Monday

Corapi.. goes from 'bishop sheen to 'charlie sheen'

It's sad to see another Catholic priest go down. 
The devil loves taking out the priests! 
No priest; no Eucharist!
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep flee... But we need to regroup!

Many people (myself and family included) would enjoy listening to Father John Corapi on TV and radio.
His preaching was electrifying, and his message was simply preaching Christ and the Church. I would listen to his talks over and over and get new insights each time. That was then, but not anymore! He doesn’t convince anymore, because he’s no longer convinced!
His present message and delivery is but a shell of his old self.

I'll have a hard time ever again listening to some of the many DVD’s and CD's I purchased from his Santa Cruz media foundation. It is hard to imagine that his words that rang so true; could be from a fake, or an ‘entrepreneur’ as he recently put it. 

I recall being energized by Bishop Sheen, and in a comparable vein enjoyed Father Corapi’s similar motivating excitement. Now I watch him on the slippery slope to becoming another ‘Charlie Sheen’ caricature!

I don’t want to get into the well publicized and documented accusations against him. I do want to pray for his soul. As Father Corapi he said many times; ‘bring your sins to Jesus’ and then quoted Isaiah..
"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD:
though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
We are all sinners, and if you’ve fallen get up.. pick up your cross and carry on.

Lord please rescue John Corapi’s soul before we witness his destruction. We are weak humans and without You we can do nothing. Bring him back into your fold and after some healing and reconciliation; may he once again be a soldier in your army as we commence our spiritual battle of life.

Message to John (Father) Corapi:
Don’t switch sides near the end of the battle…
while we each approach our own Armageddon!

May our Lord have Mercy on you!

1 comment:

  1. I wish Fr. Corapi (and I am having a difficult time typing that) could somehow read this. It is very well written, and respectful to the Catholic Faith.

    I'm attaching a link to a blog where Father MacRae, Author of the priest behind the blog These Stone Walls: Musings From Prison of a Priest Falsely Accused e-mailed Scott P. Richert
    of Catholicism.about.com

    There are some nice links within that post.

    http://catholicism.about.com/b/2011/07/12/exclusive-fr-macrae-clarifies-his-remarks-on-fr-john-corapi.htm?nl=1

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