tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post6913515450036849894..comments2023-06-20T07:19:44.412-04:00Comments on The Four Mass'keteers: Benedict's Hopeful Vision?David Nybakkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-83804265685478399962007-05-05T19:11:00.000-04:002007-05-05T19:11:00.000-04:00I'm glad you liked Part I, Aramis. I will do my b...I'm glad you liked Part I, Aramis. I will do my best to apply the hand torch of Girard's MT while informing it to the best of my ability with the Catholic faith and truth to which I submit.Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37222179.post-45999881804843172912007-05-05T18:04:00.000-04:002007-05-05T18:04:00.000-04:00A major issue I have with some blogs is that they ...A major issue I have with some blogs is that they do not seem to be balanced with, what I will call, Catholic "teaching" posts. Athos, your previous post "Throwing Stones & Political Power" is an excellent example of a teaching post. My experience of doing faith group studies after faith group studies (Catholic and ecumenical Christian group studies – the last 2 were on “Mere Christianity” and “Simply Christian”) over the past number of years is that basically no one really knows the fundamentals of being Christian or Catholic or Christ. I do these studies to continue my education for I am still unsure about many things in the faith. Our culture has done very well in masking the understanding of what it means to be Christian (at the same time Christian churches had fallen asleep, not providing a “passing-on-the-faith” education to its members).<BR/><BR/>So I am all for these posts about the fall of Christianity in Europe and the cultural stakes that are in jeopardy, however I would propose that we (and we ask others to) spend just as much time and energy explaining Creeds, doctrines, and Church teachings – and we, the 3 Massketeers, can especially do this from a Girardian point of view as our blog is committed to his theories.David Nybakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13172189118334371454noreply@blogger.com