RE: First Holy Communion (reflections)
May 10, 2018 at 8:52 pm
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2018 at 9:05 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(May 10, 2018 at 1:21 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: What do you say? Is gathering together with other people to intentionally cultivate love within oneself a beneficial spiritual exercise?
I fail to see why or how such a thing wouldn't be beneficial.
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I'm glad you enjoyed the homily. Sounds like a very typical homily, which is why they've become boring to me (always about the same type of theme), but I'm glad you liked it.
As for holy water, no, we don't believe it has any magical powers or anything like that lol. It's more of a symbolic thing. Just as a flag might inspire feelings of patriotism, the knowledge that an object is blessed might inspire us towards God.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
