tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post9197945629066421705..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Sister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-64449485961487501442006-11-19T11:48:00.000-08:002006-11-19T11:48:00.000-08:00No, Mrs. Minor, they don't. Especially when you ta...No, Mrs. Minor, they don't. Especially when you take that attitude. Where a scapular and shoot for a Friday passing...that's your best bet.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29813813969151411722006-11-18T20:16:00.000-08:002006-11-18T20:16:00.000-08:00Oh, well. I guess I'd better get busy praying, or...Oh, well. I guess I'd better get busy praying, or it's centuries of Hootenanny masses for me. (Sigh.)<br />I guess kids don't count as redemptive suffering?CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-89577119123791812352006-11-18T07:39:00.000-08:002006-11-18T07:39:00.000-08:00I love your blog. Please tell us more about Sister...I love your blog. Please tell us more about Sister Allowuis..(spelling-sorry).Nohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929187212992920070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-41294551292026622942006-11-17T14:28:00.000-08:002006-11-17T14:28:00.000-08:00That's odd, because mine can. Anyway, it should be...That's odd, because mine can. Anyway, it should be up on my blog (www.catholicknitwit.blogspot.com).Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459988554604134456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-1980791763804536032006-11-17T11:43:00.000-08:002006-11-17T11:43:00.000-08:00tracy, the computer can't find the site you posted...tracy, the computer can't find the site you posted.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-76359768375913426782006-11-17T11:42:00.000-08:002006-11-17T11:42:00.000-08:00myblog, I always encourage people to pray for the ...myblog, I always encourage people to pray for the intercession of Pope John Paul II, the patron saint (in my opinion) of being happy in a job forever.<br /><br />I need to have a Harmony.com site to match people and their saints.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-64157058931208468872006-11-17T03:37:00.000-08:002006-11-17T03:37:00.000-08:00Sister, this may be a bit off-topic, but I tagged ...Sister, this may be a bit off-topic, but I tagged you for a meme! What that means is that I filled out a fun little blog (or online essay) questionnaire thingy, and if you like you can also fill it out and post it on your blog. I know it sounds a little silly, but isn't blogging itself silly?<br /><br />http://catholicknitwit.blogspot.com/2006/11/birthday-meme.htmlTracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459988554604134456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-17315168863525166392006-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:002006-11-16T11:18:00.000-08:00cminor, not only do parents NOT get special indulg...cminor, not only do parents NOT get special indulgences for having been parents, they are only one rung up from the clergy in terms of punishment. The clergy get it the worst because they have authority over people's souls, so when they fail, it's a very big deal.<br /><br />But that's also true of parents, except they might not know any better and the clergy has no excuse. So parents are just one step ahead.<br /><br />And the clergy does discourage extreme self discipline. I always thought it was because it's just a little embarrassing, or can be. Almost all the saints who did that sort of thing died very young. We can't afford to be losing clergy these days.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-23779412176867073082006-11-16T08:59:00.000-08:002006-11-16T08:59:00.000-08:00BTW, I thought the religious orders usually tried ...BTW, I thought the religious orders usually tried to restrain overzealous nuns and monks from self-abuse. Maybe you could do a post on the why of the exceptions. I seem to recall reading that St. Lutgarde used to have to get permission from her superior to go on her shockingly long fasts.CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69206279746230353842006-11-16T08:55:00.000-08:002006-11-16T08:55:00.000-08:00I think the Hootenanny Mass would about do it for ...I think the Hootenanny Mass would about do it for me. Maybe with a Polka Mass thrown in for variety every so often. Do you get plenary indulgences for having raised children?CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-92022661733574706892006-11-16T06:47:00.000-08:002006-11-16T06:47:00.000-08:00Yeah. Who IS that person anyhow? They'll be in pur...Yeah. Who IS that person anyhow? They'll be in purgatory for a LONG time I suppose!<br /><br />Purgatory for me would entail having to keep the same template for more than a week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69912871072655359822006-11-16T06:28:00.000-08:002006-11-16T06:28:00.000-08:00Hurray! Thank you, Sister! I've been thinking of b...Hurray! Thank you, Sister! I've been thinking of buying some, but I'd rather buy them from Heaven Help Us than another site. :-)<br /><br />I wonder if St. Therese's untimely death was in any way linked to her sleeping without a blanket in the winter? She did die of tuberculosis, after all...compromised immune system?<br /><br />I'm not entirely sure what my Purgatory experience will entail. My guess, though, is that it will include a lot of people who all need to talk to me at once and yet never get to the point. Drives me NUTS! And it will probably include a daily Hootenanny Mass.Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-90606911990995528122006-11-16T00:14:00.000-08:002006-11-16T00:14:00.000-08:00In Purgatory I will be given a radio, and every st...In Purgatory I will be given a radio, and every station I turn to will be playing the last ten seconds of one of my favorite songs. And the nose-picking kid who always comes into my work will be there, trying to shake hands with me.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459988554604134456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57205158082405999942006-11-15T21:30:00.000-08:002006-11-15T21:30:00.000-08:00I think I'm in purgatory now. At least that's what...I think I'm in purgatory now. At least that's what the voices are telling me...Mikalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068540582376189641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-72840394200413235052006-11-15T18:58:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:58:00.000-08:00In my Purgatory I'll be made to watch TV and liste...In my Purgatory I'll be made to watch TV and listen to Jose Feliciano singing "that" Christmas song. Just the thought of it sends hot chills down my spinal discord.owenswainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540186205959897960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57718033371030115472006-11-15T18:40:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:40:00.000-08:00Alexa, no one ever said it was supposed to be fun ...Alexa, no one ever said it was supposed to be fun except the person that invented the Hootenanny Mass.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-85638409710642497332006-11-15T18:39:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:39:00.000-08:00I suppose I could start tomorrow.I suppose I could start tomorrow.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-51694331427030581702006-11-15T18:05:00.000-08:002006-11-15T18:05:00.000-08:00Sister, when will you start selling sacrifice bead...Sister, when will you start selling sacrifice beads?Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-67112096896595140642006-11-15T17:50:00.000-08:002006-11-15T17:50:00.000-08:00Being a Catholic ain't always so much fun, is it S...Being a Catholic ain't always so much fun, is it Sister?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com