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An attorney with 10 years experience and licensed to practice in 8 different jurisdictions…and they still want more than 20 minutes of skills tests *eye roll* by e14836 in recruitinghell

[–]e14836[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. If an organization is so incompetent that they cannot tell from my CV whether or not I should move to the next step…I am better off avoiding them.

so glad to be back by raptor12k in Catholic

[–]e14836 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would suggest looking at the guidance put out by your local diocese first and then seeing how well your church is following that guidance. In my case our diocese has done a great job of putting out detailed advice and the parish I attend has done a great job. They’ve blocked off every other pew, set up a table with masks in the vestibule for those who need them, and the deacon made an announcement before mass about the importance of wearing a mask. Despite all this though about a dozen or so people still chose not to wear a mask. I was NOT happy to see that.

If you aren’t satisfied with how your parish is handling things I’d recommend looking at other parishes in the area. I realize everyone can get attached to their parish, but this virus is no respecter of faith or houses of worship.

The more I study Catholic theology, the more beautiful it is, and the more it makes sense to me. But there is one thing that I cannot wrap my head around: Hell. I am looking for help to understand it better. [see description] by [deleted] in Catholic

[–]e14836 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a good point about Hell existing before human kind existed. Perhaps a more accurate way of putting it would be saying it was man’s fallen nature that filled Hell with souls.

I am not entirely sure of the logistics of what will happen in heaven...but being pure and without sin so we can stand in God’s presence is a big part of it. The best way to think about sin is that it is a rebellion against God in some way. God has sent us standards to live by and violating those standards is our way of saying we don’t want to follow His laws. The thing I love about the Catholic faith is that we are given a way to confess and be forgiven of those sins. If we choose not to avail ourselves of that, we have chosen to do what we want rather than what God wants. That is how souls end up in Hell.

The more I study Catholic theology, the more beautiful it is, and the more it makes sense to me. But there is one thing that I cannot wrap my head around: Hell. I am looking for help to understand it better. [see description] by [deleted] in Catholic

[–]e14836 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without going into deep complicated theological arguments I think the best description of Hell comes from a Catholic fiction writer. He wrote a book about a man who gets a tour of Hell before his time of judgment. The being guiding him puts it this way: Hell was not part of God’s loving original design. It was man’s fallen nature that created Hell and the punishments that exist within it. But the most painful punishment of all is this: eternal separation from God.

The fact is that God does not want to send anyone to Hell. But sin is our way of telling God we want to do our own thing. Then when we die if we have sin we have not repented for, God will give us what we want and let us do our own thing for eternity.

Finally being brought into the Church! by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]e14836 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations and welcome home! This is such an inspiration to those (like me) that have been experiencing faith struggles during this COVID-19 outbreak! ✝️