Recent content by NewMan99

  1. NewMan99

    Mary ever virgin

    And that is fair too. My only point is that we mustn't draw too many conclusions about the origin of any tradition based upon when it first appears in writing. For Tradition and Scripture are not of the same form. Scripture - and indeed any kind of writing (e.g. the writings of the ECFs) is...
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    Mary ever virgin

    I agree with you that we need to be fair to our guests. That being said, people need to recognize that just because a tradition may have first been mentioned in writing at a given time, that doesn't mean the tradition itself dates from when it was first written of. A Tradition may exist for...
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    Mary ever virgin

    With respect, Livindesert, perhaps you should not be so quick to dismiss the evidence from the Gospel of Luke. You have been polite and asking honest questions that deserve an answer. Part of the issue here is that you seem to want some sort of explicit specific reference to Mary's supposed...
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    Mary ever virgin

    As I understand it, the Proto of James is ascribed to the early to mid second century because St. Justin Martyr (who died in the mid second century) apparently refers to it, or at least a parallel tradition possibly written later, but certainly existing in the Church at that time. That is what...
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    Wisconsin group argues Catholics can use contraception in good conscience

    Recipe posted. I suspect your hubby will like it.
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    why celibate clergy

    What he said.
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    a serious question...

    All of what has been said so far is true, however, we must also remember that the body, too, is immortal. That is to say, at the second coming our bodies will be raised, glorified, and reunited with our spirit in heaven.
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    A bit confused here...

    This, too, is not a bad suggestion to consider.
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    A bit confused here...

    You have every right to be disappointed at the level of education you are receiving. Bear with it in gentleness and humilty and augment your instruction with other resources and studying. One thing that was really helpful to me during my RCIA experience (both when I was a student and when I...
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    A bit confused here...

    Don't be too discouraged by this kind of poor instruction. This is why we put our faith in God and the teachings of His Church, and not in the personal opinions of any one given teacher. It was wise and prudent for you to come here and ask this question. I taught RCIA for many years and have...
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    A bit confused here...

    He was expressing a personal opinion - and one that is apparently at odds with that of the Church. This is a problem with some RCIA programs. Sometimes some of the teachers begin to inject a bit of their own personal "agenda" (for lack of a better word) into their instructions. Like with...
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    Bishop criticizes 'slavishly literal' English translation of missal

    We will have to agree to disagree on that then. I fail to see how nominalism results in more sunbeams. And I worry about "sunbeams" based on an imprecise and shallow expression of the faith.
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    Bishop criticizes 'slavishly literal' English translation of missal

    Not if it comes at the expense of the corporate expressions of faith. It is a both/and - not an either/or.
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    Bishop criticizes 'slavishly literal' English translation of missal

    But the Catholic faith is not merely "me and Jesus" - it is more than that and our liturgy should reflect more than just simple faith. People cannot grow in their faith if they are only exposed to a nominalist approach. Not necessarily. I will submit that the deeper the meaning of the...