Author Topic: Daytime Television (Read 2041 times)

John Grace · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:53:49 PM »

To go back to using a spoon to walk the road at night would be problematic for many Irish people today. The vast majority do not want to be poor and Catholic.

John Grace · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2013, 04:58:21 PM »

Even an uncle of mine, who was close to death many times as a child would now describe himself as an agnostic socialist and regards Christ as a Jєωιѕн rebel. When my first cousins were growing up, he was quite strict and never let them watch rubbish on television. Sadly my cousins are all lapsed in the faith but even at Christmas speaking to my uncle, he just can't accept Catholicism and truth.

He did say though the Church was correct and can see what is wrong in society today regarding the degenerate world.

John Grace · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2013, 05:03:50 PM »

Quote from: lauraelizabeth

oh WOW, I have been keeping my grandmother company while my aunt is away on vacation and only just yesterday was I tortured with a FULL DAY of this garbage. I can't believe what I saw: :devil2: grown women in their bras and underwear, women swearing like sailors, girls talking about 'bedroom toys', women (if you can even call them that) gossping about EVERYONE, slander, girls as young as 13 making sɛҳuąƖ innuendos, pornographic books, burlesque dancers, jokes about ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ acts, how it makes women feel 'independent' and 'empowered' to pay for their boyfriends dinners......... :devil2:

.....................and for the record, I have definitely known sin....so I feel as though even I am incredibly desensitized (but THIS.....)

I feel like such a coward because I am failing to say the truth to her. I never have a problem speaking to my peers, but with my relatives is different. They think I am "overreacting" "extreme" or "self-righteous". So instead of speaking to her outright, I just say "that is foul" or "that is horrible" and I try to read and pray. I want to speak up to her without her feeling attacked. Please pray for me to have courage, I really do need it. Even if you can spare one Hail Mary.......I will be so thankful.

*I asked God for trials this morning (in order to gain patience)............
and now I'm not so sure I am pleasing Him.

Solus Deus. <3

I will certainly pray.

John Grace · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2013, 05:17:33 PM »

I was speaking to a psychologist at the weekend. My critics, my fan club are already saying "See, we told you he needed to speak with someone" Joke aside. I was at a meeting and got speaking to a man, who is a psychologist and worked for many years in a hospital in England. We discussed several topics including television and where it is positioned in the living/sitting room. A very interesting discussion and we discussed psychology in a wider geo-political context.

The television is a powerful tool for certain.

It's ironic there is a topic about television.

Kephapaulos · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2013, 10:19:12 PM »

You're not a failure, lauraelizabeth. Often, we can only pray and be a good example to our relatives who themselves fail to see the problems going on in the Church and in the world today. You'll be in my prayers.

Zeitun · « **Reply #20 on:** May 01, 2013, 11:34:53 PM »

I had to stop letting my children visit my mother overnight because of the filth she watches on her tv. All day long and evening too. It was like 18 hours a day. She's absolutely addicted to salacious talk shows and prime time dramas chock full of impurity and filth. She was mad at me and thought I was being a prude. My mom is in her 70's.

When she came to visit us her conversation usually centered around the details of her health/bodily functions and other people's sex lives. I got so tired of telling her to watch her language so I moved to get away from her.

MrsZ · « **Reply #21 on:** May 02, 2013, 12:32:47 PM »

For a while I had lamented the fact that my H's parent's moved thousands of miles from our home state 10 years ago. That was early days of my conversion and I was still very attached to the idea of family and wanting our children to have grandparents nearby. The thing was, that the grandparents weren't interested in our children and obviously didn't care enough about "family" in general not to move so far away. Add to that the fact that while they are Mass going Catholics, they are Novus Ordo and world-embracing through and through.

I won't go into all the details of the ways in which I believe they fail to uphold moral values .. it includes television, movies and not only acceptance but subtle and blatant approval of immoral practices ...but I realize now that our children were actually protected from too much contact with these relatives in their formative years, and for that I am very grateful.

Elizabeth · « **Reply #22 on:** May 02, 2013, 12:42:48 PM »

Quote from: PerEvangelicaDicta

Lauraelizabeth, there are so many good and holy thoughts provided to help you!

Truly you are kind and humble, but perhaps a bit too soft? Put on the armor, dear soldier.
Speaking from experience:

1. Do not under any circuмstances, not even for a minute, not even for family or friends, subject yourself to sin. Ever. They choose to wallow in evil, unrepentant. And they are unapologetic about subjecting the innocent to this.
Just sweetly and gently (I can tell this is your disposition) tell them you will be in the kitchen, baking a cake - if they'd like to join you. Or in the yard, gardening, or ... fill in the blank. Or continue inviting them to go out, etc.
Whether it be an occasion of sin, or a grievous insult to your state of grace to be forced into this evil situation as a condition of visiting, on this you cannot compromise.
"shake off the dust from your feet." -Mt 10:14

Also from St. Matthew Chap 10, DRBO:

"[35] For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Challoner notes: [35] I came to set a man at variance: Not that this was the end or design of the coming of our Saviour; but that his coming and his doctrine would have this effect, by reason of the obstinate resistance that many would make, and of their persecuting all such as should adhere to him.

[36] And a man' s enemies shall be they of his own household. [37] He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. [38] And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth me, is not worthy of me. [39] He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life for me, shall find it. [40] He that receiveth you, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. "

2. Pray. As we know, prayer is our mightiest tool and can topple kingdoms.

I had a stark light bulb moment that no dignity remains in the elderly when I read an outrageous statistic about the rate of STD at "The Villages" in central Florida - a huge retirement town. It sickened me.

So many souls, so little time.

What a beautiful and loving message this was from PerEvangilica!

edit: and from everyone else, too.

ultrarigorist · « **Reply #23 on:** May 03, 2013, 11:49:02 AM »

Quote from: MrsZ

For a while I had lamented the fact that my H's parent's moved thousands of miles from our home state 10 years ago. That was early days of my conversion and I was still very attached to the idea of family and wanting our children to have grandparents nearby. The thing was, that the grandparents weren't interested in our children and obviously didn't care enough about "family" in general not to move so far away. Add to that the fact that while they are Mass going Catholics, they are Novus Ordo and world-embracing through and through.

I won't go into all the details of the ways in which I believe they fail to uphold moral values .. it includes television, movies and not only acceptance but subtle and blatant approval of immoral practices ...but I realize now that our children were actually protected from too much contact with these relatives in their formative years, and for that I am very grateful.

Unfortunately this is all too often the case now. The grandfather of a family known to me not only approves immoral behavior on the part of his grandkids, but actually 'gives the wink' to them. He also attends Mass at an SSPX chapel these past few years, though every indication suggests for the wrong reasons. Thankfully he's no longer an evil influence on the younger children owing to upheaval in that family, but a lot of damage has been done already.