If we are reading this website because we were Web surfing Catholic news, chances are we are practising Catholics who not only love our faith but do have a personal relationship with the Lord. The other relevant question should be "How often do we spend time at Eucharistic Adoration?" If we do, we do talk to/with the Lord & have not felt a need to talk about a "personal relationship with Christ " which I consider is a Protestant concept born from not having received the real Eucharistic Lord. Frankly, my Protestant friends who are "proud of" their personal relationship with the Lord pick & choose who & what they believe in. Their "personal relationship with the Lord" excludes others - it's a vertical one on one relationship with Jesus - no need for saints or angels or joy in belonging to a vast community of believers. I have discreetly questioned Catholics who don't receive the Lord at Communion. I m often impressed that they feel unworthy, or know that some condition (personal & private) make them choose not to receive Holy Communion.
If we are reading this website because we were Web surfing Catholic news, chances are we are practising Catholics who not only love our faith but do have a personal relationship with the Lord. The other relevant question should be "How often do we spend time at Eucharistic Adoration?" If we do, we do talk to/with the Lord & have not felt a need to talk about a "personal relationship with Christ " which I consider is a Protestant concept born from not having received the real Eucharistic Lord. Frankly, my Protestant friends who are "proud of" their personal relationship with the Lord pick & choose who & what they believe in. Their "personal relationship with the Lord" excludes others - it's a vertical one on one relationship with Jesus - no need for saints or angels or joy in belonging to a vast community of believers. I have discreetly questioned Catholics who don't receive the Lord at Communion. I m often impressed that they feel unworthy, or know that some condition (personal & private) make them choose not to receive Holy Communion.