tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post4903856201341546843..comments2024-02-09T02:48:13.776-06:00Comments on Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: John 6:60-69 Are You Shocked?Fr. Alfonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-82479068178940620062013-04-22T18:48:49.760-05:002013-04-22T18:48:49.760-05:00Fr Alfonse,
Your point about needing holy people, ...Fr Alfonse,<br />Your point about needing holy people, not just educated people, resonates again today, on Apr 22, with the news that one of the suspects in the Al-Qaeda-related US-Canada train plot is a PhD student in Canada.<br /><br />Yes, we need holy people; I very much agree. Educated AND holy people would be excellent too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-72125071348855310992013-04-21T18:16:00.409-05:002013-04-21T18:16:00.409-05:00Okay. I understand what you mean.
"One'...Okay. I understand what you mean.<br /><br />"One's religion does not determine whether or not your a good person. It simply determineswhere you go once a week."<br /><br />Well...for me...it determines where I live, where I work, and who I am. :) It also defines the struggles I face.Fr. Alfonsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-6459056822285596042013-04-21T12:27:10.231-05:002013-04-21T12:27:10.231-05:00The point I'm trying to make is that as soon a...The point I'm trying to make is that as soon as the public learned that the bombers happened to be Muslim the public started referring to them as "Islamic Terrorists" even though they did not have any knowledge of whether or not the attacks were religiously motivated. I know you didn't start this, however you just appeared to go along with it.<br /><br />One's religion does not determine whether or not they're a good person. It simply determines where they're likely to go once a week.John D. Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506831264430013726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-29573273062141536012013-04-21T08:08:08.793-05:002013-04-21T08:08:08.793-05:00I never heard Timothy McVeigh say "Jesus is g...I never heard Timothy McVeigh say "Jesus is great" and blow his truck up. I do remember the Ft. Hood islamic terrorist say "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) and shoot and kill dozens of people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-12625201506511207102013-04-21T08:00:56.550-05:002013-04-21T08:00:56.550-05:00Really John?
Was Timothy McVeigh a practicing Cat...Really John?<br /><br />Was Timothy McVeigh a practicing Catholic? Or did he renounce his Catholic faith during his teenage years. (This is an invitation for you to look up his life).<br /><br />Are islamic terrorists practicing muslims? Do they communicate often with clerics? Do they identify themselves as muslims?<br /><br />Why is Timothy McVeigh not known as a "Christian Terrorist?" Answer: Because he never identified himself as a Christian or even Catholic.<br /><br />Com'on John. That was a little too simple to refute.<br /><br />Regardless of this. One must live up to the standard. Christ died forgiving his enemies, and Christians took pride in that. Mohammad died in battle, and muslims took pride in that. <br /><br />The standard for both religions were set long ago.Fr. Alfonsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-70271058201214489442013-04-21T07:57:54.575-05:002013-04-21T07:57:54.575-05:00I'm glad you made the point that these men wer...I'm glad you made the point that these men were in their right minds when they committed their horrible crime. Sin motivated these guys, plain and simple. Of course, few people will actually say that. The media will claim that religion did it, turned their heads, and will group radical Muslims from Chechnya with all other people of faith. I hope this kind of logic won't follow, but I'm afraid it will because commentators tend to blame anything but the criminals themselves, especially if the criminal is religious. <br /><br />Hopefully, we can think of the good religious people donating and providing aid to victims in the Boston bombing and the West, Texas explosion. We should keep them in our prayers.<br /> <br />Despite the cynical snarling of our leaders and pundits, only our faith will bring us together and restore the community. Persecution and condemnation will only tear our society apart and make us perpetually vulnerable to wayward souls driven to destroy life and goodness. Benedict Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274188116075677081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-76385970523000876942013-04-21T07:43:27.045-05:002013-04-21T07:43:27.045-05:00The Boston bombers were terrorists that happened t...The Boston bombers were terrorists that happened to be Muslim. Since Islam, like Christianity, is a religion that encourages peace then is it possible that their religious choices had little to do with their actions?<br /><br />There are good people and bad people in every religion. The Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was a Roman Catholic. If the Boston bombers were Islamic terrorists the wouldn't it be feasible to say that Timothy McVeigh was a Christian terrorist?John D. Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506831264430013726noreply@blogger.com