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By: janedoe

janedoe — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:58:27 +0000

I am doing everything I can to keep from being foreclosed on. Yesterday I publicly blessed myself while waiting to talk to the lender, something I don’t normally do.

By: jorgelazarodiaz

jorgelazarodiaz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:16:12 +0000

You’re setting a great example both at your business luncheons and this blog. I’m by no means and an “in your face” Catholic, but I don’t shy away from my faith in business settings either. I recently started a Catholic podcast / blog (see PurelyCatholic.com if you like) and I include it in my review of the kinds of online marketing solutions I make available to my clients. (I’m a web developer / online marketing guy in case you were wondering.) And I reviewed my portfolio just the same regardless of the other person’s beliefs which I don’t typically know anyway.

Just like I proudly talk about my wife, daughters, hobbies and workout habits, I share my Catholism and spiritual walk too. I have yet to have anyone tell me they’re offended by this (which was my fear years back) and more times than not it opens up a connection with the other person. It’s nice to know when an other committed Catholic and/or Christian that has entered my life.

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By: PrairieHawk

PrairieHawk — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:49:56 +0000

America is a Protestant country, and a display (or discussion) of faith in a Protestant context remains more socially acceptable to our fellow citizens than airing one’s Catholicism. That said, we orthodox Catholics are just as American as anyone else, and if we keep the Fourth Commandment, “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you,” we are just as (if not more) patriotic.

Gone are the days of the Catholic ghetto, and (hopefully) gone also are the days when Catholics need to sell out all or part of their faith in order to fit in with the rest of America. America is a nation founded on ideals, ideals about the dignity of the individual, the freedom to seek God with one’s life, the right to practice one’s religion, and many more, all enumerated or implied in our magnificent Constitution. These ideals dovetail nicely with Catholic teaching. We Catholics have a lot to offer, so we shouldn’t be afraid to speak up!

BTW, I always make the Sign of the Cross before eating in a restaurant.

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