Comments on: I’m a Saint Just Like Mary

By: Jevlir Caravansary

Jevlir Caravansary — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:04:46 +0000

Christian Carnival CCCXVII…

christian carnival ii archives | submit post Welcome to the March 3, 2010 edition of the Christian Carnival, CCCXVII (317 for the Roman numeral challenged). I would like to remind everyone that the Christian Carnival is weekly, and that posts must be …

By: Calum Henderson

Calum Henderson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:03:52 +0000

So true Andy. Praying to Jesus and God makes a lot more sense biblically.

By: Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:01:50 +0000

What confuses me is that in order for Mary Mackillop to be proven to be associated with the miracles (i.e. the healing of the little girl) people had to try and prove that they were praying to her and no one else (otherwise it could have been someone else who did the healing)… but, why were they praying to her if she wasn’t a “saint” yet?

And, why pray to her anyway? Why not ask Jesus to do it? It’s a lot less hassle that way.

By: Calum Henderson

Calum Henderson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:49:12 +0000

Thanks Renee

By: Saint Renee

Saint Renee — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Great post, Saint Calum.

I pray for those who are getting swept up in the confusion, and may they find clarity in the power of the cross.

By: Calum Henderson

Calum Henderson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:48:50 +0000

Thanks for your input Kathleen!

I especially liked your prayer for Roman Caholics.

I too pray that this focus on rituals will not take away from the salvation that comes from Christ alone.

By: Kathleen Morris

Kathleen Morris — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:04:33 +0000

This was the thing that annoyed me so much when I was in Rome. Everyone prays to saints and everyone goes to church to pray to Mary who is their focus and elevated even above Christ at times. Even the english mass we went to (American Priest and congregation), although it read from the Bible and spoke of the importance of Christ’s death and resurrection, still felt the need to make a “fresh sacrifice” rather than it being done and prayed to the altar and Mary. I pray that their faith is properly centred on Christ and the rest is mostly just tradition and ritual that they prefer rather than it being the focus and source of their faith.

Thanks for posting a blog on this topic! I think it’s something we like to skirt around for fear of causing conflict but it is something that needs to be raised!