My absence is over and I am hoping to perhaps be better at keeping up a blog now that I have graduated. Although my blog has been silent, I feel as though the holy spirit has been working in mysterious ways the last few months. I made it my personal goal to start truly treating others the way I wanted to be treated (This was prompted by church and my experience reading the book "the secret" and dong research on the writers).
My biggest conflict I struggle with the institution of church now seems to be our stance on the whole with the sacrament of marriage. My sister just recently married (3 days ago) and, while I loved the service and it was fitting for her, something inside me was very upset at the thought of being married in a church. What if I want it outside? While Catholicism is something I love and identify with, I just can't see myself wanting to be married in a church when god has granted us such beautiful, natural structures (I have also been slowly becoming a hippie, see my other blogs).
Also, What is it about the music??? I thought marriage was supposed to be a celebration, and yet there was nothing in the singing that went on in her Service that really sad "CELEBRATE!" other than of course, an alleiluia. Again, this was a fitting choice of music for my sister, but I couldn;t see myself being satisfied with that for my own celebration.
Does anyone know what the protocol is? Could I have a catholic service that was small and than a big Fat service that was more joyous? If anyone knows the answer, I would be More than happy to know.
Jesus said "love one another", and if that is what it takes, there was certainly love in the room, at her wedding!
~Capt. Q.
