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  1. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Thanks. I have considered several of these modern faiths, but still heavy on the prophetic revelations.
  2. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Could you explain why you are personally sworn not to proselytize? Is this part of your faith tradition? A RF imperative for this thread? I'm always curious when someone *doesn't* try to convert me, it's such a nice change from my usual experience. ;)
  3. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Yesterday I started attending this month-long event called Courageous Conversations that deals with race and religion. People from various walks of life sharing their stories. I noticed a few mentioned organizations other than religions when asked what affiliation was most relevant to their...
  4. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    I wonder why you bother responding if the topic of my question is just one big joke to you.
  5. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    That narrowed it down ;)
  6. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    I would first have to believe Adam was a historical figure, which I do not. I would then have to believe God tells prophets revelations that God doesn't tell the rest of us who listen for His still, small voice, which I don't. As an aside, I have already considered Islam and thanks to that...
  7. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Thank you. I think you are correct. I'm looking for a path. I don't know that I'm "looking" for God. I think God is already all around and it's just a matter of a reliable practice to replace the Catholic-Christian one I've grown accustomed to.
  8. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    I think I was thinking of someone like a meditation/mindfulness guide. I know I didn't say that at first, but I'm just coming to this as I consider the responses here.
  9. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Yeah...no. been there done that. I worshipped at an Anglican Church, nondenominational, UU, etc. Remember...I don't but into the idea of prophets. That's not a Catholic thing. That's a Judeo-Christian-Muslim thing. And yes, Evangelical would only make it worse.
  10. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    I'm used to Catholic spiritual guides, who would provide feedback as to my insights and suggest if they were "in line with" Catholic teaching. When I was trying to fit in, this was welcomed. Now, of course, the last thing I need is someone expressing concern for my salvation. But I also don't...
  11. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    Thank you all for the feedback. I'm sorry I'm not savvy enough on my phone to respond to individuals and keep track of where I am. I'll try to address the questions i remember. What about Catholicism turned me off finally? The literalist Catholics who insisted Adam and Eve were historical...
  12. Karolina

    Seeking a spiritual mentor

    So... I am a recovering Catholic. Lifetime seeker. Several times I've seriously considered converting to one religion or another, ultimately always returning to the faith tradition of my upbringing. Last year, totally unexpectedly, I woke up one day and started to doubt again. I started to...
    • Karolina
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  13. Karolina

    Reincarnation among followers of Jesus

    Thanks! Can you tell me more about this Ashram if yours? Or refer me to an outside source? I don't have a lot of familiarity with Ashrams.
  14. Karolina

    Reincarnation among followers of Jesus

    My thinking is that this life has the potential to be pretty great, if only everyone worked together for the common good. Over the millennia, we've certainly made some progress, but it'll probably be another few millennia before we eradicate the new problems created by previous solutions. That...
  15. Karolina

    Reincarnation among followers of Jesus

    Are there modern day Gnostic Christian denominations? I'm aware of individuals, like here, but an actual brick and mortar church? I know reincarnation is a valid position among Quakers, and some version of it among Mormons, and both can be said to follow Jesus more or less (depends who you...
  16. Karolina

    Christianity without the Cross

    "Man made law ends with condemnation this world will crucify ANYone even if you CAN walk on water" Agreed. This is as true today as it was in Jesus's time. Somehow we seem to have learned nothing since then. ::(
  17. Karolina

    Reincarnation among followers of Jesus

    Reincarnation among modern followers of Jesus (sorry, thread title got cut off and I can't fix it). Please spare me the biblical lessons proving this is a heresy. I do not acknowledged such a concept among free thinkers. Thank you. I know there were early Christians who believes in...
  18. Karolina

    Christianity without the Cross

    I may not be understanding your question's intention either, but I find it intriguing. To me, Jesus's death on the cross was an inevitable side effect of his incredible integrity. He was not willing to stay silent in the face of injustice, knowing the potential penalty. Today, few people...
  19. Karolina

    Lifetime seeker, current Quaker attender, also worshiping with Catholics. Learning to adhere to...

    Lifetime seeker, current Quaker attender, also worshiping with Catholics. Learning to adhere to the still, small voice of God...
  20. Karolina

    Ask me anything about Quakers

    See a few posts above.
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