Sunday, May 18, 2008
Interesting Anglican News Items
Friday, May 16, 2008
GOOD NEWS - MN -Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Why not send a quick note to Archbishop Neinstedt!
May GOD bless the Archbishop and the Archdiocese!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Digital Angel, VeriChip, Name Change - VeriMed to Health Link - News
VeriChip launches direct-to-consumer campaign
VeriChip Markets Its Implantable RFID Tags and Services Direct to Consumers
Cost: $149, a consumer can have a passive 134 kHz RFID chip implanted in your arm.
"According to Scott Silverman, CEO and chairman of VeriChip, the company changed the name of its system from VeriMed to Health Link because the new moniker is expected to have a wider appeal for consumers."
Participating: 900 East Coast hospitals have set up the program-of the 900 only 200 have completed training. There are 600 people in the US with the implanted chip. "However, the company expects that number to rise as hospital employees gradually make it a standard practice to scan the arms of unresponsive patients being admitted to an emergency room in order to access their identity and medical records immediately." The company is running ads and hopes to have a 1000 "new participants"...I hope not...Silverman says..."If, three months from now, nobody gets the chip, we will have to look at our business model."
YES- SCRAP IT! BLESSED MOTHER TAKE OVER!
VeriChip launches consumer campaign for ID chips-"Getting retail participation is essential to success for VeriChip, and if this goes national expect a deal with a national pharmacy chain."VeriChip Corporation Launches HEALTH LINK SYSTEM in Florida Revolutionizing Future of Emergency Medicine
The 'push' (Name change from VeriMed) - Health Link
About Health Link
'John Doe' becomes a thing of the past
VeriChip could diminish basic human freedoms
How can you streamline accessibility to your medical records?
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Blessed Pentecost & Happy Mother's Day!
Come, Holy Spirit, Come
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ave Maria (Schubert)
Saturday, May 10, 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.
Archbishop of Canterbury meets Pope
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
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Saint Catherine of Siena - Doctor of the Church - Feast Day
God of Wisdom you made our sister Catherine burn with divine love in contemplating the Lord's passion and in serving your Church. With the help of her prayers may your people, united in the mystery of Christ, rejoice forever in the revelation of his glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Feast of St. Louis Marie de Montfort - Happy Feast Day!
"True Devotion"
Don't forget your Consecration!
"I [Name_____________], a faithless sinner-I renew and ratify to-day in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce for ever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before.
In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee as Thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past present and future; leaving to you the entire and full right of disposing of me, and of all that belongs to me, without exception, according to Thy good pleasure to the greatest glory of God, in time and in eternity.
Receive O gracious Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honour of, and in union with, that subjection which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have thy Maternity, in homage to the power which both of you have over this little worm and miserable sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity hath favoured thee. I protest, that I wish, henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honour, and to obey thee in all things.
O admirable Mother, present me to thy Dear Son, as His eternal slave, so that as He hath redeemed me by thee, by thee He may receive me.
O Mother of mercy, get me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God, and for that end place me in the number of those whom thou lovest, whom thou teachest, whom thou leadest, and whom thou nourishest and protectest, as thy children and thy slaves. O Faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thy intercession and by thy example, to the fullness of His age on earth, and of His glory in heaven. Amen."
Sunday, April 27, 2008
"The Screwtape Letters" - Playing in Washington, D.C.
"Whereas in our day, again going back to Lewis, the idea of the devil and Satan is being minimized in our culture and yet we are very quick to point out how much evil there is in the world. But where is that evil rooted, where does it come from, and where does it come from in our hearts?
So we don’t have to personify him in a particular way, but we do have to recognize that he is there and he is God’s enemy. It is like what John Milton said in ‘Paradise Lost’ – he’d rather rule in hell than serve in heaven and he’d like us to go with him."
Saturday, April 26, 2008
TODAY: Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel Image- here, here, & here.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Update: 'SPP'/ North American Leaders' Summit News
Excerpts from Q&A with White House NSC Rep on North American Summit
Advocates of 'continental integration' on defensive
Bush Reaffirms North American Union Agenda At Leaders’ Summit
Video: COA's Eric Farnsworth Discusses North American Leaders Summit and NAFTA on C-SPAN
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
VeriChip News
"The direct-to-consumer campaign will launches April 28 in southern Florida and will be based in HEARx hearing aid stores (owned by HearUSA, Inc.) It appears the first focus of the marketing effort will be the senior citizen demographic."
VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?
VeriChip Corporation to Launch Direct-to-Consumer Campaign
To chip or not to chip – that is the question
PRAYER ALERT! 'BASIC INSTINCT' Dir. - Publish JESUS BIOGRAPHY
Verhoeven is best known as the director of blockbuster films including "Basic Instinct" and "RoboCop," but he is also a member of "Jesus Seminar," a group of scholars and authors that seeks to establish historical facts about Jesus.
Marianna Sterk of the publishing house J.M. Meulenhoff said the book includes several ideas that run contrary to Christian faith, including the suggestion that Jesus could be the son of a Roman soldier who raped Mary during a Jewish uprising against Roman rule in 4 B.C.
The book also claims that Judas Iscariot was not responsible for Jesus' betrayal, she said.
O My God, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love you! And I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love you.
Prayer of Reparation
O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore thee profoundly. I offer thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of thee the conversion of poor sinners.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist - WARNING!
Papal Mass raises questions about role of laity
In light of these news items on Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist....
This article was submitted to me by "Fr. John Doe":
LAITY MUST BE INFORMED THEY RISK BEING SINGLED OUT AS A TARGET BY THE "STRONG MAN OF THIS WORLD" - THE DEVIL WHEN THEY DISTRIBUTE THE HOLY EUCHARIST
"On the flight from Italy to the United States, the Pope was interviewed by the media. On April 15th the Holy Father said: "Only healthy people, ... only people with a profound personal life in Christ and who also have a profound sacramental life can be admitted to the priesthood ... It is more important to have good priests than to have many priests".
We hope, he insisted, "to do everything possible in the future to heal this wound".
A brief meditation upon these comments will of course provide the following conclusions: the Priests who did NOT have “a profound personal life in Christ” gave in to temptation and committed grave sins- the sexual abuse of so many. The Priests who did NOT cultivate daily “a profound sacramental life” were under attack by the Devil and fell from a life of Grace.
In brief, the Priest, because He is so closely configured to Christ, must recognize that without daily spiritual recourse to prayer and frequent reception of the Sacraments, he will not be able to withstand the onslaught of the Evil One, the Prince of this world - the Devil.
Therefore a Priest is vowed to pray each day the Divine Office of the Church. It is highly recommended that each Priest offer daily the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The daily recitation of the Rosary is also highly recommended.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen repeated what the saints have stated down through the centuries: for the Priest a Holy Hour each day in the Presence of Our Lord in Holy Communion is absolutely essential for guidance and protection. For the Priest monthly or weekly reception of the Sacrament of Confession brings great Grace and strengthening to the Priest.
Along with all of this, a Priest whose life it is to handle the Most Precious Body of Christ, is a man who should be guided regularly by a Spiritual Director. He must also be a man familiar with mental prayer. The Priest has to understand that his life is also guided by ongoing study which enriches his work.
Without these ESSENTIALS the Priest cannot hope to defend himself against the temptations which are so present-at-hand. When the Priest feeds the flock with the Body of Christ, he holds in his hands every Grace and blessing. In doing so, the Priest is targeted by the Devil for the greatest of trials and temptations. But Jesus warns us to stay close to Him, the Good Shepherd. Jesus said in St. John’s Gospel, “Without Me, you can do nothing.”
Over the last 30+ years, men and women, teenagers and in some cases, even children have been called upon to help in the distribution of Holy Communion. The help of these lay people is requested without considering “spiritual peril” similar to that which was stated above about the Priest.
For lay people, regardless of permissions and rules concerning their service as extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, it must be stated that their “service” is seen merely as functional. “We need help!” the Pastor says so lay people are asked to assist in the distribution of Holy Communion.
Having spoken with people who have “helped with Communion” for years, it appears that these people are NEVER told that such help, such extraordinary service puts them so close to Christ that they are now at greater risk for “spiritual attack.” How could it be otherwise?
It is absurd and reckless in the extreme to believe that what is true for the Priest is NOT true for the lay person who helps in the distribution of Holy Communion. The words which the Pope spoke to reporters yesterday should serve as a clarion call for all Priests to be daily armed with the spiritual weapons which are essential for “a profound personal life in Christ” - for “a profound sacramental life.”
Hopefully the Pope’s comments about Priests might encourage a discussion of lay people who are regularly called into service which is temporary. It must be recognized that such “temporary service” places in the hands of lay people Holy Communion and that wherever Jesus is, there is also every Grace and blessing. But great temptations loom as well.
It is my opinion that lay people who are to be called into such temporary service adopt ALL of the spiritual weapons which defend the Priest: a daily Holy Hour, the Divine Office, frequent Confession and spiritual direction, daily mental prayer, a daily Rosary, ongoing study, as well as daily attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. If they choose not to, they should NOT serve as extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist – they should NOT help distribute Holy Communion.
For years, X-Rays were administered without any lead shield, with no lead apron. Great harm was done and only later was the damage discovered. If lay people are given such a tremendous charge as distributing the Body of Christ – without being told of the great spiritual risks to which they are exposed, another form of abuse has occurred. Anyone so intimately united with our Lord in Holy Communion must admit their being singled out as a target by the “strong man of this world” – the Devil. Perhaps the Pope’s words this week will ignite this discussion of such a grave matter."
Thank you Fr. and GOD BLESS YOU and your ministry!
Please pray for all priests!
North American Leaders' Summit - "Security and Prosperity Partnership" - News
"The North American relationship works; we believe it works well for all three countries, but we also believe we can make it work better."
Congress Tells Bush: 'Stop the Closed-Door Diplomacy and Allow Legislative Oversight'
The new Constitution of America's Union
North American Union: It's the real deal
Bush seeks to cement legacy of ties with Canada, Mexico
Bush, Harper, Calderon to Defend Trade Amid Backlash in U.S.
Makeover urged for 'North American Union' effort - renaming SPP - "North American Standards and Regulatory Area" or NASRA
Three Amigos summit begins today in New OrleansThe White House has changed the name of the meeting from the "Fourth SPP Annual Summit" to simply the "North American Leaders'
Summit."
Mexican Consulate opens Monday
Major border crossing on agenda
Meeting held earlier:
Inside the hush-hush North American Union confab
"The agenda for the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy,(ACIEP) meeting was not published, and State Department officials in attendance could not give WND permission under Chatham House rules to publish the agenda". "No members of Congress attended the meeting."
The Secret Life of SPP
Inside the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy
North American Union: Conspiracy or Coverup?
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Vatican's pro-life crusader Cardinal Trujillo dies
Internet Issues - BIG TIME!
ISPs' Error Page Ads Let Hackers Hijack Entire Web, Researcher Discloses
Seeking to make money from mistyped website names, some of the United States' largest ISPs instead created a massive security hole that allowed hackers to use web addresses owned by eBay, PayPal, Google and Yahoo, and virtually any other large site.
The vulnerability was a dream scenario for phishers and cyber attackers looking for convincing platforms to distribute fake websites or malicious code.