tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post7741356737678423175..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Sister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-34444319795151439292007-04-30T06:46:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:46:00.000-07:00Our Catholic bookstores carry catechisms as well a...Our Catholic bookstores carry catechisms as well as the Companion to the Catechism. This is an excellent book that gives more information about all the footnotes in the Catechism.<BR/><BR/>I find myself referring to both books quite often. Should be on every Catholic's bookshelf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-50468039153062742062007-04-28T22:36:00.000-07:002007-04-28T22:36:00.000-07:00Sister, I don't know what bee your priest had in h...Sister, I don't know what bee your priest had in his tonsure--At the parish we were in in the mid-90's the very conservative priest arranged for each family to be issued a paperback catechism. Our current parish also has them available for use--editions from the latest back through the 70's-- and gives them out to some classes. (It is much larger and giving out copies to every household would be prohibitive.)<BR/><BR/>The Compendium, as I understand it, is a new (published last year, I believe) simplified format for the laity, but I haven't found the '94 Ratziger edited-version, which is the one we have, difficult to follow. <BR/><BR/>It's been a recurring theme in these comboxes that many Catholics (and non-Catholics)are fuzzy about what the Church teaches--the Catechism clarifies matters so much it's a very useful tool for an educated laity--which we need more than ever.CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-44503778307556513822007-04-27T18:50:00.000-07:002007-04-27T18:50:00.000-07:00off the farm and anon- the church does call couple...off the farm and anon- the church does call couples to be generous with their family size and to seek God's will in determining it, and to limit it for serious reasons. So we "discern" rather than "choose" our family size...<BR/><BR/>But at any rate...going insane sounds rather serious :) <BR/><BR/>There's a good article in the jan/feb CCL magazine about reasons to limit your family...continued from an earlier issue, I think.Etrangèrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810293333512260271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78996546127518639082007-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:002007-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:00ok, i'm leaping back a bit to your post on the bur...ok, i'm leaping back a bit to your post on the burial of St. Joseph for the selling of a house. we have a showing tomorrow at 5pmest. anyone willing to pray for us at that time i sure would appreciate it. we are getting 'almost' desperate.eastmoormomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992836749909465742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-50242225043241893152007-04-27T17:00:00.000-07:002007-04-27T17:00:00.000-07:00Thank you Debbie. Isn't it something that I've nev...Thank you Debbie. Isn't it something that I've never encountered that in all these years, either in a bookstore...and I live at the Catholic bookstore...or online. Sometimes I think I live in an alternate universe. Maybe when they see me coming they hide all their copies because the figure that I have the secret clergy version and I'm not allowed to the have Compendium. As the bell rings over the door they have sent teenage Shirley the shop girl out the back with a box of Compendiums to wait in the alley until I'm gone.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-56523720965361930872007-04-27T13:38:00.000-07:002007-04-27T13:38:00.000-07:00Sister, are you referring to the Compendium of the...Sister, are you referring to the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church? It was published in October 2005. Here's the link at amazon. It is in Q&A format containing condensed answers from the CCC.<BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/>Debbie<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Compendium-Catechism-Catholic-Church-Ratzinger/dp/1574557203/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-3651512-9167066?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177706165&sr=8-1Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454937406530486401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-75386294674284595452007-04-27T11:08:00.000-07:002007-04-27T11:08:00.000-07:00Here's what I think happened with the Catechism: i...Here's what I think happened with the Catechism: it was really meant for the Bishops with a more 'people friendly' (but what they really mean is simplistic) version to follow for the great unwashed like myself. Has anyone heard how things were going with version II? It was supposed to be out by now.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-1956035232623920772007-04-27T11:02:00.000-07:002007-04-27T11:02:00.000-07:00Yikes. My parish GAVE us complete Catechisms (and ...Yikes. My parish GAVE us complete Catechisms (and Bibles) when we started RCIA.<BR/><BR/>I would definitely probe that priest further on it, and if he doesn't provide a satisfactory reason, consider mentioning it to the Bishop's office. That is really disturbing.Kasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252276821520357094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-22499733206757676992007-04-27T08:50:00.000-07:002007-04-27T08:50:00.000-07:00Sarada, that is disturbing, and no doubt it is tru...Sarada, that is disturbing, and no doubt it is true! If your priest tells you that you ought to find another parish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-2596596759841617262007-04-27T08:21:00.000-07:002007-04-27T08:21:00.000-07:00Many people on the "progressive" side of the churc...Many people on the "progressive" side of the church don't like the Catechism because it is so . . . absolute. They can't be so wishy-washy about things anymore. But if you don't READ the Catechism, they can tell you all kinds of crazy things, and you might believe them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-14066900904624213792007-04-27T07:13:00.000-07:002007-04-27T07:13:00.000-07:00I know I'm not part of the conversation here, but ...I know I'm not part of the conversation here, but I have to comment on what *eat, drink, & be like mary* said about the catechism. What priest in his right mind would instruct folks to NOT read the catechism??? Every Catholic should read the catechism. Maybe start with the Compendium to get their feet wet & move on to the whole thing. How can you live what you don't know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57372676449392201862007-04-27T06:47:00.000-07:002007-04-27T06:47:00.000-07:00To the anon on the wife not having relations durin...To the anon on the wife not having relations during ovulation. Natural family planning is taught by the Church as the only method of Church approved birth control. If three children are the limit the couple choses then avoiding pregnancy without artifical help is acceptable to the Church and not a sin. <BR/>We took our NFP classes in the strictest diocese in the nation so I'm sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18532841067756552832007-04-26T18:08:00.000-07:002007-04-26T18:08:00.000-07:00So.. what is the deal with the catechism. I recent...So.. what is the deal with the catechism. I recently had a priest tell us that we were not supposed to be reading it. I found this strange since I'm the DRE. I don't expect the kids to memorise it or anything, but I would have thought that the teachers should have an idea of where the material they are teaching comes from.Eat, Drink and be like Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027688048011824254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-35701907791716422552007-04-26T17:49:00.000-07:002007-04-26T17:49:00.000-07:00St Augustine? - he of the "Lord, make me celibate,...St Augustine? - he of the "Lord, make me celibate, but not yet..." quotation?? <BR/>I LOVE St Augustine - and he was good to his mother, as I keep telling my sons. He is the perfect saint for me - "one day I will go back to Mass - but just not quite yet, I'm not ready"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-14373625322758707462007-04-26T15:55:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:55:00.000-07:00Sister,Do you answer questions about Catholic marr...Sister,<BR/><BR/>Do you answer questions about Catholic married life? What if a husband has told his wife he would go INSANE if she got pregnant (they have 3 kids already.) And the wife loves the dickens out of him so she avoids having relations during the time of ovulation because she doesn't want him to go insane. Is this a sin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-12453717997652427632007-04-26T15:38:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:38:00.000-07:00I was disturbed about myself not coming clean as t...I was disturbed about myself not coming clean as the Pope reminded us that St. Augustine did on a continuing basis and it shook be out of that complacency.Sister Mary Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-58601890217705051842007-04-26T15:35:00.000-07:002007-04-26T15:35:00.000-07:00Sister, I'm afraid I'm missing something. What wa...Sister, I'm afraid I'm missing something. What was disturbing to you about the Pope's remarks about St. Augustine? From that one little phrase "model of conversion," I assume he meant that St. Augustine honestly struggled -- and finally succeeded through the help of grace -- in accepting God's call to conversion and leave a life of sin. No small potatoes, especially given the addictive nature of the sin! So many people fail to work this hard to overcome their sinfulness and accept Christ in the face of similar temptations to the contrary. <BR/><BR/>What did I miss?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-11612372621502841542007-04-26T13:45:00.000-07:002007-04-26T13:45:00.000-07:00Oh, love the Pat Boone embellishment to the story!...Oh, love the Pat Boone embellishment to the story! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-71354941565666392082007-04-26T13:44:00.000-07:002007-04-26T13:44:00.000-07:00Don't worry about being discombobulated (love that...Don't worry about being discombobulated (love that word!)...We still love ya anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43325312103543720452007-04-26T13:35:00.000-07:002007-04-26T13:35:00.000-07:00I love comparing the Gospel details like that. We...I love comparing the Gospel details like that. We did it as a class assignment at college (Catholic, run by those crazy Jesuits) and it freaked out the Christian non-Catholics who took the Bible very literally (until then, I suppose).<BR/><BR/>Everyone is going to have a different point of view about something including the Disciples. Like watching a car crash, each witness is going to tell the story differently.<BR/><BR/>I like your confession Sister. It reminds me that every vocation isn't a bed of roses.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678413401804828554noreply@blogger.com