Birgittaville

My Notes on Ralph Martin's Book: “Fulfillment of All Desire”Pages: 2, 153: Holiness is willing as God wills; that's our life goal. 3, 141, 231: Now that Christendom is no longer a dominant force in western civilization, Christians must live their faith deeply and deliberately. Eliminate non-essentials to make room for God; this detachment isn't an end in itself, but prepares one for a greater love. 7, 8, 57, 58, 97, 215: Sin is the source of our unhappiness. Union with God is the purpose of our existence–the fulfillment of all our desires. Our human relationships will be deeper in Heaven. Losing inordinate desires for things allows us to enjoy them more. Pleasures are shadows of the pleasure of knowing God. As ends in themselves, pleasures make us less than human. 21, 23, 95, 113, 119, 155, 156, 158, 217, 218:No deliberate sin is little. Our affection for venial sin offends God. Avoid whatever leads to temptation. Temporal goods aren't sinful; being attached to them is. Disordered desires enslave us. An illicit attraction must be countered by a greater attraction.Immediately reject temptation; don't linger on it. Avoid whatever leads to a temptation. 24, 122, 125, 126, 127, 134, 135, 152, 163, 174:Wherever and whenever, follow promptings to private prayer.Be aware of what you're praying, and realize to Whom you're praying. Interrupt your verbal/written prayers with mental/personal prayer, at the Spirit's leading. Practice Lectio Devina, interrupting your readings with mental prayer. Prayer is sharing between friends; it's a relationship. Practice solitude, even in a crowd, by making light of slights and losses. By hanging on to grievances, one might be in a crowd while alone. Practice ejaculatory prayers, like repeating Jesus' name. Continue praying, even when there's no pleasure in it. 28, 43, 51, 59, 91, 114, 138, 145, 151, 187: Inaccurate knowledge about God impedes one's conversion and faith. Salvation and growing in holiness is from God's grace. They aren't rewards for our good works. One ends in Hell by rejecting God's mercy, by choosing it. We should have a burning desire for the lost, allowing God to love others through us. Don't be too disturbed by your imperfections; have confidence in God's mercy. He knows our weaknesses. Indescrete zeal, overdoing sacrifices, leads to burnout. Rejecting God's mercy leads to depression and despair. 46, 82, 234:We must not credit ourselves for the good we do. Titles and wealth are vain, as is everything apart from God.Humiliation can lead to humility, but only if we handle it well. 55, 190, The fear of God is learned by experience, not by lectures. It frees us from fears and leads to loving God. 164, 169, 170, 172, 236, 244, 416, 418, 423:In sickness, one desires to be healthy for service, but offer up the pain and be prepared for death. Even in the dark night of the soul, we can know an underlying peace and joy and develop a deeper desire for God. Whatever the suffering, it doesn't compare to that of Jesus or to that of martyrs. Our virtues are tested and developed by the vices of others. We are proved by trials and abuse, leading us beyond a mercenary love (of loving God only for His benefits). We find God in forgetting ourselves. 

I read the album's lyrics and briefly discuss my purpose and songwriting approach for this album. Here's a link to my Blog post on my RCSS 6 release. It has related links.

I reads selections from the Westiminster Catechism, as a Catholic, in a friendly and unstructured manor. 

This is based on my blog post about my plan for RCSS 4. I mostly talk about the physical being related with the spiritual, though. https://birgittaville.com/2025/05/31/strategy-for-my-fourth-album-release/ 

https://birgittaville.com/2025/05/14/against-disparaging-your-musical-progress/ 

I go a bit into the weeds about using chord progressions, DAWs, Ace Studio, Berlin Symphonia with MuseScore, Hub with Reaper...but also read the song titles and choruses on my soon released third album: "Relevant Christian Song Sketches". 

I read Bible passages for overcoming naivete in evangelizing those whom God lovingly gave his Son for: Romans 1:28-32; 2 Timothy 3:2,3; Jude 1:23; Mathew 7:6; Proverbs 9:7,8; 23:9. (I couldn't resist playing with MuseScore Studio and Ace Studio.) 

I read a couple pages from "Acts of the Apostles, Catholic Commentary of Sacred Scripture". (I'm using this for learning to use Spitfire Audio with Reaper DAW.) 

We casually mention some positive and some negative aspects of AI, like ChaptGPT and NotebookLM, for culture and for the Christ's Church. 

Follow this link to my Blog post, giving the links I mention. https://birgittaville.com/2024/11/24/st-larry-norman-vs-big-eva-muzac/ 

I explain myself--why I haven't been uploading for the last six months:I've done eight podcasts with Rev. David Minard (see link from Birgittaville.com)I've completed two albums, "Relevant Christian Song Sketches" 1 and 2 (find them on iTunes and all major music streamers).I've had outings, doing Saint Paul Street Evangelization (see Birgittaville.com/SPSE-GR) I've begun playing piano and viola for fun.... Enough with my excuses! I chilled and enjoyed myself--OK!?  haha 

Reading excerpts from "The Iron Sceptre of the Son of Man," Alan Fimister. On Catholic eschatology

Hope this encourages you as you recover, Steve, on this frigid winter night!

In case I don't make it to ICU at the hospital, in time to see my big brother Steven John Anderson, here's my goodbye. I love you Steve! Thanks for always being there for me. I've looked up to you and relied on you all my sixty one years. Until we meet again.

Listen to all podcasts of Pastor David Minard at:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLekXlfn-2GlCRw_Rl3735IiYEKhBpo-Iv&feature=shared

Pastor Ron Charles gives the alter call and Timothy Brewer leads worship, after my sermon on Love. This is from my Assemblies of God days, as a 25 year old Youth and Associate pastor at New Life Assembly, Oregon, OH.

Here is a much better recording of this podcast, in three sections (without the wind noise): https://bethelgilead.org/uploads/3/5/6/6/35662031/protestantism_to_catholicism_part_1.mp3https://bethelgilead.org/uploads/3/5/6/6/35662031/protestantism_to_catholicism_part_2.mp3https://bethelgilead.org/uploads/3/5/6/6/35662031/protestantism_to_catholicism_part_3.mp3

I rant about the popular trend of women dressing immodestly and Molech worship. My brief guitar playing brakes up the talking segments.

We consider various Bible study tools to use in daily reading: ESV Study Bible, Bible Knowledge Commentary, Erdman's Bible Commentary, and Unger's Bible Handbook.

I read from "The Catechism of the Catholic Church" and from Scripture passages, relating to remembering my son on the first year anniversary of his passing.

YouTube video of the books I read from: https://youtu.be/eUMmSa8z44Y

From Verbum to BibleHub to Bible commentaries, encyclopedias, translations...I casually introduce helpful Bible study tools.

Do I really live in a country of those who slaughter their children?How did it become AmericanTo pump our kids with psychotropic drugs and other big-pharma poisons?To publicly celebrate grave sin?To sit our toddlers on mommy's lap, before perverse dancers in clown-face?To create trans-humanist Frankensteins?To worship Moloch?To party before the Golden Calf, with pornography and promiscuity—amusing ourselves to death ?God's wrath, I suppose, soon will fall.May America's chastisement lead some to repentance and deliverance from bondage to sin.

The Jesus made in your image, a "cosmic christ", is not the Second Person of the Trinity.

I noodle on the #5 scale between comments about maintaining one's integrity in our culture.

I'm goofing off, here, playing with the idea of intermingling music with making brief statements--a poor rendition of 1950's hippsters, I suppose.

David and I spoke for almost two hours on various topics around Wokism. Here's the audio recording from my end.

Charles G. Finney's "Revivals of Religion" with my comments, Pt II

Charles G. Finney's "Revivals of Religion" with my comments, Pt I

I read, with my interjections, from Maria Woodworth-Etter's book "Holy Ghost Sermons".

Reading excerpts from "Smith Wigglesworth, The Complete Collection of His Life and Teachings". I comment on these, from my Catholic perspective.

My Brother-in-law, Rev. David Minard, and I discuss the movie "Jesus Revolution" and it's relation to today's church for Evangelicals and Catholics.

In loving memory of my son, Micah Philip Anderson, 5/24/1994- 6/22/2022.

I read from the office of Prime, with explanation for navigating it.

I demonstrate the frustrating process a newbie like myself might experience in beginning to use this full-spec breviary from the Frank Gavin Liturgical Foundation, Inc.

I explain how I'm moving through the ribbons in my breviary as I pray the office of Vigils. This will help you decide if you want to pray the Divine Office through each day, perhaps using the breviary I'm praying from. https://www.amazon.com/Benedictine-Daily-Prayer-Short-Breviary/dp/0814637027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3471S6NZG9ZZO&keywords=benedictine+daily+prayer+a+short+breviary&qid=1671734383&s=books&sprefix=Benedictive+daily%2Cstripbooks%2C159&sr=1-1

For anyone having lost a loved one this past year. My son, Micah Philip, passed six months ago (within this hour).