tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post2145025137847501979..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: No Voodoo and Day of the DeadSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-82819858390374671332013-03-12T07:53:33.094-07:002013-03-12T07:53:33.094-07:00Also, Sacramentals were used by the Apostles to pa...Also, Sacramentals were used by the Apostles to pass on blessings:<br /><br />Acts 19:12<br />So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.De Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997195004868253348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-52470535958405940092013-03-11T15:41:18.297-07:002013-03-11T15:41:18.297-07:00It is up to us, the living, to treat the dead with...It is up to us, the living, to treat the dead with dignity and respect. If the deceased had expressed a preference that is in keeping with the dictates of the faith, doing otherwise is disrespectful.<br /><br />It may be necessary in some cases to be really specific (legal documents) about your wishes. I read about a family which has a shelf of Looney Tunes Cookie Jars holding the cremated remains of their loved ones. (I wish I were making this up.)<br /><br />Other than expressing our wishes, we really have no control over what happens to our bodies after we die. God isn't going to hold us responsible for someone else's actions.<br />denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-88103774534030152412013-03-07T13:30:01.587-08:002013-03-07T13:30:01.587-08:00To Maureen: But should we deny someone the chance...To Maureen: But should we deny someone the chance at a full life because we can? Because we choose to be buried with organs that will only decay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-6636187224877714482013-03-07T06:41:35.600-08:002013-03-07T06:41:35.600-08:00God is all powerful. Therefore, regardless of what...God is all powerful. Therefore, regardless of what happens to your brain, He can bring it back and make it whole again. <br /><br />If He can take those who have turned to dust and make them whole, why not you? I think allowing scientists to examine your brain when you have any kind of illness or disorder is honorable. It could possibly help someone in the future. <br /><br />Even though it's not allowed, people have been cremated and thrown in the wind, eaten by alligators, burned at the stake. God will still bring them back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-36971494147420479972013-03-07T00:53:16.900-08:002013-03-07T00:53:16.900-08:00Hmmm.....this is one issue in which I remain uncon...Hmmm.....this is one issue in which I remain unconvinced, and out of step, not only with my own family, but with Society in general. Kidneys, blood etc ok, but I could never consent to donating any of my own vital organs, nor those of any of my family members. Just as well, then, that our drivers'licences here carry a space to be ticked if you want to donateyour organs! - they have all made their own decisions.<br />For myself,I just cannot do it. When your time's up, it's up, and using other people's organs as spare parts is a step too far for me.Should we do it? - just because we can?<br /><br />As I said - I'm out of step. Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383223698959645624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29627616919355088112013-03-06T12:56:28.714-08:002013-03-06T12:56:28.714-08:00I have mild Tourette's syndrome that went undi...I have mild Tourette's syndrome that went undiagnosed for 25 years, and when I am gone I hope to donate my brain to Tourette's research. My mom, Greek Orthodox, insists that we will need all of our parts at the resurrection. If heaven forbid I die before her, she won't honor this wish of mine. I don't think that by the resurrection, anyone will really have all of their parts. That's just life. Doesn't the bible say we get new bodies anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com