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David Bowie's 'The Next Day' Video Criticised by Catholic Church CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 14, 2013 ... blood gushing from her stigmata-studded hands. The video premiered on May 8 and was briefly banned from YouTube before being reinstated later in the day. Writing in The Telegraph, former Archbishop of Cantebury Lord Carey states that the video is "juvenile" and criticises Bowie for "upsetting people". "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery perhaps Christians should not worry too much at such an exploitation of religious imagery," Carey writes. "I ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/david-bowies-next-day-video-criticised.html
Pope Francis: A Leader for Believers and Atheists Alike (Contribution) CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 13, 2013 ... faith anaesthetizes the intellectual curiosity that makes us human, and that it retards progress on both personal and societal levels. I'll never bow down in fealty to a book or a statue or a pope, even this one. But if Francis continues to lead by example, not by fiat, he'll can show Catholics, Christians and non-believers alike that faith can deserve respect and even make a difference. If not, he'll blow his chance to speak with such conviction that even heathen might hear him. And that ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-leader-for-believers-and.html
Empty Nest Syndrome ASK SISTER MARY MARTHA - May 10, 2013 ... husband was killed by the mob and her sons died. But then...she had always wanted to be a nun. Not that she didn't grieve the loss of her husband and sons. It's just that she finally got to fulfill her lifelong dream of life in the convent, complete with stigmata. So I'm going with St. Elizabeth, who is actually the patron saint for blissfully happy marriages. St. Elizabeth was betrothed, fairy tale style, to the infant King of Thuringia and they pair was wed when she was only ...http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2013/05/empty-nest-syndrome_3993.html
David Bowie's Anti-Christian Video Is Ridiculous and Sad CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT - May 9, 2013 Let's face it, most people in the world weren't breathlessly awaiting David Bowie's new album. I know the people who love Bowie really love Bowie but they're not many in number. I'm a fan of the man's music and I was interested in hearing his latest - not enough to go out and buy it but interested enough to check it out on YouTube. And then if it blew me away I might buy it. So I read something at Fox News about Bowie's latest today and I got to tell you ...http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2013/05/david-bowies-anti-christian-video-is.html
Saint of the Day: Catherine of Siena DA MIHI ANIMAS - April 29, 2013 ... having mystical experiences when she was only 6, seeing guardian angels as clearly as the people they protected. She became a Dominican tertiary when she was 16, and continued to have visions of Christ, Mary, and the saints. St. Catherine was one of the most brilliant theological minds of her day, although she never had any formal education. She persuaded the Pope to go back to Rome from Avignon, in 1377, and when she died she was endeavoring to heal the Great Western Schism. ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/04/saint-of-day-catherine-of-siena.html
'Jesus the Homeless' Sculpture Rejected by Catholic Churches in Toronto, New York CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 20, 2013 ... From a distance, the figure could be anyone, and only on close examination are the tell-tale "stigmata," or crucifixion wounds, visible on its exposed feet. Timothy Schmalz's "Homeless Jesus" isn't your typical depiction of Christ, and it's arresting imagery might have hit too close to home for some Catholic leaders. In fact, the life-size bronze sculpture was rejected by two high-profile cathedrals, St. Michael's Cathedral in Toronto and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/jesus-homeless-sculpture-rejected-by.html
Recovering the Real St. Francis ROMA LOCUTA EST - March 26, 2013 ... people know much about the man. Often he is depicted as nothing more than an animal-loving hippie. This image has been so prevalent in the church that many will only recognize an image of Francis if he is surrounded by birds. For instance, our parish has placed a relatively well-done tapestry of Francis in the sanctuary as a tribute to the new pontiff while we await an official portrait. In conversing with some fellow parishioners who were delighted to see that we "finally" ...http://causafinitaest.blogspot.com/2013/03/recovering-real-st-francis.html
A Cheering-Up Gift? CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 23, 2013 A Cheering-up Gift? While so many people were absorbed in the Pope Francis news on March 19th, another event happened. The Kerry Taylor auction house in Great Britain sold ten dresses that belonged to the late Princess Diana. The public bidding on the fancy clothes sold for a total of $1.3 million (862, 800 pounds). It was reported that a midnight blue velvet gown designed by Victor Edelstein went for $362,563. The dress was worn by Diana at a 1985 White House dinner hosted ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/zcSJQcGrT4k/
The Moynihan Report: Letter #50: Hummes MARY, OUR MOTHER - March 17, 2013 via themoynihanletters.com Hummes "I think even we are sometimes like these people, who on the one hand want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, sometimes we like to stone others and condemn others. The message of Jesus is this: mercy." – Pope Francis, during his first Sunday noon Angelus as Pope, today, March 17, 2013 The Vatican has released the booklet for the Mass on Tuesday in which Pope Francis will be installed as Pope. SOLENNITÀ DI SAN GIUSEPPE ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/rpQ3S3PJCTU/the-moynihan-report-letter-50-hummes.html
Let Us Not Pigeonhole Pope Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi Shunned All Worldly Definitions THAT THE BONES YOU HAVE CRUSHED MAY THRILL - March 14, 2013 ... Francis Xavier) then this, truly, will see the great humbling of the Catholic Church that the Church is desperately in need of. God has taken us all by surprise and let us exclaim to God our wonder and awe of His Providence, since His ways are not our ways, our thoughts unlike His own! We had anticipated, or hoped, or worse, expected , a Pope whose reign would see the return of the Papal tiara and the glory and power of the Papacy would shine out from Vatican City in splendour and majesty. But ...http://thatthebonesyouhavecrushedmaythrill.blogspot.com/2013/03/let-us-not-pigeonhole-pope-francis-poor.html
And You're a Chicken… CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 5, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/tH7-Lxw9meA/
THE VISION by Archimandrite Lev Gillet MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - March 3, 2013 ... lamb's fleece, ruddying of the rose-flake. Joy fall to thee, father Francis, Drawn to the life that died; With the gnarls of the nails in thee, niche of the lance, his Lovescape crucified And seal of his seraph-arrival! & these thy daughters And five-livèd leavèd favour pride, Are sisterly sealed in wild waters, To bathe in his fall-gold mercies, to breathe in his all-fire glances. note: It is often said that the stigmata is typical of western, Catholic ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-vision-by-archimandrite-lev-gillet.html
Did You Know That Padre Pio Agonized Over Whether to Become a Franciscan Friar? DR. TAYLOR MARSHALL'S BLOG POSTS - February 8, 2013 ... bearded priest depicted on the holy card had experienced the stigmata. I still have the holy card around here somewhere. I remember being impressed by two things. First, that someone could actually receive the stigmata. Secondly, that modern people believed that these sort of things could still happen in our "enlightened age." Since then, I grown to love Saint Pio more and more. Perhaps he was praying for me along my way into the Catholic ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taylormarshall/~3/1dlLUKNkXs0/did-you-know-that-padre-pio-agonized.html
