tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post2474921357974675699..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: LIttle Left Handed DevilsSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-79213035216597284422014-01-16T10:10:14.926-08:002014-01-16T10:10:14.926-08:00I think your explanation of shaking with the right...I think your explanation of shaking with the right hand so the left could hold the sword is backward. <br /><br />Most warriors would be right handed and thus hold their sword in the right hand, the left hand held the shield. Shaking with the right allowed you to protect yourself by having your shield ready in the left hand. Or that's what I was told in Boy Scouts where we were told to shake other scouts left handed to show we trusted one another enough the drop our non-existent left handed shields.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095696781968534196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29238272218216515372014-01-04T19:22:06.614-08:002014-01-04T19:22:06.614-08:00I think you all need to read it again... she CLEAR...I think you all need to read it again... she CLEARLY says that ROMAN CATHOLICS touch their shoulders from left to right and EASTERN ORTHODOX touch their shoulders from RIGHT to LEFTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18929920498354637022011-07-06T02:27:27.862-07:002011-07-06T02:27:27.862-07:00Sister, your lovely little diagram is now at http:...Sister, your lovely little diagram is now at http://ourlordandsaviourjesuschrist.blogspot.com/<br />Thanks again. God BlessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78990587276378800262011-04-13T01:35:24.188-07:002011-04-13T01:35:24.188-07:00Sister Martha, I hope you don't mind..I took t...Sister Martha, I hope you don't mind..I took the liberty of using your "Sign of the Cross" diagram in my post. The diagram links back to this page. Please let me know if you don't approve..and don't spare the ruler.<br />Thanks, God Bless.<br />http://godiswatchingyou.wordpress.com/posts/<br /><br />Pope Saint Martin IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-20084108919000870792010-08-20T17:39:44.152-07:002010-08-20T17:39:44.152-07:00My point of view... the sign of the cross means wh...My point of view... the sign of the cross means when the north pole (forehead) changes to south pole (heart), Earth will start rotating the opposite way (left to right or right to left)... As an esoteric astrologer I still need to decipher the right direction we should pray for evolutionwiseannitapieronihttp://www.facebook.com/annitapieroninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-63812763692026863972010-05-27T20:06:17.231-07:002010-05-27T20:06:17.231-07:00My husband says he walked into first gradet eh fir...My husband says he walked into first gradet eh first day (no kindergarten) looked around, look at Sister, and knew he'd better use his right hand despite the fact that his left seemed natural. His handwriting is atrocious. <br /><br />When our son't oldest daughter turned out to be a lefty, my son thought it odd because he thought "there aren't any lefties in either side of the family." When he said that to me my response was <br />"W-e-e-e-lllllll!..."Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399336885633739593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-20516269424975054822010-05-25T19:14:09.276-07:002010-05-25T19:14:09.276-07:00Hey, don't be too hard on the nuns! In the old...Hey, don't be too hard on the nuns! In the old days teachers at public schools also used to punish lefties and try to retrain them to be right-handed.Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-20225817201826611552010-05-25T18:26:18.568-07:002010-05-25T18:26:18.568-07:00I learned with my right, but instinctively use my ...I learned with my right, but instinctively use my left if I have a kid on my hip or something like that. If Jesus does care I'm in big trouble.Monicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-37471918532920518862010-05-25T07:51:57.858-07:002010-05-25T07:51:57.858-07:00My daughter is 3 and she's been an obvious lef...My daughter is 3 and she's been an obvious lefty since infancy. But she didn't have any trouble learning the Sign of the Cross with her right hand. She holds up her left hand and says, "This hand is for eating," and then holds up her right hand and says, "but this hand's for praying."<br /><br />Interestingly, my mom thought it was wrong of me to force her to make the Sign of the Cross right-handed, but I checked with my brother, who is a lefty as well, and he makes the Sign of the Cross with his right hand. So my mom must have changed philosophies at some point!Julie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11557928562104861348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57670575449171045072010-05-25T07:38:19.040-07:002010-05-25T07:38:19.040-07:00Actually, you shake hands using the right hand to ...Actually, you shake hands using the right hand to prove you DON'T have a sword in your hand. People used their dominant arm for the sword, the nondominant for the shield.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882672762281334997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-73962933926390774502010-05-24T18:41:49.020-07:002010-05-24T18:41:49.020-07:00Of my 4 children, at least 2 are lefties. The baby...Of my 4 children, at least 2 are lefties. The baby remains yet to be deciphered for a while, but I think she's a lefty too. My dad's hand was tied behind his back in school, and he has atrocious handwriting. <br />Oddly enough, the one right handed child is the one that's giving us a serious run for our money. I'm becoming friends with St. Monica because of it ;)Feisty Irish Wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689381839029507940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28853108806565375842010-05-24T18:11:46.295-07:002010-05-24T18:11:46.295-07:00The devil made me do it.The devil made me do it.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-68865173902492111432010-05-24T17:03:24.777-07:002010-05-24T17:03:24.777-07:00Sister,
I was tidying up the Catholic Club box of ...Sister,<br />I was tidying up the Catholic Club box of stuff at school (holy cards, rosaries, pamphlets etc.) and I found an interesting item at the bottom of the box. An entensive search of the web told me it's called a "Religious Detente" I'm not sure if it's a relic. It's about the size of a dime, crochet around the edges, with leather and clear plastic encasing the tiniest saint medal of Our Lady, a few tiny photos and some other paper items I can't make out. Anyways, I'd like to know what it is and what it's used for. Do you know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-37087710130350426122010-05-24T17:01:37.835-07:002010-05-24T17:01:37.835-07:00Ummm... Every Roman Catholic I know touches their ...Ummm... Every Roman Catholic I know touches their left shoulder first when making the Sign of the Cross.Will Duquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842496412575851453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-61730093105939064802010-05-24T16:25:56.117-07:002010-05-24T16:25:56.117-07:00A linguistic note:
The Latin word for 'left&#...A linguistic note:<br /><br />The Latin word for 'left' is 'sinister'.<br /><br />Also, do not some other Christian groups (I'm thinking Eastern Rite or Orthodox) Cross with their left hand? Am I mistaken?<br /><br />If that is the case, Latin Rite using their right hand is a characteristic of our belief set.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08433061807436268115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-2390451845368520742010-05-24T15:51:04.925-07:002010-05-24T15:51:04.925-07:00Sister, I'm Roman Catholic, and I learned to t...Sister, I'm Roman Catholic, and I learned to touch the left shoulder first, then the right shoulder!Robyn @Leave the Lights Onhttp://www.leavethelightson.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-16476272789314959952010-05-24T14:54:41.026-07:002010-05-24T14:54:41.026-07:00Did you mix up Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox...Did you mix up Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox? I'm pretty sure I've been doing it left shoulder, right shoulder for 10 years (convert) now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-79140214876785246122010-05-24T14:45:48.855-07:002010-05-24T14:45:48.855-07:00"If you're Roman Catholic, you touch your..."If you're Roman Catholic, you touch your head, your heart, your right shoulder and then your left shoulder. If you are Eastern Orthodox, you touch your left shoulder first." ???<br /><br />Great article but I think this final bit needs looking at.<br /><br />Good blog, though. I'm lovin' it.Fr Paul Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107161894913745109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18974841975519727702010-05-24T14:35:32.124-07:002010-05-24T14:35:32.124-07:00Um, pretty sure you switched Catholics and Orthodo...Um, pretty sure you switched Catholics and Orthodox there. Latin Rite Catholics go left to right, not right to left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-77538496210234315872010-05-24T14:32:26.648-07:002010-05-24T14:32:26.648-07:00Could it also be that "left" in Italian ...Could it also be that "left" in Italian is "sinistra", which sounds like "sinister"?ArchAngel's Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475482633072586712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-54401311326574171212010-05-24T14:29:49.751-07:002010-05-24T14:29:49.751-07:00The word 'sinister' is actually the Latin ...The word 'sinister' is actually the Latin word for 'left-handed', 'right-handed' being 'dexter' in Latin, whence 'dexterous'. It is a connection of very long standing, as you rightly point out, Sister.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040402805274505304noreply@blogger.com