tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078738072998152408.post2582071804946920807..comments2024-03-25T15:21:53.063-04:00Comments on "Just Thinking" by Robert J. Tamasy: What the ‘Church’ Should Look Like (Part 1)Bob Tamasyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07061076332556605594noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078738072998152408.post-53384699661376246392012-07-30T11:22:07.859-04:002012-07-30T11:22:07.859-04:00This posting really spoke to me Robert. I grew up...This posting really spoke to me Robert. I grew up in a household where Mom was a Roman Catholic and Dad a German Lutheran. My Dad had to agree to raise my sister and I as Catholics. If we attended the Lutheran Church we had to go to confession before we could receive Communion in the Catholic church. Very confusing to a child! I have remained a Catholic my entire life but often a cafeteria-style communicant. My experience had only been with the Jesuits until a year ago. I went through the process of getting a Catholic annulment and was ready to leave the Church entirely. The experience made me doubt my faith. But a wonderful thing happened during a communinal reconciliation service held by the Deanery in my part of NC I sat with a Franciscan friar and felt like I had come home to the more innocent faith of my childhood. I love the Franciscans commitment to the community and issues dealing with social justice. I truly feel a part of something sustaining and meaningful. Christine GebhardtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com