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. In one of her letters to a Father Neuner; Teresa reported having spiritual problems right around 1949, at the relatively youthful age of 39. "Now Father-- since 49 or 50 this terrible sense of loss-- this untold darkness-- this loneliness, this continual longing for God-- which gives me...

. Some of Teresa's concepts were questionable and I should think that they surely had something to do with her deplorable spiritual condition. For example: In an interview, Teresa is quoted as saying: "Of course I convert. I convert you to be a better Hindu or a better Muslim or a better...

. I should probably clarify right at the get-go that this thread's purpose isn't to ruin Mother Teresa's reputation. It's simply an attempt to figure out what went so south in her spiritual life that she came to the end wondering if a God really existed. And if one did exist, why she was so...

. If anyone should have been on intimate terms with God and with His son Jesus Christ in the last century, surely it had to be Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (a.k.a. Mother Teresa) but curiously, that wasn't the case. It turns out Teresa was a remarkable actor. Her public image bore no resemblance...

. Some time ago I ran across an article in our local newspaper about a military funeral that was disrupted by activists with bull horns screaming anti-war slogans. They were all arrested for interfering with a lawful assembly and disturbing the peace. In court, the activists defended their...

. Internet forums have given many of Christ's obscure followers a convenient venue for sharing their time-won knowledge and experience with a worldwide audience. For the world's sake, I highly recommend making an effort to compose legible posts; neatly arranged, sensible, and tidy. Shouting...

. Christ's followers retain a guilty conscience; else the passage below would be unnecessary. "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If...

. Regardless; be very, very certain that your conscience has been sprinkled with Jesus' blood otherwise all your prayers and your worship will be pings because Christians are instructed to approach God not in a Tabernacle or a Temple down here, but in Heaven itself; which requires a sprinkling...

. ● Heb 9:13-14 . . For if the blood of goats and bulls and the sprinkling of a heifer’s ashes can sanctify those who are defiled so that their flesh is cleansed, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences...

. Just to be on the safe side: why not find a private spot and tell God, in your own words, that you'd like to have the sprinkling of water spoken of in Ezekiel, and also the sprinkling of blood spoken of in the letter to Hebrews? _

. ● Heb 10:24 . . And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Man is a species of life that is quite naturally, and comfortably, inclined to provoke and annoy each other and bring out the worst in their fellow men. It is Christ's wishes that his own make an...

. The sprinkling of water in Ezekiel speaks of something very different than the sprinkling of blood in the letter to Hebrews. In addition, the sprinkling of water spoken of by Ezekiel is performed by God; the Catholic Church's baptisms are performed by humans. Just to be on the safe side: why...

. It would be futile to bathe one's body in Jesus' blood. That kind of decontamination would have no effect upon one's conscience as it's spoken of by the OP because this is not a physical issue, it's a heart issue; i.e. the core of one's being. And besides, the purification of one's conscience...

. Water is not the proper fluid for decontaminating the conscience spoken of in the 9th and 10th chapters of the letter to Hebrews. Not even close. _

. ● Heb 10:21-22 . . Since we have “a great priest over the house of God,” let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Sprinkling was a common ritual in the Old Testament-- sometimes...

. Your actions are speaking louder than your words. I have a suggestion. Show a Catholic priest some samples of the obnoxious graffiti you've been posting and see what he thinks of your methods. _

. ● Luke 23:39-40 . . One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us! But the other criminal rebuked him. Don't you fear God, he said, since you are under the same sentence? There's a humorous incident depicted in Dante's Inferno where...

Just look at all that bolding, coloring, and oversize fonts! More frustration, desperation, yelling, and spraying spittle like an angry political activist. BTW: Recriminations are a natural response to criticism; but all in all, recriminations are futile. They're just retaliation, and do...

. The world can't help but be put off by obnoxious Christians; hence: ● Col 4:5 . . Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. I seriously doubt that forum remarks seen world-wide that come across as obnoxious, frustrated, yelling, desperate, and spraying...

. I was baptized an infant into the Roman Catholic church and subsequently went on to attend enough Catechism to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Looking back; I don't recall being taught manners in Catechism. In point of fact, it wasn't till many years later as a Protestant...