tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post2877838683303267281..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Angry God Vs. Mellow GodSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-32500565391617396092010-09-08T11:45:38.686-07:002010-09-08T11:45:38.686-07:00Sister, you did not say, regarding the atheist'...Sister, you did not say, regarding the atheist's argument:<br /><br />Assuming you don't appreciate being hassled about your faith AT WORK, suggest kindly to your coworker that HR might like to join the religion discussion.<br /><br />Because that's harassment in the workplace, and your coworker (or you!!) could be sued or fired for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-55761834191169653272010-09-05T02:32:54.600-07:002010-09-05T02:32:54.600-07:00Hi, Sister, who is the patron Saint for teeth - I&...Hi, Sister, who is the patron Saint for teeth - I'm trying ro grow mine back?joannaB73https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375449214052411277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-12974662193509750702010-09-04T20:53:36.071-07:002010-09-04T20:53:36.071-07:00Dear Sister,
My mother and I are hoping you can s...Dear Sister,<br /><br />My mother and I are hoping you can suggest a patron for my father. My parents, my siblings, and I were all raised in the Episcopal church. My mother, my sister, and I have converted to the Catholic Church. Our sons (Mom's grandsons) have been raised Catholic. The problem is with my father. <br /><br />He does not attend church or mass. He says that he is convinced that the Catholic Church is the only real church but we can't get him to attend mass. My mother isn't after his entering the Church, yet. She'll work on that once we have him attending. (I'm all for praying for the whole ten yards...) Any suggestions for patron saints or novenas?<br /><br />We appreciate any and all help.<br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78768757290190679262010-09-03T10:11:23.624-07:002010-09-03T10:11:23.624-07:00Hi Sister Mary Martha!
I've bagged you on my ...Hi Sister Mary Martha!<br /><br />I've bagged you on my blog. I hope you will go check it out!<br /><br />http://marynate.blogspot.com/2010/09/bag-it-forward.html<br /><br />MaryBMary Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908550586505392408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-79309089216956108762010-09-02T21:15:52.191-07:002010-09-02T21:15:52.191-07:00Dear Sister Mary Martha - Is Saint Joanna patron s...Dear Sister Mary Martha - Is Saint Joanna patron saint for anything?joannaB73https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375449214052411277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-72205214755364729892010-09-02T00:17:46.610-07:002010-09-02T00:17:46.610-07:00Anonymous at @ 11:21AM good question! I've hea...Anonymous at @ 11:21AM good question! I've heard conflicting answers and I'd love to know the right answer.Junenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-42729850353691490182010-09-01T21:00:20.654-07:002010-09-01T21:00:20.654-07:00Sister MM, I don't know if you can plug a book...Sister MM, I don't know if you can plug a book on your site so I'll do it in the comments. I've found the book "Now I Get It" by Claire Furia Smith to be a great book to explain the main tenets of the Catholic Faith.<br />Sister Mary Margaret (another Sister MM!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-40369420958224794552010-09-01T11:21:59.973-07:002010-09-01T11:21:59.973-07:00Cardiogirl, you are correct. I was not clear. What...Cardiogirl, you are correct. I was not clear. What I meant to say was that God never stays away from man, He may turn away, but He's not gone and He's always forgiving. He may turn away, but He never goes away. He patiently waits for man to return to Him.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-60603068463414543542010-09-01T11:21:00.989-07:002010-09-01T11:21:00.989-07:00Oh sister, thank you! I needed a laugh so very ba...Oh sister, thank you! I needed a laugh so very badly today. The frustration level is very high around here and my stapler is out of staples, thank heaven.<br /><br />I would like to know what you think of the current fashion trend of rosary necklaces, not the hip-hop version of a full rosary around the neck but a rosary-like necklace with beads strung on eye pins, a center involving 3 strands, like a rosary and a cross, not a crucifix dangling at the end. I saw a beautiful one, very tastefuly done that I could make myself but I hesitate wondering if it is proper.<br /><br />P.S. The saints of the day are: St Giles, patron of the physically disabled, The 12 Holy Brothers, and St Anna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-72155538958910795622010-09-01T10:44:39.727-07:002010-09-01T10:44:39.727-07:00I just found your site. I love it. Your phylacteri...I just found your site. I love it. Your phylacteries are wonderfully short and your advice is wonderfully sound. I say this with deep sincerity; you make me see the work of Christ in you. <br /><br />PS -- my blog uses naughty words and such, so please feel free to skip a courtesy "return visit".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-24906023573637396552010-09-01T07:15:53.203-07:002010-09-01T07:15:53.203-07:00Assuming the atheist isn't just rattling your ...Assuming the atheist isn't just rattling your cage, but is really interested, you might share some CS Lewis books with her. (Not the Narnia ones). Mere Christianity is good, and The Problem of Pain is a great one on human suffering, beautifully written and thoughtful. I haven't read Surprised by Joy, but it's his autobiography, and he was an atheist who came around, so it might be relevant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-34998114990123322652010-09-01T06:22:16.777-07:002010-09-01T06:22:16.777-07:00Another analogy for the perceived image of God bet...Another analogy for the perceived image of God between OT & NT perspectives might be the perspective of a child's view of one's father while the child grows up. When the child is younger (pre-adulthood) he or she usually sees their parent as the law-giver (especially during the teen years when the parent is usually seen as an angry tyrant). This image usually changes once the child becomes an actualized adult (usually with the arrival of their 1st child) where the formerly perceived tyrant is seen as actually being a concerned & loving parent. Likewise in the OT the Loving Father is seen as primarily as Law-Giver & Enforcer, in the NT as concerned Parent.<br />Another difference too is that in the OT is God is seen from strictly the human perspective, in the NT the Father is seen as reflected in the eyes of the Son.ArchAngel's Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475482633072586712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-38146734610478432492010-09-01T03:24:24.225-07:002010-09-01T03:24:24.225-07:00Hang on.
In the eighth paragraph you wrote:
......Hang on. <br /><br />In the eighth paragraph you wrote:<br /><br /><i>... God actually doesn't do anything to anyone. He <b>simply turns away from man</b>....</i><br /><br />Yet four paragraphs later you contradicted that statement by writing:<br /><br /><i>... I might say this to her, "If you actually read the book, you'll find that God <b>never</b> turns away from man...</i><br /><br />Was that a typo or was that what you meant to say? If it was not a typo can you please further explain?<br /><br />Thank you.cardiogirlhttp://www.cardiogirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-47668195131010662212010-08-31T19:07:14.592-07:002010-08-31T19:07:14.592-07:00"...not becoming frustrated and stapling her ..."...not becoming frustrated and stapling her fingers to the desk...<br /><br />Bwahahahahaha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-69411374162768296392010-08-31T19:02:51.963-07:002010-08-31T19:02:51.963-07:00Dear Sister,
Is rock music really seen as the &qu...Dear Sister,<br /><br />Is rock music really seen as the "devil's music" by the Catholic church? Or would it depend on certain factors?-https://www.blogger.com/profile/00600068533038812055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-40261138486652441802010-08-31T15:08:47.007-07:002010-08-31T15:08:47.007-07:00Yay, you answered my question! I'll have to g...Yay, you answered my question! I'll have to give your explanations some thought. Also, my stapler isn't very strong, which removes one source of temptation from the ring. <br />For the record though, I didn't write "thanknation" when I posted my question in the comments on Aug. 16's entry (only several other typos, grr; that's what I get for hurriedly typing at work!) - my last sentence was "I know there is an explanation, I just can't rememebr it; and I feel her questions deserve a god answer. Thanks!" - so "thanknation" is your doing :)Linanoreply@blogger.com