Aussie catholics

ONCE DEVIDED

Just wanted to give my best wishes to all christians / catholics who today get their very first saint from australia.
A lot of my freinds and workmates are filled today with a wonderful glow. Its wonderful to see.
Mary MacKillop was a wonderful person regardlless of faith. Ive known quite a few of the nuns of her order and they were always wonderful ladies.
Even though I do not share your beleifs. I do feel a great happiness for you all.
please enjoy your special day.


Please nothing negative in response ( start a thread again if you need )

pjfan31

Yeh it is a great day. I'm not religious anymore, but it is pretty special.

catefrances

pjfan31 wrote:

Yeh it is a great day. I'm not religious anymore, but it is pretty special.

ive got to ask... why, if youre not religious anymore, is this pretty special?

ONCE DEVIDED

catefrances wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

Yeh it is a great day. I'm not religious anymore, but it is pretty special.

ive got to ask... why, if youre not religious anymore, is this pretty special?

for me its my freinds who are. Its a big deal for them. so I celebrate for them.

catefrances

ONCE DEVIDED wrote:

catefrances wrote:

pjfan31 wrote:

Yeh it is a great day. I'm not religious anymore, but it is pretty special.

ive got to ask... why, if youre not religious anymore, is this pretty special?

for me its my freinds who are. Its a big deal for them. so I celebrate for them.

so am i to figure from your post that you yourself are irreligious?

ONCE DEVIDED

ive got to ask... why, if youre not religious anymore, is this pretty special?[/quote]
for me its my freinds who are. Its a big deal for them. so I celebrate for them.[/quote]

so am i to figure from your post that you yourself are irreligious?[/quote]
Irreligious ??? what exactly is the meaning of that??

Do I believ in god- No
Do I beleive the tenants of the catholic faith. No

But after spending yesterday with a group of freinds who do, who were filled with a joy and happiness due to the Cannonisation of mary and remembering a small part of my childhood growing next door to a convent of nuns of the order, all these ladies were really nice happy people.
well Iguess their joy rubbbed on me a bit.
I truly am happy for them.

catefrances

ONCE DEVIDED wrote:

catefrances wrote:

so am i to figure from your post that you yourself are irreligious?

Irreligious ??? what exactly is the meaning of that??

Do I believ in god- No
Do I beleive the tenants of the catholic faith. No

....

you basically answered your own question. :thumbup:

ONCE DEVIDED

catefrances wrote:

so am i to figure from your post that you yourself are irreligious?

Irreligious ??? what exactly is the meaning of that??

Do I believ in god- No
Do I beleive the tenants of the catholic faith. No

....[/quote]

you basically answered your own question. :thumbup:[/quote]
oh ok . never seen it put that way

pjfan31

Well, My father is pretty devote Catholic. By me saying I'm not really religious I mean I don't go to mass or pray on a daily basis or anything. It is still my faith, and I still say the prayers and stuff when I go to church. Which is very rarely.

I went to Catholic schools from K-12, so when they drum it into you, it gets a bit much.

But then on another note, an Australian becoming a saint, that is a big deal, I think Australian's regardless of their faith, whether it be Christian, buddhist, Islamic should appreciate the significance of the occasion.