Why is it every saint story of young virgin states that she is of exceeding beauty and all desired to marry her? Nothing is ever written about more plain looking or even homely virgins. Don’t the ugly also love Jesus or are they just bitter at the way they look so they are not so keen on being martyred.
Also according to principles of natural selection all these exceedingly beautiful choosing martyrdom over marriage would me that Christians as people must have grow uglier since the early church since all the beautiful women were killed off.
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Your Grace,
When I tell my father of confession I have a girlfriend, he does not believe me. Not only does he not believe me but he has to stifle his laughs every time he mentions me with a girlfriend. When I confessed I kissed her, he fell off his chair weeping with laughter. Unfortunately she currently goes to school on the opposite coast, so I can not show him that she is not imaginary and I can actually get a girl. I find this damaging not only to my spiritual life but to my self-esteem. How should I proceed?
Sayedna,
I think my wife is trying to kill me. Not on purpose but I can’t eat anything she cooks. No human can nor can many animals, I’ve tried. I know she goes through the effort of cooking for me out of love, I just wish she did not love me so much. I can’t afford to take us to eat out every night and we are both only children whose parents have died so we can’t go over to family members for dinners. I try to cook as much as possible but some days I am unable to. Early on, the first time I refused to eat what she cooked she wept inconsolably and claimed I did not love her and other drama. I wish to live in a peaceful home but if I keep eating her cooking it will be a short life.
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Anytime anyone makes a joke or just a simple innocent comment, turn it into a spiritual sermon or diatribe. For example if some asks you to wish them luck, carry on on how the concept of luck is not Christian that those who believe in Jesus trust he will do the best for us and we trust in His grace and do not need luck. Or if some one complains on how hot the weather is, expound about it is nowhere it is as hot as hell and that instead of being out in the heat they should be in church praying for their salvation.
This is some times referred to as a Jesus Juke or being “oversaved”.
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Those with Bad Bosses – St. Matruna
Unfortunately Named Children – Abba Hor & Abba Fis
Innocent Men who have appeared on the Maury Show – St. Macarius of Egypt
Biblical Exegetes (or any academic) – Abba Joseph
Celebrities who avoid the Paparazzi – St. Arsenius
Cutlery Salesmen – St. Philopater Mercurius
Sororities – St. Demiana
Okay this one is rather subtle and requires knowledge of the particular saint’s life to make sense of some of them
Thanks to d&mh for the original inspiration.
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Not So Spiritual Words 