Answer Priest

Questions from Ladies of the Lord.

• Why is God allowing this time of spiritual blindness, political Chaos and suffering?

• So many of the saints have different personalities. I have a "spirit of fight" like Joan of ark but my friend said that is very wrong; we should be like St. Francis who said "Witness to the gospel and if necessary use words." She sights that Blessed Mother and Jesus were both passive and accepting of their sufferings. Doesn't God call certain kinds of saints to "fit" what is needed during each era? I sometimes feel guilty for what I can't seem to change but I have this spirit because I am not conforming to the ways of the world but I hope to the Will of God! There are many kinds of ways to fight aren't there? I am more like St. Peter----I have prayed long and hard to be more like Jesus and Mary and I pray to love as they do but I believe I 'fight' with the fire of love I have for my faith. I realize it is better to be like Jesus and Mary but certain times call for St. Joan of Ark and St. Peter. I spoke to a priest about this once and he told me "GOD made me this way!" Of course but I want to use it for the good----I don't want to lop off someone's ear in the name of God----I want to bend their ear to the ways of God!! I try but the real fight is within. So I guess my question is----How do we KNOW we are doing God's Will?

• If Obama gets in again what will that mean for the Catholic Church? Will that cause the final divide which the Media has done such a 'smashing' job in creating?? Will the "True" Church grow small and holier as the bigger one who obeys "Caesar" emerges?

• When Blessed Mother visits here in her Apparitions it is usually to warn about a coming disaster as in Fatima and Kebieho----since she cannot lie---why do we not listen? Why isn't her word enough for us? Do you think she is the "Bridge" between the Muslim's and Christians? (I do!)

• Why do many of the priests and nuns in the West not follow the directives of the Pope----isn't that a grave sin and in doing so aren't they leading many on the road to perdition?

• At least 2 generations made their confirmations with little or no understanding of the Real Presence in the Eucharist. Do you think this has contributed to the lack of the sacrament of confession and for a great many leaving the Catholic Church? I do not believe they are leaving because we do not have EVERYTHING they need----they are leaving because we do not use everything we have! They were not taught properly about the Real Presence---they were not taught about the saints and their charisms (like stigmata, levitation, reading souls, incorruption after death---so what did the young people do---they turned to the occult! The saints are a road map to heaven and we instead pave the way to hell! It makes me so angry! Those things are not the 'end all' but Jesus chose "Fishermen" for a good reason---if you don't use the "right bait" you don't catch the fish----our catechesis could use a little 'jump start because the "fish" are swimming away in "schools!"

• Why is confession not spoken about more form the pulpit and why is there such a short time to go---usually 3-3:30 on a Saturday----not very encouraging especially since one of Our Lady's messages from Medjugorje is "Confession is the sacrament that will save the West!" She also suggested we go at least once a month. I recently had a senior citizen tell me they don't go to confession any more---because "What could I do wrong at this age?" I told her there is NO senior citizen discount for sin and besides you go for the graces---confession is our continuing education in our Faith and a good way to have clean 'underwear on when you meet your Maker!!! I could write another book on the excuses and comments I have heard about confession----don't look now but we have a lot of Protestant thinking Catholics!

• Could you possibly say something about the reason the Media is so "Hell Bent!" on bringing down the Catholic Church---because it is the Last thing standing between righteousness and Chaos and if they take down the Catholic Church the other religions will be easy to take down----this is much more then a "Catholic" thing ----yet we have so many people who do not KNOW their Faith so they do not LIVE their faith and they will NOT fight for it----so sad!

Divine Mercy

• Could you explain Divine Mercy and the importance of it? In St. Faustina's Diary it says the spark that will ignite the world will come from Poland. Do you think that spark is referring to Pope John Paul II, St. Faustina, or the work of Divine Mercy?

Holy Orders

• What was the special designation that Msgr. Rupert received last year?
• Do you go from being a priest to being a Bishop?
• Is our Bishop retiring?