Where is your crucifix hung in your home? And other religious pieces?

[Anonymous]

We aren't very religious, although we technically belong to a very lax Methodist church in DC. That's where we got married and had our kids baptized, mostly to appease the relatives. Church attendance is mostly limited to weddings, baptisms and funerals. Still, we have a crucifix that was handed down from DH's Braziian family in our kitchen and a small St. Francis statue outside our front door that was given as a gift.

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Anonymous wrote:Small ones in each bedroom. There's a holy water font on the wall next to front door so we can bless ourselves as we leave. Our family altar in in the dining room. It's pretty discrete and fellow Catholic tend to notice it more than non-Catholics. There are bibles and small religious statutes in each room. My DD each have a 3 inch guardian angel in unglazed cream colored pottery. I have a small statue of Mary. My fiancé has a wooden carved portrait of St. Joseph that he got when he became a stepfather. Everyone has a bedside Bible. There is a Bible in the living room. I also have a Missal with the Offices in print in our bedroom, but prefer to use Divine Office on my iPhone. There's a Catholic calendar next to DD#2's bed because she's a lector. We have a small framed portrait for each patron saint (baptismal name and/or confirmation name), one of St. JPII, and one of Pope Emeritus Benedict, and one of His Holiness Francis. On any given day, you'll see 4 rosaries in various stages of use. I also tend to forget to put back on my scapular immediately after my morning shower, so that might be on the back of the bathroom door. There is blessed salt in the kitchen. We are NOT the most devout family we know either.

Wait, your fiancé? You have that much Catholicism going on and you are living in sin with children?

I caught that too, that's why I thought it was a joke post.

No joke. Our priest knows. He knows that we have extenuating circumstances and are in the annulment process. He's less judgy than random strangers on DCUM I guess.

It's not judgy random strangers on the internet that I find perplexing - it's the fact that you are leading this life in front of your DDs. That is not Catholic.

Are you and the others who are condemning PP even Catholic? You don't have a clue what OP's circumstances are. Live your own life, for pete's sake.

Yep Catholic-- although lapse Catholic. But my mother divorced, got am annulemnt annulement, and remarried. So I know exactly how the Catholic Church feels about this. And it's like a lot of things in the Catolic church-- a big fat no. Not maybe in compelling circumstances. Just no. IRL, I do't judge folks who live together before marriage, although I don't think it's a great idea if you have kids. But what gets me is that OP makes huge a huge display of Catholicism and then breaks such a major rule. If the priest knows about this, she should not be permitted to get communion-- just like any other divorced Catholic without an annulement. And, BTW, watching my mother go through this is a big reason I'm now lapsed. But it is a big deal in the Catholic Church.

So you were upset over how your mom was treated and you want to make sure all other practicing Catholics are treated exactly the same way?

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Anonymous wrote:Small ones in each bedroom. There's a holy water font on the wall next to front door so we can bless ourselves as we leave. Our family altar in in the dining room. It's pretty discrete and fellow Catholic tend to notice it more than non-Catholics. There are bibles and small religious statutes in each room. My DD each have a 3 inch guardian angel in unglazed cream colored pottery. I have a small statue of Mary. My fiancé has a wooden carved portrait of St. Joseph that he got when he became a stepfather. Everyone has a bedside Bible. There is a Bible in the living room. I also have a Missal with the Offices in print in our bedroom, but prefer to use Divine Office on my iPhone. There's a Catholic calendar next to DD#2's bed because she's a lector. We have a small framed portrait for each patron saint (baptismal name and/or confirmation name), one of St. JPII, and one of Pope Emeritus Benedict, and one of His Holiness Francis. On any given day, you'll see 4 rosaries in various stages of use. I also tend to forget to put back on my scapular immediately after my morning shower, so that might be on the back of the bathroom door. There is blessed salt in the kitchen. We are NOT the most devout family we know either.

Wait, your fiancé? You have that much Catholicism going on and you are living in sin with children?

I caught that too, that's why I thought it was a joke post.

No joke. Our priest knows. He knows that we have extenuating circumstances and are in the annulment process. He's less judgy than random strangers on DCUM I guess.

It's not judgy random strangers on the internet that I find perplexing - it's the fact that you are leading this life in front of your DDs. That is not Catholic.

Are you and the others who are condemning PP even Catholic? You don't have a clue what OP's circumstances are. Live your own life, for pete's sake.

Yep Catholic-- although lapse Catholic. But my mother divorced, got am annulemnt annulement, and remarried. So I know exactly how the Catholic Church feels about this. And it's like a lot of things in the Catolic church-- a big fat no. Not maybe in compelling circumstances. Just no. IRL, I do't judge folks who live together before marriage, although I don't think it's a great idea if you have kids. But what gets me is that OP makes huge a huge display of Catholicism and then breaks such a major rule. If the priest knows about this, she should not be permitted to get communion-- just like any other divorced Catholic without an annulement. And, BTW, watching my mother go through this is a big reason I'm now lapsed. But it is a big deal in the Catholic Church.

So you were upset over how your mom was treated and you want to make sure all other practicing Catholics are treated exactly the same way?

There nothing pp could do to "make sure" of this -- these are simply the rules of the Catholic church

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

+1 -- and no reason to be concerned about "forcing" pp to do anything. remember, this is a voluntary discussion. pp never has to come back here and if she does, she can ignore this completely.

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

Why would the priest's vow of celibacy be a part of this discussion?

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

Why would the priest's vow of celibacy be a part of this discussion?

because pp mentioned that a priest OKed her relationship living with a guy she's not married to and her children

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

Why would the priest's vow of celibacy be a part of this discussion?

because pp mentioned that a priest OKed her relationship living with a guy she's not married to and her children

His vow is not contingent on what his flock does. Also knows and okayed are two different things. Look at how many parents know their teens are having sex. That doesn't mean they are okaying it. They just aren't kicking Larla out of the house because they disapprove.

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, this is someone's life and personal details. You have no business trying to force it out of her in the hopes that you'll get some juicy details or something, ugh. Yay for the less judgy priest.

Of course we are nosy! We read a forum that has all kinds of juicy stories about people with problems. Where have you been?? The super-religious lady living in sin is the most interesting post in the whole thread! And those of us familiar with the tenets of the catholic church are of course curious how this all came about. What could the conversation with a priest about this possibly be?? "Yes Father who is living a vow of ceilbacy for your entire life I need to live with and have sex with this man who I am not married to because of "extenuating circumstances." Thanks for understanding!"

Why would the priest's vow of celibacy be a part of this discussion?

because pp mentioned that a priest OKed her relationship living with a guy she's not married to and her children

His vow is not contingent on what his flock does. Also knows and okayed are two different things. Look at how many parents know their teens are having sex. That doesn't mean they are okaying it. They just aren't kicking Larla out of the house because they disapprove.

The Heirarchy of the church is hardly the same as a family.

[Anonymous]

Small cross over each doorway. Crucifix at front and back door along with holy water fonts.

We have a alcove that we've turned into a small prayer area. Family bibles, sacred and immaculate hearts, heirloom rosaries etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Small cross over each doorway. Crucifix at front and back door along with holy water fonts.

We have a alcove that we've turned into a small prayer area. Family bibles, sacred and immaculate hearts, heirloom rosaries etc.

Do people usually take holy water before entering your home?

[Anonymous]

Catholic here:

Crucifix or cross in each bedroom.

I also had a little cross with a little girl kneeling down saying her prayers which my sister and I had had in OUR bedroom when we were growing up; I have hung that in my daughters' bathroom, for lack of a better place to put it (since their bedroom already had a cross, which was given to me by my sister when we were expecting my daughter).

We also have a hand-carved wooden crucifix which was made by an elderly family friend when his wife died. He gave one to each one of us kids and had the back inscribed, "To the memory of Marie ____ [his wife's name]" When I got married and got our first house, my mom gave it to me. I hung that over the entryway into the kitchen. It is kind of rustic/arts-and-crafts looking so it looks nice there

By the front door, we have an Irish blessing which another sister bought for me one time in Ireland.

Oh yeah, I guess we also have a framed Irish blessing on the hutch in the kitchen. This was a gift from my friend when my husband and I got engaged.

I guess we kind of have a lot of Irish/Catholic stuff! Oh well! YAY! That's what I am: Irish Catholic, so that makes sense!

[Anonymous]

Non-catholic here still asking why the crucifix is put over the bed? Just curious.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-catholic here still asking why the crucifix is put over the bed? Just curious.

No requirement to do so. Some Catholics have it there because it is above their heads at night, but we always oriented our beds to our windows and had crucifixes beside or across from the bed.

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Anonymous wrote:Non-catholic here still asking why the crucifix is put over the bed? Just curious.

No requirement to do so. Some Catholics have it there because it is above their heads at night, but we always oriented our beds to our windows and had crucifixes beside or across from the bed.

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