tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post2019362433586266719..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The Dangers of Hobby CatholicismDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-82183137315698428442009-07-06T17:38:58.600-04:002009-07-06T17:38:58.600-04:00As a protestant who used to move in the Pentecosta...As a protestant who used to move in the Pentecostal/charismatic side of the church, I've known a few people who I swear were completely incapable of rational thought, but who nonetheless were faithful Christians and sometimes put me to shame. (Though these people often expressed their faith in ways that made me cringe.)<br /><br />On the other hand, the almost purely rational faith of C. S. Lewis and John Polkinghorne sustained me at times when I was seriously questioning what I believed.<br /><br />Different strokes. Or, subtle are the ways of the Lord.<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-47367680571555629262009-07-03T06:53:49.420-04:002009-07-03T06:53:49.420-04:00Yes, those were the days (and still are although e...Yes, those were the days (and still are although everyone for the most part are grown and moved on) when we lived our Catholic faith as a lifestyle. The kids would beg to go to daily noon Mass because that's where they socialized with their homeschooling friends afterwords and somehow the faith got absorbed into their being (along with the catechism of course). Hopefully Mrs. Darwin remembers those days fondly.Grandma Darwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-19111886378230317612009-07-02T23:03:48.175-04:002009-07-02T23:03:48.175-04:00Yeah, don't get me wrong, it's intellectua...Yeah, don't get me wrong, it's intellectualism that helped me grow up as a Catholic and in many ways that's what keeps me in the Church. It can sustain one through periods when God doesn't "feel" present, and when the local parish isn't representin'. <br /><br />I was more thinking of the temptation, which I know I feel at times, when I hear that someone I deal with at the parish didn't know that the Liturgy of the Hours existed, or have never read any of the Catechism, or what have you, to think: Good grief! I thought you were a serious Catholic!<br /><br />God works with different people in different ways. With me, He works intellectually -- in part because my skull is too think for anything else. But for other people, other methods. And I think it's particularly tempting for those of us who know a lot about the theology, history or liturgy of the Church to get into thinking that those who don't have that knowledge aren't "really Catholic".Darwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-91195380570717463952009-07-02T22:02:33.783-04:002009-07-02T22:02:33.783-04:00It's so true! I don't mean to be exclusiv...It's so true! I don't mean to be exclusive or to think that I'm the one that's doing things right, but I love to read, and then I want to talk about that stuff with others.Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-80594579740334317912009-07-02T19:52:51.080-04:002009-07-02T19:52:51.080-04:00I had to smile when I read your post, because this...I had to smile when I read your post, because this is something I'm prone to, and I haven't even finished the conversion process yet! :) I think I agree with both you and Literacy-Chick, though. For me, study is the way I live out my faith, and I get so excited when I find someone else I can talk to about my studies that I know it does sometimes (usually?) come off as a sort of exclusion of those who have other ways of expressing their faith than "Catholic geeky-ness".Erin @ Coming Out Catholichttp://comingoutcatholic.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-3577329949808288892009-07-02T17:45:01.883-04:002009-07-02T17:45:01.883-04:00Expressing our F/faith, I should say. And at the ...Expressing our F/faith, I should say. And at the end of the day, it helps to remember that it is Faith in God. So yes, I'm agreeing with you and not, which I do habitually. :)Literacy-chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925734773412633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-47834868354766102592009-07-02T17:41:00.298-04:002009-07-02T17:41:00.298-04:00And yet, there are numerous saints who were led in...And yet, there are numerous saints who were led into the Church through intellectualism. True, it shouldn't stop there, but there are many of us who think our way in and sustain ourselves with thinking about Catholic-y things. I think it just speaks to the very different personalities we possess as individuals, and our different ways of living and expressing our beliefs.Literacy-chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925734773412633965noreply@blogger.com