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Pope Sends Dallas Auxiliary Bishop to El Paso CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 10, 2013 ... Mexico. "Since I entered the seminary here in Dallas as a young 18-year-old boy, I have loved Dallas and the Church of Dallas," Bishop Seitz said in a May 6 statement. "But when I presented myself for ordination as a deacon, I gave my life to God's service and I promised to be at the disposal of the Church. I accept this call as a new opportunity to follow the Good Shepherd and, with His help, to be one," he added. He was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Dallas diocese ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-sends-dallas-auxiliary-bishop-to.html
Rogation Day ~ to Petition Earnestly JOYFILLED FAMILY - May 8, 2013 ... , Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's The Church's Year Favorably receive our prayers, O Lord, we beseech Thee; may we in our distress be consoled by Thy gifts and grow in love accordingly. Through our Lord . . . ~~~ Resources: Litany of Saints Download ~ Sanctus Simplicitus Instruction Concerning the Procession of Rogation Days ~ Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's The Church's Year Rogation Days - Extraordinary Form (Tridentine) ~ St. John Cantius Parish The Greater and ...http://joyfilledfamily.blogspot.com/2013/05/rogation-day-to-petition-earnestly.html
Pope Benedict XVI's Legacy: Faith and Future CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 26, 2013 ... postconciliar century and has sorted out for us in very clear terms the differences between the "Council of the Media," as he called it one of his last addresses (March 14, 2013), and the "Council of the Fathers," or between the "Virtual Council" and the "Real Council." It is along these lines that he has pointed out that the future lies—not along the lines of decline or utopia, but of Christian hope. Pope Benedict, the great teacher, who is not disposed to programmatic adjustments to ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/pope-benedict-xvis-legacy-faith-and.html
About Me HYMNOGRAPHY UNBOUND - April 21, 2013 ... 12, 2010. Ben Whitworth, "The History of Hymns in the Church Part 6: Stabat Mater Dolorosa, " Catholic Life, ...http://hymnographyunbound.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-publications.html
The Feast of St. Mark ARE WE THERE YET? - April 20, 2013 ... to narrate what he had witnessed. Peter refused to write it himself, but he bade his disciple take up his pen, and the Holy Ghost guided the hand of the new Evangelist. Yes. But what do we know about the man? After looking around (and around and around), I've found that we do have one or two facts -- and a lot of guessing -- about St. Mark. He was believed to have been born in Jerusalem and was the cousin of Barnabus, the disciple of St. Paul. He is reported to have been a Jewish priest and a ...http://arewethereyet-davisfarmmom.blogspot.com/2010/04/feast-of-st-mark.html
Where Have You Gone, Quasimodo? MAN WITH BLACK HAT - April 7, 2013 ... that has less to do with the Feast itself, than with the novena which precedes it, one that begins on Holy Thursday, and extends throughout the Week of Easter. Q. My pastor will allow us to pray the Divine Mercy Novena, but not on Good Friday or Holy Saturday. He says it interferes with the Holy Triduum, which are the holiest days of the year. A. The Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday) ushers in Easter Sunday and constitutes the most holy period of ...http://manwithblackhat.blogspot.com/2013/04/where-have-you-gone-quasimodo.html
Kill the Fatted Calf! ABOUT.COM CATHOLICISM - April 5, 2013 ... can make! Last Friday— Good Friday , the day on which we commemorate Christ's Passion and Death—was the most somber day of the liturgical year. Yet today, exactly one week later, is Easter Sunday —the most joyful day in the Christian calendar. Before you conclude I've lost my marbles, hear me out. I know that today is really Easter Friday, but liturgically, it's still Easter Sunday. That's because the Church regards Easter, like Christmas , ...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2013/04/05/kill-the-fatted-calf.htm
THE MONASTIC COMMUNITY OF BOSE by Joseph A. Komonchak (of DotCommonweal) MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - April 5, 2013 ... house. It would be only in August of 1968 that three others decided to join him at Bose. One of them was a pastor in the Swiss Reformed Church, and one of them was a woman. With them two of the chief characteristics of the monastic community of Bose were established: it would be ecumenical in membership and would include both men and women. The experiment had to survive the opposition of the local bishop, but thanks to the support of the cardinal archbishop of Turin, the community survived and ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-monastic-community-of-bose-by.html
Can't Chant, Can't Speak English? Pope Says It's Because He's Tone-Deaf CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 4, 2013 ... and effectively, he said, "but it is not the voice of Pope John Paul II, it's not the resonant voice of an actor." It turns out the pope himself gave the explanation a few years ago -- hidden away in one line in a book that was recently republished under a new title after his election March 13. Currently unavailable in English, the book, "Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio" by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti, was originally published in 2010 under the title ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/cant-chant-cant-speak-english-pope-says.html
Can't Chant, Can't Speak English? Pope Says It's Because He's Tone-Deaf BATTLE FOR THE CORE - April 2, 2013 ... Currently unavailable in English, the book, "Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio" by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti, was originally published in 2010 under the title "El Jesuita" ("The Jesuit"). In the book, which is a series of interviews with the then-cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, the future pope is asked what languages he speaks. In reply, the future pope downplayed his perfect fluency in Italian and said he used to speak French "rather well" and ...http://www.battleforthecoreoftheworld.com/2013/04/cant-chant-cant-speak-english-pope-says.html
Passiontide and Exile: How Can We Sing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land? William Byrd Seems to Have the Answer A RELUCTANT SINNER - March 18, 2013 Benedict XVI at Westminster Cathedral, 18 September 2010 (source: YouTube ) For me, one of the highlights of Benedict XVI's Papacy was his visit to the UK in 2010. He himself also seemed to have enjoyed his time here, especially his celebration of a magnificent Mass at Westminster Cathedral, which was set to William Byrd's Mass for Five Voices . Soon after the Papal visit, the now former Pope said of this particular event: "This was an extraordinary moment ...http://areluctantsinner.blogspot.com/2013/03/passiontide-and-exile-how-can-we-sing.html
Happy Feast Day of St. Patrick - 17 March PRO ECCLESIA * PRO FAMILIA * PRO CIVITATE - March 15, 2013 [ NOTE: This is my annual St. Patrick's Day post, posted a couple of days early since 17 March falls on a Sunday this year, originally posted on St. Patrick's Day 2005] Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh! (Happy St. Patrick's Day!) As a Roman Catholic of Irish descent, I am, quite predictably, a big fan of St. Patrick. Long before I became Catholic, St. Patrick - with his bishop's mitre and crozier - stood there beckoning me home to the Church of my forebears. ...http://proecclesia.blogspot.com/2013/03/happy-feast-day-of-st-patrick-17-march.html
Catholics in Scotland to Celebrate Convert and Martyr St. John Ogilvie CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 7, 2013 March 10 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John Ogilvie, a 16th- and 17th-century Scotsman who converted from Presbyterianism to Catholicism, served as a Jesuit priest, and died as a martyr at the hands of state officials. St. John was executed for treason, refusing to accept King James I's claim of supremacy over the Church. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1976, making him Scotland's first canonized saint for several hundred years. In February 2010, during ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/catholics-in-scotland-to-celebrate.html
Saint David of Wales A CATHOLIC VIEW - March 1, 2013 The Saint of the Day for March 1 is Saint David of Wales . Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales. St. David is the patron of the Welsh people, remembered as a missionary bishop and the founder of many monasteries during the sixth century. David was a popular namesake for churches in Wales prior to the Anglican schism, and his feast day is still an important religious and civic observance. Although ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/03/saint-david-of-wales.html
St. David of Wales CATHOLIC FIRE - March 1, 2013 Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales. St. David is the patron of the Welsh people, remembered as a missionary bishop and the founder of many monasteries during the sixth century. David was a popular namesake for churches in Wales prior to the Anglican schism, and his feast day is still an important religious and civic observance. Although Pope Benedict XVI did not visit Wales during ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/03/st-david-of-wales.html
St Davids Day SISTERS OF THE GOSPEL OF LIFE - March 1, 2013 St. David of Wales. Credit: Self via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.5). - Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales. St. David is the patron of the Welsh people, remembered as a missionary bishop and the founder of many monasteries during the sixth century. David was a popular namesake for churches in Wales prior to the Anglican schism, and his feast day is still an important religious and civic observance. ...http://gospeloflifesisters.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/st-davids-day-2/
Wales and England Celebrate Patron St. David on March 1 CLERICAL WHISPERS - February 28, 2013 Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales. St. David is the patron of the Welsh people, remembered as a missionary bishop and the founder of many monasteries during the sixth century. David was a popular namesake for churches in Wales prior to the Anglican schism, and his feast day is still an important religious and civic observance. Although Pope Benedict XVI did not visit Wales during ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/wales-and-england-celebrate-patron-st.html
Benedict's Men: U.S. Vocations Strengthen During His Eight-Year Papacy BENEDICT NOTES AND MY WORLD TODAY - February 27, 2013 ... Washington Archdiocese. "The Year of Faith and the call to the New Evangelization are right up my alley, personally," Buonopane said. "It addresses the concerns of skeptics and non-believers in ways that make sense to them." Buonopane knows this from personal experience. Encountering the Pope during his historic April 2008 visit to Washington played a key part of Buonopane's return to the Catholic faith during his college days at George Washington University. "It's solely ...http://thebenedictnotes.blogspot.com/2013/02/benedicts-men-us-vocations-strengthen.html
The Loneliness of the Short Distance Pope CLERICAL WHISPERS - February 26, 2013 ... bronze Christ on a crucifix looks down from a wall. At some point last spring he decided he should go. "The pope's decision was made many months ago, after the trip to Mexico and Cuba, and kept in an inviolable privacy that nobody could penetrate," wrote Gian Maria Vian, editor of the Vatican newspaper l'Osservatore Romano. The current pope has never been as well-loved as his charismatic predecessor John Paul, who died in pain because he felt he should "not come down from the cross". ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-loneliness-of-short-distance-pope.html
St Davids Day SISTERS OF THE GOSPEL OF LIFE - February 25, 2013 St. David of Wales. Credit: Self via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.5). - Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales. St. David is the patron of the Welsh people, remembered as a missionary bishop and the founder of many monasteries during the sixth century. David was a popular namesake for churches in Wales prior to the Anglican schism, and his feast day is still an important religious and civic observance. ...http://gospeloflifesisters.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/st-davids-day-2/
