tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057482344224014823.post9195193936467718102..comments2023-11-05T03:23:00.852-05:00Comments on Shadows of Augustine: Why I JoinedKurt Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14114016986246591892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057482344224014823.post-30318344756407767182015-04-01T06:23:01.899-04:002015-04-01T06:23:01.899-04:00Third, all followers of Christ are called to the a...<i>Third, all followers of Christ are called to the apostolate. Christ himself commissioned his followers to make disciples of all nations. Thus, we are called to share our faith with others.</i><br /><br />Er, not quite true.<br /><br />Lay apostolate sometimes happens, like with Chesterton who got decorated by Pope Pius XI or with St Justin who got martyrdom. It is sometimes also wanted as an extension of the normal hierarchic apostolate, since Pius XI stressed the necessity of laymen reaching those who will not talk to priests.<br /><br />BUT the commission was give to the Eleven, i e to the first BISHOPS of the Catholic Church.<br /><br /><i>When considering how to pursue holiness, I knew that the saints would provide good examples, and I found that the daily and weekly commitments for members of the Regnum Christi movement were tested and proven methods to achieve spiritual growth: Eucharistic adoration, Marian devotions such as the Rosary and the Angelus, frequent sacramental confession, weekday mass attendance, meditation on the scriptures</i><br /><br />All these are good practises.<br /><br />Palmar de Troya also wants Tertiaries of the Carmelites of the (was it Blessed Face) to do some of these. Does that mean that one should join Palmar de Troya to get holy?<br /><br />I am an ex-Palmarian.<br /><br />When considering how to get holy, first one should be sure to get out of mortal sin.<br /><br />This has implications like:<br /><br />a) if I alternate between anger and inchastity as unmarried, I should get married (you have, as know to your readers, already solved that problem);<br />b) keep out of contexts where there is a heightened risk of mortal sin.<br /><br />That in its turn might be an indication to think twice of joining movements like these, just because they promote good practises.<br /><br /><i>There was no other group doing these things.</i><br /><br />No other groups or no other people?<br /><br /><i>There were no parish groups promoting a universal call to holiness. Individual Catholics were on their own to come up with their own plan for spiritual development, <b>and there was no real encouragement to accept the challenge.</b></i><br /><br />Normally, apart from the last part, that is as it should be. Will is an individual endowment of human nature, not a collective one in the sense that language is.<br /><br />And if you are short of ideas, you are first of all supposed to ask your priest.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8057482344224014823.post-75568228698763139072009-02-10T11:12:00.000-05:002009-02-10T11:12:00.000-05:00No human is perfect. What I take comfort in is wh...No human is perfect. What I take comfort in is what he started and how that has helped my family grow in faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com