tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post3237175452790030325..comments2024-03-22T23:54:34.302-04:00Comments on Ashes From Burnt Roses: Faith Filled Friday: The Imitation of ChristMannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-56319427170727957632014-07-09T21:55:50.688-04:002014-07-09T21:55:50.688-04:00God bless you, and best to whatever your vocation ...God bless you, and best to whatever your vocation may be. Why can't you still be a Carmelite? Is there an age limit?Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-45209509651348388922014-07-09T08:27:12.373-04:002014-07-09T08:27:12.373-04:00One of my all time favorite books! I've been r...One of my all time favorite books! I've been reading it daily since I was a young teenager. I guess I'm more like Jan. I'm introverted and introspective and do not need people to remind me of God. I need nothing to remind me of God, really, since I am so utterly dependent on him, but I feel his presence most in nature. A tree grows to be a tree, as God meant it to be. People go far astray. This world is not what God wanted for Jesus. I could so easily live the monastic life. I wish I'd followed the call to join the Carmelites, but I guess I was not mature enough to discern my vocation at the time. For me, the cloistered life is a dream. I cannot imagine a busy family life. For me, that would take time away from God. I feel so blessed with my vocation to the single life, but I agree with Jan, God wants all types of people. He loves all types.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-22304567724061237092014-04-15T12:43:29.142-04:002014-04-15T12:43:29.142-04:00I think He wants both, Victor SE. Let's face ...I think He wants both, Victor SE. Let's face it, some people are lousy witnesses, even if they have great faith. There are people who, in their clumsy zeal, would do more harm than good in their attempts to spread the Faith. <br /><br />Considering that we are to both evangelize AND pray in private, well, I guess I'm the opposite of you and Manny. Lock me away and slip food under the door now and then and I'll be fineJannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-59108327687093274802014-04-14T21:28:50.231-04:002014-04-14T21:28:50.231-04:00I think you and I are very similar in our vision o...I think you and I are very similar in our vision of Christianity. I think we're both extroverts and people persons, and that shapes how we live our faith. I don't think either of us could be hermits or monastic. Some people can search inside themselves and find God. We on the other hand need people to see God's handiwork.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-60547052180064682122014-04-14T06:46:30.992-04:002014-04-14T06:46:30.992-04:00Thanx Manny for this well--written resume on this ...Thanx Manny for this well--written resume on this book (or books).<br /><br />Two things come to mind. Is it really the second most read book after the Bible? I'd read that before, and it leads me to believe that there are a lot of very dedicated people out there who can read it from cover to cover.<br /><br />The second point is the audience it was written for. Presumably hermits of the time. Which has often made me question whether God really wants that of people. Does He want people to lock themselves away from civilisation and spend their days praying? Or does He want us out there, witnessing as best we can, in imitation of Christ?<br /><br />Thanx Manny. God bless.<br />Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-77505340196808384962014-04-13T13:29:41.200-04:002014-04-13T13:29:41.200-04:00Thanks Kelly. :)Thanks Kelly. :)Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-19373996783836966622014-04-12T10:14:18.261-04:002014-04-12T10:14:18.261-04:00Glad you shared your review! I don't fond it b...Glad you shared your review! I don't fond it boring as much as just really deep. <br />That said, once read, you always have a different perspective and I never fail to learn something form your thoughts!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-19302116159490880412014-04-11T22:49:20.554-04:002014-04-11T22:49:20.554-04:00Once I'm committed to a book I usually see it ...Once I'm committed to a book I usually see it through, especially if it's a classic. If it's a classic, there's usually wisdom there to be learned. There's only one classic work I can think of that I gave up on; it's from an Austrian writer named Hermann Broch and his novel I gave up on is The Death of Virgil. It stunk...lol. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-7863976617079635302014-04-11T22:46:05.262-04:002014-04-11T22:46:05.262-04:00That she had it memorized is very impressive. She...That she had it memorized is very impressive. She was a special soul. She's one of those saints i think of often, espeically when I think of a small act of love. Eventually I'll get to her autobiography. One of these Lents. Thanks for stopping by Joyce. :)Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-20144714157265918172014-04-11T21:17:14.266-04:002014-04-11T21:17:14.266-04:00Manny can you believe that St Therese, as a young ...Manny can you believe that St Therese, as a young child, carried this book with her everywhere and even had it memorized. I have a copy by my bedside and I read from it every once in awhile. I don't think I could memorize it that's for sure!TLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-65803260903987359032014-04-11T17:06:38.507-04:002014-04-11T17:06:38.507-04:00From what I've read only here, anyone who stuc...From what I've read only here, anyone who stuck with this book, while knowing that many also considered it a boring read.... in my book is trying to be a good Christian during Lent. :)<br /><br />I hear YA! It beats being locked UP in a Cell Victor! (LOL)<br /><br />God Bless<br /><br />Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731012070554553256noreply@blogger.com