Anybody heard from him lately? I miss him on the forums and wonder how he’s doing…
Good question, and I miss him, too.
Agree with Jim or not, he does seem to be a part of this place.
Hello, Jim?
I just heard from him today (or perhaps yesterday–how time does fly). Seems he’s doing some work related traveling. He should be back soon. No worries. 
Tom
Thanks, Tom. Jim’s a cool dude.
We sit on polar sides of some issues, but when push comes to shove, Jim is a friend in deed. Hope he’s back soon. 
I love me some Jim.
He is intelligent and speaks his position well. I’m betting one day he becomes a Catholic. I’m betting one day everyone becomes a Catholic.
Well, nobody’s perfect.
Seems like Rome’s wished that a long time.
I’m getting pretty close (to becoming a Catholic). The only thing that holds me back is that my local Church is so modern that the Episcopal Church feels more Catholic than it does.
I think you would be generally more happy with the Episcopalians than the Catholics because (1) the Episcopalians generally have more discretionary income, and (2) the Episcopalians generally allow you more latitude in your personal behavior.
But regardless of which you choose, you will have to start tipping.
How do you “become” Catholic?!
Do you wake up one morning and say, “Oh Dear Lord!!! I think its happened!!”
I just don’t understand the whole having to declare a denomination in order to love and worship God.
He is there for everyone, just freaking love him…
Well, for me it’s been an insistent pull towards the Catholic Church that I can’t seem to escape. I’ve talked about it with priests (various kinds of Catholic, Episcopal, and Orthodox), pastors, counselors, professors, and close friends (and a couple of friends on C&F, too).
At this point in my life, I have to say I feel like I am a bit like Simone Weil described herself: close to, but outside of, the Catholic Church (of Rome).
At any rate, I still miss Jim, whether or not he ever becomes Catholic.
Jim’s not here. Maybe he’d be a little uncomfortable with the idea of us speculating about his religious life.
Yeah, we should stop. I’ve talked to him since posting and I’m glad to have his contact information now. I was just hoping he was ok, and he seems to be.
oh Dale…you are such a pooper.
To become Catholic later in life, you need to take the RCIA classes. Seeing as how I was baptized as a baby, I had no clue what RCIA stood for and had to look it up. Rite for Christian Initiation for Adults. Some of you folks better hurry up, you’re running out of time.
I’m just teasing, I happen to feel comfortable worshiping God in the Catholic style and hope everyone else finds a comfortable way to worship God too.
I’m just back from a one day 400 mile round trip 3 hour statewide staff meeting and am hoping everyone lets me slide on how I didn’t address atheism. I didn’t have to drive and I did get to play my harmonica a bit.
I’ve been to RCIA classes. I got so far as the words of the Nicene Creed then I was ineligible because I don’t believe everything they say, and to profess them I feel like I should believe them first and I just don’t. I also feel like if I ever get baptized, I should at least believe I’m doing it for a reason more than “just because” and I don’t believe that, either.
Why, if the Nicene Creed was good enough for my Grand Pappy, it’s good enough for me.
Back when I was a boy we had to recite the Nicene Creed every day, in the snow, walking uphill!
I told you to check out the Episcopalians.
Here’s their version from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer
That is some damn stirring stuff; it almost makes me believe it. “All things visible and invisible”; “to judge both the quick and the dead”; “being of one substance with the father”; “spake by the prophets” – great stuff.
Or you may prefer the more modern version from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer –