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Text Box: THE TIME OF ITCHING EARS Those of us who are Priests and who are Bishops are ordained by God through the agency of a similarly God ordained Bishop to confect or make and to administer the Sacraments. Those of us who are Bishops are also likewise ordained by God to teach everyone to observe what Christ has commanded. Those clergy who do not these things violate their agreement with God. They heap dishonor upon themselves. Those clergy who teach contrary to what Christ has commanded, especially those who teach that their own favorite sins are not sins and that the Church must change the teachings of Christ to state that such are not sins, are spiritual scum of hell on the road to eternal damnation unless they repent. Those clergy who do not place following Christ before everything else, who do not abandon what ever and who ever needs to be abandoned in order to follow Christ, who do not discard anything or anyone which or who is an impenetrable blockade to Christ, are not faithful clergy. Yet should they abandon anything or anyone because of this, they must, absolutely must, fulfill any morally founded obligations to that or those so abandoned. And the same holds true for the not ordained religious, and the laity. Do not have ears which itch to hear approval of some favorite sin, which itch to hear that something which has been declared by God to be sin is now declared by some humans to not be sin. Do not constantly seek, or even for a single instance seek, change in that which Christ commanded. So-to-do is to seek that which is not of Christ; and that which is not of Christ is not fruitful for eternal salvation. But it is fruitful of eternal damnation Whether he be of a peaceful nature and demeanor, or of a vigorous nature and demeanor, a Priest or Bishop should combine the gentleness of a baby lamb

Text Box: with the fire and explosiveness of a massive volcano in full eruption in the midst of the most powerful hurricane. He must never seek to harm or injure, but not only must never retreat from Divine Truth but must actively proclaim Divine Truth. He must never seek to or intentionally or unintentionally alter or deviate from Divine Truth. And the same holds true for the not ordained religious, and the for the laity. Ref:: Rom. 11:33-36, 2 Tim 4:1-8, Mat. 28:18-20, Luke 14:26-35 +

Text Box: EXORCISM OF THE POSSESSED - PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS A priest one who is expressly and in special wise (particularly) authorized by the Ordinary when he intends to perform an exorcism over persons tormented by the devil, must be properly distinguished for his piety, prudence, and integrity of life. He should fulfill this devout undertaking in all constancy and humility, being utterly immune to any striving for human aggrandizement, and relying, not on his own, but on the divine power. Moreover, he ought to be of mature years, and revered not alone for his office but for his moral qualities. 2. In order to exercise his ministry rightly, he should resort to a great deal more study of the matter (which has to be passed over here for the sake of brevity), by examining approved authors and cases from experience; on the other hand, let him carefully observe the few more important points enumerated here. 3. Especially, he should not believe too readily that a person is possessed by an evil spirit; but he ought to ascertain the signs by which a person possessed can be distinguished from one who is suffering from melancholy or some other illness (especially one of a psychological nature). Signs of possession are (may be) the following: ability to speak with some facility in a strange tongue or to understand it when spoken by another; the faculty of divulging future and hidden events; display of powers which are beyond the subject's age and natural condition; and various other indications which, when taken together as a whole, build up the evidence. 4. In order to understand these matters better, let him inquire of the person possessed, following upon one or the other act of exorcism, what the latter experienced in his body or soul while the exorcism was being performed, and to learn also what

Text Box: HUMOR TEMPERANCE (Thanks Mike) A minister was completing a temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said, 'If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.' With even greater emphasis he said, 'And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.' And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said, 'And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river.' Sermon complete, he sat down. The song leader stood very cautiously and announced nearly laughing, 'For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365, 'Shall We Gather at the River.' ~

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