tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post526156971532538412..comments2024-02-28T17:57:05.725-05:00Comments on The Black Biretta: Father Richard John Neuhaus is Called Home to the LordBlack Birettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08758160681203816829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-88090308712348635182009-01-15T12:38:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:38:00.000-05:00While it is true that a blind mind can teach the m...While it is true that a blind mind can teach the man with sight many things he may overlook or be unaware of, nevertheless, is it not better to be able to see? My brother had Muscular Dystrophy and got around in a wheelchair. While he compensated for his disability, he would have preferred to have had a fully working and intact body from day one.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, we Catholics can and should learn more from our Protestant brethren about Sacred Scripture. Yet, we must realize that since Catholicism has the FULLNESS of truth and grace, it behooves us to evangelize and catechize to bring both Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition; to bring all Seven Sacraments to our brothers & sisters in Christ.Black Birettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758160681203816829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-85383047177242002372009-01-10T07:00:00.000-05:002009-01-10T07:00:00.000-05:00Father Neuhaus will be missed. I agreed with him a...Father Neuhaus will be missed. I agreed with him about 35% of the time, but I listened to him 100% of the time. While I agreed on the work of Evangelicals and Catholics together, I disagreed on his premise, that a reconciliation is not possible. All things are possible with God, and this is God's Church. If God does not ordain it, it is for God's purpose and for the benefit of His Church. What I mean is this. I once knew a blind man. This man taught me to shave without a mirror, make coffee and pour it in total darkness and the value of hearing when you cannot see. He, as he would acknowledge, did not have the fullness of the human body, yet he developed his other faculties to make up for his weakness. This imparted knowledge helped me to utilize my senses with greater efficiency. Do you say that my blind friend and client was deficient because of his lack of sight? In a sense yes. But that deficiency helped to show me my own deficiency in my wholeness. Protestants may not have the fullness of truth, but that does not mean they use the truth they have foolishly. When we as Catholics can not only respect but learn from Protestants, from Kingdom Hall to Willow Creek, and their approach to the faith, we can improve our own deficiency in our wholeness. The parable of the talents in Matthew shows that it is not how many talents you are given but ultimately what you do with them.radio45https://www.blogger.com/profile/03028346716140781309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36562133.post-48941985087366846732009-01-08T21:57:00.000-05:002009-01-08T21:57:00.000-05:00Those who appreciate him will miss him the most. ...Those who appreciate him will miss him the most. But, we have a great Church Triumphant - I think he'll fit in nicely there. May God rest his soul and comfort those left to mourn.Sarah - Kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877449375576975508noreply@blogger.com