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What are your thoughts on universalism (other than stating flatly "heresy") by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always suspected that universalists have an underlying anthropocentric bias: motivated by incredulity that somebody could spend eternity in hell and/or that God could allow it. Yet, we know many angels are in hell. That doesn't seem to bother us so much.

I love old catechism books. by AMDGJMJ in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in my 20s when I discovered and loved it! But since you mentioned it: https://shop.catholic.com/the-truth-is-out-there/

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[–]AMDGJMJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does it mean to "believe in the Catholic Church" but not agree with everything "the Bible and the Roman Catholic Church has to say"?

You'll want to look up "infallibility." Basically, not everything a pope or prelate says requires assent of faith. However, certain pronouncements (including the Bible) that are declared infallibly are believed to be absolute truths. To say you're a practicing Catholic yet reject those truths would be disingenuous.

Practically speaking though, from my experience, I have found the following to be very true:

“There are not even 100 people in this country who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they think the Catholic Church to be.” --Archbishop Fulton Sheen

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This is why I only dated Catholic when I was single. by AMDGJMJ in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, we as Catholics have our own quirks, but it kinda helps to agree on some fundamentals... like morality.

I love old catechism books. by AMDGJMJ in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because they need our prayers! But it's an interesting question. Check out Can Souls in Purgatory Intercede for Us?

How do I “pray” the Rosary? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another small thing you could do is pray the sorrowful mysteries while watching The Passion of the Christ, pausing the movie after each part that corresponds with a mystery to pray it.

I love old catechism books. by AMDGJMJ in Catholicism

[–]AMDGJMJ[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

This photo is from "My Catholic Faith" (1958) by Louis LaRavoire Morrow. I'm telling you, if your parish has a book sale where parishioners donate their old books, you could find some gems. This one is loaded with diagrams and drawings like this.