tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post7116400722371986127..comments2023-09-25T11:41:04.090-05:00Comments on InsomniMom: Not just for your dryer anymoreShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-77013009685250120652011-03-12T17:13:32.994-05:002011-03-12T17:13:32.994-05:00Awesome! What a beautiful name. I chose mine base...Awesome! What a beautiful name. I chose mine based on the insomnia and depression I suffer...I always felt it was my *own crown of thorns* and have always been drawn to that particular Mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-85860912493302486832011-03-12T17:02:12.191-05:002011-03-12T17:02:12.191-05:00Theresa, I was just at your blog!
I am an ELizabe...Theresa, I was just at your blog!<br /><br />I am an ELizabeth (I have a devotion to Elizabeth of the Trinity) so I am Elizabeth of the Holy Face of Jesus.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-7574119552946766692011-03-12T16:58:35.990-05:002011-03-12T16:58:35.990-05:00Yes...I am a Secular Carmelite (OCDS)...what a won...Yes...I am a Secular Carmelite (OCDS)...what a wonderful coincidence : ) There are quite a few Theresa's in my group : ) My name in Carmel is Theresa of Jesus Crowned with Thorns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-85088636483995178932011-03-12T16:47:11.927-05:002011-03-12T16:47:11.927-05:00Karen, I don't think your mom quite had the wh...Karen, I don't think your mom quite had the whole idea of "fasting" correct, at least in the way Catholics understand it. <br /><br />First of all, there are plenty of Catholics who don't drink, swear, dance or watch certain television shows (shows like "Two and a Half Men" are completely verboten in our house, along with a few others). But it isn't really a fast if abstaining from objectionable things is something you wouldn't do anyway. It doesn't take much effort of self-denial to give up something you don't ever do anyway.<br /><br />I grew up in a Protestant church that frowned on drinking, smoking, swearing, dancing and the like. There wasn't a posted list of rules or anything; it was just understood in our cultural context. A few older members of that church were staunchly opposed to playing cards (although Uno was okay for some reason) and going to the movies, so I understand the context of your mother's remarks.<br /><br />With a true fast, however, you give up something you dearly love to eat or do or listen to or whatever. The idea is that if your chosen fast isn't something that HURTS when you give it up, it isn't really a fast and doesn't really require much self-denial or self-control. For a person who never swears to "give up" on swearing could be considered a virtue, but it isn't a fast.<br /><br />Giving up all sweets for Lent, including candy, any sort of dessert, jam on my toast, even chocolate milk? That HURTS.<br /><br />As for the eating of fish on Fridays, this is what I understand: Eating meat is a luxury, although here in the United States, we tend to be so affluent that eating meat has become an every day sign of our prosperity. To voluntarily abstain from meat is a difficult thing. We're so used to it being part of our daily diet. It's surprising how much of a challenge it can be. Meat seems to be EVERYWHERE, lol!<br /><br />In our American culture, Friday has always meant the beginning of the weekend, a time to kick up your heels. In the Catholic Church, however, Friday has always been a day of penance - it is the day that Jesus died. Eating more simply and frugally (my pastor says from the pulpit "Eating at Red Lobster on Fridays is NOT A PENANCE!")is a way during Lent to acknowledge that sacrifice as we spend time in the desert with Him.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-10227718159659179952011-03-12T16:27:52.414-05:002011-03-12T16:27:52.414-05:00Teresa, I will be happy to visit your blog. I'...Teresa, I will be happy to visit your blog. I'm a third order Carmelite - are you? Couldn't help but wonder from your name!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13585609641158766024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-27514622552825941252011-03-12T15:20:28.789-05:002011-03-12T15:20:28.789-05:00Interesting to me. I often wondered why Catholics...Interesting to me. I often wondered why Catholics make a big deal about Lent and as a Protestant, we never did. My mom explained that what some people "sacrifice" for lent, we sacrifice all the time such as not drinking alcohol, smoking, swearing, dancing, TV shows (some), etc. I still never got why the fish was substituted for meat though.Karen and Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234935499886839237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-1964225979976373652011-03-07T23:51:20.861-05:002011-03-07T23:51:20.861-05:00I've actually been looking forward to Lent. Th...I've actually been looking forward to Lent. That doesn't happen too often. Great post describing "why do Catholics do that?"Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12547679169487196540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109191265483301907.post-60122018535893038032011-03-07T20:18:11.223-05:002011-03-07T20:18:11.223-05:00Found your blog on Catholic Mothers Online and was...Found your blog on Catholic Mothers Online and was attracted to your title being an insomniac myself. Really lovely blog and I will be back to visit for sure. Hope you will visit me too : ) TheresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com