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Offline Lybus

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Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
« on: February 10, 2013, 03:27:14 PM »
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    • This thread is for anyone who is not going to be on the computer for lent and wishes to say goodbye for the next 40 days. This includes me, so come Wednesday, I'll see you all on the other side.

     I really hope I can do the whole 40. I have my doubts, but I"m going to make an honest attempt. Goodbye Cathinfo! I'll miss you  :dwarf:
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    In regards to being a responsible man, would it be interesting to learn, after six years of accuмulating all the wisdom you could, that you had it right all alon

    Offline stgobnait

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #1 on: February 10, 2013, 03:34:11 PM »
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    • well, you still have a few hours left... anything you want to share....?  :dancing-banana:
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    Offline Lybus

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 03:37:44 PM »
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    • I thought it started Wednesday. It starts tomorrow? o_O?
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    In regards to being a responsible man, would it be interesting to learn, after six years of accuмulating all the wisdom you could, that you had it right all alon

    Offline Ambrose

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 03:56:15 PM »
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    • You don't have to say goodbye for 40 days strait, just the 40 days of Lent.  Sundays do not count.
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    Offline Rosemary

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #4 on: February 10, 2013, 06:17:30 PM »
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    • Quote from: Lybus
    I thought it started Wednesday. It starts tomorrow? o_O?


    Lent starts on Ash Wednesday in the Latin Rite and Monday in the Eastern Rite.
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    Offline Sigismund

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #5 on: February 10, 2013, 08:03:05 PM »
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    • Quote from: Rosemary
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    I thought it started Wednesday. It starts tomorrow? o_O?


    Lent starts on Ash Wednesday in the Latin Rite and Monday in the Eastern Rite.


    You beat me to it.   :smile:
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    Offline Capt McQuigg

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #6 on: February 10, 2013, 08:33:56 PM »
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    • The Eastern rite and the Byzantine rite are one and the same?
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    Offline Angel9

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #7 on: February 10, 2013, 08:38:15 PM »
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    • Good bye Cathinfo :cry:

    When I get back on Easter sunday there will be 30 pages of new posts I have to go through. (mabey everyone should give up Cathinfo for lent) :cheers:
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    Offline jen51

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #8 on: February 10, 2013, 09:29:56 PM »
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    • Good idea to make this thread.

    I will be away from CathInfo over Lent.
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    Offline Pablo

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #9 on: February 10, 2013, 09:41:47 PM »
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    • This is WAR.

    Time off only serves to aid the enemies of Our Lord.

    This web site is a life line to those that are most in need and abandoned.

    It is your Christian Duty to keep abreast and spread DVDs, CDs, and the such of the Resistance.

    Spread Our Lady's message.


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    Offline Cheryl

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #10 on: February 11, 2013, 10:06:12 AM »
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    • Quote from: Lybus
    This thread is for anyone who is not going to be on the computer for lent and wishes to say goodbye for the next 40 days. This includes me, so come Wednesday, I'll see you all on the other side.

     I really hope I can do the whole 40. I have my doubts, but I"m going to make an honest attempt. Goodbye Cathinfo! I'll miss you  :dwarf:



    Lybus, I'm sure you can make it the whole 40 days.  I gave up the computer last year and will do so again this year; the hardest part is the first week.

    For many, the hard part is replacing the habit of the computer with another.  Some people, myself included, sit down at the computer at the same part of the day, everyday.  

    Last year, I replaced my computer time with appropriate reading material for Lent.  This year I'm looking forward to reading, St. Sir Thomas More's, The Sadness of Christ.

    I will pray  :pray: that the CI members who choose to forgo the computer for Lent be successful in their sacrifice to Our Lord.  
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    Offline Nishant

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #11 on: February 11, 2013, 11:37:44 AM »
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    • This is a good thread. I'd also decided to take a hiatus from CathInfo once Lent began. It'd help me refocus my priorities and better pursue the other duties of my state of life, beside having more time for prayer and spending much less on the internet.
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    Offline Matthew

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #12 on: February 11, 2013, 12:00:40 PM »
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    • I have to chime in. I know, I'm not exactly impartial, but hear me out.

    Firstly, I hope that everyone giving up CathInfo is equally giving up other, much more frivolous websites. Facebook, CNN, any sites that feed off curiosity, etc.

    Because CathInfo is *not* the worst website out there, or a bad habit that would benefit your life/health if it were permanently broken -- like sugar, caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

    CathInfo is many good things:

    A source of Catholic news
    A vital lifeline to keep in touch with what's going on in the SSPX
    Edifying posts about the Faith, liturgy, saints, etc.
    Infomative posts by our more educated and knowledgable members, on various topics of morality and the Faith
    A vital connection to other Traditional Catholics -- who would otherwise be quite isolated, who might be "forced" to make friends with worldly people IRL instead

    Humans are social animals. They NEED the interaction of other people. Only a few chosen souls have a vocation to the eremetic life (being a hermit). Even most religious don't have this calling. It takes a special grace from God to be able to totally isolate yourself and go without interaction with fellow human beings. Keep that in mind.

    Just like a mother could be foolish to discourage her son's courtship of a young lady who attends the Indult. What if she succeeded, only to have him start "dating" a worldly Novus Ordo Catholic, or even a non-Catholic, out of desperation? It all depends on what the young man's other options are. If he could only scarcely find the Indult girlfriend, he should probably keep her.

    Unless you attend a vibrant Traditional chapel with hundreds of people (St. Mary's, KS?), you might be causing undue isolation -- psychological stress -- by isolating yourself from other Catholics of your own age and state in life.

    CathInfo could be used like Facebook, or it could be used as a vital lifeline to critical information about current events in the Church. I guess it depends on how you're using it at the moment.

    How about this: For those of you giving up "CathInfo" for Lent, I want to ask you to do me a favor. One or two weeks into your abstention, perhaps you could ask yourself an honest question. "Is my spiritual life in better shape than it was before Lent started?" If the answer is yes, then by all means keep up the good work! If you've wasted more time on worse things, you might want to reconsider your Lenten resolution.
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    Offline ServusSpiritusSancti

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    Farewell Cathinfo for Lent
    « Reply #13 on: February 11, 2013, 12:13:49 PM »
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    • Quote from: Matthew
    Humans are social animals. They NEED the interaction of other people. Only a few chosen souls have a vocation to the eremetic life (being a hermit). Even most religious don't have this calling. It takes a special grace from God to be able to totally isolate yourself and go without interaction with fellow human beings. Keep that in mind.

    Just like a mother could be foolish to discourage her son's courtship of a young lady who attends the Indult. What if she succeeded, only to have him start "dating" a worldly Novus Ordo Catholic, or even a non-Catholic, out of desperation? It all depends on what the young man's other options are. If he could only scarcely find the Indult girlfriend, he should probably keep her.

    Unless you attend a vibrant Traditional chapel with hundreds of people (St. Mary's, KS?), you might be causing undue isolation -- psychological stress -- by isolating yourself from other Catholics of your own age and state in life.


    This is precisely why I won't be giving up CatholicInfo this Lent or any other Lent. It gives me a much-needed opportunity to interact with other Trads on a regular basis.
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    Offline ServusSpiritusSancti

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    « Reply #14 on: February 11, 2013, 12:25:56 PM »
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    How about this: For those of you giving up "CathInfo" for Lent, I want to ask you to do me a favor. One or two weeks into your abstention, perhaps you could ask yourself an honest question. "Is my spiritual life in better shape than it was before Lent started?" If the answer is yes, then by all means keep up the good work! If you've wasted more time on worse things, you might want to reconsider your Lenten resolution.


    Oh, and this as well. I doubt my spiritual life would benefit from giving up CI.
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