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Messages From Bishops Mark 40th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade OSV DAILY TAKE BLOG - January 21, 2013 As we approach the 40th anniversary of the infamous U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Roe v. Wade , many bishops across the country have released statements about the occasion. For your convenience, excerpts and links from many are listed below. This list may not be exhaustive, so if you note any missing, please feel free to share it in the comments section below. (Please note: Links must be approved, so your comment will not show up right away) Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop ...http://www.osvdailytake.com/2013/01/messages-from-bishops-mark-40th.html
Pope "Determined" to Continue Towards Christian Unity CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 24, 2013 ... Christian and non-Christian, who attended the inaugural mass of the new Pope was an insight into this pontificate's line regarding relations with other Christians and religions, and even those who "do not even belong to any religions but who feel close to the truth and beauty". The Pope responded to the warm greetings of Patriarch Bartholomew and calling him Andrew, the name of the apostle founder and patron of the Patriarchate. "Yesterday morning - he adds - during Holy Mass, through your ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/pope-determined-to-continue-towards.html
Once Again, to the "Great Shlep" THE ALTERNATE PATH - January 24, 2013 2012 March for Life in Washington, D.C. This afternoon I will leave with eleven college students from the Catholic Center at ETSU to attend the national March for Life in Washington, D.C. This will be the fifteenth time that I have attended the March. Last year, after returning from the march a friend shared an editorial from a person who is pro-choice and who happens to have a comfortable office overlooking the march route. She disdainfully referred to ...http://thealternatepath.blogspot.com/2013/01/once-again-to-great-shlep_24.html
Bishop McManus Calls for Prayer and Fasting to Instill Spiritual Stamina and Fortitude LA SALETTE JOURNEY - January 22, 2013 In an editorial published in this week's Catholic Free Press and entitled 'Proclaim the Gospel of Life," Bishop Robert J. McManus, Bishop of the Worcester [Massachusetts] Diocese, reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision, writes, "As we reflect on this unspeakable tragedy, we recall that Jesus told us that certain evils are only overcome by prayer and fasting. Currently we are assailed by many increasing ...http://lasalettejourney.blogspot.com/2013/01/in-editorial-published-in-this-weeks.html
Pope Francise Meets With Ecumenical Partners and Representatives of World Religions COMMUNIO - March 20, 2013 ... a sort of pilgrimage towards what for every Christian represents the essential: the personal and transforming relationship with Jesus Christ, Son of God, who died and rose for our salvation. This effort to proclaim this eternal treasure of faith to the people of our time, lies at the heart of the Council's message. Together with you I cannot forget how much the council has meaning for the ecumenical journey . I like to remember the words that Blessed John XXIII, of whom we will soon mark 50 ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/03/pope-francise-meets-with-ecume.html
Pope of Rome to Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Et Al. BYZANTINE, TEXAS - March 20, 2013 ... salvation. This effort to proclaim this eternal treasure of faith to the people of our time, lies at the heart of the Council's message. Together with you I cannot forget how much the council has meaning for the ecumenical journey. I like to remember the words that Blessed John XXIII, of whom we will soon mark 50 years since his death, when he gave his memorable inauguration speech: "The Catholic Church therefore considers it her duty to work actively so that ...http://byztex.blogspot.com/2013/03/pope-of-rome-to-orthodox-oriental.html
Pope Francis: Discourse to Representatives of the Churches, Ecclesial Communities and Other Religions NEWS.VA - March 20, 2013 ... salvation. This effort to proclaim this eternal treasure of faith to the people of our time, lies at the heart of the Council's message. Together with you I cannot forget how much the council has meaning for the ecumenical journey. I like to remember the words that Blessed John XXIII, of whom we will soon mark 50 years since his death, when he gave his memorable inauguration speech: "The Catholic Church therefore considers it her duty to work actively so that ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-discourse-to-representatives-of-the-c
Good Friday - Aoine an Chéasta CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 28, 2013 Good Friday is the Friday within Holy Week , and is traditionally a time of fasting and penance, commemorating the anniversary of Christ's crucifixion and death. For Christians, Good Friday commemorates not just a historical event, but the sacrificial death of Christ, which with the resurrection, comprises the heart of the Christian faith. The Catholic Catechism states this succinctly: Justification has been merited for us ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/good-friday-aoine-cheasta.html
Servant of God Fr. Emil J. Kapaun Posthumously Award the Medal of Honor INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - April 12, 2013 Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, Catholic priest and war hero, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday at the White House by President Barack Obama. The President's speech began by noting that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, a time when thousands of our prisoners of war finally came home after years of starvation and hardship and, in some cases, torture. And among the ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/04/servant-of-god-fr-emil-j-kapaun-posthumously-award-the-medal-of-honor.html
Pope Francis Address to Ecumenical InterFaith Groups BLUE EYED ENNIS - March 20, 2013 ... the people of our time, lies at the heart of the Council's message. Together with you I cannot forget how much the council has meaning for the ecumenical journey. I like to remember the words that Blessed John XXIII, of whom we will soon mark 50 years since his death, when he gave his memorable inauguration speech: "The Catholic Church therefore considers it her duty to work actively so that there may be fulfilled the great mystery of that unity, which Christ ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/03/pope-francis-address-to-ecumenical.html
Vatican's Strong Defense of the Jews CLERICAL WHISPERS - January 31, 2013 The head of a schismatic Roman Catholic sect known as the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) recently labeled Jews "enemies of the Church." The comments from Bishop Bernard Fellay could have triggered a public clash between Catholics and Jews, as in 2009 when then-SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson denied that 6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. But rather than spark a crisis, Fellay has instead motivated Catholic Church officials to directly repudiate him and ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/02/vaticans-strong-defense-of-jews.html
Pope Francis Greets Ecumenical and Interreligious Delegates PRO UNIONE - March 20, 2013 ... Council's message. Together with you I cannot forget how much the council has meaning for the ecumenical journey. I like to remember the words that Blessed John XXIII, of whom we will soon mark 50 years since his death, when he gave his memorable inauguration speech: "The Catholic Church therefore considers it her duty to work actively so that there may be fulfilled the great mystery of that unity, which Christ Jesus invoked with fervent ...http://prounione.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/pope-francis-greets-ecumenical-and-interreligious-delegates/
Oscar Romero Sainthood Cause on Long, Tangled Path CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 ... required for his canonization, because he was martyred, something Pope John Paul II affirmed at a millennial jubilee ceremony in Rome in 2000 when he personally added Romero's name to a list of 20th-century martyrs. A special prayer praised the "unforgettable Oscar Romero, murdered at the altar." Pope Benedict XVI has also acknowledged Romero as a martyr for the faith. Yet the process remained stalled. Thirty-three years after Romero's death, as anniversaries ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/oscar-romero-sainthood-cause-on-long.html
The Moynihan Report: Letter #65: Meeting With Peres MARY, OUR MOTHER - April 30, 2013 ... Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras." 2. Will John Paul II soon be made a saint? It is being rumored that the canonization of Blessed Pope John Paul II could occur as early as Sunday, October 20, later this year. This is not official! But rumors in recent days have been insistent that a second extraordinary healing attributed to John Paul's intercession was recently approved in Rome, opening the way for a decree of canonization only 8 years after the Polish Pope's ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/bBbvJ0fUPoo/the-moynihan-report-letter-65-meeting.html
Let's Treasure Time at the End of Life PATRICK O'NEIL'S POINTED PEN - January 27, 2013 ... over to look at it. He was very happy that day. Last summer I brought Oma to visit Opa, he was lying in bed and we mostly just sat there for the first 20 minutes, but then they had a lengthy and intimate conversation. They stared tenderly at each other. It was a wonderful opportunity to see how much they loved each other, and an honour just to be there. At the end of the visit Opa asked if Oma was going to be late for cards, still concerned about her happiness before his own. The last time we ...http://patrickoneil.blogspot.com/2013/01/lets-treasure-time-at-end-of-life.html
Christ Has Risen, Alleluia! The Easter Triduum Revisited PRINTS OF GRACE - March 31, 2013 Holy Thursday The Mass was one of my grandma's favorites of the year. The last time she joined us at St. Michael's was for a Mass on Holy Thursday. It was quite moving when someone went and brought my grandma down to have her feet washed without any of us asking. Being involved in Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP) , Cursillo , and an Easter Triduum veteran, I've participated in the washing of the feet a number of times. One of the most ...http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/christ-has-risen-alleluia-easter.html
ACN News - Keep the Faith in Iraq A CATHOLIC MOM IN HAWAII - March 7, 2013 ... Muslim leaders at a time of increasing concern about extremism and violence. In his address, a copy of which he sent to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the patriarch, 64, stressed the need to work for unity with Orthodox Christians in regions marked by ecumenical tensions in recent years. In comments aimed specifically at Christians present at the service in Baghdad's St. Joseph's Cathedral, the patriarch said: "Why are you so afraid today?" "Do not withdraw ...http://hicatholicmom.blogspot.com/2013/03/acn-news-keep-faith-in-iraq.html
'Simon, Son of John, Do You Love Me?' Sunday Reflections, 3rd Sunday of Easter Year C ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN BLOGGERS - April 12, 2013 ... Catholic Edition) After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberi-as; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathana-el of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the boat; but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the ...http://associationofcatholicwomenbloggers.blogspot.com/2013/04/simon-son-of-john-do-you-love-me-sunday.html
ACN News - Church in South Sudan Mourns Heroic Bishop A CATHOLIC MOM IN HAWAII - March 26, 2013 Remembering Bishop Joseph Akio Mutek of Torit, 1958-2013 Tributes have been paid to a Sudanese bishop who survived up to a dozen death threats while serving a people who reports say suffered the most during the country's long and bloody civil war. Bishop Johnson Akio Mutek was laid to rest on Friday, March 22 nd , in his Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, Torit, a building devastated by ongoing bombing of the area during Sudan's 1983-2005 civil war. Years of strain helping ...http://hicatholicmom.blogspot.com/2013/03/acn-news-church-in-south-sudan-mourns.html
Peter Isely's Tribute to His Mother on the Sixth Anniversary of Her Death VOICE FROM THE DESERT - March 18, 2013 ... what she had endured as the betrayed Catholic mother of a survivor. I am happy to send it through again after these many years, as a loving tribute to her. My mom was a very conservative Catholic and I am grateful to Matt Abbott for posting the eulogy at his site. People over the years, especially survivors, have found it and written to me about their own moms. Ideological distinctions crumble when we encounter the truth of this trauma. Another man now sits on ...http://reform-network.net/?p=20583
