saint joan of arc's obstacles?
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1) She was a woman in a society that thought that only men should fight.\n2) She was a teenager.\n3) She was illiterate.\n4) She claimed to hear the voices of the saints, and most people would not readily believe that.  Her faith went against conventional de facto Christianity--oh, she was a faithful Catholic, but she heard from heaven directly, which most people don't do and don't truly believe in. Some people think of Joan of Arc as the first Protestant (although Protestants are far from perfect, too!).\n5) She was French, and the French at that time were besieged by the English--which is why God called her in the first place.\n\nRemember that her enemies had her burned at the stake for heresy.
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Well apart from being Jesus' love, Mary was a disciple and she was one of the inner circle. She was extremely intelligent, and many considered this unusual and didn't like her for it. I think much injustice has been done to her. The Catholic church has admitted that calling her a prostitute was an error (bible doesn't say this either), and now she's a saint. But she must be more than a saint and time will set things straight.
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You are never supposed to mess with someone's free will.  But you could cast a good luck spell.  Maybe if I understood what the blockage was it would help.  Is the blockage a person?  Then you definately don't want to remove obstacles.  That could be deadly.  \n\nTry casting a Good Luck spell.
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Do some research on Harry Truman and Mt. St. Helen.  There was a reason he didn't leave when she finally popped her cork.  I think his reasoning may help you out.
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Try here:\n\nhttp://ed.uno.edu/faculty/SI/PAustin/articles/a_journey_with_anno.htm
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Depending on the definition you place on the "Obstacles" and the difficulty or ease factor involved, you can "overcome" many things, or at the very least learn to accomodate certain obstacles, IE:Being wheelchair bound presents difficulties, but they too can be overcome.\n\n   Your mental state has as much to do with overcoming any physical or percieved obstacles you encounter,,,or even bring on yourself.\n\n   You didn't state the nature of the obstacles, but I'll assume that many are your perception of them as much as they might be mountains to climb or a car that won't start.\n\n   LIVING WELL is relative, subjective and quite personal to each of us, and varies drastically in how we decide to LIVE WELL or can apply living well to what our tolerances levels are,,,or our definitions of WELL.\n\n   Without knowing your personal "obstacles", a public forum cannot assume to advise properly. What one might suggest as a way to a better life, might go against what another says, or what you percieve as your obstacles and how to achive a better life.\n\n   I'd suggest listing what you assume or know the "obstacles" to be, and seek professional help.\n\n   In saying that,,, if your "obstacles" are being late for appointments, or not finding that favorite brand at a grocery market, then most that fall into those categories are easily solved by you and the choices you make.\n\n   If the obstacles are of a physical nature, or a mental or emotional nature, then by all means you need to seek professional help.\n\nRev. Steven
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You could set up a prayer group for her and bring in 1000 priests to help her but at the end of the day like the saying goes...you can lead a horse to water BUT u can't make it drink!...SHE NEEDS TO BRING HERSELF TO HER KNEES BEFORE GOD!..\ni hope she does  before her final hour!
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He has some pretty exacting standards, which is probably why he's having issues.  He's going to find women that meet some of those standards, but not all of them.  I don't even think the Pope could help him out on this one.  \n\nI used to be a Catholic so I know some of this stuff is stemming from his beliefs, but some of it isn't--which means some of it is just his own standards.  \n\n\n\nCute is not in the bible, and god spoketh unto Moses, "all wives must be hotties, sayst the lord."  \n\nOr being a certain age, is he shooting for below, same, or above his age?  Last time I checked there was no stipulation on age in the bible either, and God spoke unto Noah, "and make sure husbands and wives are plus or minus five years apart in age, yeah, that sounds goodth to me."
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It is interesting how women have been given rights, but still denied certain places to be equal to man. Yet there was a woman pope that was almost written out of history. Infact she personated herself as a man and evenatually got elected pope. Even popes are not innocent people and during that time...i can't quote the exact century, but I believe the 16th century....popes had lovers. She ended up pregnant. Before anyone was to find out she tried to flee, but it was too late. She was found out and on her escape out she was given birth to a baby. She and the baby were stoned to death on their way out. The scholars were trying to write her out of history, but like anything the truth can't be totally erased. The church tried to keep money in power in the church thus forbidding priests to marry and keeping it totally male. It wasn't about equal rights, but money and power/politics. Now adays it has been so established that priesthood should only be for men, that Im not sure how well accepted a woman would be as a cardinal let alone a pope. We are still trying for a woman president. Because of the social stigmas we have so much to overcome. There is no overnight fix. Infact women got most of their rights after our rigths to vote...the sufferage. It took us that long just to get there....it will take us that much longer to get where we want to be.
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The patron of lost object is Saint Anthony of Padua (also the patron saint of San Antonio, TX - incase you are intersted).\n\nWe don't actually pray TO the saint, but rather ask him, through prayer, to pray with us to God to help.\n\nThat being said, here is a common prayer to ask St. Anthony for help:\n\nHoly Saint Anthony, gentle and powerful in your help, your love for God and charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited on your word, which you were always ready to request for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (insert request here). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle. Even so, you are the Saint of miracles. Gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart is ever full of human sympathy, take my petition to the Infant Savior for whom you have such a great love, and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.
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ALTHOUGH SHE HAS DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR POPLE SHE COULD ONLY BE SAINTED IF SHE IS A TRUE BELIVE IN OUR ALMIGHT FATHER GOS AND LORD CHRIST.\n\nIF SHE IS NOT A BELIVER THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR HER TO BE SAINTED
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VERY DIFFICULT.  BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE
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Joan of Arc was a Roman catholic and is a canonized saint of that church. She was burnt by the English at Rouen. She died before the Reformation. There were no Protestants at the time.
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Copy Paste and send to Priestess! I'm still rolling! This has to be the best I've seen so far!!!\nGood luck on getting a real answer outta them.\n"Well times have changed, and God doesn't allow that kinda thing anymore."
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First of all, saints are NOT an obstacle between you and God.  They are like friends you ask to pray for you.  It certainly doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't pray to God.  Now the reason you pray to a saint in general is because they're holy people who have reached the kingdom of God.  Because of that, they are beloved of God and would be good intercessors for you.  The concept of patron saints comes from the idea that some saints would be better intercessors on certain subjects.  For instance, if someone is trying to have a baby, they might ask Saint Elizabeth (Mary's cousin) to pray for them.  This is because Elizabeth was thought to be barren, but through God's grace conceived a child.  If your pet is sick, you might ask St. Francis - who loved and aided all animals - to heal him (if saints have power it is because, like with the Apostles, God is with them and chooses to grant their request).  Again, all of this is not to say that you can't or shouldn't pray to God directly, but the idea is that these people have gone through what you're going through.  They understand and would have a special sympathy for you; their prayers and intercessions would be especially earnest and hearfelt.
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By encouraging others to make a difference as well, live as you want people to live, and give as you want people to give!\n\nI'm not a Catholic, but I saw part of a doco on Mother Theresa the other day, and OMG she did so many good things for people - people no one else would touch with a barge pole, and when she did these good things, others followed!\n\nMaybe you could read up on Mother Theresa, I'm not trying to push religion on you by any means, but read about her life and her works, and perhaps try to emulate some of that!
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If this is a serious question, then it deserves a serious answer.\n\nThe religion itself is not the source of the problem.\n\nThe problem lay very much with the institution of the church and its relationship with society.\n\nTo 'believe' and follow the religion requires a strong faith in teachings that cannot be proven by facts (even a google search won't help on this one!).\n\nA follower depends on the teachings of the church.  The church, in practicality, becomes the center of moral authority.\n\nSo, when someone with a human failing becomes a priest, he not just a priest, he is part of the moral authority mechanism.\n\nThere was (and in some cases still is) a huge misplaced loyalty to the institution of the church.\n\nAny challenge to the authority of the church was interpreted as a potential challenge to its position and therefore its teachings.\n\nIndividual children and parents were powerless to challenge the authority of the church.  Bishops and Cardinals faced the issues with total denial, or, even worse, simply moved the offenders to new areas to begin an new series of abuse.\n\n(You may recall an incident when the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor tore up a picture of the previous Pope on live TV (over the church child abuse issue), she was vilified for years afterwards - hardly anyone took any time to even ask what she was protesting about!  Radio stations and stores were too busy boycotting her music)  \n\nThe links that the church had in society often meant that a priest or Bishop could have a quiet word to the police, lawyers and judges to reassure them that the abuse was simply the figment of an overactive imagination.\n\nThis aspect reasonably explains the high abuse incidence.  The church, in effect, allowed its latent abusers to abuse, whereas out in society latent abusers were restrained by less opportunity and a far higher probability of being caught. \n\nHaving said all that, the situation has been turned around.  The lone voices built up into a giant roar and finally attracted the attention of very many church followers who genuinely did not understand what had gone on.  They have forced wholesale changes and cleared out the gatekeepers who were complict in hiding the abuse.\n\nWhy stick with the religion?  Well, if you believe in its teachings, then you believe that it is the right path to take.  Good did finally triumph over evil.\n\n(Having said all that, I didn't stick with the religion because it just doesn't ring true for me any more).