Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Fr Tim, I am ecstatic with joy right now. I have a renewed faith in everything. In the process of electing a new Pope, in the church , in the Vatican, in the world. I also have regained touch with a very profound respect for our Cardinals ( all of them.) They have truly - in my eyes- more than ever in the history of the church opened themselves up during this whole process to the urgings of The Holy Spirit. I have just witnessed the face of Jesus Christ emerging from the Catholic church .
ReplyDeleteI truly believe that the church is now in God’s hands and the world stands undergo some very profound and fundamental transformations in the days to come.
Larry Green
Larry: AMEN!!! I am as thrilled as you at the prospects his pontificate offers to the Church. To have as a pope someone who understands that people are more important than institutions - including the Church - is an answer to prayer for many of us.
DeleteAs I`ve written in other places - THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT!!!
Fr. Tim
THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT!!!
ReplyDeleteA Father who wants not first of all to teach. But a Father who wants first to Love the "blessed ones." And Then Teach the rich how to become poor so that they may become poor enough to recieve The Holy Spirit. This is The Way of God!!! The Beatitudes.
ReplyDeleteLarry Green