do catholics as muslims worship the 'same' God?
I have to agree that both of us claim the God of abraham as the God we worship and in that aspect we worship the 'same' God.

But we also claim that the God of abraham is a triun reality and that the son of God became human and was given the name Jesus.

the muslims believe our understanding of God is basophomy.

So my question is , how different do two concepts need to be in order to no longer be called the 'same'.

this word seems very illusive in the english language.

at it's broadest it can indicate any two things with an intersection of at least one characteristic. at it's narrowest it means two things that are identical in every way.

I know it is just a simantic difference, but it seems that a better word to describe the God worshiped by christains and the allah of the muhamidites would be simlar God. or perhaps the being is in fact the same, but then a christian must immediately note that the followers of islam worship what they do not understand.

There's a reason that God "IDs" himself to Moses NOT as "The God of Abraham" but as "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

Noel, for your family, my day's prayers . . .

I think if you lined up a party for religious discussions between any Protestant, an Orthodox person, a Catholic, a Muslim and even an Orthodox Jew, we'd all pretty well agree with each other on God in His goodness, and our need for Him in order to have goodness, ourselves.

I have to think that that is what Benedict XVI means when he offers his Ramadan greetings to Muslims - that we have so much in common, can it be anything or anyone but God Who holds us in such esteemed alikeness?

lpioch, your brief declaration is cryptic to me - please elaborate.

Warren,

You wrote:

Noel, for your family, my day's prayers.

Thank you so much.

I was really moved by your kind words. I appreciate your prayers so much, especially at the present time.

God bless,

Noelfitz.

Jakes,

Many thanks for your post.

You mention people that I consider good friends of mine that have supported me and my family.

I really appreciate the support I get from CE.

I feel we are friends here, almost family, so we can argue and disagree as families do, but always there is great loyalty and understanding in our Catholic Faith.

Thank you all so much.

Please keep up the prayers.