I am afraid to open the links provided on the previous post. It looks like Spam to me and may be some type of virus which may not have been posted by a quote un quote angle.

Is anyone monitoring this site. What is the ips address of the previous poster. Maybe it is some kind of innocent joke. Very strange indeed

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Thomas,
Our Daily Bread 300 Oak St. near downtown Denton could be a starting place. The hours are 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Monday thru Friday. The staff serves a great lunch. Help is available for job search. Bus tokens are also available.
Staff can help with other needs as well.
No questions asked. Betty Kaye or Jenny Hawkins are there to help. Hope you find this helpful.

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I have read articles by folks in the mental health field that speak of the benefits of reading to help in clinical depression.

Not an expert on scripture, but I am sure there must be some psalms that help with our human purpose of existence. Why Catholic? Why Baltimore Catechism? .....they provide good answers.

Dear, fr. Tim Thompson,
   I am a transplanted New Yorker who has not attended catholic church for many years and to be honest, I spent most of my adult life in and out of prison. 2 years ago after being released from prison in N.Y. I came to tx with a promise to live an honest life, yet have given up hope, no one will give me a job and basically have been a charity case all this time, I'm a hard worker and quite friendly, but do not have many friends here. Last night the thought came to me that I should end my life and would like to make a confession before I do. I tried to find a old friend, brother jack Moylan, who I know since I was 16, so as to seek some spiritual guidance but not been successful on this endeaver. My e-mail address is tommy96a@live.com. This may be a little morbib, but i am very lonely and my self esteem is low and and deflated ego with a total loss of hope.With this being said, may you have a blessed day.

i just want to note that i will not be available for confessions this saturday. i am sorry about any inconvenience this will cause.

sorry, i haven't gotten around to writing in this recently...

while there is concern about the swine flu, no directive has come down from the diocese about any changes. if and when they ask us to do that, we will comply. for now, anyone who is concerned about having the flu is advised not to come to church or any public place for that matter.

Million Rosaries for the Unborn Worldwide:

The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization is once again asking all to join in praying the Rosary for the unborn babies. This event will be held worldwide on October 16-18, 2009. It is hoped that people throughout the world will pray the Rosary for an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn babies. More information is available at

www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org
When you go to the St. Michael the Archangel website, there is information in obtaining bumper stickers with “Our Lady of Guadalupe”.

Father, are we getting close to the point where we again recommend not holding hands during the Our Father or exchanging handshakes? The swine flu concern may be enough reason. Thanks

Leo & Lorraine Hanus

You forget the boob tube---ultimate cause of loneliness for wives of boob tube addicts.

People used to be more content to spend time alone (as in by themselves), and this was healthy. Now, with all their activities, people tend to spend less time alone, but they feel lonelier.
 
Maybe Feeling alone when there are other people around has, in part, been enabled by technology. Technology has made it possible for us to conduct our business without actual face to face encounters: getting gas, checking out at stores and at the library, paying a toll, online shopping, online classes, face-book, email,etc… Maybe this kind of “trains” us not to interact with others as much as people once had to, so we aren’t in the habit of reaching out to others in person, and it carries over into our more personal lives.

You don't have to be single to be lonely. How about married single??

Father Tim,
What article or report were you looking at regarding loneliness on the USCBB site? I tried to find what you referenced but nothing jumped out at me when I went to this site.

Thanks for trying to jump site this forum again. It helps with loneliness as well. We are so fortunate to have devoted priest with positive attitudes regarding the church. I hope individuals do not let loneliness get the best of them and turn to destructive ways of behavior.

Father Tim, why do children suffer? My son is 2 and has had many many hospital stays and illness and will struggle his whole childhood. I question God and wonder why young ones have to bear such a burden. It breaks my heart.

Edited by author 10-01-2009 01:47 AM
Loneliness can be a sad affair as the song goes but it actually is a great time to turn to prayer and reflection on life's priorities.

much better to be alone then being placed in an unpleasant environment. At least when you are alone you can think of creative ways to make your own happiness, help others, and explore other areas of interest that perhaps in the past you have not had the time to pursue.

Edited by author 09-29-2009 01:37 PM
Help,FR. TIM, I had dinner last night with a Sydney Diocean priest and was delighted as my trip is headed to Krakow and I knew at least one other traveller was inquiring about mass times. Now I am in trouble for telling a group of travellers that "Stephen is a Priest". I am over 50 and he said that he had asked me not to tell anyone on the trip that he is a priest.

After telling me that he was a retired priest I referred to him as "Father". He never told me or helped to remind me that he had asked that I not tell anyone.

Since I have a few priest as friends I guess I may not have given it a second thought and spoke that he was a priest. I was not trying to violate his privacy. He has been a Priest for 43 years and one would think he ought to be secure in his own skin at this point. Besides, he is the one that asked to join my table I did not ask to join his table.

Please pray for Stephen and me too because it has become a difficult situation as I am stuck with him on my secular trip for the duration.
Give me a Break! I know he needs prayer but 43 years??????

A lot of people don't like my line of work. He is really lucky that he caught me off guard when he gave me a scolding or else I may have made the situation worse with my retort.

I hope he does not have poor skills with coping with lonliness. I asked if he was saying his daily prayers and he said he brought the book.