Saturday, November 21, 2020 – Seriously, people! We have been at this for 250 days!? Oh my lanta! Anyhoo, today we are going to start covering the “Kumbaya” section of the Spiritual Works of Mercy. To be specific, today will cover: to comfort the sorrowful. Weirdly, this is the only one of the Spiritual Works Read More
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Day 249 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy (Part IV)
Friday, November 20, 2020 – Oh boy! We are nearly halfway through our list of seven Spiritual Works of Mercy, which means we are rounding out the half that people misunderstand to mean “beat someone over the head with truth.” For today, we will be discussing: to counsel the doubtful. Right off the bat I Read More
Day 248 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy (Part III)
Thursday, November 19, 2020 – On to another favorite, but misunderstood Spiritual Work of Mercy: to instruct the ignorant. I think a lot of people misunderstand this one to mean they can call out every stupid thing you see in the world. First, ain’t nobody got time for that! Seriously, there is just too much Read More
Day 247 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy (Part II)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 – The Spiritual Works of Mercy tend to confuse people because half of society think the first half of the works are telling them to beat people over the head with truth (in a loving manner, of course), and the other half of society thinks that the second half of the Read More
Day 246 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy (Part I)
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 – Welcome back! In this set of Super Basic Primers we are going to finish off the overarching discussion of Works of Mercy by focusing on the specific Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy. Again, why do we need Works of Mercy? To satisfy (eliminate) the temporal punishment of sin. Here is Read More
Day 244 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (Part VIII)
Sunday, November 15, 2020 – The last Corporal Work of Mercy! Yes, dear readers, we have made it to the end. Today we will be talking about the most appropriate Corporal Work of Mercy for the month of November: to bury the dead. Here is what Bishop Morrow says: Which are the chief corporal works Read More
Day 243 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (Part VII)
Saturday, November 14, 2020 – Good news, everyone! There are only two left in the seven Corporal Works of Mercy. Today we will cover: to ransom the captive (AKA free the imprisoned). Remember a couple of days ago when I mentioned offhandedly that Bishop Morrow had a slightly different order than how I listed them? Read More
Day 242 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (Part VI)
Friday, November 13, 2020 – Oh my! Well, yesterday I got a little long-winded and preachy. I am not promising that will not happen again… Anyhoo, let’s get back to our discussion of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy. Today we will be discussing: to visit the sick. Naturally, we will start with Bishop Morrow: Read More
Day 241 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (Part V)
Thursday, November 12, 2020 – WOW! We are flying through these. YAY! On to number four (or five, depending on how you order them) of our seven Corporal Works of Mercy: to harbor the harborless (AKA shelter the homeless). Did you notice that there were two names? I promise that I am not covering two Read More
Day 240 – Mrs. Flusche’s Super Basic Primer on the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy (Part IV)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 – Onward to the third installment of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy: to clothe the naked. Here is what the good Bishop Morrow has to say: Which are the chief corporal works of mercy? – The chief corporal works of mercy are seven:…3. To clothe the naked.—Many make a practice Read More