Comments on: Taking the pulse of your congregation http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:45:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Carson http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-6244 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:07:52 +0000 http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-6244 Bob, We hear this frequently. If you can get your priest to have a group come in help you analyze your Church perhaps we as outsiders could help get some ideas going that could help revitalize your Church. Talk with your pastor. He may be willing to contact us to offer some help. CDL Bob,

We hear this frequently. If you can get your priest to have a group come in help you analyze your Church perhaps we as outsiders could help get some ideas going that could help revitalize your Church. Talk with your pastor. He may be willing to contact us to offer some help.

CDL

]]> by: Bob Gardner http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-6242 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:29:30 +0000 http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-6242 I attend a dying congregation. I have made suggestions that could be tried, but nothing ever is. I attend a dying congregation. I have made suggestions that could be tried, but nothing ever is.

]]> by: Carson http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-266 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:23:51 +0000 http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-266 The issue here is just getting parents to have more children. That is a piece of the puzzle, but not the whole. Have you ever taken a look, even a glance, at your congregation so that you can see if you are faithful in bringing the Gospel to the world? It might be the beginning of an exciting adventure. CDL The issue here is just getting parents to have more children. That is a piece of the puzzle, but not the whole. Have you ever taken a look, even a glance, at your congregation so that you can see if you are faithful in bringing the Gospel to the world? It might be the beginning of an exciting adventure.

CDL

]]> by: Carson http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-209 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:31:13 +0000 http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-209 Dr. Eric, Right you are. It's too late for us...unless God allows us to be like Abraham and Sarah...but we have a growing group of families with ever growing numbers of children. It is a glorious site. I'm thinking off the top of my head but I'd guess we have about 10 families with five or more children; 2 with six and one with seven. The sad thing is that in some congregations there are no families of child bearing age. Pray, pray, pray. CDL Dr. Eric,

Right you are. It’s too late for us…unless God allows us to be like Abraham and Sarah…but we have a growing group of families with ever growing numbers of children. It is a glorious site. I’m thinking off the top of my head but I’d guess we have about 10 families with five or more children; 2 with six and one with seven.

The sad thing is that in some congregations there are no families of child bearing age. Pray, pray, pray.

CDL

]]> by: Dr. Eric http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-208 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:36:13 +0000 http://byzantineevangelization.com/2006-0721/taking-the-pulse-of-your-congregation-2/#comment-208 A good way for your churches to grow would be for families to have more than one or two children. Contraception is killing many churches. It's time that we took the Fathers seriously when they taught that abortion and contraception are gravely sinful (in Western Catholic terms.) It's time we listened to Popes Pius XI, Paul VI, and John Paul II and their modern teachings on contraception. Islam is exploding the world over because Muslim families are having 5-12 children per family. Catholics follow the world lock-step in terms of abortion, contraception, divorce, and other abominations. Only when we reclaim our true Faith will these kinds of trends reverse and we will again grow in numbers as we should. A good way for your churches to grow would be for families to have more than one or two children. Contraception is killing many churches.

It’s time that we took the Fathers seriously when they taught that abortion and contraception are gravely sinful (in Western Catholic terms.) It’s time we listened to Popes Pius XI, Paul VI, and John Paul II and their modern teachings on contraception.

Islam is exploding the world over because Muslim families are having 5-12 children per family.

Catholics follow the world lock-step in terms of abortion, contraception, divorce, and other abominations. Only when we reclaim our true Faith will these kinds of trends reverse and we will again grow in numbers as we should.

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