Comments on: Saints and All Hallows Eve

By: Hard Water Problems

Hard Water Problems — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:16:13 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:16:52 +0000

Bro. Lawrence,

Could you tell me where in scripture is says that we are not to ask those in heaven to intercede for us?

St. Paul teaches that we are to pray for one another unceasingly. He also teaches that death cannot separate those in the Body of Christ. Revelation shows us the Saints in Heaven explicitly taking the prayers of the faithful to the throne of God (Rev 5:8)

By: Meaghan Ellis

Meaghan Ellis — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:16:57 +0000

If we were meant “to be ourselves’ what happened to doing God’s will in our lives.

By: Bro. Lawrence

Bro. Lawrence — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:27:31 +0000

Where in scripture or in anything that Yeshua taught does it give permission to pray to anyone but the Father???

By: Mike Hayes

Mike Hayes — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:02:34 +0000

Can’tbelive it…

Jesuits as a community sign their names James Martin, S.J. for society of Jesus. Many leave the Fr title out because their other other Jesuits who are brothers or are in formation and this separates them from one other in the insular religious community.

Some religious orders simply prefer to identify themselves by their community abbreviation and then most assume their priesthood. Brothers and those in formation usually have their designation so people will not assume that they are a priest.

Lastly, some people just don’t like titles.

By: cantbelive it

cantbelive it — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:30 +0000

why doesnt most jesuits have “Fr.” in their by-lines with the articles they write ?

By: Phil Fox Rose

Phil Fox Rose — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:53:41 +0000

Yes! You can go to our blip.tv channel, http://bustedhalo.blip.tv, pull up this video, and change to format from "web" to "source", which is a QuickTime version. Here's the direct link.

By: Betty

Betty — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:34:11 +0000

Would really like to show this clip to my students but the streaming is very choppy? Any other way to show this?

By: Diane Vella

Diane Vella — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:06 +0000

There’s actually an “awesome” connection between Halloween and All Saints! As Father Jim said, it was the “thin time” for the ancient Celts, a time to fear the dead, as nature was “dying” all around them. Christianity brought the light of faith to this time: neither the dead nor death itself are to be feared, we live in loving communion with the holy ones in heaven. Halloween/All Saints helps us face the reality of death, and then laugh in its face because of our faith in resurrection and communion.

By: Steven L.Blackburn

Steven L.Blackburn — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:51:33 +0000

I’ve read that the original all hallowed saint’s day was on the 29th of October, Just wondering why the Change from the 29th to November 1st ? also would like to exspress the Term of vocabulary title hallo-ween seams rather self explanatory,are children being weaned from hallowedness mocking the spiritual darkness in the pagan celebration of Texts and date’s altering ?

By: i thought we stayed dead and God resurrected us?

i thought we stayed dead and God resurrected us? — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:49:06 +0000

aren’t we all resurrected at judgment and then possibly given a spiritual body or burned in hell like it says in revelation and in 1st and 2nd Corinthians? How then can we pray to saints in heaven if they are dead until resurrection?

and a question for “we just have to be the best we can be?”
– When does the sin stop?

By: bea O'Rourke

bea O'Rourke — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:37:03 +0000

Father Martin – as usual terrfic, full of holiness and humor. Now I am trying to figure out a way to give the video to the people I continue to give your book to.
See you on Facebook!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:31:16 +0000

What a wonderful video! Great information presented with humorous inflections. Thank You…I’m giving you web address to our youth!

By: Sister Julie

Sister Julie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:01:13 +0000

Great video, Jim and BustedHalo Folks. I’m posting the link on my blog http://ANunsLife.org on Halloween.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:45:41 +0000

This is an awesome video! Thanks!