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I’m… ‘dry’ these days.

I don’t suffer from… any sense of… attack on the second primary virtue. Now I know maturity… where it starts…

In my past life, I know where I’ve gone wrong. Heresies, personal choices… One day, I took a varying step (easy, not easy), after being beaten, to seek truth. It was easy because I was ‘beat’, not easy because… truth (vast). I was fed “Rome Sweet Home” somewhat previously to my “choice”; it was sweet truth–‘More?’. “Surprised By Truth” deal-broke.

Year later: rejector of reason. I was analytical, I was ‘lenient’, ‘extroverted’; unbridled. Basically, the best compliment I was given was “Become a teacher.” I ‘extrapolated’ lessons from others–for others, forgiving myself… haha; strange. Insightful, writing always, correct, unfortunately correct…

To shorten the story, derailing a little: Lies got in the way though; remade two friendships but a rent in the accrument of reason…

Skip to now: I get a condemning email from father. I know what to do… no ‘buts’, just… but (not in stereotypical “But…” fashion).

One day at a time.
 
Hello Flimmy…I had a hard time in understanding what you were saying! Looks like a tortured sense of guilt or something…so pardon me if I am not getting it.

I just had the strong sense to say “relax”, “breath”…and enjoy your spiritual journey…don’t worry about “heresies”, I play with them myself too apparently, and I am a “cradle Catholic”…but I am free and loved by God…so don’t be afraid in the Catholic Church to follow your heart, your conscience and please don’t get discouraged by those Catholics in our communion that get hung up on the “doctrine” of the church, the “legaleze” of it all…you are the best judge of where God wants to take you and your church will - at the end of the day - respect your choices and your hopes…

Take care brother…

Trickster (Aboriginal Term for Transformation)
Bruce Ferguson
 
Can you tell this cradle catholic what the frig is the second virtue??? I should remember that from catechism in the 60s for frig sake 🙂

Bruce Ferguson
Trickster
 
thanks JM3…I didn’t realize that it was Adam Smiths writing…I’m a Canadian so I can be forgiving for not knowing that,right! ?

Cheerz

Trickster (Aboriginal For Transformation)
Bruce Ferguson
 
Hello,

Thank you for the replies, they’ve been reassuring.

For a bit, I do have a new rule for myself; not to post topics here for a little while.

Thanks again, and God bless,
Flimmy
 
Hi Flimmy, I think that you should feel totally free to post topics on whatever and whenever you want…be respectful of others and demand their respect of you when considering your topic of interest.

I have seen a few threads, groups and discussions where ego wants to win the batttle and the whole idea of “Catholic Answers” (brotherly and sisterly conversation that respectfully treats disagreements, wonderings, issues, etc within our global faith community) is somehow lost.

Don’t get bogged down by those who are legalistic or extra conservative…you have a right to speak…and generally people are respectful…I tend to be pretty left leaning, progressive and post-modern and have been treated with the utmost respect…however…I have treated by brother and sister traditional Catholics with respect too…and oh oh…I’m learning things too…you will enjoy Catholic Answers…

Cheerz

Bruce Ferguson
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Flimmy said:
Hello,

Thank you for the replies, they’ve been reassuring.

For a bit, I do have a new rule for myself; not to post topics here for a little while.

Thanks again, and God bless,
Flimmy
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It might help most people if you wrote in a clearer manner.
The means you used is more suited to poetic imagery rather than clear communication. You were clearly entertaining yourself in a literary manner and would naturally attract whimsical rather than serious responses. The method you used doesn’t necessarily lead to helpful replies, though perhaps might result in good marks in a poetic prose assignment. 🙂
It is unclear what you actually seek…whether you were simply relating your conversion history story or requiring something more of us…
 
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