Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

Buckeye_Democrat

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2. So that's pretty common at all Catholic churches...

Sun Sep 4, 2022, 02:03 PM

Sep 2022

... then? Thanks!

It just seemed odd to me at the time because of my experiences at my parents' Methodist church. It was a pretty liberal church compared to most, by the way, and the sermons were more akin to academic lectures than other Protestant churches that I later observed. No faith-healings, speaking in tongues, or the other "strange" (to me) stuff.

But the minister was indeed focused on Jesus, and the virgin Mary was only rarely mentioned. The sermons were mostly about various scriptures attributed to Jesus, and then the minister would try to demonstrate how they still pertained to our current lives. And it was more "good deeds" focused than other Protestant churches that I witnessed too.

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Questions about Catholic "Marians". [View all] Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 OP

I was raised Catholic and we didn't carry on about "Jesus." Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #1

So that's pretty common at all Catholic churches... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #2

Oh I cannot speak for other Catholics. Or current ones. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #4

As a child, I was more confused by the apparent... Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #7

We didn't study the Bible in Catholic School when I attended. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #10

The priests would talk about Christ stories, the parables, etc. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #6

Thanks again. nt Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2022 #8

YW Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #11

Well said. As a lifelong Catholic I agree with you. My dad had a special devotion to "Blessed Peregrine Took Sep 2022 #3

Yes the Blessed Mother is not worshipped as God. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #5

Intercessory prayer is what it is. And you see/hear it all the time. "Please pray for xxx" CurtEastPoint Sep 2022 #9

Yes asking a saint to pray for us. As a child, I thought Mary could pull some strings for me. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #12

Yep, same here! CurtEastPoint Sep 2022 #13

If I had a dollar for every Hail Mary I have said, I would be rich. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #15

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What Shenmue said. shrike3 Sep 2022 #17