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I agree Marie. After dealing with people who buy into this stuff for several years, I have finally decided that it boils down to who do you trust....God or man. Jesus, who is truly God, comes down from heaven and teaches us what we need to do to get to heaven and sets up a system to give us the grac...

Eustace, Welcome. I also did not realize what is going on in India concerning Catholics. It sounds like faith of Catholic Indians is being tested in ways we in the U.S. could only imagine. I must say that the first Indian Catholic I have ever met was a priest who was assigned to my parish in the Dio...

Is it just me or does it seem that Catholics today are more and more willing to ignore the authority of the Church and decide for themselves on so many issues. Where is our trust in God and the belief that all things, sufferings included, can brings us closer to Him. I have seen so many serious Cath...

I want to second what Lori said. Hang in there and be consistent and it will get better. It seems like each child is different and goes through something similar for varying lengths of time. (One of mine went through this kind of stage for what seemed like forever!!) but then he turned seven and thi...

I did not mean to say the devil is not the father of all lies but that we cannot expect all our temptations to be clear cut. I guess I meant that sometimes the devil's reasoning makes sense to us because our thoughts are not always God's thoughts. I think this is how artificial contraception made su...

This reminds me of the story of the fall of Adam and Eve that my children and I were studying recently from the St Joseph Catechism. They pointed out that the devil didn't lie when he tempted Eve. After eating from the tree of knowledge, our parents did know good and evil like God but they were not ...

You follow the teaching of the Catholic church which in it's loving concern for our immortal soul teaches us to remain always open to life and that artificial contraception is against God and against His plan for mankind. It can be quite a leap of faith especially in these times where so much of soc...

Thank you Dianna M, That said what I believe much better than I could have. I have asked him to talk to several priests but he does not trust anyone but those who agree with him. Even my children see the danger in this belief that we should trust no one but ourselves (I am reminded that even Martin ...

My name is Elizabeth and I've only been around the forum for the last month or so. Thanks to my friend Meg who let me know about you. I really enjoy reading the postings but I'm not likely to post much myself. I guess that makes me a "lurker". I am a cradle Catholic who went to Catholic school (taug...