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With a cruel twist of irony, I found out she's been sleeping with a co-worker and friend of mine. We exploded like a rocket but then fizzled out for unknown reasons, only to find out today that she couldn't handle my "no sex" policy. The irony comes from the fact that I used women for sex...

On the previous point made about selflessness, I suppose a truly humble person wouldn't even think to reflect on their own humbleness, let alone proclaim it.

Exactly!

Hey Ref, So why didn't god "elect" Adam and Eve? Why would God have a plan of creation, only to plan for most of his creation to be damned before they were even born?

Truth aside, what is the material affect on our Protesting brethren when we brow-beat them with "one true Church" and "no salvation outside the Church" talk? So what if it's true? It seems to me a whip that drives people away. Heaven and Hell are also true, but they are topping the list of...

As I understand it, Predestination is a valid doctrine and endorsed by the Church. It means that God, by virtue of sitting outside of time, knows everything that is going to happen to us, given he can "see" our free choices before we actually make them. In this way, although we dictate our...

I'm a new Catholic. I prefer face-to-face because it helps me to associate the embarrassment of the sin with the sin itself. Yes, it stings, but it's the sting that I remember and that helps me to avoid it next time. I also like going weekly, or every other week, so that I don't have to...

Contemplate Christ on the cross. Suffering is part of redemption, and the latter rarely happens without the former. Maybe you haven't suffered enough, but you will. My advice: lean into the pain. Ask yourself why you are so afraid to lose whatever is making you sin, let God suggest to you...

Interesting question. Which denominations were established by men? Let's start with what you would expect to see. Churches started by men: 1) Lots of denominations 2) Claiming foundation upon individuals 3) All claiming divine inspiration yet with material disagreements 4) No...

Although I always seem to be apologizing to the Lord throughout my day *shrug*, the highlight of my week is Confession. I sit eye-to-eye with my priest, who has been there with holy and non-judgemental guidance through all of my struggles. We examine my sins together, cry together when I fail...

Your question starts with a false premise, really a strawman argument that any first year college professor will help to perpetuate; that if God is perfect goodness and totally omnipotent, then how can there be suffering? The Christian God is both of the above, but the false premise comes in...

Well, I would start by respecting their religion. Ask sincere questions (without thinking of a rebuttal) and join them occasionally in their worship. No one that I ever knew likes being disrespected, condescended or second-guessed, but they love when you participate with genuine interest in...

I've found that recognizing the affects of an addiction, that is, the real physical, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual damage, helps me to deal with it. Remember that the damage that occurs between your ears is sometimes the most tragic and debilitating, even if no one else is directly...

Hi Excited4God (good handle!), Personally, I think it's fair to say that everybody is "normal" (I mean, what is normal, really?!). But something may be normal, yet still destructive. For example, I have a problem with inappropriate contentography. I grew up with inappropriate contentography in the house, my friends...

Not to be glib, but when you 1) recognize and battle addiction, 2) do selfless acts for others, 3) take sincere interest in the hearts of others, and 4) realize a better life by doing those things, then you enjoy about 90% of what a Christian "feels" about God (though many Christians...

Well, first of all, I may very well be a terrible Christian, but I like to drink and cuss with my Christian friends! Hey, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R Tolkein did it (see, The Inklings). As for my faith, I'm also relatively "young" in my walk, yet I've certainly felt the ebb and flow of faith. The...

Hey Blockwell, what's shakin'? I was born and raised atheist for 26 years. I became a Christian a little over a year ago, and became a Catholic Christian this last Easter. My screen name comes from Miguel de Unamuno, a famous Spanish writer, philosopher and theologian, who wrestled with...

Convert from atheism. :)

I guess I'm the rare atheist-turned-Catholic. Here's my story.... http://www.christianforums.com/t91385-a-love-story.html My primary reasons in a nutshell: 1) The Mass, Liturgy & Eucharest 2) Church History & Early Church Fathers 3) Moral Consistency & God's Immutability (contraception...

I go to St. Francis Cabrini (sometimes St. Thomas More). Living in the southern tip of Denver proper at the moment.