If we are to uproot our affections from earthly things as we get older, should we also withdraw from our earthly responsibilities? When should we start doing this? How do we do this in our day-to-day lives? Why are people today reluctant to prepare for death, or talk about it? Why should love of God and the eternal kingdom take precedence over any earthly homeland? Why would there be such a temptation to put country/homeland before the Church (God’s kingdom on earth)? How can we ensure that
Nov 15, 10:42 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): How can we ensure that we put our trust in God and not of the rulers of this world?Regardless of how the U.S. election turns out, how can we consider it in light of St. Francis’ words about the year coming to a close, that it “will prove to us the vanity of its existence like all the other years which have gone before”? How can it help us to remember that the “vanity” of elections always come and go?The advice that Francis mentions about caring for ourselves first and then others (‘Attende tibi et gregi,’ t
Nov 15, 10:43 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): (‘Attende tibi et gregi,’ that is to see to yourself first, then to your flock), how can this advice be helpful for a world leader (not just a bishop)? Also, is this a selfish endeavor?
Nov 15, 10:43 AM
Sister Susan Marie (Moderator): Sun chat Nov 15 730pm est
Nov 15, 7:30 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Hi everyone!
Nov 15, 7:31 PM
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Guest5659 (Guest): rejoice with those rejoice mourn with those who mourn.st paul to the romance 12:15.bettychao
Nov 15, 7:32 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): grace and peace to you from our God the father and the lord jesus christ be with you.phil 1:2
Nov 15, 7:33 PM
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Dorothy Solarino-Berman: It’s interesting and timely after the elections, I think.
Nov 15, 7:34 PM
If we are to uproot our affections from earthly things as we get older, should we also withdraw from our earthly responsibilities?
Nov 15, 7:35 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I feel like my desire to give more time, more of my heart, more of my attentions should be with God, in what my priorities are.
Nov 15, 7:36 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Looking to my sisters & brothers and trying to ease burdens, maybe not physically, but in the form of comfort and supports.
Nov 15, 7:37 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): those who with Gods help have wlcome in christ jesus calling and freely responded to ot are urged on by one love in christ jesus to proclaim the good news to anyone in anywhere around the world.this treasure recieved by the apostles like St peter and St paul has their faith guarded by jesus himself. for all the people who accept jesus as their savier shall be preach and share the gaspel to everyone and bring them to jesus. Bettychao
Nov 15, 7:37 PM
BEAUTIFUL AND SO HOPEFUL
Nov 15, 7:38 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I find my own body can no longer perform things that used to be easy for me so must try to find other ways to help. Listening, supporting, guiding when I can is more what I am able to do these days & I know it won’t get any better as I get older.
Nov 15, 7:38 PM
Why are people today reluctant to prepare for death, or talk about it?
Nov 15, 7:39 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: That is beautiful, Betty.
Nov 15, 7:39 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Death is a scary thing if I stop remembering Jesus’ resurrection and forget that he told us He went “to prepare a place for us.”
Nov 15, 7:40 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): I will give you as a light of the nations.that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth . prophet of Isaiah 49:6
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Dorothy Solarino-Berman: With God’s grace, I will be joining the one who love me from before time began.
Nov 15, 7:41 PM
best and loving way to look at it
Nov 15, 7:41 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, but maybe not by choice. It seems to be a more urgent concern when we hear numbers and the uncertainty of exactly how the virus is affecting people.
Nov 15, 7:43 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I have stopped watching the news & other things because at the moment I hear what’s happening, I turn into an anxious mess. I know Jesus is always with me, but I still get very scared.
Nov 15, 7:43 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): The catholic church,the pillar and bulwark of the truth that is faith guards the faith which was once for the delivered to the saints and apostles of jesus. but is christ himself and his action and his faith lead all the saints and people back to himself so we must follow God word becuase God words is guide us to eternal life in heaven. bettychao
Nov 15, 7:44 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I believe that with all my heart, but know I am weak and fearful.
Nov 15, 7:45 PM
GOOD IDEA DOROTHY WHY GET OVER ANXIOUS STAY IN GODS PEACE
Nov 15, 7:45 PM
Why should love of God and the eternal kingdom take precedence over any earthly homeland
Nov 15, 7:45 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Unable to meet with my friends, give & receive in a physical way, is hard for someone like me. I am a very physical person & love to hug and comfort.
Nov 15, 7:46 PM
UNITE THAT WITH ALL WHO HAVE NO ONE TO LOVE THEM
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Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, I think of that very often. To some of my friends, I was that person & now I find myself off balance with all the care we must take these days.
Nov 15, 7:47 PM
Guest7792 (Guest): Hello to you Sister
Nov 15, 7:48 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): through centuries in so many languages and cultures and people and nation of the church has constantly confessed this one faith and receive the one lord. transmitted by the one baptism in jesus and graounded in the conviction that all people have one God and the father . bettychao
Nov 15, 7:48 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: The Lord is good and gracious & always accepts my fears and takes them when I place them in His hands.
Nov 15, 7:49 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, and that gives me hope, but in times like these, sometimes I just need a hug.
Nov 15, 7:50 PM
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Guest5659 (Guest): indeed the catholic church though scattered thoughout the whole world even to the end of the earth have recieved the one faith from jesus and his saints guards this preaching and faith .
Nov 15, 7:52 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Hi Sister Susan , Dorothy , Betty , and Guests !!! God Bless You All !!!!
Nov 15, 7:52 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: …and then I think of Jesus on his way to Calvary, and Mary who could only watch & that helps me. He must have wanted that hug & his mom must have wanted to give it, but it had to wait until all was completed. Now they have that for eternity in heaven.
Nov 15, 7:52 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Hi Brian!
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Guest5659 (Guest): God allowed satan lucifer to test us becuase God want to know we did we follow God and put God and jesus in our life.Bettychao
Nov 15, 7:54 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: For me, that’s because I am human and deal with and in the physical world. Heaven and eternity are, in all honesty, hopes, but because I am weak, not anything I can relate to yet.
Nov 15, 7:55 PM
whats in front of us- the obvious- blurs out other things
Nov 15, 7:55 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: …and even the Church is facing its own darkness right now.
Nov 15, 7:55 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Another Temptation that can get thrown at us to put homeland before God !!! Soo many Martyrs who would not do that and gave their lives up for Christ !!!! Hero’s of the Faith !!!!
Nov 15, 7:56 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Very, very true.
Nov 15, 7:58 PM
How can we ensure that we put our trust in God and not of the rulers of this world?
Nov 15, 7:58 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: There are many types of martyrdom in the world. Some are put in prisons, some are silenced in other ways. Yet in all of that, my faith assures me of Jesus’ presence in all of it, to make it part of His own suffering.
Nov 15, 8:00 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): jesus said ask it will given to you . search and you will find knock the door will be given to you. matthew7:7 nrsv bible. what is that mean sister susan marie and what is that talk about?
Nov 15, 8:02 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: When I let myself share in the sufferings of my brothers/sisters with prayer, grace, the teachings of Jesus, I know what I must do. But I cannot change peoples minds or hearts by words alone. I must walk my faith in the world and invite others to join with the knowledge that it may be harder than I think and must always be done in love.
Nov 15, 8:02 PM
knock at our heart
Nov 15, 8:03 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: When I open my heart, I know that it may make things more difficult in many ways because I am not following the world, but my Lord.
Nov 15, 8:03 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Learned this week about St Timothy and Saint Maura , young couple only married a few weeks , refused to give up the Holy Books and refused to bow too countries idols . They were horrifically tortured and then crucified facing each other for 10 days . Many came too Christ then and still today when they saw and heard of their Great Faithfulness too God !!!!!
Nov 15, 8:03 PM
did not know that
Nov 15, 8:04 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): the king will answer the righteous just as you did to one of the least of thease good things to help one another and share love to eachother you did for me. Matthew 25:40 Nrsv bible
Nov 15, 8:04 PM
VisitationSiste: so glad you are here to share that
Nov 15, 8:04 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Never heard about them. I’d like to find out more about them.
Nov 15, 8:06 PM
VisitationSiste: Regardless of how the U.S. election turns out, how can we consider it in light of St. Francis’ words about the year coming to a close, that it “will prove to us the vanity of its existence like all the other years which have gone before”? How can it help us to remember that the “vanity” of elections always come and go?
Nov 15, 8:07 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Soo nice to be back with you still working evenings and Sundays but on vacation this week !!!
Nov 15, 8:07 PM
VisitationSiste: is it very difficult
Nov 15, 8:08 PM
Nov 15, 8:09 PM
VisitationSiste: wonderful news about monica
Nov 15, 8:09 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Time if fleeting. Elections will go one way or the other. The only constant for me is doing what I believe the Lord has asked of me. Loving my sisters & brothers, family/friends & enemies. That is the only way I can hope to make the world a better place for those I leave behind.
Nov 15, 8:09 PM
VisitationSiste: person to person
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Brian Bunny (Guest): We had a very good COVID Bubble at our Psychiatric Hospital for several months no positive cases but now that has changed !!! Please keep all the Clients and Staff in your prayers !!!!!
Nov 15, 8:10 PM
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VisitationSiste: yes of course B rian
Nov 15, 8:10 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, person to person. Heart to heart. In the presence of the Holy Trinity who teaches and strengthens me.
Nov 15, 8:11 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: God bless you, Brian, and all in your facility. I will be praying for you all.
Nov 15, 8:13 PM
VisitationSiste: ok
Nov 15, 8:13 PM
VisitationSiste: The advice that Francis mentions about caring for ourselves first and then others
that is to see to yourself first, then to your flock), how can this advice be helpful for a world leader (not just a bishop)? Also, is this a selfish endeavor?
Nov 15, 8:15 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Thank You Dorothy !!! You can see in peoples Hearts they are seeking God in these Perilous Times . My Mother grew up in London during WW2 and the local Priest would remind everyone that right up to your final Breath you have an opportunity to accept Jesus as Your Savior !!! Just like today some would
Nov 15, 8:15 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: No. Didn’t Jesus say we need to take the plank from our own eyes before we take it from our brother? It makes me think of being on a plane. I became indignant when I heard them say I should put the oxygen mask on myself before my child!!! Well, after thinking about it, if I pass out because I was putting hers on, I might never get it on and there she’d be without me or a mask!!!
Nov 15, 8:16 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Faith is caught, not taught. I have learned more by example than by books or words. So I must work on myself before I can even think about helping others in the faith, or anything, for that matter.
Nov 15, 8:17 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I truly believe that, Brian. Jesus’ arms are always opened to those who throw themselves into His embrace.
Nov 15, 8:17 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): do not judge and you will not be judged. do not condemn and you will not be condemned. St luke 6:37 NIV bible
Nov 15, 8:17 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Live though the bombings and some would die . Just like with COVID but we all can go too Heaven if we just Accept Jesus !!!! He is the Son of God !!! He is the only Way too the Father !!!! The Way , the Truth , and the Life !!!! Amen !!!!!
Nov 15, 8:17 PM
Nov 15, 8:18 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes
Nov 15, 8:19 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): Most I love and accept is the divine mercy jesus and his holy eucharist that is all I loved and accept though the faith and teachings.bettychao
Nov 15, 8:19 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Truly, Betty.
Nov 15, 8:20 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: I must say, as I get older, the Lord is helping me recognize all the planks I need to deal with.
Nov 15, 8:20 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: In myself, not others.
Nov 15, 8:22 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Soo True Dorothy !!!! Jesus is teaching us daily and He brings people into our lives too help us too recognize those planks and too help us too remove them !!!!!
Nov 15, 8:22 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): when I call my friend and she is benedictine nun from the saint benedict monastery in barcelona spain . her name is sister anna nubiola and she is 91 year old she told me my age is old but my heart is young and I have full of love and share with you that is come from Jesus himself and she told me and remind me keep pray to the eucharist and bible and get closed to God himself. Bettychao
Nov 15, 8:23 PM
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Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, Brian. I see that happening in my life….when I let myself see it!!!
Nov 15, 8:23 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Amen Betty and Dorothy !!!!
Nov 15, 8:24 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: That’s lovely, Betty & wonderful advice.
Nov 15, 8:24 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): I have to leave now too and may God bless you all. Bettychao and thanks dorothy.
Nov 15, 8:24 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Have a good week! God Bless You.
Nov 15, 8:25 PM
Guest5659 (Guest): bye bye
Nov 15, 8:25 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): God Bless You !!!!
Nov 15, 8:27 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): Listen , Listen , Love , Love !!! Soo many people just need us there too Listen too them and too Love them !!!
Nov 15, 8:27 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Yes, very true. Thank you.
Nov 15, 8:28 PM
Brian Bunny (Guest): God Bless You All and Keep Shining for Jesus !!!!!!
Nov 15, 8:30 PM
Dorothy Solarino-Berman: Thank you all for your sharing and “listening”. Have a blessed week. Stay well and I hope to speak with you all next Sunday. God Bless You All!!!
Nov 15, 8:35 PM
Guest7792 (Guest): Goodnight all