Meet and Greet # 91

**Lucy Spencer** · #1 Jul 26, '12, 1:01 pm

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GwynB · #2 Jul 27, '12, 4:54 pm

I thought I would drop in and say hello!

I was brought up in the Catholic church and have always had a strong faith in God. Six months ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and have been undergoing treatments. I am happy to say though that God is working in me and I am doing very well.

I know see this time of illness to be a complete blessing for my spiritual life. Because of a depressed immune system and chemo side effects, I have had to stay at home most days. I have had the opportunity to delve deeper in my relationship with God and have found a peace and joy that I have never felt before. I now pray constantly, and I have recently begun the Liturgy of the Hours. I feel truly blessed!

**Catherine S.** · #3 Jul 27, '12, 5:26 pm

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Originally Posted by GwynB

I thought I would drop in and say hello!

I was brought up in the Catholic church and have always had a strong faith in God. Six months ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer and have been undergoing treatments. I am happy to say though that God is working in me and I am doing very well.

I know see this time of illness to be a complete blessing for my spiritual life. Because of a depressed immune system and chemo side effects, I have had to stay at home most days. I have had the opportunity to delve deeper in my relationship with God and have found a peace and joy that I have never felt before. I now pray constantly, and I have recently begun the Liturgy of the Hours. I feel truly blessed!

Welcome GwynB!!
Very nice to have you with us!!
I will keep you in prayer, Gwyn . Happy to learn God is a part of all that you are going through at this time and blessing you with peace and joy.
Thank you for sharing your faith with us, Gwyn. I think Catholic Answers will be a huge blessing to you as well and we look forward to your participation in the many Forums. There are also manyGroups that have formed here and several of these may be of interest to you. To locate these, just click on Groups at the top of your page,
and when it comes up, click on Search Groups.
Once again, very nice to have you with us, Gwyn.
May God Continue to Richly Bless You.
Shalom,
Catherine

GwynB · #4 Jul 27, '12, 5:41 pm

Thank you very much Catherine!

I have been lurking for a couple of days, soaking up a lot of wonderful information.

I'm happy to be here!

phlynne · #5 Jul 27, '12, 5:47 pm

Hi everybody, looks like a great site.

the reason I'm here is to ask a ? of etiquette or appropriate behavior

how long should a person wait until after the death of a spouse, to see,date, someone else

and how long should a person wait to consider remarrying?

I don't think there is a cannon law or rule regarding this issue.

My spouse and I were married in a Catholic Church

Mom2gr8kids · #6 Jul 27, '12, 6:42 pm

Good evening all!
Just signed up tonight and am hoping to learn more about God, the Bible, and Jesus and His teachings through "Catholic Answers" and perhaps learn how people of faith deal with everyday issues and today's culture. I'm happily married with two stepchildren and two children (ages range from 32 to 14) and an 8 year old granddaughter. We live in PA and belong to a good church. Am looking forward to being a part of this forum...

Mom2gr8kids

**Catherine S.** · #7 Jul 27, '12, 7:33 pm

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Originally Posted by GwynB

Thank you very much Catherine!

I have been lurking for a couple of days, soaking up a lot of wonderful information.

I'm happy to be here!

Great!!

**Catherine S.** · #8 Jul 27, '12, 7:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Mom2gr8kids

Good evening all!
Just signed up tonight and am hoping to learn more about God, the Bible, and Jesus and His teachings through "Catholic Answers" and perhaps learn how people of faith deal with everyday issues and today's culture. I'm happily married with two stepchildren and two children (ages range from 32 to 14) and an 8 year old granddaughter. We live in PA and belong to a good church. Am looking forward to being a part of this forum...

Mom2gr8kids

Hello Mom2gr8kids!!
Very nice to have you on board!!
Wow!! Beautiful family. What a great blessing!!
Catholic Answers is a wonderful Catholic community, the folks are friendly,
like to share their faith, and we certainly look forward to your participation
in the many Forums and resources mom2gr8kids!
Make yourself at home !!
God Bless You and Your Family.
Catherine

**Catherine S.** · #9 Jul 27, '12, 7:49 pm

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Originally Posted by phlynne

Hi everybody, looks like a great site.

the reason I'm here is to ask a ? of etiquette or appropriate behavior

how long should a person wait until after the death of a spouse, to see,date, someone else

and how long should a person wait to consider remarrying?

I don't think there is a cannon law or rule regarding this issue.

My spouse and I were married in a Catholic Church

Hi phlynne!!
Looking forward to having you with us!!
This is the Meet and Greet board at Catholic Answers and not
much discussion goes on here but if you like, you can post your
message in the Family Living Forum and others in there will
respond to it, Phlynne........
http://forums.catholic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=66

Looking forward to your participation !!
Make yourself at home !!
God Bless You.
Catherine

Tess Marie 1917 · #10 Jul 27, '12, 10:48 pm

Hello fellow pilgrims!
I am a happy mom of three, devoted wife, hard-working dentist, and joyful Catholic... looking forward to joining the community!

taotea · #11 Jul 28, '12, 12:03 am

I would like to say hi

God bless

Jessicalopez12 · #12 Jul 28, '12, 12:09 am

Hi,
I have recently joined this forum.
Have a great time!

taotea · #13 Jul 28, '12, 12:13 am

I am happy to join and to learn many things concerning my Catholic faith.

smarytherese · #14 Jul 28, '12, 12:51 am

Hi everyone! This is smarytherese and I'm a new member to the Forum. I'm so excited to be here. Am really new at this since I don't join chat rooms as a rule, but this site is, to me, a Godsend!

omegapd · #15 Jul 28, '12, 1:24 am

Good Morning Everyone!

I'm Eric. Happy to be here. Born and raised Catholic, my wife converted to Catholicism about 8 years ago. We have two kids and are loving our church family at Our Divine Saviour in Tifton, GA. Being a Catholic in the Deep South is quite an experience...but our church has around 300+ families and we are doing a lot in the community to be more accepted by our Protestant brothers and sisters. Life is good...

Anyway, just saying hello! Have a blessed weekend!

EricW.