Caminus
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Hey, let's break the ice a little (so Raoul doesn't completely snap). My name is Matthew Snyder and I live in Indiana. Married with four children, 6, 4, 2, 7 mos.
I enjoy studying philosophy and theology. I reverted to the Faith by the mercy of God when I was about 23. I turn 34 today. After my reconversion, I read day and night. At about 25, after reading many encyclicals and works of theology, I began to see the incongruity of the N.O. with tradition as well as the similarity of modern opinions with what had been condemned in the past. I saw a vast contradiction between the spirit of sanctity, piety and wisdom that imbued or should imbue Catholicism and that which pervaded the modern Church, which was the spirit of the world.
Aside from that I love puppies, long walks in the park and sipping hot cocoa in front of a fire place.
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| Posted Jul 23, 2010, 1:32 pm |
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Bruno
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Congratulations on your response to the Graces you received during this critical time of your life.
Many there are who ignore them to their spiritual peril and the peril of those whom they may influence.
To have access to the TLM and Sacraments and Priests and make use of Them during these times is a Great Grace indeed.
What a Great time in which to live. Many Saints will come out of this era.
May all of us have the Grace of "final perserverance".
God Bless
Bruno
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| Posted Jul 23, 2010, 1:47 pm |
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SpiritusSanctus
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Happy Birthday Caminus (Matthew)!
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"The Novus Ordo Missae, even when said with piety and respect for the liturgical rules, is impregnated with the spirit of Protestantism...it bears within it a poison harmful to the Faith". -Marcel LeFebvre, founder of SSPX
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| Posted Jul 23, 2010, 6:52 pm |
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SpiritusSanctus
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Wow, you look like such a...gentle person.
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"The Novus Ordo Missae, even when said with piety and respect for the liturgical rules, is impregnated with the spirit of Protestantism...it bears within it a poison harmful to the Faith". -Marcel LeFebvre, founder of SSPX
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Caminus
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One of my greatest faults is anger with an aggressive disposition. Thus all throughout my life I was in fighting sports. When I was in law enforcement, I would enjoy physical altercations. In a different context, a warlike nature is good and necessary, but I do not find myself in such a context so it is unfitting.
Since I've turned my attention to the study and practice of the interior life, I have been trying to mortify this passion completely. Now the one thing that moves this passion vehemently is when I observe an injustice, thus my words tend to reflect this.
You can hardly tell anything at all about a person by words on a screen, unless they express their dispositions well through writing.
When I spoke to Elizabeth or Matthew for example, the impression of speaking with the person who you only knew through notes on a screen was pretty drastic. All of their good qualities come into full relief -- they are real people. This observation sounds simplistic and trite, but it is true. This is a very impersonal, almost anti-personal form of communication. The written word, especially quick notes on a message board is meant to be provisional for lack of contact with real people. It is an artificial supply for a defect of ontological interaction. But when the conversation is an endless string of messages with never any contact seems to be detrimental more often than not.
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| Posted Jul 24, 2010, 12:59 am |
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