tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post114009716406198289..comments2024-02-14T03:56:12.027-08:00Comments on La Salette Journey: Effeminate Christianity and angerPaul Anthony Melansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140267241821821112006-02-18T04:54:00.000-08:002006-02-18T04:54:00.000-08:00Dear Paul,Yes, Saint Augustine said it very well. ...Dear Paul,<BR/><BR/>Yes, Saint Augustine said it very well. We have no peace, no rest until it is with God we place ourselves in.<BR/><BR/>God Bless you with a smile in your heart,<BR/><BR/>Marie CecileMarie Cecilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038456269137125594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140213887790199792006-02-17T14:04:00.000-08:002006-02-17T14:04:00.000-08:00Thank you again Marie Cecile for your insights. I...Thank you again Marie Cecile for your insights. Indeed, when we stray from God's Will for us, we turn away from authentic peace.<BR/><BR/>It was St. Augustine who said, "Our hearts are restless O Lord, until they rest in Thee."<BR/><BR/>That really says it all doesn't it?Paul Anthony Melansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140206035239984972006-02-17T11:53:00.000-08:002006-02-17T11:53:00.000-08:00Dear Paul,Anger is never good when it is for the w...Dear Paul,<BR/><BR/>Anger is never good when it is for the wrong. All too often we fight for a wrong, over looking the right. It seems we go after what will bring a desired result, that would please us more than what would be for the Greater Good of God. Maybe we should all try putting our feet in God's shoes for a change and see what he sees. We are promoting death and we don't realize it. We have become a world of I want this now, to heck with the Truth about God and his Divine Plan. If I am wrong I will be the first to admit my error. Abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia are an end to life, we continue on this we will destroy ourselves from all life as we know it.<BR/><BR/>God Love you with a smile in your heart,<BR/><BR/>Marie CecileMarie Cecilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038456269137125594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140200075699245102006-02-17T10:14:00.000-08:002006-02-17T10:14:00.000-08:00At my parish, the priest is more concerned about p...At my parish, the priest is more concerned about putting an end to smoking than he is about the evils of abortion, contraception, fornication and homosexuality.<BR/><BR/>All we hear is "Peace and Justice" issues. Never anything about the reality of sin and its consequences. Especially Hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140191575920300312006-02-17T07:52:00.000-08:002006-02-17T07:52:00.000-08:00I have complained to His Excellency, The Most Rev....I have complained to His Excellency, The Most Rev. John B. McCormack, about VOTF in the past. I explained carefully and calmly why I believe this group dissents from Church teaching and how several Bishops have called the organization "anti-Catholic."<BR/><BR/>Bishop McCormack wrote me back and suggested that my tone was angry.<BR/><BR/>Apparently any conviction, no matter how calmly or charitably put, will be classified as "anger" by the Bishop.<BR/><BR/>So my experiences have been very similar to those of Lisa's.<BR/><BR/>Bishop McCormack continues to allow VOTF in the Diocese and has even appointed a diocesan liason to the group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140120336082632282006-02-16T12:05:00.000-08:002006-02-16T12:05:00.000-08:00Right on...hahaha. Our society has a warped sense...Right on...hahaha. Our society has a warped sense of priorities. Petty things are magnified and people ignore the really big issues. If you're more outraged over lobsters being boiled than over innocent babies being aborted, you need help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-1140097929938479202006-02-16T05:52:00.000-08:002006-02-16T05:52:00.000-08:00When I would write my Bishop (and always respectfu...When I would write my Bishop (and always respectfully) about various dissent groups in the Diocese, he would inevitably accuse me of being "angry" just because I pointed out the problem. I found his attitude to be somewhat offensive. Even if I had been angry (and I was not) there is, as you say, a righteous anger.<BR/><BR/>Too often Bishops have used this as an excuse to wash their hands of a problem. I read that a Catholic nun approached Bishop McCormack (when he was still serving in the Archdiocese of Boston) some 100 times about cases of children being abused. Each time, nothing was done. Maybe Bishop McCormack thought this nun was "too angry" as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com