tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post5993640628406448761..comments2023-08-21T03:51:17.425-06:00Comments on Enlightened Catholicism: Mickey Mouse Is The Spawn Of Satancolkochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-61876579273982945802008-12-04T11:01:00.000-07:002008-12-04T11:01:00.000-07:00Mlou, there's no question that Disney Inc is bette...Mlou, there's no question that Disney Inc is better at meeting people where they are at than most churches seem to be.<BR/><BR/>The trouble with Disney, though, is they set the bar too low. So do most churches. Jesus certainly didn't set a low bar.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-74903170310408836602008-12-04T08:03:00.000-07:002008-12-04T08:03:00.000-07:00Well said, Antonio. One of the things I learned wo...Well said, Antonio. One of the things I learned working in RCIA is that you must speak to a person's experience. Too often people think the only way God can be in their lives is to 'join' a church. Imagine how happy they are to realize that God has always been a part of their lives and that God rejoices with them as they discover that and find that God will meet them where they are, right now. The institution has forgotten that Jesus went OUT TO THE PEOPLE and met them in the places where their need was the greatest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-52411079195225357562008-12-03T16:06:00.000-07:002008-12-03T16:06:00.000-07:00He suggests that many people have become obsessed ...<I>He suggests that many people have become obsessed with work, sex and eating in a bid to ignore their underlying unhappiness.</I><BR/><BR/>Although this strikes me as requiring a deeper response than what I've written here, I believe much of this underlying unhappiness (to the extent that it's real) springs from the failures of orthodox religion to come to grips with the world we live in.<BR/><BR/>When that happens, people look elsewhere for solace.Antonio Manettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487502995709519940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-14041798820998138082008-12-03T12:25:00.000-07:002008-12-03T12:25:00.000-07:00I think you are right on Butterfly. When adults ...I think you are right on Butterfly. When adults lose their ability to dream, they lose a lot.<BR/><BR/>I think it's one of the reasons Jesus insisted we become as little children. I was about a child's ability to live in the present and imagine infinite possibilities. <BR/><BR/>This is one of the reasons I stressed reading stories over viewing stories. Reading allows the imagination to invent what the brain views. It's a much more interactive thing, even if it is done alone.<BR/><BR/>It's the same with listening to music.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-91941231597593038262008-12-03T11:15:00.000-07:002008-12-03T11:15:00.000-07:00I got a great laugh reading your comments in paren...I got a great laugh reading your comments in parenthesis next to the mickey mouse diatribe. <BR/><BR/>The one thing that stands out in my mind about Walt Disney himself is that he had a dream and it was fulfilled. His most famous line was "may all your dreams come true." For a child, this is not negative stuff. For adults, dreams need not die and go with us to our grave, but we have the real chance to change and enlighten ourselves and the world in positive ways no matter our age.<BR/><BR/>A pity some squander their time, gifts, and talents trying to project their own inability and loss to dream anymore.butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684946870144030594noreply@blogger.com