talk to the hand

i have discovered who my preachy friend is and she has posted a thread on her blog to which i am unable to reply - i suppose i have been blocked. i have never blocked anyone from responding to what i say or put up a wall blocking communication. i feel as though i just read something and got a hand up in my face to shut up. but hey, that's her house, this is mine. i am not even going to link to her nor provide anyone with a link as to who she is.

that's not the way i roll.

the original discussion she was involved in was centered around knowing whether or not you know someone's religion and if it matters. apparently, it matters to more people than i thought, but in essence, that was my only question - do you, in every day life, draw denominational lines?

i wasn't asking anyone what they thought about the Eucharist, nor was i asked what i thought about the Eucharist - that is a different subject entirely - it is doctrinal in nature and what truly does separate many of us on many different levels.

do i believe in the Real Presence? you bet i do. ask about 100 Catholics if they do and you will get about a 75% response of a resounding NO. that is because they are uncatechized as to doctrine or they simply don't care. and i think that is a shame, honestly.

my faith is everything to me. i don't feel the need to hit everyone over the head with the catechism to get them to know and/or agree with what i believe - maybe by seeing me in action or reading what i have to say will get more people interested enough to contact me for more information - ISN'T THAT EVANGELIZING? if you don't think so, that's on you. you want to call it works instead of word? what-evah. (hand back atcha)

i am hopelessly flawed. i try to be led by the Spirit of God and in my humanity, blow it miserably. and often. do i believe in everything i recite in the Creed on a daily basis? yes, with all of my heart. do i wish everyone could come into the fullness of faith? again, i say yes with all of my heart. but becoming a Catholic was a decision i made when i was 32 years old, after having tried the rcia experience at least one other time previously. it didn't matter what anyone else was or did, it was a decision i made based on being led by the Holy Spirit because i wanted to receive the Eucharist. that is how strongly i feel about my faith and the Eucharist. and Catholicism.

since nobody asked.

this is my weblog. these are my thoughts, i am trying to reach people, i am trying to express myself without insulting anyone. i am glad to know this person *still likes me* as she said in her thread (for whatever that's worth as i've been blocked from responding...hmmm...is that works or word??) and am sorry she felt the need to not link to her email or blog for response and repoire initially, but again, that's on her. sometimes it is much easier to hide behind a monitor instead of stepping out into the light.

isn't that what makes the internet so cool? we can say what we want and then simply plug our ears and sing the star spangled banner at the top of our lungs to what anyone wants to say in response if we anticipate we won't like what their replies will be.

~**sigh**~

peace.