tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post7102765345544290041..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: And Thank You to Those Who ServeSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8890940098809112202009-09-07T12:08:56.723-07:002009-09-07T12:08:56.723-07:00Helo Sr.,thank you so much for this blog but I hav...Helo Sr.,thank you so much for this blog but I have one question.I think I was called to become a catholic sister but I have doubts.So what should I do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-87552758656872295722009-06-04T02:53:55.632-07:002009-06-04T02:53:55.632-07:00There is but one Holy, ROMAN Catholic Church. One ...There is but one Holy, ROMAN Catholic Church. One God. One Mother. One Church. I love you blog, Sister! Blessed be! xDanica-Christinehttp://danica-christine.110mb.com/index.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-1302424716194285402009-05-27T11:18:11.823-07:002009-05-27T11:18:11.823-07:00I really enjoy this blog. But, I will have to say...I really enjoy this blog. But, I will have to say that I think there is more for Protestants to do than just come home to Rome. For instance what if that is not far enough? I still think there is something of delight in thinking about that Acts community in which all Christians held things in common (not just those that have a vocation.) <br /><br />Take care, Ejbhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185738647922068013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57098551836449664582009-05-26T16:14:53.825-07:002009-05-26T16:14:53.825-07:00berenike and Anna -- there's already Christian man...berenike and Anna -- there's already Christian manga out there. I picked up a couple at an outlet store. They are both published by evangelical protestant publishers.<br /><br />One series is a loosely paraphrased version of Genesis and Exodus, two books that really lend themselves to graphic art. It's pretty free with adding details to the stories, but is a cute read.<br /><br />The other is a "literal" version: pictures with the actual text. It's really boring. Since the manga covered Judges, that might explain it.<br /><br />No reason there can't be Catholic versions.<br /><br />Go for it, Anna.denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-59374435751114655862009-05-26T13:10:38.405-07:002009-05-26T13:10:38.405-07:00Anna - Do Christian manga, why not? If there isn't...Anna - Do Christian manga, why not? If there isn't any, you could invent it. <br /><br />I met a lovely Presbyterian girl some years ago, her father the son of Belfast prods - she's now a cloistered novice. And her dad has started to read her letters, and write her a couple of sentences, so he's getting over his huff :-)berenikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917803593444075354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-50331940538062973322009-05-26T12:34:08.430-07:002009-05-26T12:34:08.430-07:00As a Navy vet from the Viet Nam war, I say thanks ...As a Navy vet from the Viet Nam war, I say thanks to you for the thought, and you're welcome.<br /><br />This has nothing to do with your blog post, but I thought you might enjoy this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UY5sZPU32s -- it's been up for a while and you may already have seen it, but just in case.<br /><br />Don't read the comments below the video. Someone decided that the best way to respond to the beauty of the video and to the 37 other positive feedbacks was to post something really ugly, and to support it with language that doesn't belong in public.bill7txhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06583247635887386447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-64369430878524840622009-05-26T01:57:15.159-07:002009-05-26T01:57:15.159-07:00Anna- Without knowing more about your specific sit...Anna- Without knowing more about your specific situation, I can't say for sure, but here are my two cents. In the US and far more so here in Japan, the majority of the anime/manga market tends to be voyeuristic, and a lot of it does get pornographic. People are drawn with exaggerated, idealized features, and as far as the females go it's almost worse than Barbie (I think) in giving guys and girls impossible body images to compare themselves to. <br /><br />At the same time, there are a lot of manga and anime targeted for children and students that probably isn't objectionable per se. <br /><br />You have to remember, though, that Japan has no Christian influence on its culture, and so any morals or virtues brought up in its cultural products-- art-- should be scrutinized from a Christian perspective, and not just absorbed. Japanese artists and writers also tend sometimes to have pretty wacky ideas about what Christianity is all about, too, so beware. <br /><br />I'd say, don't neglect your talent for art, and don't focus on manga to the exclusion of everything else, either! Try some more art forms; you may be surprised to find out what else you're good at!J. J. https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263719716107122013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-25056460618209049462009-05-25T22:11:14.145-07:002009-05-25T22:11:14.145-07:00Sorry, I forgot to add this question to my other o...Sorry, I forgot to add this question to my other ones... Do you think there would be a patron saint for me and this weird problem I have? Thanks again.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-5901444241872097302009-05-25T22:05:43.113-07:002009-05-25T22:05:43.113-07:00Sister,
Um, I’m the same person who asked a questi...Sister,<br />Um, I’m the same person who asked a question some time before, but I guess it didn’t need to be answered because a friend answered and gave some advice. But things have changed a little, and I was wondering if you could help. I draw in this style, called manga, and apparently pretty good at it, according to a lot of friends (who are big fans of manga/anime and stuff). But now that I look at it, I should’ve been one of the last people on the list that God decided to give this talent for drawing in manga. I don’t read manga, and only watched a very few, (and very mild) anime. My parents don’t want me to. We’re really traditional Catholics and drawing has always been a favorite talent of mine. I just gave manga out a try (I tried to imitate one of my friends’ drawings), and I’ve really gotten far in it. It’s not that I want to read manga, watch anime and go all out on it. It’s just that just about everyone in my family are supportive of it and encourage me to keep it up except for my parents. My mom even threatened to reduce my drawing time because she always thinks I'm drawing. They’ve never really said anything about it to other people and me, and it seems like an uncomfortable thing for them. I don’t draw anything bad. But it makes me wonder why God gave me this talent. I want to use it for good and all that, but why’d He give me this kind of talent that my parents don’t even like? Was it a sin to draw something like what I do? I'm just really confused right now. Thanks for your help.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52435854442749078352009-05-25T18:25:23.942-07:002009-05-25T18:25:23.942-07:00Dear Sister,
Thank you so much for your blog! You...Dear Sister,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your blog! Your answers are so honest and true. I absolutely love it whenever you have a new post. ;) Keep up the good work!Phi Tranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572611731460132194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18422487512602291372009-05-25T18:00:16.559-07:002009-05-25T18:00:16.559-07:00What do they think Catholics believe?
Well, I ask...What do they think Catholics believe?<br /><br />Well, I asked someone that once. She said didn't we believe in Mary?<br /><br />To be fair, this gal was a well meaning German (as in very recent immigrant) Pentecostal so language was an issue. But there is an answer for you!<br /><br />I tried my best to set her straight, but given that I was on their territory (I was at a Pentecostal Youth Camp) I don't think I succeeded.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433061807436268115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69464462914594446372009-05-25T16:48:46.072-07:002009-05-25T16:48:46.072-07:00My good friend was a Southern Baptist earlier in h...My good friend was a Southern Baptist earlier in her life. When she was in high school she was dating a Catholic guy. She told me how misinformed some people are because her Aunt asked her if the Catholics "believed in Jesus" <br /><br />What do the others think the Catholics believe?Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28652731899515805962009-05-25T14:25:00.923-07:002009-05-25T14:25:00.923-07:00Dear Sister Mary Martha, I just wanted to say than...Dear Sister Mary Martha, I just wanted to say thank you for your Blog - you keep me sane! LOLjoannaB73https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375449214052411277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28355449409846612832009-05-25T14:10:32.914-07:002009-05-25T14:10:32.914-07:00I'm a convert to Catholicism and, when I was r...I'm a convert to Catholicism and, when I was returning to God and to the idea of attending a church after years away, I did some research on the beliefs of different denominations. There's a book called the Handbook of Denominations - I read through it to see what seemed to be most like what I read in the Bible & felt in my soul. The Catholic church was it, of course, but meanwhile I found a denomination whose name has stuck with me. It rolls quite powerfully off the tongue: The Two Seed In The Spirit Predestinarian Baptists. <br /><br />So your list of Protestant faiths is by no means exhaustive. How could you forget such a wonderful name as that!!!NCSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.com