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Pause for Prayer: Pentecost Novena - Day Nine A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - May 17, 2013 We're offering some special prayers, a novena, in preparation for Pentecost Sunday which falls this year on May 19, 2013. Here's some more info and background on Pentecost and these prayers. • Check out the widget at the top of the sidebar and choose a song to listen to, to help you slow down and lead you to a prayerful quiet place in your mind and heart... • A word to reflect on... This is the ninth and last day of our Pentecost Novena. Tomorrow is the solemn ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/05/pause-for-prayer-pentecost-novena-day_17.html
Why Catholics Call Priests "Father" FAITH AND REASON - May 16, 2013 ... the devil a "father": "You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth." (John 8:44) And of course, apart from the Bible, we cannot neglect to mention our everyday usage of the term. We all call our own male parent "father" and we use terms like "father of the country" or "founding fathers" for our secular heroes. So why is it that Catholics are singled out, when clearly the Biblical and ...http://faithandreasonblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-catholics-call-priests-father.html
New "Missio" App to Be Unlocked by Pope Francis on Friday CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 16, 2013 ... participating in the annual meeting to distribute collected funds. "Handheld mobile devices and smartphones are increasingly democratizing the information superhighway, and have a capacity to empower the poor in particular," said Father Andrew. "In fact, by the end of 2013, there will be more mobile devices on earth than people. Smartphones worldwide exceed one billion, growing globally by some 40 percent a year, especially in the some of the poorest parts of the world served by the Pontifical ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/NX_pwpNFCSA/
Resources for Pentecost Sunday (Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms) THE DIVINE LAMP - May 16, 2013 ... and will be made available Sunday or Monday evening. If any further resources are added these will be marked "update." Resources for the Vigil Mass of Pentecost can be found here . GENERAL RESOURCES PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 19, 2013 Catechism of the Catholic Church . Contains links to all the articles on the Holy Spirit. For catechism texts quoting or referencing the specific Mass readings see the "Homilist's Catechism" links in the Ordinary and Extraordinary ...http://thedivinelamp.stblogs.com/2013/05/16/resources-for-pentecost-sunday-ordinary-and-extraordinary-forms/
Pentecost Vigil With Ecclesial Movements NEWS.VA - May 15, 2013 ... the famous Gen Verde group and a choir of over 150 singers belonging to the various movements will accompany those gathered until 6:00pm when the Holy Father Francis will join the celebration with a moment of prayer in front of the image of the Virgin Mary Salus Populi Romani. The event will continue with two very meaningful testimonials from the Irish writer and editorialist John Waters and the Pakistani surgeon Paul Batthi. After that, representatives of the movements will ask the Holy ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pentecost-vigil-with-ecclesial-movements
"And Lighten Our Understanding...." WHISPERS IN THE LOGGIA - May 15, 2013 ... charisms, in the widest sense, are simply concretizations of the life of grace, a Church without charisms could only be a Church without grace. Such a Church would be a false sign; it would betoken the presence of what is absent; it would be a pseudosacrament, and for this reason it would not be truly Church." In the same vein, as another Jesuit cardinal elsewhere more recently put it, "The church of... 'whoever doesn't enter doesn't exist' is Pharisee-ism. Jesus teaches us another way: to go ...http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/05/and-lighten-our-understanding.html
Bishop Miehm's Ordination - March for Life - St. Hyacinth Confirmations - Visit to Divine Infant - NET Board - Ven. Mich THE JOURNEY OF A BISHOP - May 14, 2013 ... contemplate life in the womb and what sadness should be ours as we consider its destruction! Some years ago, Blessed Pope John Paul II observed that "a society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying." Today in Canada, we are living with a great evil that is causing untold suffering–the scourge of abortion. Some in society cast the abortion debate as a matter of human rights. They argue that any ...http://archbishopterry.blogspot.com/2013/05/bishop-miehms-ordination-march-for-life.html
Sunday Scriptures Reflection for 5/12/13 CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 12, 2013 Scripture: lectionary 62. 7 th Sunday after Easter. Acts 7:55-60. Psalm 97:1-2,6-7,9. Rev. 22:12-14.16-17.20. John 17:20-25: Today's Scriptures USCCB Video Reflection Saints of the Day Watch this video on YouTube . We all know and sing the church song Amazing Grace. Today John's Gospel has Jesus giving us Amazing Love that surpasses any love that has ever burned in the human heart. The passage confirms Jesus' infinite, intimate, and ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/Q1BvF9_-VPU/
Solemnity of the Ascension CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 11, 2013 The celebration of the Ascension used to leave me a bit flat. It was clear what Good Friday did for me. And Easter Sunday's benefits were indisputable. But as for the Ascension, what's in it for me? Christianity is about a kind of love we call agape or charity. It is love that looks away from itself to another and gives itself away for another. The Divine Word did not become man or endure the cross because something was in it for Him. Charity shares in the beloved's joys ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/Pblz_yHLLyw/
The Ascension of Jesus. What Does It Mean for Us? THE WANDERING FRIAR - May 11, 2013 Rembrandt's Ascension As I sit to write this reflection on the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus I am overjoyed by the news I received this morning that my niece Michelle gave birth to a baby girl, Madeline Elizabeth. Congratulations to her and her husband, Kevin Donahue. Quite a few years back a gentleman asked me a question to this effect, "Fr. John, I believe what the Church teaches and I believe that Jesus ascended into heaven, but what difference does it make in my life?" ...http://frjohnsblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-ascension-of-jesus-what-does-it.html
Mystagogy: Seeing the Risen Lamb CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 10, 2013 ... times did we see the towers fall? Was that somehow different from when they fell the first time? Everyone begins their story with how beautiful and clear the weather was along the northeast corridor. And we travel our different roads from there. United Flight 93 went to ground in Stonycreek Township, PA. The marred face of the Pentagon was repaired after months of anti-aircraft artillery watched over the I-395 and Route 50 commutes into DC. And the Twin Towers which dug their own sacred ground ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/hz7Ae4crPlk/
MOTHER of MERCY JOURNEY TO WISDOM - May 9, 2013 MOTHER OF MERCY (Mother's Day; 7 th Sunday after Easter "C"; May 12) I love this "Journey to Wisdom" site because of the wonderful reflections and meditations that are posted by all of you. Today, I would first like to preface my own reflection with a flashback to St. Francis de Sales. He had a great way to describe an approach to our meditations, which I would like to share with you. He asks us to consider our meditation on God's word as a walk through ...http://journeytowisdom-ocbs.blogspot.com/2013/05/mother-of-mercy.html
The Holy Spirit: Gift, Counselor, Advocate, Helper INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - May 5, 2013 A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for May 5, 2013, the Sixth Sunday of Easter Carl E. Olson Readings : • Acts 15:2-2, 22-29 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 • Jn 14:23:-29 "A gift is freely given," wrote St. Thomas Aquinas, "and expects no return. Its reason is love. What is first given is love; that is the first gift. The Holy Spirit comes forth as the substance of love, and Gift is his proper name." The Holy Spirit ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/05/the-holy-spirit-gift-counselor-advocate-helper.html
Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, May 5, 2013 CATHOLIC WORKING MOM - May 5, 2013 Readings for Sunday, May 5, 2013 Can you guess my favorite verse this week? "Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." In the gospel, Jesus eludes to His impending Ascension. Often, when I contemplate the Ascension, I envision myself standing there with the disciples watching Jesus float up into the sky. In my heart, I want to pull on His tunic, or hold onto His foot and not let Him go. I suppose that is not the proper response. I should be happy for ...http://danardoyle.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/reflection-on-the-readings-for-sunday-may-5-2013/
On Spontaneity and Purity of Heart MAKING ALL THINGS NEW - May 5, 2013 [ A homily for the Sunday of the Blind Man, from 5 years ago .] There are several healings of blind men in the Gospels, but today's is unique (Jn. 9:1-38). It is much more elaborate than the others, and the whole event and the accompanying dialogues are points of departure for theological reflection. We are offered here not simply the fact of a divine healing, but the deeper meaning of Jesus' giving sight to the blind. For our point of departure, let us look ...http://wordincarnate.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/on-spontaneity-and-purity-of-heart/
Sunday Scriptures Reflection for 5/5/13 CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 5, 2013 Scripture: Lectionary # 58. Sixth Sunday after Easter C. Acts 15:1-2,22-29. Psalm 67:2-3,5-6.8. Rev. 21:10-14.22-23. John 14:23-29: Today's Scriptures USCCB Video Reflection Saints of the Day This week leads us closer and closer to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. On Thursday or in many dioceses on the coming Sunday we will celebrate the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. This feast then leads many to begin a novena to the Holy ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/PRIWRhNxrYE/
The Errors of Reincarnation: Reincarnation Versus a Glorious Bodily Resurrection A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 4, 2013 Note: The following i s excerpted with pe rmission from the CatechismClass.com 5th Sunday after Easter lesson. As we celebrate our Lord's Resurrection from the dead, we choose today to turn our attention to understanding the important difference between the Catholic belief in a resurrected body and the false principle of re-incarnation. According to re-incarnation, all peoples receive a new body after death; thus, the body that a person has now is not the body that he will ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/CZWKwYA6a80/the-errors-of-reincarnation.html
Optimusmastro Retreat Journal,... CONFESSIONS OF A THIRTY SOMETHING CYBERTRONIAN - May 3, 2013 ... training, my ego is taking a beating. The next issue was being invited to the monks refectory to share lunch with them. They aren't exactly the most talkative bunch! At 4pm we gathered for a tour of the monastery and the grounds, and even got to go behind the cloister! (A rare treat for outsiders!) At night our group gathered and the topic was conversion, where we are right now as opposed to where we were at the beginning of the year. Day 3, Wednesday: Today's reflection ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ConfessionsOfAThirtySomethingCybertronian/~3/mPnf5kKjQu0/optimusmastro-retreat-journal.html
The Holy Spirit As the Church's Guarantee of the Continuity of Jesus' Cause SUNDAY MORNINGS - May 3, 2013 An Exegetical Reflection on the Gospel of the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, John 14:23-29, Year C, May 5, 2013 THAT WITH THE death of Mao Zedong in 1976, there was a struggle between the left wing and right wing over the control of China, the former advocating the continuation of revolutionary mass mobilization, the latter the overhauling of Chinese economy—this quite illustrates a normal feature in transition periods. One of ...http://msgrlopecr.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-holy-spirit-as-churchs-guarantee-of.html
Sixth Sunday Easter 2013, Advance Posts on Ascension and Pentecost BLUE EYED ENNIS - April 29, 2013 I 'm on a blogging break for two weeks as from Friday of this week but should be ba ck by Pentecost Sunday . I may get time to do some more posts this week but just in case I don't here's some advance s. Scripture readings for this Sunday's M a ss are here. A variety of r eflections on the readings f or this Sunday from St Louis University Centre for Liturgy are here . Sermon Nuggets from here Reflection on ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/04/sixth-sunday-easter-2013-advance-posts.html
