Yes Lois. You speak truth. We are so accustomed to our comforts it will be a bit like an addict going cold turkey. Fr Ripperger talks often about the need for detachment--from things and people both. Easier said than done.
Yes AED, it may have been one of Father Ripperger's talks where it was said how important it is to be "detached from the created so to be profoundly attached to the Uncreated". When the worries and anxiety start to swirl, that's when dear Padre Pio steps in ~ "pray, hope and don't worry". Easy to think/say, but at times very difficult in practice ~~
I was going to write in 'yippee' myself! Should have (or maybe it was yahoo!). Oh, and my source is impeccable...no less than one Roberto Mattei.
Does anyone hear anything about saving souls or entering heaven? My church has always focused on how your faith should interact with daily life? The church of nice! But we had young African priest come in...started talking about sin and soul, was starting to get buzz and people were starting to flock to his masses. Other priest got jealous and he was removed.
Something like that happened here several years ago. He was a wonderful priest. It was a great loss for us.
The aftermath of a bad storm like this really does make you think how we would survive a prolonged crisis. I hope you are okay Lois, I know how hard it can be to pick up the pieces after a terrible storm. I fear that this is just the very beginning of the suffering to come.
Thank you Jo M, my husband, myself and all our family made it through in pretty good shape. I agree it's just the beginning of what's to come. Preparation is good, but when things really go south it will be faith, hope & charity that will carry us to the other side ~~
Truth. Some things just can't be prepared for...pictures of Ft Myers Beach Florida are horrible. People homeless buildings turned to rubble. A hurricane of that magnitude is like an atom bomb. I hope Sydney NS didn't suffer like that. Our friend in St Peter's said Sydney took a bad hit. But our friends were very fortunate. Only some trees down and none near their house.
Glad you are okay, Lois. I remember when the power was out about 20 years ago, the sky was so full of stars. I was amazed. I hadn’t seen a sky without light pollution since I was a kid. But I was glad to get the power back.
Sydney is still suffering; there were/are some parts of town that look like Godzilla went through tossing century old trees and power poles like match sticks. Never seen anything like it. Quite a few people are still without power since they need cranes to remove the trees off the homes they fell on. But compared to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, imho, we were pretty blessed. Imagine waking up to this. And God love and care for the people in Florida. Prayers for all ~ ~
This forum seems like a favorite reading chair one might have in a home office. Thank you Mario, God bless you abundantly.
Prayers and compassion for all affected by this terrible storm and for the heartaches of the aftermath which is the worst part for survivors. I sometimes listen to Peggy Hall and in this video she shares her volunteer experience in New Orleans for Katrina because of what she saw happen afterwards which opened her eyes on what happenss in the aftermath of these storms. I didn't remember that the army (Fema) came in and there was martial law in place. Peggy is an animal lover and was a volunteer for animal rescues but saw some shocking things because of that volunteer experience - like what they did to animals left behind. She has a little blurb at the start of her vids for her sponsor, just fast forward over it to get to her story.
Just yesterday in Father's homily, he was speaking on the importance of life. He said true Catholics are always against abortion yet many are for the death penalty. If you truly value life, you cannot be for the death penalty either. As soon as he said this, I heard an older woman behind me sneer to her husband, "that is completely different situation". She huffed and puffed a bit on this but it saddened me to hear such a thing in the middle of mass. We are so divided, even good Catholics on topics such as the preservation of all life.
Please listen to this courageous priest as he gives his homily today. Father Richard is the Nigerian priest who volunteered to deliver the ransom to release four priests in Nigeria from the Boko Haram. The leader of the kidnappers revealed that Boko Haram are hired by the corrupt Nigerian government. Through Father Richard a miracle was performed. Edited to add: the gospel and his homily begin at the 7:30 mark.
