tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post64636789337670783..comments2023-04-17T05:59:18.247-05:00Comments on The Unprofitable Servant: Examination of ConscienceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-1113333675618825352011-03-16T23:44:43.400-05:002011-03-16T23:44:43.400-05:00Kelly: That about covers it, right? LOL.
Manny: M...Kelly: That about covers it, right? LOL.<br />Manny: Most days I cant do all three, Manny. You're ahead of me!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944620839677383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-62401645708772352162011-03-16T20:15:24.923-05:002011-03-16T20:15:24.923-05:00Thank you Maria. I guess Mary-C was correct. But...Thank you Maria. I guess Mary-C was correct. But who believes in fortune tellers anyway? Some of this is hooey. God made me in flesh and blood subject to sins. To beat myself silly that I can't measure up would be to deny my humanity. I know i am not a siant. In the end I love God and I love my neighbor and I ask for Christ's mercy.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-73177783450188941832011-03-16T18:50:02.628-05:002011-03-16T18:50:02.628-05:00here is just one-
Now the works of the flesh are e...here is just one-<br />Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<br />—Galatians 5:19-21Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-53610473876377678062011-03-16T05:56:40.330-05:002011-03-16T05:56:40.330-05:00I believe it is contact with spirits of darkness t...I believe it is contact with spirits of darkness that is forbidden. I can find the scripture when I get home later, have to run right now...but in my words--it opens doors in us that ought not to be open.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847572866285311259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-77494567310183620832011-03-15T21:51:28.547-05:002011-03-15T21:51:28.547-05:00Oh, and there is a huge reproduction of that wonde...Oh, and there is a huge reproduction of that wonderful painting in the hallway to the confessional at my "old" church.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156641491060184072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-76861151251983069212011-03-15T21:26:33.927-05:002011-03-15T21:26:33.927-05:00Manny: I hope this answers your question re why go...Manny: I hope this answers your question re why going to fortune tellers is a sin:<br /><br />FROM CCC<br /><br />Divination and magic <br /><br />2115 God can reveal the future to his prophets or to other saints. Still, a sound Christian attitude consists in putting oneself confidently into the hands of Providence for whatever concerns the future, and giving up all unhealthy curiosity about it. Improvidence, however, can constitute a lack of responsibility. <br /><br />2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to "unveil" the future.48 Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.<br /><br />2138 Superstition is a departure from the worship that we give to the true God. It is manifested in idolatry, as well as in various forms of divination and magic.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704944620839677383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-24657052340674535042011-03-15T21:26:12.129-05:002011-03-15T21:26:12.129-05:00Mary-C, that's if you believe that fortune tel...Mary-C, that's if you believe that fortune tellers can really read the future. My take would be that it's putting one's faith in some sort of idol. But who knows? No one can possibly be sinless according to the list. All I can do is ask Christ for His mercy.Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-59026527484015710172011-03-15T21:11:11.144-05:002011-03-15T21:11:11.144-05:00Julie, I suppose it depends on which expletives. ...Julie, I suppose it depends on which expletives. As I said, after reading this list, I felt like a slimey worm lol<br /><br />Mary Christine, thanks for taking that on. I'm not sure if "nagging" at work counts. I'd love to meet the priest who came up with this list.TLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-44538151233235063932011-03-15T21:08:14.437-05:002011-03-15T21:08:14.437-05:00I nag people at work all day long - that is my job...I nag people at work all day long - that is my job. <br /><br />And is it up to me to answer Manny's question? My best answer is "the forbidden fruit." We are not supposed to know everything that is going to happen, we are supposed to trust God. <br /><br />That's my take on it...Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156641491060184072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-14017064266983365772011-03-15T21:05:55.788-05:002011-03-15T21:05:55.788-05:00Ok, I can definitely see the "taking the Lord...Ok, I can definitely see the "taking the Lord's name in vain" as swearing, and therefore a sin. But what about the other expletives? Those are sins? And if you didn't know it was a sin to begin with, is it? Oy...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600512093922807813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-52643634956906387362011-03-15T20:56:13.271-05:002011-03-15T20:56:13.271-05:00Oh, yes Manny, I can see why you'd think naggi...Oh, yes Manny, I can see why you'd think nagging is a mortal sin LOL ;pTLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-22739542999308605222011-03-15T20:54:17.081-05:002011-03-15T20:54:17.081-05:00See Manny? There is a good reason why God brought ...See Manny? There is a good reason why God brought you to my blog. I gave you a hard enough time about silence after Mass, so I will let one of our other brothers or sisters explain to you why fortune tellers are a no-no, just like ouija boards, etc.<br /><br />Kathy, that is funny. You must have a lot of patience :)TLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-68473360591396152362011-03-15T20:51:30.070-05:002011-03-15T20:51:30.070-05:00I tell my honey that it stops being nagging when h...I tell my honey that it stops being nagging when he hasn't finished a "to do" after 10 years! That would be the house he built for us- never quite finished, almost, but never quite done. So far, never a penance given. Our priest has been here! LOLKathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-18808568122134266192011-03-15T20:43:29.347-05:002011-03-15T20:43:29.347-05:00Going to fortune tellers???? LOL, why is that a s...Going to fortune tellers???? LOL, why is that a sin? Now I am really going to hell. :-P And yes honey-do nagging is definitely a mortal sin in my book. ;)Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.com