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A Hard Post to Write. KNOCKING EVERYWHERE - June 15, 2013 St. Peregrine, Patron Saint of Cancer Patients I hardly know where to start. I went to the BMT on Thursday for my IVIG appointment. I took the reports from the physical therapist, saying how quickly I had deteriorated in only a week. I went from driving myself to the clinic and walking in with my walker to barely dragging myself in with Ron's help the next week. That day we got a wheelchair. Now my body from the ribcage down is paralyzed. When the doctor saw ...http://knockingeverywhere.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-hard-post-to-write.html
Pray Boldly! St. Anthony of Padua (and Lisbon!) A FRIAR'S LIFE - June 13, 2013 ... saint. So popular, in fact, that I remember one year when I was a young student in formation working the big Feast of St. Anthony at our Mother Church in New York City. This feast spanned several New York city blocks and the Church was active from sun-up until 11 p.m. every day. One of the jobs that I had was to bless people with a relic of St. Anthony. People would stream into the Church all day long and I stood in front of a highly decorated statue of the ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/06/pray-boldly-st-anthony-of-padua-and.html
Best Commencement Speech Ever MUSINGS OF A PERTINACIOUS PAPIST - June 7, 2013 ... organized forces of evil. Now—men of the class of 2013—it is common in our age—to regard evil as some vaguely defined failure on the part of men to organize properly human society, but—once we apply the right social systems and the right technologies, we will at last eradicate all forms of human suffering. This fool's errand in the perfectibility of human society often goes by the name of progress and its chief proponents throughout history include such figures as ...http://pblosser.blogspot.com/2013/06/best-commencement-speech-ever.html
St. Justin Martyr CATHOLIC FIRE - June 1, 2013 ... Christ. O God, through the folly of the Cross You taught the Blessed Martyr Justin, the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ; grant us, by his intercession to avoid all the deceits of error, and to become steadfast in faith. Through the same, Amen. ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/06/st-justin-martyr.html
Saturday, 1 June – Know the Lord OXYGEN - May 31, 2013 ... the Lord. When I was still a youth, before I went travelling, in my prayers I asked outright for wisdom. Outside the sanctuary I would pray for her, and to the last I will continue to seek her. From her blossoming to the ripening of her grape my heart has taken its delight in her. My foot has pursued a straight path, I have been following her steps ever since my youth. By bowing my ear a little I have received her, and have found much instruction. Thanks to her I have advanced; the glory be to ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/06/saturday-1-june-know-the-lord/
New Friday Feature: An Unscripted-Unedited Commentary (Sort of Like Quick-Takes, but Not As Domesticated.) ABBEY-ROADS - May 31, 2013 ... while knowing that some humans would do some terrible things: God provided Adam and Eve with the tree and the apple, and He gave them the possibility of eating the apple from the tree. God was not, however, complicit in their sin. Similarly, if a thief puts a gun to your head and demands that you drive him to the airport, you are under duress and are not guilty of material cooperation for driving him. In the same way the Catholic Church, required to include birth control and abortion in their ...http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-friday-feature-unscripted-unedited.html
The Patron Saint of Plan B HANDING ON THE FAITH - May 14, 2013 ... Msgr. Ritchie is dealing with Plan B himself these days during the Cathedral's restoration. He's probably on Plan K. We in the Archdiocesan Catechetical Office certainly find ourselves having to change plans, too. In fact, everybody has to go to Plan B or beyond at some point in his or her life. The next time you find yourself in such a position, don't forget to ask St. Matthias for ...http://blog.archny.org/faith/?p=680
Saintstir.com OPEN SOURCE CATHOLIC - ALL POSTS - May 11, 2013 eryone: I'd like to announce the rollout of saintstir.com, currently in beta. http://www.saintstir.com Saintstir is the world's first online Catholic saint taxonomy. We're creating what is best described as a genome that categorizes and classifies the saints by various attributes and dimensions, such as their graces/virtues, life experiences, and special powers, to name a few. The taxonomy itself is extremely flexible and can change with user feedback. Its not an ...http://www.opensourcecatholic.com/blog/jonathan-l/saintstircom
Archbishop Romero: A Cause Unblocked CATHOLIC COMMENTARY - April 29, 2013 ... village. Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked: "Do you see anything?" Looking up the blind man replied: "I see people who look like trees, walking". Then Jesus laid hands on his eyes a second time and he saw clearly, his sight was restored and he could see everything distinctly" (Mark 8:22-25). Monseñor Romero also began to see gradually, as he discovered more about the Gospel and the painful situation of the people. All of these changed him. He never spoke of ...http://rccommentary2.blogspot.com/2013/04/archbishop-romero-cause-unblocked.html
Tuesday, 30 Apr – Discerning Peace OXYGEN - April 29, 2013 ... If you loved me you would have been glad to know that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. I have told you this now before it happens, so that when it does happen you may believe. I shall not talk with you any longer, because the prince of this world is on his way. He has no power over me, but the world must be brought to know that I love the Father and that I am doing exactly what the Father told me.' _____________________ My own peace I give you One of the first few ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/04/tuesday-30-apr-discerning-peace/
Catholic Daily Planners and the Church Calendar SHOWER OF ROSES - April 29, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/eojD/~3/xr0y2Koo5Wg/catholic-planners.html
The Church, Ecology and Earth Day: Works of Being Pro Life COMMUNIO - April 22, 2013 ... eightieth anniversary of Leo XIII 's Encyclical Rerum Novarum , Paul VI pointed out that "by an ill-considered exploitation of nature (man) risks destroying it and becoming in his turn the victim of this degradation". He added that "not only is the material environment becoming a permanent menace - pollution and refuse, new illnesses and absolute destructive capacity - but the human framework is no longer under man's control, thus creating an environment for tomorrow which may well be ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/04/the-church-ecology-and-earth-d.html
The Link Between Wisdom Teeth, Vocational Discernment and the Intercession of St. Apollonia GOD ALONE SUFFICETH - April 21, 2013 http://godalonesufficeth.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/the-link-between-wisdom-teeth-vocational-discernment-and-the-intercession-of-st-apollonia/
St. Stanislaus A CATHOLIC VIEW - April 11, 2013 The Saint of the Day for April 11 is St. Stanislaus. Stanislaus was born in 1030 and was educated at Gnesen and at Paris. After his ordination to the priesthood he was made a canon of the cathedral at Cracow as well as archdeacon and preacher. Upon the death of the bishop of Cracow, he was nominated bishop of the diocese by Pope Alexander II. The king at the time, Boleslaus II, trying to strengthen his own power, led an expedition against the grand duchy of Kiev, making ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/04/st-stanislaus.html
Thursday, 11 Apr – The Resurrection Alone Does Not Save Us OXYGEN - April 10, 2013 ... now raised him up to be leader and saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins through him to Israel. We are witnesses to all this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.' This so infuriated them that they wanted to put them to death. _____________________ John 3:31-36 John the Baptist said to his disciples: 'He who comes from above is above all others; he who is born of the earth is earthly himself and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven bears ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/04/thursday-11-apr/
7 Quick Takes April 5 2013 HOMESCHOOLING WITH JOY - April 5, 2013 ... praying that the woman would change her mind. Praise God she did! What a blessing to witness that. --- 6 --- The girls have this write-on board in their room and a few weeks ago we found this on it: It seems that Mr 7 yo was trying to convey to them that when they yell at him it makes him cry and he wants them to stop. LOVE this beyond words. --- 7 --- I can't believe that Mr 7 yo is turning 8 this weekend. My baby is growing up. In fact, he's particularly excited for his ...http://hsjoy.blogspot.com/2013/04/7-quick-takes-april-5-2013.html
St Isidore of Seville A CATHOLIC VIEW - April 4, 2013 The Saint of the Day for April 4 is St Isidore of Seville. On April 4 the Catholic Church honors Saint Isidore of Seville, a bishop and scholar who helped the Church preserve its own traditions, and the heritage of western civilization, in the early middle ages. In 653, less than two decades after his death, a council of bishops in Spain acclaimed St. Isidore as "an illustrious teacher of our time and the glory of the Catholic Church." He is regarded as ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/04/st-isidore-of-seville.html
Being a Catholic Priest's Kid- FEAR NOT LITTLE FLOCK - April 2, 2013 http://remnantofremnant.blogspot.com/2013/04/being-catholic-priests-kid.html
Reflections on Today's Gospel: Tuesday, March 26 YOUNG FOGEYS - March 26, 2013 http://youngfogeys.blogspot.com/2013/03/reflections-on-todays-gospel-tuesday.html
Francis, Week Two: Or, "Living Stones" Aren't Squishy Rocks A CATHOLIC CITIZEN IN AMERICA - March 22, 2013 Pope Francis has 'recycled' the motto he'd chosen as bishop, talked about Saint Joseph, and put World Youth Day 2013 on his schedule. He also opened his papacy with a friendly gesture: a sort of 'papal hi.' I'll be back in an hour or so, with something else: but figured this was enough for one post. A Recycled Motto, and Papal Symbols Tuxedos, Casulae, and Regional Culture 'Out of Step:' Two Millennia and Counting Symbols, Authority, and History 'Out of Step:' Two Millennia ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ACatholicCitizenInAmerica/~3/HsobE1rayik/francis-week-two-or-living-stones-arent.html
