tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post4215312425526055445..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Faith And The Familiar: A Sunday RuminationFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-79526913536787525692018-09-17T13:34:55.658-04:002018-09-17T13:34:55.658-04:00* Shma. "Hear oh Israel, the Lord is our G-d...* Shma. "Hear oh Israel, the Lord is our G-d, the Lord is One."<br /><br />Reaffirms our belief that we have a G-d, ONE G-d.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-19359526471942546872018-09-17T12:32:51.611-04:002018-09-17T12:32:51.611-04:00My children now say the Shma* automatically when t...My children now say the Shma* automatically when they go to bed. My kids are also developing the habit of saying it as they leave the house, touching our Mezuzah as they go.<br /><br />They say "motzi" - the blessings over the food - most of the time (sometimes requiring a prompt).<br /><br />Tonight I'm going to a Synagogue-related event, and have told them they need to be in the community, not just "cultural Jews".<br /><br />Religious institutions used to be centers of not just faith, but the community. That needs to get revived. How to do this is a bigger issue, but at least people are aware of it now.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-74526178930025132662018-09-17T12:10:52.796-04:002018-09-17T12:10:52.796-04:00My husband noticed something yesterday. There were...My husband noticed something yesterday. There were many Protestant churches closing, but none that were Catholic in the area affected by Florence's passage through the Carolinas. For Catholics, church is not simply a 'nice' option.- it is required.<br /><br />The early mass is, in some ways, the best - those parishioners who attend regularly bond in ways that might not be present in later masses. Our numbers are so small, we will be missed if we are not there.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.com