tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245167.post8274572343066916100..comments2024-03-16T08:19:05.573-04:00Comments on Spiritual Woman: In the Company of God ... and Mary ... and MomPatrice Fagnant-MacArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15146572541496916259noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17245167.post-24376888296057563562008-06-04T13:14:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:14:00.000-04:00Truthfully,I had a hard time with this entry. God ...Truthfully,I had a hard time with this entry. God is so much bigger than the differences discussed here. Honoring our mother and father is an emphasized commandment, and the only commandment that promises reward (your days will be long...). Grandchildren have a right to know their grandparents and how do we know someone well unless we witness what they value? The writer seems afraid that her children would be weak in their own faith after coming to understand their grandmother's faith. I doubt that, given their own mother's strong convictions. Christian faith is about an honest and growing relationship with Christ not about dogmatically following a religion. My fear is that to "hide" children from the different faith expressions of those they love, actually leaves them wondering about the "taboo" and therefore, more vulnerable to rebellion from their own traditions as an unbalanced reaction later on. As a parent of six children (many who are adults now), I would encourage young mothers to expose their children, in loving ways and with sound reasoning, to their grandmother's faith and not to surround the discussions with polarizing examples. Simply tell children, without judgment, that mom and dad have made a thoughtful decision to be Catholic Christians for the following reasons....<BR/>Love never fails...nm2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10741022288342969867noreply@blogger.com