tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post114841916396508744..comments2023-06-20T02:57:21.437-05:00Comments on Convert Man: Doogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1158274197111071792006-09-14T17:49:00.000-05:002006-09-14T17:49:00.000-05:00I was at Feed the Fire on the Sunday for Mass. I ...I was at Feed the Fire on the Sunday for Mass. I don't recall your name but I'm bad with names. Come to a Wednesday night prayer meeting at the Archdiocesan Centre in St. Boniface the next time you're in town on a Wed, about 7 PM. If I'm not there, my wife'll be. Just ask for the guy with the blog.Doogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1158268617809467962006-09-14T16:16:00.000-05:002006-09-14T16:16:00.000-05:00Your picture looks familiar. Did I meet you at Fe...Your picture looks familiar. Did I meet you at Feed the Fire?<BR/><BR/>Great to hear TEC went well. I was unsure of myself near the start of it since I crave all that cold intellectual catechesis and TEC is an experience for the heart. The truth is, we've all got heart. It took me a while to let it sink in during that weekend, but it eventually hit me too. Hit me like a metric tonne of bricks.<BR/><BR/>TEC isn't completely secret. It's a weekend where you experience the Paschal Mystery in the most real way any weekend can allow you to experience it. It's a very powerful experience if you're open to it. I even gained an appreciation for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament because of an experience there. :) I'm still racking my brain about what meanings are hidden in the weekend, there are so many. The intellectual stuff comes after the weekend if that's your thing.<BR/><BR/>The website is a little out of date. Thanksgiving's TEC will be at Camp Malo, just outside of Winnipeg on my side of the city (The west end, I live in Portage la Prairie). Ask your Parish Priest for more details.<BR/><BR/>-Ian McGowan<BR/>(GB65)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1149204483503565742006-06-01T18:28:00.000-05:002006-06-01T18:28:00.000-05:00Hey You! I had such a great time getting to know y...Hey You! I had such a great time getting to know you during the TEC weekend. I just hope that we'll stay in thouch. Are you going to the bon fire? I'd love to see you there!<BR/>Now to comment on your blog. I don't really know what to say, I'm almost in the exact same posistion as you right now. And a lot of things are going through my mind. I just hope and pray that you'll find a way to get through your barrier, and just to make sure you will successfully. I'll be sending over some cheese and wire-cutter (I don't like barb-wire it's too pokey :P )<BR/><BR/>God Bless, Ciao<BR/>~CourtneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148713631884071732006-05-27T02:07:00.000-05:002006-05-27T02:07:00.000-05:00Ed! All the way from Poland! God did so many amazi...Ed! All the way from Poland! God did so many amazing things this TEC...all you can say it that God is good! I'm very proud of my husband and completely blown away by the blessings and answers to prayers that our family received this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148672006995039102006-05-26T14:33:00.000-05:002006-05-26T14:33:00.000-05:00I'm thinking that instead of a bunker, I'll build ...I'm thinking that instead of a bunker, I'll build in its place a gazeebo. It'll be hexagonal (like a Settlers tile!) and will have 6 pillars, but no walls.<BR/><BR/>There will be a garden, and lots of life, and maybe a water fountain.<BR/><BR/>And on a table in the middle, some cheese. Lots of it. :)Doogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148670812343349082006-05-26T14:13:00.000-05:002006-05-26T14:13:00.000-05:00And to think that I thought I could tell myself th...And to think that I thought I could tell myself that I wouldn't miss much at TEC :P I've spent the last hour or so reading over various peoples' experiences, and nearly cried several times. I'm very happy that God Blessed you as abundantly as he did. I look forward to talking to you back in the 'peg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148485988029131532006-05-24T10:53:00.000-05:002006-05-24T10:53:00.000-05:00I'm not one for inspiring blog comments but I'm gl...I'm not one for inspiring blog comments but I'm glad you got something out of TEC and I thank you for sharing that with the world. I'm sure it's been difficult and might get tougher but God loves you and so do I. May the Holy Spirit and your guardian angels keep you safe and open to what ever the Lord has planned for you. <BR/><BR/>God Bless, <BR/>GeraldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148442185174915552006-05-23T22:43:00.000-05:002006-05-23T22:43:00.000-05:00Doogie, I completely understand your enthusiasm an...Doogie, I completely understand your enthusiasm and excitement about the weekend. I walked through the world today feeling like an over-inflated balloon ready to burst at the touch of a blade of grass. The weekend and all my new friends are in my heart and prayers.<BR/><BR/>Talk to you all soon!<BR/>Audree P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148431332000254382006-05-23T19:42:00.000-05:002006-05-23T19:42:00.000-05:00"Doogie",I can definitely empathize with you about..."Doogie",<BR/><BR/>I can definitely empathize with you about the whole introversion thing, but just writing a post as personal as this shows me that God has done some serious damage to your bunker. Keep supplying the Lord with ammunition of prayer and love and He'll have no problems finishing the job. You may not be my 'official' prayer buddy, but know that I'll be praying up some spiritual reinforcements for the siege. Peace be with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148423651874582502006-05-23T17:34:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:34:00.000-05:00I have an urge to say "I survived" being the only ...I have an urge to say "I survived" being the only non-Catholic there. But truth of the matter is, I did so much more than just survive. The weekend was absolutely amazing and there are no words for it. TEC (To Encounter Christ) is such an appropriate name as that is what I did this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-1148423037637096062006-05-23T17:23:00.000-05:002006-05-23T17:23:00.000-05:00I don't even know what to say that was so cool and...I don't even know what to say that was so cool and Yes the whole TEC thing is a secret but you have the others from TEC that you can talk to and tell them what's going on and ask them to prayer for you that is why we are here! Anyways that was so awesome and i hope we stay in contact.<BR/>Nicole BouletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com