tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post8448863339565392242..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: St. Therese FridaySister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-74830369542842830682009-09-13T23:27:18.054-07:002009-09-13T23:27:18.054-07:00Nice blog. Good job dearNice blog. Good job dearVanessahttp://www.asiarooms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-71672285696333480012009-05-20T03:23:29.707-07:002009-05-20T03:23:29.707-07:00Just for the record, you are the hysterically funn...Just for the record, you are the hysterically funny. And informative, but hysterically funny.janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-42387518099875363702009-05-19T22:40:37.746-07:002009-05-19T22:40:37.746-07:00Dear Sister,
Do you have a prayer that I can say w...Dear Sister,<br />Do you have a prayer that I can say when I find something that offends me? Today my friend sent me a link on Twitter to a guy whose name is "god". I looked at the account and some of his tweets and quite frankly if he's trying to be funny, I thought he failed on several levels. Anyway, I couldn't think of a way to pray for him in a Christian manner. Suggestions?Kemmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-53223063534563265542009-05-19T10:46:00.000-07:002009-05-19T10:46:00.000-07:00SMM,
You have such a knack for putting things in s...SMM,<br />You have such a knack for putting things in such an easy way to understand. Thanks for another great post. <br />Bayouchild, that is a fabulous metaphor. I will be sharing it with my 12 yo son, who struggles with anything/one he deems annoying.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545454885908647405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-44277100893672141292009-05-18T12:52:00.000-07:002009-05-18T12:52:00.000-07:00Sister,
I love your blog. A question: A friend of ...Sister,<br />I love your blog. A question: A friend of mine was just ordained two days ago. We have always (for the 8 years we've known each other) been on a first-name basis. Should I now address him as Father? I'm pretty sure he doesn't expect me to, but I wonder. It's probably not relevant, but he's 20 years younger than I am.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870392601117433160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-6715763011400504982009-05-17T17:58:00.000-07:002009-05-17T17:58:00.000-07:00@NCSue
You ask Sister a question by asking it in a...@NCSue<br />You ask Sister a question by asking it in a comment. Or you can offer a suggestion in a comment, as I'm about to do.<br /><br /><br />Sister,<br /><br />Two misspellings: "steal" should be "steel", but no big deel. A bigger deal, "Baton" should be "Bataan".<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March<br /><br />Unless you meant some forced march where we are terrorized by baton-twirlers or policemen wielding batons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-85087404007066452122009-05-17T04:51:00.000-07:002009-05-17T04:51:00.000-07:00Good stuff, Sister!!Good stuff, Sister!!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825122530791714292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-37227344680338399772009-05-16T22:58:00.000-07:002009-05-16T22:58:00.000-07:00I am NEVER disappointed when I visit your blog! L...I am NEVER disappointed when I visit your blog! LOL! LOVE THIS! and sadly I DO have a particular somebody I try to avoid in life, and she drives me to wanting to be a hermit.... (((((HUGS))))) sandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-16729464190316394912009-05-16T19:13:00.000-07:002009-05-16T19:13:00.000-07:00Sister,
I'm not going to leave a specific age, bu...Sister,<br /><br />I'm not going to leave a specific age, but let it be suffice to say that I am still in my parent's house hold. They are Protestant, and I have a desire to be Catholic. Indeed, a deep desire. I pray about it and have started asking the saints for their intersession, and researched the faith. I have yet to find anything against it, and everything for it. However, I sometimes have doubt... I feel like God is leading me. I pray about it and I let my feelings guide me, because I believe that they are coming from God. But can I be sure they are from God? I pray again and again and they never change, but I still worry that I might be being tricked... and also, can you give me any advice for my situation?Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647632965956104182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-59503218499397963962009-05-16T09:25:00.000-07:002009-05-16T09:25:00.000-07:00Have heard it said that annoying ppl are the sandp...Have heard it said that annoying ppl are the sandpaper God uses to polish us into the image of His Son, guess we all oughta be gettin pretty shiny by now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-77177353149640274732009-05-16T07:39:00.000-07:002009-05-16T07:39:00.000-07:00Good morning, Sister!
A question for the uninitia...Good morning, Sister!<br /><br />A question for the uninitiated newcomers to your blog:<br /><br />How do we Ask Sister Mary Martha a question? I don't see a "Ask Sister" button. What if I want to ask you a question that has nothing to do with your post for the day? Take, for example, my comment here, which has nothing to do with the post I'm supposedly commenting ON?NCSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-72470593667257819452009-05-15T18:44:00.000-07:002009-05-15T18:44:00.000-07:00Sister, there are still hermits in the Egyptian de...Sister, there are still hermits in the Egyptian desert, following in the footsteps of St. Anthony. I saw a BBC documentary about an English vicar who decided to have a go at this. He was doing some kind of "extreme religion" study, and also tried some Hindu and Kung Fu asceticism. <br /><br />Anyway, the Egyptian monk he talked to was Coptic. They have a monastery in the desert, and some of the more mature monks are allowed to live as hermits. You see, it is very difficult, but very spiritually fruitful. Brother Lazarus, the monk, says that one man in total union with God can do more good for the world than all the good deeds taken together. Talk about a "Mary" mentality, as opposed to "Martha." It is very dangerous, he says, because demons try to attack you in your cave all the time. <br /><br />The documentary about the Egyptian hermit experiment is worth seeing. I haven't seen the Hindu and Kung Fu episodes, nor would they be as much of interest to me. The only way I can find to watch it online is to go to a blogger called "Conversion Diary," and scroll through her April archives. Or maybe March. Anyway, if you can find it, it's interesting. My point is that for Br. Lazarus, at least, it's not about getting away from people so much as getting intensely close to God in prayer.Marthanoreply@blogger.com