Comments for Liturgical Catholics vs. 24/7 Catholics at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Mon, 20 May 2013 12:12:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13342 A good way to present one side, but the more one lives as a 24/7 Catholic, the more liturical one becomes. The Eucharist is the "source and summit of Christian life." (CCC) - Matthew P. Schneider, LC Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:58:42 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13339 I used to ask my confirmation class,"What did you do diffrent this week because you are Catholic?" - Wills Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:37:52 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13333 With regard to "attending Mass on Sunday": The Rev. Deacon's comment is certainly correct for any person who views attending Mass as a ceremonial duty. In his Apostolic Exhortation "Sacramentum Caritatis", Pope Benedict addressed Bishops, Clergy, Consecrated Persons, and the Lay Faithful on the Eucharist as the Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission" providing believers with a rich and beautiful understanding of the Catholic belief that "In the sacrament of the altar, the Lord meets us, men and women created in God's image and likeness and becomes our companion along the way." "In the sacrament of the Eucharist, Jesus shows us in particular the truth about the love which is the very essence of God. It is this evangelical truth which challenges each of us and our whole being. For this reason, the Church, which finds in the Eucharist the very centre of her life, is constantly concerned to proclaim to all, opportune importune, that God is love." In this context we are able to return to his title of this exhortation and understand the Mass as the "Source and Summit of the Church's Life and Mission". - Bangwell Putt Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:21:32 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13332 It is convenient to lump us into an either or camp, but the reality is probably that we are neither 24/7 nor solae mass time only. Those who only attend on Sunday are having their fires fade, those who seek Christ will find Him at first creeping into other areas of their life, and then overflowing entirely, but it is also a question of the individual soal seeking this. Sometimes we are, and sometimes we are not and many/most of us who do not live lifes suffused in sanctifying grace, find ourselves grubbily trying to live this out with multiple falls each week, each day owing to our own reluctance to not be attached to security, to our desire to carve our own path rather than follow the will of God. If the apostles, blessed with His presence, could fall asleep, it is only grace that rouses us from our stupor. - Sherry Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:03:08 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13330 Fr. Bramwell, Stunning, stirring, violent call to arms! Do we sleep for the same reasons as the Apostles in the Garden? I think so. To wake up to the grief of this vale of tears is terribly inconvenient. Thank you for the wonderful essay, its contents have found their way to a class on spiritual warfare. It is hard to know if this is true, but each successive essay you post seems as powerful or more than the last. Pax Christi Vobiscum, Achilles - Achilles Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:44:10 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13329 No Jack, it is objective. Check a person's schedule, ask a few questions - you can tell pretty much immediately how much participation in the Church's mission is going on. - Fr. Bramwell Sun, 09 Sep 2012 08:21:22 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13328 The Authenticity of a good Catholic is "subjective",right Father?I will use St Therese our little flowers words of the day"frequently only silence can exspess my prayer".I read that from her site for todays reflection,seems relevent to what you are saying. - Jack,CT Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:44:46 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13326 Hint: The answer: "Attending Mass on Sunday" is NOT the Church's mission. - Deacon Ed Peitler Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:12:51 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/liturgical-catholics-vs-247-catholics.html#comment-13325 It seems to me that everyone who calls himself "Catholic" needs to answer one question - "How do you participate in the Church's mission?" If the response is a dazed look, or another question, "What's the Church's mission?" then we know the work that needs to be done. - Deacon Ed Peitler Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:11:41 +0100