Some MoG forum members, seem to be gone?

Some of our brothers and sisters, members of the MoG forum who once used to post often, seem to be gone.

I wonder why?

Maybe they have intentionally left! but just maybe they are in a bad place at the moment and need our prayers?.

I know fallen saint stated he was leaving for a short time and would be back.
But what about Infant Jesus of Prauge, Spirit of Truth and others?

I think we should pray for each other and especially for those who now are no longer seen on the forum.

May God continue to lead and Bless all members of the MoG forum, past, present and future. Amen.

Mary Mother of Jesus be a mother to all members of the MoG forum now and always and help all of us and our families attain heaven, where we shall praise God for all eternity. Amen

 

I don't think they are gone. Some I know get tired of the negativeness of some on the forum who seem to dominate threads with their anti-pope rhetoric and the spin that comes from the frustrated side of the church and thus do not participate. I see them come to life when faith is discussed in a positive light. Some have left though as they expressed their unpeacefulness at times that some display. There are allot of guests who still frequent the forum.

 

I miss Miker, who has not posted in some time. I can't speak for him, but I think the anti-pope Francis posts may be a part of it. It is one thing to post concerns, but the continuous chipping away at his character that some posters do will drive people away. I don't find that such posts edify my faith, so I tend to ignore them. But I don't blame people for leaving because of it.

 

Yeah, who would want to read about the single greatest "sign of the times" on a forum devoted to prophecy and its fulfillment every single day, on multiple threads? Who wants to log on and be told that God is angry and has visited our chastisement on us, all the time? Better to talk about peace and harmony and good will and prayer and spirituality in the midst of this chaos, huh? Gotta preserve the "peace" and feel good at all cost, right? We didn't come here to MOG to hear the "hard word"!

 

It is important to hear the hard word, and I am glad it is posted. But sometimes posts are over the line, and responses to those who have a different opinion can be delivered in very uncharitable ways so say the least. An over the line post example is when a thread was locked about a year ago due to its content regarding the pope, only to have someone start the same thread again just recently only to have it locked again for the same reason. That is when I shake my head and wonder about people's intentions.

 

Watching the coverage of the US primaries tonight on CNN with the Republican Party's panellists dissing Trump and comparing him unfavourably with Clinton, my first thought was of Infant Jesus of Prague. I'm surprised that he/she isn't taking this "I told you so" opportunity. Although it didn't go down well with some people, I miss Infant's honest, what you see is what you get, approach.

 

It always makes me sad to see people leave, i find as I get older I get genuinely fond of people in quite a short time.

I know some people think of the internet as a remote heartless means of communication, very srtificial. But it is not always so , in a genune spiritual place like this for instance.If we pray for each other and share heartfelt feelings there can be genuine community formed. Certainly recent Popes have encouraged the posiritve use of the internet.

However the web can be a bit like the summer flowers in a way, a passing thing.Ther emust be a billion Cahtolic sites out there alone and thousands concentrating o nthe same kind of subject matter as here. People come, people go. But basically at the minute viewing figures remain constant and many members have been here for several years. I would say this particualr site is thriving really.

As for difficulties regarding the current Pontificate; well it emrely reflects what is going on in the Univaresal Church as a whole. It is not unique to here, nor should we expect it to be so.It's just another sing of the times, I suspect.

The only thing that keeps this place going is prayer. ..and here has been lots and lots of prayer.

 

I have PM'd Infant....I hope he is well....sometimes we forget that we would be the last to know if some illness or something strikes a forum member....they might not be able to reach out....

 

Remember also that some members are still reading this forum everyday but don't "sign in". That's me lately. I feel called to hold my tongue. Just sitting here in the rocking chair of Mary's livingroom observing, digesting, praying.

 

I check in for a couple of hours every day without signing in (call it laziness ) I was very upset recently with a particular forum where I found people were virtually spitting and it upset me (perhaps due to my own circumstances) however when I relaxed I realised that I have mainly enjoyed checking in and have read many wonderful stories, prayers etc. There are some very learned thinkers and it can get very hot and heavy so I have decided to stop reading when I need to use a dictionary/google to understand a sentence ()

 

For the record

I did try to put in a wink and a smile but that didn't show!

 

Hannah, it's natural...we are all human. but this place is really Our Lady's Living Room and all thanks to Padraig who answered Her call...

 

Times are tough for sure and the forum can be tougher but yet again I still come and read but don't have much to say these days. I am battling my own spiritual matters and this year has been tougher for me than the past 3 years for some reason. I try not to get to overly concerned with others and am really focusing on my own faith with fear and trembling. When the Pope stuff really seemed to take off last year I would chime in more often but don't see the point really any more personally because I just don't know what is going on so when I don't know I find it pointless to speculate with my own opinions that don't have the greatest theological backing. To each their own I say and all this will be hashed out in time and in accordance with God's plan. May His will be done right! It can get to me when most discussions are about that but at the end of the day when Brian said it is the greatest sign of the times he may just be right but maybe not in the way he thinks or maybe in the way he thinks. Again time will tell. Still I love this forum and feel like the apostles in a way when Jesus asked them if they were going to leave, where else is there to go? I said I would never leave this forum and I intend to keep my word on that.

 

I'm not gone, just mad busy with family, work, & other stuff, I check out the forum at least twice daily,
Angered at how Ireland is spiralling towards pure unfettered liberalism with no opposing voices tolerated...

God Bless u all,

DBM.

 

One of my crosses is that I can't complete the duties of my profession since I had strokes in March. So I have more time on my hands to research this stuff and post about it. And in prayer I feel a duty in the eyes of Our Lord and His Mother to continue to do so. So my views might be a cross to offer up for others who don't agree. Regardless, yes, these are trying times, and we must defend and promote the Faith as we feel called, and this forum is a good place to do so.

 

I check in often but don't always sign in. I don't know if it's laziness but I know that if I need to chime in on something then I will sign in.

 

Completely agree. Sometimes way too much negativity. Too much chat about the warning almost to the point that is a fundamental doctorine of the faith. I know its OK in moderation.....

I guess there are a lot of people still actively reading most posts and also praying a lot of other members.

Still there are no other places where such like minded and kind saints meet and share as our good old MOG forum.

 

Maybe they were abducted by aliens.