Posted on 12/13/2008 2:04:30 AM PST by incredulous joe
I suppose this thread could get messy? I've not tried to post anything like it and not seen anyone else do likewise.
It is a prerecorded program of Fr. Benedict Groeschel's "Sunday Night Live" on EWTN. This particular program was broadcast last Sunday, December 7, 2008. At some point in the future, it might be interesting to stream the program in live forum, but I don't think that EWTN has streaming available yet.
Go to:
http://www.ewtn.com/podcast/index.asp
and select the MP3 button next to "Sunday Night: Live with Father Benedict Groeschel"
I usually podcast these programs and get around to listening to them later in the week. As things would have it that did not happen until yesterday(Friday).
As the length of time that these podcasts are available to listen to is limited ~ this broadcast will be replaced tomorrow evening or sometime Monday ~ if you'd care to listen to the broadcast you will need to do it today and tomorrow, unless you save the program to your hard drive.
I thought Groeschel's observations quite good. I was particularly interested in the first question of discussion in the broadcast, St. Joseph, wondered if anyone else might have some insights.
I suppose the thing to do in the future if, I would care to kick the SNL program around with other Catholics and Christians, is to post such a thread earlier in the week.
By the way, I don't know all the rules and protocol for Ecumenical threads. To me, a Catholic, the discussion would seem to be of interest to other Christians. I would simply ask that courtesy and "good faith" common sense during discussion be the rule the day.
AA is reality. Are you married? Have your family start attending Al-Anon. It’s wonderful.
I didn’t know that was even there. Wow!
Over here.
While I do not share his faith, I’ve always enjoyed Father Benedict’s commentary. Unlike most of the priests of my youth, he knows what he is talking about, and communicates it in a cogent, intelligent matter. He’s no Fulton Sheen, but Msgr. Sheen can never be matched.
Don’t you realize he is begging for help? (Whether he knows it or not.)
May God walk with you during this difficult time.
God, grand me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The courage to change the things I can.
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Prayers offered.
No, from his language and contentiousness when people actually *did* offer help or constructive suggestions, I’d venture to say he’s certainly not begging for help. Begging for attention, more like. Actively trolling, perhaps.
Either way, mission accomplished, given that dialogue on the topic at hand was pretty much destroyed.
It will get back to the topic. These threads wander sometimes.
PING, this thread might be of interest to you! Freegards, RobFromGa
thanks Salvation...
The only question that matters if you want to fix this...
Do you honestly want to quit drinking?
If the answer is yes, then you can be helped. If the answer is no, or you don't know, then you are unlikely to be successful. If the answer is Yes, there are many that can help and it doesn't require a belief in a higher being.
And AA doesn't require you to be spiritual, the AA group can be your higher power, you would benefit greatly from hearing how "normal" your problems with alcohol are...
I hope you are ready for help. you sound like you have suffered enough but this is a decision only you can make.
Thank you. Ditto to your post.
I seriously doubt that I have time to create a discussion forum for the program, as I said I download the show and usually don’t even get around to listening to it till a couple days later.
This particular podcast will be replaced tonight.
I think that I’d like to give it a shot and see if some other FRiends may be interested in a weekly discussion. Such undertakings take time to build up.
I think this “Question Box” episode particularly good for such a format here.
Have a “Gaudete” Saunday! Don’t think that I’m using that the proper way, but you know what I mean ;0)
You CAN stop it. You have to ask for help. Unless you really want to die then no one can help you.
I felt the same way over twenty years ago. I got help. I went through it. You can too, if you want.
Prayers for strength for you. May God's hand guide you. May you learn the power of God's love.
You need to find a reason to live. For me, it was my family. I recall, at my bottom, I was on a day trip with my son. We were going to an old mountain cemetery to observe the dedication of a tombstone of a relative who had been recognized by the D.A.R.
At this time, I had toyed with the idea of how I could off myself and make it look like an accident, so my family could get the insurance money. But, thankfully, I had enough sanity to play that tape through to the end and consider what my death would do to my family - money be damned.
Next day, I went to my second AA meeting. I had been once before - many years ago. At that point, I had not been given the gift of the “desperation of the dying” that I now recognized that I had. I had come to the place where I absolutely wanted to stop drinking.
Is AA perfect? Some will try to say so. I don’t say that. But, there one can find a box of tools and one can select the tools than one is able to use. At least, that’s how it’s worked for me.
The first one I tried out was “humility.” I thought I already had that one. What I had was humiliation. There is a difference.
Please stay in touch.
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I think he may well be. The truth is, we may never know, but why take the chance?
Wow! What a wonderful story. :)
I had never seen that photo. I thought it very beautiful like the photo of St. Bernadette after deatn ~ incorruptible.
Anyway great story! I love hearing about the Little Flower helping others and leaving the signature trademark that she was there, such as yours.
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