Recent content by Catherineanne

Pray only, 'God's will be done' and then try not to worry. Easier said than done, but worth a try.

Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Lord, have mercy. Try to remember, you do not have to prove you are innocent; they have to prove that you are not. Stay strong. (And if your heart is very bad, your doctor may be able to help you not to have to go to trial at all; it is possible. Talk to...

May the Lord forgive us all for how we have treated our older brothers and sisters in faith.

The Lord spent 40 days in the wilderness after his baptism. Lent is our way of following him into the wilderness for our 40 days (plus Sundays), and spending time with God as he did. This is not, therefore, a man made creation. It is directly following the example of the Lord himself. You can...

I was always told that we get out of Easter what we put into Lent. That is one reason why.

21st century law is NOT based on the Bible. Thank God. For example, there are instructions in the Bible to stone certain people to death. Do you honestly think those orders were from God as well? Or the ones suggesting girls ought to be married to their rapists? Or that slavery is just fine...

There are lots of good reasons to marry. Escaping abuse is not one of them.

Hi, that sounds a terrible situation. You cannot change your mother; only she can do that. What you can change is your reaction to what she says. You are right that it is a circus; you can decide not to be part of the audience. Next time she complains stand up and walk out of the room; if you...

Yes. But most of them will be with us. On the day the Lord returns. If you are convinced that it is sinful then you will stop. Conviction of sin is a gradual process; God starts with the big weeds first. If that is one of your big weeds he will work on it with you. We finish when we meet...

Ironic from someone making up his own beliefs based on random numbers. Meanwhile, Candlemas is about commemorating this Biblical event: Bible Gateway passage: Luke 2:22-40 - New International Version

Indeed so. And if we want to go down the path of scrupulosity, given the many condemnations of gluttony in the Bible, and the problems with obesity in the US, it is questionable whether any cake sales are morally defensible. BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GLUTTONY

Tosh.

Candlemas - Wikipedia

God does not hate divorce. What he deplores is relationships which blaspheme against the sacrament of marriage.

Strictly speaking Anglican priests do not conduct weddings. Uniquely among all the sacraments, marriage is an act which is carried out not by the priest, not by the witnesses, not by the State and not even by God. Marriage is carried out by the happy couple; they make vows to one another and...