tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post8386561226145774940..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: A leap of faithMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-46749279611008334142011-01-11T19:54:25.723-05:002011-01-11T19:54:25.723-05:00Hail, Hail, the gangs all here!
Hi Paco! Hi Ride!...Hail, Hail, the gangs all here!<br /><br />Hi Paco! Hi Ride! Hi Marty! It's good to have everybody back after the Christmas season. Happy New Year to all of you.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-8965400975864236862011-01-11T16:13:16.608-05:002011-01-11T16:13:16.608-05:00Hi Michael. Happy New Year!
I like this post very...Hi Michael. Happy New Year!<br /><br />I like this post very much, I need more time to read the others I've missed.<br /><br />I'm having a tough time personally as the year begins, but I know there is always something here to lift my spirits....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04552643095016293044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-43092304952405490622011-01-08T03:33:39.301-05:002011-01-08T03:33:39.301-05:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Michael. I wi...Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Michael. I wish you the best and I hope you keep on posting your great articles. Keep inspiring others to get closer and closer to God.<br /><br />I hope you can read/publish something about Catholics/Orthodox in Palestine. They are having a very hard time.<br /><br />I'll keep you in my prayers.Paconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-77589715586286347352011-01-08T02:15:41.854-05:002011-01-08T02:15:41.854-05:00"For whatever is born of God overcomes the wo..."For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith."<br /><br />Beautiful! That is what makes the difference, Faith. To be honest, deep in my heart I know that there is an almighty God. I can feel it in a way that cannot be described through reason, you have to experience it.<br /><br />I do understand atheism, but in my heart I cannot conceive it, makes no sense to me. Lately I have been challenged to meditate about whether God it is true or not, but for me it is like to deny the sun just by putting your hands in front of your eyes. That´s how I see it. <br /><br />Thank you for your answers by the way, there are as always are very helpful. The person that I want to deal with is someone that deeply rejects religion, but I don't want to start an ever ending argument about with him. <br /><br />His rejection towards Catholic church is strong and it is based in his atheistic beliefs. I wish he was able to see the miracles that has happened in my life, which many call luck. I have witnessed the power of the Rosary, faith and pray in my life and others.<br /><br />I'm not the one to judge anyone, because I'm far from being perfect. I just hope to find the strength to keep going.<br /><br /><br />I pray for this world; life, our children and the future. <br /><br />God bless you!Ridenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-38292970856067947722011-01-07T16:55:37.861-05:002011-01-07T16:55:37.861-05:00I had already written this article, and was at Mas...I had already written this article, and was at Mass today following my confession when I realized that the theme of the Mass readings was faith and that it would fit in perfectly with the title I had already chosen for this article, "A leap of faith".<br /><br />Actually the first quotation above, 1 John 5:4, is the verse just before the Mass reading. I had brought my Bible with me to Mass and was reading the verses in preparation and happened to glance at that verse.<br /><br />I must say that in the past I never read the Letters in the New Testament. So I was completely unfamiliar with this verse, but immediately fell in love with it:<br /><br />"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith."<br /><br />NOTE:<br /><br />I'm using the RSV (Revised Standard Version) translation. I have pretty much given up on the NAB (New American Bible) translation, which is promoted by the US Bishops. While NAB is generally more in tune with current English usage, I'm suspect about the accuracy of its translations. (One of the problems is that NAB has succumbed to the pressure to use gender neutral language.) I have the general impression that RSV preserves more accurately the original language of the scriptures, rather than attempting to re-interpret it in modern terms as NAB does.<br /><br />Here is the same verse, 1 John 5:4, from NAB for comparison:<br /><br />"for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.com