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Denying Babies Communion: "A Medieval Innovation" CAELUM ET TERRA - May 15, 2013 ... (confirmation) and Eucharist. History is unmistakably clear in this matter: every candidate, child or adult, was baptized, confirmed, and given Communion as part of a single initiation rite. This is the universal ancient Catholic Tradition. Anything else is less ancient and has no claim to universality. For centuries, this was also the tradition of the Church of Rome. In 417, Pope Innocent I in a doctrinal letter to the Fathers of the Synod of ...http://caelumetterra.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/denying-babies-communion-a-medieval-innovation/
The Moynihan Report: Letter #72: The Consecration MARY, OUR MOTHER - May 14, 2013 ... Catholic Church. "Give him the gift of discernment to know how to identify the ways of renewal of the church; give him the courage not to hesitate to follow the ways suggested by the Holy Spirit; support him in the hard hours of suffering to overcome with the charity the trials that the renewal of the church will bring," the cardinal prayed May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. "We consecrate to you, Our Lady, mother of the church, the ministry of the new pope," he prayed. ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/QwTVCDFdNjc/the-moynihan-report-letter-72.html
"A Taste of God's Grace" Women's Retreat Invites You CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 13, 2013 ... Ever wonder what Grace is all about? Consider attending " A Taste of God's Grace" . This women's day event – will feature Catholic writer, speaker and EWTN host, Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle , and Catholic author and CatholicMom.com contributor, Allison Gingras . The retreat will be held at the Holiday Inn, Danbury/Bethel, Ct. from 9 – 4 on Saturday, June 22nd. Visit http:// tasteofgodsgrace.eventbrite. com to register or Call 508-243-1133 for more ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/6jJBBJeKYBQ/
The Controversy Over the Third Secret: Objections and Responses INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - May 13, 2013 ... this disappointment. "A careful reading of the [Third Secret]", he wrote, "will probably prove disappointing or surprising after all the speculation it has stirred. No great mystery is revealed; nor is the future unveiled." [7] The years of waiting for the revelation of the Third Secret combined with the discretion of the Vatican built up in many people's minds the idea that the Third Secret predicted some catastrophe, like a nuclear war, a world-wide natural disaster or a great ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/05/the-controversy-over-the-third-secret-objections-and-responses.html
The Promise of Power (Ascension 2013) HOMILIES AND OCCASIONAL THOUGHTS - May 11, 2013 ... is the power to be a light to the world, and salt to the earth. It's power to change the world. So let me ask a very blunt question: have you experienced the power of God's Spirit in your life? Or are you slogging it out on your own? I'll end with a proposal: if you feel power-less in your Christian life, do two things this week. First, be a witness in some small way this week. Say grace in public. Invite a non-practicing or non-Catholic friend to join you next Sunday at Mass ...http://gregorynsmith.blogspot.com/2013/05/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html
Eucharistic Coherence Today When There's Division of Communio COMMUNIO - May 6, 2013 ... Catholic life: how we know and live in the Church, our sacramental life, our life with each other, and our hope in salvation. Today, more than ever we need to have an intelligent understanding of eucharistic coherence. One such place for me is looking at the experience when members of the Church are in disagree, privately and publicly with what is revealed in sacred Scripture and taught by and lived in the Church. There are many examples that come to mind. I write this ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/eucharistic-coherence-today-wh.html
Simon of Cyrene Group in Trinidad Offer a Solution for Dwindling Catholic Numbers CARIBBEAN CATHOLIC - May 5, 2013 In the Port of Spain Catholic news of may 5th 2013 there is a letter from the Simon of Cyrene group that seeks to address the issue of why there is a constant decline in the membership of the catholic church. I would like to applaud their effort. Good job guys. I would like to suggest something else too - there should be a sounding board for disgruntled Catholics, where the church could address issues. Too many good catholics have ...http://caribbeancatholic.blogspot.com/2013/05/simon-of-cyrene-group-in-trinidad-offer.html
Georgie Boy! TOM PERNA - April 23, 2013 ... St. George , he was martyred (beheaded) somewhere around 303 A.D. at Diospolis in Palestine. His feast day is celebrated today in both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. He was a Christian knight and is known for slaying a dragon with his lance. He is known to be the Patron of Military Personnel and the Protector of England. It is not really known how he became England's protector but there are a variety of stories. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, ...http://tomperna.org/2013/04/23/georgie-boy/
Update on the "Screaming Babies at Mass" Post AND SOMETIMES TEA - April 20, 2013 Deacon Kandra updated his post on the "screaming babies at Mass" question with an eye-opening letter from the woman who originally complained : Thank you for posting my questions; I really do appreciate it, as do a few of my priest-friends who are also wondering what more they have to do to get parents to take disruptive babies & young children out of Mass. The comments really saddened me. I have worked as a DRE for all age levels, & am working on my master's degree ...http://redcardigan.blogspot.com/2013/04/update-on-screaming-babies-at-mass-post.html
Bishop Fellay's Letter to Friends and Benefactors #80 A CATHOLIC LIFE - April 17, 2013 The following is an excerpt from Bishop Fellay's Letter to Friends and Benefactors #80 . He specifically focuses on a summary and assessment of the 2012 Doctrinal Talks. The following is an excerpt from his letter. You may read the rest of it here . It has been quite a long time now that this letter has kept you waiting, and it is with joy, in this Easter season, that we would like to take our bearings and to present a few reflections on ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/BdpY4l0DEW8/bishop-fellays-letter-to-friends-and.html
QUAERITUR: Everyone Going Forward at a "Healing Mass" for Anointing of the Sick FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - April 16, 2013 ... plain reading of the law of the CCC . One can be in danger of death for many reasons. For example, someone who is about to undergo some surgery requiring a general anesthesia could be in danger of death. Moreover, there are also persistent, chronic conditions which, while they may not lead to immediate death, nevertheless put one in danger of death (e.g., the onset of Alzheimer's). The sniffles, or having the collywobbles or being crapulous do not fit the criteria. Neither do certain illnesses ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/XmnLHtVa5sY/
Popes Have Faith in Colombian Tailor CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 11, 2013 To say Luis Abel Delgado of Cali occupies a special niche in the global rag trade is an understatement: He's made vestments for two Roman Catholic popes, as well as inaugural sashes for several Latin American presidents. His sartorial skills have taken him from extreme poverty in southwest Colombia to the Vatican and several presidential palaces as an honored guest. He says that he's on a first-name basis with newly elected Pope Francis, who calls him Abelito, and that he ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/popes-have-faith-in-colombian-tailor.html
A Strange Case of Invalid Sacramental "Confirmations" in Herzegovina TE DEUM LAUDAMUS! - April 7, 2013 ... CHILDREN MADE IN HIS IMAGE. DEAR MONS. RATKO, I BELIEVE THAT THE FEELING OF LOVE WILL ALSO PREVAIL IN YOU TOWARDS OUR YOUTH WHO ARE AT VARIOUS TURNING POINTS IN THEIR LIVES. HENCE, LET'S NOT ALLOW THIS KIND OF UNIVERSAL CONFUSION TO ALSO REIGN IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THAT MAY MAKE THEM GO ASTRAY FOR WE KNOW THAT EVERY HUMAN ORDER WITHOUT GOD IS AN AWFUL ERROR WHOSE INSTIGATOR IS THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS. MAY THE LIGHT OF THE RISEN JESUS CHRIST SHINE UPON YOU WITH A CLEAR ...http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-strange-case-of-invalid-sacramental.html
Gay Man Removed From Catholic Parish Involvement After Getting Married CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 3, 2013 The media has made much ado about Cardinal Timothy Dolan's appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos , wherein he claimed that the Roman Catholic Church needs to be better at welcoming gay and lesbian people. Cardinal Dolan also stated that the Catholic Church isn't "anti-anybody" and should be a church for all. But his words do not ring true for real life Catholics. In fact, as Cardinal Dolan was expressing his desire to have the church be open ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gay-man-removed-from-catholic-parish_4.html
Gay Man Removed From Catholic Parish Involvement After Getting Married CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 3, 2013 The media has made much ado about Cardinal Timothy Dolan's appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos , wherein he claimed that the Roman Catholic Church needs to be better at welcoming gay and lesbian people. Cardinal Dolan also stated that the Catholic Church isn't "anti-anybody" and should be a church for all. But his words do not ring true for real life Catholics. In fact, as Cardinal Dolan was expressing his desire to have the church be open ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gay-man-removed-from-catholic-parish.html
Habemus Papam!! The New Pope and St Gregory the Great MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - March 13, 2013 ... the Orthodox, his introductory speech holds out many hopes. He made it clear that his first task is the evangelisation of the diocese of Rome as its bishop, and he spoke of the "church of Rome", rather than himself personally, as having first place in the Catholic Church. This echoes the theology of Affanasiev and eucharistic ecclesiology. He is pope BECAUSE he is Bishop pf Rome; so that, if history wishes to judge his papacy, its criticism must begin, not with his impact of ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/03/when-st-gregory-great-was-elected-pope.html
Tucson a 'Dumping Ground' for Abusive Calif. Priests VOICE FROM THE DESERT - February 25, 2013 ... "sordid iceberg." [FJD]. * * * Tucson a 'dumping ground' for abusive Calif. priests STORY OF ONE FROM LA ILLUSTRATES ONLY THE TIP OF A SORDID ICEBERG Print February 24, 2013 12:00 am • Stephanie Innes Arizona Daily Star When a young Catholic priest in Los Angeles was accused of sexually molesting a 12-year-old boy in 1983, church officials did not remove him from ministry. Instead, they sent him to Tucson. Recently released court documents from the Archdiocese of Los ...http://reform-network.net/?p=19823
On Mercy and Roasting Goats DOMINE, DA MIHI HANC AQUAM! - February 18, 2013 ... shall love your neighbor as yourself"—AND it fulfills the Law in our Messianic age—"…whatever you did for the least of mine, you did for me." Our psalm this evening says it perfectly, "The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye." When faced, at last, with our Lord on his judgment seat attended, let him see your joyful heart, your enlightened eyes. . .and your callused hands and sore back, your body bent from ...http://hancaquam.blogspot.com/2013/02/on-mercy-and-roasting-goats.html
Catholic Women's Day Retreat: A Taste of God's Grace CATHOLICMOM.COM - February 16, 2013 In need of a retreat? Consider attending "A Taste of God's Grace". This Catholic Women's day retreat will feature renown Catholic writer, speaker and EWTN host, Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle , and Catholic author and CatholicMom.com contributor, Allison Gingras . The retreat will be held at the Holiday Inn, Danbury/Bethel, Ct. from 9 – 4 on Saturday, March 23rd. Call 508-243-1133 or visit www.reconciledtoyou.com to register or for ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/J1w2gppyR9M/
CALL TO PENANCE: Penance for the Church: Penance for the Upcoming Papal Election! MARY, OUR MOTHER - February 12, 2013 ... sensitivity, it was on Calvary that Mary's suffering, beside the suffering of Jesus, reached an intensity which can hardly be imagined from a human point of view but which was mysterious and supernaturally fruitful for the redemption of the world (…). As a witness to her Son's Passion by her presence, and as a sharer in it by her compassion, Mary offered a unique contribution to the Gospel of suffering, by embodying in anticipation the expression of Saint Paul (…). She ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/DA-oVijbaWI/call-to-penance-penance-for-church.html
