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Quote: Originally Posted by Student09 Br. JR - Thank you, thank you, thank you! Not sure what I did. But you're welcome. Fraternally, Br. JR, OSF

Quote: Originally Posted by thistle The main issues discussed in the moral theology forum are abortion, contraception, sex outside marriage, masturbation, and homosexual activity. These issues are so widely and frequently publicly talked about by the Church that I don't believe anyone can claim they don't know they are grave sins. Full knowledge simply means a person knows the Church teaches something is a grave sin even if the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Whitacre_Girl I am sure though, when we are all in heaven that we'll be able to talk to those people and see them as God does and we'll all "just get along" ;-) hehehe Haha, its funny you mention that, because I have thought of being in heaven with these saints!

Quote: Originally Posted by 1believer1 Our fallen human nature tends to take over when we allow it by our own selfishness. We want things our way and forget that God has a plan for our lives. We want what we want and not what is best for us ( what God has deemed best for us ). Sometimes we get lazy and the devil will nudge us in a direction we may already be leaning towards, since this may fill a want in our life we follow it instead of...

Quote: Originally Posted by j2c99 Lots of great advice already given, but maybe I can just give my own version of what you could try and do, from a new convert-with-zeal perspective: 1. PRAY! Prayer is the key to all this. You yourself keeping God and his Will at the forefront of all things is vital. Prayer before everything you do involving her, should you buy her a book, talk to a priest about her, talk to her directly, etc.. Pray for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by JReducation Not sure what I did. But you're welcome. Fraternally, Br. JR, OSF Sorry for confusing you. I was thanking you for these posts. You are saying things that need to be said. That's all.

Quote: Originally Posted by hdog then animals go to heaven then right? Animals have material souls, which means they are not immortal. That doesn't mean God couldn't recreate animal souls in heaven though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bailey2 Did I read this right? A person has never heard of mortal sin, mortally sin and go to Hell? What happened to the "full knowledge" part? And what happened to "judge not, lest you be judged?" Obviously they know in their heart in some fashion that this is something they should not do. God's law is written in every heart. And so mortal sins often are, before they are...

Whoa Ponys That's a Prayer that is a Poem. I read the link and it says the translation loses meter / rhythm. I bet it's beautiful in Italian. He sounds Native American - First People, to me. I'm gonna adopt His Prayer. Thank You

Interesting to find that 2 Catholic priest's, one a jesuit, are the fathers of modern hypnotism. "The Church has not waited for the verdict of science to put the faithful on their guard against the dangers of magnetism and hypnotism, and to defend the rights of human conscience; but, ever prudent, she has condemned only abuses, leaving the way free for scientific research. "The use of magnetism, that is to say, the mere...