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Post From the Past: Lead Us Not... NUNBLOG - May 17, 2013 ... circumstances could be a temptation leading to evil or an occasion of purifying, strengthening trial. Whether we are faced with a "temptation" or a "trial" can be known only by the outcome and not in its midst. Contrary to the consumer culture with its emphasis on "having arrived," this petition of the Lord's prayer places us squarely "en route" in a " status viatoris ." Even more than the plea for daily bread, this petition asserts our utter dependence on God "We are God's ...http://romans8v29.blogspot.com/2013/05/post-from-past-lead-us-not.html
Backing Up Your Parish's Data CATHOLIC TECH TALK - May 14, 2013 ... will) trying to backup and secure your church's data. The bare bones strategy is just that, bare bones, but its easy and requires little technical knowledge. A decade ago, this one done via Zip Disks, then CD-ROMs, but now USB Flash Drives are the storage device of choice. For $40 you can buy a 64 Gig Flash Drive with 4 Gig drives now being less than $10. This is large enough to potential store your entire "My Documents" folder and should be able to easily accommodate your Quicken Quickbooks ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/catholictechtalk/articles/~3/5d2GeejI038/
Novena to the Holy Spirit: Day 4 HAPPY CATHOLIC* - May 13, 2013 ... Good. Amen. Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES. Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to you, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of your purity, the unerring keenness of your justice, and the might of Your love. You are the strength and light of my soul. In you I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve you by unfaithfulness to grace and ...http://happycatholic.blogspot.com/2013/05/novena-to-holy-spirit-day-4.html
Mary TV Daily Reflection 5/12/2013 MARY, OUR MOTHER - May 12, 2013 ... special way to the Holy Spirit for enlightenment. From today God wishes to test the parish in a special way in order that He might strengthen it in faith. Thank you for having responded to my call." (April 11, 1985) Though it doesn't always make sense to us, we often go through trials and tests of faith. Life gets tough. It seems like God is far off, and we are left alone. But these testing times are important for us in our journey towards heaven. It says in Scripture that ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/gDNTGiAk6q4/mary-tv-daily-reflection-5122013.html
They Don't Call It "Miraculous" for Nothin'. DOUG LAWRENCE'S CATHOLIC WEBLOG - May 8, 2013 ... doing with medals and blue ribbons. However, I blessed the medal and had the father hold the leaflet for investing a person in the Confraternity of the Miraculous Medal. I proceeded to recite the words of investiture. No sooner did I finish the prayer of enrolling the boy in the Confraternity than he opened his eyes for the first time in two weeks. He saw his mother and said, "Ma, I want some ice cream." He had been given only intravenous feeding. Then he proceeded to talk to ...http://douglawrence.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/they-dont-call-it-miraculous-for-nothin/
MJ of Logos Forum Fame VIDEO MELIORA, PROBOQUE; DETERIORA SEQUOR - May 7, 2013 ... against it even though i know the grammatical argument against the translation. * David A : Textual Criticism ASSUMES that all versions have the same chances of being found. MJ Smith : Really? That is odd because it is so unlikely to be true. It could only be a simplifying assumption to make the data manageable. How many ancient manuscripts do we have from the Mar Thoma church in India? [Trick question - use of banana leaves as a writing surface has seriously limited the number of old ...http://poncer.blogspot.com/2013/05/mj-of-logos-forum-fame.html
Sadie's Saturday Morning Nun Talk: Part 3 A WOMAN'S PLACE... - May 4, 2013 ... wild and Patrick not sure if he wants to be nursing or playing on the floor and Sadie testing the limits and seeing if she can get away with the same things Mae can get away with (um.. no). So a night like last night is a rare treat, that gives me hope that they really are learning and growing even when they don't seem to be listening and are acting like wild little hooligans. There was another night, earlier in the week, with a story I just had to add since this is my weekly Sadie post. We'd ...http://awomansplaceis.blogspot.com/2013/05/sadies-saturday-morning-nun-talk-part-3.html
Sr. Roccasalvo on Gregorian Chant – Out of the Park! FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 3, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/io5JM5Xk5HQ/
Prayer Before Surgery With Dad - May 2, 2013 My Dad recently had a Nuclear Stress Test and the results showed that his heart isn't functioning properly. He had not told us that he had been having some shortness of breath and palpitations and such…ugh… They aren't sure what is wrong — if it's something with his Quadruple Bypass (that they 10 years ago yesterday), or something new. In order to discover that, today they will do a Cardiac Catheterization — during which a long thin tube, a ...http://closeddoorsopenwindows.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/prayer-before-surgery-with-dad/
Passing the Marriage Torch in Prayer CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 2, 2013 ... different choice there is little I can say to change that, but please allow me the courtesy and respect to live my life adorned in a life that endorses its Creator and sings His praises. Not long ago I ran into a childhood friend at the store. We grew up together when our older siblings attended Catholic school and we were still in potty-training school. We both married a month apart and had our children back-to-back. She is godmother to my oldest daughter and I am godmother to her oldest ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/eIyRGc2QF1E/
False Dichotomy Alert THE CURT JESTER - May 1, 2013 ... traditionally the National Day of Prayer, a government-designated religious event intended to encourage people to "turn to God in prayer and meditation." Foxx separately issued a "National Day of Prayer" proclamation for the city of Charlotte. Foxx said in his proclamation that May 2 should be A Day of Reason because "the application of reason, more than any other means, has proven to offer hope for human survival on Earth." (source) Well this ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/splendoroftruth/lNZE/~3/TAXO-io3tEc/
Let's play "Spot the Hater" - From Hot Air: I've had this photo from ... LEX COMMUNIS - April 28, 2013 http://peterseanesq.blogspot.com/2013/04/lets-play-spot-hater-from-hot-air-ive.html
Remember This? THE BEAUTIFUL GATE - April 26, 2013 I have dibs on the last tree! Remember the post I did on aridity and dryness in prayer? Well, things haven't changed all that much since I wrote it. I was reading through the comments on my post about aridity, Desert Dwellers Unite , and I couldn't help but laugh at some of the hilarious comments left in the combox. For example: "Who are you and how did you get into my head?" "Oh, I claim the first one (tree)...the one with no leaves!" "If you can claim THAT tree I think ...http://openingthefloodgatesofmercy.blogspot.com/2013/04/remember-this.html
Christian Formation Is the Very Opposite of Indoctrination SUNLIT UPLANDS - April 24, 2013 ... her, faith meant you should act in a certain way; Christian charity had to be seen in action, in acts of kindness towards others. Thatcher had to attend the Grantham Methodist chapel three times on a Sunday; she also accompanied her father during his lay-preaching activities. Certainly, in the Roberts household you could not have been a freethinker. Dawkins would see all this as "indoctrination." I would rather see it, not unlike in some ways the Catholic childhood I experienced, with its ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SunlitUplands/~3/jNVgYCQUfBk/christian-formation-is-very-opposite-of.html
God Rocks GOD IN ALL THINGS - April 22, 2013 ... image of rock is throughout the Bible. Here are just a few examples: "The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he." (Deuteronomy 32:4) "The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge…" (2 Samuel 22:2-3) "The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock." (Matthew 7:25) "And I tell you, you are ...http://godinallthings.com/2013/04/22/god-rocks/
4th Sunday of Easter, Year C, Good Shepherd Sunday, Shaftesbury FATHER DYLAN'S SERMONS - April 20, 2013 http://fatherdylanjames.blogspot.com/2013/04/4th-sunday-of-easter-year-c-good.html
The Harmony of Truth and Love CATHOLIC VISION - April 16, 2013 ... 16th, is the 86th birthday of our Pope Emeritus, Benedict. I love Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger. I love his Christian imagination, his heart of prayer, and his gift for teaching. Pope Benedict saved my vocation to the priesthood. Somewhat. When I was in seminary it was during the pontificat of Blessed John Paul II. Most all of my brothers LOVED JP2 and raved about his writings: the Theology of the Body, Love and Responsibility, Veritatis Splendor , and more. I couldn't read ...http://catholic-vision.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-harmony-of-truth-and-love.html
How to Recover Your Catholic Faith BIG BLUE WAVE - April 15, 2013 ... Magisterium, i.e. Church teaching! 6. Pray to Mary The old saying goes "Can't find Christ? Ask his Mother!" Ask the Blessed mother to pray for your faith. Jesus loves to grant his mother's requests. 7. Know your faith If you've been away from your faith for a while, you may have forgotten it. Or perhaps you never learned it in the first place. I recommend reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church to re-familiarize yourself with Catholic teaching. If you have questions that need answers, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bigbluewave/Miiq/~3/huNd57U0ZTE/how-to-recover-your-catholic-faith.html
Whit's End Mealtime Devotions ROSARY MOM - April 13, 2013 ... to chew on Table Talk ~ questions to spark interesting discussions Vitamin and Minerals ~ a creative way to thank God for your time together or a reminder that God provides all we need. The book is broken up into three parts: Any Day Devotions Holiday Devotions Theme Devotions My first overall impression was "super cute and a fun way to teach your children the Christian faith in the comfortable setting around a dinner table." Children will love this book! It will inspire giggles, honesty, and ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RosaryMom/~3/Tk_sY99nan4/whits-end-mealtime-devotions.html
Quick Facts About the Upcoming Month or So... MEDICAL MATINS - April 12, 2013 Last Monday I received the scores of my CBSE (Comprehensive Basic Science Exam) a diagnostic test for the upcoming STEP 1. Now that I have them, I go through a ritual of meeting with the test-prep advisor at my school and formulating a STEP 1 Study Plan for the weeks between me and the STEP. (I actually don't know when I'm taking the STEP, due to a potential week-long program on prayer which I might attend out of state. Because I'm not ...http://medicalmatins.blogspot.com/2013/04/quick-facts-about-upcoming-month-or-so.html
