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Celebrate Creation! "St. Francis and the Animals" AVE MARIA PRESS BLOG - June 17, 2013 ... and all other things that you need. It is God who made you noble among all creatures, making your home in thin, pure air. Without sowing or reaping, you receive God's guidance and protection." At this the birds began to spread their wings, stretch their necks and gaze at Francis, rejoicing and praising God in a wonderful way according to their nature. Francis then walked right through the middle of them, turned around and came back, touching their heads and bodies with his tunic. Then he gave ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EngagingFaith/~3/-hXgLJTHXAU/
Joseph–Worker and Father IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY - June 12, 2013 ... as the patron saint of workers, so it is not surprising to me that his son's teachings were full of references to work: "A sower went out to sow"; "A man built a tower"; "A woman came to draw water from a well." Parenting children is work. Often it is hard work—physically, emotionally and spiritually. How consoling it is as a parent to have the tools of the carpenter at my disposal—compassion, attunement to God's word, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dotMagis/~3/z2SxSr05FSc/
Address From St Cecilia's Abbey LAODICEA - June 2, 2013 ... Lord was seated. From his Sacred Heart, as from a source, water poured rapidly into this fountain where it seemed to draw her so that he might pour out on mankind desire for spiritual rebirth." [7] [1] Sr Maria of the Angels, OP, Lectio divina in a secular age , in Nova et vetera ,11, 1, 2013 [2] Sr Ann Marie Caron, RSM, Taste and see the goodness of the Lord: Mechtild of Hackeborn in Hidden Springs, Medieval Religious women , 3. Cistercian Publications, 1995 [3] Sr Jeremy ...http://exlaodicea.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/address-from-st-cecilias-abbey/
St. Bona of Pisa CATHOLIC FIRE - May 29, 2013 The saint of the day for May 29 is St. Bona of Pisa (1156 - 1207), virgin. Bona was the daughter of a single mother who grew up believing that her father had vanished during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, when, in fact, her parents had never married. She discovered this through a vision, which led her to Jerusalem, where her she found her father alive. She was a mystic and visionary. Bona experienced visions from early childhood of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/st-bona-of-pisa.html
Monday, 20 May – Recognition OXYGEN - May 19, 2013 ... moment they saw him the whole crowd were struck with amazement and ran to greet him. 'What are you arguing about with them?' he asked. A man answered him from the crowd, 'Master, I have brought my son to you; there is a spirit of dumbness in him, and when it takes hold of him it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and goes rigid. And I asked your disciples to cast it out and they were unable to.' 'You faithless generation' he said to them in reply. 'How ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/05/monday-20-may-recognition/
Saint of the Day: Isidore the Farmer DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 15, 2013 The following comes from the Women of Faith and Family site: Also known as Saint Isidore the Laborer. A Spanish day laborer; born near Madrid, about the year 1070; died May 15, 1130, at the same place. He was in the service of a certain Juan de Vargas on a farm in the vicinity of Madrid. Every morning before going to work he went to Mass at one of the churches in Madrid. One day his fellow-laborers complained to their master that Isidore was always late for work in the ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/saint-of-day-isidore-farmer.html
Pilgrims Called to Kerry's Camino CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 13, 2013 ... would have undertaken the arduous journey there. Tralee man John Ahern, himself an experienced walker who has travelled the Kerry Camino, explains that many Irish pilgrims going to Santiago departed from St James's Gate in Dublin and that Kerry pilgrims' point of departure for Spain was most likely St James's Church in Dingle, from which they would sail to the port of La Coruna, there to join the way of St James. But whatever about the Irish going to Spain on pilgrimage John says that Ireland ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pilgrims-called-to-kerrys-camino.html
THE METOCHION: A REFUGE FOR MEN IN DISTRESS Run by the Nuns & Sisters of Mercy of St Elizabeth's Convent, Minsk. (Or MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - May 5, 2013 ... vices. May the Lord save all of us! Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok As my "Blogger Statistics" tells me that a fair number of those who read this blog are Russians - often more Russians than English, actually - here are some videos in Russian to illustrate this post. I shall publish them again when they have English ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-person-who-had-nowhere-to-live-will.html
April 27, 2013: Saint Zita A YEAR OF PRAYER: 365 ROSARIES - April 27, 2013 Today, April 27, is the feast of Saint Zita (1212-1272), virgin of the Church, patron saint of housework, servants, and lost keys. The life of Saint Zita is a simple one, filled with a profound love of the Lord, compassion and service to others, and daily toil. Throughout her lift, Zita suffered hardship, hard work, jealousy and mockery, yet never strayed from her path of holy patience, joyful suffering, obedience, ...http://365rosaries.blogspot.com/2013/04/april-27-2013-saint-zita.html
23 April - The Feast of St George, the Roman Protector of the English Realm ROMAN CHRISTENDOM - April 23, 2013 ... St George St George for Merrie England! Today is the Feast of St George, Protector of the English Realm . He is not the Patron Saint of England - that is St Edmund, King and Martyr . St George was born to a Christian family during the late third century. His father was from Cappadocia and served as an officer of the Roman army. His mother was from Lydda in Palestine. St George followed his father into the army. It seems he was of equestrian , or knightly and ...http://romanchristendom.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-feast-of-st-george-protector-of.html
God and Moses Play "Amen Corner" at Augusta National Golf Club TOM PERNA - April 11, 2013 ... hole at Doonbeg Golf Club in Ireland, the 18th hole at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club in Dubai, UAE, the 17th hole at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, the 9th hole at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa, the 13th hole of the Canyon Course in Blue Canyon Country Club, Thailand, the 7 th hole at Pebble Beach in California, USA, and many others. God and Moses recently made a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona and played the Champions Course at TPC – Scottsdale . St. ...http://tomperna.org/2013/04/11/god-and-moses-play-amen-corner-at-augusta-national-golf-club/
Saint of the Day: Francis of Paola DA MIHI ANIMAS - April 2, 2013 The following comes from the Patron Saints Index: Francis's parents were childless for many years, but following prayers for the intercession of Saint Francis of Assisi, they had three children; Francis was the oldest. Following a pilgrimage in his teens to Rome and Assisi in Italy, he became a hermit in a cave near Paola. Before he was 20 years old he began to attract followers. By the 1450's the followers had become so numerous that he established a Rule ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/04/saint-of-day-francis-of-paola.html
Sadie Hawkins Day ASK SISTER MARY MARTHA - April 2, 2013 ... world around him, however, starting up other monasteries, founding an order, and writing a scathing letter to the cardinals of the day who had let two years lapse without coming together to elect a Pope. His letter alarmed everyone so much that they decided to make Peter the Pope, which is how he became Pope Celestine V for a couple of months. They actually had to form a posse and climb up the mountain to his cave to haul him out to come and be Pope. Pope Celestine and Pope Benedict, Comrades ...http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2013/04/sadie-hawkins-day.html
St. Joseph PRAYER ON THE HILL - March 19, 2013 ... water began to flow from the earth ... and continues even until today. Many miracles have been attributed to the waters of the stream. Of course a sanctuary was constructed. It was after this that Joseph was selected to be the patron for France. It has become a tourist site as well as a place of prayer, especially for fathers. Today, in Rome, Pope Francis spoke about St. Joseph. Several times in his homily, delivered in Italian, the Bishop of Rome, as he seems ...http://prayeronthehill.blogspot.com/2013/03/st-joseph.html
St. Joseph, the Pope, and the Year of Faith THOMAS FOR TODAY - March 18, 2013 ... with the New Evangelization. So what role does St. Joseph play in this? Genesis recounts that "Pharaoh directed all the Egyptians to go to Joseph and do whatever he told them" (Gen 41:55). That phrase evokes Cana, when Mary referred the stewards to Jesus and said, "Do whatever he tells you" (Jn 2:5). Joseph provided the people with grain, and Jesus turned water into wine: bread and wine, the elements of the Eucharist. Reading the story of Joseph in Genesis together with Cana ...http://thomasfortoday.blogspot.com/2013/03/st-joseph-pope-and-year-of-faith.html
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Children of Medjugorje, March 2013 Newsletter MARY, OUR MOTHER - March 17, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/6-pvoE4GzUY/children-of-medjugorje-march-2013.html
An Oasis in the Desert of Lent ST PATRICK'S CONVENT SCHOOL - March 16, 2013 ... venue for the play was Holy Cross Auditorium or St Patrick's Convent Auditorium and both the afternoon and evening performances were always well attended. We went to the evening performance with our parents, aunt, and uncle and we always had chocolates to munch on! MISS KAY HAYES Who remembers those wonderful plays and the great singers, musicians and storytellers who entertained us while the scenery was being changed behind the curtain? I remember one great act was a man who was a whizz on ...http://stpatricksconventschool.blogspot.com/2013/03/an-oasis-in-desert-of-lent.html
An Accidental Pilgrimage CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 13, 2013 ... dates from 1914 and is a replica of earlier coquina chapels. It houses a replica of the statue of Our Lady of la Leche and provides visitors with a quiet place to pray. Unbeknownst to us, the Shrine was designated by the Bishop of Saint Augustine as an official pilgrimage site during the Year of Faith (October 2012 – November 2013)! I was trailing behind so the others had already entered and prayed at the Altar inside, but hadn't noticed the posting showing it was a ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/BqmT6MjxsKw/
6 Strange Facts About Choosing the Next Pope CLERICAL WHISPERS - March 11, 2013 ... was elected in 2005, the Vatican raised the floor of the Sistine Chapel to place electronic jamming equipment beneath it, lest any Internet-addicted cardinals be tempted to send a text. White smoke, black smoke During the conclave, the cardinals will vote for their preferred choice of pope in the morning and the evening, every day until they come to a decision. For outsiders watching, the smoke exiting the Vatican's chimney will be the only clue to the process: Black smoke means the cardinals ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/03/6-strange-facts-about-choosing-next-pope.html
