tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post4300638060196882233..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Batteries Not IncludedSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-51397142571075738312008-06-22T07:26:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:26:00.000-07:00Actually, she probably won't. She hasn't yet, any...Actually, she probably won't. She hasn't yet, anyway, and what with there being only two, it's not so big a deal. Still, I now understand why she's moderating comments and I can't say I blame her.<BR/><BR/>But in the hopes that I'll get a hairsbreadth more traffic for my own blog, I'll shorten the number of pages one must visit to get there buy using the name/url option instead of my blogger ID to post comments hereafter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-44398039936433108662008-06-18T10:25:00.000-07:002008-06-18T10:25:00.000-07:00Comment spam is comments left in a blog solely for...Comment spam is comments left in a blog solely for the purpose of embedding a link to a web site. The link may attract traffic directly, but the actual purpose is to raise the Google rank of the site to which those links refer. Comment spam is a blight.<BR/><BR/>The first two comments on this post (at least at the time I am entering this) are associated with what is probably an online gambling site. They are not comments made by actual blog readers. They were probably planted by an automated program ("bot").<BR/><BR/>Sister will probably delete the spam as soon as she realizes what it is.bill7txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583247635887386447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-75350444625640362712008-06-17T05:19:00.000-07:002008-06-17T05:19:00.000-07:00radiopie, you can pray in your head and it counts!...radiopie, you can pray in your head and it counts! I suggest the rosary ring. It's discreet enough to keep in your palm and turn it with your thumb. If you feel you need it, because your fingers work and you can do it in your head. I like that you aren't trying to worry or offend anyone, but you must live your faith authentically too. God bless!<BR/><BR/>BTW, what is "comment spam"???Sarah - Kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877449375576975508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-5403953512395702112008-06-17T05:06:00.000-07:002008-06-17T05:06:00.000-07:00My journey began with a daily Rosary and continues...My journey began with a daily Rosary and continues that way to this day. Memorizing this stuff is hard for us n00bs.<BR/><BR/>I finally got the Mysteries and days straightened out this way. <BR/><BR/>1) Sunday is Glorious. <BR/><BR/>2) Wednesday goes with Sunday.<BR/><BR/>3) Sunday is led and followed by Joyful (Saturday and Monday).<BR/><BR/>4) Thursday is Luminous (new).<BR/><BR/>5) That leaves Tuesday and Friday for Sorrowful.<BR/><BR/>Getting it from paper to my mind is important as it is hard for me to pray from the heart if I am reading. Same with Mass - I get more out of it as I learn more about it and pray on it. <BR/><BR/>Even after I memorize it if I have to exert an effort to call it to mind it distracts from the power of the prayer (for me). After I truly 'know' it and can pray it even from a trance-like state I start to really get a lot of power out of it.DaveWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835113560041006697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-66835846134646398952008-06-16T21:02:00.000-07:002008-06-16T21:02:00.000-07:00I love your blog! Today's comment about pointing ...I love your blog! Today's comment about pointing to the next bead really cracked me up. I think I'll do that when I'm much older. I'll just hang up a wall rosary and go at it. Or maybe I'll just go with your original thought and use my fingers. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I thinking you should check out the Virtual Rosary. It is a free program and plays background music while you are praying. There aren't any nuns praying along with you but it does keep track of the day's mystery for you. Oh, and you can have it automatically remind you to say your rosary every day! I'd say it's for the poor soul glued to his computer all day. I just like the music. Here's the link:<BR/>http://www.virtualrosary.org/<BR/><BR/>God Bless you, Sister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-16772007475152773052008-06-16T20:49:00.000-07:002008-06-16T20:49:00.000-07:0034 bucks for an electronic rosary? obviously the ...34 bucks for an electronic rosary? obviously the rosary is discriminating against the chinese by not allowing them to participate in the production of its wonders. Don't reward such negativity! Instead buy some chocolate ice cream feel great and release positive energy into the universe!Chris Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843546323461336020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-66422331713789250612008-06-16T20:26:00.000-07:002008-06-16T20:26:00.000-07:00Speaking of rosaries, would it be terribly impolit...Speaking of rosaries, would it be terribly impolite to pray the rosary in a Jewish Community Centre? The have a wonderful gym there - which they say is open to all faiths - and I've found that it takes me about 20 mins. to say the whole thing. 3 rosaries later (one on the treadmill, one on the rowing machine and one on that stupid bike that doesn't go anywhere), and I'll have done a nice hour long workout. <BR/><BR/>Although the gym is open to anyone regardless of religion, it is still a JEWISH community centre, and I don't want people thinking that I am praying for their conversion or something. <BR/><BR/>What is your opinion on the matter?<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, I am praying silently - in my head - does that matter? can you do that?RadioPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04458182612575923123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-48619376649370626092008-06-16T20:08:00.000-07:002008-06-16T20:08:00.000-07:00if you were occupied with something else, you coul...<I>if you were occupied with something else, you could turn it on and have the nuns pray for you</I><BR/><BR/>This is very, very funny to me, and here is why. When I was growing up, we had a priest who gave the same exact sermon on January 1 every year. (I think the tie-in was New Year's resolutions to pray more.) And that in that sermon, he talked about how you couldn't make a robot pray. You could, in the science fiction future, program a robot to recite prayers, but <I>it wouldn't really be praying</I>. So I find it hilarious that someone actually did program (and market!) an electronic device to pray.<BR/><BR/>(Also, I regret that you have some comment spam above. Sadness.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-4073550388763075552008-06-16T14:25:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:25:00.000-07:00You're a riot!! I agree with you with my whole he...You're a riot!! <BR/><BR/>I agree with you with my whole heart about beads being easy enough. Simple. Pure. Pray it.Sarah - Kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17877449375576975508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43084780801814404002008-06-16T12:52:00.000-07:002008-06-16T12:52:00.000-07:00Sister, sometimes my dad likes to watch the nuns p...Sister, sometimes my dad likes to watch the nuns pray the rosary on EWTN, but we don't have tv service, so I bought a cd with people with Irish accents praying the rosary. It is very nice to have other voices to pray along with, and it does have meditations for the mysteries, so that makes it easier than trying to keep track myself. As for what day to pray what set, I think EWTN keeps track of that for my dad, but unfortunately, my cd always starts with the Joyful Mysteries, and I never seem to get much farther past that. But the different Mysteries are all different tracks, so I could do it right if I quit being lazy.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your ads! I've made a little bit with mine, but I'm sure your traffic is about a million times higher, so you shouldn't have to wait too long to get your check. :DBethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475481379113353740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-12190538041204086862008-06-16T11:45:00.000-07:002008-06-16T11:45:00.000-07:00I could give my own opinion with your topic that i...I could give my own opinion with your topic that is not boring for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-56943729729304699402008-06-16T11:44:00.000-07:002008-06-16T11:44:00.000-07:00This is a nice blog. I like it!This is a nice blog. I like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com