behavior, I’m a bad example of a catholic. Which turns out that she uses that excuse to say that everytime I point out evidence, history and facts of the one true church. I don’t know guys…Luke 12:51,52 feels alot liek what I’m going through and I feel completely down. Just wanted to share this with you. But as St. Paul says we must fight the good fight, even if its against loved ones.
God bless you all.
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