Catholic and nothing more...

I've been very troubled lately.

Not mentally, although, if you spoke to my hubs he might suggest I am mental, but it would be purely out of jest.

I've been troubled by the mainstream media and journalism in general. 

No surprise here, but there is a LOT of bias out there.  And with this HHS mandate now in full swing, it's getting rather ugly out there.

And it appears that it's apparently rather taboo to be Catholic -or let me clarify that to be sure- it's taboo to be a solid, believe in the true Catholic church, Catholic.  Follow me?  Ok, it's taboo to believe that no, women should not be priests, contraception is morally wrong, marriage should in fact, be between one man and one woman (seriously folk, love all you want, but the parts don't work together if it's not that way-it's like a puzzle ok?), the Eucharist is in fact the Body & Blood of Christ, and so on and so forth.

Now do you follow? 

And I read the most opinionated article in the Washington Post today where this "journalist" (which I term lightly) actually gives reasons for not ever cheering for Notre Dame because they joined the lawsuit against the HHS mandate even after they invited the most pro-death president our country has ever elected (twice now) to speak at their college. 

Don't get me wrong, ND isn't high on my list of colleges I would encourage my children to go to, but as we all know, most colleges are made up of some of the most liberal people in the world who feel it is their mission to un-indoctrinate our children.  If I could, I would home school college-but since I know my limitations- I shall trust that God will protect my children and everything my hubs and I have done to instill in them a firm foundation will not be rocked.  But....

Despite their lack of, say sense, in inviting our president to speak, Notre Dame is full of very intelligent professors who actually see right through the HHS mandate and it's little "slippery slope" and see why it's imperative we stand together to stop this onset of mandatory government regulations that oppose people's religious convictions (whether they practice them or not). 

I suppose I ranted on FB today about it a tad harshly.  I actually stated that there is no such thing as a "moderate political Catholic."  Which is what this "journalist" insisted dominates the Catholic Church.  I also stated very plainly that if you are, find another religion.  For 2000 years, find me another religion that has survived despite it's screw ups and if you can find me a more perfect Christian religion without any blemishes, I'll consider joining.  I also stated that my fellow FB peeps needed to learn (or relearn) their faith before they leave it and start spewing venom about what they think they know about the Church.  I also very clearly stated that if they then decided to leave the Church that they needed to ask me why I chose to stay. 

I know, say what you will about FB.   I like to say I have a  love/hate relationship with the too big for it's britches, social media site.  On one hand, I love how I can get so many sites all at once that feed me so much information (almost too much).  But on the other hand, I hate how people act on FB.  You know, there are so many different kinds of people on it that are very temperamental.  The ones who hate you because you try to see the glass half full.  The ones who hate you because you (without trying) see the glass half empty.  The ones who are right and you NEVER are and the ones who are just hell-bent on trolling on every site they hate just to be keyboard bullies...

So, as the case would have it, practically no one responded on my post.  I have some peeps who probably even read it, snorted, then said to themselves, "muhahahahaha...just wait my pretty.  We are changing the Catholic church.  And you will conform."   I know that sounds a tad crazy, but there are some crazy Catholics out there.  Just hang out with my family.  We top the list. 

So, my goal is to relax more and blog more and stress less about my faith.  I have prayed and prayed for God to guide me where He wants me.  I have offered my services blog for my church (don't worry-I promised to keep it PG in the hopes of not seeming like a raving lunatic), I teach religion, I help with our MOMs group, but I feel God is calling me somewhere else. 

So pray for me.  Pray for me to find my nitch and seek God's guidance.  I'll pray for you, too.