How is it that God can hate sin infinitely and yet still permit it?2. Connected with that, how can there be joy/happiness in Heaven knowing that there people in hell?3. Ho does this message convey a message of hope to us?4. How might this reflection go into shedding light on the instruction from Jesus that we must forgive 70×7 times?5. St. Francis refers to God’s “holy permission” in allowing sin. This involves man’s free will. Since sin is such a scourge upon others, couldn’t God make free will “less fr
Mar 30, 9:59 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): less free
Mar 30, 10:00 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Sun chat Mar 31 730pm est
Mar 30, 10:00 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Moderator Sister may not be attending chat this week- on the road- will try!!
Mar 31, 7:02 AM
Guest3560 (Guest): hell
Mar 31, 7:02 AM
Guest3560 (Guest): hello
Mar 31, 7:26 PM
Dawn (Guest): hello Gail, I am just waiting for others to come in
Mar 31, 7:30 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Hi Dawn and Gail ! God Bless You ! Brian
Mar 31, 7:30 PM
Dawn (Guest): Hello Brian!
Mar 31, 7:31 PM
Dawn (Guest): how is your group doing?
Mar 31, 7:33 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Kairos is going very well we have been getting some new volunteers also that are getting approved to go into prison . How is everything in your community !
Mar 31, 7:34 PM
Dawn (Guest): that is great! I would say, this Lent is a true Lent. my son is visiting from ny, please pray for him and me. thank you
Mar 31, 7:36 PM
Dawn (Guest): I made a bookmark that reads….If we truly place our faith in God, we will trust in him no matter what happens. Amen
Mar 31, 7:37 PM
Ruth (Guest): Great Dawn!
Mar 31, 7:37 PM
Ruth (Guest): So glad Kairos is going well, too.
Mar 31, 7:37 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): I will Dawn ! Let your son know if he ever wants to visit a Kairos Holy Hour to hear about impact of Kairos and to meet Kairos Family I can pass info on to you . Albion Holy Hour is May 18th 12-3 that is little closer drive for him !
Mar 31, 7:37 PM
Dawn (Guest): Hi Ruth!
Mar 31, 7:39 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Hi Ruth ! God Bless You ! Brian
Mar 31, 7:39 PM
Dawn (Guest): I will let him know, copying info now. thank you
Mar 31, 7:41 PM
Dawn (Guest): Sr Susan may be on the road and not here tonight, in case you missed that in thread
Mar 31, 7:42 PM
Ruth (Guest): Have you heard of
Alpha? It is beginning (again, I think) in Massena, NY. The pastor, Fr. Mark,
formerly our pastor here, is asking for prayers — a novena to St. Michael the
Archangel, beginning tonight.
Pray the St. Michael Novena:
https://www.saint-mike.org/library/novenas/stmichael.html
Mar 31, 7:44 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Dawn if you or your son would like there is a YouTube video Paul Grey Kairos Prison Ministry where he shares the impact Kairos had on his life .
Mar 31, 7:44 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Awesome Ruth !!!
Mar 31, 7:46 PM
Dawn (Guest): thank you Ruth for novena. a good prayer! And, I am not sure he is in mind for anything, rather I ask for prayers for him, protection, conversion…..thank you I may watch it later!
Mar 31, 7:47 PM
Dawn (Guest): Brian, do you have visitors come from outside? I ean is it open to all?
Mar 31, 7:48 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Please Pray for my wife Janet . Catscan results indicate that her hippocampus is very small for her age and right side of her brain is shrinking . Further tests to be done . Speech issues are persisting !!!
Mar 31, 7:49 PM
Ruth (Guest): Yes, it seems the people who attend Alpha are not (necessarily) active parishioners but people inquiring about the Faith.
Mar 31, 7:50 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): She would like to be able to teach 3 more years if the Lord permits !!!
Mar 31, 7:51 PM
Ruth (Guest): Oh, I am so sorry, Brian. I certainly will pray for her.
Mar 31, 7:53 PM
Dawn (Guest): prayers offered Brian
Mar 31, 7:53 PM
Ruth (Guest): Gail, Are you still here, or coming back? Perhaps on a day when we stick more closely to following the “program” for the hour.
Mar 31, 7:54 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Dawn anybody can attend team meeting Outside Prison or Holy Hour Outside Prison . To attend Closing inside Prison you would have to fill out one time volunteer application and receive approval . Closing is opportunity to hear participants in Prison tell the impact of Kairos Retreat ! Longer application process to be volunteer on weekend!
Mar 31, 7:55 PM
Dawn (Guest): It seems the Holy Spirit is truly working in Kairos
Mar 31, 7:55 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Thanks Dawn !
Mar 31, 7:56 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): There may be a Kairos near you Dawn and Ruth !
Mar 31, 7:59 PM
Dawn (Guest): Brian, I am not near anything haha very rural area. a pack of wolves, and beavers transforming the landscape. we still have about 3 ft of snow left to melt off. but, 40 miles over the mountain there is a state and a fed prison. I think I inquired before if they have karios and no. but you keep up the very good work Brian and my prayers for you and for Janet
Mar 31, 8:01 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Thanks Dawn ! Must be a very beautiful place to live !!!
Mar 31, 8:01 PM
Dawn (Guest): Hope all is going well for you also Ruth, always in my prayers. Good night, will check in next week. God Bless
Mar 31, 8:01 PM
Dawn (Guest): Yes, it is very beautiful here, God’s beautiful creation
Mar 31, 8:02 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Amen Dawn !!!
Mar 31, 8:02 PM
Ruth (Guest): The “doctor” in me wants to ask lots of questions. Perhaps it is because I had good reason to think that I might not ever finish medical school, or even be alive in a short time. I was 37 when specialists told me, after multiple tests, “You have a time bomb in your head! It is going to explode! No one can tell you when, but we recommend this surgery . . . ” (Most AVM’s rupture by age 39). After meeting the surgeon I decided not to decide until I’d gotten a second opinion. Anyway, I am now TWICE as old
Mar 31, 8:03 PM
Ruth (Guest): as I was then. The bruit that had finally stopped about ten years ago resumed just minutes ago!
Mar 31, 8:05 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Thank You Ruth ! She has been developing some speech problems during her long days teaching Kindergarden . She has had some memory problems at times . Very strong history of Alzheimer’s and Dementia in her family !!!
Mar 31, 8:10 PM
Ruth (Guest): I am so sorry, Brian. That is worrisome. But we need to go on trusting and loving God and one another. And the one answer I would give to all those questions about sin and suffering is that God IS LOVE, and we humans get to participate in his BEING. That makes us a little more like Him. Freedom is necessary for LOVE.
Mar 31, 8:13 PM
Ruth (Guest): When I thought that my AVM (and later, aneurysm) might rob me of my freedom, I chose to make an act of FAITH, while I was still able, that is, free enough to recall Baltimore Catechism #’s 1 and 2, the first few questions and answers.
Mar 31, 8:13 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Soo True Ruth !!!! God even allows great difficulties in our lives Soo that we can love others more deeply and love Him more deeply !!! Soo many wonderful examples of couples Loving and caring for each other through the worst in my family and in many friends lives !!!
Mar 31, 8:17 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): In the Prodigal son we see the Father allow the son to leave with his inheritance !!! Great action of Love Freedom !!!!
Mar 31, 8:19 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): The son had done the most disrespectful thing he could do to his Father . His Father did the most loving thing He could do to let him go !!!
Mar 31, 8:23 PM
Ruth (Guest): You will be a tower of strength, through your Faith, Brian, for Janet and the whole family, and she — who helped lead you to Jesus — will, go on, with you, powerfully witnessing to God’s love and mercy, no matter the health outcome. But we know that Jesus HEALED, and that it is not only HIS will, and the FATHER’s, through the power of the HOLY SPIRIT ordinarily to give health and healing and ALWAYS to give LIFE and LOVE.
Mar 31, 8:24 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): God allows us to sin ! He gives us Freedom to make mistakes soo that we can learn what Love truly is ! Our enemy wants to put us in some form of bondage always a lack of freedom to prevent us from Loving and Serving God and others !!!
Mar 31, 8:25 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Amen Ruth !!!
Mar 31, 8:25 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Hi just got here hope chat was good I am in dc
Mar 31, 8:26 PM
Ruth (Guest): Amen, Brian. That is why Fr. Mark is asking for the St. Michael Prayer/Novena. I will sign off for now.
Mar 31, 8:26 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Hi Sister Susan !!! God Bless You !!! Brian
Mar 31, 8:26 PM
SrSusan (Guest): We say it after Mass
Mar 31, 8:26 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Thanks sorry I was on the road to DC Visitation
Mar 31, 8:27 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Thanks for all of you carrying thenight
Mar 31, 8:27 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): How are the Cherry Blossoms in DC
Mar 31, 8:27 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Beautiful in fullness
Mar 31, 8:27 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Wonderful Sister !!! How are all the Sisters in DC
Mar 31, 8:28 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Frail but I have not seen the ones in formation yet
Mar 31, 8:28 PM
Ruth (Guest): Oh! Hello, Sister Susan! So glad you are enjoying the cherry blossoms! I was once in DC for a teacher’s conference during cherry blossom time. Wonderful memories!
Mar 31, 8:28 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Good spirits and holy despite it
Mar 31, 8:28 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Pray for our meetings tomorrow to wed thanks
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
Ruth (Guest): Is that Wednesday?
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Yes
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
Ruth (Guest): Of course!
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
SrSusan (Guest): We go bak on thurs
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Back
Mar 31, 8:29 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Blessings to you all too
Mar 31, 8:30 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Bye for now!
Mar 31, 8:30 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): Please give them all a hug from the Bunny Family -Brian , Janet , Lian , Mitch , and Maria !!!Thank them for their Loving Service for our Lord Jesus !!!
Mar 31, 8:32 PM
Guest1242 (Guest): God Bless You Ruth and Sister Susan !!! Many prayers for you all !!!
Mar 31, 8:34 PM
Ruth (Guest): Of course! I often wonder how you all manage the “choreography,” with so many old and frail sisters. And I pray for you, as I hope you continue to do for me. The challenges and opposition seem to have no end. But that’s OK. It is a constant reminder that His GRACE is what I must depend upon most of all.
Mar 31, 8:34 PM
Ruth (Guest): Good night! A blessed, productive, week!
Mar 31, 8:35 PM
Ruth (Guest): Oh, BTW, I’m not sure that I will not be traveling back from Albany during chat time next week. Peace and blessings to you all.
Mar 31, 8:36 PM
Ruth (Guest): I wish I could post a picture here, the one from the cover of Magnificat.