I had a dream last night. It is, of course, a little hazy and a little faded now that I'm awake but a few things I remember clearly. In the dream I was, for some unknown reason, serving as a Eucharistic Minister but I kept messing things up. I wasn't saying the right words when I distributed the Blessed Sacrament, I nearly dropped our Lord twice, and I had a mixture of feelings... when I'd mess up my initial reaction was; It doesn't matter. and then this deep sense of guilt would overcome me. This is THE LORD, I'd say to myself and immediately I would try to correct my mistakes.
I was still serving when I woke up and the first thought that popped into my head was: I am NEVER serving as a Eucharistic Minister.
Dreams don't mean anything - but I can't help but wonder if this one has some underlying meaning. I have been struggling a little bit with the Eucharist. I'm not sure I fully understand it. I try to believe it, when I doubt I pull myself up just like I did in the dream. I'm not even sure if I should be receiving in this state of mentality but at the same hand doesn't everybody have some small measure of difficult accepting this particular doctrine at some time?
Anyway, that's my story.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Karl Keating vs. Dave Hunt
I just listened to a debate between Karl Keating and Dave Hunt. They were discussing Early Christianity. Mr. Hunt's position was that Catholicism is NOT the early church, and Mr. Keating argued the opposite.
I found Mr. Hunt completely obnoxious. His arguments were weak at best and he spent more time bashing Catholicism then he did supporting his own position. Mr. Keating seemed slightly worked up (and who can blame him!) and I think it was hard for him to figure out which accusations and lies to respond to.
I think what angered me the most was that Mr. Hunt was spouting tons of misinformation and outright lies and it was frustrating to listen to. Not only that but he was twisting history and doing the typical Protestant 'prooftexting' move that I find particularly vile.
Mr. Hunt approached everything like the usual Protestant, appealing to emotion and little else.
Anyway, listening to this one debate has made me quite convinced that I do not like Mr. Hunt. What an arrogant, angry man.
Mr. Keating threw in a few pot shots of his own, and honestly I can't blame him. The gauntlet was thrown down and he picked it up but with as much grace as he could.
Ugh. Protestants. When do they stop 'feeling' religion and start 'thinking'?
I found Mr. Hunt completely obnoxious. His arguments were weak at best and he spent more time bashing Catholicism then he did supporting his own position. Mr. Keating seemed slightly worked up (and who can blame him!) and I think it was hard for him to figure out which accusations and lies to respond to.
I think what angered me the most was that Mr. Hunt was spouting tons of misinformation and outright lies and it was frustrating to listen to. Not only that but he was twisting history and doing the typical Protestant 'prooftexting' move that I find particularly vile.
Mr. Hunt approached everything like the usual Protestant, appealing to emotion and little else.
Anyway, listening to this one debate has made me quite convinced that I do not like Mr. Hunt. What an arrogant, angry man.
Mr. Keating threw in a few pot shots of his own, and honestly I can't blame him. The gauntlet was thrown down and he picked it up but with as much grace as he could.
Ugh. Protestants. When do they stop 'feeling' religion and start 'thinking'?
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