Join the Lawn Chair Catechism discussion at CatholicMom.com every Wednesday this summer. 
We’re reading A Well-Built Faith by Joe Paprocki, but you can participate even if you haven’t read the book. Check out the free Leader’s Guide, which covers the main points of the book.
Are you brand-loyal?
Over the years I’ve come to develop a short list of brands I’ll choose as a rule:
- Talenti Gelato
- Arm & Hammer or Purex detergent
- PG Tips decaffeinated tea
- Martin Silk & Steel guitar strings
I can be flexible on most other things–but not these. Joe Paprocki makes the point in chapter 4 of A Well-Built Faith that there’s a reputation associated with brand names, much like there’s a reputation behind our faith. In fact, there are three names behind the Catholic Faith: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The best part of this chapter was the “So What?” section at the end.
To live in loving relationship with others is to share in the divine life of the Trinity. This also means that we have a name to live up to….Since we are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we need to live up to the name of God, the Trinity. (pp. 29-30)
We’re also reminded that acts of self-giving love share in the life of the Trinity. I never though of it that way. It takes that whole “give a cup of water in My Name” thing to a whole new level.
What’s your take on this week’s chapter?