tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post4708918777752371030..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Spectacular ScapularSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-53710846318928251762008-06-22T09:36:00.000-07:002008-06-22T09:36:00.000-07:00Anonymous@9:12pm, we don't have to like or love th...Anonymous@9:12pm, we don't have to like or love the Pope, though I do. Disliking him is no more sin than disliking anyone else. But when he speaks infallibly, we are expected to listen and obey. <A HREF="http://arkanabar.blogspot.com/2007/10/regarding-doctrine.html" REL="nofollow">God is protecting him</A> <I>and</I> us, after all.<BR/><BR/>Sarah: I like WYD. It brings some to the Faith, and strengthens others. How much is the value of a soul? How bad is it to lavish upon Our Lord great wealth, as the woman with the the alabaster flask of oil of Nard did? As for unrealistic expectations: what is impossible if God wills it and we cooperate?<BR/><BR/>anonymous@10:16am, praying the Our Father during mass either in the <I>orans</I> position or holding hands are innovations of the Seperated Brethren. You need not do so if you don't wish. I am not aware of anything in the General Instructions on the Roman Missal (GIRM) regarding the practice one way or another, so <I>in dubiium, libertas</I> would seem to apply.<BR/><BR/>anonymous@4:27pm: Seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you, ask and ye shall recieve. I'd ask my pastor, DRE, spiritual director, and anyone else associated with my parish (and diocese, if I knew them) about your quest for vocation. See where asking and visiting leads you. And don't fret about whether it will lead you to the clergy (if you're a man), the consecrated life or the laity; all are good and vital vocations in the Church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29747399356419029422008-06-02T16:27:00.000-07:002008-06-02T16:27:00.000-07:00Dear Sister Sister Mary Martha,Is it all right if ...Dear Sister Sister Mary Martha,<BR/><BR/>Is it all right if I ask a question here? I'm not sure where to send them in, though I looked for an email or contact button. Forgive me if I am just cluttering up your comments section.<BR/><BR/>I'm 99% (I'm leaving a little room for God to change my mind, since I'm only sixteen) sure I'm called to religious life, but I don't know where I should go. My question is, how do you decide which order you should join?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-86799618327548101102008-06-02T13:28:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:28:00.000-07:00Always have a brown scapular on..But I enjoy all t...Always have a brown scapular on..<BR/>But I enjoy all these types of things and the more help I have, the better.Rosebud Collectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907760433209723539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-82857320714317969912008-06-02T10:16:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:16:00.000-07:00Dear Sister,I am a recent convert and still learni...Dear Sister,<BR/>I am a recent convert and still learning the liturgy. I notice during Mass, some people choose to outstrech their arms/hands with the priest when saying the Our Father, sometimes even holding each others hands. Why do people do this? I prefer not to because I'm not a touchy-feely type person but will do it if it is something one ought to do and I understand why. Are these people just being touchy-feely hippie types or am I missing something? Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-9168345318694007182008-06-01T22:25:00.000-07:002008-06-01T22:25:00.000-07:00I don't want to sound defensive, because I have a ...I don't want to sound defensive, because I have a firm policy of not defending anything to 'anonymous' but I thought I should clarify that I didn't say the teachings of the Church were unrealistic or unhealthy (luckily that's not the issue in question because I'd hate to start an argument on Sister Mary Martha's turf). What I said (or at very least what I meant) was I wondered if the expectations of what it is to BE Church that are demonstrated in events such as WYD are not unhealthy and unrealistic expectations.<BR/>Whatever goes down between me and God now, or for eternity, is a concern I take seriously although I don't know that this is the kind of stuff we'll be talking about on judgement day, I'd hope the bigger things like loving my neighbour would be on the agenda.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435006619965060424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-84526495160737606072008-06-01T19:59:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:59:00.000-07:00Sarah, how can you be Catholic and not be conserva...Sarah, how can you be Catholic and not be conservative? If you are not following the teachings of the church because you personally have decided that they are unrealistic and unhealthy, than you are not in communion with the church and shouldn't worry about defending anything other than your soul before God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28671533085390202422008-06-01T09:15:00.000-07:002008-06-01T09:15:00.000-07:00Wait a minute. When we have a stations of the cro...Wait a minute. When we have a stations of the cross service during Lent, only the priest does the 'walking around the church'. So he's the only one who gets the indulgence??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28772114905563339922008-05-31T22:36:00.000-07:002008-05-31T22:36:00.000-07:00Dear Sister,May I be so bold as to ask what you th...Dear Sister,<BR/>May I be so bold as to ask what you think about World Youth Day? As an Australian and a Catholic of a not-so-conservative nature, I'm concerned about how 'we' (Catholics) can defend what seems a blatant waste of the world's resources, Church money and good people's time. <BR/>Also, how can it be a good thing to give young people such unreal (and I'd reckon unhealthy) expectations of what it is to be church?<BR/>I'd be interested in any advice you have to give those of us who, through no fault of our own, get caught up in it and have the unwelcome task of defending it's existence.<BR/>Thanks, SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435006619965060424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-48196598157628465012008-05-30T21:12:00.000-07:002008-05-30T21:12:00.000-07:00Sister, my question/comment is about my mother who...Sister, my question/comment is about my mother who is Catholic and has taught all of us kids the Catholic faith , but doesn't follow the Pope. It is hard for me, now as an adult, to understand why she still would not follow the Pope.<BR/><BR/>For many years we were told how 'evil' Pope John Paul II was. Even now when I talk with her she will inform me of more horrible things the Pope did. (and don't even get her started on our new Pope)<BR/><BR/>I am confused, is it a grave mortal sin to not follow (or I guess even like) The Spiritual Leader of The Catholic Church? <BR/><BR/>Thank you Sister for all your advice, this world needs you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-58166390210708553972008-05-30T10:38:00.000-07:002008-05-30T10:38:00.000-07:00Sister,My mother asked me the other day what happe...Sister,<BR/><BR/>My mother asked me the other day what happens to the Real Presence once we consume the Host. Once we receive God, doesn't He abide in us permanently? Why, then, do we need frequent reception of Communion? I told her that it's for our sakes that we are encouraged to receive frequently because we are constantly turning away from Him with sin. She kept pressing me about what exactly happens to the Presence. I didn't have a satisfactory answer for her, but I'm guessing you would! Thanks, Sister!Tiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315891571577431883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-50401366795387775202008-05-29T16:39:00.000-07:002008-05-29T16:39:00.000-07:00Woohoo!Woohoo!ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364644767288181348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-48818558283193129962008-05-29T15:44:00.000-07:002008-05-29T15:44:00.000-07:00Yes, it counts. You're IN!Yes, it counts. You're IN!Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-88202556932056297812008-05-29T15:27:00.000-07:002008-05-29T15:27:00.000-07:00My scapular was blessed en masse by the Archbishop...My scapular was blessed <EM>en masse</EM> by the Archbishop. Does this count as being enrolled in the Confraternity of the Scapular?<BR/>Thanks.ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364644767288181348noreply@blogger.com