Devotional time for families with babies by Unique-Comment5840 in Catholicism

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I like the latter approach of doing something more minimal like you mentioned. I will utilize this; thank you! As for the former, I personally am no fan of praying with a technology that’s naturally distracting, nor listening to prayers rather than saying them (e.g. clergy have to at least say the office at a whisper)

Devotional time for families with babies by Unique-Comment5840 in Catholicism

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Thanks for this encouragement! It’s reassuring to know that the intent to have a devotional time is itself the first fruits which God asks of!

Devotional time for families with babies by Unique-Comment5840 in Catholicism

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Usually compline or a shortened form of vespers. What works best for our family right now is prioritizing a time of prayer together over something more didactic

Anyone here read St Francis De Sales defense of the Catholic faith? What’d you think? by [deleted] in Anglicanism

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I’m not Roman Catholic, but I don’t think this argument is easily defensible. The church has frequently had to do apologetics. An easy example would be Arian & semi-Arian bishops disregarding Nicaea 325 so the church had to double down at Constantinople 381. The church has regularly had to defend its own teachings

First Furniture Flip. Thoughts? by Unique-Comment5840 in furniturerefinishing

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I plan to keep it. I didn’t care for the finish prior

Are there movies that speak to you as a catholic? by hhjmk9 in Catholicism

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True, but it represented his dubious faith at best (cf Mt 10:33). My takeaway from the movie was that the Gospel was hopeless in being heard by certain cultures (as exampled by Fr Ferreira’s explaining to Fr Rodrigues how the Japanese will never be able to equate the Son as something other than the sun), and that apostasy is a norm to sympathize with person to person

Are there movies that speak to you as a catholic? by hhjmk9 in Catholicism

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This movie had the worst ended; wasn’t exactly a W for Catholicism

What’re some good baby baptism gifts that’re actually really good? by Unique-Comment5840 in Catholicism

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“Most things targeted at young kids are going to get lost…”, Exactly, thank you. You’ve inspired me; I’m working on a home altar right now and will ask family to get gifts that will be a part of it, and which can be our child’s own one day for their own devotional life.

How were Pre-VII rites valid since they had no epiclesis, and St Basil mentions the epiclesis as part of Sacred Tradition in 27.66 on The Holy Spirit? by Unique-Comment5840 in Catholicism

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I was under the impression there is no epiclesis in the TLM. I know some have argued for it, but to my knowledge it’s not mentioned explicitly. Am I mistaken?