tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post5063779195881514078..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: In the Faith of AbrahamBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-20891394977440696602010-01-02T09:31:24.078-05:002010-01-02T09:31:24.078-05:00I agree with Thom.
I've been able to develop...I agree with Thom. <br /><br />I've been able to develop my faith by seeing how others interact with the Divine. While their beliefs might differ from mine, their ability to interact with their God can provide ways for us as Catholic Christians to do the same. <br /><br />Peace.Br. Vito Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704307494372568352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-66861223812325931672009-12-23T22:44:54.454-05:002009-12-23T22:44:54.454-05:00Catholicism and rabbinic Judaism are both children...Catholicism and rabbinic Judaism are both children of late second Temple Judaism, I think. We share the same roots. Catholicism, after all, spent a good deal of its early history as a component of second Temple Judaism. It was only after the destruction of the second Temple in 70 A.D. that Catholicism sheared away from the other surviving components of Judaism. <br /><br />This is one of the reasons why anti-Semitism is so nonsensical from a Christian perspective. Not only is Jesus Jewish, but we ourselves can be understood as being Jews (of a sort). To hate the Jewish people is very much to hate ourselves and our Lord. <br /><br />Merry Christmas!Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-8673413810874123282009-12-23T16:34:42.995-05:002009-12-23T16:34:42.995-05:00Warren, it would be a shame to define Christianity...Warren, it would be a shame to define Christianity by prooftexting the OT, wouldn't it? :-) <br /><br />I'm not saying we're on even ground here, but credit should be given where due.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388784325608457371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-73647199412158955992009-12-23T16:09:06.382-05:002009-12-23T16:09:06.382-05:00I'd like to agree with you Thom.
But I don...I'd like to agree with you Thom. <br />But I don't think the author o the Qu'ran would. Here's what it says about fighting with Jews and Christians.<br /><br />First for the gentle seeking egalitarian "gospel" life:<br /><br /><br />Qur'an (2:216) - "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not."<br /><br />Secondly, on the plans of God for all polytheists, including Christians:<br /><br />Qur'an (3:151) - "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority". <br /><br />We Christians are considered by Muslims to be polytheists. <br /><br />The christian doctrine of the Trinity is perhaps the most important reason why Christianity must be considered false, from a Muslim perspective. Christian belief in the Trinity is here called 'joining companions to Allah'.<br /><br />I believe Francis found friendship with a Muslim sultan, and this can be a model for us. But to say that the Qu'ran can lead us to an Egalitarian, or "gospel" life? <br /><br />No. The language of Islam about saints and martyrs makes them the ones wielding the weapons, pursuing the others (us) even while we flee. This is not a gospel life.<br /><br />WarrenWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-13313957739263139052009-12-23T11:43:15.449-05:002009-12-23T11:43:15.449-05:00Amen, Jeanne. That has been my experience too.Amen, Jeanne. That has been my experience too.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-87012506575360242982009-12-23T11:41:49.911-05:002009-12-23T11:41:49.911-05:00Have you ever been to a Jewish, Friday night servi...Have you ever been to a Jewish, Friday night service? My friend too me once. His uncle sat next to me, explaining everything. He was surprised when I said, "This is almost exactly like the first part of a Catholic Mass." Even the presentation of the torah reminded me of the tabernacle. The similarities should bring us closer together...if you love Jesus, you should love the Jewish people too!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18217797935437208044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-15293425467932990962009-12-23T11:17:14.328-05:002009-12-23T11:17:14.328-05:00I like to say that Catholicism is Judaism 2.0.I like to say that Catholicism is Judaism 2.0.Hidden Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042188431683942338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-10892213995578548362009-12-23T10:35:16.733-05:002009-12-23T10:35:16.733-05:00And to you, Father!And to you, Father!Tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388784325608457371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-51685811806583053212009-12-23T10:18:55.000-05:002009-12-23T10:18:55.000-05:00Now there's a disciple of our holy father Fran...Now there's a disciple of our holy father Francis! A blessed Christmas to you, brother!Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-55851746808973473542009-12-23T10:14:50.718-05:002009-12-23T10:14:50.718-05:00The Qu'ran honors Mary and Jesus. Received wit...The Qu'ran honors Mary and Jesus. Received with humility and love, it can lead people to peace, and a certain egalitarian "gospel" life. The earliest Muslims fled from Arabia and were given assylum by the Christian king of Ethiopia.<br /><br />I leave them in the hands of a loving, merciful God.Tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388784325608457371noreply@blogger.com