Blessed Ash Wednesday to all.
After following the previous thread which turned into yet another anti-Catholic bunfight I would like to set the parameters for this thread.
A) All who are genuinely practicing Catholics or are other Christians who observe Lent and are accepting of Catholicism welcome.
B) If you have problems with Catholicism and want to critique, question or lambast Catholicism and Catholics for whatever reason please start a thread and Catholics will respond and discuss with you as long as you are civil.
C) Anything genuinely open, interested and respectful of Catholicism who would like to participate in discussions during Lent are also welcome.
D) Catholics are a small minority in the UK and due to the history of the English Reformation there is a great deal of residual distrust and antipathy toward Catholicism and Catholics. This is a safe space for community, fellowship and support for fellow Catholics and friends. This is not the place to rehash anger about issues that have been discussed frequently in this forum. Again, if you want to criticise Catholicism you are free to do so - but not on this thread.
Thank you.
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Universalfamily · 15/02/2024 00:35
elp30 · 15/02/2024 00:59
Thank you for starting this thread.
I'm Hispanic and Catholicism is a great part of my culture. I've not exactly lapsed, as I have never stopped calling myself a Catholic but I haven't been practicing i.e., going to Mass for a very long time. However, I've returned to the Church within the past four months. It has been wonderful to be there. I hadn't realized how much I've missed it.
I'm off to Church right now (I'm in Texas) to go to Ash Wednesday services. I wanted to go to a Spanish-language Mass because they always have mariachis.
I wish you a very Blessed Lenten season!
Aethelthryth · 15/02/2024 10:48
Anglo-Catholic here, so can shake hands across a very narrow point on the Tiber! Went to my first Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday after years away and found it very meaningful and grounding
Inkypot · 15/02/2024 10:51
I hope this doesn't sound cheeky but can I ask what is Anglo-Catholic? I don't think I've heard the term before.
Aethelthryth · 15/02/2024 10:48
Anglo-Catholic here, so can shake hands across a very narrow point on the Tiber! Went to my first Ash Wednesday Mass yesterday after years away and found it very meaningful and grounding
CurlsnSunshinetime4tea · 16/02/2024 09:58
Catholic in Canada.
I’ve downloaded the Hallow app and am following a 40 day Lenten learning session.
So far so good.
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