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Washington Post Accused of Abortion Bias in Coverage CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 17, 2013 ... reported a sharp decline in profit in the first quarter. The company has explained the decline by costs related to early retirement, severance and restructuring, according to the New York Times. Almasi participated in the shareholder meeting through Accuracy in Media, which own stocks in numerous companies. He argued that the bias in abortion coverage is much the same as it was more than 20 years ago. "This almost mimics 23 years ago when there was a very large pro-abortion ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/washington-post-accused-of-abortion.html
Gosnell Is Found Guilty of Three Counts of Murder: Now What? CATHOLIC FIRE - May 13, 2013 The Kermit Gosnell murder trial verdict is now in . Gosnell has been convicted of murder in the first degree of three babies who were born alive. He could face the death penalty for murder charges. I have been praying for justice in this trial and it is no surprise to me that this verdict was made on the anniversary of the first apparition of Fatima. Thank you, dear Mother Mary, for your intercession. I believe that ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/gosnell-is-found-guilty-of-three-counts.html
A Day of Remembrance CREO EN DIOS! - May 13, 2013 Today is the tenth anniversay of the death of a dear friend of mine, Don Shane, a parish priest in the Rockville Center Diocese. While it is not my practice to repeat old posts, today I re-post what I wrote five years ago, on the fifth anniversary of his death: Today the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. For many people, the primary association of the day is Mary's appearance to three children of Fatima six ...http://susanjoan.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/a-day-of-fond-remembrance/
For Some Mothers, a Bouquet of Prayers... TE DEUM LAUDAMUS! - May 12, 2013 That was my mother, Rose, sitting outside at Grotto waiting for Fr. Perrone's 30th Anniversary party to begin on June 1, 2008 - almost one full year to the date of her death on June 17, 2009 at the age of 77. I'm copying in something I made in a previous year because it is so fitting. *** Dear Mom, While you passed away several years ago, there isn't a day that goes by that you don't come to mind. The flowers I will put out at your grave may console me, but ...http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2013/05/for-some-mothers-bouquet-of-prayers.html
Devotion for Today: Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary GRACE4U - May 10, 2013 ... may be revealed." Luke 2:51: "His mother meanwhile kept all these things in her heart." What is devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary? It is explained that : Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses mostly on His divine love for mankind and encourages our humility, gratitude, obedience, and adoration; devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary focuses on Mary's love for God and encourages our emulating her humility, gratitude, obedience, and adoration. Mary ...http://sandy-grace4u.blogspot.com/2013/05/devotion-for-today-devotion-to.html
Remembering A MOM FOR LIFE-THE UNCONVENTIONAL FAMILY - May 3, 2013 Today is the 33rd anniversary of the death of my first child. I don't know if he was a he or a she, but I named him John to acknowledge and honor his life. He died that day because I got an abortion. I ask for his prayers, for me and our family. And for his father, of whose spiritual condition I have no idea. On this first Friday, I pray, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Also, don't forget to watch ...http://amomforlife-theunconventionalfamily.blogspot.com/2013/05/remembering.html
The Worst of Sinners LEON J. PODLES :: DIALOGUE - April 8, 2013 ... before the judgment seat of God. In Franco's Spain (and perhaps today_ masses as said for the repose of the soul of Adolf Hitler – and if anyone needs prayer, he does. A mass is being offered for the terrible abuser, Cardinal Groër. He had homoerotic contact with almost very student he can in contact with, perhaps a thousand , perhaps more. His case has devastated the church in Austria, and still causes trouble : VIENNA - Reacting to criticism, an Austrian bishop says he has changed ...http://www.podles.org/dialogue/the-worst-of-sinners-622.htm
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 by the Passion ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/good-friday-aoine-cheasta.html
Good Friday Explained CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 28, 2013 ... anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Parasceve, the Latin equivalent of paraskeue, preparation (i.e. the preparation that was made on the sixth day for the Sabbath; see Mark 15:42), came by metonymy to signify the day on which the preparation was made; but while the Greeks retained this use of the word as applied to every Friday, the Latins confined its application to one Friday. Irenaeus and Tertullian speak of Good Friday as the day of the Pasch; but later writers ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/good-friday-explained.html
Oscar Romero 33rd Anniversary 2013 BLUE EYED ENNIS - March 24, 2013 Today marks the 33rd anniversary of the assassination and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. I hope and pray he will soon be recognised as a Saint Oscar Romero 1917-1980 Click here for my 2012 post on his anniversary . Archbishop Romero's Tomb ImageSource "Easter is itself the cry of victory. No one can quench that life that Christ has resurrected. Neither death nor all the banners of death and hatred ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/03/oscar-romero-33rd-anniversary-2013.html
Wednesdays Through the Holy Heart of St. Joseph: Solemnity & Inauguration of Pope Francis SALVE SANCTA MATER DEI - March 20, 2013 ... Joseph is a revered patron. Several years ago, one of my sons specifically chose to make his First Holy Communion on the Feast of St. Joseph at Holy Hill Basilica, as a reflection of his devotion to this powerful saint. Celebration of St. Joseph's feast is also therefore a celebration of that important anniversary in our family history. Thus, here in the middle of winter, and the long penitential weeks of Lent we revel in the joy of this great solemnity. St. ...http://salvematerdei.com/2013/03/20/wednesdays-through-the-holy-heart-of-st-joseph-solemnity-inauguration-of-pope-francis/
International Women's Day and the Nurturing of Faith THE HOLY IRRITANT - March 7, 2013 This week I celebrate the 60th anniversary of my baptism. on Sunday March 8 1953. It was a long time before my I associated that date with International Women's Day . And now as I reflect back I have a debt of gratitude to the women who nurtured my faith over the past 6 decades. My mother's family were typical Catholics of their era. My grandmother saw three of her children marry Catholics and her youngest daughter join a religious congregation, the Franciscan Missionaries ...http://holyirritant.blogspot.com/2012/03/international-womens-day-and-nurturing.html
California Priest Inspires Push for Beatification Cause CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 4, 2013 Basque-born priest Fr. Aloysius Ellacuria, a reputed miracle worker who ministered in Los Angeles for decades until his death in 1981, has inspired efforts to open an inquiry into his cause for beatification. "Fr. Aloysius was an example of holiness in every way." Fr. Kevin Manion of San Diego told CNA Feb. 27. "He leaves an incredibly heroic example of love of God and missionary zeal which is most attractive for people of today." Fr. Manion, who worked as Fr. ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/california-priest-inspires-push-for.html
Why Do We Sin? DO NOT BE ANXIOUS - March 2, 2013 ... trumpet blast and the mountain smoking, they feared and trembled. … Moses (said) to the people: "Do not be afraid, for God has come to you only to test you and put his fear upon you, lest you should sin." (Ex 19:1 – 20:21) And yet, they sinned anyway. The above events happened only three months after the Israelites had left Egypt. They were witness to a cloud of fire, the Red Sea parting, an entire army wiped out, and now they heard the voice of God so clearly that "they feared and ...http://do-not-be-anxious.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-do-we-sin.html
Let's Do Something Beautiful for God IN GOD'S COMPANY 2 - February 27, 2013 ... way home, the temperature sign at a business near my home read 33 degrees. It seemed to be another confirmation. I continued to pray. Within a week, I received a check for $222 to help Fr. Fredrick in Uganda. I wondered if this odd amount could be another confirmation. Two days later, I went to visit my friend and took my bag of saints with me so she could pick her saint for the year (as described in the January issue). In the bag are over a hundred little slips of paper with the names of ...http://ingodscompany2.blogspot.com/2013/02/lets-do-something-beautiful-for-god.html
What I'm Loving Wednesday ...THE HELL WITH IT - February 27, 2013 ... the Church with my prayers, and I ask each of you to pray for me and for the new Pope. In union with Mary and all the saints, let us entrust ourselves in faith and hope to God, who continues to watch over our lives and to guide the journey of the Church and our world along the paths of history. I'm loving: Lip Factory Inc - a beauty subscription box. I haven't even received my first box yet, and I'm already wowed by their amazing customer service and how they ...http://oxyparadoxy.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-im-loving-wednesday_27.html
Jesuit Professor Describes His Pro-Life Conversion CATHOLIC FIRE - February 23, 2013 This is a great example of why it is important for us to persist in our prayers for those who are ensnared in the culture of death. Via Tim Drake at the Cardinal Newman Society: Reflecting on the 40th anniversary of the Roe v.Wade decision, Jesuit Father John J. Conley, Knott Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Loyola University Maryland took the occasion to write an article in America magazine. In "An ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/02/jesuit-professor-describes-his-pro-life.html
Happy Birthday, Mom. Wishing You Were Still Here. TE DEUM LAUDAMUS! - February 17, 2013 Mom was born on February 17, and passed this life on June 17, 2009. She would have been 81 today. My dad's death preceded hers by almost 20 years. That was our dog, Candy - a phantom-colored poodle. The pic had to be in the mid to late 1980's. Mom loved roses. Her name was Rose. My dad, Ted, made sure we had lots of roses in our garden. Their favorite was the one called, "Peace," because of it's bright, nearly-neon orange to pink color. I miss them both, but my faith in ...http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-mom-wishing-you-were.html
Prayers to the Sacred Heart of Jesus COMMUNIO - February 15, 2013 ... anniversary of Haurietis Aquas is a good thing to do. The Servant of God Pope Pius XII wrote Haurietis Aquas , on the devotion to the Sacred Heart. Prayer of Consecration the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque I, ....., give myself to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I consecrate to him my person and my life, my actions, pains, and sufferings, so that henceforth I shall be unwilling to make use of any part of my being except for the honor, ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/02/prayers-to-the-sacred-heart-of.html
The Relevance of Holiness: St. Bernadette and Lourdes INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - February 11, 2013 ... Father Peyramale, her parish priest, that the Lady who appeared to her in the Grotto had identified herself with these words, he responded that she could not have said such a thing because conception is an event, and a person cannot be an event. Nevertheless, this expression is a grammatical parallel of the words of Jesus Christ himself when he said: "I am the resurrection and the life." These expressions are grammatically illogical, yet spiritually true. How could an uneducated shepherdess ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/02/the-relevance-of-holiness-st-bernadette-and-lourdes.html
