tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124315598918243103.post2990411546914604805..comments2022-11-05T09:31:30.166-04:00Comments on On The Road to Jerusalem: Italian Families and FaithAntonellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654671215760801771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124315598918243103.post-44397431307064354732012-11-13T14:04:10.312-05:002012-11-13T14:04:10.312-05:00Here is another thing we have in common! Also my f...Here is another thing we have in common! Also my father hated organized religion but believed in God. <br />And here is how I explain why bad things happen to good people: God cannot step in to fix everything that goes wrong. I don't believe that he's all-powerful in this respect. There is evil in the world and we are free to choose it. Evil is what had Jesus crucified, but his resurrection must give us hope. He suffers with us when we are suffering.Antonellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654671215760801771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124315598918243103.post-64336943395317527352012-11-12T22:57:45.654-05:002012-11-12T22:57:45.654-05:00My mother is a religious person, though she never ...My mother is a religious person, though she never goes to church. But she has a rosary in her hands for hours at a time and religious symbols throughout the house. Sometimes she doesn't realize her own hypocrisy, but I've stopped arguing with her. No I never argued religion with my parents. As someone who went to college and they never going beyond grade school, I always felt way beyond them intellectually. But that's more a knock against my pride than them. Plus my father hated religion, even though he believed in God. He went blind in mid life (his thirties) from a genetic disease and always felt that God had done him wrong. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124315598918243103.post-2365228548216685072012-11-12T11:31:28.433-05:002012-11-12T11:31:28.433-05:00Thank you Manny!Is your mother a religious person?...Thank you Manny!Is your mother a religious person? Did you argue with her about faith when you were young?Antonellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654671215760801771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5124315598918243103.post-76713509170378405332012-11-11T22:48:36.870-05:002012-11-11T22:48:36.870-05:00What a charming family. I can definitely identify...What a charming family. I can definitely identify with it. I argued with my parents all the time, but my parents weren't educated, so definitely not about philosophy. Even today my mother and I constantly are arguing. And she still tries to force food on me...lol. Even after I graduated college and was working I lived with my parents until I got married. And I got married at 29. I was able to save for a down payment on a house that way. I recommend it, though I can see why young people would love to move out. As always, I enjoyed reading your blog. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.com