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Actually do it! That would be amazing

I think I might. Unfortunately I think that wouldn't work with the other person I have to interview

You never know, they might have a healthy interest in religion.

Just as a side note, as a hobby, I'm writing a pamphlet on the Hail Mary Quite good fun actually

Oooh that sounds very interesting. What prompted you to do that? Is it to disseminate around uni?

Nothing directly but my American friend had started doing a monthly prayer reflection for Cath Soc and I felt called to do it really. It's quite funny really, we're sort of opposite in her devotion. While she goes "straight" to Jesus I go to Jesus through Mary.

Some examples:

- I wear a Miraculous medal on display and she wears a Crucifix on display.
- My favourite prayer is the Rosary and hers is the Divine Mercy
- My computer and mobile phone wallpapers are of Our Blessed Lady and her's are of Jesus.

But getting back to my pamphlet, I might give it to some members of CatSoc to meditate upon. Annoyingly I keep getting new ideas to write about :O

I have to confess, I also tend to go straight to God rather than go through Mary (I don't really talk to Jesus and He tends to freak me out when He tries to talk to me) I'm trying to develop a relationship with Mary. I gained a whole new understanding of her at Lourdes. Really would like to go back there next year

Maybe a good place to start would be some of the writings of Bl. John Paul II who writes about Our Lady constantly! This Encyclical might be a good place to start It's funny though - the contrast between the two of us, don't you think? I love the way God puts people like that on your path

Thanks for the Encyclical It is definitely interesting how God crosses the paths of certain people so that they can learn from one another and grow

Just written about the "Blessed art thou among women and Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb" bit Got three (half size) pages out of it.

PRSOM! Epic post!

So sad that Cicerao said they hated the Catholic Church

Yeah all that was getting rather nasty. I have little time for anti-Catholic bashing

I'd been hesitant to join because a lot of times, at least in America, "Christian" club tends to be code for Protestant/Evangelical. So I felt like I would not have been welcome. And then I happened to see that post and saw that it had positive rep. I'm happy to socialize with people who believe differently from me but not those who have hatred for it. //
1 John 2:11... Just sayin. We should pray for her.



People making those kind of comments only testify against themselves.

I think her beef was with the Catholic Church as an institution, not Catholics themselves. And anyway, us Protestants have been going at you Catholics for hundreds of years .

Well I'll see if I pick anything out of it when I watch it

The first way to learn what your vocation is, is to pray upon it; in front of the Blessed Sacrament is possible.

Though not directed at me I just watched it with a friend! I've met some of the monks you saw in the back ground of that programme

Hi everyone - good to be back amongst friends on TSR. I had a marvellous trip although I'm really missing both my bro's, but was good to catch up and great that all the family got together again.

As we grow up, we find we gradually move away from one another to forge out lives of our own. That's as it should be...it's part of God's plan for us all. Whilst being separated by geography, we can still be together as close as ever in a spiritual way - and this is how I feel about different family members of mine scattered around the globe.

It is interesting that the values we learnt from our parents remain with us into adult lives and hopefully those values will remain as strong within us so as we can pass them onto our children as our parents do within their own life times.

I'm beginning to ramble somewhat: I just wanted to say hello again to all my friends on this society and tell them that I missed you all whilst away.

How are you all keeping and is there anything current in your own lives that you would like to share?

God bless.

Welcome back yawn Good to see you posting again. I'm glad you had a nice time with your brothers

Not much to report here: ill and miserable as usual. Struggling with the new missal still Seeing a Catholic priest for confession on Weds and working on untangling Oxford trauma with an Anglican priest