Pounding on the soul so that holes might be created into which garlic cloves are stuffed. We either come out smelly or seasoned. Perhaps the two aren't mutually exclusive.
... only kinda serious.
It always just seems to happen ... and then it takes commitment to keep it happening. I know someone is my friend when I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts. My thoughts reflect my soul, and when someone is gentle with and protective of those thoughts (keeper of secrets), then he is guarding...
For all that you need ...
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, amen.
Right. The human person was created in a particular way. As such, that human person will engage with the world according to the way in which he was made. That fact transcends culture, ethnicity, or religion.
That's not to say that all seemingly-similar religious devotions are the same, or...
I'm not sure it has to be something essentially negative. I think the fact that these heresies are re-emerging is due in part to the fact that people are trying to come up with answers to the questions of their faith. It's good that people humbly ask questions and propose answers. How can one...
We're commanded to love people, regardless of our affection toward them; we don't have to like everyone (or anyone). Loving them means desiring their good - in temporal and eternal things. Love is an action, the result of a free choice ... not the height of emotion.
Christ didn't say, "like...
You know who you are. You know how you love. The Lord knows too. Allow him to transform you ... and know that when you are patient and pray, that he hears with a gentle heart.
(I say all of this assuming that there is at least some part of you that wants to be part of the "mother's group.")
God commands us to love one another so that we might be like him. His instructions to Adam and Eve were to "be fruitful and multiply," not to love one another ... because they already knew how to do that. Our fallen nature has necessitated the reminder (commandment).
Perhaps it was defined because it is true - Mary was always a virgin.
Also, it's my understanding that at this time there were so-called "virgins of the temple" who were consecrated virgins. I believe it was then common for a man to be assigned as her caretaker/protector.
Sex is not sinful in...
The answer has more to do with what the tattoo is and why you're getting it than anything. Obviously it should not be something sacrilegious, and you should not be getting it for a sinful reason.