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Br. Michael A. Perry, OFM, Elected General Minister A FRIAR'S LIFE - May 22, 2013 ROME – Following a day that was dedicated to prayer and discussion about the future of the Order, the brother electors gathered in Rome elected Vicar General Michael A. Perry, OFM, as the General Minister of the Order and 120 th Successor of St. Francis of Assisi. Br. Michael becomes the third American to serve as Vicar of St. Francis. Former General Minister John Vaughn, OFM, of the St. Barbara Province held that post for two terms from 1979-1991; and Valentine ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/05/br-michael-perry-ofm-elected-general.html
So He's Got an Itch to Get Rid of Scratch - So What? THE DIGITAL HAIRSHIRT - May 22, 2013 ... represents an act of exorcism. The network, who has a weekly programme called "Vade Retro," questioned a few exorcists who confirmed his interpretation. The images in the video show Pope Francis having a brief conversation with the priest who is standing behind the child, after which his expression changes and his hands cover the child's head. " The exorcists who have seen the images have no doubt: this was a liberation prayer from evil, or a real act of exorcism ," adds ...http://digihairshirt.blogspot.com/2013/05/so-hes-got-itch-to-get-rid-of-scratch.html
Catholic Ask WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - May 20, 2013 http://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/50950985785
The Federal Election Commission and Prayer BYZANTINE, TEXAS - May 20, 2013 Aside from the particular politics of those involved, it is flabbergasting that a government official would ask about someone's prayer life. To approach the relations of the person being prayed for and the person praying as a line of questioning is at once surreal and deplorable. ( Weekly Standard ) - Perhaps no other IRS official is more intimately associated with the tax agency's growing scandal than Lois Lerner, director of the IRS's Exempt Organizations Division. ...http://byztex.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-federal-election-commission-and.html
From the HTB Leadership Conference to Our Lady of Fatima BRIDGES AND TANGENTS - May 18, 2013 It was good to be at the HTB Leadership Conference on Monday and Tuesday. They filled the Albert Hall, and still managed to sell a few hundred extra tickets for the overflow venue at Holy Trinity Brompton Road. There were some very powerful talks and interviews; an incredible array of seminar topics; lots of prayer and discussion and networking; and some fantastic music from the Worship Central team. And there was, interestingly, a very strong ...http://bridgesandtangents.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/from-the-htb-leadership-conference-to-our-lady-of-fatima/
Board Game Created by Nun Becomes a Hit in Spain CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 18, 2013 http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/board-game-created-by-nun-becomes-hit.html
Second Fortnight for Freedom to Highlight Marriage, Mandate CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 18, 2013 The U.S. bishops' conference has announced a second Fortnight for Freedom, scheduled for the two weeks leading up to Independence Day, to raise awareness and support for the right to religious liberty. "The need for prayer, education, and action in defense of religious liberty has never been greater," said Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore. "The Fortnight for Freedom exists to meet that need." The pastoral initiative will begin with a June 21 ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/second-fortnight-for-freedom-to.html
End of the Semester ... Summer Begins MUSINGS OF A DISCERNING WOMAN - May 17, 2013 ... of the first year tonight by taking advantage of student discounts to the Opera to see a production of Oklahoma! Can't wait! ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusingsOfADiscerningWoman/~3/WQl7FWv-gp8/end-of-semester-summer-begins.html
Boston College Prayer Vigil GOOD JESUIT, BAD JESUIT - May 16, 2013 ... Prayer Vigil and Public Witness
 9am - Press Conference Where: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA -- Corner of Beacon Street and Reservoir Avenue Link (here) for more ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZlcTj/~3/AXgffZOU3GQ/boston-college-prayer-vigil.html
Vatican to Host Global Pro-Life Conference and Papal Mass CATHOLIC FIRE - May 16, 2013 ... Eucharistic adoration followed by a prayer vigil and candlelight procession led by American Archbishop Augustine DeNoia, head of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship. The procession ends near the Vatican where some think Pope Francis will greet the crowd. Surprising many, Francis visited the Roman March for Life. On Sunday, June 16, Pope Francis will celebrate a Mass for Life in St. Peter's Square. A number of Americans have helped plan this event including ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/vatican-to-host-global-pro-life.html
Schönborn As "Alpha Male" – At HTB, a Clasp of the Titans WHISPERS IN THE LOGGIA - May 16, 2013 His hair still apparently electrified from a Conclave experience roundly described as intense in prayer and its outcome a shock even to the electors, earlier this week – in what's become a rare English-language turn – Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn OP gave some colorful testimony on the election, Popes Benedict and Francis, the situation of the church and much more at the annual leadership conference of the vaunted "HTB": Holy ...http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/05/schonborn-as-alpha-male-at-htb-clasp-of.html
Pentecost Vigil With Ecclesial Movements NEWS.VA - May 15, 2013 Vatican City, 15 May 2013 (VIS) – This morning in the Holy See Press Office a conference was held to present the Pentecost Vigil at which ecclesial movements will participate in for the 50 th anniversary of the beginning of Vatican Council II. Speaking at the conference, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, noted that, to effectively celebrate the Year of Faith, it was not possible ...http://www.news.va/en/news/pentecost-vigil-with-ecclesial-movements
Fatima and the Act of Consecration LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW - May 15, 2013 http://linenonthehedgerow.blogspot.com/2013/05/fatima-and-act-of-consecration.html
Catholic's Companion on Windows CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 15, 2013 ... Compline. Also available — menu links to the particular parts of the daily lecture, prayers and rites, and missal – all through ibreviary.com Bible Connects to various version of the Bible on usccb.org . news Lists the day's headlines, and connects to Catholic News Agency for them. dab Which stands for "Daily Audio Bible," a podcast which lasts about 44 minutes. A second tab links to Daily Audio Proverbs also from the daily audio bible website and is only 5 minutes. There is no ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/jcXTuNfWGDY/
Pope Francis Does Not Administer Communion: New Policy Explained CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 ... Holy Thursday, at the juvenile detention facility of Casal del Marmo, he wanted to give communion himself to the young detainees who approached to receive it. Bergoglio has given no explicit explanation of this behavior since becoming pope. But there is one page in a book he published in 2010 that allows one to infer the motives at the origin of this practice. The book is a collection of conversations with the rabbi of Buenos Aires, Abraham Skorka. At the end of the chapter dedicated ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-francis-does-not-administer.html
Marriage Is Critical for Cultural Evangelization, Bishop Stresses CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 14, 2013 ... foundation, the Church has set out to teach not only the message of Jesus, but "above all, about the encounter with a person – the risen Jesus." This need for evangelization is still present even among Christians, he explained, because all persons "need to come to know Jesus better." Evangelization, he said, "must always lead to conversion, and is welcomed - or not welcomed- to the extent that its hearers are willing to examine their hearts and contemplate the possibility of personal ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/marriage-is-critical-for-cultural.html
Spiritual Direction 101 CATHOLIC CHAPTER HOUSE BLOG - May 13, 2013 Written by: Sarah Gould After our talk at the Dynamic Women of Faith Conference we had several people approach us asking about spiritual direction – what they should look for in a Spiritual Director, what their role is, etc. In my experience, the good ones are few and far between but God always gives us what we need precisely when we need it, so with that in mind, the following, in my experience, is what to look for in a good Spiritual Director. 1. Loves the ...http://www.catholicchapterhouse.com/blog/2013/05/13/spiritual-direction-101/
Cardinal-Patriarch Consecrates Pontificate Francisco and Anticipates 'Trials' MARY, OUR MOTHER - May 13, 2013 ... the pontificate of the Virgin Mary, responding to a request of the same, and said that Francisco will face "trials" in his ministry. "Give her the gift of discernment to know how to identify the ways of renewal of the Church; give him the courage not to hesitate to follow the ways suggested by the Holy Spirit; Amparai it in hard hours of suffering, to win, the charity, the trials that the renewal of the Church will bring ", referring to prayer addressed by the President of the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/2JMIBm0evm0/cardinal-patriarch-consecrates.html
A Crusader for the Holy Spirit IN GOD'S COMPANY 2 - May 13, 2013 ... one made any mention of the Holy Spirit. "I was crestfallen on Pentecost Day," he recalls. The next year it was the same as Pentecost fell on the U.S. Memorial Day holiday and the following year it was drowned out by Mother's Day. Randall made up his mind: "I vowed I would spend the rest of my life as a crusader for the Holy Spirit." "The missing ingredient in the Church is the Holy Spirit," he told about 120 people at an April 30-May 1 conference at St. Andrew's Centre ...http://ingodscompany2.blogspot.com/2011/06/fr-john-randall-says-incredible-things.html
New Vatican Religious Leader to US Sisters: 'Keep Hope' CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 13, 2013 ... an international meeting of leaders of women's congregations. The interview, which lasted about 20 minutes, is the first the new secretary has given to an English-language news outlet since the announcement he was leaving for the Vatican from his former post as the minister general of the Orders of Friars Minor, which traces its roots directly to 13th-century St. Francis of Assisi. Rodriguez's comments refer to two investigations launched by separate Vatican offices of U.S. women religious in ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-vatican-religious-leader-to-us.html
