Saturday, December 29, 2007

All who die in mortal sin will go to Hell?

Pope Eugene IV, Council of Florence, “Letentur coeli,” Sess. 6, July 6, 1439, ex cathedra: “We define also that… the souls of those who depart this life in actual mortal sin, or in original sin alone, go straightaway to Hell, but to undergo punishments of different kinds.”

Catholics must also know that all who die in mortal sin will go to Hell forever. Mortal sins include: murder, fornication (i.e. sexual acts outside of marriage or acts leading up to sex outside of marriage), lying, drunkenness, consenting to impure thoughts, masturbation, looking at pornography, adultery, cheating, taking God’s name in vain, birth control (NFP) or artificial contraception, assisting the propagation of heresy, funding heretics, dishonoring the Sabbath, breaking the commandments, etc. If someone were to commit a mortal sin and then go to Confession, he must have the firm resolution never to commit the sin again. This is called the firm purpose of amendment. If a person commits a mortal sin and doesn’t have the firm purpose of amendment when he goes to Confession, he commits a sacrilege and the Confession is invalid. Most souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh. Those who are committing sins of the flesh need to stop immediately if they don’t want to perish forever in the fires of Hell.

St. Alphonsus on the damnation of the impure: "Continue, O fool, says St. Peter Damian (speaking to the unchaste), continue to gratify the flesh; for the day will come in which thy impurities will become as pitch in thy entrails, to increase and aggravate the torments of the flame which will burn thee in Hell: 'The day will come, yea rather the night, when thy lust shall be turned into pitch, to feed in thy bowels the everlasting fire." (Preparation for Death, abridged version, p. 117)

Thursday, November 29, 2007

This is a very good reminder for all of us.

HOW TO CONTROL EMOTIONS
This would give you guides on how to control your emotions towards your better-half, friends, officemates and all the people around you, especially your "boss". The rules of practicing "ugaling langit, ugaling kaaya-aya" :
#1 Ang naunang magalit ang may karapatang magalit. Pag naunahan ka na ng galit niya, tumahimik ka na lang muna.
#2 Walang taong nag-aaway mag-isa. Pag hindi kayo sumagot o pumatol, titigil din daw ang taong nakikipag- away sa inyo.
#3 Ang taong galit, 'bingi.' If someone is angry, wala raw pinakikinggan, so, don't try to explain and fight back. Hindi ka niya iintindihin dahil wala siyang naririnig kundi ang sarili nya.
#4 Ang taong galit, 'abnoy.' Ayon sa pastor, Biblical daw ito? because the Lord said when He was crucified, "Father, patawarin mo sila dahil hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa." Modern term for these kinds of people are abnoys, so you better not get angry para huwag kang matawag na abnoy.
You should also know and realize that the persons who make your day bad are jewel, because you need them for you to mature. Hangga't andyan daw sila at kinaiinisan mo, ibig sabihin, immature ka pa. God will not take away those people; it's for you to take away your bad feelings towards them. You'll know na mature ka na pag dumating 'yung time na hindi ka na naiinis sa mga taong ito because you have learned to accept them and to have patience with them.
#5 Finally, the best part of this is to tell yourself na, because of this
person, "I will grow mature," and that DAHIL SA CONTRIBUTION NIYA SA
MATURITY MO, KUKUNIN DIN SYA NI LORD.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

History Lesson

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can. Abraham Lincoln was
elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946. Abraham Lincoln
was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960. Both were
particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in the White
House. Both Presidents were shot on a Friday. Both Presidents were shot in the head. Now it
gets really weird. Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's Secretary was named
Lincoln . Both were assassinated by Southerners. Both were succeeded by Southerners named
Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln , was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who
succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908. John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln , was born
in 1839.. Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939. Both assassins were
known by their three names. Both names are composed of fifteen letters. Now hang on to your
seat. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.' Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln '
made by 'Ford.' Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater. Booth and
Oswald were assassinated before their trials. And here's the kicker... A week before Lincoln was
shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn
Monroe. Creepy huh? Send this to as many people as you can, cause: Hey, this is one history
lesson people don't mind reading

Saturday, November 10, 2007