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Touch Me and See YOUR DAILY TRIPOD - April 4, 2013 http://yourdailytripod.blogspot.com/2013/04/touch-me-and-see.html
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - April 3, 2013 ... the word, the song and the stuff of sacraments and rites for these holy days. I know these folks in my own community and I'm ever grateful for their faithful devotion to the prayer and worship we offer as a parish. Without them: there would be no Triduum at all! You know these folks in your parish (and if you don't, find out who they are!). Seek them out, speak to them after Mass, call them, email them and let them know that you appreciate all they've done because through ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/04/thank-you-thank-you-thank-you.html
Good Friday - Aoine an Chéasta CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 28, 2013 ... faithful creep on their knees and kiss and venerate the image of Christ's body painted on the "winding sheet" (shroud). History The celebration of Good Friday is ancient, and some of the practices associated with Good Friday are attested to by Egeria in the 4th century. The day gradually became a time of penance and fasting as the anniversary of the death of Christ. The name "Good Friday" possibly comes from "God's Friday," although the exact reason for the current name is unclear. Various ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/good-friday-aoine-cheasta.html
Do This YOUR DAILY TRIPOD - March 27, 2013 http://yourdailytripod.blogspot.com/2013/03/do-this.html
Love & Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 27, 2013 ... lives; to confess and console, to rant and grieve," they say. "But more than anything else we wrote because it was the only way we knew how to pray." On that day spent rambling around New York, the women found their spiritual mentors: the Old Testament friends, Ruth and Naomi. They found an old pocket edition of the Book of Ruth in a bookstore. Reading it together, they received a vision of friendship and a way of walking with one another toward God. Samples from their letters show how they ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/bZyJVW9cDMw/
Sunday Word, 24 Mar 2013 TO FIND FRUIT - March 24, 2013 http://findfruit.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-word-24-mar-2013.html
What Is Your Gift? The Lord Has Need of It. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion A FRIAR'S LIFE - March 23, 2013 http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-is-your-gift-lord-has-need-of-it.html
Abortions Coming to NOLA, Courtesy of Planned Parenthood QUIET, DIGNITY, AND GRACE - March 21, 2013 ... champions Sanger as a hero. Indeed, they even honor her by giving their highest annual award the title of the "Planned Parenthood Federation of America Margaret Sanger Award." Potential Damage for New Orleans' Minority Population Data shows that while nationwide trends for abortion have mostly held steady or have slightly declined over the years, the abortions performed by PP have continued to rise. The trend includes a precipitous increase of 69% from 2000 to 2012. And the victim has, by and ...http://lukearredondo.blogspot.com/2013/03/abortions-coming-to-nola-courtesy-of.html
Ten Things I'm Thankful for ~ Pre-Lenten Edition "GO EAST," THEY SAID... - March 18, 2013 ... read on. "Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand." ~ Paul Cézanne Yes, this is the "pre-lenten edition", very obviously later than expected. It's sat patiently in my drafts' folder, awaiting editing, a few more uploaded photos, and the last of the text. And then, just as Lent tends to do, it intensified with its own rerouted agenda to disallow publication when due. Forgive me? Usually in our home, pre-lenten ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/goEastTheySaid/~3/03caBLlVdXE/ten-things-im-thankful-for-pre-lenten.html
Lenten Pilgrimage - 29 HILLS OF THE NORTH, REJOICE! - March 17, 2013 ... the Feast of St Patrick (transferred). I have happy memories of the 11 years spent living on the Emerald Isle - and there is only one possible hymn for us all to sing today! Hail, glorious Saint Patrick, dear saint of our Isle, On us thy poor children bestow a sweet smile; And now thou art high in the mansions above, On Erin's green valleys look down in thy love. On Erin's green valleys, on Erin's green valleys, On Erin's green valleys look down in thy love. Hail, glorious Saint Patrick, thy ...http://revprs.blogspot.com/2013/03/lenten-pilgrimage-29.html
Losing the Signal PRAYING FOR GRACE - March 15, 2013 ... or how many. I just said "yes." If it was not for the dance company, where my daughter can learn to be graceful, follow direction, and make friends, as well as pray, learn modesty in movement and dress, and worship God in song and choreography, she would not dance. There is no other dance company in line with our personal values, at least not around here. On Monday, I brought home fabric and patterns for 47 pairs of hip hop pants. Picture day is April 8. I am committed. I also, recently (but ...http://prayingforgrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/losing-signal.html
The Rites for the Conclave Begin: Mass for Electing a Supreme Pontiff FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - March 12, 2013 ... particular way is proper to the Church of Rome, that in the beautiful expression of St. Ignatius of Antioch, is the Church that "presides in charity" "praesidet caritati" (cf. Ad Romanos (preface) .; Lumen Gentium, n. 13). My brothers, let us pray that the Lord will grant us a Pontiff who will embrace this noble mission with a generous heart . [The mission of promoting initiatives of justice and peace in the international community?] We ask this of the Lord, through the intercession of Mary ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/ZWGrux0KtJE/
Twelve to Watch As Cardinals Gather in Rome CNS BLOG - March 10, 2013 ... catholicnews.com ) Editor's Note: For more on each cardinal, click on the boldface links below. By Cindy Wooden and Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Wherever journalists and bookmakers may be getting the names on their lists of top candidates for the next pope, it's not from the cardinals who will actually vote in the election. Both custom and canon law forbid the cardinals to discuss the matter in such detail with outsiders. Moreover, the true ...http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/twelve-to-watch-as-cardinals-gather-in-rome/
FORGIVENESS According to JESUS CARDINAL ROGER MAHONY BLOGS L.A.: THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE A - March 5, 2013 In the monthly prayer and Mass booklet, Magnificat , the Lenten Gospel for March 5 is according to Matthew: chapter 18, verses 21--35. One of Jesus' more powerful parables on forgiveness awaits you. But it's the Meditation of the Day which is striking. Written by the late Monsignor Romano Guardini, a famous theologian and liturgist, it is well worth reflection: Forgiveness should be no occasion, but our habitual attitude towards others....If you wish to ...http://cardinalrogermahonyblogsla.blogspot.com/2013/03/forgiveness-according-to-jesus.html
Stations of the Cross, One Day at a Time CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 5, 2013 tations of the Cross, One Day at a Time Given mine is an early-to-bed, early-to-rise kind of family, attending a Friday evening Stations of the Cross prayer service is not feasible in this current stage of life. Yet my heart still longs to pray the Stations during Lent. So at the beginning of Lent, I went on an online scavenger hunt to find ways to bring the Stations of the Cross into my home. One idea here, another idea there, and voilà: a Stations of the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/2y2ejp4vaWg/
Trust and Humility in the Work Place: Mission Possible! CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 2, 2013 ... you. I was reminded by one supervisor on more than one occasion, "Do you trust me to take care of this department's best interests? Do you trust me to work for the best interests of the university?" I had to submit my own desires and thoughts about some projects, after I had expressed them clearly to the team or to my supervisor, as a way to support a bigger vision. I learned this from my own submission to God's Holy Will in my life. I learned to trust my supervisor, and my teams of ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/1VIfrc4u55c/
Pray for Light With the Examen IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY - February 24, 2013 This is a guest post by Joseph Tetlow, SJ, in his Lenten series " From Ashes to Glory ." In the second step of the Examen , we ask for light. Our minds are limited in what we can grasp, and our memories are limited in what we can retain. We can easily forget or misremember what we did, felt, and thought—especially something that we want to forget. So we need His light if we are to grow in God's service. When we ask God for light, we are asking to know ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dotMagis/~3/L5o1SfZGK_8/
I Bow to Your Most Holy Will CREO EN DIOS! - February 24, 2013 Yesterday I gave a Lenten retreat at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Minneapolis. The focus of the day was on two traditional devotions designed to help us walk with Mary and with Jesus in the passion: the Seven Sorrows of Mary and the Stations of the Cross. These devotions are familiar to many, if not all of the people who attended the retreat. The problem, however, is that when things become too familiar, we cease to see them, or at least cease to focus on them in ...http://susanjoan.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/i-bow-to-your-most-holy-will/
Falling Off the Lent Wagon CATHOLICMOM.COM - February 23, 2013 ... I forget my own spiritual development. My Lenten 'sacrifice' this year wasn't to be a sacrifice, in the typical sense, like chocolate or popcorn, it was meant to bring myself each day, into the light and splendor that is the Holy Mass. Was my goal unrealistic, with five kids to prepare each morning? I don't know, I've seen families with twice as many kids to get ready and there they are, present in the chapel, perfectly groomed with reference and piety. When others can ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/wMlvzp53iHE/
A Diary of Starting Stations of the Cross With Special Needs in Mind TRAINING HAPPY HEARTS - February 23, 2013 ... parish's traditional Stations of the Cross prayer times makes me cringe. Silent prayer does happen, but not often with my seven-and-under crowd. I know. Stating my dread of going to Stations seems irreverent. For isn't Lent partially about bearing one's crosses and trusting in the Lord? And, thus, shouldn't I be willing to just shoulder forth with my kiddoes to our parish's Stations of the Cross prayer time despite my fears? Perhaps. Or, ...http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-diary-of-starting-stations-of-cross.html
