What I like about the Church

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I have seen many threads where people express over and over what they think is wrong with the Church. How about lets using this one to express what we feel is right about the Church and what we like about the Church. Only this and nothing more.
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Deacon Ed B
 
The Catholic Church is the only way to experience the absolute fullness of the Christian faith as God intends us to here on Earth.

Experiencing the faith in this manner is powerful support for us to live our lives in a manner worthy of God’s ultimate grace to mankind – eternal life with He and His Son in Heaven.
 
It is the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, the People of God. What is not to like.

I love the sacraments, especially Holy Communion. I love the wonderful men who serve as priests and bring Christ to me in the Eucharist and grant me absolution for my sins. I love the bishops who shepherd their flocks to the best of their ability, and serve as symbols of the unity with the Pope. I love our Pope for the love he has for the faithful that have been entrusted to his care as he serves as the shepherd of shepherds, servant of the servants, and the symbol of unity for the Holy Catholic Church.

Mostly, I love the Church because she leads me to my Lord by repeating always the words of the BVM at Cana, “Do what ever he tells you.”

By the way, this was a wonderful idea for a thread.
 
That the teachings are shallow enough for a child of seven to wade in, and deep enough that the greatest theologians can’t find the bottom. 🙂

The Sacraments.

That it’s a home in every sense of the word. It’s “home” when they welcome you, but you know you’re really “home” when they’re yelling at you. 😛
 
Deacon_Ed_B said:
I have seen many threads where people express over and over what they think is wrong with the Church. How about lets using this one to express what we feel is right about the Church and what we like about the Church. Only this and nothing more.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B
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The charity present to encourage sentiments and discussions like the one encouraged above.

And a great many good deacons with a rich love for the faith.

The foretaste of heaven on earth ain’t bad either.
 
I love walking into a beautiful church and spending some time taking in the stained glass windows. My two favorites so far are the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame and also the Cathedral of the Guardian Angel in Las Vegas.

I love Latin Prayers, the words ring in my ears like song.

I also love the Stations of the Cross. Only recently did I learn the teaching that Jesus knew my/our observance of these during His agony in the garden. That has completely blown my mind and made the Stations that much more deeper and special to me.
 
brockmac said:
It is the Body of Christ, the Bride of Christ, the People of God. What is not to like.

I love the sacraments, especially Holy Communion. I love the wonderful men who serve as priests and bring Christ to me in the Eucharist and grant me absolution for my sins. I love the bishops who shepherd their flocks to the best of their ability, and serve as symbols of the unity with the Pope. I love our Pope for the love he has for the faithful that have been entrusted to his care as he serves as the shepherd of shepherds, servant of the servants, and the symbol of unity for the Holy Catholic Church.

Mostly, I love the Church because she leads me to my Lord by repeating always the words of the BVM at Cana, “Do what ever he tells you.”

By the way, this was a wonderful idea for a thread.
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My sentiments, too. I couldn’t have said it better! 👍 🙂
 
The fact that after wallowing in a world in which ugliness, stupidity, cruelty, and banality is celebrated, I can go to Mass on Sunday and be surrounded by Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. I like that the Catholic Church is truly universal, not just for this group or that group. Most of all, I love the Sacraments and the fact that the Catholic Church is the True Church.
 
As others said- great thread idea. Positive is far better than negative. I’m reminded of a quote from Thomas a Kempis:
“Alas! Such is our weakness, that we often more readily believe and speak of another that which is evil than that which is good.”

I love the simple, godly holiness of the Mass, and the love that is typified by groups such as the Franciscans of the Renewal, Mother Teresa’s sisters, etc, that cause people to show love and genuine care for the marginalized, lonely, forgotten, exploited, and so on. Truly heaven on earth… :signofcross:
 
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That the teachings are shallow enough for a child of seven to wade in, and deep enough that the greatest theologians can’t find the bottom. 🙂
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I said Wow to how you put it! and it is so true.
 
"What I like about the Church…"

It is the means by which I share in the Divine Life of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, it is the means by which I can know, love and serve the Triune God.

Other words just keep popping up in no particular order:

Truth, life, salvation, forgiveness, redemption, peace, the Blessed Virgin - *my *Mother given to me on the cross by Our Lord Jesus Christ, all the saints, my “special” saints, the beauty and the awesomenes of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Holy Communion, Confession, all the Sacraments. Adoration. Quiet time in front of Our Lord in the tabernacle in an empty chapel or Church. The good and faithful priests I’ve been blessed to have in my life, the good and loving lay people who I am blessed to be a part of in this Mystical Body of Christ, the monks and cloistered religious whose prayers benifit and strengthen me in ways I will never really know this side of eternity.

The list can go on and on and on.

Peace in Christ,

DustinsDad
 
From someone who left and came back, I cannot even begin. I love all the things you can’t get anywhere else: The Real Prescence of the Eucharist, the Virgin Mary, the saints (esp. my patron saint), the Angels, Confession, my upcoming Confirmation, the Pope, the priests, and all the people I have come to know since coming back who have helped me grow in my faith.
 
What the Church believes, what the Church celebrates, and what the Church prays. And I can’t forget the members of the Church, especially the Pope and the Virgin Mary.

Long live Holy Mother Church!
 
The knowledge that if I continue to struggle for my salvation that I will hopefully receive it.
The assurances that our church will not lead us into error due to Christs’ having promised us a beacon in the world.
The knowledge that even though I don’t feel touched by the Spirit, he is still there to guide me.
The beautiful prayers of our church.
Cheers
Gerry
 
Not enough time to post it all! My husband has a button that reads (in Latin, but I don’t know it)–It’s GREAT to be Catholic! (This is the motto of our RCIA teacher.)

I think that converts like me have a huge appreciation of the castle that is the Catholic Church because we have lived in the hovel, the tent, the Cape Cod, the ranch, the Victorian, the farm, the Colonial, the Brownstone, and all the other Christian “houses” out there. We KNOW what the alternatives are.

The first thought that came to my mind is that the Catholic Church is where Jesus is Truly Present, not just in His people’s hearts, but in the Blessed Sacrament. It is so nice to see Him and be with Him physically, even though He is veiled as a Sacrament. It’s still Him.

I was evangelical Protestant for over 40 years, and while I’m grateful for much that I received from my fellowships over those years, I regret so many years without the Catholic Church and Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

I love the reality of the Communion of the Saints, not just the saints here on earth (who often turn out not to be so saintly after all), but the saints in heaven. Of course they’ve been praying for me and all Protestants all along, and I never knew. Now they’re my friends.

I love the music in the Catholic Church–yes, the St. Louis Jesuits and Haugen and Haas and all the rest. Compared to the praise and worship chorusus that we were getting in the evangelical churches, this music is sublime. I love playing it, singing it, and listening to it.

I love the priests! I see Jesus in them. Each priest has his own special gift or talent-some are good preachers, others are good counselors, and some just are good fathers.

I love the TRUTH of the teachings. One of the main reasons I became Catholic was that the teachings of the Church lined up perfectly with the Bible. It all makes sense now. It’s like a Rubic’s Cube–before I became Catholic, the squares were ALMOST in place, and Christianity was very pretty and fun to play with. But now, the Rubic’s Cube is all lined up and all the squares are in the right places.

I like the people. I always have loved Catholics because they’re so good. There is so little arrogance, at least about salvation. Everyone is just barrelling along, journeying towards heaven. There’s room in the Catholic Church for everyone to be in their own place on that journey. Some are near sainthood, while others are still struggling with minor issues and angry about everything–that’s all OK. Jesus and all the saints are working on our behalf to make sure we all get to heaven someday.

I like Purgatory. It’s a comfort to me. I can’t just sin with impunity, and neither can any other Christian. When we were kicked out of our Protestant church and treated cruelly, there was no recourse. We cried out to God to avenge us, since we had no way of seeking justice. Purgatory is that justice. IF God judges that their sin against us needs to be purged, it WILL be purged, if not here on this earth, in Purgatory. There is justice for all. There will be reparation for ALL sins.

Thanks for this topic. I will spend a lot of my workday thinking about all the good things about this wonderful Catholic Church!
 
That, even with minor changes (relatively speaking) over time, the Church is the same, yesterday, today, and tomorrow…

🙂
 
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