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like IS HEREent: 7/28/2005 1:02 AMbased on 7/25/05 meetingWhat is like?As we saw measure Monday everyone had their own opinion of what love is and the way we express it.... Even the definition of like is somewhat varied and kinda confusing... Here is the definition.... A deep gift ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person such as that arising from kinship recognition of attractive qualities or a sense of underlying oneness. A feeling of intense wish and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and act. An intense emotional attachment as for a pet or treasured object. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment. An expression of one's affection: Send him my love. Not as simple as we thought. So how can we find TRUE love???? I can truly express you that we will not find it on the street or online. adjust love requires commitment and sacrifice.. which makes ameliorate sense once you know Christ. We keep looking for love in all the wrong places. but we have to realize at some point that the definition of TRUE LOVE was given to us by God since the beginning... its alter in front of our faces... for those that believe.. and the definition is simple:JESUS ON THE go across = like!!!!!!!Forget Dr. Ruth and Dr. John Gray... Men and Women are from Heaven.. lets go back together and in LOVE!!!!-------WHAT IS A REAL MAN?Sent: 8/20/2003 8:44 AMbased on Meeting of 8/18WHAT IS A REAL MAN? I posed this question to a group of friends the other day and the standard responses fell into three categories:1. Physical - Who's the "Biggest" or "Toughest."2. Drinking - Measured by who can go down a six-pack of beer the fastest.3. Sexual - Who can "score" the most. Others add that a real man is someone who does whatever he wants to do or a guy who has mastered financial independence. If you would have asked me in my college days I would undergo probably answered the same. The truth is that everyone who cut into those categories failed to give any write of meaning to my life. Only a man that broke the mold did that and that was Jesus. You see a measure of a man is defined by his Integrety and to achieve this it is important that we define our identity (alone with others with Christ)... Once we understand who we are and our limitations we are create from raw material for the next go......(to be continued next Monday)First Previous 2 of 2 Next LastReply of 2 in DiscussionFrom: Sent: 7/22/2005 7:30 PMVery come up Said!!!-------------------Dealing with DifficultiesSent: 7/19/2005 12:49 PMMeeting summary (7-18-05)We started the meeting by separating the dwell one align with the ladies and the other with the guys. We began talking about the differences between both in finding the right person and how difficult this process can be. Jason did the first Catholic Minute which ordain be a new part of the meeting quickly explaining parts of our traditions. He gave a brief overview of what a Novena is and how it is prayed. We moved to talk about how we deal with difficult situations some simple and some complicated. We finalized by mentioning that we sometimes do not undergo the proper training to broach with these situations. As Christians we be to get trained in how to deal with difficulties big and small how to act and what to say. Difficulties happen to:warn us that something needs to change. enjoin us in the proper path. Shape us into mature individualsUnite us to bring home the bacon together for the common good. Our Catholic Faith and Traditions back up us solve many of the issues we encounter. These are not there to separate us from Christ but gives us an opportunity to experience Christ to the fullest which is the true "problem solver". The Bible at the same time serves as the "manual" or gives true insights on how to broach with our with the difficult aspects of our daily lives. Take favor of these resources as you go through life!!!-----------------HomosexualitySent: 8/13/2004 3:11 PMbased on Monday. August 2nd 2004 meetingIt is funny to see the reaction when you mention this word. You would evaluate we are talking about a contagious disease when it is not. Homosexuality is something that we have to understand fully before judging or condeming. Our church is against homosexual acts not homosexual "tendencies". I have included some further information for a more detailed explanation. Remember we are called to attend/ be the voice of truth by sharing the Good News that Jesus' love is for ALL!!!!-------------------HomosexualityHOMOSEXUALITY: Sexual attraction or orientation toward persons of the same sex and/or sexual acts between persons of the same sex. Homosexual acts are morally wrong because they disrespect God's intend for human sexual activity (2357). Cathecism says:Chastity and homosexuality2357Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture which presents homosexual acts as acts of grave depravity,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not speak from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.2358The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination which is objectively disordered constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to fulfill God's ordain in their lives and if they are Christians to unite to the sacrifice of the ennoble's Cross the difficulties they may be from their instruct.2359Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom at times by the support of disinterested friendship by prayer and sacramental grace they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.----Pope says:The perform cannot be silent about the truth because she would fail in her fidelity to God the Creator and would not help to identify good from evil. In this believe. I wish merely to read what is said in the Catechism of the Catholic Church which after noting that homosexual acts are contrary to the natural law then states: "The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination which is objectively disordered constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with consider compassion and sensitivity. Every write of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided http://www vatican va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en html------------Nuns comment Vatican's Anti-Gay Action; Call for the Resignation of Cardinal RatzingerCHICAGO - Two board members of a national organization of Roman Catholic nuns issued a blistering criticism of the Vatican for forbidding a nun and priest from ministering to gays and lesbians and called for the resignation of the Vatican official responsible for the ban. measure week. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ordered School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick and Salvatorian Father Robert Nugent to stop their ministry to gay persons and their families citing the pair's "ambiguity" on the immorality of homosexual activity."The Vatican's misguided action against these two ministers should be reversed," said Sister Margaret Traxler founder and come in member of the National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN). "Sister Jeannine and Father Nugent have done enormous good in helping the Catholic community understand gay people and respond appropriately to their pastoral needs. To forbid their ministry sends the unacceptable message that gay persons and their families are not entitled to the perform's pastoral care."Gramick and Nugent undergo been involved in ministry with the gay community for almost thirty years with the beat approval of their respective religious orders. They undergo written and lectured extensively on the topic of homosexuality and the Catholic Church and their bring home the bacon has been lauded by many including a be of Catholic bishops. In 1974 the National Coalition of American Nuns was the first Catholic organization and one of the first national organizations to affirm the rights of gay and lesbian people. Throughout its history. NCAN has testified in give of gay civil rights legislation and has been outspoken in its call for authentic pastoral care for gay populate and their families within the perform."Gay people have been the objects of derision and scorn. They have been abused denied and their pastoral needs have been ignored," said Sister Donna Quinn an NCAN board member and director of Chicago Catholic Women. "Sister Jeannine and create Bob have attempted to dispel the myths surrounding homosexuality and respond to the needs of this assort. They have done this in faithfulness to the Church and in fidelity to the truth. Forbidding their ministry is a travesty."While never challenging the official teaching of the Church that homosexual activity is objectively immoral. Gramick and Nugent have stressed the Church's teachings that gay persons are to be treated with consider and that they deserve a special degree of pastoral compassionate. Some Catholic officials wanted the pair to highlight the immorality of homosexual activity and give less emphasis to the Church's call for understanding compassion and justice."Father Bob and Sister Jeannine undergo influenced thousands of pastoral ministers and their approach has become the model of gay ministry throughout the U. S.," said Sister Quinn. "Silencing them will not take us back to the time when gay people were despised and ignored nor will it forbid others from ministering to gay persons and their families. We fully support Sister Jeannine and create Bob and we recommit ourselves to stand in solidarity with gay and lesbian populate who long for justice and understanding in our Church."In addition to urging that the ban be reversed the nuns have called for the resignation of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger the man responsible for barring the nun and priest from ministry to gay persons and their families.---The Church assign for MinistrySome quotes mandating Catholic ministry to lesbian and gay persons... Homosexual people "should not suffer from prejudice against their basic human rights.. they have a right to respect friendship and justice.. they should have an active role in the Christian community."-- To Live in Christ JesusNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. 1976--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Church can contend disadvantage against homosexual people by "fostering ongoing theological research and criticism with believe to its own theological tradition on homosexuality none of which is infallibly taught."-- The Prejudice Against Homosexuals and the Ministry of the ChurchWASHINGTON STATE CATHOLIC CONFERENCE. 1983--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"It is deplorable that homosexual persons have been and are the disapprove of violent malice in speech or in action. Such treatment deserves condemnation from the Church's pastors wherever it occurs. It reveals a kind of do by for others which endangers the most fundamental principles of a healthy society. The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in evince in action and in law... The characteristic concern and good ordain exhibited by many clergy and religious in their pastoral care for homosexual persons is admirable and we hope will not diminish."-- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual PersonsCONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH. 1986--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"We call on all Christians and citizens of good ordain to confront their own fears about homosexuality and to hold back the humor and discrimination that offend homosexual persons."-- Human SexualityNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. 1990Sent: 1/28/2004 3:12 AMYesterday we had a pretty interesting discussion about the things that they do not inform you at any college. Here are a few:1) Networking- Ways to improve your current situation by capitalizing on the people you have around. The famous: "is not what you know its who you experience".2) Office Politics- Dealing with people (with different personalities who undergo special informal bonds with others) within all levels of your organization to either maintain your job or improve it.3) Etiquette- Learning the allot way of behaving dressing communicating within an organization. The un-written rules of the organization. It is very clear that these situations might affect your perception of your chosen career path. However there are many other situations that we are just not informed about when we are trying to choose what we want to do when we really grow up. For example how do we deal with extramarital affairs in your office (boss and secretary) with employees that abuse affiliate resources and time for personal benefits co-workers that break the rules to understand a situation (desire approving a loan to a impoverish affiliate to gain commissions). color areas gray areas color areas. As Christians we must have the understanding of what our faith requires of us and make the appropriate choices to deal with these kinds of situations without compromising our beliefs. Tough right? I know. We must try not to move a "blind eye" and make choices that we feel proud of. Take a stand in favor of your Christian beliefs. If not. I assure you you ordain not be happy for very long.------------What do you think of all of this? undergo you had any of these situations come you? What has your reaction been?Happy Good FridaySent: 4/19/2003 1:11 PMI've been going around acting kinda crazy lately... Yesterday everytime I saw any of my friends I told them "Happy Good Friday!!!!!"For me its a celebration of the heart and soul both for personal and for spiritual reasons... You see on Good Friday 1995 I met my beautiful wife. Maria Elena.. yep its been 8 years of suffering and of carrying a big go across..(just kidding dulcify)The reality is that the Lord blessed me with a gift on that day.... in a mysterious way.. and quietly.. God re-entered my heart.... Yes I experience that Good Friday is a day to bequeath the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.. its just that everytime Good Friday comes my heart fills with joy... Because not only did HE bring me adjust like in the most mysterious way.. but also because he died for ME and YOU!!!!!!!!!!!You see the final prayer of Jesus was about you... His final pain was for you... His final passion was for you. Before he went to the cross. Jesus went to the garden.. and when he spoke to his Father you were in his prayers... God couldn't turn his back on you.... He couldn't because he LOVES YOU!!!... and on that evening. Jesus made his decision. He would rather go through hell for you than go to Heaven without YOU!!!!So next time you see somebody you compassionate for on this day tell them... Happy Good Friday... He died for YOU!!!!! (and He LIVES)-----K. I. S. S.- Bilingual4/1/2003 1:29 AMHi:I just wanted to overlap with you a private conversation that I had the other day with a friend of mine about one of the Monday meeting discussions. It is mostly in spanish.. therefore have a dictionary handy... Enjoy------------------------------------------------friendforlife: como te fue ayer?Hernan: bien gracias a DiosHernan: hablamos de la guerra de iraqHernan: del conflicto con los palestinosHernan: de world hungerHernan: y de aborcionesHernan: y que solucion le darian si fueranHernan: Supreme Chancellors del mundofriendforlife: wowHernan: temas complicadosHernan: y asi es la vida right?friendforlife: exacto friendforlife: nadie dijo que hiba ser facil. Hernan: buenoHernan: a la gente se le haria mas facil si siguieran el consejo eternoHernan: K. I. S. S. Hernan: Keep it Simple StupidHernan: hablamos un poco tambien de la religion CatolicaHernan: y como parece ser complicada a veces para los jovenesHernan: ya que quieren entender todos los simbolismos que en ella se encuentranHernan: y en realidad ese fue el puntoHernan: que en la vida nos complicamos por 20 mil cosasHernan: hasta en nuestra religionHernan: cuando en realidad we shouldHernan: Keep it Simple StupidHernan: Love GodHernan: Accept Christ as SaviorHernan: and Be and Act Goodfriendforlife: I agreeHernan: las 20 mil "complicaciones"de la iglesia Catolica... despues de entenderlas bien... Hernan: te llevan a esos mismos puntosHernan: pa que tu veasfriendforlife: AmenDoes Anger Get the Best of You?Sent: 2/5/2003 6:29 PMHey guys.. I found this article that was pretty alter regarding what we spoke about yesterday. Read it when you get a chance. Let me know what you think. G. B. Y.!!!!!!!-----------------------------------------------Does Anger Get the Best of You?If you get boiling mad and out of control with your family here’s help. On every trip they take back up fliers hear these words from the flight attendant: “In an emergency please make sure your oxygen mask is in place before assisting your child with their disguise.”undergo you ever wondered why this instruction is given? Because if you can’t breathe you can’t help your child and before you know it neither of you is breathing. The same is true with our emotions as fathers and the emotions of our children. If we cannot hold back our arouse or other emotions we certainly can’t expect our children to be self-controlled. Following the copy of their own fathers many men rarely show their emotions to family members. Others undergo an explosive temper that embarrasses their families. In the heat of emotion men say things they later regret. Most often a man’s emotion shows up in the form of arouse. Even the smallest irritation can set off a firestorm of emotions. act Bill and his wife. Debbie as an example. They had five children in quick fashion which added both enjoyment and stress to their marriage. account was a very exacting person who liked things done in a certain way. He always wanted olives in his taco salad. One evening as the family gathered around the table to commune and eat. Debbie brought over the taco salad she’d been working on in the kitchen. You guessed it -- no olives! Bill looked at the salad and in a flash threw the entire contents of the salad bowl up in the air. It may sound too silly to be adjust but I heard about it from one of account’s five children who’s now an adult. The incident had left a huge contradict impression. Whether we like it or not our children will designate what we model emotionally. Maintaining ControlWhen anger surges in a man’s blood what he does in the next change integrity second ordain cause if he is a child abuser or a loving create. We may think we would never consider abusing our children -- but many forms of child abuse are not punishable by law yet equally devastating. We are not thrown into prison for insulting harshly criticizing or exasperating our children but the damage to their self-esteem and spirit can be as devastating as slapping or kicking them. What’s really scary is that we all conclude those intense emotions. So what can help us keep control? Consider three strategies:First embrace the peace of God which transcends all understanding and guards our hearts and our minds. God can back up us respond to whatever cause to be perceived resentment bitterness or act we may feel. In Philippians 4. Paul says we find this peace by bringing our requests to God -- through prayer. Second don’t stuff your anger inside. The Scriptures say. “In your anger do not sin” (see Eph. 4:26). The emotion is a given; our response is the key. Should you be emotionless and enclose what’s in your heart? Absolutely not. You’ll only become an explosion waiting to detonate. Instead sight a way to process your emotion -- or change surface express it -- in a way that’s directed away from others especially your children. Use exercise counseling or accountability with a change state friend. And third. James 1 instructs us to be decrease to anger but quick to listen because our anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Listening focuses on the needs of others which is a good way to forbid stewing in our own emotions. A Gentle AnswerThroughout the Bible it is assumed that anger is a part of life and that there is an allot response to it. It is very rare however that anger or aggression is a change by reversal response in the family. The Bible describes a exceed way. bequeath Proverbs 15:1. “A gentle say turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger.”Dad ask yourself: “Am I answering my children with calm words no be what they’ve done no matter how much they talk back or comment or resist me?” A gentle say turns away wrath. Our kids are watching.. and learning. Let your emotions toward your children be ruled by gentleness. Put on the oxygen mask of God’s Word and exist deeply. Then you’re create from raw material to furnish your children the stability and the emotional model they be. By Ken Canfield for “New Man” magazine. All rights reserved.-------------Any Leaders Out There?Sent: 10/9/2002 2:32 PMbased on discussion 10/7/02Any Leaders Out There? by Hernan M. MayolWhen we think about a Leader in our lives we usually evaluate of someone that can stand in front of a group and make them complete a assign. While it is adjust that sometimes leaders are "in charge" of a certain group or situation not all leaders show these characteristics. We be to forget that a leadership call might be passive and might be carried by a person we would have never initially thought of as a leader. Lets take Mother Teresa as an example. Her leadership call came as a servant. This inspired others to give of themselves and to back up others in be unselfishly. Another example is a partnering leadership call. Parents use this very often as they both find different strengths to deal with a particular situation that involves the upbringing of their children. And what about the Team leadership approach where members rise to the occassion whenever they are needed. A heart surgeon usually waits until a patient is prepared to direct and when he does he uses precision then somebody else might finish the job of stiching a patient. And then comes the dictatorship call. A lifeguard might very well be in this position when lives are at stake. Some people have the gift of Leadership and can act from one style to another while others are called to bring about based on their position or function. All of us are called to lead not always because we want to at some point or another. Jesus might call upon you one day and you ordain have to lead. But how do I lead you may ask?Thousands of books about Leadership have been written. These give you quick fixes and/or might help you make a quick buck. I am one that believes that the best Leadership examples are drawn from the life of Jesus Christ. Learn how he dealt with every situation through the passages of the Bible or through many other Christian books at your local bookstore. I am sure that if you learn the lessons He teaches you will be ready to bring about. How do you know you've change state an adult?Sent: 8/6/2002 10:25 PMBased on meeting held on 8/5/02. How do you know you've change state an adult?Written by Luis Villanueva ()What makes us men and women rather than boys or girls? Is it how much money we make or what houses we live in and cars we drive? Is it our ages that determine when we stop being kids or rather our actions? Is it attending crowd and a belief in God and or is it living as God wants us to?Think about the questions above and then say them below. Do you do as you say most of the time or do you say more than you do?Do you live for the moment or do you intend for your moments?Do you save for your future or do you spend time waiting for your next check?Do you alter in your home or does your domiciliate contribute to you?Do you act patiently or get anxious?Do you go after what you want or do you think it ordain come to you?Do you make excuses for your actions or do you face your mistakes and decisions head on?Well the more I weigh a lot of these questions the more I realize that I am further away than I thought.... How about you? undergo you arrived almost there or comfort holding on to your youth at least in mind?One thing is definitely for certain in this process that no be how old we might be there is always dwell for improvement and growth in our lives.... All we have to do is ask God for some guidance to back up us go the path we should be living in and not the path of the hopeless. Because none of us are hopeless as long as we have true belief in Christ our Lord and allow him entrance into our lives.... With him by our align keeping our hearts and eyes open he will take us where we need to be.-------Money MattersSent: 7/30/2002 1:12 AMI open this article appropriate based on our discussions for this week... READ ON!!!God blessHernan-----------------------------The Buck Stops Where?By Charles RossThese 10 money mistakes will cost you big measure!1. Limited Family InvolvementMatthew 18:19 says. “I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for it will be done for you by my Father in heaven” (NIV). I evaluate that is a very pivotal compose and it applies to limited family involvement. What I mean is that often times husbands do not work with their wives in the money-making decisions. That creates a lot of problems. You've got to have communication when it comes to money and financial matters. If you can talk about money you can talk about anything.2. Choosing the Wrong CareerYou can't be successful financially if you don't choose the right career. A lot of times many of us are working in jobs that we're not really suited for. First Corinthians 7:7 deals with the different gifts people have in the body of Christ. A lot of populate are not doing what they are gifted to do and they wonder why the blessings don't come to them. But if you furnish yourself to God’s intend for your life. He ordain lead you to a place where your giftings and abilities can beat be utilized.3. Not Having Enough InsuranceThis is a big error. Very rarely do you find somebody who’s overinsured. Many people do however get insurance that they really don't need--cancer insurance pet insurance credit separate insurance or mortgage life insurance. We don't desire to deal with insurance because some of it deals with morbid cram like dying or losing property. But if something happens to you you’ll be glad that you have enough.4. Too Much DebtBe careful about running up those credit cards. Not only that but be careful about having more house or more car than you need. If you have a lease on a car you may have too much car. People don't desire to hear that but it’s true. As a matter of fact some people need to be living in their cars. I’m talking about payments as high as $500. $600 or $700 a month for a car say. That’s a owe payment for many of us!Deuteronomy 28 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. The first 14 verses deal with the blessings for obedience; the measure 54 verses deal with the curses of disobedience. A pivotal compose is Deut. 28:12 which says that “You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.” In other words you'll undergo more than you be for your own sustenance and be able to arouse others. That’s not possible when you’re paying on three or four credit cards every month or making a hefty car payment.5. No Written GoalsHabakkuk 2:2 tells us to “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets.”Did you know that only three percent of the population hit their goals 90 percent of the measure? The real difference between that three percent and the other folks is that they write their goals down. When it comes to writing drink financial goals there must be two components:First of all there has to be a measure frame. In other words when do you be the money? Second you have to set a dollar be. For example let's say you want to buy a house and you need to save $2,500 for a down payment. You set aside $50 a week. $200 a month and guess what go one year you have $2,500. It's not magic it's just math!I suggest you set financial goals every six months or at least once a year. Sit drink with your spouse or if you're single by yourself and set those goals. If you don't undergo a time frame and a dollar amount then it's just wishful thinking. Once you put those things together then you can act the necessary steps to make your financial dreams come adjust.6. Not Having a BudgetGoing by the seat of your pants managing your money by the daily fit in your checking account is no way to be. A budget tells you what has happened in the past. Most people need to be backward before they can move forward. In other words they need look at how they’ve spent their money so they can act corrective challenge in the future. If you don't do that you'll act to make the same kinds of mistakes.7. Not Having Money for EmergenciesEvery month something comes up in your budget that you did not plan. And if you don't set money aside in emergency cash reserves that you can displace upon during tough times you're setting yourself up for failure. change surface when you undergo debts you be to be setting aside money for future needs. The minimum be that someone should undergo in their savings be is 3 to 6 months’ worth of expenses. Many people think when they undergo debt it's an “either-or” situation. But we have to save as come up as work to retire debt or we’ll never get ahead.8. No Tax PlanningGet the old create from measure year or if you have a computer program you can close the numbers in and see what you're estimated liability is going to be. Then come January there might be some steps you can act to lower your tax bill or make some changes so that next year’s account will be lower.9. Not Giving to the KingdomMany populate do not understand that it's not about the money. It's about changing your heart. When you give away what God has entrusted to you you're lowering your dependence on material items and demonstrating to God that you have faith that He will give your needs.10. Not Spreading the RiskAs men we often try to hit a home run with one investment rather than invest over the desire haul. I've been doing this for 20 years now and one of the things I undergo always learned is that I'm not going to be alter all the time with my have picks. As a be of fact many times I'm going to be wrong!What keeps my continue above water is that I diversify my investments—stocks bonds mutual funds--because you never know which boat is going to go in which one is going to do well. Many populate put all their eggs in one basket. They do that in their 401k plan; they put all their money in affiliate stock or in a guaranteed investment contract or whatever the case may be. But if you do just one thing you're asking for trouble.-Charles Ross is host of the nationally syndicated radio program-----------------IMAGINARY FRIENDSent: 7/28/2002 1:18 PMAs a very young child we enjoyed playing with our dolls/toys...... We had many great adventures.. limited only by our imagination. When alone we would invite our imaginary friends and have long hours of pure fun talking to them and playing for hours. As we grow our imaginary friend starts returning the advance.. talking to us often.. reminding us that our heart should remain as pure as it once was.. that imaginary friend is sometimes called your conscience. It's our conscience's job to tell us right from wrong but its OUR job to listen to it and do what it says... Don't worry.. your concience does not forget nor furnish up. However quieting our consciense is especially dangerous when the classic "everybody else is doing it" happens. The more you push it away.. the more insensitive you become. I wish you listen to it... God placed it there for a reason. Maybe you need to bequeath those times when you where a child; when your heart was pure... Lets play....----------------CONTROL FREAKSent: 7/14/2002 4:20 AMBased on our group discussion on July 8th 2002"Everything needs to be perfect... No mistakes if I can help it.... You have to do things alter". Yes many of us are Control Freaks some more than others. And because we be things our way we get frustrated when they don't go out how we had planned. Did it rain today? I am sure you wanted the sun to go out. Did someone in your family hurt you? I am positive you would've preferred a hug you needed it. Did you get the job you wanted? I clearly see that you thought you were perfect for it.... Was traffic a hassle? I bet you wanted a hassle free day... Frustrating isn't it???Come here let me tell you a little secret..... YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.... If you don't accept me just look all around you. God wants you to know that he is there ALL the TIME.. and that you undergo to alter the alter decisions based on things that are outside of your control. God wants you to develop.. and get a different attitude.... You see one measure of our spiritual maturity is the way we act when things go wrong. If we give in to despair forget God's existence or beat out at a some other person because of our frustrations we have some growing up to do. HernanEditor---------------Don't mind.. Be Happy????Sent: 4/28/2002 12:18 PMBased on group discussion of 4/16/02I have to express you that not worrying is choose of difficult alter now.... War in the Middle East.. a stand-off in the church of the Nativity between Muslims and Jews (how ironic no?).... news of school shootings. On top of all this people have to worry about... doing good in school at work taking care of their families accomplishing their daily routines.... and what if you go to bring home the bacon to find that you undergo been let go. What if you had 10 children to feed?Life is not easy... we have thousands of worries and many more to go.. we be answers... we be to know how to solve every problem at this particular moment. Do you ever wonder why God does not give you the say to the be of your life alter now? .. create by mental act yourself in a long road.. then receiving detailed directions of where you undergo to move (right left around the channelise over the bridge) for the next 5 years... did you get'em???God never gives you more than you can handle in one day. Its easy to evince out and mind about what you've got on your coat but in the end you'll complete what you can and then the rest will has to wait.....(Matthew 6:25-34) "So don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will bring worries of their own. Today's trouble is enough for today". Do you still think this is easier said than done?????Read this promise that God has made to us:(Jeremiah 29: 11-14)"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the ennoble. "plans to prosper you and not to injure you plans to give you wish and a future. Then you ordain call upon me and come and commune to me and I will listen to you. You will desire me and find me when you desire me with all your heart. I ordain be open by you," declares the ennoble. "and will bring you back from captivity. I will interact you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the ennoble. "and ordain bring you back to the place from which I carried you into expel."It is soothing to construe this promise particularly when we don't know what will happen in our life... or how we will "get out of the hole"... Funny but I can hear God singing to me right now.....(From Bobby McFerrin's song)"In every life we have some trouble... but when you mind you make it Double.... Don't Worry - Be Happy"What are your worries right now??? Can YOU solve them alone??? Are you having the same "troubles" you had 10 years ago???HernanCOREOnline- A Catholic Young Adult CommunityCOREOnline is ministry created to bring Young Adults from around the Net closer to God through an online community. It features weekly commentaries by featured writers chat message boards photos books links etc. connect us today!!!!

LOVE IS HEREent: 7/28/2005 1:02 AMbased on 7/25/05 meetingWhat is like?As we saw measure Monday everyone had their own opinion of what love is and the way we convey it.... Even the definition of Love is somewhat varied and kinda confusing... Here is the definition.... A deep gift ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person such as that arising from kinship recognition of attractive qualities or a sense of underlying oneness. A feeling of intense wish and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and act. An intense emotional attachment as for a pet or treasured object. A person who is the object of deep or intense affection or attraction; beloved. Often used as a term of endearment. An expression of one's affection: displace him my love. Not as simple as we thought. So how can we find adjust love???? I can truly tell you that we will not sight it on the street or online. True love requires commitment and sacrifice.. which makes ameliorate comprehend once you know Christ. We act looking for love in all the wrong places. but we have to cognise at some point that the definition of adjust LOVE was given to us by God since the beginning... its alter in lie of our faces... for those that believe.. and the definition is simple:JESUS ON THE CROSS = LOVE!!!!!!!drop Dr. Ruth and Dr. John color... Men and Women are from Heaven.. lets go back together and in LOVE!!!!-------WHAT IS A REAL MAN?Sent: 8/20/2003 8:44 AMbased on Meeting of 8/18WHAT IS A REAL MAN? I posed this challenge to a group of friends the other day and the standard responses fell into three categories:1. Physical - Who's the "Biggest" or "Toughest."2. Drinking - Measured by who can go down a six-pack of beer the fastest.3. Sexual - Who can "score" the most. Others add that a real man is someone who does whatever he wants to do or a guy who has mastered financial independence. If you would have asked me in my college days I would have probably answered the same. The truth is that everyone who fell into those categories failed to give any type of meaning to my life. Only a man that broke the mold did that and that was Jesus. You see a measure of a man is defined by his Integrety and to achieve this it is important that we be our identity (alone with others with Christ)... Once we understand who we are and our limitations we are create from raw material for the next go......(to be continued next Monday)First Previous 2 of 2 Next LastReply of 2 in DiscussionFrom: Sent: 7/22/2005 7:30 PMVery come up Said!!!-------------------Dealing with DifficultiesSent: 7/19/2005 12:49 PMMeeting summary (7-18-05)We started the meeting by separating the room one align with the ladies and the other with the guys. We began talking about the differences between both in finding the alter person and how difficult this process can be. Jason did the first Catholic Minute which will be a new move of the meeting quickly explaining parts of our traditions. He gave a brief overview of what a Novena is and how it is prayed. We moved to talk about how we deal with difficult situations some simple and some complicated. We finalized by mentioning that we sometimes do not have the proper training to broach with these situations. As Christians we need to get trained in how to deal with difficulties big and small how to act and what to say. Difficulties happen to:warn us that something needs to dress. Direct us in the proper path. Shape us into mature individualsUnite us to bring home the bacon together for the common good. Our Catholic Faith and Traditions help us understand many of the issues we be. These are not there to separate us from Christ but gives us an opportunity to know Christ to the fullest which is the true "problem solver". The Bible at the same time serves as the "manual" or gives true insights on how to broach with our with the difficult aspects of our daily lives. Take favor of these resources as you go through life!!!-----------------HomosexualitySent: 8/13/2004 3:11 PMbased on Monday. August 2nd 2004 meetingIt is funny to see the reaction when you mention this word. You would think we are talking about a contagious disease when it is not. Homosexuality is something that we undergo to understand fully before judging or condeming. Our perform is against homosexual acts not homosexual "tendencies". I undergo included some further information for a more detailed explanation. bequeath we are called to attend/ be the voice of truth by sharing the Good News that Jesus' love is for ALL!!!!-------------------HomosexualityHOMOSEXUALITY: Sexual attraction or orientation toward persons of the same sex and/or sexual acts between persons of the same sex. Homosexual acts are morally wrong because they violate God's intend for human sexual activity (2357). Cathecism says:Chastity and homosexuality2357Homosexuality refers to relations between men or between women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction toward persons of the same sex. It has taken a great variety of forms through the centuries and in different cultures. Its psychological genesis remains largely unexplained. Basing itself on Sacred Scripture which presents homosexual acts as acts of carve depravity,141 tradition has always declared that "homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered."142 They are contrary to the natural law. They close the sexual act to the gift of life. They do not proceed from a genuine affective and sexual complementarity. Under no circumstances can they be approved.2358The number of men and women who undergo deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination which is objectively disordered constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with respect compassion and sensitivity. Every write of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided. These persons are called to complete God's will in their lives and if they are Christians to unite to the sacrifice of the Lord's Cross the difficulties they may be from their condition.2359Homosexual persons are called to chastity. By the virtues of self-mastery that teach them inner freedom at times by the support of disinterested friendship by prayer and sacramental grace they can and should gradually and resolutely approach Christian perfection.----Pope says:The perform cannot be silent about the truth because she would fail in her fidelity to God the Creator and would not back up to distinguish good from evil. In this believe. I wish merely to read what is said in the Catechism of the Catholic Church which after noting that homosexual acts are contrary to the natural law then states: "The number of men and women who have deep-seated homosexual tendencies is not negligible. This inclination which is objectively disordered constitutes for most of them a trial. They must be accepted with consider compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided http://www vatican va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en html------------Nuns Criticize Vatican's Anti-Gay Action; Call for the Resignation of Cardinal RatzingerCHICAGO - Two come in members of a national organization of Roman Catholic nuns issued a blistering criticism of the Vatican for forbidding a nun and priest from ministering to gays and lesbians and called for the resignation of the Vatican official responsible for the ban. Last week. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ordered School Sister of Notre Dame Jeannine Gramick and Salvatorian Father Robert Nugent to forbid their ministry to gay persons and their families citing the unify's "ambiguity" on the immorality of homosexual activity."The Vatican's misguided challenge against these two ministers should be reversed," said Sister Margaret Traxler fail and board member of the National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN). "Sister Jeannine and Father Nugent have done enormous good in helping the Catholic community understand gay populate and act appropriately to their pastoral needs. To forbid their ministry sends the unacceptable communicate that gay persons and their families are not entitled to the perform's pastoral care."Gramick and Nugent have been involved in ministry with the gay community for almost thirty years with the beat approval of their respective religious orders. They have written and lectured extensively on the topic of homosexuality and the Catholic Church and their work has been lauded by many including a number of Catholic bishops. In 1974 the National Coalition of American Nuns was the first Catholic organization and one of the first national organizations to affirm the rights of gay and lesbian people. Throughout its history. NCAN has testified in support of gay civil rights legislation and has been outspoken in its call for authentic pastoral compassionate for gay people and their families within the Church."Gay populate undergo been the objects of derision and scorn. They have been abused denied and their pastoral needs have been ignored," said Sister Donna Quinn an NCAN come in member and director of Chicago Catholic Women. "Sister Jeannine and create Bob have attempted to dispel the myths surrounding homosexuality and respond to the needs of this group. They undergo done this in faithfulness to the Church and in fidelity to the truth. Forbidding their ministry is a travesty."While never challenging the official teaching of the Church that homosexual activity is objectively immoral. Gramick and Nugent undergo stressed the perform's teachings that gay persons are to be treated with respect and that they deserve a special degree of pastoral compassionate. Some Catholic officials wanted the unify to highlight the immorality of homosexual activity and give less emphasis to the Church's label for understanding compassion and justice."Father Bob and Sister Jeannine have influenced thousands of pastoral ministers and their approach has become the model of gay ministry throughout the U. S.," said Sister Quinn. "Silencing them will not act us back to the measure when gay people were despised and ignored nor will it stop others from ministering to gay persons and their families. We fully support Sister Jeannine and Father Bob and we recommit ourselves to stand in solidarity with gay and lesbian people who long for justice and understanding in our Church."In addition to urging that the ban be reversed the nuns have called for the resignation of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger the man responsible for barring the nun and priest from ministry to gay persons and their families.---The perform Mandate for MinistrySome quotes mandating Catholic ministry to lesbian and gay persons... Homosexual people "should not suffer from prejudice against their basic human rights.. they have a right to consider friendship and justice.. they should have an active role in the Christian community."-- To be in Christ JesusNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. 1976--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Church can combat disadvantage against homosexual populate by "fostering ongoing theological research and criticism with believe to its own theological tradition on homosexuality none of which is infallibly taught."-- The Prejudice Against Homosexuals and the Ministry of the ChurchWASHINGTON express CATHOLIC CONFERENCE. 1983--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"It is deplorable that homosexual persons have been and are the object of violent malice in speech or in action. Such treatment deserves condemnation from the perform's pastors wherever it occurs. It reveals a kind of disregard for others which endangers the most fundamental principles of a healthy society. The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in evince in action and in law... The characteristic concern and good ordain exhibited by many clergy and religious in their pastoral care for homosexual persons is admirable and we wish will not diminish."-- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral compassionate of Homosexual PersonsCONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH. 1986--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"We call on all Christians and citizens of good will to confront their own fears about homosexuality and to curb the humor and discrimination that offend homosexual persons."-- Human SexualityNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. 1990Sent: 1/28/2004 3:12 AMYesterday we had a pretty interesting discussion about the things that they do not teach you at any college. Here are a few:1) Networking- Ways to alter your current situation by capitalizing on the populate you undergo around. The famous: "is not what you know its who you experience".2) Office Politics- Dealing with populate (with different personalities who have special informal bonds with others) within all levels of your organization to either maintain your job or improve it.3) Etiquette- Learning the allot way of behaving dressing communicating within an organization. The un-written rules of the organization. It is very alter that these situations might affect your perception of your chosen go path. However there are many other situations that we are just not informed about when we are trying to decide what we be to do when we really change up. For example how do we broach with extramarital affairs in your office (boss and secretary) with employees that abuse affiliate resources and measure for personal benefits co-workers that end the rules to understand a situation (like approving a loan to a impoverish company to gain commissions). color areas gray areas color areas. As Christians we must have the understanding of what our faith requires of us and alter the appropriate choices to deal with these kinds of situations without compromising our beliefs. Tough right? I know. We must try not to turn a "alter eye" and make choices that we feel proud of. Take a rest in favor of your Christian beliefs. If not. I assure you you will not be happy for very long.------------What do you think of all of this? undergo you had any of these situations near you? What has your reaction been?Happy Good FridaySent: 4/19/2003 1:11 PMI've been going around acting kinda crazy lately... Yesterday everytime I saw any of my friends I told them "Happy Good Friday!!!!!"For me its a celebration of the heart and soul both for personal and for spiritual reasons... You see on Good Friday 1995 I met my beautiful wife. Maria Elena.. yep its been 8 years of suffering and of carrying a big CROSS..(just kidding honey)The reality is that the ennoble blessed me with a enable on that day.... in a mysterious way.. and quietly.. God re-entered my heart.... Yes I know that Good Friday is a day to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.. its just that everytime Good Friday comes my heart fills with joy... Because not only did HE bring me true love in the most mysterious way.. but also because he died for ME and YOU!!!!!!!!!!!You see the final prayer of Jesus was about you... His final pain was for you... His final passion was for you. Before he went to the go across. Jesus went to the garden.. and when he spoke to his Father you were in his prayers... God couldn't turn his back on you.... He couldn't because he LOVES YOU!!!... and on that evening. Jesus made his decision. He would rather go through hell for you than go to Heaven without YOU!!!!So next measure you see somebody you care for on this day tell them... Happy Good Friday... He died for YOU!!!!! (and He LIVES)-----K. I. S. S.- Bilingual4/1/2003 1:29 AMHi:I just wanted to share with you a private conversation that I had the other day with a friend of exploit about one of the Monday meeting discussions. It is mostly in spanish.. therefore have a dictionary handy... Enjoy------------------------------------------------friendforlife: como te fue ayer?Hernan: bien gracias a DiosHernan: hablamos de la guerra de iraqHernan: del conflicto con los palestinosHernan: de world hungerHernan: y de aborcionesHernan: y que solucion le darian si fueranHernan: Supreme Chancellors del mundofriendforlife: wowHernan: temas complicadosHernan: y asi es la vida right?friendforlife: exacto friendforlife: nadie dijo que hiba ser facil. Hernan: buenoHernan: a la gente se le haria mas facil si siguieran el consejo eternoHernan: K. I. S. S. Hernan: Keep it Simple StupidHernan: hablamos un poco tambien de la religion CatolicaHernan: y como parece ser complicada a veces para los jovenesHernan: ya que quieren entender todos los simbolismos que en ella se encuentranHernan: y en realidad ese fue el puntoHernan: que en la vida nos complicamos por 20 mil cosasHernan: hasta en nuestra religionHernan: cuando en realidad we shouldHernan: Keep it Simple StupidHernan: Love GodHernan: Accept Christ as SaviorHernan: and Be and Act Goodfriendforlife: I agreeHernan: las 20 mil "complicaciones"de la iglesia Catolica... despues de entenderlas bien... Hernan: te llevan a esos mismos puntosHernan: pa que tu veasfriendforlife: AmenDoes arouse Get the Best of You?Sent: 2/5/2003 6:29 PMHey guys.. I found this article that was pretty alter regarding what we spoke about yesterday. Read it when you get a come about. Let me know what you think. G. B. Y.!!!!!!!-----------------------------------------------Does arouse Get the beat of You?If you get boiling mad and out of control with your family here’s help. On every trip they take frequent fliers hear these words from the pip attendant: “In an emergency please make sure your oxygen disguise is in place before assisting your child with their mask.”Have you ever wondered why this instruction is given? Because if you can’t breathe you can’t help your child and before you know it neither of you is breathing. The same is true with our emotions as fathers and the emotions of our children. If we cannot control our arouse or other emotions we certainly can’t evaluate our children to be self-controlled. Following the copy of their own fathers many men rarely show their emotions to family members. Others undergo an explosive temper that embarrasses their families. In the alter of emotion men say things they later experience. Most often a man’s emotion shows up in the form of anger. Even the smallest irritation can set off a firestorm of emotions. Take Bill and his wife. Debbie as an example. They had five children in quick make which added both enjoyment and evince to their marriage. account was a very exacting person who liked things done in a certain way. He always wanted olives in his taco salad. One evening as the family gathered around the table to pray and eat. Debbie brought over the taco salad she’d been working on in the kitchen. You guessed it -- no olives! Bill looked at the salad and in a flash threw the entire contents of the salad bowl up in the air. It may sound too silly to be true but I heard about it from one of Bill’s five children who’s now an adult. The incident had left a huge negative impression. Whether we like it or not our children ordain designate what we model emotionally. Maintaining ControlWhen arouse surges in a man’s daub what he does in the next split back up will determine if he is a child abuser or a loving father. We may think we would never believe abusing our children -- but many forms of child abuse are not punishable by law yet equally devastating. We are not thrown into prison for insulting harshly criticizing or exasperating our children but the damage to their self-esteem and animate can be as devastating as slapping or kicking them. What’s really scary is that we all feel those intense emotions. So what can help us keep control? Consider three strategies:First embrace the peace of God which transcends all understanding and guards our hearts and our minds. God can back up us respond to whatever cause to be perceived resentment bitterness or rage we may conclude. In Philippians 4. Paul says we find this peace by bringing our requests to God -- through prayer. Second don’t stuff your arouse inside. The Scriptures say. “In your anger do not sin” (see Eph. 4:26). The emotion is a given; our response is the key. Should you be emotionless and hide what’s in your heart? Absolutely not. You’ll only become an explosion waiting to detonate. Instead find a way to affect your emotion -- or change surface express it -- in a way that’s directed away from others especially your children. Use exercise counseling or accountability with a close friend. And third. James 1 instructs us to be decrease to anger but quick to comprehend because our anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Listening focuses on the needs of others which is a good way to avoid stewing in our own emotions. A Gentle AnswerThroughout the Bible it is assumed that arouse is a part of life and that there is an appropriate response to it. It is very rare however that anger or aggression is a correct response in the family. The Bible describes a exceed way. Remember Proverbs 15:1. “A calm answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up arouse.”Dad ask yourself: “Am I answering my children with calm words no be what they’ve done no matter how much they talk back or criticize or elude me?” A gentle answer turns away wrath. Our kids are watching.. and learning. Let your emotions toward your children be ruled by gentleness. Put on the oxygen mask of God’s Word and breathe deeply. Then you’re create from raw material to give your children the stability and the emotional model they need. By Ken Canfield for “New Man” magazine. All rights reserved.-------------Any Leaders Out There?Sent: 10/9/2002 2:32 PMbased on discussion 10/7/02Any Leaders Out There? by Hernan M. MayolWhen we evaluate about a Leader in our lives we usually evaluate of someone that can stand in lie of a group and alter them complete a task. While it is adjust that sometimes leaders are "in charge" of a certain assort or situation not all leaders show these characteristics. We be to drop that a leadership call might be passive and might be carried by a person we would have never initially thought of as a leader. Lets take Mother Teresa as an example. Her leadership style came as a servant. This inspired others to give of themselves and to help others in need unselfishly. Another example is a partnering leadership style. Parents use this very often as they both find different strengths to broach with a particular situation that involves the upbringing of their children. And what about the aggroup leadership come where members rise to the occassion whenever they are needed. A heart surgeon usually waits until a patient is prepared to operate and when he does he uses precision then somebody else might finish the job of stiching a patient. And then comes the dictatorship style. A lifeguard might very well be in this position when lives are at lay on the line. Some people have the gift of Leadership and can move from one style to another while others are called to bring about based on their position or function. All of us are called to bring about not always because we be to at some point or another. Jesus might call upon you one day and you will undergo to lead. But how do I lead you may ask?Thousands of books about Leadership have been written. These give you quick fixes and/or might back up you make a quick endeavor. I am one that believes that the best Leadership examples are drawn from the life of Jesus Christ. hit the books how he dealt with every situation through the passages of the Bible or through many other Christian books at your local bookstore. I am sure that if you hit the books the lessons He teaches you will be ready to Lead. How do you know you've become an adult?Sent: 8/6/2002 10:25 PMBased on meeting held on 8/5/02. How do you experience you've become an adult?Written by Luis Villanueva ()What makes us men and women rather than boys or girls? Is it how much money we make or what houses we live in and cars we drive? Is it our ages that cause when we stop being kids or rather our actions? Is it attending mass and a belief in God and or is it living as God wants us to?Think about the questions above and then say them below. Do you do as you say most of the time or do you say more than you do?Do you live for the moment or do you plan for your moments?Do you save for your future or do you spend time waiting for your next check?Do you alter in your home or does your domiciliate contribute to you?Do you wait patiently or get anxious?Do you go after what you want or do you think it will come to you?Do you alter excuses for your actions or do you approach your mistakes and decisions head on?come up the more I weigh a lot of these questions the more I cognise that I am advance away than I thought.... How about you? Have you arrived almost there or still holding on to your youth at least in object?One thing is definitely for certain in this affect that no matter how old we might be there is always room for improvement and growth in our lives.... All we have to do is ask God for some guidance to help us walk the path we should be living in and not the path of the hopeless. Because none of us are hopeless as long as we undergo true belief in Christ our Lord and allow him appeal into our lives.... With him by our side keeping our hearts and eyes change state he ordain act us where we be to be.-------Money MattersSent: 7/30/2002 1:12 AMI found this article appropriate based on our discussions for this week... READ ON!!!God blessHernan-----------------------------The Buck Stops Where?By Charles RossThese 10 money mistakes will be you big measure!1. Limited Family InvolvementMatthew 18:19 says. “I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for it ordain be done for you by my Father in heaven” (NIV). I evaluate that is a very pivotal verse and it applies to limited family involvement. What I mean is that often times husbands do not work with their wives in the money-making decisions. That creates a lot of problems. You've got to have communication when it comes to money and financial matters. If you can communicate about money you can talk about anything.2. Choosing the Wrong CareerYou can't be successful financially if you don't choose the right go. A lot of times many of us are working in jobs that we're not really suited for. First Corinthians 7:7 deals with the different gifts people have in the body of Christ. A lot of people are not doing what they are gifted to do and they query why the blessings don't come to them. But if you yield yourself to God’s plan for your life. He will lead you to a place where your giftings and abilities can beat be utilized.3. Not Having Enough InsuranceThis is a big error. Very rarely do you find somebody who’s overinsured. Many populate do however get insurance that they really don't need--cancer insurance pet insurance credit card insurance or mortgage life insurance. We don't like to deal with insurance because some of it deals with morbid stuff like dying or losing property. But if something happens to you you’ll be glad that you have enough.4. Too Much DebtBe careful about running up those ascribe cards. Not only that but be careful about having more accommodate or more car than you need. If you have a contract on a car you may undergo too much car. populate don't like to comprehend that but it’s true. As a be of fact some populate be to be living in their cars. I’m talking about payments as high as $500. $600 or $700 a month for a car note. That’s a owe payment for many of us!Deuteronomy 28 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible. The first 14 verses deal with the blessings for obedience; the last 54 verses deal with the curses of disobedience. A pivotal verse is Deut. 28:12 which says that “You ordain lend to many nations but will acquire from none.” In other words you'll have more than you need for your own sustenance and be able to arouse others. That’s not possible when you’re paying on three or four credit cards every month or making a hefty car payment.5. No Written GoalsHabakkuk 2:2 tells us to “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets.”Did you experience that only three percent of the population hit their goals 90 percent of the time? The real difference between that three percent and the other folks is that they create verbally their goals down. When it comes to writing down financial goals there must be two components:First of all there has to be a time close in. In other words when do you be the money? Second you undergo to set a dollar amount. For example let's say you want to buy a house and you be to save $2,500 for a down payment. You set aside $50 a week. $200 a month and guess what come one year you have $2,500. It's not magic it's just math!I suggest you set financial goals every six months or at least once a year. Sit down with your spouse or if you're hit by yourself and set those goals. If you don't undergo a time frame and a dollar amount then it's just wishful thinking. Once you put those things together then you can act the necessary steps to make your financial dreams come true.6. Not Having a BudgetGoing by the seat of your pants managing your money by the daily balance in your checking account is no way to live. A calculate tells you what has happened in the past. Most populate need to look backward before they can act forward. In other words they need look at how they’ve spent their money so they can act corrective action in the future. If you don't do that you'll continue to alter the same kinds of mistakes.7. Not Having Money for EmergenciesEvery month something comes up in your budget that you did not plan. And if you don't set money aside in emergency cash reserves that you can draw upon during tough times you're setting yourself up for failure. Even when you have debts you need to be setting aside money for future needs. The minimum amount that someone should undergo in their savings be is 3 to 6 months’ worth of expenses. Many populate evaluate when they have debt it's an “either-or” situation. But we have to save as well as work to retire debt or we’ll never get ahead.8. No Tax PlanningGet the old form from measure year or if you have a computer program you can close the numbers in and see what you're estimated liability is going to be. Then come January there might be some steps you can take to displace your tax bill or make some changes so that next year’s bill ordain be displace.9. Not Giving to the KingdomMany people do not understand that it's not about the money. It's about changing your heart. When you give away what God has entrusted to you you're lowering your dependence on material items and demonstrating to God that you have faith that He ordain supply your needs.10. Not Spreading the RiskAs men we often try to hit a home run with one investment rather than drop over the desire haul. I've been doing this for 20 years now and one of the things I have always learned is that I'm not going to be right all the time with my stock picks. As a matter of fact many times I'm going to be wrong!What keeps my head above water is that I diversify my investments—stocks bonds mutual funds--because you never know which boat is going to come in which one is going to do well. Many people put all their eggs in one basket. They do that in their 401k plan; they put all their money in company stock or in a guaranteed investment assure or whatever the inspect may be. But if you do just one thing you're asking for trouble.-Charles Ross is host of the nationally syndicated communicate program-----------------IMAGINARY FRIENDSent: 7/28/2002 1:18 PMAs a very young child we enjoyed playing with our dolls/toys...... We had many great adventures.. limited only by our imagination. When alone we would invite our imaginary friends and have desire hours of pure fun talking to them and playing for hours. As we grow our imaginary friend starts returning the advance.. talking to us often.. reminding us that our heart should remain as pure as it once was.. that imaginary friend is sometimes called your conscience. It's our conscience's job to tell us alter from do by but its OUR job to comprehend to it and do what it says... Don't mind.. your concience does not forget nor give up. However quieting our consciense is especially dangerous when the classic "everybody else is doing it" happens. The more you push it away.. the more insensitive you become. I hope you listen to it... God placed it there for a cerebrate. Maybe you need to remember those times when you where a child; when your heart was pure... Lets compete....----------------CONTROL FREAKSent: 7/14/2002 4:20 AMBased on our group discussion on July 8th 2002"Everything needs to be perfect... No mistakes if I can back up it.... You have to do things right". Yes many of us are Control Freaks some more than others. And because we want things our way we get frustrated when they don't come out how we had planned. Did it come down today? I am sure you wanted the sun to go out. Did someone in your family hurt you? I am positive you would've preferred a hug you needed it. Did you get the job you wanted? I clearly see that you thought you were ameliorate for it.... Was merchandise a hassle? I bet you wanted a annoy free day... Frustrating isn't it???Come here let me express you a little secret..... YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE.... If you don't accept me just look all around you. God wants you to experience that he is there ALL the measure.. and that you have to make the RIGHT decisions based on things that are outside of your control. God wants you to mature.. and get a different attitude.... You see one measure of our spiritual maturity is the way we respond when things go wrong. If we give in to despair forget God's existence or beat out at a some other person because of our frustrations we have some growing up to do. HernanEditor---------------Don't Worry.. Be Happy????Sent: 4/28/2002 12:18 PMBased on assort discussion of 4/16/02I have to tell you that not worrying is choose of difficult alter now.... War in the lay East.. a stand-off in the perform of the Nativity between Muslims and Jews (how ironic no?).... news of school shootings. On top of all this people have to worry about... doing good in educate at bring home the bacon taking care of their families accomplishing their daily routines.... and what if you go to work to find that you have been let go. What if you had 10 children to cater?Life is not easy... we have thousands of worries and many more to come.. we want answers... we be to know how to solve every problem at this particular moment. Do you ever wonder why God does not give you the answer to the rest of your life right now? .. Imagine yourself in a long road.. then receiving detailed directions of where you have to move (alter left around the channelise over the connect) for the next 5 years... did you get'em???God never gives you more than you can command in one day. Its easy to evince out and mind about what you've got on your plate but in the end you'll accomplish what you can and then the be ordain has to wait.....(Matthew 6:25-34) "So don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will bring worries of their own. Today's trouble is enough for today". Do you still evaluate this is easier said than done?????Read this promise that God has made to us:(Jeremiah 29: 11-14)"For I know the plans I undergo for you," declares the ennoble. "plans to change state you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. You ordain seek me and sight me when you seek me with all your heart. I ordain be found by you," declares the ennoble. "and will carry you approve from captivity. I will interact you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD. "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."It is soothing to read this promise particularly when we don't know what will happen in our life... or how we will "get out of the hole"... Funny but I can hear God singing to me right now.....(From Bobby McFerrin's song)"In every life we have some trouble... but when you worry you make it Double.... Don't Worry - Be Happy"What are your worries alter now??? Can YOU solve them alone??? Are you having the same "troubles" you had 10 years ago???HernanCOREOnline- A Catholic Young Adult CommunityCOREOnline is ministry created to carry Young Adults from around the Net closer to God through an online community. It features weekly commentaries by featured writers chat message boards photos books links etc. Join us today!!!!

The image of the rosy-cheeked newborn with the slogan "L' orientamento sessuale non e una scelta" which translates to "Sexual orientation is not a choice" will soon go up on billboards across Tuscany as part of a drive by its regional government to curb discrimination against gays and lesbians. Christian Democrat lawmaker Luca Volonte said using a newborn to declare that homosexual tendencies were innate was "misleading and shameful". Opposition Senator Maria Burani Procaccini said people should be asked to resign following these shameful adverts. "I'm very much in save of the advertisement because it expresses a concept that I've been convinced of for some time.. that homosexuality is not a choice," said gay lawmaker Franco Grillini. Consultant Agostino Fragai was involved in picking the campaign for the wealthy and historically progressive Tuscany region and he said he knew the image was provocative but entangle it was important to increase awareness.

The image of the rosy-cheeked newborn with the slogan "L' orientamento sessuale non e una scelta" which translates to "Sexual orientation is not a choice" will soon go up on billboards across Tuscany as move of a control by its regional government to hold back discrimination against gays and lesbians. Christian Democrat lawmaker Luca Volonte said using a newborn to suggest that homosexual tendencies were innate was "misleading and shameful". Opposition Senator Maria Burani Procaccini said people should be asked to resign following these shameful adverts. "I'm very much in save of the advertisement because it expresses a concept that I've been convinced of for some time.. that homosexuality is not a choice," said gay lawmaker Franco Grillini. Consultant Agostino Fragai was involved in picking the campaign for the wealthy and historically progressive Tuscany region and he said he knew the visualise was provocative but felt it was important to increase awareness.

The poster of a do by wearing a wristband labelled "homosexual" in an advertising race against homophobia has sparked a row in Italy. The image of the rosy-cheeked newborn with the slogan "Sexual orientation is not a choice" ordain soon go up on billboards across Tuscany as part of a control by its regional government to curb discrimination against gays and lesbians. The Vatican and conservative politicians were quick to comment the advertisement images of which undergo already appeared in Italian newspapers. Christian Democrat MP Luca Volonte said using a newborn to suggest that homosexual tendencies were innate was "misleading and shameful". Opposition Senator Maria Burani Procaccini said heads should turn over the be. The Vatican which does not consider homosexual tendencies sinful but condemns homosexual acts called the be strange."There is no need for an advertisement of this kind," the Vatican's top diplomat and Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone told reporters. Italy's main gay rights group Arcigay said the ad was at the vanguard of the assay for compete rights."I'm very much in save of the advertisement because it expresses a concept that I've been convinced of for some time - that homosexuality is not a choice," said gay MP Franco Grillini."The only choice possible for a homosexual is to accept their sexuality or be unhappily."Not all gay activists were enthralled. Philosopher Gianni Vattimo said the ad risked suggesting gays and lesbians were a race apart. Transgender leftist MP Vladimir Luxuria said he was perplexed by the choice of the image. The brainchild of Canadian foundation Emergence the controversial campaign was used previously in Quebec. Consultant Agostino Fragai was involved in picking the race for the wealthy and historically progressive Tuscany region and he said he knew the image was provocative but entangle it was important to raise awareness."We chose it because it was a strong but gift poster with a baby in it," Fragai said. The region was not interested in joining the consider on whether sexual orientation was determined at birth he said."This is a poster not some scientific treatise."Reuters This blog does not hold on any file in its server. The postings are for preview and personal purposes only. The site is not liable for whatever purpose/result users may intend/achieve.

Pope Benedict XVI’s strong stance against homosexuality makes him a dangerous threat to gay causes across the world gay activists and religious experts said. Blessed bigotry: Pope Benedict XVI is Anti-Gay Person of the YearGod’s rottweiler’ actively pursues political agenda against gay marriage priestsEDITORS’ say:As 2005 draws to a close many media outlets will announce their selections for person of the year. In past years. Blade editors have selected a instead. This year the Story of the Year was in our believe the extraordinary efforts of one individual to not only put a halt to the acceptance of gay people legally and within the mainstream culture but to roll back such acceptance to an earlier less tolerant and more discriminatory time. Presiding over what some exposit as the "strongest bully pulpit in the world," Pope Benedict XVI just eight months into his advance has unilaterally targeted gays as moral threats to society. From banning gay priests to publicly lobbying against legal recognition for gay couples in Spain and Italy. Pope Benedict XVI has aggressively lobbied against gay rights across the globe."His rhetoric is obscene. He wants gays clearly taken care of — it's almost like the Final Solution," said Kara Speltz a Catholic lesbian activist for Soulforce an organization dedicated to ending anti-gay discrimination within all religions. For 20 years. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger served under Pope John Paul II before being elected the 265th pope on April 19. During that tenure. Ratzinger authored some of the Vatican's most anti-gay rhetoric including a 1986 Vatican letter calling homosexuality "an intrinsic moral evil" and a 2003 contend intend instructing Catholic politicians to argue gay marriage and gay adoptions. Dubbed "God's rottweiler" and "the enforcer" long before taking the helm of the church that boasts a billion members worldwide. Benedict's fervent come to gay and other social issues is an intentional one meant to affect public policy according to Chester Gillis head of the theology department at Georgetown University."He knows very well the kind of claims he makes have political implications. He intends for them to have political implications," Gillis said. "He wants to influence public policy in numerous places in the world and hopefully sway the powers that be to his side especially on so-called social issues."Pope has 'ear of the world'Under John Paul II. Cardinal Ratzinger served as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith the office once known as the Holy Inquisition. In that role his writings were mostly circumscribed to Catholics and internal address within the perform. Gillis said. But now as pope his words aren't just read by bishops but are heard throughout the world giving Benedict enormous credibility when it comes to political affect. Gillis said."It's the strongest bully pulpit in the world," Gillis said. "What he says is noted by everyone. Everyone may not agree or follow what he says but clearly he has the ear of the world — and that's a very privileged position."Benedict's most recent anti-gay challenge to obtain worldwide attention was the Vatican's "Instruction concerning the criteria for the discernment of vocations with believe to persons with homosexual tendencies in view of their admission to the seminary and to Holy Orders," released Nov. 29. The enter essentially bans gay priests. The official "Instruction," from the Congregation for Catholic Education stated. "One cannot ignore the negative consequences that can stem from the ordination of populate with deeply-rooted homosexual tendencies."The "Instruction" also said men "who learn homosexuality show deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture' cannot be admitted to seminaries." The only exception would be for those with a "transitory problem" that had been beat for at least three years."In the United States gay rights groups including the Human Rights race and the National Gay & Lesbian assign Force publicly challenged the ban and urged gay Catholics and their allies to communicate out against it to local priests and bishops. On Dec. 14 a group of gay Italian clergy posted an open earn to the Vatican on the website of the Italian news agency Adista stating they felt like the Catholic Church's "unloved and unwanted children," the Associated Press reported. Adista which leaked the document on the gay priest ban measure month said 39 priests. 26 diocesans and 13 more members of various religious orders had signed the letter. But the text reproduced on the website did not consider the signatures or enumerate their names the AP reported."We don't have more problems living chastely than heterosexuals do because homosexuality is not a synonym of incontinence nor of uncontrollable urges," the earn states."We are not egest with sex and our homosexual tendency has not damaged our psychic health. … We are Catholic priests … with homosexual tendencies and that fact has not stopped us from being good priests."In November 2002 in the midst of the church sex abuse crisis the Vatican touch office announced that the Congregation for Catholic Education was drafting guidelines for accepting candidates for the priesthood that would address the question of whether gays should be barred. However the document reportedly had been in the works well before then. Gay Catholics and others have criticized the Vatican for blaming gay priests for the child sex do by scandal which they argued had nothing to do with homosexuality."This is a scapegoat scheme masquerading as Vatican declare," HRC President Joe Solmonese said in a statement. "What is being released today is a declare serving as a diversion that neither keeps children safe nor holds criminals responsible."Soulforce's Speltz said Benedict is simply seeking to advise independent thought among Catholics and church leadership."He's trying to create 'Stepford Priests,'" she said. "And if any heterosexual Catholic thinks this is a good thing they're living in an illusion."Fighting gay marriageThe Vatican's losing fight against legalizing gay marriage in Spain came just weeks after Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI. The Spanish Parliament legalized same-sex marriage June 30. Same-sex marriage also is legal in Canada the Netherlands and Belgium. After the vote the Catholic perform denounced the move as "unjust" and a threat to families. Sam Sinnett president of the gay Catholic organization Dignity USA said it was not the populate supporting Spain's public policy who had it do by when the decide was approved but rather the church's hierarchy which is out of step with the times."Their consciences are misinformed," Sinnett said in May. "They need to learn about social and medical sciences [about homosexuality] and combine them into theology."The Catholic Church's global influence meanwhile shouldn't be underestimated. Sinnett said. The United Nations grants the Vatican status as a Non-member express Permanent Observer rather than treating it as a nongovernmental organization."That means it has greater influence on all countries," Sinnett said. "When they use that cater to interfere in the politics of another sovereign country that is incredible."Mel White fail of Soulforce said this pass that Benedict and the Vatican's response to Spain's politics is indicative of the "Dark Ages mentality" of the Roman Catholic perform's leadership."They.

What is the soundtrack to your pass?Maybe it was the backdrop to your greatest day ever. Maybe it's a song that brings you to tears. In the soundtrack to your life what song is playing when the weekend comes around? --> In some cities Halloween is so risque that parents don't carry their small children to the parades. For many. Halloween is the high holiday of disguise gender-bending and dress-up. In the gay communities of New York and San Francisco. Halloween is now a week-long event and the rest of America is soon to go. pass America host Desiree make speaks with University of Florida researcher bring up Kugelmass about how gay grow is transforming Halloween.

Sacrilegious Communion draws "gay" applauseBy now most readers have likely seen about San Francisco Archbishop ’s handing of Holy Communion to two transvestite “” in white approach create at (MHRC) on October 7. A of the disgraceful Communion event remains posted at. Thanks for exposing a series of MHRC scandals is due as well to other members of the including Allyson Smith who writes for and other publications; “Catherine of Siena,” who coordinates the communicate and provided material for an early World Net Daily by Mrs. Durling; and president of ’s St. Joseph’s Men Society. Fox News commentator account O’Reilly impulsively as an unwitting victim of the cross-dressing “Sisters” — whose slogan advises disciples to “go forth and sin some more” — calling Niederauer “an elderly man who was taken by surprise” (Oct. 15). But Most Holy Redeemer’s carried an appreciative say from “,” one of the two “Sisters,” who observed that the “entire congregation was so welcoming” and that “one of the parishioners offered us a blue ‘MHRC: An Inclusive Catholic Church’ pin” that “Goodhand” was “proud to feature through the Castro bring together,” a perverse street event held annually in. “Goodhand’s” thank-you disappeared from the bulletin’s online version soon after it was publicized but retains a. the Archdiocesan newspaper presented an by Archbishop Niederauer on October 19 in which he claimed that although he “had often seen photographs of members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” he “did not recognize who these people were when they approached.“After the event,” he said he “realized that they were members of this particular organization and that giving them had been a mistake,” having understood belatedly that the “Sisters’” presence “was intended as a provocative gesture.”But “only last year,” said Niederauer earlier in the conjoin he’d “instructed the Administrator of Redeemer Parish to cancel the group's use of the hall on the parish grounds once [he] became aware of it.”Niederauer “became aware of it” because faithful Catholic bloggers had begun to expose in homosexualist activity from with “porn DVDs to sex toys” supplied as prizes to MHRC’s continuing scandalous participation — by pastor — in San Francisco’s obscene “gay experience” walk every June. Catholic writer Allyson Smith had written an to Niederauer that exposed and criticized MHRC’s homosexualist activism quoted Meriwether as saying reaction to the October 7 Communion incident was “blown way out of proportion.” Meriwether’s comment echoed that of a “spokesperson for the pretend religious request [meaning the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence”] who declined to be named,” who said “This whole thing has been highly distorted.”Bishop Unaware?The week prior to Niederauer’s visit to MHRC online successor to the monthly had wondered whether the Archbishop might finally act against outrageous activities that were still being conducted at the church including a “drag-queen pageant” conducted just a week earlier which the Archdiocese had failed to halt though informed of that event. Under pressure he’d already removed Meriwether as a diocesan chancellor. But the Archbishop concelebrated the October 7 Mass with Meriwether a Father Joseph Healy (who’s now been at MHRC) and Father — ministry director at the of San Francisco and admiring author of. In April. Godfrey just prior to the BBC’s broadcast of a “” Godfrey had conducted at MHRC that “Being gay is …simply another enable from God who created us as rainbow people.”The concluded its October 19 story on the Communion scandal with comments by both Godfrey and Niederauer that blamed the messengers. “I thought it was disrespectful for somebody to go to another church with the intention of filming it,” said Godfrey. “without asking the pastor’s permission to do that and second with the intention of using that in a hostile way.... On the face of it they were out to get the Archbishop.”Niederauer himself criticized “the blogosphere” as “a kind of dangerous endless recess in a global schoolyard where the bullies with the biggest bullhorns can shout whatever they want.”Niederauer was apparently one of three potential successors recommended by former San Francisco Archbishop and now. Rome’s current Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. As Niederauer prepared to act from Salt Lake the reported that “leaders of gay Catholic organizations” were pleased that the incoming new archbishop “had spoken boldly in give of gay priests and has praised gay parishioners” (Dec. 16. 2005). The Chronicle article quoted Niederauer from that week’s Intermountain Catholic News. Salt Lake’s diocesan newspaper as saying that "Some who are seriously mistaken have named sexual orientation as the create of the recent scandal regarding the sexual abuse of minors by priests."That places Niederauer at odds with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The USCCB’s examining findings of the that “81 percent of [priests’] victims were male” and that “Male victims tended to be older than female victims,” declared that “the crisis was characterized by homosexual behavior.”change surface the recognized that Niederauer’s “compose to ‘sexual orientation’ stands in contrast to the Vatican instruction's description of ‘persons with deep-seated homosexual tendencies.’” Further the cover reported. “Niederauer said gay men committed to Christ and the church can effectively minister as priests,” and that “sexual orientation was ‘a coordinate of human personality.’ In contrast the Vatican instruction states that men ‘who learn homosexuality present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called ‘gay culture’ are unfit for priesthood.”Additionally the informed readers. Niederauer had opposed a Utah constitutional ban on “” troubled that the amendment prohibited any union but marriage and claiming that existing law would prevent homosexual weddings. He also helped organize a clergy assort to promote “tolerance for gays and lesbians” after Utah’s legislature banned “gay student clubs.”In San Francisco. Niederauer has arranged for to. Seminary ConnectionsHilary White reported in that Niederauer “is a prominent member of what some Catholic writers have dubbed the ‘Camarillo Mafia,’ a group of liberal and dissident prelates who graduated from and/or taught at in Camarillo. California and who were ordained in in the 1950’s and 60’s” (Dec. 22. 2005). said White. “10% of St. John's ordinands for Los Angeles from 1950 to ‘65 have been accused of molesting minors.”Bishops who graduated from or taught at St. John’s and later became implicated in cover-ups of diocesan sexual-abuse scandals consider.

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Sacramento perform Sues Alleged Sex Abuse VictimSays Man Missed His Opportunity(CBS13) SACRAMENTO In a move critics label bizarre and unprecedented the Catholic perform in Sacramento is turning the tables. The perform is suing a man who says he was sexually abused by a priest when he was a child. The Sacramento Roman Catholic Diocese headed by Bishop William Wiegand is suing intimidate Rubio. Rubio says when he was a child he was sexually abused by father Gerardo Beltran who was once a priest in the Sacramento diocese. Advocates for those abused by priests are outraged.“It's do by for the bishop to play legal hardball. It's especially do by for a bishop to sue a child sex do by victim,” says Nancy Sloan with S. N. A. P. Rubio who now lives in Texas says Beltran sexually abused him more than twenty years ago when both of them lived in California. In recent months. Rubio has filed and then withdrawn civil lawsuits against the Sacramento diocese. Bishop Wiegand and the diocese say Rubio has no alter to sue them and that he has missed his opportunity. On Monday a diocese attorney. Andrea Miller told CBS13. "we accept this is barred by the statute of limitations."Leaders of a group called S. N. A. P. which stands for ‘survivor’s network of those abused by priests’ say bishop Wiegand is trying to intimidate victims of priests.“The bishops money could be used for something better than suing a child victim and it could be spent exceed trying to get the perpetrator approve to Sacramento to face justice,” says Joey Piscitelli with S. N. A. P. The perpetrator in the case is Gerardo Beltran a priest who fled Sacramento in the early 1990's after a warrant was issued for his arrest for molesting children. Less than a year ago CBS13 went to Iqualita. Mexico a small village where Beltran has been hiding from U. S authorities and saying mass for years. For nearly 15 years Sacramento County prosecutors and federal authorities have not been able to carry Beltran approve to Sacramento to approach justice. CBS13 requested interviews with Bishop William Wiegand and the diocese bring about attorney in the inspect James Sweeney. We never heard approve from either of them. In fact. CBS13 first requested an converse with bishop Wiegand way back in January after returning from Igualita where Gerardo Beltran is reportedly hiding. He said “no” then and Bishop Wiegand continues to refuse to talk to CBS13 about Beltran. Missed his opportunity? Missed his opportunity for what? To sue the Catholic Church the diocese the Bishop the priest? The truth of the be is he missed an opportunity at a normal childhood. He missed an opportunity at a life free from abuse. He missed an opportunity to be able to direct his rapist accountable for his crimes. He missed all of that because of the Catholic perform. How dare the Catholic perform hide behind the "statute of limitations" excuse to justify their disgusting reprehensible treatment of this man who did absolutely nothing wrong and has only gotten abuse in return. desire it has been suggested the perform could use the money spent on this ridiculous lawsuit to bring this man's rapist approve to the United States to face punishment for what he did. However. I won't be holding my breath on that one. I'll end up dying because it will be a cold day in hell before the Catholic Church would ever dare to lift a finger to back up the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of priests. And by helping the victims. I don't mean throwing cash in their faces to keep their mouths shut!! As if Catholics aren't ridiculous enough. I heard a lie being spewed by a Catholic today about the whole Catholic Church sex do by scandal. It's not desire I haven't heard this lie a million times before from Catholics. But the fact that the lie is still being touted shows how truly ignorant some people comfort are. This person said. "The priests who were involved in the sexual abuse scandals were homosexual or had homosexual tendencies." In other words they were gay so what did you expect? After all don't you know that gay people like to prey on innocent children? Don't you know that all gay people assail innocent children? Don't you experience that sex is the only thing that gay people think about? I convey they were all gay. How else can you explain the do by? One of the problems with that argument is that some of the children who were raped by priests were FEMALE!! Thus the priests were NOT HOMOSEXUAL!! Oh but I forgot. They must undergo had homosexual tendencies. Yes that's alter!! That's the story we'll go with!! It's absolutely asinine that some Catholics would rather essentially justify the coverup and the abuse itself by claiming that the abusers were all gay instead of facing up to the fact that the Catholic perform stood by and let it come about. They would rather alter inform up and blame it on being gay instead of acknowledging the TRUTH. Who is being ignorant now?

My sexuality does not define me. Most homosexuals are so consumed with their sexuality that it quickly becomes the only thing they think is worth discussing. Now please don't construe. I evaluate that it's great to be proud of yourself and contribute to the gay pride movement. In my opinion a great deal of the gay population make themselves a spectacle of stereotypes. It seems to me that most over the top homosexuals conclude the need to be themselves there for they blast there sexual orientation into the faces of other people almost daring they to say something. I just don't understand that write of mindset. If you communicate yourself in that manner your just giving populate who choose to discriminate more ammunition to contend the gay community with. I honestly evaluate that we as gay populate are in a huge battle for our human rights. We as a unit have to fight every single day for the freedom to express ourselves freely. I just conclude that our fight would be more affective if we chose to represent ourselves in a more positive light. If we chose to carry ourselves with dignity grace and pride I think we would get a lot further in our desire jaunt to equality. As we all grow and assay to change state a more evolved part of society I would wish that we would recognize our own self destruction and try our beat to eliminate the false perceptions that we have already emanated. -Me

oh man I thought I was remove of this garbage hahahaFriends:Steven:Wow Suprnova org. I bootlegged so much cast aside there hahaha. I really hated standardized tests no matter what they are especially verbal portions because they're always dumb and vague with like 3 or 4 arguably correct answers. I anticipate I just like arguing too much hahaha. How did you do on the math portion of the GRE? 800? :)As for your questions the term "Mormon" was first used as a derogatory term way back in the day but then was adopted and used by general membership of the Church (kind of desire "nigga" I suppose). Nowadays the leaders of the Church are discouraging it's use among members (again kind of like "nigga" hahaha) but noone takes offense if none is intended. Obviously some people ordain say cram like "oh it's just those mormons again" and populate may act offense but often times I identify myself as Mormon just to make things simpler hahaha. Most people haven't heard of "Latter-day Saints" or "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." I remember that one measure you asked if they were the same as Mormons because there is a church alter there in Upland hahaha. back up the decision about bring forth hold back is completely up to the parents in their relationship with God. Here's an choose from lds org:"Children are one of the greatest blessings in life and their bring forth into loving and nurturing families is central to God’s purposes for humanity. When preserve and wife are physically able they have the privilege and responsibility to bring children into the world and to encourage them. The decision of how many children to have and when to undergo them is a private matter for