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I've been telling myself for a long time that I wasn't lapsed, that I was just busy with life or in a "weird place" or between churches. I didn't have any major crisis of faith. But I had the realization that I can't remember the last time I went to Mass. I only came to the Church when I was...

Anyone else bugged by folks in a subforum dedicated to theology acting as if every little thing is a salvation issue? Shouldn't a subforum dedicated to a "systematic and rational" discussion be a little less heated when the inevitable differences come up? Like, if my faith icon is different...

Today really started off terribly. Not only was I feeling a bit depressed for various reasons, but I was tired and the day was just dragging by incredibly slowly. Then I put aside some time for prayer. I really needed some time alone with God. Afterward, things started looking up, and now this...

Right then, so may I assume that over the course of the past year while I have been gone that the General Theology board has answered the great theological questions of our time and become a place of harmony, rainbows, and happy little churubim fluttering about? Heh, just checking to see if...

Often there's a focus on the negative influence of secular media, and of course there are many movies based on biblical stories or with overt religious intentions that are great, but I'd like to ask the GT populace about what movies they have seen that have positive and/or evocative messages but...

Friends, we recently should have celebrated the birthday of Bilbo Baggins, one of the most beloved characters created by a wonderful author and dear brother in Christ, J.R.R. Tolkien! Bilbo Baggins was born to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Took on September 22, 2890 III (or 1290 in Shire...

I'm interested in other people's views on mysticism, so I thought it would make an interesting discussion. Have you ever had what you would describe as a mystical or spiritual experience? Care to share it with us? If so, do you have any thoughts or reflections? Great or small, I'd be delighted...

I'd like to recommend to all my fellow OBOBers the book "The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria" by John Kiser. I can't say much other than that it is a beautiful book dealing with a multitude of subjects, but I especially recommend it to those curious about the subjects of...

Reading The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena has been an ongoing on-and-off project for quite a while now. I just wanted to see if anyone else in OBOB had read all or part of it and wanted to share their thoughts, reflections, or whatnot. Or even better, if they want to discuss it in-depth! :)