Why do bad things happen to good people

It's only Satan who wants to see a powerless, impotent Jesus, still nailed securely to the cross and wanting to put us into bondage by placing us there as well.

A couple days ago you referred to Christ's mother as "whats-her-name," and on this thread you refer to an "impotent Jesus." Could Archbishop Sheen be on to something when he states:

The key to understanding Mary is this: We do not start with Mary. We start with Christ, the Son of the Living God! The less we think of Him, the less we think of her; the more we think of Him, the more we think of her; the more we adore His Divinity, the more we venerate her Motherhood; the less we adore His Divinity, the less reason we have for respecting her. We could even resent hearing her name, if we had become so perverse as not to believe in Christ the Son of God. Never will it be found that anyone who really loves Our Lord as a Divine Savior dislikes Mary. Those who dislike any devotion to Mary are those who deny His Divinity or find fault with Our Lord because of what He says about hell, divorce, and judgment. -Fulton J. Sheen, "The World's First Love: Mary, Mother of God"

Thank you for that post.

My heart goes out to you - you, who have been there! No one can understand the peace of God until they are in the midst of turmoil. Then, it comes. Calm, slow, peace. And the assurance that we are not alone in this - He has been there before - He knows! He cares!

Thank you, impactplayer. I don't exactly think I've got the "peace" part down yet -lol-, but you're sure right about "He has been there before - He knows! He cares!"

God be with you... ♥

That’s all a bunch of nonsense.

It’s just a guilt trip someone is trying to lay on those who don’t share in their worship of Mary. It’s clearly manipulation by saying the if you love Jesus, you love Mary.

Unadulterated hogwash.

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