CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

who am I?

That is an excellent question.

Do I know who I am?

Perhaps an even better question

Do You know who I am?

Probably what your' tearin yer hair out trying to figure out.

Name: I want someone to figure out my real name, clue #1 loyola has to do with my quote clue #2 martin is related in some way to my name Clue #3my custom name is the meaning of my first name
Pmessage me if you still cant figure it out, if you do figure it out pm me and I'll tell you if you're right and give you my last name

(this is just for fun) if your' really a cheater i will tell but don't tell others cuz that wouldn't be any fun now would it?

Height: 5' 11 3/4"
Weight: Nunyo business, *joke*
Hair: disputededly black or dark brown, I think its the former, My friends thinks its the latter
Interests: reading writing, music, heavy metal,
Fav Group: Extol
Faith: Catholic, I go to Sacred Heart (of Jesus) Catholic church, and I serve as a youth leader in the Life Teen program there, regularly helping with retreats, conferences, bible classes, etc.
Recent Projects: My series of books, A revolution of the Heart, which I will slowly be posting on a thread in the Writing forum, and The radio station just built by the three catholic churchs in town, I am working on producing and programming, finding volunteers, advertising, pretty much anything I can do to help out, because I believe in using the media to reach others for Christ

a final Hint on the name:Lions are related to the message I bring, being a king involves serving, I serve by fighting, with pen and paper, a mighty warrior

I think I'll pass on guessing your name, but thanks for letting us get to know you better.

I am also a heavy metal fan. What are some of the others groups that you like?

Luther Ignatius?

I really like your avatar, by the way. Kitty! (I love tigers.)

King... David?

like.. matin luther King, and your quote is a psalm... and david wrote psalms.. and is also a mighty warrior...

or maybe... Aston David..?? (afer the car "Aston Martin")

or David Luther(or Luther David)...

I give up!!

Heavy metal fan #5000 on CAA(confetti rains down)!

Hi, welcome to CAA!

Spiritsword

nevermind the puzzle, i can't stand it any longer!!!!!!!
the only one who got close said Ignatius

San Martin de Porres is my confirmation saint
The dude was an extremely humble servant of God (a lay Dominican(preacher order) brother)
Lots of extraordinary healings associated with his faith in God
I chose him to be a rolemodel in following Christ in that he is known for his brotherly love. He was teh son of a spanish lord in Peru, and an africaan slave, his father kindof disowned him because of his mixed blood, making him mestizo, a big issue for me considering I'm outnumbered 1-1000 in my home church (they're mostly Philipino, Mexican, Native-American
*Edit oh, by the way "martin" is similar in meaning to my first name
San Ignacio de Loyola, the origional writer of the Anima Christi psalm in my sig line, his spirituality has greatly affected my perception of my duty as a christian soldier, i.e. fighting the good fight of faith, also, Francais Xavier, one of the first Jesuits (society of Jesus) is important to me as a preacher in that he was the first to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in Japan, at that time 1550-1560, Japan held China in high esteem, but in order to evangalize Japan he would have to evangilize China first. His evangelical work in India and China was in the spirit of St. Paul but died in China, never making it back to Japan, whose people he had written about in a certain admiration for their learnedness, sense of honour, and their language

my real name you ask? MUWAHAHAHAHAH

OK i tell you, A Mighty warrior is what my name means : Mark,
My mom and dad named me after, yup, you guessed it, Mark, the lion gospel writer, hence the kitty avatar, meow (kind of farfetched relationship I know )

If you compare all of the people mentioned here, they have two things in common, a humble dedication to Christ, and a true spirit of evangilism

hey welcome to caa! i like your sig. it is very cool. anyways hope to see you around lots.

hey! supo nice avatar (white tigers rock)

post alot!!

Life Teen huh. Did you go through the program yourself, or did you just join the core team.

I started Life Teen in its first year here in Plainview, also a joint operation between the three churchs here, (you see, I used to go to one church but kinda transfered over to Sacred Heart when LifeTeen started) It was in the summer before I was a junior in high school, little did I know how much that program would change my life, change it for Christ, four years later and now I hope to enter seminary next fall

Any idea where? Diocesan or Religious?

I am currently at Mt. Angel seminary in Oregon.

Ignatius Loyola...hmm. I remember him mentioned a lot at the Jesuit University I used to go to (Regis).

I kind of regret not getting involved with other believers there, but I will say that I was astounded by one thing about many of the kids that found themselves at Regis. I was astounded at the lostness of them. Some were caught up in the externals of Catholicism; some were very liberal and politically outspoken; Others were hypocritically claiming a faith but not letting it affect their lives or bring them to repentance.

I was floored that this "religious" school had so many who were lost because they had been convinced somewhere along the way that they did not need Christ, or that they could get by on the traditions of their parents. So many could dispute intelligently matters of politics or religion, but when it came down to it, they didn't know the simple message of the Gospel. It broke my heart.

I pray that you are a force to communicate the Gospel clearly to the teens you work with, and that God will use you to prevent those teens from becoming like so many of those I saw during my year at Regis: Full of beliefs and convictions, but still utterly lost.

God bless you martin, and welcome to CAA.

i have no clue
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[quote="Saint Kevin"]Ignatius Loyola...hmm. I remember him mentioned a lot at the Jesuit University I used to go to (Regis).

I kind of regret not getting involved with other believers there, but I will say that I was astounded by one thing about many of the kids that found themselves at Regis. I was astounded at the lostness of them. Some were caught up in the externals of Catholicism]
St. Ignatius was the founder of the Jesuits. Unfortunately they are not quite what they used to be. The situation you have described is sadly typical of many Jesuit schools. I doubt you could call them Christian schools anymore other than on the basis that they were founded by Christians. We really need to pray for a renewal in the Jesuits.

It wouldn't be right to end this post without mentioning that there are still good Jesuits out there, but the order as a whole needs some work.

don't I know it, I went to weak long Ignatiun retreat and that S.J. was filled with the holy Spirit to be sure,

Any idea where? Diocesan or Religious?

I am planning on diocesan, I think I will go to Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, but then I've changed that several times, from religious Jesuit, to religious Congregation of Holy Cross in Notre Dame, to diocesan, back to CHC, but I feel alot more firm about going into diocesan work now

What is diocesan work? I don't understand the distinction between that and religious. (I'm not Catholic, and am woefully ignorant thereof...)

Diocese are the geographic regions that the Catholic Church is divided into. Each diocese is headed by a bishop. I, for example, am a member of the Diocese of Phoenix. A diocesan priest serves in his diocese or wherever his bishop sends him. A religious priest belongs to one of several religious orders (Franciscan, Dominicans, Jesuits just to name a few) and isn't bound to a diocese, but serves wherever his superiors in the order send him, or live in a monastery etc.