Listen to this one, Jart…
I feel the same my friend, I feel the same sometimes. I’m in the process of breaking some bad habits and kinda improving my prayer life in general. For example I learned to go to bed really late and because of that (because I was used to pray before going to bed) I couldn’t pray properly because I would fall asleep. But it’s a longer process and it doesn’t take one day.
And if yes (I think every priest should be able to do that), is it difficult to learn and do they teach it in the seminary? 'Cause I can’t sing! 
Hi Gandalf!I feel the same my friend, I feel the same sometimes. I’m in the process of breaking some bad habits and kinda improving my prayer life in general. For example I learned to go to bed really late and because of that (because I was used to pray before going to bed) I couldn’t pray properly because I would fall asleep. But it’s a longer process and it doesn’t take one day.
Most of the days I pray in the morning and in the evening and when I’m able to I go to a daily mass (right now that’s only Friday+Sunday but once I get back to school I should hopefully be able to go almost every working day). I also try to converse with God on some occasions during the day such as saying thank you to Jesus and simple stuff like that.
But in general I think I still have to do a lot of work on my prayer life. I often feel very lazy and when I do something (like on the Internet) I just keep saying ‘later I’ll do’. I guess I still have to work on my rosary as well (especially if now that I actually have time) because I haven’t been praying that a lot (btw, do you manage to pray the whole rosary each day?). So actually, if anyone is having similar issues and knows how to overcome them then tell me.
And I have a silly question now: As a priest, do you have to know how to sing?
I started listening to the one on discernment but I can’t finish it today because I’m going to bed. But judging based on what I’ve listen to up to now, this is an excellent talk (plus he is VERY funny
).Awesome, glad to hear that.
Hello Reese…hope you’re still watching this thread.
Hi. GandalfTheWhite.
thanks for your great post. I’ve something in common with you. I’m 21 and I’ve got also 1 year left now to finish my BA studies. I’ve told nothing my parents because I’m just starting to discern.
Dad: “It would be perhaps best if you finish your studies here and then go abroad if you want. That’s what I think”
Me: “Ok, thanks. Hm… you said it would be better. Why’s that?”
Dad: “Well…you’d have a degree of course!”
Me: “So what’s the big deal anyway? What’s it good for?”
Dad: "Are you serious? "
Me: “Quite yes What’s the degree good for?”
Dad: “Job. Other questions?”
Me: “Yes. Is having a job everything there is?”
Dad: “… what do you want to hear”?
Me: “An answer to that I guess”
Dad: “(smiling) Where are you heading at?”
Me: “I just want to look at if pursuing the degree is always the right thing”
etc…
My Dad put at least his thinking cap on I guess sometimes, though he usually smiles and doesn’t answer these kind of questions.
I’m now also in a big dilemma. I still don’t know then what I’ll be doing after summer. I hope that with God’s help, he will help me to find it out. But I think I know a bit how you feel like. I’ve now no idea what to do in Septembre/Octobre. I’ll be thinking and praying this summer. Hopefully…
Any thoughts?
Sorry, Hit the wrong button.Hi. GandalfTheWhite.
thanks for your great post. I’ve something in common with you. I’m 21 and I’ve got also 1 year left now to finish my BA studies. I’ve told nothing my parents because I’m just starting to discern.
Dad: “It would be perhaps best if you finish your studies here and then go abroad if you want. That’s what I think”
Me: “Ok, thanks. Hm… you said it would be better. Why’s that?”
Dad: “Well…you’d have a degree of course!”
Me: “So what’s the big deal anyway? What’s it good for?”
Dad: "Are you serious? "
Me: “Quite yes What’s the degree good for?”
Dad: “Job. Other questions?”
Me: “Yes. Is having a job everything there is?”
Dad: “
Me: “An answer to that I guess”
Dad: “(smiling) Where are you heading at?”
Me: “I just want to look at if pursuing the degree is always the right thing”
etc…
My Dad put at least his thinking cap on I guess sometimes, though he usually smiles and doesn’t answer these kind of questions.
I’m now also in a big dilemma. I still don’t know then what I’ll be doing after summer. I hope that with God’s help, he will help me to find it out. But I think I know a bit how you feel like. I’ve now no idea what to do in Septembre/Octobre. I’ll be thinking and praying this summer. Hopefully…
Any thoughts?
I dare to disagree here
So maybe, it CAN be after all at least sometimes wrong follow your parents’ direction.I have to agree with zemi on this one. When we are old enough to no longer be attached to our parents we don’t have to do what they say as we did to when we were kinds. We live our own lives. But we still should listen to them and that’s what the commandment says really tell us. When our parents give us advices we shouldn’t dismiss them right away but take them into account. If we really disagree with them or/and if they clash with God’s will then we are under no obligation to follow them - rather we should politely refuse.freudmacher;2487493:
I dare to disagree here
The commandment says “honour” your parents, not “listen to them in everyhting”.
Should you listen to them when they give you wrong advice? Hmm… obviously not.
Moreover, God is more than parents, no? It the directions of these two sides clash, who would you listen to?
I think honour is something different than obedience. At least in some cases
God bless you too! And good luck in your journey towards God!
The first time for me was in a confessional too, but it wasn’t cause of the priest. For some reason, when I went into the confessional, to make a good confession, nothing came out but tears. For some reason I could not think of anything but the priesthood. I was trying to find some sins soooo bad. But I was crying and just so upset I hadn’t gone into seminary yet. The priest was so helpful. (I don’t like to admit I was crying, I am a Texan country boy that grew up on a farm…I am not supposed to). It had always been on my mind, as I mentioned before in here, but I hadn’t told anyone by this point, that I was seriously looking into the priesthood. But telling a priest that cared, cause believe me there are those that will tell you not to be one, helped me more than I could have ever asked for. I am applying to a seminary now, and he still is on me to get it done. God works.I have been discerning the priesthood for the past few months. I just came back into my faith around November of last year. Before that I didn’t care about Catholicism at all. I hardly knew anything about it… To be honest I don’t know how that changed. Must have been prayer.
Sorry, I am not a good writer. :banghead: Not at all did I mean we HAVE to obey them, but that if we did take their advice, there would be nothing wrong with it, since it is coming from our parents. Yes, God is our father, and that should be coming first. But for me, and I do mean just for me, sometimes I think God is willing me something, but it’s really my will and I just think it is his too. There are only two ways out of that for me, prayer or someone else’s suggestion.I dare to disagree here
The commandment says “honour” your parents, not “listen to them in everyhting”.
Should you listen to them when they give you wrong advice? Hmm… obviously not.
Moreover, God is more than parents, no? It the directions of these two sides clash, who would you listen to?
I think honour is something different than obedience. At least in some cases
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I hope I’m not the only one there this week because if I am I will have to actually help the priest - and that’s not a good. 
It’s one thing going to mass and watching others doing it and it’s something else actually doing it all alone. Mommy, mommy help! I think this is a very good choice, you can’t go to a more orthodox and traditional place than that, right?
So I wish you good luck and if that’s the place God wants you to join you will surely be accepted! is this a TLM or NO? I have seen a card for TLM alter boys, but nothing for the NO. I am looking for the TLM link, if it’s that mass let me know and I will work even harder to find it.Well, yesterday I was approached by the priest at my home parish (home meaning HOME - not where I worship during the academic year) and he asked me if I wanted be an altar server. This isn’t really connected to this thread, but hey, what is the purpose of altar servers? So I told him I will be leaving soon but then I realized that I’m still there this Sunday and I told him I would come.
It was actually very funny. I just felt that I should stay after the mass a little longer and I also had a feeling that he is going to approach me (It was Friday, I was the only young person there and he was there alone so I think it wasn’t hard to guess). Anyways I didn’t want to be approached so I stayed a little longer than usual but still I started leaving when most people left. When I was about to leave the door I saw the priest walking quickly towards me.
Soooo, I’m really nervous now. To be honest, this is the first time I’ll ever altar serve and I feel weird and I’m afraid I’ll mess up somehow (I’m good at it, haha).
So ye, any advice? And in the case of emergency (that is I will have to take an active part during the mass to help the priest) where can I study the things altar servers have to do…between today and tomorrow?
Thank you
. Actually it’s not TLM but NO.