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7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 103) PRINTS OF GRACE - May 24, 2013 ... asked me for a flashlight while trying to fix said leak, I got him the glow-in-the-dark pirate one we have. He laughed.) -5- Domestic Diva Daze I've been getting more stuff sorted and organized at home and am excited about making progress. If my husband and I were both as committed to getting things that need to be accomplished at our place done, we'd be so much further along. Lord, help us be united in and better about concentrating on the work that we do that is what You most want of us ...http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/05/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-103.html
Game Show Nuns Hoping for $100,000 Win ZENIT - THE WORLD SEEN FROM ROME - May 22, 2013 A trio of Bible-expert nuns are hoping to be awarded $100,000 and a $10,000 bonus when they compete in Thursday's finale of "The American Bible Challenge." The three nuns, Sisters Peter Joseph, Maria, and Evangeline, are Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. Their community was founded only in 1997 ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zenit/english/~3/9Ig0OQtFil4/game-show-nuns-hoping-for-100-000-win
A New Catholic "Whistle-Blower" Group FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 22, 2013 From Newsmax : Catholic Priests and Nuns Unite to Fight Church's Abuse Problem A group of priests and nuns calling themselves Catholic Whistleblowers are pressing Pope Francis and the American bishops to take on those in the church who are still protecting sexual predators. [They are "pressing" Pope Francis? I'd like to know just how they are doing that!] The group formed quietly about nine months ago and plans to go public with their campaign this week. Of ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/-XrwO0hYwlY/
St. Rita of Cascia A CATHOLIC VIEW - May 22, 2013 ... thorns detached and fastened itself in her forehead so deeply that she could not remove it. The wound became worse, and gangrene set in. Because of the foul odor emanating from the wound, she was denied the companionship of the other Sisters, and this for fifteen years. Miraculous power was soon recognized in Rita. When Pope Nicholas IV proclaimed a jubilee at Rome, Rita desired to attend. Permission was granted on condition that her wound would be healed. This came about only ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2012/05/st-rita-of-cassia.html
Saint Rita COMMUNIO - May 22, 2013 ... Rita's life she was sickly and subsisted on Holy Communion. That Rita was a wife, mother, widow, nun, and peace-maker, she knew firsthand the difficulties of life: faith in God test but never prone to nihilism. Saint Rita, pray for ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/saint-rita.html
St. Rita of Cascia ATONEMENTONLINE - May 21, 2013 ... deeply that she couldn't remove it. The wound became worse, and it became horribly infected. Because of the foul odor coming from the wound, she wasn't allowed to be near the other sisters, and this went on for fifteen years. One day the Pope proclaimed a jubilee at Rome. Rita wanted nothing more than to attend. She was given permission, but only if the wound in her forehead had healed. Miraculously, it was healed, but only for as long as the pilgrimage lasted. When she ...http://atonementparish.blogspot.com/2013/05/st-rita-of-cascia.html
Wednesday, 22 May – Arduous Journey OXYGEN - May 21, 2013 ... Peacemakers of Jesus; they had Rita late in life. From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However, when she was twelve, her parents betrothed her to Paolo Mancini, an ill-tempered, abusive individual who worked as town watchman, and who was dragged into the political disputes of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Disappointed but obedient, Rita married him when she was 18, and was the mother of twin sons. She ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/05/wednesday-22-may-arduous-journey/
Cardinal Dolan and America's Troubled Catholic Church (Opinion) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 17, 2013 ... Catholics, it will be remembered gathered armed militias against the Mexican government and eventually assassinated a president. The legal principle here is " Qui tacuit, consentire ," and it means that silence is the same as acquiesce. This criticism extends to Bishop Finn of Kansas City who was found guilty of violating civil law and his own policy against pedophile clerics. By going easier on Catholic males than on the religious women battling for social justice on economic matters, Dolan ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/cardinal-dolan-and-americas-troubled.html
Dominican Sisters in FINALE of American Bible Challenge! FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 16, 2013 I received a note from a reader which reminds us that the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist (decidedly not LCWR types!) are participating in a TV game show called the American Bible Challenge. More on them HERE . My correspondent wrote: Don't forget to watch the Dominican Sisters of Mary competing for the Grand Prize ($100,000) on the American Bible Challenge this Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 7:00 PM on GSN (Game Show Network, Ch. 71 Direct ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/UJENaGpytcM/
Benedictines of Mary Angels and Saints at Ephesus Debuts at #1 Classical Traditional Chart SHOWER OF ROSES - May 16, 2013 ... nine-time International Grammy® winning producer Christopher Alder, who hails from Germany and two-time Grammy® winning engineer Mark Donahue to record and capture the Sisters in their contemplative environment singing all of ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS. "The Benedictines of Mary have again created a beautiful recording to connect us to the oldest traditions of European monastic chant and hymns," remarked Costa Pilavachi, Senior Vice-President, Classical A+R ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/eojD/~3/ljnQ-pnDDws/benedictines-of-mary-angels-and-saints.html
Global Sisters Elect Maltese Teacher As President CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 The umbrella group for some 600,000 Catholic sisters and nuns around the world have elected Maltese Sr. Carmen Sammut, the general superior of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa, as its next president. Sammut, who has been the leader of her congregation since 2011, takes over leadership of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) from Franciscan Sr. Mary Lou Wirtz, the first American to hold the post. Members of ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/global-sisters-elect-maltese-teacher-as.html
Pope Francis: Nuns Should Be Mothers, Not Old Maids THOMAS FOR TODAY - May 15, 2013 I love Pope Francis and the way he speaks in such a down-to-earth way. On May 8 he met with a group of sisters, and told them frankly: La consacrata è madre, deve essere madre e non "zitella"! Scusatemi se parlo così, ma è importante questa maternità della vita consacrata, questa fecondità! My rough translation: "The consecrated women is a mother; she must be a mother and not an old maid! (zitella). Excuse me for speaking like this, but this ...http://thomasfortoday.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-nuns-should-be-mothers-not.html
Pope Francis Expresses Gratitude for Global Sisters, Stresses Obedience CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 Pope Francis met last Wednesday with leaders of orders of Catholic sisters and nuns from around the globe, telling them that the lives of consecrated persons are a "light in the world." "What would the church be without you?" the pope asked at one point in the audience, telling the sisters the church "would be missing maternity, affection, tenderness" without them. The meeting, a private audience held in the Vatican's Pope Paul VI Hall ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-expresses-gratitude-for.html
Virginity Is Sexual BAD CATHOLIC - May 13, 2013 This post will probably make a lot more sense if you read Is Female Purity Bullshit? and Is Purity Culture Sexist? first. Virginity is sexual. This is difficult to grasp in a post-Christian culture which lacks the social presence of nuns and religious sisters in daily life. We are educated to laud and await the day we'll [...]http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2013/05/virginity-is-sexual.html
Pope Says No Room for 'Social Climbers' Among Clergy CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 13, 2013 ... who are careerists, social climbers, who use the people, the Church, brothers and sisters - those they should serve - as a springboard for their own ambitions and personal interests do great damage to the Church," he said. "We learn poverty from the humble, the poor, the sick," he added, urging clergy to work with those on the margins of society and shun the "idols of materialism" that cloud the true meaning of life. "We have no use for theoretical poverty," Francis said, ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-says-no-room-for-social-climbers.html
110 Years of Profession of Irish Dominican Nuns in Fatima, Portugal IRISH DOMINICAN VOCATIONS - May 11, 2013 ... Enniscorthy and Sr Angela OP from Cabra, Dublin A pilgrimage to Fatima in Portugal has provided me with the opportunity to visit the Dominican nuns at Pius XII monastery located in the town. The monastery is relatively new having opened in Marian Year in 1954 and the international community of nuns has had a strong Irish influence over the years. Today I met with two amazing sisters who between them have lived 110 years of professed religious ...http://irishdominicanvocations.blogspot.com/2013/05/110-years-of-profession-of-irish_11.html
Hollywood Actress-Turned-Nun Details Vocation in New Book CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 11, 2013 ... be the answer?" "I left the world I knew in order to reenter it on a more profound level," she writes in the book's preface. "Many people don't understand the difference between a vocation and your own idea about something. A vocation is a call – one you don't necessarily want. The only thing I ever wanted to be was an actress. But I was called by God." Some 50 years later, Mother Hart is now the prioress of the Abbey and looking back, she realizes how she's been able to use the gifts ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/hollywood-actress-turned-nun-details.html
The Strengthening Catholic South DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 11, 2013 The following comes from the NCR: In the waves of turbulence that rippled throughout the Catholic Church in the 1970s, the nuns of St. Dominic's Monastery found themselves forced to leave their longtime home in Wisconsin in search of a new one. The nuns moved to a temporary residence in Washington, D.C., while looking for a permanent setting conducive to the cloistered, contemplative life they sought to lead. It would be more than two decades before they ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-strengthening-catholic-south.html
I'm Feeling Bad for the Nuns Today FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 10, 2013 I am feeling really really bad right… sad even… for the poor oppressed nuns of the LCWR. They are so "spiritually bruised" by male patriarchy (as Jamie pointed out the other day HERE ). Whenever feel bad, I like to sing a song. Since this was dear to the sisters when they were young, let's try this one! I'm sure many of you will remember… and remember… and remember…. Send to Kindlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/muaEd4PAusI/
7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 101) PRINTS OF GRACE - May 10, 2013 ... unconditionally as possible. This will be my mom's first Mother's Day since her own mother passed away last January. I'll also be remembering friends who have recently lost their mother and will be more aware of their absence this weekend. -2- Sooooo Big! This will be my sister's first Mother's Day with a big beautiful baby boy in her arms. Ezra, at a mere 2 months old is already in the 100 th percentile for height at 25.5 th in. and the 99 percentile for weight at a whopping 16.5 lbs! -3- ...http://printsofgrace.blogspot.com/2013/05/7-quick-takes-friday-vol-101.html
