+JMJ+ Isaiah 41:15 Behold, I will make of you a threshing sledge, new, sharp, and having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and crush them, and you shall make the hills like chaff; Matthew 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. "Let the TRUTH be your delight.... proclaim IT..., but with a certain congeniality." St. Catherine of Siena
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Vigil of the Pentecost
A Sacerdotal Pentecost
"A New Pentecost": Catholic World Report editorial, May 2008
Friday, May 09, 2008
LHLA's - Johnnette Benkovic - "The Hidden Side of Freemasonry"
(Note the comments)
PLEASE PRAY!
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
2 New Catholic Websites -Check them out!
Soul Food Cinema - "aim of educating and evangelizing through the medium of the movies."
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
"May Feelings"
Why do young people pray the rosary?
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
New shepherd takes the reins
Exciting new developments at ChanceryMembers of the Rainbow Sash [gay rights movement] are planning to make their annual visit to the Cathedral of St. Paul on Pentecost Sunday, May 11. How will you handle that this year?
The Cathedral staff is going to continue to insist upon the policy that Archbishop Flynn put in before - that if somebody is wearing a rainbow sash, they won't be permitted to receive holy Communion. It's the same thing as if somebody came walking into the Cathedral with a placard saying, "I'm in favor of abortion." You wouldn't give Communion to that person either. It's a public act of defiance against church teaching, and therefore we don't give Communion to people who have broken communion with the faith.
Month of May - Mary, Pentecost, & Corpus Christi
The Rosary in the month of May
Month of Mary
Benedict XVI presides over the recitation of the Rosary
ROSARY IS NOT A PIOUS PRACTICE RELEGATED TO THE PAST
May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace that emanates from these mysteries, so that through us this grace can 'irrigate' society, starting with our everyday relationships, purifying it from many negative forces and opening it to the novelty of God.
"The Rosary", the Pope added, "when it is prayed in an authentic manner - not mechanically and superficially, but profoundly - brings peace and reconciliation. It contains the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the heart of each Hail Mary".
Benedict XVI then called on those present to ensure they remained united to Mary during these days leading up to Pentecost, "invoking a renewed effusion of the Holy Spirit for the Church".
"In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
Prayer Alert: Rainbow Sash - Pentecost 2008
And did anyone notice any 'ashes and whistles' while Our Holy Father was here? I didn't hear anything....
Monday, May 05, 2008
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith
Counsel - warn us of the deceits of the devil, and of the dangers to salvation
Fortitude - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things
Knowledge - enable us to discover the will of God in all things
Piety - love God as a Father, and obey Him because we love Him
Fear of the Lord - have a dread of sin and fear of offending God
ROSARY IS NOT A PIOUS PRACTICE RELEGATED TO THE PAST
"May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace that emanates from these mysteries, so that through us this grace can 'irrigate' society, starting with our everyday relationships, purifying it from many negative forces and opening it to the novelty of God.
"The Rosary", the Pope added, "when it is prayed in an authentic manner - not mechanically and superficially, but profoundly - brings peace and reconciliation. It contains the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the heart of each Hail Mary".
Benedict XVI then called on those present to ensure they remained united to Mary during these days leading up to Pentecost, "invoking a renewed effusion of the Holy Spirit for the Church"."
Pope Benedict XVI
"Can we keep ears from itching?"
Notes from a Cultural Madhouse