Catholicism ....When They Ask Us to Shake Hands During Mass.
Catholic Thoughts of the Week
Heh. Found in my church bulletin....
Posted in many churches in France:
It is possible that on entering this church, you may hear the Call of God. On the other hand, it is not likely that He will contact you by phone. Thank you for turning off your phone. If you would like to talk to God-come in, choose a quiet place, and talk to Him. If you would like to see Him, send Him a text while driving.
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Nancy Pelosi...a non-hater because she's Catholic?
Nancy Pelosi was a childhood friend of mine but we'll get into this later.
For now, I almost guffaw at that incident when someone accused her of hating President Trump. She got real mad, huffed and puffed and ran over to the accuser.
"How dare you say that?" she loudly hissed. "I am a Catholic. We do not HATE people."
Is that right?
Hey Nancy, plenty of Catholics hate people. Sure, it's a sin to carry anger and rancor for people instead of asking for celestial help or confessing to the sin.
And while Catholics confess to sins that doesn't mean they don't commit them Nancy!
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When the Deacon Asks That We All Greet Each Other During the MAss
As I estimate, about half of the people attending most masses are with a spouse or loved one. The other half come to mass alone.
I am almost always alone at mass, even when I was married. My husband was not Catholic although he would attend special masses with me. Now that I am a widow, unless attending mass as pre-specified with a friend, I am at mass alone.
I have been attending my current church for well over ten years. I must suppose, as my memory is dim, that most Catholic churches have a part during the mass where the Deacon suggests: "Let us offer each other greeting".
At that time, most of the married couples give each other a hug. Nothing wrong with that.
But for me it is the most awkward part of the mass. Because all I can do is stand by with nothing to do while everyone else gets hugs and loves.
As I've said, I am not alone in this. By my guess half of the people at any given mass come alone so they too, like me, stand around bumbling and feeling so obviously unloved.
So okay, I am exaggerating. Other people politely waiting to give a handshake or a whisper of "peace" to those then hugging probably aren't as self-conscious as I am.
And often, after they all hug and air-kiss each other, they are turning all around to shake hands around them and more than I like to admit, I stand self-conscious and with no whispers of "peace".
At any rate, I don't propose stopping this practice. I understand that people do not deliberately ignore me. But too often I feel like the cameras smirk down upon me, she who cannot even get a handshake.
But yeah, I do know that Jesus loves me.
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She finds a presidential contender molesting a child. What can she do?
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