tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post7849755123360569993..comments2024-01-28T23:00:12.101-05:00Comments on Sponsa Christi: Some Questions from a ReaderSponsa Christihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-70573340725053091452009-09-28T22:28:30.854-04:002009-09-28T22:28:30.854-04:00Pachyderm,
Well, since there are only 1,752 canon...Pachyderm,<br /><br />Well, since there are only 1,752 canons in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, I suppose you could say that not even the Roman Catholic Church has 7,000 rules! ;-)<br /><br />And of course, Canon Law has the famous closing line: “…the salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church, is to be kept before one’s eyes.” <br /><br />Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts. It is tremendously important for all Christians to be good witnesses to the Gospel, and I think this is especially true in regard to consecrated virgins. But as I’m sure you already know, it’s more easily said than done!<br /><br />In my opinion, I do think that it would be good if we had at least a few more official “rules” for consecrated virgins—even if for no other reason than to provide some objective standards by which we can discern how well we’re really living our vocation to consecrated life. For me personally, this ambiguity is one of the greatest challenges of my vocation.<br /><br />But, as I tried to explain in my post, things like this do take time. The Holy Spirit doesn’t rush, and He isn’t bound to our human idea of a good time-table!Sponsa Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520407168481380210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-4694873144016861572009-09-28T21:38:30.362-04:002009-09-28T21:38:30.362-04:00Great post, as always. The lack of structual defi...Great post, as always. The lack of structual definition is challenging, yet it provides great opportunity. As a lay person, my goal is to try to have my life emulate Christ's life and I guess that would be more so for a consecrated virgin. Of course, I often fall short, but I always strive towards the goal or being more Christ like - helping others, especially the needy, the "least of my brethern".<br /><br /> Being in the world, the consecrated virgin has the opportunity to witness to others in simple, yet extrodinary ways. I work with RCIA and I have had many converts tell me they decided to become Catholic because of what they observed of the behaviors of particular Catholics - how kind, how patient, or how selfless they were. That shows that how we treat people on the job or in life can have a profound effect on achieving the Kingdom on earth. The president of the United States organization of Consecrated Virgins is an accountant and she has related stories of how her treatment of others on her job has had a positive impact on those people.<br /><br />So, I guess that a part of a consecrated virgin's life, in addition to prayer, would be some sort of ministry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984186295935598389.post-88887345403740386842009-09-28T02:56:22.925-04:002009-09-28T02:56:22.925-04:00This was a really interesting post! Thank you for ...This was a really interesting post! Thank you for being so candid about this. It was interesting to hear that the consecrated virgin is probably the only vocation in the church that isn't currently defined by 7000 rules and requirements! <br /><br />May God's grace blow on all your ways.Pachydermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289518667255259566noreply@blogger.com