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In the Second Adam the First Is Rescued. THE CITY AND THE WORLD - May 18, 2013 ... because of a certain kind of writer's block. I do have a few posts in mind for the coming week, which I hope will compensate somewhat for my long silence. In the meantime, as Easter gives way to Pentecost on the Gregorian Calendar, here is an apposite paragraph that caught my eye this morning in a book that I've been reading, Oliver O'Donovan's Resurrection and Moral Order : The meaning of the resurrection, as Saint Paul presents it, is that it is God's final ...http://jesuitjoe.blogspot.com/2013/05/in-second-adam-first-is-rescued.html
Italian Pro-Lifers Hope Rome March Has Global Reach CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 17, 2013 The main organizer of Italy's March for Life hopes that its location in Rome means it has global influence by sending "a message to the whole Christian world." "This event is very important for us and it gives a worldwide impact since it is in Rome. And I think in the future it could be the most important one," said Virginia Coda Nunziante, organizer of Italy's March for Life. "Rome is the seat of Christianity and to host this here is important because it ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/italian-pro-lifers-hope-rome-march-has.html
Cardinal Keith O'Brien and Jake Genesis ABBEY-ROADS - May 16, 2013 ... 17 July 2007) "Most High, Glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my mind, give me right faith, a firm hope and perfect charity, so that I may always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will. Amen." (Saint Francis's prayer before the San Damiano Crucifix) - Source Since we pray for the souls in Purgatory, perhaps we should pray for the penitents as well - that they persevere and avoid seeking out celebrity for their ...http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2013/05/cardinal-keith-obrien-and-jake-genesis.html
Real Hope and Change SPIRIT BYTES - May 16, 2013 http://spiritbytes.blogspot.com/2013/05/real-hope-and-change.html
Abby Johnson: I Am No Better Than Kermit Gosnell, Pray for Him CATHOLIC FIRE - May 16, 2013 ... received it anyway. And because of this, she clung to Christ. She knew she was nothing without Him. I have also done my fair share of sinning. And I have also been forgiven much more than I deserve. I abused and betrayed women in the worst possible way. I convinced them to kill their children. Did I slit the necks of children after they were born? No. But, I was an accomplice to murder. Thousands of times…women I knew, women I didn't, my friends, even my family. I lied to people. I lied ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/abby-johnson-i-am-no-better-than-kermit.html
Supplica to Saint Dymphna, Virgin and Martyr VULTUS CHRISTI - May 15, 2013 O glorious Saint Dymphna , virgin martyr and chaste bride of Christ, child of Ireland, bereft of thy mother, object of thy grief-stricken father's unlawful desires, pure dove who, to preserve thy purity, didst fly to foreign shores, dauntless follower of the immolated Lamb, willing exile from thy homeland, spiritual daughter of the holy priest Gerebernus, traveler through the dark of unknown forests, treasure hidden in the shadow of Saint Martin, lover ...http://vultus.stblogs.org/2013/05/supplica-to-saint-dympna-virgi.html
St. John Baptist De La Salle A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 15, 2013 1955 Calendar (Double): May 15 Today we celebrate the life of St. John Baptist de la Salle. Born April 30, 1651, St. John would live until Good Friday, April 7, 1719. He would be remembered especially as the founder of the Brothers of Christian Charity. This order, despite its former greatness, has fallen considerably since Vatican II. La Salle received the tonsure at the young age of eleven and was named canon of Rheims Cathedral when he was fifteen. He was sent to the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/DdoJ44v56S0/st-john-baptist-de-la-salle.html
Be Merciful As the Heavenly Father Is Merciful FEAR NOT LITTLE FLOCK - May 15, 2013 "I also will pray . I will beg our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ that he condemn this man to the deepest darkest pit of hell. I will beg Saint Michael Lord of the Host to intercede to keep this most demonic man in external pain and damnation separate from union with our Lord. We are all sinners, and I am one of the worst, but the Church teaches us there are different types of sin. This man had so many times to change course. Father Emmons prayed with an entire prayer circle ...http://remnantofremnant.blogspot.com/2013/05/be-merciful-as-heavenly-father-is.html
Homecoming of the King SUFFERING WITH JOY - May 15, 2013 ... to go to Heaven and move beyond the horizons of our familiar places? Do we truly want to vanish through the vanishing point of time and space in order to enter an unknown dimension, where God is said to dwell? There is a strong tendency in the men and women of our age to keep everything here below, to want to find Heaven on earth in the present moment, rather than longing for a distant world "over the rainbow". In his analysis of the errors of Modernism, Saint Pius X referred ...http://www.sufferingwithjoy.com/2013/05/15/homecoming-of-the-king/
New: "In Him Only Is Our Hope: The Church According to the Heart of Pope Francis" INSIGHT SCOOP THE IGNATIUS PRESS BLOG - May 14, 2013 Available May 15th from Ignatius Press: In Him Only is Our Hope: The Church According to the Heart of Pope Francis by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio And suddenly a great silence envelops the crowd as the successor to Benedict XVI is announced.... Astonishment: Who is it? Where is he from? The commentators are stunned, tongue-tied. Then,upon hearing his first words, the crowd stirs, followed by ripples and then waves of enthusiasm-what freshness, what inspiration, what ...http://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2013/05/new-in-him-only-is-our-hope-the-church-according-to-the-heart-of-pope-francis.html
Saint Matthias: Listened to the Community, and Followed Jesus COMMUNIO - May 14, 2013 Getting closer and closer to Pentecost Sunday that Church's selections from the Acts of the Apostles gives a clearer sense of how grace works in the life of the Christian community. Today's feast of Saint Matthias , one of the elected apostles (Acts 1:15-26) replacing Judas shows how discernment of spirit works to provide apostolic continuity in pastoral authority and power. Discernment is never one-sided; it is always a two-way street on the part of the ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/05/saint-matthias-listened-to-the.html
Abby Johnson: I Am No Better Than Kermit Gosnell, Pray for Him A CATHOLIC VIEW - May 14, 2013 ... connection to her. She had sinned so much…and was forgiven in even greater amounts. She knew she didn't deserve forgiveness…but she received it anyway. And because of this, she clung to Christ. She knew she was nothing without Him. I have also done my fair share of sinning. And I have also been forgiven much more than I deserve. I abused and betrayed women in the worst possible way. I convinced them to kill their children. Did I slit the necks of children after they were born? No. ...http://acatholicview.blogspot.com/2013/05/abby-johnson-i-am-no-better-than-kermit.html
Evening Roundup - Feria After the Ascension - Missa 'Exaudi Domine' or St. Boniface, Martyr - Missa 'Protexisti Me' - Ma TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS IN MARYLAND - May 14, 2013 ... > ;> ; Really? NARAL Says That Gosnell Horrors Are Product Of The Pro-Life Movement. (Jeff Gares) Creative Minority Report > ;> ; The Media's Controlled Burn (Patrick Archbold) Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse > ;> ; John 15:9-17 The Door Swings Both Ways First Thoughts > ;> ; Dan Brown Can't Write (David Mills) First Thoughts > ;> ; Conference: "Heaven, Hell, . . . and Purgatory?" (Katherine Infantine) First Thoughts > ;> ; Breaking: Gosnell is Spared the Death Penalty ...http://tlm-md.blogspot.com/2013/05/evening-roundup-feria-after-ascension.html
Guest Post: Blessed Are the Peacemakers (This Little Light of Mine Blog Tour, Week 7) SO MUCH TO SAY, SO LITTLE TIME - May 14, 2013 Today's guest post comes from Barb Mecker. Barb is my sister-in-law's mother and a woman I respect tremendously for her love, faith, and passion for life. I hope you will enjoy her thoughts on making peace in this decidedly unpeaceful world. * When I hear the Beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they are the children of God," I often flash back to my days as a peace activist in the late 60s and early 70s. I participated in anti-war marches, ...http://kathleenbasi.com/2013/05/14/guest-post-peacemakers/
Saint Dymphna VULTUS CHRISTI - May 14, 2013 May 15th is the feast of Saint Dymphna . Here at Silverstream Priory, we are blessed to have and to venerate a first class relic of Saint Dymphna. Saint Dymphna is the patron saint of those who suffer from mental illnesses, emotional maladjustment, nervous disorders, and epilepsy. She is also the patron saint of runaways, and of the victims of incest and other sexual abuse. The following entry, ...http://vultus.stblogs.org/2013/05/saint-dymphna.html
Novena to St. Rita 5/13-5/21/13 BATTLE BEADS BLOG - May 13, 2013 Say the following prayer once a day for 9 days, beginning on May 13 and ending on May 21, the eve of the Feast of St. Rita. St. Rita is the patron saint against: abuse, infertility, loneliness, sickness, and hopeless and impossible causes. O holy protectress of those who art in greatest need, thou who shineth as a star of hope in the midst of darkness, blessed Saint Rita, bright mirror of God's grace, in patience and fortitude thou art a ...http://battlebeads.blogspot.com/2013/05/novena-to-st-rita-513-52113.html
Novena to St. Rita Begins Today CATHOLIC FIRE - May 13, 2013 Say the following prayer once a day for 9 days, beginning on May 13 and ending on May 21, the eve of the Feast of St. Rita. St. Rita is the patron saint against: abuse, infertility, loneliness, sickness, and hopeless and impossible causes. O holy protectress of those who art in greatest need, thou who shineth as a star of hope in the midst of darkness, blessed Saint Rita, bright mirror of God's grace, in patience and fortitude thou art a ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2013/05/novena-to-st-rita-begins-today.html
Stay Focused on Human Life, Pope Tells Pro-Life Marchers DA MIHI ANIMAS - May 13, 2013 ... efforts to secure legal protection for human beings at their earliest stages of life. "I greet the participants of the March for Life which took place this morning in Rome and invite everyone to stay focused on the important issue of respect for human life, from the moment of conception," said the Pope at St. Peter's Basilica. He addressed the pro-life advocates at Saint Peter's Square in his comments for the ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2013/05/stay-focused-on-human-life-pope-tells.html
Pope Canonizes Martyrs of Otranto, Colombian Laura Montoya, and Mexican Guadalupe Garcia Zavala VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - May 13, 2013 ... bringing them to him with a pedagogical efficiency that respected their culture and didn't put itself in opposition to it. … This first saint born in the beautiful Colombian land teaches us to be generous with God, to not live the faith in isolation—as if it were possible to live the faith in an isolated way—but to communicate it, to bear the joy of the Gospel with words and witness of life in every sphere in which we find ourselves. … ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2013/05/pope-canonizes-martyrs-of-otranto.html
Morning Roundup - St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor - Missa 'In Medio Ecclesiae' - May 13th, 2013 TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS IN MARYLAND - May 13, 2013 http://tlm-md.blogspot.com/2013/05/morning-roundup-st-robert-bellarmine.html
