tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post9064307083354238627..comments2023-08-22T09:35:36.716-04:00Comments on True Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter: What I Love About Catholicism: Organized ReligionMary Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107504165449607702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-18188433415878677822008-08-30T15:27:00.000-04:002008-08-30T15:27:00.000-04:00The above book "The New Faithful" looks interestin...The above book "The New Faithful" looks interesting! I found the evangelical church I attended to be much more "do as your told" than the Catholic Church and I have found the Catholic Church to be very non-judgmental.joannaB73https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375449214052411277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-59232477187726251392008-08-30T12:28:00.000-04:002008-08-30T12:28:00.000-04:00Hello,I've never taken the Myers-Briggs test you r...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I've never taken the Myers-Briggs test you refer to, but I suspect I would fall at the same end of the chart as you, a "J". I never do anything without a detailed plan and a few back-up's, just in case something goes wrong. I lack spontenaity in any form. :)<BR/><BR/>And I suspect that that makes me unusual as a young adult, but, at 26, I have to say that I find the rituals of the church to be, not just comforting, but they fit, to me. I only started investigating Catholicism after attending a very, very "reformed" Mennonite church and feeling as though there was no respect, almost no place for God in their worship. It was like a lecture, and I couldn't figure out how this was worship. <BR/><BR/>I love, in Catholicism, that I can take any teaching, any aspect of the Mass, anything at all, really, and I can trace it back through history, all the way back to the beginning.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781753636089506134.post-26701561807646087032008-08-30T11:28:00.000-04:002008-08-30T11:28:00.000-04:00I completely agree with this post! I too am an off...I completely agree with this post! I too am an off-the-charts J, and organized religion (especially a religion like Catholicism, with all its intricate rules and answers to <I>every</I> "what if?" is so comforting!<BR/><BR/>One thing, though - I don't think that ritual is necessarily lost on the young. Some may reject what they've always known, but I am one of many that, with some tweaking (I converted from all kinds of Protestantism), embrace religion and ritual wholeheartedly.<BR/><BR/>I recommend reading "The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy" by Colleen Carroll. I received a copy as a Christmas gift from a friend who watched me convert, and I found it so truthful in its portrayal and reasonings of why orthodoxy is becoming so important to the young.<BR/><BR/>I love your blog! Keep writing.Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293284663334506224noreply@blogger.com