Gossip?

[Roza]

In my days still bent on thinking Catholic was so wrong (yeah, I was an anti for a time after being delivered from the NAM) someone I knew back then said I was gossiping. I think for a time I was because I assumed things, I don’t want to get into the whole story. Yeah, I know, best to talk to a priest. I have to start over again I think with a new priest but have to find where the priest from my first Church back into Catholicism is. I don’t make life easy!

When you try to explain a situation in your life and leave out as much as you can but enough for the gist because you need (name removed by moderator)ut, is that gossip? Again, I know, should be bringing this to a priest and may have to ask about a spiritual director.

 

[Roza]

I should say too, it’s always been a dream of mine to find some remote island but for selfish reasons, to be an introvert. I still find myself wanting to do the same now but with God, Jesus being my center. Saints that appeal to me, St Therese the recent one, didn’t really know anything about her 20 yrs ago.

St John the Silent and saint in the making; Blessed Bartolo.

 

[Pani_Rose]

There are ways of sharing our stories with people without using names. That is something that needs to be guarded against when speaking publicly about people and situtions, and sometimes to ever leave out specific places or the name of that place.

A great prayer that is used a lot in the Byzantine Churches during Great and Holy Lent might help in giving good direction.

God bless you on your journey, especially comeing home, that he will place the right people in your path as just the right time to meet your every need and assistance in growing in faith of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Prayer of Saint Ephraim

                               O Lord and Master of my life,
       Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness,
                  of discouragement,
                  of lust for power,
                and of vain speaking.

But bestow upon me, Thy servant,
the spirit of chastity,
of meekness,
of patience,
and of love.

Yea, O Lord and King,
grant that I may perceive
my own transgressions,
and judge not my brother,
for blessed art Thou
unto ages of ages.
Amen.

 

[Roza]

Just to check for my own assurance, what I posted in the thread on Exorcism ? I pray would not be gossip? I’ve not given names or too many details. If you did know where I worked there was still several involved in occult stuff so I assume it’s not too much, I hope and pray.

Thanks!

 

[jmcrae]

In my days still bent on thinking Catholic was so wrong (yeah, I was an anti for a time after being delivered from the NAM) someone I knew back then said I was gossiping. I think for a time I was because I assumed things, I don’t want to get into the whole story. Yeah, I know, best to talk to a priest. I have to start over again I think with a new priest but have to find where the priest from my first Church back into Catholicism is. I don’t make life easy!

When you try to explain a situation in your life and leave out as much as you can but enough for the gist because you need (name removed by moderator)ut, is that gossip? Again, I know, should be bringing this to a priest and may have to ask about a spiritual director.

Um - okay, this is definitely not gossip.

What was the question?