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Pentecost Sunday 2013 PRAYER ON THE HILL - May 19, 2013 Today's Readings Today, is a special day in my life. On my ordination day, June 3rd, in 1972, I celebrated my first Mass. In that year it was the feast of Pentecost. Consequently Pentecost has had a significance for me throughout the 41 years I have celebrated Mass on this feast day. Today, in 2013, let me ask myself as well as yourselves, if this feast day has significance and what would it be. My thoughts a filled with wonder. I wonder what might happen if on this feast ...http://prayeronthehill.blogspot.com/2013/05/pentecost-sunday-2013.html
Pentecost, Playing With Fire, and the New Evangelization TOM PERNA - May 18, 2013 ... should want to do the same thing to the world, but in a Evangelistic way. We should be seeking to light the world on fire with the light of the Holy Spirit. As Catholics, we should be spiritual fire-starters for Jesus Christ and His Church. In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says, "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled" ( Lk 12:49). Now I am not talking about starting literal fires, but I am speaking about playing with the fire of Pentecost and the fire that we ...http://tomperna.org/2013/05/18/pentecost-playing-with-fire-and-the-new-evangelization/
Readings for Pentecost Sunday FAITH AND REASON CATHOLIC VIDEOS ON FAITH AND REASON PRESENT - May 16, 2013 Let's take a look at the Readings for Pentecost Sunday Mass during the Day. The First Reading is, finally, the account of Pentecost itself, from Acts 2:1-11: Reading 1 Acts 2:1-11 When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of ...http://www.faithandreason.com/readings-for-pentecost-sunday/
Wake Up, Church. WE'RE MORE THAN FLESH AND BONE - May 14, 2013 ... readings and such - I remembered the process well from my own confirmation four years ago. Not only were the candidates (namely, the boys) extraordinarily and unbelievably disrespectful (obnoxious clapping, laughing, and general horseplay - while sitting in a Church with Jesus in the tabernacle, mind you), but the adults who were sponsoring the candidates were just as awful! I was on the verge of marching to the front of the Church and yelling, "Jesus is ...http://bannerofthecross.tumblr.com/post/50468383352
Fr. Z's Annual Rant About Ascension Thursday Sunday FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - May 9, 2013 We know with holy and Catholic Faith that what was not assumed, was not redeemed (St. Gregory of Nazianzus – +389/90). Our humanity, both body and soul, was assumed by the Son into an unbreakable bond with His divinity. When Christ rose from the tomb, our humanity rose in Him. When He ascended to heaven, so also did we ascend. In Christ, our humanity now sits at the Father's right hand. His presence, there, is our great promise and hope, here. It is already fulfilled, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/ibwvjh2cQNY/
The Image of Man Has Been Raised Up: On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - May 9, 2013 ... moment has been celebrated in the Church on the fortieth day after Easter since the earliest centuries. Some of the Church Fathers, including Augustine, said that the feast had been observed since the time of the apostles, although the earliest evidence of its celebration dates to the fifth century. In the Latin Rite in the United States the Feast of the Ascension is one of six solemnities, the others being the solemnities of Mary, Mother of God (January 1); the Assumption of the Blessed ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/05/-the-image-of-man-has-been-raised-up-on-the-feast-of-the-ascension-of-the-lord.html
May Is a Wonderful Month to Be a Catholic, and Other Upcoming Weekend Shenanigans... LIFE OF A CATHOLIC LIBRARIAN - May 3, 2013 For those of us that grew up Catholic, May is a month of Marian crownings, First Communion and Confirmation. Lots of lovely sacraments and traditions enmeshed in here. We still have a year to go before Henry makes his First Communion, but I see it on the calendar for his school for this Saturday, and they have a May crowning next week. :) Adorable. I'm on duty for the Children's Liturgy of the Word this Sunday, and in my quest to go out with a bang, I took ...http://lifeofacatholiclibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/05/may-is-wonderful-month-to-be-catholic.html
Update on the "Screaming Babies at Mass" Post AND SOMETIMES TEA - April 20, 2013 ... little we were driving over an hour each way with three children under the age of three to attend Sunday Mass, and the pastor was a very nice and encouraging sort but the congregation would stare with sour faces if we dared to sit anywhere but the cry room. Our decision to move away from North Carolina was partly motivated by the ugliness we encountered week after week at Mass, in fact; I wanted to raise my children Catholic, and could see that we were going to get absolutely ...http://redcardigan.blogspot.com/2013/04/update-on-screaming-babies-at-mass-post.html
7 Quick Takes NOTLUKEWARM - April 19, 2013 1. Some of this may seem just like last week's but they are not the same. Honest. Promise. So read them please. 2. Last Sunday we had Confirmation. Everyone showed up, though not all were quite on time or in the right place, but by the procession time it was all good. Mass begins and as we sit down to listen to the readings I look for the photographer. Not there. Not panicking , I ask someone else if she sees him; since we can't find him, she takes a quick ...http://notlukewarm.blogspot.com/2013/04/7-quick-takes_19.html
Wednesday, 2nd Week, 11th Day of Resurrection Season PRAYER ON THE HILL - April 10, 2013 Today's Readings St. Luke's words for us today recall what all of us have heard time and again since the days of our Confirmation. It is the reminder that, like the Apostles and other disciples of Jesus Christ, we are challenged to proclaim the gospels. While our world knows well of Christianity and Roman Catholicism, ours is a challenge to make what we believe a reality in the eyes of our sisters and brothers as well as in those who may not profess the ...http://prayeronthehill.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-2nd-week-11th-day-of.html
Tuesday, Second Week, 10th Day of the Resurrection Season PRAYER ON THE HILL - April 9, 2013 Today's Readings If there is a thoughtful reading of today's words from the Acts of the Apostles, we might consider the example of the lifestyle of the early Church and how we might look at our own lifestyles in this land of plenty. Some might think the plenty has been lost but when compared to many people around the world beginning within our own cities and communities we in the USA do live in a land where abundance is surely a part of many lives. Being a priest who ...http://prayeronthehill.blogspot.com/2013/04/tuesday-second-week-10th-day-of.html
Acts 4: 32-37, Psalm 93:1-2, 5, John 3:7b-15 WHOM SHALL I SEND? SEND ME LORD - April 9, 2013 DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS Acts 4: 32-37, Psalm 93:1-2, 5, John 3:7b-15 http://www.bibleclaret.org/bibles/english.htm Acts 4: 32-37 My Beloved, we live in a 'me first and me only ' culture. We are obsessed about owning, buying, having. There is a feverish desire to cater to every craving. There is no discernment, no use of natural wisdom, no appeal to a natural law that is written on the human heart. Contrast this with the earl Church. Every verse tells us the beauty, the joy ...http://whomshallisend.blogspot.com/2013/04/acts-4-32-37-psalm-931-2-5-john-37b-15.html
Mercy Ground of the Resurrection DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU! (JN 2:5) - April 7, 2013 Homily Divine Mercy Sunday St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas 7 April 2013 Daily Readings If you can not see this chirbit, listen to it here http://chirb.it/KaxefH Check this out on Chirbit In the Easter season every Christian professes with all his heart and mind and strength that Jesus Christ is Risen. Jesus Christ is truly Risen. We profess a historical event that has changed history more than any other, a truth that has ...http://frmitchel.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-easter-season-every-christian.html
Easter Thursday (4 April 2013) FR. VICTOR BROWN'S CATHOLIC DAILY MESSAGE - April 4, 2013 http://frbrown.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/easter-thursday-4-april-2013/
Witness to the Risen One FATHER JIM CHERN'S BLOG - March 31, 2013 JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD! ALLELUIA! HAPPY EASTER! Here's my homily for Easter Sunday Mass. The readings can be found at http://usccb.org/bible/readings/033113.cfm. Thanks for sharing the blog on Twitter, Facebook, for all your comments and feedback. God Bless & Happy Easter!!! Fr. Jim HOMILY: As some of you know, a couple of weeks ago I happened, by Divine Providence, to find myself in Vatican City. I was taking part in a pilgrimage that ...http://chernjam.blogspot.com/2013/03/witness-to-risen-one.html
Witnessing to Faith at Easter HOMILIES AND OCCASIONAL THOUGHTS - March 31, 2013 ... well glows when he speaks of his happiness in joining us. Eunice was brought up in a faithful Catholic home, but like many young people she needed to make the jump from family faith to personal faith. Like many of her peers, she saw the Church more in terms of rules and regulations, not as a way to having a fuller and more abundant life. While on a mission trip after her third year at university, Eunice encountered Jesus as a person and began a true friendship with Him. In her ...http://gregorynsmith.blogspot.com/2013/03/witnessing-to-faith-at-easter.html
The Easter Triduum: Entering Into the Paschal Mystery INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - March 28, 2013 ... this yearly cycle, the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains, "the various aspects of the one Paschal mystery unfold"(CCC 1171). The Easter Triduum holds a special place in the liturgical year because it marks the culmination of the yearly celebration in proclaiming the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Latin word triduum refers to a period of three days and has long been used to describe various three-day observances that prepared for a feast day through ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/03/the-easter-triduum-entering-into-the-paschal-mystery.html
Why Attend the Easter Vigil? CATHOLICMOM.COM - March 24, 2013 ... heard it was very long, with many readings and a long homily. At that time I worked at our diocese's Cathedral but even the thought of celebrating Easter with the Bishop did not tempt me. But duty called and so off I went. What an amazing experience it was to attend the Easter Vigil. Yes, it was a bit longer than a usual Mass but containing such beauty and richness that when it was over I thought truly heaven and earth had met that night. I ask you to consider attending the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/mSIgL97q_U0/
Saying Goodbye to Pope Benedict STUDEO - February 28, 2013 ... in suffering, a path of purification and growth in maturity, a journey of hope. Indeed, to accept the "other" who suffers, means that I take up his suffering in such a way that it becomes mine also. Because it has now become a shared suffering, though, in which another person is present, this suffering is penetrated by the light of love. The Latin word con-solation , "consolation," expresses this beautifully. It suggests being with the other in his solitude, so that it ceases to be solitude. ...http://studeo.blogspot.com/2013/02/saying-goodbye-to-pope-benedict.html
Lenten Reflections Round 1 THE HEART OF ST. GIANNA - February 18, 2013 It's my first Lent as a confirmed Catholic and I've done some reflecting on my journey with Christ so far in my life. Sometimes, I get a little discouraged about my walk with Jesus. Sometimes I feel like I'm so far from being holy that it's almost pointless. Almost. But this past week I've been getting much encouragement from people and I'm not sure that many of them even know that what they have said has meant that much to me. But it has. For instance, I was doing ...http://returningtorome.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/lenten-reflections-round-1/
