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 Interior of the Dome at the
Cathedral of St. Paul by Stephen-KarenConn
There was one very small Catholic Church with just a handful of members in my hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee. I had only met one real live Catholic in my life. I was fascinated by the Cathedral and the taste of a "forbidden" religion - at least it was forbidden for a Protestant/Pentecostal from Appalachia.
I saw a door with a red light over it. A friend explained that behind the door was a confession booth. I decided to give it a try. Opening the door, I found a little place to kneel and got down on my knees.
A man's voice on the other side of a screen asked if I had come to make a confession?
"No sir," I told him. "I'm not sure how to make a confession but I wanted to ask you a question. Can you please tell me how I can be sure that if I died today I would go to Heaven?"
"Are you a Catholic?"
"No, Sir," I'm a Protestant."
"Well, first you will need to go to catecism classes, be baptized and join the Church. After that come back here, I'll take your confession, and you'll be forgiven." He then proceeded to tell me when and where the classes were held.
"But I'm just visiting in town and can't go to the classes. What if I died tonight? Would I go to Hell? How Can I be sure I would go to Heaven if I died tonight?"
With a concerned tone the priest asked, "Is there any particular sin you're afraid might send you to Hell?"
"No, Sir. My conscience is clean. I just want to be sure."
"Well, Son," he consoled, "If your conscience isn't bothering you, then don't worry about it. I'm sure you'll be alright."
I thanked him and left.
I've related this story, and many more from my youthful quest for truth in my book Growing up Pentecostal. Leave a Comment
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Fort Snelling was the scene for recruiting and training the Volunteer Minnesota Infantry during what was called The "War of the Rebellion" in Minnesota.
As a person who has a strong interest in the War Between the States, I am very pleased that thousands of people throughout the United States, and even small goups in Europe and Australia, keep the history alive by becoming Civil War reenactors. Most of them go to extreme lengths to wear the exact same kinds of clothing, use the same tools and utensils, etc. that people commonly used at the time of The War - 1861-1865.
Most of that great footage you see in movies of the War Between the States is of reenactors pursuing their passion. My hat is off to them. Leave a Comment
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"Hey, did you see Ken Barlow's forecast yesterday? 8 inches of snow! Is he nuts?!"
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When it snows, all the kids throw themselves down the hills riding a flimsy piece of plastic called a sled. What fun! Leave a Comment
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