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MarthaSo
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that’s interesting, that’s exactly what happened to me in fact.
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sainteriksrose
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Jesus said He is the Bread of Life…
Who is available to us every day in the daily mass. Too, priests go to hospitals, prisons etc at all hours and administer Sacraments to the sick.
God died for us, so imo it is safe to say that tending to our never-going-to-end souls that will one day be reunited with our never-going-to-end bodies - all of which He created - is VERY important to Him.
Who is available to us every day in the daily mass. Too, priests go to hospitals, prisons etc at all hours and administer Sacraments to the sick.
God died for us, so imo it is safe to say that tending to our never-going-to-end souls that will one day be reunited with our never-going-to-end bodies - all of which He created - is VERY important to Him.
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Seekingthetruth
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Now personally I’m a philosophy student so i understand your mathematics analogy, however wouldn’t that hold true for most areas of reality? I don’t see universal agreement on almost anything
OK, I got the upshot or gist of what you were saying, but I was unfamiliar with the terminology. While my overall education was excellent, I was a bit of a “slackbird” on the math requirements, I only took business math, a little calculus, and a “college algebra” course that was basically a rehash of what you would learn in the freshman or sophomore year of high school— I also took a logic course through the philosophy department. So I wouldn’t know high-flown mathematical terminology — I understand the general idea of topology (“how many holes are in a straw?” - the answer is “one”) because a classmate took the time to explain it to me one day. He did that sort of thing for fun.
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AlNg
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Not true. There is universal agreement on many things.
There is universal agreement that humans cannot live long without water.
There is universal agreement that organically grown tomatoes are edible.
There is universal agreement that butter can be made from cream.
There is universal agreement that the earth has a North pole and a South pole.
There is universal agreement that the current President of the USA is Trump.
There is universal agreement that English is spoken in England.
There is universal agreement that Japanese is spoken in Japan.
There is universal agreement that the Jewish calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar.
There is universal agreement that you will find spaghetti on the menu of many Italian restaurants.
There is universal agreement that there are some Canadians who do not understand Chinese characters.
There is universal agreement that both French and English are spoken in Canada.
There is universal agreement that the piano is a musical instrument,
etc., etc., etc., …
OTOH
There is widespread disagreement on which religion to choose, even after long years of serious study. This is so even though it is only the Catholic religion that is the One, True religion
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EndTimes
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And you think that by saying, “Hey Catholic” (via handing her another set of Rosary beads)
to one whom for 90 years has not wanted to become Catholic that she’ll move closer to Catholicism?
To your question: [Why doesn’t the Holy Spirit move everyone to Catholicism?]
Maybe I’m mistaken, however,
It doesn’t seem to me as if your actions are necessarily motivated by God’s Holy Spirit.
It could be argued that simply seeing another set of Rosary beads just turns her off further…
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MarthaSo
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Hi, I didn’t say “Hey Catholic “ I stated that as a course way of saying I wanted to show her my faith, who knows if it would affect her, I certainly don’t, the gesture was out of pure love. You said you don’t think my gesture was motivated by the Holy Spirit, I’m not sure, only God knows, but love was part of the equation. She said it was beautiful. You also stated “ for someone who never wanted to be Catholic “ . How do you know she never wanted to be? Maybe she did when she was younger but I only remember her being not too interested. Maybe she was at one point that’s why she baptized us Catholic. Who knows what may move someone’s spirit. If I am led to do something out of love them nothing is going to stop me especially when it comes to a kind gesture towards an ill person. It would have been worse had I not shown the kind gesture when it was in my heart to do so
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EndTimes
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Because, MarthaSo, That’s what I took from your OP when you posted this following:
" *Why is my heart opened and my mother many decades older, who taught me about God, *
her heart remain closed to the Catholic church for 90 years. "
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MarthaSo
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Ok thank you, you’re right I was too general thank you
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Justin_Mary
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Jesus told his followers they would have no life in them if they refused to gnaw on his flesh. Many thought the lesson too hard & went their separate ways.
I don’t think it was a different Spirit that led those people astray. I believe it was the same Spirit. But we can only understand what we can understand.
I believe many of them came to understand later & considered themselves Christian before they left this world.
Same today. Many people out there believe they are following our Lord with all their hearts & all their minds & all their strength. But they fell off the narrow path for now. They’ve been scattered in their conceit.
Humility will lead us all home.
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Justin_Mary
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I never said any one was less Spirit filled than any one else. I said some are more humble than others
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Catholic361
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I agree with @Justin_Mary because I never thought that I would become a catholic convert I thought I would die a protestant but Father had other plans for me 
and because of that I was called home to the Faith.
and because of that I was called home to the Faith.
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Seekingthetruth
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Ok, i misunderstood! My apologies
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