Comments on: Prayer and Advice Request http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/ Because we need all the help we can get Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John 6:54 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5784 John 6:54 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:38:48 +0000 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5784 St. Philomena, great with God, Pray for us! St. Philomena, great with God, Pray for us!

]]> By: John Jansen http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5718 John Jansen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:29:46 +0000 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5718 Echoing Joe's comment about St. Monica -- our parish has a chapter of the <a href="http://www.cantius.org/go/organizations/category/st_monica_sodality/">St. Monica Sodality</a>, which prays for family members and friends who have left the Church. I'd recommend you have the names of your goddaughter and her parents included among those the Sodality prays for. Echoing Joe's comment about St. Monica — our parish has a chapter of the St. Monica Sodality, which prays for family members and friends who have left the Church. I'd recommend you have the names of your goddaughter and her parents included among those the Sodality prays for.

]]> By: Mike in CT http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5711 Mike in CT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:27 +0000 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5711 I think Joe is on to something. While you are the Godfather, if the parents are deciding this, they may (from their perspective, not God's) "rescind" their request for you to guide them in the Catholic faith. Bear that with love and prayer. But I encourage you in your discussions with your friend. Considering what's going on with the Anglican church these days, I suspect your friend's decision to jump ship is more emotional than anything theological. And things emotional can spur more emotion, so be at peace to do God's will with patience. I think Joe is on to something. While you are the Godfather, if the parents are deciding this, they may (from their perspective, not God's) "rescind" their request for you to guide them in the Catholic faith. Bear that with love and prayer.

But I encourage you in your discussions with your friend. Considering what's going on with the Anglican church these days, I suspect your friend's decision to jump ship is more emotional than anything theological. And things emotional can spur more emotion, so be at peace to do God's will with patience.

]]> By: Rob Kaiser http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5703 Rob Kaiser Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:51:24 +0000 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5703 My prayers are with you. It sounds like you are doing the right thing. This is what they asked you to do when asking you to be a godparent. My prayers are with you. It sounds like you are doing the right thing. This is what they asked you to do when asking you to be a godparent.

]]> By: Joe http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5701 Joe Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:01:37 +0000 http://www.catholicdadsonline.org/posts/2971/prayer-and-advice-request/#comment-5701 I think this is tough. I am the God-father of 3 different children, one of which is not Catholic. I think that you must fight for the soul of this Child, but ultimately this may be more about the parents than the Child. I think that during its "childhood" years unless the parents allow you to, you won't be able to oversee any "instruction". I think that dialogue, prayer (St. Monica comes to mind), and patience is important in this situation. I think conversion, reversion, etc... is a PROCESS and not acts stand-alone. I think this is tough. I am the God-father of 3 different children, one of which is not Catholic.

I think that you must fight for the soul of this Child, but ultimately this may be more about the parents than the Child. I think that during its "childhood" years unless the parents allow you to, you won't be able to oversee any "instruction".

I think that dialogue, prayer (St. Monica comes to mind), and patience is important in this situation. I think conversion, reversion, etc… is a PROCESS and not acts stand-alone.

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