Comments for cryptocatholic.com http://cryptocatholic.com lesser known Catholics of prominence Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on About by Father http://cryptocatholic.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Father Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:28:58 +0000 http://cryptocatholic.com/?page_id=2#comment-4 I agree. And yet... I find it difficult. I'm working on it. I agree. And yet… I find it difficult. I’m working on it.

]]> Comment on About by Den http://cryptocatholic.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Den Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:40:17 +0000 http://cryptocatholic.com/?page_id=2#comment-3 In an age when the Catholic Church is under so much attack, both from within and without, is it not better to be quite open about your faith, rather than to slip under the radar, so to speak? I'm not Catholic, but grew up in and am still a member of a Protestant denomination. I do however practice many things that a Catholic would find quite familiar - the Daily Office, the Rosary, contemplative retreats, Lectio Divina, etc. I have become quite comfortable talking about these things with anyone who cares to converse about such topics. I've been surprised to find the level of interest that I routinely see. If the Church is to have the impact that I think it must have in this world (and here I use the term Church to mean all the people of God), then it seems to me we must be open and assertive about what we are, who we are, and to whom we owe our loyalty and worship. To be co-opted by popular culture is unacceptable. To be used by political partisans for their own selfish benefit is unacceptable. To be true to our calling and to our Lord are the only things that we should accept. I strive to live up to that ideal every day; when I fail, I know that I can confess and repent, and enter the next day filled with hope. In an age when the Catholic Church is under so much attack, both from within and without, is it not better to be quite open about your faith, rather than to slip under the radar, so to speak?

I’m not Catholic, but grew up in and am still a member of a Protestant denomination. I do however practice many things that a Catholic would find quite familiar – the Daily Office, the Rosary, contemplative retreats, Lectio Divina, etc. I have become quite comfortable talking about these things with anyone who cares to converse about such topics. I’ve been surprised to find the level of interest that I routinely see.

If the Church is to have the impact that I think it must have in this world (and here I use the term Church to mean all the people of God), then it seems to me we must be open and assertive about what we are, who we are, and to whom we owe our loyalty and worship. To be co-opted by popular culture is unacceptable. To be used by political partisans for their own selfish benefit is unacceptable. To be true to our calling and to our Lord are the only things that we should accept. I strive to live up to that ideal every day; when I fail, I know that I can confess and repent, and enter the next day filled with hope.

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