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^Rohr, R. and Martos. J. Eight Good Reasons for Being Catholic (nd). //Update adapted from their book,// [|Why Be Catholic? //by St. Anthony Messenger Press//] Rohr, Richard O.F.M. and Martos, Joseph “Eight Good Reasons for Being Catholic” (nd) //Update adapted from their book,// __Why Be A Catholic?__, St Anthony Messenger Press

“…this tradition [Catholicism] is a ‘wisdom tradition’… Catholicism has maintained unity and diversity over the course of 20 centuries. It emabraces the wisdom of the ancient world, the Middle Ages and modern times.” [No page – Introduction] “…creation is good.” [No page – Section 1, ‘An optimistic view of creation’] “If we are truly Catholic, we must look at the world and all people in it from God’s perspective, and not from a nationalistic or ethnocentric point of view. The Catholic vision, when fully lived, reflects God’s concern for the entire human family.” [No page – Section 2, ‘A universal vision’] “…holiness is wholeness.” [No page – Section 3, ‘A holistic outlook’ “Paradoxically, personal fulfilment means abandoning ourselves and putting others first.” [No page – Section 4, ‘Personal growth’]
 * We have a great wealth to draw on and so we can often find help and inspiration in our tradition (Peter Griffin)
 * A fundamental but often overlooked part of our vision. It has huge implications for our outlook on life and how we teach. We should always see that “the glass is always half full, not half-empty” (Peter Griffin)
 * So much of our large scale human conflict comes from the narrow view, that Christianity challenges (Peter Griffin)
 * Holiness is often confused with personal piety or certain ways of praying. It is much bigger and way more positive and challenging than that! (Peter Griffin)
 * A hard one for most of us; our culture doesn’t encourage stillness or selflessness; we have to be prepared to swim against the current on this one. (Peter Griffin)