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Baptized Into the Faith of the Church VOX NOVA - May 20, 2013 ... – no longer exists. Those who perceive Anabaptism as being fundamentally individualistic from the beginning are profoundly mistaken, but it is a rather understandable mistake given the way that Mennonites have come to rationalize their continued rejection of infant baptism, now that it no longer represents what Mason referred to as an "entanglement with the machinations of state power." Based on the concern that in today's context "rebaptism may serve to underwrite individualism," he ...http://vox-nova.com/2013/05/20/baptized-into-the-faith-of-the-church/
A Crusader for the Holy Spirit IN GOD'S COMPANY 2 - May 13, 2013 http://ingodscompany2.blogspot.com/2011/06/fr-john-randall-says-incredible-things.html
Angels and Saints at Ephesus TOM PERNA - May 7, 2013 Over the weekend, I attended Holy Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Jasper, Indiana. After Mass was over, we knelt as we always do to say our "After Mass" prayers. As we were praying and talking a bit, I said to Tara, "Wow! Listen to that organ!" The organ throughout the Mass lifted us into the Heavenly Kingdom because that's exactly what the mission of Sacred Music is to do. As the Second Vatican Council document, Sacrosanctum ...http://tomperna.org/2013/05/07/angels-and-saints-at-ephesus/
Pope Francis: The Love of Mary in Popular Piety CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 5, 2013 ... speaks precisely of Mary in the mystery of Christ and of the Church. There it is said that Mary "advanced in her pilgrimage of faith" (n. 58). Dear friends, in the Year of Faith I leave you this icon of Mary the pilgrim, who follows Jesus the Son, and goes before all of us in the journey of faith. Today the Eastern Churches that follow the Julian Calendar celebrate the feast of Easter. I wish to send to these brothers and sisters a special greeting, uniting myself to them with all my heart in ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-love-of-mary-in-popular.html
Hey Max. I've Heard of Benedictine Monks and I've Done a Little Reading on Them But, I Don't Know Much About the Augusti CRUSADER MAXIMUS - April 29, 2013 ... a province, with each province headed by a provincial, and the provincial represents the province before the Prior General of the world-wide order (who, with his council, can make decisions that effect every local community). We do not take a vow of stability like the Benedictines. We are friars rather than monks. Monks remain in one place for their lives, whereas friars are free to travel as part of their ministry (we are never "cloistered"). Our vows (chastity, poverty, ...http://crusadermaximus.tumblr.com/post/49204175130
Church Commemorates Pope St. Pius V on April 30 CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 29, 2013 ... memorial on April 30. The Dominican Pope is known for implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent, and for organizing the "Holy League" that defeated the Turkish naval fleet at the 1571 Battle of Lepanto. Though St. Pius V's pontificate was not extremely lengthy, it was a turning point in the history of the Church. In a 2004 letter for the fifth centenary of his predecessor's birth, Blessed John Paul II mentioned some of St. Pius V's groundbreaking achievements, which ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/church-commemorates-pope-st-pius-v-on.html
Knights of Columbus to Help Devastated Texas Town CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 19, 2013 ... registered with the force of a 2.1-magnitude earthquake on U.S. Geological Survey monitors. At least 12 bodies, including those of some fire fighters, have been recovered in the wake of the explosion. At least 200 people have been injured and 50 homes have been destroyed. About half of the town has been evacuated, including a nursing home with 133 residents, CNN reports. Knights of Columbus Council #2305 in West, Texas is working with local groups and public authorities to ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/knights-of-columbus-to-help-devastated.html
Forest for the Trees TRUTH IN LOVE - April 18, 2013 ... to thank for our schools, hospitals, and charities. Looking around the church and world today, we must ask, are we still a people of faith? Do we have hope within? Are we bearing fruit? Or are we like the fig tree Jesus cursed because it was green and lush with leaves, but had no fruit? In my own life, like most of us, I too can zoom in at my own problems and trials and miss the forest for the trees. My experience with discerning my religious vocation and subsequent work with The Labouré ...http://supporttarasvocation.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/forest-for-the-trees/
Catechism for the Year of Faith FAITH AND REASON - April 9, 2013 ... definitions "must be adhered to with the obedience of faith." This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself. 892 Divine assistance is also given to the successors of the apostles, teaching in communion with the successor of Peter, and, in a particular way, to the bishop of Rome, pastor of the whole Church, when, without arriving at an infallible definition and without pronouncing in a "definitive manner," they propose in the exercise of the ordinary Magisterium a ...http://faithandreasonblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/catechism-for-year-of-faith_9.html
Quasimodo Sunday ROMA LOCUTA EST - April 5, 2013 ... decades, replaced with generic hymns that have little or no resemblance to the designed chant. Monsignor Andrew Wadsworth, executive director of ICEL, stated in a speech last year: "Maybe the greatest challenge that lies before us is the invitation once again to sing the Mass rather than merely to sing at Mass. This echoes the injunctions of the Council Fathers in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and reflects our deeply held instinct that the majority of the texts ...http://causafinitaest.blogspot.com/2013/04/quasimodo-sunday.html
What Will Become of Austria's Father Schüller in the New Papacy? CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 29, 2013 ... eyes, the Rev. Helmut Schüller does not seem even remotely disobedient in person. He has the calm, reliable presence of the best parish priests whether in his vestments or, as on a recent afternoon, in street clothes. But as one of the organizers behind a group of more than 400 priests and deacons who in 2011 issued an "Appeal to Disobedience," Father Schüller, 60, has developed a reputation as one of the leading rebels within the Austrian church. That is no small ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-will-become-of-austrias-father.html
Notes From OCA Synodal Spring Session BYZANTINE, TEXAS - March 15, 2013 ... Vocations Program were reviewed and recommendations were approved. The Holy Synod reviewed the revised Policies, Standards and Procedures on Sexual Misconduct and sent back recommendations for editorial changes and further clarification. Clergy awards were discussed and approved. The Holy Synod reviewed its Charter for the Sexual Misconduct Policy Advisory Committee. A committee was appointed to review texts for prayers and services for departed pre-born and stillborn ...http://byztex.blogspot.com/2013/03/notes-from-oca-synodal-spring-session.html
One's Parish Is Not One's Property AND SOMETIMES TEA - March 11, 2013 ... church to permit a grieving widow to install a couch-shaped, NASCAR-logo engraved headstone over her late husband's grave. I kid you not : NORTH VERNON, Ind. – An Indiana woman who wanted to honor her late husband with a headstone that captured his interests in sports and the outdoors is suing a Catholic church for refusing to install it. Shannon Carr spent $9,600 on the black granite headstone to mark the grave of her husband, Jason Carr, who died in an August 2009 automobile accident. ...http://redcardigan.blogspot.com/2013/03/ones-parish-is-not-ones-property.html
Again - March 10, 2013 Well, here I am again, asking you for your prayers. If you remember, last week at this time, I told you that I was preaching at a Cluster Mission in Merrillville and asked you to pray for me so that I would be able to give the people the words they needed to hear. I am repeating that mission this week at my home parish here at St. Thomas More in Munster. I am hoping for a little ...http://mydailymusing.com/index.php?/archives/1429-Again.html
In One Roman Neighborhood, Rooting for Cardinal O'Malley John Thavis A FRIAR'S LIFE - March 10, 2013 ... absolute monarchy," he said. The prodigal son In his homily at today's Mass, O'Malley spoke in decent enough Italian (though he mispronounced the Italian word "conclave"), reflecting on the Gospel parable of the prodigal son, and the need for the church to reach out with mercy to people who have grown distant from the faith. He spoke briefly about the conclave, which begins on Tuesday, asking for prayers so that the cardinals will "choose a new pope who will confirm us in our ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/03/in-one-roman-neighborhood-rooting-for.html
Deficit Forces Layoffs, Ministry Consolidation in Chicago Archdiocese CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 9, 2013 ... practices in enrollment and fiscal management to improve operating results of parishes and schools that draw upon archdiocesan subsidies; creating a very large scholarship fund to make Catholic education more affordable to lower- and middle-income families; and establishing an even stronger partnership with the nonprofit foundation the Big Shoulders Fund, "which has been very helpful to us in keeping inner-city schools open and vibrant." George in his column also said the archdiocese in the ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/deficit-forces-layoffs-ministry.html
Altar Boy Resources UNAM ECCLESIAM - March 9, 2013 ... resource is something you can print right now and be on your way. A section at the end with prayers after mass and a short latin pronunciation guide are a nice addition: Correct Mass-Serving Made Easy by Rev. H.E. Calnan, D.D. Fifth Edition by Widdowson's, 1948 (from St. Joseph's Church.net) Which is also captured in a different format HERE by Sancta Missa. Sancta Missa has superb and concise instructional links HERE , actions of the server are in RED . Instructional Videos I ...http://unam-ecclesiam.blogspot.com/2013/03/altar-boy-resources.html
Beauty in Liturgy the 'Great Legacy' of Benedict XVI CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 4, 2013 ... "who have a great attachment to the old Mass" and who are in union with the Holy See, the bishop said. In 2007, Pope Benedict released a directive titled "Summorum pontificum," which in a "watershed moment," gave every priest permission to say Mass using the 1962, or pre-Vatican II Missal. "He made it one of his priorities to...introduce the 'hermeneutic of continuity', trying to show that the pre-conciliar liturgy of the 1962 Missal is the same liturgy as the Roman Missal of Pope Paul VI," ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/beauty-in-liturgy-great-legacy-of.html
Sede Vacante Thoughts A CONCORD PASTOR COMMENTS - March 3, 2013 ... might be. While that's true on my blog, I have written a little on these topics in my parish bulletin. Should you be interested in what I said there, here are two recent letters. February 15, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Can't tell you how many times folks have asked me this past week about the pope's resignation: "Did you see it coming?" (Well, no – and neither did anyone else.) "Who do you think will be the next pope?" (Along with the rest of the world, I didn't ...http://concordpastor.blogspot.com/2013/03/o-ff-line-s-ome-folks-have-mentioned.html
Beauty in Liturgy the 'Great Legacy' of Benedict XVI G-MANS JOURNEY - March 2, 2013 ... in union with the Holy See, the bishop said. In 2007, Pope Benedict released a directive titled "Summorum pontificum," which in a "watershed moment," gave every priest permission to say Mass using the 1962, or pre-Vatican II Missal. "He made it one of his priorities to...introduce the 'hermeneutic of continuity', trying to show that the pre-conciliar liturgy of the 1962 Missal is the same liturgy as the Roman Missal of Pope Paul VI," the bishop explained. Pope Benedict "allowed the traditions ...http://gman59.blogspot.com/2013/03/beauty-in-liturgy-great-legacy-of.html
