RCIA AND CONVERTS

Originally Posted by IneedGod

It started then (for me) and it gets better with time. Prayer seems to be the key. Even Father said it might take time.
May God give you peace!

Originally Posted by paligan

I guess from what Im hearing is that Ive really screwed up, and Ive been judged by my peers, so I figure I will just drop out if class and let God iudge me for my mistake Thanks

Originally Posted by Quaesitor

Here's the thing, at least as far as I'm concerned. For one person or any church to pick one or the other is to define God's limits or to assume that they know everything about God. I don't think we can ever even begin to understand and fathom the true nature of God. I for one don't need a definite answer on this topic, why you may ask? Well, God has given us just enough information that we need in order to understand or know about the creation in order for us to live good lifes and return to him. So basically, I trust that I've been given enough information and don't need to focus on limiting God.

I recommend reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church 282- to about 310. I read it recently and I don't think it gives a definite answer one way or another, probably because they don't want to limit The Creator. I think they understand that there is just too much we don't need to know. If I remember right they are pretty vague about it.

Now I should say that they do believe God creates from nothing, but it doesn't go into all details of how this happens, or by what means he has to employ to make things happen. It seems to me they are just defining the starting point. Some may scoff at me for my next two sentences, but again this comes from my observation of our current situation here on this planet. We have fundamental laws of physics that can't be broken. Why should we assume that God doesn't have something similar. Now as far as we are concerned he's all powerful, all knowing, omniscient because he may not be bound by our rules. Again, this boils back down to we just don't know and everything we can say about it is just a guess and is of no real import to our current situation. The point is that he has the power to make His Will happen, whether, for example, it meant that in order to give us certain natural resources he had to let the dinosaurs roam the planet for a time, rather than employing the I-Dream-of-Genie-eye twitch and poof it magically happens.

I didn't mean that to believe in Creation I believe it happened in 6 24 hour days, but I do believe in 6 days to God (a day is like a 1000 years)

2 Peter 3:8
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

therefore the dinosaurs had time to roam so to speak and I also believe the I dream of genie mentality, only instead of the eye twitch, He spoke it into existence.

Genesis 1:3 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Just my two cents on the matter.

Peace HouseofSaul

I'm praying for you.

Originally Posted by daponte2

I am a new Catholic. Please let me know when the new group starts. Thank you and God Bless!

Originally Posted by Quaesitor

Hi and God bless you! One thing you said struck me in you first comment. How you got stuck in the cry room, which I can totally understand, but that you Husband did not and how he was touched. I would recommend you go to a mass and either, have you husband take the kids to the cry room or go to another Sunday session when the kids are at home with the hubby. So you can have an opportunity to see and feel as he did.

Just a thought.