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The Mouth As a Lethal Weapon CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 17, 2013 ... mind of their own and before we know it, we've blurted out too much information or something better left unsaid. Sometimes we mask gossip as concern—I'm really worried about her…. or excuse it as a need to vent or confide in someone. And yet, in the confessional, we need to acknowledge that we have sinned. I've heard some people say that as long as it's true, it's not really gossip. Or others know about it anyways, so it's okay to repeat. But God reads what is in our hearts. If we ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/-ReI_jyJ0hQ/
THE METOCHION: A REFUGE FOR MEN IN DISTRESS Run by the Nuns & Sisters of Mercy of St Elizabeth's Convent, Minsk. (Or MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - May 5, 2013 ... liturgy, hears confessions and gives communion to all who need it. Few of the brothers (everybody is called 'a brother' here) understand why there are such long services and why a priest has to listen to the same confessions like "I have drunk, I have smoked, I have cursed..." again and again for hours. To an uninformed visitor it may appear that nothing changes. However, if we take a picture of any person on their first day at the metochion and after they spent at least a month here, these ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-person-who-had-nowhere-to-live-will.html
The Science of Internet Porn - What Happens to the Brain & The Body AGGIE CATHOLICS - April 29, 2013 ... hardcore adult pornography on the internet is morally acceptable;" 74% disagree that "viewing hardcore adult pornography on the Internet provides, generally, harmless entertainment;" MEN: *According to a survey published in the Journal of the American Psychological Association , 86% of men are likely to click on Internet sex sites if given the opportunity. WOMEN: *34% of female readers of Today's Christian Woman's online newsletter admitted to intentionally accessing Internet porn. MARRIAGE: ...http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-science-of-internet-porn-what.html
George Glenn Jones (1931 - 2013) MAN WITH BLACK HAT - April 26, 2013 ... riding on a lawn mower. But it was during his fourth marriage in 1983 to Jenny Johnson, that he cleaned up his act, and she was considered instrumental in his recovery. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, and was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2008. In 2012 he was presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. It was during this latter period that he recorded a song penned by Billy Yates and Mike Curtis entitled "Choices." I've had choices Since the day that I ...http://manwithblackhat.blogspot.com/2013/04/george-glenn-jones-1931-2013.html
The Death Rattle of Evil NEW SANDALS - April 17, 2013 ... violence, the lack of basic necessities, the wanton violence that seemingly afflicts a disproportionate number of young faces. The list could go on and on. And this happens in all our cities. And throughout the world. 55 dead after a series of bombings in Iraq. Violence and destruction, evil really, here there and everywhere. In our own hearts too, of course: the grasping, the licentiousness, the prevailing problem that those whom we love most we always seem to hurt the most deeply And yet. ...http://newsandals.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-death-rattle-of-evil.html
Targets SMALL PAUL - GOING DEEPER IN CATHOLIC TEACHING - April 12, 2013 ... cycling (post 5/18/12), it is spring, I have original sin…. These answers just did not seem fulfilling. In prayer, I asked God directly. I wish He would just talk to me. My little mind, He reaches me His way. The feeling I got was that the reason would manifest itself in time and that wonderful confidence in God that I get (a gift) washed over me. That night a friend, who I coach for his pornography addiction, came over and I realized that I am not the ...http://goingdeeper-catholic.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-target.html
Frequent Confession... MULIER FORTIS - April 7, 2013 Vox in Rama posted a picture of a book she's just finished reading on Facebook. As her book addiction is far more serious than mine, I was rather amused to note that it was a book I had bought and read several years ago. It really is an excellent book - not least because it explains so clearly why going regularly to Confession to confess venial sins is such a help in the spiritual life. As someone who has been discouraged in the past by the attitudes of some priests ...http://mulier-fortis.blogspot.com/2013/04/frequent-confession.html
Contemplating the Triumph of Mercy BEGINNING TO PRAY - April 1, 2013 ... gratitude, opens the heart to be like God's - pierced by love. Christian contemplation takes all of this in by faith. In the dawning of the Third Day, we come to know how no sin, no addiction, no shortcoming, no weakness, and no other burden of guilt can overpower or exhaust the love of God at work in those who believe. This suffering love is the truth and this truth is what sets us free. Even when believers allow themselves to fall back into the slavery of ...http://beginningtopray.blogspot.com/2013/04/contemplating-triumph-of-mercy.html
Toxic Relationships EPHREM HIP HOP - March 27, 2013 ... expressing adulations to me, or general promises of hanging out, she would disappear. At some point I challenged Beatrice, because Beatrice excluded a mutual friend of ours. Beatrice heard a rumor that our mutual friend was speaking ill. I didn't hear from Beatrice for several years, and by that time I had already observed that the relationship was toxic. You see, someone who makes more promises than they can keep appears to be really caring. They seem to open up possibilities for the better ...http://ephremhiphop.tumblr.com/post/46422117259
On Troubled Teens and Unexpected Music RAMBLING FOLLOWER - March 26, 2013 ... breathing, in and out, in and out. Too sad to sob or even utter a word. I took to the sofa when I got home. And only after a few minutes of rest did I realize that the sounds coming from the upstairs were the sounds of music being made by our teenaged son on his bass and a guitar-playing buddy. And this felt like grace, like the Mystery's way of telling me that no matter how rough the road, there is Beauty just around the bend, calling us to continue, and asking us to pray for the orphaned ...http://ramblingfollower.blogspot.com/2013/03/on-troubled-teens-and-unexpected-music.html
May 20: "Pay Attention Not to Judge" GERHARD'S BLOG - March 20, 2013 ... today's Password. Perhaps the one judged has already received forgiveness from God while I continue to condemn him/her to the fires of my anger. Pay attention not to judge . An alternative: "If you make my word your home you will indeed be my disciples; you will come to know the truth, and the truth will set you free ... everyone who commits sin is a slave... if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free... I have my origin in God and have come from him; I did not come of ...http://gerhard-hattinghsblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/may-20-pay-attention-not-to-judge.html
Bricks, Centipedes and Priestly Celibacy OUTSIDE THE ASYLUM - March 6, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Outside_The_Asylum/~3/4r6475pljH4/bricks-centipedes-and-priestly-celibacy.html
Pray It Off 2/28/13 Psalm 32 and Food Addiction PRAY IT OFF - March 2, 2013 PSALM 32 Remission of Sin 1 Blessed is the one whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit. 3 Because I kept silent,* my bones wasted away; I groaned all day long.b 4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength withered as in dry summer heat. 5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide.c I said, "I confess my transgression to ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PrayItOff/~3/DFMNADTlNjs/pray-it-off-22813-psalm-32-and-food.html
Foregoing the Temptation of Lust in the Desert SKY VIEW - February 17, 2013 ... swipes. After all, if Christ was disciplined enough to fast for forty days he would not be so vulnerable to the temptations of impurity. As Philo said, a first century Jewish philosopher, if you can control your stomach, then controlling the organ below your stomach is that much easier. Indeed, fasting and the practice of chastity are interrelated. In any case, time in the desert was not on Satan's side. He had to choose a temptation that would have an immediate impact. But for the onslaughts ...http://catholic-skyview-tremblay.blogspot.com/2013/02/foregoing-temptation-of-lust-in-desert.html
Main Threat for Russia Is Loss of Faith CLERICAL WHISPERS - February 13, 2013 ... we should work with more energy, resist injustice, lies, and sin more actively. - What do you think about the initiative to set up Orthodox volunteer teams to protect shrines and a draft law that should toughen responsibility for blasphemy and insulting religious feelings? - A Christian should protect his shrines by all morally justified means, which allow him to remain Christian. To protect shrines doesn't mean only to enhance security in churches. It includes bright ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/02/main-threat-for-russia-is-loss-of-faith.html
Mass Chat: Random Stuff. ABBEY-ROADS - January 20, 2013 http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2013/01/mass-chat-random-stuff.html
