tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983400344314449390.post6566908987400257599..comments2022-10-26T03:26:25.161-05:00Comments on A Little Wife's Happy Life: Dear Protestant Church: What We Should Learn from CatholicsAdrie Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791798892535599096noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983400344314449390.post-34425475718527900062014-01-25T20:35:16.062-06:002014-01-25T20:35:16.062-06:00Unity is definitely something to aspire to!
I ch...Unity is definitely something to aspire to! <br /><br />I cherish so many things about the Protestant church- the one I attend in particular- and the emphasis on small groups for adults is one of those things! The fellowship we've found is amazing. <br /><br />I think it's important to learn from one another- and I think that the Protestant church (at least many of the lay-people I know) are quick to write off the Catholic church. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing your perspective!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777216669371740860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983400344314449390.post-65018365685270885382014-01-25T20:29:59.543-06:002014-01-25T20:29:59.543-06:00Thanks for your encouragement, and from stopping o...Thanks for your encouragement, and from stopping over and commenting! I agree with you- we all need to be challenged and pushed toward holiness. I think it's important for all Christians (myself definitely included!) to remember that the Church is made of people, and people- even with the best intentions- are sinful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777216669371740860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983400344314449390.post-20992767886330888312014-01-25T16:49:55.378-06:002014-01-25T16:49:55.378-06:00I agree with Casey too! I'm only a newly conve...I agree with Casey too! I'm only a newly converted Catholic coming from a long Protestant background, and the fellowship thing is definitely something we could work on. I miss having intimate relationships with people I attend Mass with outside of the Mass. It's so hard to get to know someone when you are newly Catholic and attending a different parish even than the one of your conversion. <br /><br />But also being a convert from Protestantism, I know where you are coming from too! How special that you posted this during the week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan 18- 25) too.<br /><br />Also, when I married my husband who is Catholic, it was before my conversion, and this Bible verse really became something precious (about unity) to the two of us and we had it read at our wedding. <br /><br />"Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all." Ephesians 4:1-6<br /><br /> Great post and inspired thinking!Hannahhttp://theinkedarchives.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6983400344314449390.post-173188526640704752014-01-25T11:23:02.707-06:002014-01-25T11:23:02.707-06:00Hello! I followed the link from your comment at C...Hello! I followed the link from your comment at Conversion Diary here. I'm Catholic, not Protestant, but I just wanted to say that I like your post. We all need to be challenged to strive for holiness, so good for you for calling on your Protestant brethren to look at the places where they can improve. I know that there are definitely some things Catholic parishes can learn from Protestant ones, like improving outside-of-Mass fellowship for instance!Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033904844103853773noreply@blogger.com