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Sunday, 19 May – The Gift of Community OXYGEN - May 18, 2013 ... into the world to bring his peace, joy and forgiveness to all mankind. - The Sunday Missal _____________________ Dear readers, Hope you had a great Easter! Today's reflection is by Michael Goo, an artist who recently joined our team. Read more about Michael below: Michael was born with hearing disability. He was baptized and confirmed at Church of our Lady of Perpetual Succour in 2010 after perseverance for at least 5 years. Now, he is ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/05/sunday-19-may-the-gift-of-community/
The Holy Spirit: Gift, Counselor, Advocate, Helper INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - May 5, 2013 A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for May 5, 2013, the Sixth Sunday of Easter Carl E. Olson Readings : • Acts 15:2-2, 22-29 • Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 • Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 • Jn 14:23:-29 "A gift is freely given," wrote St. Thomas Aquinas, "and expects no return. Its reason is love. What is first given is love; that is the first gift. The Holy Spirit comes forth as the substance of love, and Gift is his proper name." The Holy Spirit ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/05/the-holy-spirit-gift-counselor-advocate-helper.html
Sixth Sunday Easter 2013, Advance Posts on Ascension and Pentecost BLUE EYED ENNIS - April 29, 2013 I 'm on a blogging break for two weeks as from Friday of this week but should be ba ck by Pentecost Sunday . I may get time to do some more posts this week but just in case I don't here's some advance s. Scripture readings for this Sunday's M a ss are here. A variety of r eflections on the readings f or this Sunday from St Louis University Centre for Liturgy are here . Sermon Nuggets from here Reflection on ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/04/sixth-sunday-easter-2013-advance-posts.html
Save 20% Off New and Select Titles INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - April 24, 2013 ... Undset as she brings St. Catherine of Siena to life in her historical novel Catherine of Siena . Introduce your younger children to the life of St. Catherine by watching St. Catherine of Siena: My Catholic Family together. Finally, don't forget your older children, share with the beauty of St. Catherine's life with them as you read Louis de Wohl's Lay Siege to Heaven together. Hot Off the Press: Last but not least, take advantage of this week's offer of 20% off new releases, including: ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/04/save-20-off-offer-ends-april-30th-2013-at-1200-midnight-est-these-prices-are-available-online-only-through-ignati.html
Sunday, April 21:Resources for Mass~Fourth Sunday of Easter (Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms) THE DIVINE LAMP - April 20, 2013 This post contains resources (mostly biblical and homiletic) for both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite . SUNDAY, APRIL 21 2013 THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR C ORDINARY FORM READINGS AND OFFICE: Readings from the NABRE . Used in the USA . Mass Readings in the NJB Translation . Scroll down. Used in most English speaking countries. For some reason the site has the Gospel reading before the second reading . Divine Office ...http://thedivinelamp.stblogs.com/2013/04/20/sunday-april-21resources-for-massfourth-sunday-of-easter-ordinary-and-extraordinary-forms/
The Risen Christ to the Restored Peter: "Feed My Sheep!" INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - April 13, 2013 A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, April 14, 2013, Third Sunday of Easter Carl E. Olson Readings : • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by two Fundamentalist Protestants. They had been discussing Catholicism and making some claims that were more than a bit dubious in ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/04/the-risen-christ-to-the-restored-peter-feed-my-sheep.html
Second Sunday of Easter 2013 Doubting Thomas BLUE EYED ENNIS - April 5, 2013 Scripture readings for Sunday Mass are here The author of this comic strip above at the site Agnus Day here , says "I kept thinking about the best way to reference the "Groundhog Day" aspect of the recurring Thomas story and finally decided that the best way was to imitate the film and repeat the first frame." Poor Thomas !! This one below suggest s his frustration with the reputation that most often goes with his name . Both cartoons have some truth in the m and they lay ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/04/second-sunday-of-easter-2013-doubting.html
THE MONASTIC COMMUNITY OF BOSE by Joseph A. Komonchak (of DotCommonweal) MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - April 5, 2013 ... at the sign that announces that the hunting of wild boar is permitted in these woods. A ten-minute walk brings one to the restored Romanesque church of San Secondo, built in the eleventh and twelfth century, the main church being the simplest of constructions to which was added a bell-tower that is considered one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture in the region. There are various views of the church that enable one to imagine how it must have looked in the Middle Ages, quiet ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-monastic-community-of-bose-by.html
Wednesday Octave of Easter - Roads to Emmaus, Galilee, Jerusalem BLUE EYED ENNIS - April 2, 2013 Scripture Readings For Today's Mass are here Robert Zünd, 1877 Wikipedia ) Click here for my 2012 reflection which also has intra - links to 2011 and 2010 reflections on the Gospel of The Road to Emmaus. Below an extract from an article : "An Act of Recognition ," " Frederick Buechner, interprets Emmaus as "the place we go to in order to escape—a bar, a movie, wherever it is we throw up our hands and say, "Let the whole damned ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-octave-of-easter-many-roads.html
Three Gifts Offered by Jesus on His Way to the Cross INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - March 23, 2013 A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for March 24, 2013 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Carl E. Olson Readings: • At the procession with palms, Gospel: Lk 19:28-4 • Is 50:4-7 • Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil 2:6-11 • Lk 22:14—23:56 "It is done. We have judged our God and have ordered Him slain. We will not have Christ with us more—He is in the way." Those lines open Paul Claudel's poem, ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/03/three-gifts-offered-by-jesus-on-his-way-to-the-cross.html
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 2013 BLUE EYED ENNIS - March 20, 2013 Scripture readings for today's Mass are here It's worth noting that the Gospel of Luke used for this Sunday ' s " Procession of The Palms", focuses on the apparently mundane act of untying of the donkey/colt . James Tissot The Foal of Bethpage Image source Luke does not record waving palms but talks of the crowds "spreading their cloaks " on the ground as Jesus passed them by on his way into Jerusalem. But fear not, palms are mentioned by the o ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/03/palm-sunday-of-passion-of-lord-2013.html
From Temptation to Transfiguration INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - February 23, 2013 A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, February 24, 2013, the Second Sunday of Lent Carl E. Olson Readings : • Gn 15:5-12, 17-18 • Ps 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 • Phil 3:17—4:1 • Lk 9:28b-36 What a difference a week makes! From temptation in the desert to Transfiguration on the mount; from supernatural battle with Satan to supernatural glory before the disciples. It is a striking contrast between ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/02/from-temptation-to-transfiguration.html
"Mondays With Mary" – Pope Benedict XVI on the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes TOM PERNA - February 18, 2013 When I went to bed last Sunday night, I had scheduled my blog post – "Mondays with Mary" – Our Lady of Lourdes to publish at 5:00 a.m. as I always do. Never did I think that Pope Benedict XVI would drop an ecclesiastical bomb on the world. Since the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes was overshadowed by the Holy Father's announcement, I am choosing to re-post my writings on this memorial (see link above) as well as provide you with the words of Pope Benedict XVI ...http://tomperna.org/2013/02/18/mondays-with-mary-pope-benedict-xvi-on-the-memorial-of-our-lady-of-lourdes/
First Sunday Lent 2013 Reflections BLUE EYED ENNIS - February 16, 2013 Scripture readings for today's Mass are here . Image source REFLECTIONS A reflection from Fr. Ron Rolheiser that meshes well with the readings for Sunday .. " Sun, Storms, Wilderness, Deserts, and Spirituality" from h ere , Down to earth r eflection from Barbara Brown Taylor, on The Wilderness E xam here. Video below on The Temptation of Christ in The Wilderness using footage , scripture and chant. My reflection from 2010 ...http://blueeyedennis-siempre.blogspot.com/2013/02/first-sunday-lent-2013-reflections.html
Sunday, 10 Feb – Here I Am OXYGEN - February 9, 2013 10 Feb – Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Happy Lunar New Year to all readers! This week's reflections are the first batch of regular contributions by Desmond Desmond was born and raised a Catholic together with his two younger siblings but only made the connection with God after attending a Conversion Experience Retreat in May 2011 at the Catholic Spirituality Centre (CSC). Since then, he has been active in the music ministry at the CSC, serving at their retreats when ...http://thecatholicwriter.com/oxygen/2013/02/sunday-10-feb-here-i-am/
The Cause of the Poor--Central to the Program of Jesus SUNDAY MORNINGS - January 25, 2013 An Exegetical Reflection on the Gospel of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, Luke 4:1-4; 14-21, January 27, 2013 WHEN PRESIDENT AQUINO made her inaugural speech at the Quirino Grandstand on June 30, 2010, he outlined the program of what he was about to set in motion during his tenture. Although most listeners would certainly have difficulty in remembering all the points that he had stressed, yet many remembered ...http://msgrlopecr.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-cause-of-poor-central-to-program-of.html
Pope's Message for 47th World Communications Day ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO BLOG - January 24, 2013 ... message for the annual World Day of Communications, to be celebrated this year on Sunday, May 12, 2013. With a specific focus on social media as "portals of truth and faith" and "new spaces for evangelisation," this year's message provides a great deal of wisdom for those who frequent the world of Twitter, Facebook, Blogger and everything in between. It's also an interesting commentary on the state of communications in the modern world. As professional communicators working ...http://archdioceseoftoronto.blogspot.com/2013/01/popes-message-for-47th-world.html
For B16'S Communications Day, a Call to Cyber-"Commitment" WHISPERS IN THE LOGGIA - January 24, 2013 ... among themselves. I wish to consider the development of digital social networks which are helping to create a new "agora", an open public square in which people share ideas, information and opinions, and in which new relationships and forms of community can come into being. These spaces, when engaged in a wise and balanced way, help to foster forms of dialogue and debate which, if conducted respectfully and with concern for privacy, responsibility and truthfulness, can reinforce the bonds of ...http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/01/keeping-with-decades-long-vatican.html