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"Mondays With Mary" – Mary Is the Church on Pentecost TOM PERNA - May 20, 2013 ... with Jesus Christ can stand against the sin we encounter each day of our lives. Let us ask for Mary's intercession to guide us and help us know Jesus better each day. Let us pray that the fire of Pentecost can enkindle our hearts so that we renew the face of the Earth and share the love of Christ and fire of the Holy Spirit with whomever we ...http://tomperna.org/2013/05/20/mondays-with-mary-mary-is-the-church-on-pentecost/
Whit Embertide A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 20, 2013 ... Church during these three days by fasting, abstaining from meat, and praying for vocations. Ember Days this Pentecost: May 21, 24, and 25. From New Advent: Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora , four times) are the days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence. They were definitely arranged and prescribed for the entire Church by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) for the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after 13 December (S. Lucia), after Ash ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/JE7iQZMKmBs/whit-embertide.html
Pray for Vocations This Whit Embertide HOLY VOCATIONS - May 20, 2013 ... Church during these three days by fasting, abstaining from meat, and praying for vocations. Ember Days this Pentecost: May 21, 24, and 25. From New Advent: Ember days (corruption from Lat. Quatuor Tempora , four times) are the days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence. They were definitely arranged and prescribed for the entire Church by Pope Gregory VII (1073-1085) for the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after 13 December (S. Lucia), after Ash ...http://holyvocations.blogspot.com/2013/05/pray-for-vocations-this-whit-embertide.html
From "Should Have Been" to "Exactly As It Should Be" CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 12, 2013 ... ended up having to have an emergency D&C from severe blood loss. We named the baby Thérèse (after St. Thérèse of Lisieux) since we thought she was a girl and thought of her as our own "Little Flower." Just as we were beginning to process our emotions, the grieving process was truncated when we found out a month to the day after we lost Thérèse that we were pregnant again. Of course, we were thrilled, but I lived in constant fear that we would lose that baby as ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/DByQqslvUlE/
Purgatory: The Doctrine of Mercy and Hope A TINY SON OF MARY - May 11, 2013 'An Angel Frees the Souls of Purgatory' by Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619) In November 2010, back when I was first investigating the Catholic faith, the school where I was working at the time held a special voluntary Mass for All Souls. I was deeply moved to see two of my year seven pupils (11-12 years old) attending, and I wondered whether this was the first time they had ever gone to Mass under their own steam. I suspect it was a significant moment for them. The chaplain at ...http://a-tiny-son-of-mary.blogspot.com/2013/05/purgatory-doctrine-of-mercy-and-hope.html
The Latest From...not London TRUE RESTORATION - May 9, 2013 I was in London in November 2012 visiting friends and I had a chance to visit very briefly with Bishop Williamson. When we've met in London in the past there was usually more time to talk and visit, but at the time I came last year the Bishop was looking for new digs and with his dealing with various invites from around the world, we only had time for an evening tea. At the time he let me know that the St. Marcel Initiative would have a publishing arm and that as part of ...http://truerestoration.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-latest-fromnot-london.html
New Bishop 'Before End of Year' CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 8, 2013 ... fitting end to the Year of Faith which finishes on November 24. He told the 'Journal': "All the prayers and hopes of the people and priests of the Derry Diocese during this special time will, we hope, be heard and we will, at least, have the announcement of whom God is calling to lead us by then." He added: "Given that, with the appointment of Archbishop Martin, a bishop has been found amongst us, then, surely, somewhere near or far, a bishop will be found for ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-bishop-before-end-of-year.html
From the See City to the Eternal City SERVANT AND STEWARD - May 7, 2013 ... During my time in Effingham, I was happy to make the acquaintance of two families in Italy through students in a foreign exchange program at the high school; one of the families lives in Rome (with whom I was able to visit a year ago February) and the other in the north of Italy. I also recently learned that one of my classmates at Mundelein Seminary will also be going to Rome this Fall for advanced studies. When we spent a month in Rome on pilgrimage, he and I often travelled about the city ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/OhEL/~3/oARd16Qgbqs/from-see-city-to-eternal-city.html
Benedict XVI to Return to the Vatican NEWS.VA - May 2, 2013 ... inhabited by Visitation nuns. Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican Press Office director, confirmed to press that the Pope Emeritus will leave Castel Gandolfo by helicopter at approximately 16:30 local time. Benedict XVI will reside with his secretary, the prefect of the Pontifical Household, Msgr. Georg Gaenswein, and the four memores domine who have been part of his household in these years. On 28 February, as he prepared to step down, Benedict XVI greeted the many faithful who had welcomed him ...http://www.news.va/en/news/benedict-xvi-returns-to-the-vatican
Saint of the Day: Gianna Beretta Molla DA MIHI ANIMAS - April 28, 2013 ... to prayer and Providence. The life was saved, for which she thanked the Lord. She spent the seven months remaining until the birth of the child in incomparable strength of spirit and unrelenting dedication to her tasks as mother and doctor. She worried that the baby in her womb might be born in pain, and she asked God to prevent that. A few days before the child was due, although trusting as always in Providence, she was ready to give her life in order to save that of her child: "If you must ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/04/saint-of-day-gianna-beretta-molla.html
Catechism for the Year of Faith FAITH AND REASON - April 25, 2013 Part of a continuing series. A selected quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church in honor of the Year of Faith (October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013) 963 ..."The Virgin Mary . . . is acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and of the redeemer. . . . She is 'clearly the mother of the members of Christ' . . . since she has by her charity joined in bringing about the birth of believers in the Church, who are members of its head." "Mary, Mother of ...http://faithandreasonblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/catechism-for-year-of-faith_25.html
Vatican Declares Colorado Boy's Recovery a Miracle CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 19, 2013 ... . Just before Easter, Pope Francis affirmed that Bonzel was responsible for the miracle. Two miracles are required for canonization, or sainthood. Luke, now 18, doesn't remember being ill or suddenly getting well. He doesn't like to talk about any of it, his mother told the newspaper. The Vatican did not pronounce Luke's recovery a miracle lightly. Journalist Bill Briggs, who wrote "The Third Miracle," told the post the process is "rigorous." Typically, the church interviews doctors in the ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/vatican-declares-colorado-boys-recovery.html
Divine Office Factoid #5 - The Perenniel Psalm Prayer Question COFFEE AND CANTICLES - April 16, 2013 This morning on EWTN's Catholic Connections radio program, on which I had the good fortune to be a guest, a caller asked about the psalm prayers. Someone had told him that the psalm prayers "weren't supposed to even be in there." I get asked about the psalm prayers a lot. You old-timers here at Coffee&Canticles can just skip this post, since what follows is information that has appeared here before. Psalm prayers are ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CoffeeAndCanticles-TheDivineOfficeInYourLife/~3/ahi15V6mLX4/divine-office-factoid-5-perenniel-psalm.html
Celebrate First Sacraments Every Year! CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 16, 2013 ... offering 24 full-color Cake Toppers filled with Kelly Comics illustrations of the Sacraments and a child's journey with Jesus, you can easily customize a store-bought cake or cupcakes or the dining table to the Sacrament theme for the month! Check out our recent Sacrament Series posts : Sacrament activities to actively celebrate these special moments of Grace: Journal the Sacraments and Scrapbook the Sacraments ! (additional FREE printable available!) Check out the Sacraments Cele-LINKY! Add ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/HnPlU99A-TE/
Catechism for the Year of Faith FAITH AND REASON - April 16, 2013 Part of a continuing series. A selected quote from the Catechism of the Catholic Church in honor of the Year of Faith (October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013) 947 "Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others. . . . We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the Church. But the most important member is Christ, since he is the head. . . . Therefore, the riches of Christ are communicated to all the members, ...http://faithandreasonblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/catechism-for-year-of-faith_16.html
Vatican Declares Healing of Colorado Springs Boy a Miracle After Prayers to German Nun ANGELS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES OF FAITH - April 13, 2013 ... the boy's miraculous recovery. Two Colorado Spring nuns prayed to Bonzel on behalf of 4-year-old Luke Burgie, and the events that followed — over the next 14 years — have been closely scrutinized and investigated by church officials and doctors. Sister Margaret Mary Preister and the late Sister Evangeline Spenner had just recited a series of prayers over nine straight days asking Mother Bonzel, who died in 1905, to intercede for Luke. Doctors couldn't explain ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AngelsWondersAndMiraclesOfFaith/~3/bIBoVK7QMwI/vatican-declares-healing-of-colorado.html
CNS Dispatch From 1951: Fighting Men on Korean Front Describe Heroism of Missing Catholic Chaplain CNS BLOG - April 11, 2013 ... the men who could tell the story. The Chinese attacked the First and Second Battalions early that afternoon. Father Kapaun was with the Third Battalion. "Father and I had our pup-tent in a cornfield near the 3rd battalion aid station and CP (command post)," said Pfc. Patrick J. Schuler of Cincinnati. Pat was Father Kapaun's assistant and driver. "Father had said four Masses on All saints' Day. we went to bed early but got up on the alert to move out, about eleven that night. We loaded the jeep ...http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/cns-dispatch-from-1951-fighting-men-on-korean-front-describe-heroism-of-missing-catholic-chaplain/
Pope Francis Greets US Papal Foundation [full Text] NEWS.VA - April 11, 2013 ... supporting, among other things, the continuing formation of their clergy and religious, the provision of shelter, medical assistance and care to the poor and needy, and the creation of much-needed educational and employment opportunities. For all of this, I am deeply grateful. The needs of God's people throughout the world are great, and your efforts to advance the Church's mission are helping to fight the many forms of material and spiritual poverty present in our human family, and to ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-greets-us-papal-foundation-full-text
St. Vincent Ferrer CATHOLIC FIRE - April 5, 2013 ... celebrate Mass daily and preach afterwards, sometimes for three hours. He died April 5, 1419 and was canonized in 1455. St. Vincent Ferrer is the patron of: builders, plumbers, and construction workers. Saint Quote Do you desire to study to your advantage? Let devotion accompany all your studies, and study less to make yourself learned than to become a saint. Consult God more than your books, and ask him, with humility, to make you understand what you read. Study fatigues and drains the mind ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/04/st-vincent-ferrer.html
My Prayer: Let Women Be Priests (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 25, 2013 AFTER serving as a Roman Catholic priest for 40 years, I was expelled from the priesthood last November because of my public support for the ordination of women. Catholic priests say that the call to be a priest comes from God. As a young priest, I began to ask myself and my fellow priests: "Who are we, as men, to say that our call from God is authentic, but God's call to women is not?" Isn't our all-powerful God, who created the cosmos, capable of empowering a woman to be ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-prayer-let-women-be-priests-opinion.html
