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Great New Titles From the CTS THE HERMENEUTIC OF CONTINUITY - May 23, 2013 http://the-hermeneutic-of-continuity.blogspot.com/2013/05/great-new-titles-from-cts.html
New Figures Show Stark Decline in Catholic Baptisms, Ordinations and Marriages CLERICAL WHISPERS - May 22, 2013 Figures for ordinations and other sacraments in Britain over the last century have been compiled for the first time. According to the figures, gathered by the Latin Mass Society, the high point for Catholicism was the 1960s, with high numbers of baptisms, ordinations and marriages in 1964, 1965 and 1968 respectively, before a dramatic fall-off in each case. Receptions into the Church peaked in 1959; in recent years they have been just a third of that level. The number ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-figures-show-stark-decline-in.html
Picturing Pentecost. 1CATHOLICSALMON - May 19, 2013 Today is Pentecost Sunday. I found this beautiful picture of Pentecost on the Magnificat page on Facebook. This illustration of the Pentecost is a detail from "The Seven Joys of Mary," an oil on wood created around 1480 by Hans Memling (c. 1430 – 1494). Copyright by La Collection / Artothek. All of the illustrations in Magnificat's book "The Seven Joys of Mary" are taken from Hans Memling's painting. The book features meditations on ...http://1catholicsalmon.com/2013/05/19/picturing-pentecost/
May's First Friday Devotion A CATHOLIC LIFE - May 3, 2013 ... Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of thee the conversion of poor sinners. ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/ujdBNZ5yb-g/mays-first-friday-devotion.html
Do Our Children Belong in Church? A WOMAN'S PLACE... - April 22, 2013 ... Sadie and Mae. And they prayed and prayed for us. They prayed through my pregnancy. They prayed when the girls were born. And they prayed as our girls grew. I doubt our family would have been showered by the prayers of our parish if we'd simply disappeared when Sadie was born, because there is some truth to the statement "out of sight out of mind." Is it selfish to want to raise our children surrounded by a community of faith and prayer, exposed early to the beauty of the ...http://awomansplaceis.blogspot.com/2013/04/do-our-children-belong-in-church.html
Preparing a Person for Death A CATHOLIC MOM IN HAWAII - April 15, 2013 Picture source Anointing of the Sick When my father was dying, my mother made sure he was well-prepared. Even now when we, her children, mention to her that an elderly friend is in the hospital or if a friend is in critical condition, she instructs us in what we HAVE to do. Today, we learned that someone is very critical. This person has been away from the Church for many years. This may also be this person's last illness. Thankfully, this person wants to return home to ...http://hicatholicmom.blogspot.com/2013/04/preparing-person-for-death.html
Where Have You Gone, Quasimodo? MAN WITH BLACK HAT - April 7, 2013 ... initiation into the Sacraments during the Paschal Vigil. In the traditional Roman calendar, it was officially known as "The Octave Day of Easter" or more colloquially as "Low Sunday." It was also popularly known as "Quasimodo Sunday" (my personal favorite, hence the title), after the first words of the Entrance Antiphon, or Introit: "Quasi modo geniti infantes, alleluia ..." ("Like newborn infants, alleluia ...") In the Eastern churches, it is known as "Thomas Sunday" as the ...http://manwithblackhat.blogspot.com/2013/04/where-have-you-gone-quasimodo.html
Of Seers, Prophets and Clowns - Private Revelations THE DIGITAL HAIRSHIRT - April 3, 2013 ... would not try, not having the heart to show her the pictures I had already taken, perhaps more so to protect myself, because I had a sudden vision of her grabbing my camera to smash it. My fear for this woman and her fellow prayer warriors is what may be the origins of her belief that these framed pictures have a supernatural ability to stop cameras. Here is what the catechism says: "Throughout the ages, there have been so-called 'private' revelations, some of which have been recognized by the ...http://digihairshirt.blogspot.com/2013/04/of-seers-prophets-and-clowns-private.html
Mass of the Lord's Supper, Cycle C LORD, IF YOU WILL (SUNDAYS AND SOLEMNITIES) - March 28, 2013 ... created all of us, and far exceeds anything we can think of in this world. That is why, to picture God bowing down before creation, bowing before those whom He formed from the earth, and washing their feet, seems so difficult. Because God is bigger and more powerful than that and there would be no reason for Him to do so, except one, to lead by example. And, that is what He does, in fact, our Gospel ends with those very words: "I have given you a model to follow, so that as I ...http://lordifyouwill.blogspot.com/2013/03/mass-of-lords-supper-cycle-c.html
The Blessing of Oils COMMUNIO - March 27, 2013 The rites for blessing the Oils used in sacraments always fills me with joy and wonder at how the Lord uses creation to communicate Himself. The rich sacramentality given by the Church concretizes the promise of Jesus to be present to us at all times, and in every way. The Holy Oils are symphony of grace. In the picture, Hartford archbishop Henry J. Mansell , STL, mixes balsam before he consecrates the key Holy Oil, Chrism, 26 March 2013, at the Cathedral ...http://communio.stblogs.org/2013/03/the-blessing-of-oils.html
Devotion for Today: Jesus Looked at Him... GRACE4U - March 26, 2013 ... abundant and free! Refrain Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace. Through death into life everlasting He passed, and we follow Him there; Over us sin no more hath dominion— For more than conquerors we are! Refrain His Word shall not fail you—He promised; Believe Him, and all will be well: Then go to a world that is dying, His perfect salvation to tell! ...http://sandy-grace4u.blogspot.com/2013/03/devotion-for-today-jesus-looked-at-him.html
Pastoral Formation at Mount Angel Seminary MOUNT ANGEL SEMINARY JOURNALISM - March 25, 2013 ... the site do not form the seminarian. The seminary and the site provide the opportunity," the Blue Book says. "The seminarian, through his own application, effort, and openness, is formed and transformed through the work of the Spirit." F is for Field Education , the primary shape pastoral formation takes for seminarians in College and Pre-Theology, though Theology students continue field education in addition to pastoral coursework. Field education places seminarians in once-a-week assignments ...http://masjournalism.blogspot.com/2013/03/pastoral-formation-at-mount-angel.html
From "Hosanna!" to "Crucify Him!" IS ANYBODY THERE? - March 24, 2013 ... All of them are wells of God's mercy. But I want to get back to the main theme of Divine Mercy. This week is a clarion call for us to tap into that mercy. We are reminded as at no other time of the year that God could have simply turned His back on us & literally let us go to hell. Instead, He provided, as I pointed out, the way we can receive all the mercy we need. Part of God's plan for helping us to do so is through the private revelations he made to St. Faustina. He called her to be ...http://al007italia.blogspot.com/2013/03/from-hosanna-to-crucify-him.html
Another Quick Plug for My First Pictures of Easter... LIFE OF A CATHOLIC LIBRARIAN - March 21, 2013 ... Easter, each page containing a large picture of the occasion mirrored on the next page by tiny photos with descriptions of some of the important items in the scene. The last page is the Easter vigil, with a photo of the congregation lighting their candles from the big Easter flame outside the church! One of the little photos for that page is "the waters of baptism" and other descriptions of the Easter sacraments. I LOVE it!! I definitely recommend ordering ...http://lifeofacatholiclibrarian.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-quick-plug-for-my-first.html
Grabbing the Ropes THE CLOISTERED HEART - March 21, 2013 Picture Attribution I am a needy person. I'm in great need of God. Yet, knowing that He has "thrown down" numerous "ropes" to help me scale walls between Him and me, I often turn away from His helps and let myself remain needy. And, frankly, very stubborn. "Lord, help me," I beg. And then I forge ahead under my own steam. I think of the joke (we've probably all heard it) about the man on the roof of his house as flood waters rose all around him. He prayed and trusted ...http://www.thecloisteredheart.org/2013/03/grabbing-ropes.html
Characteristics of a Papist TOM PERNA - March 19, 2013 ... Sacraments, Gregorian Chant, the Byzantine Rite, breathing with both lungs of the Church (East and West), the Papacy, and the 266 Popes that define Apostolic Succession from Saint Peter to Pope Francis. Boom! I love it all and more. I love it so much that I went to Franciscan University of Steubenville and worked on a Masters in Theology. Catholicism defines who I am as a person. Some people wear their school alma mater on their sleeve; I wear the Catholic Church! When I first ...http://tomperna.org/2013/03/19/characteristics-of-a-papist/
Tepid Priest Feeds Gay Hypocrisy in San Francisco THE DIGITAL HAIRSHIRT - March 13, 2013 ... picture, that usually hangs in the rectory, in the church. A handful of people told me that they would rather it not be there. They explained that the feeling was while he was Pope, as well as his time as a Cardinal, Pope Benedict had made hurtful and hateful statements regarding the LGBT Community and thus, his picture should not be placed on the altar of MHR. I was also warned, many parishioners would walk out of Sunday Mass if the picture ...http://digihairshirt.blogspot.com/2013/03/tepid-priest-feeds-gay-hypocrisy-in-san.html
Book Review: Rebuilding Catholic Culture CATHOLIC DADS - March 13, 2013 ... serves as a stepping stone to lead you to the next chapter. At first glance in the Table of Contents, one might thinks this book is just a series of essays under a common theme. Instead, it is a carefully woven tapestry that provides a fuller picture the further you read. The book also references Vatican II heavily, which isn't shocking as the Catechism was a direct result of Vatican II. As pointed out by the author, one can see the previous influence of Catholic culture in ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/catholicdads/~3/D4GXtdj_7QA/
"The Bishop Works" JESUS GOES TO DISNEY WORLD - March 3, 2013 One of the nominees for "Best Picture" this year was the cinematic rendering of the musical production of Les Misérables . That story is one of the greatest tales of redemption in literature. In Victor Hugo's novel, there is much attention given to a rather minor character in the musical – the Bishop of Digne. In fact, most of the first book of the novel is about this kind and saintly bishop, whom people knew as "Monsigneur Bienvenu" ("Bishop Welcome"). In the ...http://jesusindisney.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-bishop-works.html
Mary TV Daily Reflection 2/27/2013 MARY, OUR MOTHER - February 27, 2013 ... come to lead you towards holiness...." Here is the picture I see: We, who know Our Lady, who are responding to her call in Medjugorje, are each standing in the present, standing in time, here and now. We have two companions with us in the present moment. One is sin. Sin (the desire to do something outside the will of God) is holding on to lines of rope or string which are connected to our hearts. Those ropes are our attachments to certain things of the world, things that look ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/YVVY/~3/ZYqE8NJwI4o/mary-tv-daily-reflection-2272013.html
