The Blessed Virgin Mary Question

What good can you easily do here and now? Do it.

Does the Blessed Virgin Mary know that we know what is good? She may not ask if she knows we have a difficulty answering the question. The difficult good acts for us she already set aside.

How about its efficacy? Well, it seems that Christ's death on the cross, isn't also effective. The fact that we love riches as the proof of efficacy is idolatry already. This world is doomed the day we are all convinced that something is only effective if it gives us money. Scientologist will be better than everyone since they believe in logic.

The day we brush off small good acts as inconsequential starts the end of our meaningful existense. Yes we haven't been paid by anyone for the good acts we did for so many years already that's why we're still poor. Shall we also leave Jesus or shall we proclaim with St. Peter, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life..."

Communism is somewhat like that...a surrender to the Christian ideal as impossible...and embracing what seems to be the best possible solution of our wicked existense...the redistribution of the property of the rich...which of course have been proven falls. Of course we don't say that taxation of democracy is perfect.

It seems the only solution for us here is to trust God. On the last days there is that omen that Jesus Christ will come down from heaven to a people who don't even know Him. "Will the Son of Man find faith on the earth when He comes?"

Why my tone here is armageddonic? Precisely, since we don't know when will be the last years of God's mercy is. Then what's the value of your money without good deeds? And the Blessed Virgin Mary is just asking us to start from something good we can easily do. Not in a grandiose reconstruction of the whole imperfect cosmos we are in. Not yet, since it is still in Satan's hands. How about worshipping Satan if he makes this world perfect again?

I think I'll pass that one and start with something good I can easily do here and now.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Case of Handling Emotions

I'm not a DBT Therapist, and so don't ask me if I even have certification.

I'm worried though that amoral emotions might be interpreted absolutely. I affirm though that emotions should be either bad or good, not lukewarm or amoral. A case in point for former sexual addicts are the recurrence of sexual tempations. A single emotion of immoral sexual fantasies should instill fear rather to all of us and have instant and speedy recource to Our Lord Jesus, "Jesus, save me, Jesus, have mercy!"

I have nothing against DBT since the discipline also pointed out correctly to me the virtue of gentleness lacking in my dealings with my neighbor.

Catholics know what are sinful behaviors. Nothing is different with emotions. They are either virtuous or vicious. And the nonjudgemental way just amplified the emotion...as neither bad nor good. The horror of it when I suddenly became aware of what is wrong with the "not judging your emotions but just acknowledging it" method.

On the other hand, the Ignatian Discernment doesn't apply to considering evil choices they say. If your choices or your emotions are morally good then it might be safe to consider them in a nonjudgemental way. The fundamental passions or emotions according to Catechism of the Catholic Church:

...The most fundamental passion is love, aroused by the attraction of the good. Love causes a desire for the absent good and the hope of obtaining it; this movement finds completion in the pleasure and joy of the good possessed. The apprehension of evil causes hatred, aversion, and fear of the impending evil; this movement ends in sadness at some present evil, or in the anger that resists it.(1765)

If you feel pain because of a headache, its not morally evil since it signals you to take rest and healing. Considering that you crave for a banana than an apple may be a good thing since your instinct might be signalling you that your body needs potassium and prebiotics. While the fun of going to the bar to get over after a break up might not be a good idea, it is rather a morally evil choice for a woman compared to the choice of having a good sleep at night before tommorows hiking with a group or cancelling it and rather calling your grandma for a sleepover or visiting the nursing home you've always cancelled going to where most of your charities go. While the first choice can be dropped, the latter three can be discerned in a nonjudgemental way or impartial way which of the three gives you emotions of peace and joy.

Seat of Wisdom, pray for us!

Judgement Or Mercy?

judgement --> mercy

sin --> weakness

homo as normal --> homo as abnormal

sex sin be permitted --> sex sin be understood

born this way --> not stop virtue/finding cure

sex sin is other than habit --> sex sin is habit

I think in this imperfect world those two opposites will go with each other. If you choose the left and insist on it, you'll receive judgement. If you choose right and live it, you'll receive mercy.

Thus we receive mercy because sexual sin is a weakness, an abnormality, and it should be understood. We don't stop finding a cure for it and mastering chastity because it is a vice (by repetition, psychological, spiritual, and not just material or bodily).