tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post2354694947749128914..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Belief and TrustBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-19137143816950660012010-05-26T12:36:36.030-04:002010-05-26T12:36:36.030-04:00Sara,
It does get better. You must remeber that ...Sara,<br /><br />It does get better. You must remeber that you are now part of the communion of saints that sustains the faith of those in your parish that are full of scandal, disbelief and uncarring. Ours is a large church and it is full of sinners, including me. <br /><br />It may help you to spend some time with some saints of the 20th century, I particularly like the Franciscan Maximillian Kolbe, or it may help to visit some of the unknown saints from your own community by making a prayerful visit to your local catholic cemetery.<br /><br />If you want to meet some living saints start volunteering with a catholic pro-life group. You will certainly find some there, and they will strengthen you. But whatever you do, expect the Enemy will place obstacles in your way to sanctity, don't be discouraged.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-90808860982596952542010-05-26T11:37:42.462-04:002010-05-26T11:37:42.462-04:00I do feel strengthened by the witness of other bel...I do feel strengthened by the witness of other believers, past and future. But it is hard to step into a faith community for the first time ever and then to feel surrounded by scandal, disbelief and what looks like general uncaring. It's starting to feel very lonely to believe what the faith proposes. It would be okay with me if this is due to immaturity in the faith because I'd really like to know that it gets better.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-86796321078430571702010-05-25T12:07:30.765-04:002010-05-25T12:07:30.765-04:00My expereince since conversion is similar to yours...My expereince since conversion is similar to yours. I'm not sure if I'm a better believer now than I was before, but I am certainly more of a Catholic. I'm far more incorporated into the the Church that I was years ago. And while I do have a private faith, that is not where my faith is the strongest. I am stonger in my membership in the Church, and it is the faith of the Church in Christ that sustains me.<br /><br />I spend a lot of energy praying to and with the saints, and they help me to make their faith my faith.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.com