Retro Revert
Dedicated to the Child Jesus &
Our Blessed Mother

Another appointment early tomorrow, praying someone turns in my wallet with all my ids.  I had this happen once before but it was Wisconsin, I was younger, mobile and not feeling stressed.  But feelings are fickled, not fact.  Do I ask a hospital to take me with no ID, need my Social Security Card, State ID, etc.  What happened to my wallet?  Did they snow shovel in front yet?  Is it buried in ice or did it end up in the trash?  Afraid to carry anything with me.  Someday a new wallet, I'm thinking with a chain attached at putting my keys on it.  So frantic, but stressing is no good, serves no purpose.  At the libray now, need to head home.  Want annointing of the sick, want my hip checked.  Needs to understand all that is happening in my life and truthfully, I don't.

Either I'm reaping what I've sowed, part of what will take away Purgatory time, or I'm just gone.  Keep the faith, keep on keepin' on.  I don't need to fear, fear serves no purpose.  Fear only in God.  Feaping what I've sowed?  I've certainly had some bad sowing of junk in my past.

Starting assistance again.  Things I've learned;

Don't tell an ex-Catholic that you went back to Catholicism unless you're ready.

CTS braces give good support for crutches

Make sure you wake up in time tomorrow!

Thank God for ALL THINGS!!!

Is that like "I never promised you a rose garden?" I've been on an on off job search since 2005 until March of 2009 as my body started to rebel. My ex-fiancé needed gifts. I was fighting for my Church to stay open. I need to buy new shoes if not some new clothes, nothing fancy. I hope Monkey Man finds his rich dream girl, I know it's not me. I called him monkey man because of all the stuffed primates he'd buy for me. He even bought a little box full of stingrays, Sting's namesake. I know his full kitty name is Stingray but I'll always call him Sting as he doesn't look like a fish.  My little Sting is more of a man than Monkey Man will ever be.

He's so different from the boy who gave me my first red rose in high school.  That was on my graduation day, our class flower was a white rose and Monkey Man gave me a red rose.  I'll pray for you and I'm thankful for the memories but I'm not rich enough to shower you in gifts.

Two things never to discuss unless you're prepared for conflict; religion and politics. I'm the former ex gone anti who met with an ex-Catholic friend today. I'm thankful for the help with food for me and my kitty; he's not really a kitten anymore since I've had him well over a year..

You said you haven't been to church in a while, true, that was only because the Church near me was closed and the other is too far most of the time for walking to with crutches. I don't drive, no bus fare so yes, it's been a little difficult.

No, I didn't feel up to going to a Wednesday Protestant Bible study and yes there wouldn't have been a problem with them praying for me but I would like Anointing Of The Sick. I used to dance, this body isn't working correctly.

I'm afraid I'm whining. I think of Jesus after the whipping, scourging and carrying of the cross. My little struggles here are NOTHING compared to what Christ endured for me.

The Crucifix, we preach Christ CRUCIFIED, that is the power of the cross! IDOL WORSHIP? Pictures of friends and family are not things I worship, should I get rid of their pictures too? How does the former ex gone anti learn to speak her reasons why she returned w/out sounding like an anti-Protestant? I gave up the protest.

My Lutheran great Aunt asked for a rosary when I was a child and my father bought her one. When she died, relatives were going through her house and they found it with a note that it was to go to me. I still have that rosary and it means a lot to me as I remember her asking for it so clearly. I don't know if she ever prayed the Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet with it. I do know she was never an anti-Catholic.

The old days for computer users, like BBSs.  I feel like singing with "All in the Family".

ASCII Art Collection

ASCII Art Dictionary

Just like my days of playing with Hot Wheels cars, they're not as high priority at the moment although still have good memories.  Bits and pieces of bygone days.

Welcome to Universalis

The Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office) is the richest single prayer resource of the Christian Church. It provides prayers, psalms and meditation for every hour of every day. It has existed from the earliest times, to fulfil the Lord's command to pray without ceasing.

The purpose of the Divine Office is to sanctify the day and all human activity.

The Office is... the prayer not only of the clergy but of the whole People of God.

Apostolic Constitution, Canticum Laudis.
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ANTI-CATHOLICISM

I was a Catholic who didn't 'get it' the first time around.  I had more interest in the new age and kept sliding down that slippery slope.  I was delivered from that, then I Protested, and now I'm the Retro Revert with a lot  to learn about a Church over 2000 years old.

I honestly still struggle with the thought that I was an anti-Catholic.  I shouldn't struggle with it.  I've brought it to confession.  I fought for my Church to stay open in an area that lost population and had too many Churches.  It was 3 blocks away and even now with the way my body is acting, I'm not sure I could make 3 blocks.

The link above was given to me by a Protestant friend who never was Catholic but wanted to share that with me so I could see Catholicism in a different light.  Thank God for ALL things whether they be struggles or triumphs.

Secret of True Devotion to Mary - St.Louis DeMontfort

Mary was created only for God's glory! Bringing glory to God is Mary's greatest delight! Perfect love of God is her highest end, and only for his service and his pleasure was she created. To the soul's great surprise, Mary opens the flood-gates of God's mercy on anyone who entrusts himself to her. She has no desire to keep even one soul for herself. To the contrary, she takes great interest, and maternal delight in flooding souls with divine graces, so that they will glorify God's mercy! 

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The Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

The Green Scapular

Scapulars

I am so thankful to have found Spirit Battle for Souls as it features what's been on my heart to keep talking about.  I have Ransomed From Darkness and will start reading it tonight after the rosary.  There's a very informative talk by Moria Noonan and I hope to share that.  I still know people in the new age and I'm one that left it.

Blessed Bartolo Longo - Apostle of the Rosary and Blessed Bartolo Longo: Modern Rosary Saint are also good reads.  Before I left the new age deceptions, if I had come across my typing this I would have been angry.  Then I protested but now I know I'm exactly where I should be, where I never should have left, the Catholic Church!

The incredible miraculous conversion story of the prisoner Claude Newman (1944).

There's more than one site with this story on it as well as an audio of a Priest reading it..  I had to do a night of bringing all my qualms about Catholicism in prayer.  Every single complaint I had I had proven wrong per scripture.  I also came across this story.  The new Adam and the new Eve.

I should have known better before I left the faith and then protested it but I didn't.  The new age interested me more.  I was foolish.  I'm back now and hope to keep learning and growing-

How to pray the rosary and it includes the prayer to St. Michael.

I'm including this book as it was sent to me by an online friend.

Ransomed From Darkness by Moria Noonan.  I hope to find the audio again by the author, it may have been at Catholic Answers.

On that same site;

Harry Potter:

Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels