tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.comments2023-10-21T13:33:22.177+02:00Thoughts from a Catholic OasisJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1739125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-41353060207598480682013-04-25T12:43:11.760+02:002013-04-25T12:43:11.760+02:00Anon:
I couldn't agree with you more. The trou...Anon:<br />I couldn't agree with you more. The trouble is that grief cannot be reasoned or preached away. And it really isn't just a question of the loss of one individual man.<br /><br />I will get over it in time and will be quiet now, and for the interim.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-51784190185212185152013-04-25T12:08:32.909+02:002013-04-25T12:08:32.909+02:00Let us be calm. let us pray and trust in the Lord...Let us be calm. let us pray and trust in the Lord. let us be careful to read and listen to what The Pope is actualy saying, and not be caught out by superficial reporting, or 'style'. much of what he is saying is in very direct continuity with Benedict, in some cases, 'devil', 'evil', the 'evil one' perhaps with a slightly harder edge. As for liturgical issues, particularly the EF Mass my hunch is that he will leave well alone, live and let live, the Church is after all a 'love story'. So let us love and pray for the Pope and trust in the Lord, not what is merely comfortable to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-19719332503545195032013-04-19T21:59:00.703+02:002013-04-19T21:59:00.703+02:00I watched the announcement of Cardinal Ratzinger&#...I watched the announcement of Cardinal Ratzinger's election again a few minutes ago. It was so dignified, so thrilling.... I'm afraid I just burst into floods of tears. What IS the matter with me? I cannot shake off this feeling and,in truth, as more things happen and are reported, the worse becomes my predicament. I accept! I accept! But I cannot love. My heart is as a stone, but it belongs to Benedict. If he had died? Perhaps the real grief would have been bearable, but this is not grief - it's worse than grief.<br />With my love and prayers - Mary<br />Hoka2_99Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-83966529349884606992013-04-19T18:34:20.986+02:002013-04-19T18:34:20.986+02:00Dear Jane, Finally able to get to your blog. I rea...Dear Jane, Finally able to get to your blog. I read William Oddie's blog and agree with every word.<br />We are not alone!<br />I have forced myself to accept the decision of the Conclave, which I have to trust was guided by The Holy Spirit. But I remain inconsolable and my situation does not get easier as the days pass.<br />With love, Mary xxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-76745390641793977822013-04-12T17:36:40.623+02:002013-04-12T17:36:40.623+02:00ditto..ditto..On the side of the angelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558623489507006790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-64732089055906930482013-04-12T09:33:47.379+02:002013-04-12T09:33:47.379+02:00Oh Jane you are not alone......To my shame this is...Oh Jane you are not alone......To my shame this is my state at the moment."I am practising the virtue of loyalty,which indeed only becomes a virtue when one is under pressure to desert it".Not a good state to be in!A Catholic Comes Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090444350806953332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-51022054319995195842013-03-31T13:34:57.552+02:002013-03-31T13:34:57.552+02:00Happy day! I hope you are making good progress in...Happy day! I hope you are making good progress in returning to health and strength. You and your husband continue to be in my prayers. <br /><br />With love,<br />Dorothy BDorothy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858061638961520926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-14911238263512934462013-03-31T12:58:14.501+02:002013-03-31T12:58:14.501+02:00Alleluia!Alleluia!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653640127655491512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-44931053097756403252013-03-26T22:02:59.655+01:002013-03-26T22:02:59.655+01:00Der Jane
I'm sorry to read that you have been...Der Jane<br /><br />I'm sorry to read that you have been so unwell. I hope and pray that you will make a steady recovery. I'm glad you have decided not to close your blog. I recently bought your "Gardening with God" book. It's lovely. <br /><br />Thank you for your contribution and keep on going.Damask Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903564104733536123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-19327847113576351662013-03-25T03:58:18.214+01:002013-03-25T03:58:18.214+01:00I've nominted you for the Liebster Award. Enjo...I've nominted you for the <a href="http://mulier-fortis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/ive-won-award.html" rel="nofollow">Liebster Award</a>. Enjoy!!<br /><br />(Sorry for the hassle it will cause...)Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-40008487305221562272013-03-20T23:43:04.307+01:002013-03-20T23:43:04.307+01:00All right Paul, 9 out of 10 for your description o...All right Paul, 9 out of 10 for your description of Mons. Marini. You've missed the essential element of Holiness though. Oh, and you don'r mention his innate courtesy and kindness. Perhaps you haven't experienced them. I know someone who has!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-75631878446320072762013-03-20T22:20:58.586+01:002013-03-20T22:20:58.586+01:00During the Westminster Papal Mass I was stunned to...During the Westminster Papal Mass I was stunned to stand near the great monsignor while he 'did the business'.<br />I don't know if you've seen the Jimmy Cagney film 1-2-3 but he was seriously like that - a thousand factors rushing around his head and directives given rapidly, precisely, gently, coherently - It was like watching Napoleon at Austerlitz or Miltiades at Marathon or an exemplary french head waiter.. a walking enigma machine with the eyes of a hawk - he could just as easily be head of the CIA bodyguards ot be proofreader for the encyclopedia britannica...All I can say is thank God he's on our side..if he wasn't a priest he could have conquered the world and still be home for breakfast :)On the side of the angelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558623489507006790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-33157107529507567172013-03-20T18:16:41.600+01:002013-03-20T18:16:41.600+01:00I too, hoped for his promotion before Benedict dis...I too, hoped for his promotion before Benedict disappeared, but I don't think it's too late even now. Let's wait and see. As you say, time is on his side and anyway he seems to have been happier since Sunday's Mass. He spent a long time talking with Pope Benedict's doctor at the end.<br />Perhaps this is clutching at straws........................<br /><br />In the meantime,PLEASE continue to pray for him. I know he appreciates it. He is a great believer in the power of prayer.<br /> Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-89467864155705090382013-03-20T15:48:16.618+01:002013-03-20T15:48:16.618+01:00My prayers for him join with yours. He's young...My prayers for him join with yours. He's young; he has time on his side.<br />I wonder if Pope Benedict offered him promotion/protection, as per ++Ganswein, and he demurred. He seemed so like a loving son to the Pope Emeritus.<br />I hope you are recovering bit by bit and you, too, are in my prayers.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-31871816733048060652013-03-15T18:08:32.495+01:002013-03-15T18:08:32.495+01:00I wish you a steady recovery and my best wishes
Go...I wish you a steady recovery and my best wishes<br />God Bless and if you can keep up the good workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293882573347648902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-76362866355144881852013-03-10T14:00:51.982+01:002013-03-10T14:00:51.982+01:00I am so glad you are continuing! Love and Prayers ...I am so glad you are continuing! Love and Prayers xxxAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653640127655491512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-39763526203231049232013-03-10T06:26:00.685+01:002013-03-10T06:26:00.685+01:00Jane. we will dutifully pray in agreement with you...Jane. we will dutifully pray in agreement with you for Fr. Mark's recovery from a bronchial infection.Prayer Requesthttp://3prayer.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-48399669442115432772013-03-05T05:55:07.980+01:002013-03-05T05:55:07.980+01:00Thank you for continuing this work -- your witness...Thank you for continuing this work -- your witness is so important in this moment in the life of the Church.<br /> Anthony Lilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208767782574708168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-36058371787325034312013-03-03T14:31:23.235+01:002013-03-03T14:31:23.235+01:00God bless you, Jane, and I will continue to keep y...God bless you, Jane, and I will continue to keep you in my prayers. I'm glad you have decided to continue with your blog. I hope you will not feel under any pressure to post on it. Take your time.<br /><br />With love,<br />Dorothy BDorothy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858061638961520926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-56663515234369479582013-03-03T13:39:31.635+01:002013-03-03T13:39:31.635+01:00To share with you
http://www.vatican.va/bxvi/omag...To share with you<br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/bxvi/omaggio/index_en.html<br /><br />Hope the link works. Modern Tech and I are not so good friends!SarahAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791948357280208382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-14979178988083222272013-03-03T11:47:58.878+01:002013-03-03T11:47:58.878+01:00Good call, Jane. The blogosphere would be the poor...Good call, Jane. The blogosphere would be the poorer without you.<br />I couldn't help a gulp at the last minutes of Benedict's papacy. There seems nothing so final as the closing of a great door.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-424751730487453782013-03-02T17:42:16.669+01:002013-03-02T17:42:16.669+01:00Thank you for this decision, Jane, and I'm sur...Thank you for this decision, Jane, and I'm sure that I'm not alone in my prayers for your recovery.IanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802289720095323373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-64883785006042540592013-03-02T12:52:30.198+01:002013-03-02T12:52:30.198+01:00Dear Jane,so glad of your decision.
Think it is ri...Dear Jane,so glad of your decision.<br />Think it is right for you to continue,mostly I guess because I would miss your thoughts so much. The new Pope will need your support just as much as our beloved Benedict did and does.Will pray that in the weeks to come you will regain your former strength.The Holy church needs such warriors.<br />Much love<br />Sandy.A Catholic Comes Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090444350806953332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-73755868623596996012013-02-28T23:08:14.913+01:002013-02-28T23:08:14.913+01:00Thank you Paul.
I will try to respond when I have ...Thank you Paul.<br />I will try to respond when I have recovered from the last few days.As it is, I'm still expecting to wake up from a very bad dream.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-75498080768669935092013-02-28T21:12:04.020+01:002013-02-28T21:12:04.020+01:00You're the best of us...and no-one was closer ...You're the best of us...and no-one was closer to my thoughts than yourself today. Nobody's been a more devoted advocate of His Holiness and I thank you from the bottom of my soul for it...God bless you Ma'am!On the side of the angelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558623489507006790noreply@blogger.com