@vivify saidThey are -- and they continue to be performed in front of non-believers, converting some of them into being staunch believers.
Jesus performed miracles in front of crowds of people, the Apostles performed miracles in front non-believes, and even Old Testament figures like Elijah performed miracles in front of non-believers.
So why aren't there miracles today?
Yes, I know there are "testimonies" of miracles; but why aren't they being performed in front of non-believers like in Biblical times?
Of course, this now opens us up to
"What are they?"
100 page thread on Fatima miracle
100 page thread on Marion apparitions in Egypt
100 page thread on St. Juan Diego's Tilma
100 page thread on the Holy Fire
etc.
@philokalia saidRoman Catholics and Greek and Russian Orthodox believe that miracles happen at every communion: bits of bread transmogrify into the body of Christ and wine transmogrifies into his blood. Really, not metaphorically.
They are -- and they continue to be performed in front of non-believers, converting some of them into being staunch believers.
Of course, this now opens us up to
"What are they?"
100 page thread on Fatima miracle
100 page thread on Marion apparitions in Egypt
100 page thread on St. Juan Diego's Tilma
100 page thread on the Holy Fire
etc.
@moonbus saidBut certainly not here.
@divegeester
If I did, I’m sure she’ll let me know.
If I told these people some of what I believe, like I've already done too much of in the past, and probably won't be doing any further, the ego-stroking wailing and gnashing of teeth would never end, and I'd wind up like sonship and Grampy Bobby and many others.
@suzianne saidWhat did sonship and Grampy Bobby wind up like?
But certainly not here.
If I told these people some of what I believe, like I've already done too much of in the past, and probably won't be doing any further, the ego-stroking wailing and gnashing of teeth would never end, and I'd wind up like sonship and Grampy Bobby and many others.
-Removed-A vision or an epiphany is not a miracle. Miracles are exterior events which defy nature; visions and epiphanies are inner experiences.
“Miracle” is defined as:
“A sensibly perceptible effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or testify to someone's sanctity. (Etym. Latin miraculum, miracle, marvel; from mirari, to wonder.)“
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=34896
Here, by contrast, are typical epiphany experiences:
http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/religion/070106/epiphany.shtml
@vivify saidMaybe because it's like trying to show a card trick to a dog?
Jesus performed miracles in front of crowds of people, the Apostles performed miracles in front non-believes, and even Old Testament figures like Elijah performed miracles in front of non-believers.
So why aren't there miracles today?
Yes, I know there are "testimonies" of miracles; but why aren't they being performed in front of non-believers like in Biblical times?
What's the point of a miracle being performed, or even just occurring, if it goes unobserved or unappreciated, is taken for granted, is treated as nothing special?
Or let's say you are a modest but lavish host who splashes out not just a Cosmos, but all the beings within, and they, taking everything for granted, ask for a miracle.
What would you do? Pull roses out of their nostrils? 😉