how do you move Catholics to the point that they stop with the CRAP?

[Mandrake]

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While at dinner the other night with two friends, I couldn't help but bring the conversation to the point I love to talk about: how do you move Catholics to the point that they stop with the CRAP?

Let me explain CRAP. It is those who choose to only participate in their faith on:

    * Christmas
    * Resurrection
    * Ash Wednesday
    * Palm Sunday

It in no way reflects on those holidays and celebrations in the Church year and is more a reflection on what can happen to your faith when you engage in the practice of only paying lip service to God four times a year.

CRAP.

We claim that we are trying for holiness, that we want to achieve the best in our lives in a myriad of different areas and when it comes to religion we back down. Our CRAP gets shown in different ways.

The office conversation turns to indecency and rude language and we join in.

CRAP.

Our family members persist in behavior that is damaging them spiritually. Spiritual cancer that we refuse to diagnose and assist them in ridding themselves of. We are afraid of the confrontation. Afraid of that person’s temper. Afraid of the consequences. Afraid of letting the Holy Spirit work.

CRAP.

Our marriages become lifeless and non-communicative as we make our careers and hobbies our spouse. The TV becomes quality “family time” and we have no idea how our children and families became lost, when we became unable to engage them.

CRAP.

We decide that personal time at work should encompass four hours of surfing the internet and watching YouTube. Engaging in pointless arguments with faceless people on message boards while we literally steal from our employer the time we are getting paid for giving to them.

CRAP.

We casually toss two dollars in the basket at mass and then wonder why the pastor decided to close the school, not get the Church repainted, and is always asking for money from the altar.

CRAP.

We wonder why we have a priest preaching a homily that we cannot understand and walk away from an opportunity to challenge a young man to consider a vocation to the priesthood. Or a young woman to the religious life. Or we refuse to consider these vocations for ourselves.

CRAP.

Perhaps the extension of the attitude of CRAP can go into all of our lives. We sit in judgement of others and their perceived lack of commitment to the faith and we fail to understand the areas in our own lives where we have a “plank” in our eye.

I wish it was as easy as just telling everyone to cut the CRAP.

When we find ourselves yelling at the world and telling them to cut the CRAP, in the end we find out that no one is listening to our rants and we are simply alone, yelling at ourselves.

[Case_Closed]

Preach!!

[Mandrake]

http://www.sainthoodandsurrender.com/2009/05/joining-sainthood-project.html

#7. Expect persecution because loving people unconditionally is dangerous. People will expect ulterior motives, cynicism, hypocrisy. Choose sainthood and realize that you are embracing a cross. You are accepting God's will in your life at every moment beyond what feels good, beyond what is popular, beyond what is deemed "successful." Pray for the Grace to endure.

[Boffo]

'sniff sniff'  I smell sockpuppet !  everybody check their shoes

[Mandrake]

http://santidadyrendicion.blogspot.com/2009/06/viviendo-el-proyecto-la-santidad.html

#7. Espera persecución, porque el amar a la gente incondicionalmente es peligroso. La gente va a esperar motivos ulteriores, cinismo, hipocresía. Escoge la santidad y ten presente que estas abrazando la cruz. Estas aceptado la voluntad de Dios en tu vida en todo momento, mas allá de los que se siente bien, mas allá de lo que es popular, mas allá de los que es considerado “exitoso”. Reza por la Gracia para soportarlo.

[Case_Closed]

Mandrake, no one speaks Mexicanese on this board.

[johnhp]

is this thread even necessary?  i thought BoffLaden and C_C were gratuitous.

[dagon]

http://www.sainthoodandsurrender.com/2009/05/what-is-sainthood-project.html
While at dinner the other night with two friends, I couldn't help but bring the conversation to the point I love to talk about: how do you move Catholics to the point that they stop with the CRAP?

Let me explain CRAP. It is those who choose to only participate in their faith on:

    * Christmas
    * Resurrection
    * Ash Wednesday
    * Palm Sunday

It in no way reflects on those holidays and celebrations in the Church year and is more a reflection on what can happen to your faith when you engage in the practice of only paying lip service to God four times a year.

CRAP.

We claim that we are trying for holiness, that we want to achieve the best in our lives in a myriad of different areas and when it comes to religion we back down. Our CRAP gets shown in different ways.

The office conversation turns to indecency and rude language and we join in.

CRAP.

Our family members persist in behavior that is damaging them spiritually. Spiritual cancer that we refuse to diagnose and assist them in ridding themselves of. We are afraid of the confrontation. Afraid of that person’s temper. Afraid of the consequences. Afraid of letting the Holy Spirit work.

CRAP.

Our marriages become lifeless and non-communicative as we make our careers and hobbies our spouse. The TV becomes quality “family time” and we have no idea how our children and families became lost, when we became unable to engage them.

CRAP.

We decide that personal time at work should encompass four hours of surfing the internet and watching YouTube. Engaging in pointless arguments with faceless people on message boards while we literally steal from our employer the time we are getting paid for giving to them.

CRAP.

We casually toss two dollars in the basket at mass and then wonder why the pastor decided to close the school, not get the Church repainted, and is always asking for money from the altar.

CRAP.

We wonder why we have a priest preaching a homily that we cannot understand and walk away from an opportunity to challenge a young man to consider a vocation to the priesthood. Or a young woman to the religious life. Or we refuse to consider these vocations for ourselves.

CRAP.

Perhaps the extension of the attitude of CRAP can go into all of our lives. We sit in judgement of others and their perceived lack of commitment to the faith and we fail to understand the areas in our own lives where we have a “plank” in our eye.

I wish it was as easy as just telling everyone to cut the CRAP.

When we find ourselves yelling at the world and telling them to cut the CRAP, in the end we find out that no one is listening to our rants and we are simply alone, yelling at ourselves.

umm,  who exactly are you posting to?

peace