tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post2195273680529059314..comments2024-03-22T05:53:17.342-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Faith vs. Works, St. Paul vs. St. James, The Bishops vs. PelosiFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-80366981758311928322012-09-25T09:40:22.546-04:002012-09-25T09:40:22.546-04:00The Church offers us the corporal and spiritual wo...The Church offers us the corporal and spiritual works of mercy to guide us in looking for works that are considered "works of God". If you search on the internet, I'm sure they'll turn up. They're also in the Catechism. Hope this helps!Father John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-78490314433544365892012-09-25T08:08:54.659-04:002012-09-25T08:08:54.659-04:00Hi Father, what exactly is meant by "doing th...Hi Father, what exactly is meant by "doing the work of God"? Is it more than helping the needy and being good to others? My thought is yes, it's about helping others to know, love and have a relationship with Christ and that can mean "talking" about things and not just actions. What do you think?<br /><br />Can you please share what you consider to be ways in which we (lay people) can "do the works of God"?<br /><br />Why I ask is b/c I'm having a discussion right now with with a friend who thinks just being a good example and helping others is enough, and that our children will "get it" by watching our example. I don't agree that that is enough. What brought this up is the fact that after having my children in some local protestant-based, sports leagues this summer and how DELIGHTED I was that it wasn't just all about sports, but they prayed, did devotionals and memory verses... and now experiencing CYO sports for the first time this football season and how it seems to be focused solely on the sport and winning, I mentioned this to my friend and she said she thought incorporating faith into everything is too much (that too much of a good thing isn't always good), and we should just let them have fun. Am I nuts for thinking we should incorporate faith into everything? Thank you Father.<br />Agenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-81992228081188239192012-09-16T16:28:38.896-04:002012-09-16T16:28:38.896-04:00I just love this ~ Sara :)I just love this ~ Sara :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-26892568646982979182012-09-16T12:11:55.917-04:002012-09-16T12:11:55.917-04:00I believe that what people need to realize about t...I believe that what people need to realize about the books of the bible is the fact that it was written for the people of that time that were going through certain situations. What I am trying to say, but probably not articulating it very well is that when someone reads the bible they need to consider the historical background of when the books were written and not just interpret what THEY think the message is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com