The Passion of the Christ

I watched The Passion of the Christ today for the first time since Ash Wednesday, 2004.

As we grow in experience and in faith, so many things change.

My mom once told me to make sure that I not only have God in my mind as I try to understand my faith, but in my heart. She knew me so well!

Since 2004, my understanding of the workings of the faith have certainly grown. I look to my faith more and more as a gift, strengthening my as I go through this life.

Today, as I watched this... [Read More]

The Gospel According to...

Starting a week from now, one of my favorite priests is beginning a multi-part lecture on the writings of Saint John. In particular he wants to cover his Gospel and his epistles, though he does plan to touch on Revelation. I am very excited about this not only because this priest has helped me immensely in my own faith formation, but because of the subject too.

Nearly a year ago I was in RCIA and needed to choose a saint under whose name I would be confirmed. This was hard for me since quite... [Read More]

Becoming a Religious

I live in San Bernardino, CA. I have been looking for Religious Orders near San Bernardino, and I have been having a heck of a time.

If any one know of any Religious vocation office that is near San Bernardino, Riverside, or Los Angeles please let me know.


Peace and all good
Mike Pratt

Legalism

Hi and welcome to my blog! I will be blogging about random theological issues, my personal journey, and the occasional rant. For my first entry, I will start with a brief rant that I wrote during a study hall with nothing to do. It's not high caliber and rather short but the main idea is still there. Please feel free to discuss any issue I bring up, that's why I type these!

Legalism is not Christ-like. It simply astounds me how many legalistic Christians there are out there. Before the moder... [Read More]

RCIA Journal

Here I will be posting my journey through RCIA. I feel so blessed and honored to go through the Initiation process. For those who are interested in becoming Catholic, this may give you a little look into the RCIA process.

Disclaimer:

The experiences that I journal and the opinions I share, are of my own experience and opinion; therefore, whatever I say does not represent the Catholic Church nor the RCIA process.