I was cleaning out dead links on my sidebar and came across this article on gossip which struck home for me. There are many times I feel compelled to "discuss" someone with a close friend. Afterward, I feel terrible and I know it is because I have chosen to gossip. As my mother always says "En bocas cerradas, no entran moscas". Flies do not enter a closed mouth.
Fr. Jim Murphy: Gossip and the Devil's Radio
This is very good, I fall into the gossip trap sometimes, I think I'm just discussing someone in a kind way, but when I stop and really think about it, it could be gossip, I must be far more careful and guard my tongue!
ReplyDeleteThanks, needed to read that one today... Im guilty.. :(
ReplyDeleteWell ladies, if you want a reminder to not gossip, consider reading Letters of St. James. A priest used to give that as a penance.
ReplyDeleteSo glad others are hearing from him! I'm hoping he'll post more of his sermons.
ReplyDeleteMary, I think I found Father's blog through you. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIf you look at the picture of his first Mass in the corner of his blog I'm the VERY pregnant woman on the left.
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