tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.comments2024-02-29T20:49:12.171+10:00JungleWatchFrenchiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05189311368021711422noreply@blogger.comBlogger68942125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-86108743669223506502024-02-29T20:49:12.171+10:002024-02-29T20:49:12.171+10:00DittoDittoFrenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189311368021711422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-67523330149694419072024-02-28T14:12:54.641+10:002024-02-28T14:12:54.641+10:00The Neo-evangelization has never subsided in Guam ...The Neo-evangelization has never subsided in Guam despite Archbishop Byrnes several directives for it to be curbed or limited. It has functionally gone underground and continues to prosper. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-34887305848723636822024-02-28T14:02:57.516+10:002024-02-28T14:02:57.516+10:00And let's also pray that this archdiocese is s...And let's also pray that this archdiocese is spared more damaged clerics...unless of course it is God's will that we suffer them. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-68052298222805906392024-02-25T21:13:09.367+10:002024-02-25T21:13:09.367+10:00Great letter!! Great letter!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-7707289312370792222024-02-24T21:42:02.896+10:002024-02-24T21:42:02.896+10:00What will happen now with the so-called "Neo ...What will happen now with the so-called "Neo evangelization" here on Guam? Being sent there by Apuron almost a decade ago, neocat Fr. Jason is back per the recent aviso on February 20 as chaplain of GMH and the Naval Hospital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-23050217084730379122024-02-24T12:11:09.900+10:002024-02-24T12:11:09.900+10:00You are very correct Chuck, and there lies the cor...You are very correct Chuck, and there lies the core of the issue. This is exactly why I titled the column, the rot on the inside. The devil sneaks in through the smallest of crack. His most common tactic is to use the misplaced pride and fame of the potential sinner. There are so many example in Guam of that moral corruption. Very few priests ever talk about that, most just go along for the ride. Which means that very few priests take the saving of the souls of their faithful seriously. Shining the light on the cockroaches is the only way to scare them away. Thank you for all you do.Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189311368021711422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-61786295353439880932024-02-24T07:52:20.306+10:002024-02-24T07:52:20.306+10:00Have the RSM's had any postulants or novices r...Have the RSM's had any postulants or novices recently? No? Does angry radical feminism and moral relativism attract women inclined to live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience in community while serving the poor? Maybe not.Chuck Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227690954739498998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-57608154447164314852024-02-23T09:30:07.353+10:002024-02-23T09:30:07.353+10:00Where does it say that a man who cheats on his wif...Where does it say that a man who cheats on his wife will be accepted into the Kingdom of God? In fact, “it” says the opposite:<br /><br />“…neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-10Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-28146621003870565952024-02-22T15:27:27.121+10:002024-02-22T15:27:27.121+10:00I am. And you are commenting on an article written...I am. And you are commenting on an article written by someone else. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-75170835138684326572024-02-22T15:16:15.693+10:002024-02-22T15:16:15.693+10:00Who is even managing this account??Who is even managing this account??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-88790553847600716572024-02-22T15:12:16.847+10:002024-02-22T15:12:16.847+10:00Exactly where did God say that two males or two fe...Exactly where did God say that two males or two females cannot be in love? It is not fair, in these days, to equate adultery with same-sex love. How can a man who chests on his wife be accepted into the kingdom of God, yet two men are love each other are not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-10480691685300533082024-02-21T12:06:34.858+10:002024-02-21T12:06:34.858+10:00Read the article. Very sad. Just a follow up near ...Read the article. Very sad. Just a follow up near to the topic, this just occur in NYC during lent:<br />https://youtu.be/7VTkJafN8ZI<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-65228814716480830552024-02-20T18:27:08.822+10:002024-02-20T18:27:08.822+10:00Glad to see you're back. Guess what happened w...Glad to see you're back. Guess what happened while you were gone?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-6342139135912028012024-02-20T16:31:16.295+10:002024-02-20T16:31:16.295+10:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPx2Wlts9CEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPx2Wlts9CEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-14988895903888921592024-02-14T07:42:35.179+10:002024-02-14T07:42:35.179+10:00Thanks Tim, we must not fall back to our Apuron y...Thanks Tim, we must not fall back to our Apuron years, when everyone knew, but no one said anything. Evil is evil, no matter how it is presented. Our silence cannot continue.Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189311368021711422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-84864761255342145762024-02-14T06:58:43.227+10:002024-02-14T06:58:43.227+10:00Well said, Frenchie. Thank you. We must keep bangi...Well said, Frenchie. Thank you. We must keep banging this drum so it becomes as deafening as Poe’s Tell Tale Heart.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-63519879988148536232024-01-28T04:04:32.477+10:002024-01-28T04:04:32.477+10:00The "onerous thing" is a facetious refer...The "onerous thing" is a facetious reference to sincere repentance and a firm amendment to sin no more, without which neither an informal blessing nor sacramental absolution is not only not efficacious but very probably sacrilegious. Any person, Catholic or not, FS or not, may approach a priest and ask for and be given a blessing without providing a reason. In fact, one does not have to approach a priest at all. One need only attend Mass and wait for the blessing at the end. In other words, there was and is no need for FS, unless - as I explained in my column - unless it is not about blessing persons but couples. And when it is about couples, it is more than a blessing, it is a recognition of a relationship, a union. The word "marriage" does not need to be applied.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-71582483498815613082024-01-28T04:04:31.660+10:002024-01-28T04:04:31.660+10:00The "onerous thing" is a facetious refer...The "onerous thing" is a facetious reference to sincere repentance and a firm amendment to sin no more, without which neither an informal blessing nor sacramental absolution is not only not efficacious but very probably sacrilegious. Any person, Catholic or not, FS or not, may approach a priest and ask for and be given a blessing without providing a reason. In fact, one does not have to approach a priest at all. One need only attend Mass and wait for the blessing at the end. In other words, there was and is no need for FS, unless - as I explained in my column - unless it is not about blessing persons but couples. And when it is about couples, it is more than a blessing, it is a recognition of a relationship, a union. The word "marriage" does not need to be applied.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-8069807839403028042024-01-27T22:11:40.429+10:002024-01-27T22:11:40.429+10:00NO MATTER WHAT! GOD IS IN CONTROL!!NO MATTER WHAT! GOD IS IN CONTROL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-68017009100485271802024-01-27T03:38:45.450+10:002024-01-27T03:38:45.450+10:00RE: Apparently you are in good company since FS (i...RE: Apparently you are in good company since FS (its authors) appear not to require such an onerous thing. <br /> "Appear not to require such an onerous thing"... Why would you say that? When a person comes to realize his sin is hurting the God whom he wishes to be close to, he will repent. But, give him time to know not just OF God, but to know God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-40043158834778766892024-01-27T03:28:07.421+10:002024-01-27T03:28:07.421+10:00Did not God already "bless" this "c... Did not God already "bless" this "couple" with the desire to seek help? If so, it follows that we imitate the mercy that God (has shown).<br />No where does God OK the sexual sin committed by giving them the grace to seek help. <br />And no where does FS OK the sexual sin committed either. <br />That should not be the assumption of those who wish to find fault with this document.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-62600393964091612642024-01-24T15:32:22.301+10:002024-01-24T15:32:22.301+10:00So we let the pro-aborts jerk our chain?So we let the pro-aborts jerk our chain?Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-17020618378464779522024-01-24T12:52:18.782+10:002024-01-24T12:52:18.782+10:00Anonymous January 22, 2024 at 7:38 AM asks "C...Anonymous January 22, 2024 at 7:38 AM asks "Can not a homosexual couple seek the salvation of each other?"<br /><br />Yes, but the first step is commitment to chastity, not a blessing that will ALWAYS be perceived as a validation of their sodomy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-58876013582910203412024-01-22T20:34:19.813+10:002024-01-22T20:34:19.813+10:00Please take your time to answer my question.
How...Please take your time to answer my question. <br /><br />However, your question is precisely why I chose to frame the issue within the context of an “irregular situation” between opposite sex couples. <br /><br />FS generally addresses BOTH “Blessings of Couples in Irregular Situations and of Couples of the Same Sex.”<br /><br />I am not sure why its authors chose to address “both” since “both” of these “couples” situations are “irregular” pursuant to traditional Catholic teaching - at least for now.<br /><br />Ultimately, at least as I see it, your apparent desire to seek the blessing of couples who “seek help” is not predicated on repentance. However, no worries. Apparently you are in good company since FS (its authors) appear not to require such an onerous thing. <br /><br />Most of us can safely assume that the number of “irregular situations” involving adulterous or fornicating couples (and who can limit it to couples?) far outnumbers the more quiet number of homosexual couples. <br /><br />So shall we bless adulterating and fornicating (and even contracepting sacramentally married couples) equally with homosexual couples? <br /><br />On a personal level, I don’t have much feeling about it. The last 10 years of the Francis pontificate has left me numb and I default to contiguous “Hail Mary’s” and sleepy pleas for mercy. <br /><br />Good night. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305960063884511003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652940417109665141.post-45642114396657543512024-01-22T09:42:06.655+10:002024-01-22T09:42:06.655+10:00Victory is already promised to our Blessed MotherVictory is already promised to our Blessed MotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com