Got questions about faith, religion, theology or anything related to the Catholic Church? Fr. Francis will answer them here.
你有信仰、宗教、神學或與天主教教會有關的問題嗎? 程明聰神父在此為您解答。
你有信仰、宗教、神學或與天主教教會有關的問題嗎? 程明聰神父在此為您解答。
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I desire to go to Mass, but then I would doubt why should I be there. Because I doubt, then I start to try finding a reason for that. However, I cannot find a reason, but I keep following my desires. Personally, not acting completely rationally is acceptable, but if I act just for the sake of fulfilling my desires, then I think I am irresponsible for my faith. At some moment, I think that I should not be receiving the Eucharist but I desire for the Eucharist. It is like mentally, I adhere to my desire, but intellectually, I think I should not just fulfill my desire for the sake of fulfilling my desires.
Sometimes, I try to compare my experience with God as dating a guy, then I kind of understand why I act this way. Love requires no reason, it is just what it is. But then, it seems too emotional.
I was newly baptized Catholic, I know that my relationship with God is getting more intimate, but I do not know how to react to this drastic change. I once thought that my problem is trying to comprehend the incomprehensible (i.e. God). I tried to plug my experience into some philosophical relationship, such as I-ethernal Thou encounter suggested by Martin Buber, or I-Other relationship suggested by Levinas. In some sense, I feel that I am bringing down the transcendence to explicit human experience. I myself is so confused with those ideas too, so I am not sure what do I really believe.
I think I am in a stage that I know what is happening, but also do not know what exactly is happening. ( I know this statement is contradictory itself, but that is how I feel.)
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