→ TIP: To search for an exact phrase, put quotes around it. For example, "why do we celebrate lent".
YARC "Celebrate" Lent Is That While It May Not Be "Fun" It's Still "Good" and Good Things Should Be Celebrated. TADA MINISTRIES - May 14, 2013 Yet another reason Catholics "celebrate" Lent is that while it may not be "fun" it's still "good" and good things should be celebrated. Lent is a time for Catholics to imitate Jesus and follow him from the garden of regular life to the desert of self-denial and sacrifice. Jesus literally went to the desert in Mk 1:12-15 for forty days and forty nights. Here he prayed, fasted, and was tempted by t he devil. Afterward, he was hungry (Bible ...http://www.tadaministries.com/2013/02/yarc-celebrate-lent-is-that-while-it.html
YARC Celebrate Lent Is to Journey With Those Entering the Church at Easter TADA MINISTRIES - May 14, 2013 Yet another reason Catholics celebrate Lent is to journey with those entering the Church at Easter. It's easy for those of us born and raised Catholic to be unaware of the process it takes for people to enter the Catholic Church. I help with RCIA at a local parish and we meet as a group for two hours every Monday night from the week after Labor Day through a couple weeks after Easter (not counti ng December; we all need ...http://www.tadaministries.com/2013/02/yarc-celebrate-lent-is-to-journey-with.html
Ascending to the Heart of the Father DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU! (JN 2:5) - May 12, 2013 ... Audio A blessed Mother's Day to all mom's out there today, from a Church who knows how to celebrate motherhood! In every Catholic Church around the world, our devotion to motherhood is on display. Mary has an icon in every Catholic Church I've ever been too. Every one! Tons of our Churches are dedicated specifically in honor of the motherhood of Mary. Of all the world's religions, there is not a close second to how deeply the Catholic Church celebrates motherhood. No one else ...http://frmitchel.blogspot.com/2013/05/ascending-to-heart-of-father.html
Reason # 999 to Be Catholic: Novenas CROSSED THE TIBER - May 10, 2013 Today, the day after the feast of the Ascension of our Lord we begin the nine days of waiting and prayer to the Holy Spirit. We do this because we remember the apostles and Mary tarrying in the Upper Room. This nine day period of prayer is called a novena , which is from the Latin meaning "nine." For the apostles, a period of prayer and waiting was nothing new for them. They were Jews and the Jews had a tradition of praying ...http://crossed-the-tiber.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-novena.html
When Feast Is Fast CAELUM ET TERRA - May 10, 2013 ... long. Workers, on the other hand, face the task of rushing off to liturgy after working all day. I can't tell you how many times, after a grueling 10 hour workday, I have stood clutching the pew in front of me, trying hard not to fall asleep during a festal liturgy. That is not celebration but a penance. It is not a feast but a fast. For in a Catholic or Orthodox culture a feast is an occasion for rest and well, for feasting. It is a day off work, a day for family and friends, music, and of ...http://caelumetterra.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/when-feast-is-fast/
Walk With Determination on the Path of Holiness! Solemnity of the Ascension A FRIAR'S LIFE - May 9, 2013 HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, May 9, 2013: I'm always glad on this day that we live in New England. Here in our part of the word, we celebrate today's Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord right where it belongs, 40 days after Easter, 40 days after the Resurrection. You might be thinking to yourself, "Of course. We've always done it that way. Doesn't everyone?" The answer is, no. In other parts of ...http://afriarslife.blogspot.com/2013/05/walk-with-determination-on-path-of.html
Paschal Message of Bp. Mark of Berlin BYZANTINE, TEXAS - May 8, 2013 ... Berlin and Germany Christ is Risen, Dear-in-the-Lord Brothers and Sisters! Every year, on the bright Paschal night, we sing triumphantly to Christ of the Angels who sing praises in heaven for His Resurrection, and we ask that the Resurrected Lord allows us here on earth to see Him and glorify Him with pure hearts. But is it possible in this life to see God? Will this not only become possible in the future age? If we were not able to see God in ...http://byztex.blogspot.com/2013/05/paschal-message-of-bp-mark-of-berlin.html
Sacrament of Baptism, Past and Present CATHOLICMOM.COM - May 5, 2013 ... sacrament. A sacrament is an outward sign (a visible, tangible action that we take to celebrate the invisible) instituted by Christ (Christ took normal things like water and gave them new meanings) to give grace (friendship with God through opportunities to strengthen our relationship with God). Baptism and the waters of cleansing are found deep in the scriptures all the way back to Genesis. However, the ritual itself was derived from the Jewish heritage. It ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/EHIkxXCwtz0/
He Is Risen! SETTING OUR HEARTS AFLAME - April 30, 2013 Easter 2013 "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad." Ps 118 This is indeed the day the Lord has made! On Easter we are blessed to have so many people worshipping with us today. Some are visiting with family, some are worshipping with us for the first time and still others come to pray with us a few times a year. You are all welcome to this house of worship! We have all come together today to celebrate the resurrection ...http://settingourheartsaflame.blogspot.com/2013/04/he-is-risen.html
Make Easter Last All Season: Learn the Resurrection Stories by Heart CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 29, 2013 ... halfway through May! And yet, in real life, Easter seems to evaporate before we finish the hard-boiled eggs. Lent's an awful lot of work for just a new spring outfit and a day or two of gorging on your Lenten sacrifice (chocolate, TV, impersonating Pee-wee Herman, whatever.) Let's stop ripping ourselves off. Let's celebrate Easter for a full season. It's not like we don't know how to do seasons. Look at ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/9FaeZbCScpU/
Pope Emeritus Benedict 'Relieved' He Is No Longer Pontiff CLERICAL WHISPERS - April 27, 2013 ... "relieved" to be free of the responsibility of running the Catholic Church, as he insisted that while he is growing we aker with old age, he is not suffering from illness. Father Georg Ratzinger, himself a priest, told the Daily Telegraph his younger brother was "very happy" to be living at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer retreat south of Rome he moved to after stepping down in February, becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years. Fr Ratzinger, 88, who travelled from ...http://clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2013/04/pope-emeritus-benedict-relieved-he-is.html
Stations of the Resurrection LITURGY - April 17, 2013 One way to help us in our living of Easter as 50 days is to celebrate the Stations of the Resurrection. The Stations of the Cross have long been a devotion that assist us during Lent. The Stations of the Resurrection were first proposed in 1988 by Father Sabino Palumbieri, Professor of Anthropology at the [...]http://liturgy.co.nz/stations-of-the-resurrection/14761
Celebrate First Sacraments Every Year! CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 16, 2013 Celebrate First Sacraments…Every Year! I think the celebration of First Sacraments shouldn't be limited to JUST the actual event, but should be celebrated annually as an anniversary! I think it makes sense to celebrate all the First Sacraments received by all or most of the family members within the same month, each year! Obviously, Baptisms occur all year round and offer a wonderful opportunity to scatter special celebrations across all of the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/HnPlU99A-TE/
Chocolate Chip Challah Bread Pudding CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 13, 2013 Chocolate Chip Challah Bread Pudding So now that Lent is over, we can go back to eating chocolate! This is the perfect way to celebrate Easter. This bread pudding is irresistibly good with just the right amount of richness. It is best served with a warm caramel sauce and some vanilla bean ice cream. You can find recipe at: http://dorastable.com/2013/01/31/chocolate-chip-challah-bread-pudding/ Copyright 2013 Dora Stonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/eembCO-BpTY/
An Eye on Easter CATHOLICMOM.COM - April 12, 2013 Jay Cuasay Editor's note: Today, we welcome new monthly contributor Jay Cuasay. I had the good fortune of meeting Jay at a conference recently and am thrilled that he accepted my invitation to blog with us! Please join me in welcoming Jay to CatholicMom.com and check out his blog at www.pastoralwing.com . LMH Easter plunges us into the life, death, and resurrection of the Lord. St. Paul famously says that in our Baptism we are plunged into Jesus' death so ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/e80pgijLsfE/
Best Ignatian Songs: Centerfield IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY - April 11, 2013 Lent, Easter, our new Jesuit pope, and other weighty matters have distracted us from a truly momentous event—the return of baseball to warm a cold and weary world. Celebrate with John Fogarty's masterpiece "Centerfield." Is this an Ignatian song? Indeed it is. The refrain—"Put me in coach. I'm ready to play" —is a perfect expression of the Ignatian disposition of wholehearted generosity of spirit. (Click here to watch the video on ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dotMagis/~3/rldMxkKBZDE/
The Children's Rosary Turn's 2 CHILDREN'S ROSARY - April 10, 2013 ... indicating the number of weeks they would say family prayer as a gift to Jesus. Members of the Children's Rosary were invited to join in prayer and fasting on October 11th for the success of the Year of Faith. A special Prayer Event was held on the Memorial of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Hundreds gathered for a Children's Rosary and to hear the mother of Little Audrey Santo speak about her daughter who is currently being considered for Beatification and Canonization. Day of the Little Candles ...http://childrensrosary.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-childrens-rosary-turns-2.html
New Life in Front of Me IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY - April 9, 2013 The disciples are wise teachers during this Easter season . Reading the Gospels that celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, I chuckle at people's responses as Jesus appeared to them or as they heard of the good news of Jesus appearing to their friends. Mary Magdalene was "fearful yet overjoyed." (Matthew 28:1–10) The disciples were "startled and terrified." (Luke 24:35–38) Two disciples "went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them." ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dotMagis/~3/ABKLuTfPKkQ/
Observing the Annunciation of the Lord ABOUT.COM CATHOLICISM - April 8, 2013 The Annunciation of the Lord is normally celebrated on March 25, nine months before Christmas , but since that date always falls either during Lent or the Octave of Easter, there's occasionally a little wrinkle. When March 25 falls on the Third, Fourth, or Fifth Sunday in Lent, for instance, the celebration of the Annunciation is transferred to the next day. (March 25 can never fall on the First or Second Sunday of Lent, because the ...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2013/04/08/observing-the-annunciation-of-the-lord.htm
QUAERITUR: Is It a Sin to Fast During the Easter Octave? FR. Z'S BLOG (OLIM: WHAT DOES THE PRAYER REALLY SAY?) - April 5, 2013 ... Octave of Easter . My wife started fasting certain days during Lent and found it benefited her spiritually, she has continued to a lesser degree even after Lent ended . Is it wrong to do this at a time when the Church says we should feast to celebrate the resurrection? A sin? No, I wouldn't say that it is a sin to fast during the Octave of Easter. Also, since I didn't hear the broadcast, I wonder what the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/dQvbomC6cuc/
