tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post1484052699670811221..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: The Walls Came A Tumblin' DownSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-9194616285811427932012-04-28T15:01:35.488-07:002012-04-28T15:01:35.488-07:00The truth is, we don't really understand God e...The truth is, we don't really understand God eather. Remember how big God is. We just accept Him, confusion and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-86677621658044387862012-02-05T08:25:10.649-08:002012-02-05T08:25:10.649-08:00Dre,
I am not a cradle Catholic, and am trying to...Dre,<br /><br />I am not a cradle Catholic, and am trying to grasp the nature of the Trinity.<br /><br />Your description of the Holy Spirit makes him sound like a list of wonderful qualities, a connection...but in what way do you see him as distinct but cosubstantial person? Seeing the three persons is where I get lost...Sunkaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-9954298665766726492012-02-04T17:14:09.452-08:002012-02-04T17:14:09.452-08:00A wonderful elderly priest friend says that the Ho...A wonderful elderly priest friend says that the Holy Spirit is the love between the Father and the Son, which is also extended to us. What a wonderful thing! This Holy Spirit offers us so many gifts...of course, there are the ones we all memorized at Confirmation (but they keep changing the words, so older folks learned different names for the gifts than younger ones). Wisdom, knowledge, understanding, right judgement, courage, fear of the Lord, and reverence...but there are more, IMO...the charismatic gifts. And through all these gifts we exhibit all the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. (These are listed in Galatians). The Holy Spirit is our connection with God and with Jesus!drenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-47457293003850594142012-02-04T09:14:57.178-08:002012-02-04T09:14:57.178-08:00Sister,
Your stories have an amazing ability to ...Sister,<br /> <br />Your stories have an amazing ability to clear the fog around confusing ideas. I am hoping that you could shed some light on the nature of the Holy Ghost.<br /><br />The more I read, the more confused I get! The closest idea I can get is that he is the spirit of wisdom and truth that the Father and Son send-that he descends into our souls and confirms Christs teaching inwardly ( mostly from John)<br /><br />Am I even in the ballpark? I have such a nebulous idea of him that I feel like I am just mouthing the words when I say his name in prayer...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-63403494162300764892012-02-02T17:46:02.870-08:002012-02-02T17:46:02.870-08:00When God allows the death of the innocent (for exa...When God allows the death of the innocent (for example, the 1st born of all the Egyptians - that must have involved more than just the son of Yul Brenner) He also has a way to reward them. This life is passing - it's the NEXT life that really matters. Our 70-90 or so years here is just a flash in the pan, and compared to eternity, a pretty short flash at that! Don't worry, God is infinitely just - it's one of His attributes. He has the long game in mind, so routing the Canaanites was part of the overall plan of establishing a chosen people, eventually resulting in the birth of the Messiah. It probably didn't seem very just or fair to them at the time, but they were looking at it (as are we) from this side of eternity. It's not much different than God allowing a child to be born blind, deaf, or mentally challenged. Their life here on earth is one of suffering, but Oh, what glory in the next life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-66897819282507170992012-02-02T17:15:05.281-08:002012-02-02T17:15:05.281-08:00Isn't Canaan the home of Molock (spelling?)?
B...Isn't Canaan the home of Molock (spelling?)?<br />BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52451406221407447192012-02-02T16:33:37.989-08:002012-02-02T16:33:37.989-08:00Anonymous -
How can little children be "evi...Anonymous - <br /><br />How can little children be "evil"? No matter how "evil" the Bad Guys are, I am of the opinion that commiting Genocide automatically gives you +1 in the Evil department.<br /><br />I agree with Sister Mary Martha here. Part of accepting the Sacred Mystery is that I don't have to love or even agree with that. I am also reminded that those writing the messages down and even those people responsible for compiling the books that we now see as the Bible were Human. Humans are imperfect. Even with the best intentions, we do dumb things. Maybe having such an awful story in the Bible is a way to encourage us to talk to our highly educated clergy, or to meditate and pray - all ways to get us closer to God.abishagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-37554969239116678362012-02-02T15:30:12.256-08:002012-02-02T15:30:12.256-08:00I love your honesty. It's very refreshing.I love your honesty. It's very refreshing.Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-45692844270121980072012-02-02T14:57:36.320-08:002012-02-02T14:57:36.320-08:00God told Joshua to commit genocide of the Canaanit...God told Joshua to commit genocide of the Canaanites because they were evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com