One woman I’ve met is doing just that. Adrienne is writing about the 12 Steps of AA from a lay-Catholic’s perspective - and experience. It is a must read. She has already published her first step: A Journey Begins with One Step. May the Holy Spirit guide her and touch many souls through her good work.
“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies…”
One reason I usually refrain from silly posts on this blog is because I hope what is written here will have some credibility. On my other blog, Abbey 1, I often post ridiculous and humorous things, along with real news items. If I engage in jocuse lying, I label the post humor or something else to indicate it is not factual. I never deliberately try to deceive the reader. Lately I have been posting photos from spurious apparitions, and doing satirical posts on the same, in order to bring attention to the openess of even the devout as regards absurd lies and deceptions masquerading as heavenly messages. In the Gospel, speaking of the last days, our Lord warns, “Even the elect will be led astray if that were possible.”
“Teach your children.”
This week we have seen how Hillary Clinton has been exposed in one her lies, this one regarding her visit to Bosnia with her daughter. I suppose she lied in order to make herself appear more macho, more capable of being the Commander in Chief. She described the visit as extremely dangerous, landing amidst sniper fire and so on. CBS blew the story out of the water with footage from the visit, proving Hillary and Chelsea were lying. Hillary dismissed what she said by explaining that she misspoke, and Chelsea backed her up on that. (Proving to me that Bill and Hillary taught Chelsea to lie like they do.)
“If there was a universal law that it was generally OK to tell lies then life would rapidly become very difficult as everyone would feel free to lie or tell the truth as they chose, it would be impossible to take any statement seriously without corroboration, and society would collapse.” - bbc.com.uk
A week or so ago, I did a post about liars on the internet, implying that I knew of some bloggers who lie. I wasn’t referring to anyone in my sidebar, rather other blogs I happen upon when I surf the net. I particularly had in mind a couple of dissident Catholic blogs where the writers pretend to be faithful Catholics, although they are really schismatics and heretics. They do not love the truth - in fact, they invent their own truth in opposition to the Church. (They know who they are.)
“Stop lying to one another.”
I’m not here to single anyone out, I just want to bring attention to the fact that we are being lied to on a daily basis by media, big business, government, politicians, people pretending to be holy- the list goes on and on. We know that, but can’t we do something about it? Can’t we start saying, “She didn’t misspeak, she lied!” “He isn’t telling the truth, he’s lying!” “The president wasn’t misinformed, he was lied to.” Call a spade a spade and stop lying to one another.
(Photo: Scene from “The Talented Mr. Ripley”)
Yesterday I took a friend out antiquing, and as we were driving, I happened to pass by Planned Parenthood. I glibly pointed the building out to him and said, “That is where they do abortions - they kill babies there.”
My friend, who is around 65 years old remarked, “I thought they just helped people with family planning and birth control there.”
“Really? You didn’t know that?” I answered.
Obviously he is amongst those who believe what they want him to believe by using such a benevolent sounding name as Planned Parenthood. Others may call it denial.
[Photo: Margaret Sanger.]
Conditions.
In order to gain the pardon/indulgence for the Feast of Divine Mercy, one does NOT have to make the novena. From the revelations of St. Faustina:
On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole world about My Inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy.
The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.
On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will I contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary 699) - Source
One may make their confession before the feast, on the feast, or within the eight days following the feast.
[Art: Thanks to Don Marco at Vultus Christi.]
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