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"We are surrounded by balance in the universe, upon the earth, in all living things upon the earth, and in our understanding that there must always be balance in how we live, and in our mental, physical and Spiritual welfare. Balance to our physical life is important in how we take care of our bodies, what we eat, how much exercise we indulge in, and how much care we take in our personal habits. We understand that our mental outlook must be positive, and we must use our intellect to further our abilities and capabilities, to express our talents, and…
View Entire Teaching"There are so many books on the market today that are personal stories, some considered great ways to lose weight, books on intimate relationships, and many books downright immoral. What happened to good literature, historical novels that had substance, classic stories that revealed the lives of people in interesting settings, plus interesting dialogue, plus interesting backgrounds for the stories? Today we have so much garbage in every field of writing. Subjects that are debasing to human life are accepted as 'great'. Subjects of very little or no substance are big sellers. What ever happened to reprints on the Lives of…
View Entire Teaching"Many men who possessed the reputation as great leaders in certain areas of the world, our own included, in reality this appraisal of them was because of the false front they extended to the world, covering up what they were really all about. It is always a shock to see adultery, bigotry, heresy, suddenly come forth to become known to the whole world, that a particular person lived a different life behind that false front that seemed to have so much appeal, humanly speaking, politically speaking, morally speaking. To have compassion for these men because of their weakness shows not…
View Entire Teaching"On several occasions you were alerted to the scars and to the blemishes that sin leaves upon your Soul. Not being able to see the Soul physically, can reduce one's feeling of reality in how one's Soul can be the victim of all offenses against God, against one's fellow being. Awareness of right from wrong, good from evil, automatically must say that a decision in either way must affect some part of our being or we would not be so knowledgeable in the differences between right and wrong, good and evil. Many of us so often strive for success, physical,…
View Entire Teaching"Curiosity is innate in most people. It is logical to say all people are curious on different subjects, in different ways, at different times, and sometimes curiosity is aroused by something that might be amusing, academically interesting, religiously oriented. Curiosity is oftentimes aroused by enticing sales pitches; also, curiosity many times draws attention to people speaking on street corners, in parks, or when someone is using food as a come-on to interest people. Curiosity has many opportunities and curiosity can be very dangerous. Many people never talk about what they are curious about, because in essence, they do not categorize…
View Entire Teaching"As a member of The Society Of Saint John Vianney, I must understand that I have obligations to fulfill, because of my commitment for which the purpose of this Society Of Saint John Vianney was organized. It is my duty to understand that it is important to be a Christian and that I, as a Roman Catholic Christian, must see the importance of my conduct, my code of ethics, and my example in how I act, react, speak, or have good reason when I do not speak. As a Roman Catholic Christian, I must value the foundation of True Christianity,…
View Entire Teaching"Sins are not just mistakes. Sins are deliberate decisions, made with distinct reasoning, using one's moral code of ethics with one's own will. Sins differ from mistakes because of the immorality intended, practiced, issued, or extended, offending God in one or more ways, against His Ten Commandments. There are many categories in which sin is evident in human behavior, all of course, against God's Ten Commandments. Some people, in committing sin, are the originators of the wrong. Some find great comfort and justification in being the victims of the wrong. A sin, no matter how minute it may appear on…
View Entire Teaching"It should be followed up by 'Don't be so broad-minded in approving with and in, other people's possible immorality.' A common expression that can promote infidelity, bad example, and encourage immorality is 'Live and let live.' This can have great influence in determining that someone else's behavior is only their business. One's own sense of morality should immediately be alerted to the many adverse things that could be accepted in what is wrong, what is sinful, because wrong and sinful is based on satan's deceit in getting you to accept evil, letting you think that your generosity and judgment is…
View Entire Teaching"Many married men have the tendency to use marriage as a convenience, as a necessity, as an excuse, or as a social obligation. In reality, if one were to be able to see the real unity in certain marriages, many marriages would be considered a farce. In timber country men wear hard hats because of the danger in their work. The danger referred to is called a 'widow maker', a falling branch. In every walk of life men do not actually wear hard hats, but their behavior patterns, their habits, their selfish actions, can be as deadly to a marriage…
View Entire TeachingFalse Prophets Some Religious Fanatics Some Con Men and Women Some Cunningness Some Opportunists Some "Since time immemorial mankind has been inundated by false prophets, religious fanatics, con men and women, cunning men and women, opportunists, masquerading as having Divine Gifts, Divine Powers, Divine Intercession. The obvious weakness in the foundation and structure of their improper instruction and emotional demonstration in their presence regarding God, does not relate solely to the real Purpose of and for life. This masquerade proclaiming Divine Endowment is eventually evidenced by their greed, their lack of humility, and their humanistic need for attention. The victims…
View Entire Teaching"In the development of so many children understanding promiscuity as a way of life, they have missed out so much on the beauty of purity, the dignity in purity, and really, the self-protection of purity. When I speak of children, I mean children of all ages, not just the small ones, the wee ones, but those who are of an older age. They feel that in the time they live purity is not necessary, times have changed. It is too bad that these people cannot read all the History books that showed all the eras of time, when people were…
View Entire Revelation"How many times in your life have you found yourself saying, 'I wish,' followed by numerous hopes, dreams, desires, even needs? Some people spend their whole life wishing and never doing anything to fulfill the wish themselves, constantly depending upon someone or something to make the wish come true. A wish in itself has no substance. A wish that has no foundation of activity, or possibility of activity, is a waste of time. It is like wishing on a star that is billions of miles away. To wish is not wrong, but it is wrong to just desire something, hope…
View Entire Teaching"So many times we put great emphasis on trust, in our relationships with our family, our friends, some people with whom we work, banking institutions, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and people we deal with in various areas of life. Trust is important because in it we feel the security of commitment, honesty, dependence, and truth. Trust is important in and to our Spiritual beliefs, understanding the goals. Trust in God is innate in most people, but sometimes there is a different understanding regarding the terminology in how God is expressed in different cultures, different religions, different beliefs. As Roman Catholics, our…
View Entire Teaching"A Retreat opens the doors to encourage us to think more deeply, more thoroughly, regarding our way of life, our attitude, our strategy in how we protect ourselves mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. A Retreat gives us time to reconsider our motives, our challenges, our obstacles, and look at these things in a more orderly, constructive way. It is necessary for each of us to not look at these things hypothetically, assuming and supposing that what is wrong in our life will suddenly change and correct itself. The expression 'burnt out' has a very important statement in it, and we…
View Entire Teaching"Many people shop around for a comfortable form of religious practice; that is, one that suits their fancy. Many times these people walk into an area of severe moral and psychological danger. It is difficult for some people to separate what is logically sound spiritually, from what could be dangerously harmful to one's physical health, and many times causing lasting mental disturbance by being brainwashed into accepting a fanatical, unrealistic submissiveness to wrong leadership, plus being exposed to a form of Spiritual ritual and/or Spiritual submissiveness that is basically humanistic, even to the point of playing games with people's sanity."
View Entire Teaching"So many people, all ages, feel they should be involved with the upbeat thinking, or they will drown in boredom or lonesomeness. We should set our own lifestyle according to our understanding of what is important to our whole life. First, the protection of our morals and the realistic understanding that this life has Purpose, and we must not jeopardize its Goal for any immoral foolishness, or allow anyone else's way of life to be our example for our way of life. Our will is our decision maker, and because of the final decisions of our will, is how God's…
View Entire Teaching"A privilege, plus it has many pluses to it, because if the responsibility is structured to good, or for the betterment of people or situations, then responsibility gives purpose to our life, for which we should be thankful. A plus is definitely the mental and physical motivation that keeps us alert, active, involved, interested, interesting. The challenge in responsibility is not always comfortable or endearing, but it does give strength to our very existence."
View Entire Teaching"It is important to recognize what it means to be a warrior for the Salvation of one's own Soul. Historically there have been crusades, fighting for a religious cause. Today the staunch orthodox Roman Catholics are involved in a crusade against the onslaught of humanistic, liberal freethinkers in Holy Mother Church who are bent on watering down the Dignity of Holy Mother Church and the Importance of the Sacraments in Holy Mother Church. So much integration of diabolical belittling has been sifted through, not because of weakness in the orthodox staunch Roman Catholic, but because of their innate respect for…
View Entire Teaching"As Roman Catholics we rarely hear anything about exorcism. This is a subject we must not hide under the carpet because it is a very real situation that creates a real purpose for exorcism to be exercised. Granted, the ugliness of exorcism has a tremendous amount of danger in it, and because of this inevitable danger, it is logical to not want to even bring the subject up. Exorcism can be compared to an ugly boil, festering with infection that must be relieved because of the toll it takes on one's body, due to the seriousness that goes with such…
View Entire Teaching"Humor has many disguises. Some are to get attention, some are to diminish the importance of a person or situation, some are to get a point across, some are to belittle a person or situation, some are to cover a statement that is uncomfortable for more discussion, some are to draw out another person or person's values, standards, or weaknesses. Humor can be a deadly weapon by some people in authority. It can reek with sarcasm. We like to think of humor as engaging in something happy, light, airy, stimulating, relieving a moment or time of pressure in one's life.…
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