tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post3653210679972713949..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: A Hundred Bottles of Beer on the WallSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8619307939879793042008-09-30T15:39:00.000-07:002008-09-30T15:39:00.000-07:00Dropping dead in the street right after confessing...Dropping dead in the street right after confessing and receiving Communion? <BR/><BR/>Could be worse. But I certainly don't make every Communion as though it were my last.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-13860205250018624752008-09-27T02:41:00.000-07:002008-09-27T02:41:00.000-07:00I think the key word is "unprovided." A sudden dea...I think the key word is "unprovided." A sudden death is no bad thing, if fortified with the rites of the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-1220795720769628162008-09-24T15:24:00.000-07:002008-09-24T15:24:00.000-07:00O! For the first time ever I violently disagree wi...O! For the first time ever I violently disagree with you. Though what you say is so outrageous that I suspect you were joking. <BR/><BR/>"From a sudden and unprovided death, deliver us, Lord." <BR/><BR/>Do any saints recommend praying for a sudden death? Has it ever been pious practice? <BR/><BR/>I mean, I am not actually longing for an agonising death with tuberculosis in my bone marrow and kidneys, but a *sudden* death?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-74253056755444226202008-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:002008-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:00Sister Mary Martha where are you? I miss reading y...Sister Mary Martha where are you? I miss reading your blog. Are those 7th graders keeping you too busy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-49125702384686739022008-09-24T08:35:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:35:00.000-07:00Totally off subject here, Sister, but is there a p...Totally off subject here, Sister, but is there a patron saint for those in physically abusive relationships? Maybe for safety and help in getting out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-54737940551330244332008-09-23T21:12:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:12:00.000-07:00Sister, thank you so much for spreading the word a...Sister, thank you so much for spreading the word about Ven. Matt Talbot. More people need to hear about him. Truly, his was a miraculous recovery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-63096762532108236532008-09-23T12:39:00.000-07:002008-09-23T12:39:00.000-07:00When I first heard of Matt Talbot, I started askin...When I first heard of Matt Talbot, I started asking him to pray for a few people I love. Four Big Boozers. <BR/>So far 2 of the 4 are Clean and Sober. The other two, well I'll keep pestering Matty for a little more help.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for re-introducing Mr. Talbot. So many people need help with addictions.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874681310775395586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-85854630689158705562008-09-23T11:35:00.000-07:002008-09-23T11:35:00.000-07:00Sister, you often have said that we are not requir...Sister, you often have said that we are not required to believe in the private revelations of individuals. It has long bothered me that St Paul's vision on the road to Damascus was a private revelation and yet he is considered a father of the church, something like 13 of his epistles are in the bible. And yet, Paul never met Jesus in life, and was frequently at odds with the apostles *who were there with Jesus*. I think this is behind the protestant argument that Catholics are not Christians: so much of Catholic teaching is based on the teaching of Paul, rather than Jesus. It was private revelation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28591320642224090842008-09-22T12:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T12:51:00.000-07:00Extensive information about Matt Talbot can be fou...Extensive information about Matt Talbot can be found at http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-35587201088579305812008-09-22T11:41:00.000-07:002008-09-22T11:41:00.000-07:00Thanks, Sister, for your loving response as well a...Thanks, Sister, for your loving response as well as to fellow-blogger. I went straight to the references to find out about Mr. Talbott. It is interesting to me to note relevant similarities with my situation. <BR/><BR/>I'd been occasionally thinking of my sister's intercession (as she's long past purgatory, I hope), but then, even as the Godmother, she'd never understand the loneliness and mindbending of alcohol's effects, or singularity of any addiction. So, onto finding out more about Ven. Matt! <BR/><BR/>As for the socialist issues, I'm afraid that this election time has brought out a lot of controversial aspects of our heritage. Perhaps it's a cliche to say that 'controversy is good', at least it gets folks out thinking and talking. And, it might be exaggeration to compare controversy to wound-healing, wherein preparation of damaged areas are made for repair and healing regranulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-36598938991446220812008-09-22T10:52:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:52:00.000-07:00Re quitting smoking being harder than quitting dri...Re quitting smoking being harder than quitting drinking ... I once read a doctor's article on nicotine addicition ... he said it was a more powerful addiction than heroin. Hence the low rate of quitting for smokers. Something has to be "hardest" I guess.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your always informative and entertaining articles, Sister :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-71207921799284456602008-09-22T10:26:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:26:00.000-07:00I love your blog, sister. :DI love your blog, sister. :DIdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057782486279000363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-70676021126139232272008-09-22T07:54:00.000-07:002008-09-22T07:54:00.000-07:00I'm pretty sure the people back in 29 thought we w...I'm pretty sure the people back in 29 thought we were near the end times as well. Like the song says; "it's the end of the world as we know it, but I feel fine."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-22381833195605785392008-09-22T00:25:00.000-07:002008-09-22T00:25:00.000-07:00If anyone wants to gain an insight into fighting a...If anyone wants to gain an insight into fighting alcoholism from a Catholic perspective, they should visit <A HREF="http://adriennescatholiccorner.blogspot.com/2008/09/catholic-stuff-contest-extended-due-to.html" REL="nofollow">Adrienne's Catholic Corner</A>. Off to the left of the blog you will not a section called <EM>"12 Steps For Catholics."</EM> They are very informative and inspiring, and can be applied to a wide variety of addictions, not just alcoholism.<BR/><BR/>Adrienne has been sober for quite some time now.Tom in Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821971426359725229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28160349733230320142008-09-21T19:42:00.000-07:002008-09-21T19:42:00.000-07:00Sister,Very astute observation about our society.I...Sister,<BR/><BR/>Very astute observation about our society.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the Matt Talbot information.<BR/><BR/>I especially enjoyed the last couple of sentences of your post.<BR/><BR/>You have a gift of getting your point across, helping me think and leaving me smiling.<BR/><BR/>Kazimer - "Kaz"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43664159026284740782008-09-21T19:40:00.000-07:002008-09-21T19:40:00.000-07:00My great uncle Cletus just died last week. Apparen...My great uncle Cletus just died last week. Apparently he bent over to tie his shoe and fell over dead. I think it was the weight of the giant crucifix he hung around his neck. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-56231359606493074042008-09-21T18:50:00.000-07:002008-09-21T18:50:00.000-07:00I, too am concerned. But, your blog is putting a g...I, too am concerned. But, your blog is putting a great big grin on my face!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899085357718273942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-58027493024275317942008-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:002008-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00My husband has been sober for 20 years, due to AA ...My husband has been sober for 20 years, due to AA and to prayers to Matt Talbot. Isn't that a miracle? I think so!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-65906308750951746872008-09-21T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-21T16:29:00.000-07:00Socialist republic? Still think we're not living i...Socialist republic? Still think we're not living if not in the end, close to it?<BR/>I do think if Venerable Matt Talbot had died coming home from Mass, he would have been even better off! Just my opinion!<BR/>Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-65181897521796807252008-09-21T16:04:00.000-07:002008-09-21T16:04:00.000-07:00My father-in-law dropped dead. It was a shock for ...My father-in-law dropped dead. It was a shock for the family but great for him. He wasn't much of a drinker tho. Bad heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com