tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post4904121487546433623..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: From My ConfessorBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-20623629093451027392009-10-24T08:06:02.119-04:002009-10-24T08:06:02.119-04:00Thinking out a negative comments when listening to...Thinking out a negative comments when listening to gossips bothers me a lot, trying to avoid being in a group when they start gossiping is my only solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-73414235250610014242009-10-23T20:22:12.791-04:002009-10-23T20:22:12.791-04:00I always thought "accidie" translates ex...I always thought "accidie" translates exactly to "accidia" in Italian which means "sloth" or "laziness". <br /><br />My way of looking at is has always been that the deadly sin of sloth (or accidie) is what inspires or manifests itself in things like "toxic boredom", iddleness, depression/despair etc. Meaning the latter are a consequence of the former. <br /><br />Father Charles, for me, this is one of my biggest sins. I can tell you how often a well-deserved good rest turns into sloth/laziness. And the first signs of it are procrastination, followed by either regret or resentment.<br /><br />I've often wondered if the church Fathers knew about endorphines and the role they play on one's brain (even though they couldn't put it into those words). When we accomplish things, especially physical activity, our brains release these endorphines and make you feel "happy", and thus prone to good will regarding yourself and those around you. When we are slothful, we never get to experience this. So, it makes you wonder.Qualis Rexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-50295192342491919032009-10-23T15:22:59.664-04:002009-10-23T15:22:59.664-04:00You must have a wise and perceptive confessor.
I...You must have a wise and perceptive confessor. <br /><br />I am now faced with the possibility of entering the cloister and sometimes find myself challenged by stirrings of resentment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-86894020055023083832009-10-23T13:51:06.094-04:002009-10-23T13:51:06.094-04:00Good advice, and not just for priests and religiou...Good advice, and not just for priests and religious.<br /><br />Cheers!Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-71104364205977675962009-10-23T11:42:50.806-04:002009-10-23T11:42:50.806-04:00Indeed, Lynn. It was certainly God's mercy tha...Indeed, Lynn. It was certainly God's mercy that kept me ignorant of challenges to come when I consented to be baptized seventeen years ago. Had I known better I might have chickened out!Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-74369002805607411342009-10-23T11:40:12.865-04:002009-10-23T11:40:12.865-04:00Ha! Please add "adult converts to the Faith&...Ha! Please add "adult converts to the Faith" to priests and religious :) I really needed to hear this today. I have to remember that I chose to come Home, knowing I would bring all sorts of baggage with me, and it's no fair crying foul now. I made the choice freely. I don't ever regret it, but there are days when being Catholic requires more of me than I am at all sure that I have.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12543778974085045141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-89597724075826374522009-10-23T11:30:17.878-04:002009-10-23T11:30:17.878-04:00I bet he means that exactly.I bet he means that exactly.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-445765308370355462009-10-23T11:20:53.372-04:002009-10-23T11:20:53.372-04:00Toxic boredom. That's a great phrase. I have ...Toxic boredom. That's a great phrase. I have always tended to call that state"accidie", defined after the manner of Thomas Aquinas.<br /><br />I wonder, do you think your confessor would mean the same thing as Accidie, by that phrase "Toxic Boredom", or are they different subtly, or completely?<br /><br />WarrenWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.com