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7 Summertime Suggestions for Refreshing a Homeschooling Mama's Soul FOREVER, FOR ALWAYS, NO MATTER WHAT : CATHOLIC ADOPTION & - June 17, 2013 ... been incorporated here. Taking a Mental Break It seemed to be the consensus that taking some sort of mental break this time of year is extremely helpful, if not necessary. Even if you home school year-round, the summer months can be a natural season to take even a small block of time off from the school routine. For me, as a mother of 5 children who has homeschooled K-8 over the last 8 years, I am always "done" by the time June rolls around. To be perfectly honest, I look forward to closing up ...http://www.foreverforalwaysnomatterwhat.com/2013/06/7-summertime-suggestions-for-refreshing.html
Is the Sign of Peace a Problem? NEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - June 16, 2013 Fr. Jan Larsen of Seattle offers the following thought on the Sign of Peace: The greeting of peace is still a part of our liturgical prayer, really a kind of blessing that we exchange with those nearby, and this attitude of prayer and blessing ought not to take second place to other praiseworthy impulses. Thus care must be taken that the sign of peace does not become a sort of "time out" from the liturgy so that people can chat and socialize. That the sign ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/ARcDaGEr9OQ/is-sign-of-peace-problem.html
Thursday, 13 June – Carrying On OXYGEN - June 12, 2013 ... god of this world has blinded, to stop them seeing the light shed by the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For it is not ourselves that we are preaching, but Christ Jesus as the Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. It is the same God that said, 'Let there be light shining out of darkness', who has shone in our minds to radiate the light of the knowledge of God's glory, the glory on the face of Christ. _____________________ Matthew 5:20-26 Jesus said to ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/06/7765/
Congratulations! Sister Aurora Perez, SHF: Recipient of the Oakland Diocese Medal of Merit Award SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY - June 10, 2013 ... done in 1857. She explained that the three peasant women were gleaning, or gathering, scraping with their hands the stray grains of wheat in a field after it had been harvested. The Sisters of the Holy Family have a statement that reads, "We stand at the edge of society where Christ is encountered in Word, Silence and Action, where power of His Kingdom pushes out the boundaries of our world. We will be recognized by our…visible presence among the most abandoned. Our mission as Gleaners ...http://blog.holyfamilysisters.org/2013/06/10/congratulations-sister-aurora-perez-shf-recipient-of-the-oakland-diocese-medal-of-merit-award/
The Work He Called Us to Do THE CONTEMPLATIVE CATHOLIC CONVERT - June 9, 2013 ... packing our household goods into boxes awaited me in the morning. But after a short while of fighting the sheets and glancing at the clock every few minutes, I realized I'd not be getting any more sleep that night. The best I could hope for was to doze on and off until the alarm finally broke my misery. I struggle with insomnia. Been fighting a discouraging and losing battle with it for years. And though I dislike using sleep medication, unless I take something at night, I ...http://thecontemplativecatholicconvert.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-work-he-called-us-to-do.html
The Saint of the Day: Anthony of Padua DA MIHI ANIMAS - June 7, 2013 ... Ferdinand told them he wanted to adopt their poor and humble way of life. Some of the Augustinian monks criticized and mocked Ferdinand's interest in the Franciscans, which had been established only recently, in 1209. But prayer confirmed his desire to follow the example of St. Francis, who was still living at the time. He eventually obtained permission to leave the Augustinians and join a small Franciscan monastery in 1221. At that time he took the name Anthony, after the ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-saint-of-day-anthony-of-padua.html
My Journey Towards the Church: The Beginning or Am I Saved? A WOMAN'S PLACE... - June 4, 2013 ... to Hell, because there's a scriptural basis for it. Right. Well. In the midst of my prayers I have been asking now and then for some inspiration to help me find the words that God wants me to be writing... and since the answer has felt like silence these past couple weeks, you've gotten to see a lot of pictures of the kids. Yet this comment inspired the post that follows, which answers far more than the original commentator likely would have asked, if they had managed to form there insult in ...http://awomansplaceis.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-journey-towards-church-beginning-or.html
Thankful LORD, MAKE ME A SAINT - June 3, 2013 ... Thankful for running little boys.... I'm gonna get ...http://makemeasaint.blogspot.com/2013/06/thankful.html
Faces of Our Faith: Josh Canning, Director of Chaplaincy Services at the Newman Centre ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO BLOG - June 3, 2013 In this short Q & A, we receive insights from Josh Canning, who has served as Director of Chaplaincy Services at the Newman Centre, the spiritual home (a parish and drop-in centre near campus) for Catholic students at the University of Toronto. In July, Josh will leave his role at the Newman Centre to be a stay-at-home dad and Catholic blogger. Josh and his wife Lisa are expecting their fourth child. Josh Canning 1. Briefly describe your role and responsibilities. ...http://archdioceseoftoronto.blogspot.com/2013/06/faces-of-our-faith-josh-canning.html
Catholic Declaration of Independence Signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton & His Lesson for Catholic Business OPINIONATED CATHOLIC - June 3, 2013 http://opinionatedcatholic.blogspot.com/2013/06/catholic-declaration-of-independence.html
Anniversary of Ordination and Some Lessons Learned THE ALTERNATE PATH - June 2, 2013 ... debt-free. In the course of my time at the Catholic Center at ETSU one focus I have had has been the renovation of the chapel and I can honestly say that I think it looks quite good and is a place of prayer and worship. But, even more than the building of structures, I have worked in the building and strengthening of Christian community. Except for the couple of years focusing on the building needs at St. Mary Church in Athens my ministry has always had the component (if not ...http://thealternatepath.blogspot.com/2013/06/anniversary-of-ordination-and-some.html
Corpus Christi 2013 PRAYER ON THE HILL - June 1, 2013 ... well. So, here is how I suggest that opportunity: get yourself a good spiritual book that you work through during the summer. Just a little time each day, early in the morning or in the twilight of evening time. One of God's plan for our summer relaxation is simply inner peace, inner calm. The feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for the Body of Christ -- and we add Blood of Christ) does offer us a wonderful way to begin the summer days, the summer recess from our drivenness! How many times do you ...http://prayeronthehill.blogspot.com/2013/06/corpus-christi-2013.html
I'm Moving… BRIDGES AND TANGENTS - May 30, 2013 ... and working on the same street where they were born… I am a great believer in student chaplaincies. When I went to university (before seminary) I had only been a Catholic for six months, and the Catholic chaplaincy became a second home to me. I learnt so much about my faith, grew in my love for prayer and the liturgy, made some wonderful friends, and was really challenged to take this faith out into the world and help others to see its beauty and its ...http://bridgesandtangents.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/im-moving/
Coping Strategies for the Meltdown Moment PRACTICING MAMMAL - May 29, 2013 ... them in their situation, empathize with their frustration. Let them drain some. Another visual. Your 2 month baby is crying and you don't know why. It would be useless and pointless to try to demand from them to explain the problem, to "cut it out" to force them to behave. Our response to the helpless is usually to pick them up, comfort them, not to make them stop. We know, innately, the yelling at the baby, or even speaking firmly is not going to help AT ALL. Picking baby up, comforting baby, ...http://practicingmammal.blogspot.com/2013/05/coping-strategies-for-meltdown-moment.html
Today Is the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity VIVIFICAT! - May 26, 2013 Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus' Name. We invoke the Triune God every day, in every prayer, in every Mass. We often introduce our prayers with the Sign of the Cross ("In the Name of the Father, of the Son, and of the + Holy Spirit") and after each Psalm in the Liturgy of the Hours or every mystery of the Rosary, we pray the "Glory be." Today we reflect upon this Mystery in a special way. The Trinity, the Triune nature of the One God is the central mystery of ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cybercatholics/jrWV/~3/bfwelZIfSUU/today-is-feast-of-most-holy-trinity.html
Daily Scriptures Reflection for 5/23/12 CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 23, 2013 ... with God. Its first line bestows a blessing on those who follow its advice; it assures us of happiness with who we are and what we do and how we can continue on in life doing good things. It is a path to God using the right departure point on our journey and staying on the course as we move through life each day. It promotes the blessing by having us meditate on the Torah (the teaching, the law, the gift). It suggests we keep pondering over God's words in our hearts in order to sense the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/iU6UxZFM0BI/
The Post-Christian Episcopal Church Reactions to Episcopal Presiding ... LEX COMMUNIS - May 20, 2013 http://peterseanesq.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-post-christian-episcopal-church.html
Is the Pope ... ABBEY-ROADS - May 19, 2013 ... around the Mass, the rosary and Marian devotion was present, but not prominent. Prayer meetings were more or less comprised of praise, prophecy (mostly scriptural witnessing) and healing. I always felt inwardly strengthened, but preferred solitary, quiet adoration to communal prayer meetings. Did I see abuses? Of course, but I saw abuses anywhere I cared to look in the Church. In my opinion the movement changed, or matured under John Paul II and most ...http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2013/05/is-pope.html
Preparing for Priesthood (T-42 Days) IN THE SHADOWS OF THE SAINTS - May 18, 2013 ... the coming years. Their experience and advice will be invaluable to me in my ministry in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Finally, on June 1, 2013, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley will be ordaining four of my friends as deacons at the Cathedral of Oklahoma City. I remember being just a few weeks away from my own ordination, which is full of excitement, planning, and prayer. While it is hard to explain, I know that the prayers that were being offered for me on the ...http://brianbcatholic.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/preparing-for-priesthood-t-42-days/
Bible Preaching Project Goes Global CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 15, 2013 ... is wonderful," said Rev Farrell. The main administrative and prayer hub for this new global endeavour is taking shape and root in Ellijay, a spiritually thriving and open hearted community set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. Rev Farrell explains: "We had church planted in South Florida some years ago now, and some of our friends from there had recently relocated to Ellijay. Once they shared the 66 City project with their friends ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/bible-preaching-project-goes-global.html
