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~Darkstripes - Andrew
Grey wolf or Gargoyle
24
Male
Hamilton,Waikato,New Zealand


Defend the Children of the Poor & Punish the Wrongdoer

My thoughts on things

Over the past couple of days I have been reflecting on a few things and have come to a few conclusions on my life,who I am and the world in general.and I realise that In my desire not to be distracted I may have been a little un-communicative and short and I apologise to those I have offended.

The first thing that I have been contemplating is the the fact that I feel that I am called to the Priesthood,and that I ought to start the process as soon as possible. I have made my peace with it as my vocation,but there is one thing I am afraid of. The one thing that I am afraid of is that if I'm ordained here in New Zealand is that I would never be able to back to England even for a Holiday, and I strongly desire to return to England. In fact I'd go so far as to say that Becoming a Priest and returning to Live in the U.K are the only two things I want to do in life.
When these two (seemingly) conflicting desires are utmost in my mind I try to recall the words of the Pope, John Paul II who said
"Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us? Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something unique, something that makes life so beautiful? Do we not then risk ending up diminished and deprived of our freedom? No! If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing ... Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide. Only in this friendship is the great potential of human existence truly revealed. Only in this friendship do we experience beauty and liberation."
And as I contemplate and pray about my vocation,the more it feels right. I also am beginning to realise that God calls men of all temperaments and backgrounds to the Priesthood. It doesn't matter to Him that I am not an particularly outgoing or jolly person, those types of priests are certainly valuable as signs of Christ's love in the world but also important to the church are those who will guide the faithful teaching the doctrine of the Church as it has been for generations. as a priest I will be there for my parishioners and for all those who need me.

In addition to these realisations a few other things have occurred to me.
I once was an ardent supporter of relativism , but now I agree with Pope Benedict XVI when he says
"Today, a particularly insidious obstacle to the task of education is the massive presence in our society and culture of that relativism which, recognizing nothing as definitive, leaves as the ultimate criterion only the self with its desires. And under the semblance of freedom it becomes a prison for each one, for it separates people from one another, locking each person into his or her own ego."
To me relativism is an attitude of apathy and intellectual laziness. The end result of such thinking is a world where all that sets us apart from the animals is forfeit,burnt on the altar of 'freedom'.

I hope and pray that more people will reject the false notion of freedom offered by relativism and embrace the true freedom that is found in Christ and return the True Faith.

1 comments
Posted by ~Darkstripes
on Aug 9, 2009 12:46am

About

I would describe myself as a reluctant furry,but looking back I have always been a furry.so i have decided not to fight my nature.My mind is like a maze in a fun house that\'s actually a mad house.
I somehow manage to live up to all the stereotypes for all aspects of myself and also defy them.So,in short I\'m a case study in Gemini.sometimes I\'m not too friendly and in general I take a while to trust or get to be comfortable with new people,but once I know you I\'m 100% loyal.
I\'m about 175cm 5\"8?
weight 65-70Kg
Eyes=steel blue/grey
Hair Dark brown with Brylcreem in it
D.O.B 1/6/86
I\'m really skinny and not really very strong but that doesn\'t mean I\'m a push over.I\'m pretty fast over short distances and can take a punch.at times I can come off as either arrogant or cold but I try not to It\'s just who I am(and besides I have plenty to be proud of).I may not always seem like it,but I\'m a very spiritual person.I am a Roman Catholic,and I\'m discerning a Monastic Vocation so at times I may write about theological stuff that may offend some people,but I\'m not doing it with that intention.And If any one has any questions/comments I\'m willing to hear them.

I like

Anthros, Manga and Anime,Reading.The Royal family
I also like playing devil\'s advocate,researching random stuff.My main pastime is daydreaming (to use the common parlance) .

I listen

If and when I want to. In terms of music,to all music bar hip hop e.t.c love Nightwish and Sonata Arctica ;symphonic metal in general.I listen to Naruto and Naruto shippuden OST,DBZ Dub soundtrack(Bruce Faulconer) wolfs\' Rain (Stray/Heaven\'s not enough) by Steve Conte.Classical, Including Vivaldi,Beethoven,Pachelbel,Bach and Handel
Hanzel und Gretyl, Disturbed, finger eleven,Deftones,boy hits car and dust for life

I watch

Naruto, Dragonball,Doctor who.Sci-fi,comedy and horror.

I play

Halo,Dragonball z and the fool

I read

Manga, Sci -fi,Blogs, Waikato times,Uncensored,International Express,Harry Potter,H.G Wells And whatever else I find interesting.

User Information

Sexual orientation: Heterosexual
Relationship status: looking for a mate
Occupation: Unemployed Mystic
Ethnicity: Celtic(Irish/Scotish)& Anglo-Saxon
Religion: Catholic

MSN: emosaiyan@hotmail.com

Comments

  • ~rabbitears44 said:
    Jul 24, 2009 8:55pm
    Thought I'd leave a comment... hope you like the comment I left on your blog.
  • ~Jerthar said:
    Jul 7, 2009 10:02am
    And BNP:

    To each their own is nice way to end an argument before it begins, but nothing is achieved, nothing new considered and ultimately nothing accomplished.

    The BNP aren't much better than other parties. I know that they aren't as bad as the nazis, but it's not like they're any good.

    Just the fact that major news from them is a BNP-supporting-priest says that "loving your country is not unchristian", is an acknowledgement, from their own mouths, that their morals are regarded in common wisdom to be non-existant.

    I don't see why people will go to such lengths to defend a name given to a giant rock in the ocean. It sounds more like obsolete alpha male impulses from a hundred thousand years ago, not political progress.
  • ~Jerthar said:
    Jul 7, 2009 9:53am
    On your response to the werewolf blog:

    What? What? You're suppose to give hypthesis, then evidence,

    All I got was a sentence holding little water explaining all legends have basis in fact, and awaiting proof I just got...

    Behold! Platypus!

    I mean... What?

    The platypus might've been effective for your... point... maybe a hundred years ago, but now I'm sure biologists have moved on since then and attributed it's features to it's environment, and the obvious fact that evolution will have occasional completely random consequences.

    The island of Socotora is way better than the platypus to see the strangest results of evolution.
  • ~Niwa Rose said:
    Jul 6, 2009 12:14pm
    It's alright. The last two nights I had nightmares, but they're over now. The one shaken up the most is my friend. >
  • ~Quixotic said:
    Jul 3, 2009 10:44am
    I didn't know we were at war.

    I wouldn't be too concerned though, I'm not out to actively search and destroy you in any way. In every encounter you've just managed to leave a taste of disdain to bring forth my poisoned tongue (or in this case fingers). Just watch what you type.
  • ~Jerthar said:
    Jul 3, 2009 3:28am
    That's unfortunate, there's no such thing as a talent. I always have to remind people that everything I do is learned.

    Thank you again, though.
  • ~Jerthar said:
    Jul 3, 2009 3:15am
    Rhythm and musical talent are related? Someone coulda told me.

    Thank you
  • ~BelleAnge said:
    Jun 27, 2009 2:03pm
    Thank you for those kind words. I may not be Catholic but the sentiment is nice none the less. Truth be told, I appreciate the pain it causes me because it means less pain in the long run so your encouragement was spot on.
  • ~Niwa Rose said:
    Jun 22, 2009 7:33am
    I'm not blind nor lazy; It's just not there. Now again, I'll stop arguing that point since there is no evidence for either side. I do not have ignorance. You want to know how many years I've been a Christian? 14 years. I quite know about the god, however because I do not believe in him before I simply say "imaginary figure in the sky" because that's what he is to me. I read the intro quite wall, my little suggestion was a mere warning. Because if each of your blog posts started to be about religion I would stop reading them. (If I wanted to hear anything about religion I could go to the church across the street) And as for the quote goes... I may be a fool, but a damn smart fool. Smarter than most theists. Now a quote to ease your awaiting. "Faith is the surrender of the mind; it's the surrender of reason, it's the surrender of the only thing that makes us different from other mammals. It's our need to believe, and to surrender our skepticism and our reason, our yearning to discard that and pull all our trust or faith in someone or something, that is the sinister thing to me. Of all the supposed virtues, faith must be the most overrated." Ah, I love Christopher Hitchens.
  • ~Quixotic said:
    Jun 22, 2009 7:08am
    Oh, I can be quite polite actually. Of course, I guess I could always learn things from you, like putting words in mouths or making terribly insulting jokes and then going into irrelevant tangents about irrelevant tangents (actually, we're both good on that one).

    Intelligent? In certain eyes and social circles. Of course, I assume we're discussing philosophers here, who only argued about the meta and which values were more important. That's not intellectual, that's just weighing the hypotheotical better good. Which is different for everyone, so there's no sense in pushing a belief.

    Of course, I suppose since I think your strange one man "self betterment" program is silly, I must want to live like an animal. Living blissfully in a world untainted by man's inventions of damnation (actually, this doesn't sound so bad at all, the shackles of lesser thinking have dropped from my wrists and ankles, and now I can finally fly free to true enlightenment! Oh what a favor you've done me with your strong Catholic beliefs and preaching!)
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