tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post9212959941655142930..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Martha, Mary and MeSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-11953176855810456842010-07-29T07:42:23.390-07:002010-07-29T07:42:23.390-07:00St. Martha is the saint of the day! I am answering...St. Martha is the saint of the day! I am answering your question after the "Leave your comment."<br /><br />I love your post! I have to say I am partial to Martha too. And I think faithful women are like both Martha and Mary - active and contemplative. <br /><br />I have written about Martha and Mary in my book "Grace Cafe: Serving Up Recipes for Faithful Mothering" (Circle Press, 2008).<br /><br />God bless!<br /><br />Donna-MarieDonna-Marie Cooper O'Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415118689761630639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-80763798495486145772010-07-27T17:40:26.490-07:002010-07-27T17:40:26.490-07:00Dear Sister-
I love your blog and I find much us...Dear Sister-<br /> I love your blog and I find much useful information here. My question concerns Eucharistic services in our parish. Our priest is sick, so we have lay persons conducting the services daily. Is it ok for women and men to wear albs for the service? And is it ok for them to ask members of the congregation to preach on the gospel? I'm uncomfortable with this arrangement, and I hope our priest gets well soon.<br />-- StephanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-36430794774693239602010-07-27T06:26:14.995-07:002010-07-27T06:26:14.995-07:00choicechoicePaulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506171638613025839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-9809805508707737992010-07-26T21:14:04.087-07:002010-07-26T21:14:04.087-07:00Sister you always have a way of making a blog post...Sister you always have a way of making a blog post very entertaining!paramedicgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17524363951843887071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-62302057512352271592010-07-26T20:47:35.775-07:002010-07-26T20:47:35.775-07:00Sister Mary Martha you lighten my heart with laugh...Sister Mary Martha you lighten my heart with laughter. Keep it up. You, my dear, are hilarious.<br /><br />I'm adding you to my blogroll....so glad I found you.<br /><br />EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-65361614128353919662010-07-26T16:02:01.036-07:002010-07-26T16:02:01.036-07:00When I was being received into the Church, Martha ...When I was being received into the Church, Martha "found" me--she was a saint I could relate to, given that I could so easily see myself telling Jesus to make my sister get in the kitchen to help me. Over the past few years, I've learned so much about her and through her intercession--not the least of which is to keep focused on the importance of things in the middle of "things."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271388607886738576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-64402056802261626322010-07-26T03:45:12.247-07:002010-07-26T03:45:12.247-07:00Hello Sister !
You have a lovely blog. God bless ...Hello Sister !<br /><br />You have a lovely blog. God bless you for all your good work for the Lord.<br /><br />rgds<br />Brian in NJBrianhttp://www.abookofeverything.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-80919605165791739922010-07-25T11:52:31.831-07:002010-07-25T11:52:31.831-07:00Dear Sister,
My central air conditioning is on th...Dear Sister,<br /><br />My central air conditioning is on the blink. Is there a patron saint of air conditioning? I could use some help.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491084930433319172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-34946149845110003862010-07-24T12:47:52.403-07:002010-07-24T12:47:52.403-07:00Yes, Martha gets an undeservedly bad rap. And if ...Yes, Martha gets an undeservedly bad rap. And if she hadn't made dinner, one guess who would have gotten the blame. Yup, poor old ignorable Martha! I've always liked Martha.<br /><br />And I've always liked the older brother, too, so there LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-46298770684548841862010-07-23T17:52:13.823-07:002010-07-23T17:52:13.823-07:00I second KimK's suggestion. Dr. Hahn is VERY r...I second KimK's suggestion. Dr. Hahn is VERY readable and articulate. Also, Anonymous @5:45, those dogmas were pronounced more because of a "grassroots" kind of belief of the people than a "because I say so" attitude. The pronouncements only made a traditional devotion more official.<br /><br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-23923010238002689332010-07-23T11:39:19.994-07:002010-07-23T11:39:19.994-07:00Dear Anon --
I really want to recommend "Hai...Dear Anon --<br /><br />I really want to recommend "Hail Holy Queen" by Scott Hahn. Dr. Hahn is a convert to the Catholic Church, as well, but before he was Catholic, he was a very anti-Catholic Evangelical preacher (his conversion story is quite a good read, as well; it's called "Rome Sweet Home"). He knows his Bible backwards and forwards as well as the writings of the early Church fathers, and in "Hail Holy Queen" you'll find some very scripturally sound explanations of Mary's place in the Church. It's very readable and I think you will find it useful.KimKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851703433362883900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-78549020071004050342010-07-22T19:50:52.587-07:002010-07-22T19:50:52.587-07:00I'm the oldest of 5, and I've always felt ...I'm the oldest of 5, and I've always felt like I was "Martha" of the family, And I've always wanted to SLAP Mary and let HER do the work while I lolled around!!<br /><br />Phew! Felt good!Mary Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908550586505392408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-60091375976504240992010-07-22T17:45:53.093-07:002010-07-22T17:45:53.093-07:00Here's a topic I would appreciate you discussi...Here's a topic I would appreciate you discussing: papal infallibility. I am a Catholic convert, and for a long time, this was on my list of reasons I couldn't be Catholic. Then, eventually, I learned that papal infallibility had only really been invoked a couple of times, which made me feel better; it wasn't like the Pope was prone to ego-tripping statements of infallibility just to show he was the Boss. <br /><br />Then I learned that the two times since Vatican I that papal infallibility had been invoked had to do with the Assumption and the Immaculate Conception. Hmm.<br /><br />If believing that Mary was conceived without sin and assumed bodily into heaven help you grow closer to God, well, I'm not going to be one to debunk. And that was the attitude I brought into the Church when I converted. <br /><br />Personally, I would think that if Mary was born without sin and was assumed into heaven, those sorts of details might have worked their way into the writings of the earliest Church. I have to say, I have trouble buying in to those two tenets of the Faith, and the fact that the Pope spoke infallibly in their favor doesn't so much elevate those doctrines in stature as it does lessen the papacy a little for me. It just seems to much like a father being questioned why something is so and replying "Because I said so," only because he knows he doesn't have a good answer. And the louder Dad says that, the more you know he's on weak ground.<br /><br />But I'm sure I'm missing something here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-23807627272511175712010-07-21T15:05:56.143-07:002010-07-21T15:05:56.143-07:00Sister, your writing is hilarious as well as edify...Sister, your writing is hilarious as well as edifying! Thank you for your blog. I have a question for you.<br /><br />I am currently starting the process of applying to colleges. There are several fabulous ones I have my eye on. I was wondering, is there a patron saint for getting into your top choice colleges? How about one for winning scholarships (which I sorely need)?Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-81086044565180982672010-07-21T04:05:57.930-07:002010-07-21T04:05:57.930-07:00"listening to Jesus blab on" - really Si..."listening to Jesus blab on" - really Sister!mphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-72808362544376961632010-07-21T01:22:53.116-07:002010-07-21T01:22:53.116-07:00Dear Sister, my question for you is: how did you k...Dear Sister, my question for you is: how did you know you were called to be a nun? I'd love to hear about your discernment, was it hard? was is easy? Was it difficult to tell your parents? How old were you? I'd love to hear about it. Also, what's the difference between a nun and a concecrated woman?Junenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-86576360922893684222010-07-20T17:39:23.979-07:002010-07-20T17:39:23.979-07:00I wrote about Martha on my blog today too! I agre...I wrote about Martha on my blog today too! I agree with you, it's not like the housework didn't need to get done!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475481379113353740noreply@blogger.com