More on Fr. Euteneuer & Sean Hannity

The Cafeteria is Closed mentions that Deacon John has posted the transcript from the 'fraternal correction' given by Fr. Euteneuer to Sean Hannity. Go there to read.

Unfortunately, reading it, is just as revealing and disturbing as watching it.

Again our prayers for Mr. Hannity and prayers of protection for Fr. Euteneuer.

Good News on JPII

YEA GOD!!!!

Sainthood Exam for John Paul II Ends

Rome Cardinal Camillo Ruini said Saturday he had been informed that completion of work by the diocese on the cause for beatification and sainthood will be marked with a ceremony in St. John's Lateran Basilica on April 2 in the capital. The date is the second anniversary of John Paul's death.

Litany of Humility

O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus.

From the desire of being loved...

From the desire of being extolled...

From the desire of being honored...

From the desire of being praised...

From the desire of being preferred to others...

From the desire of being consulted...

From the desire of being approved...

From the fear of being humiliated...

From the fear of being despised...

From the fear of suffering rebukes...

From the fear of being calumniated...

From the fear of being forgotten...

From the fear of being ridiculed...

From the fear of being wronged...

From the fear of being suspected...

That others may be loved more than I, Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.

That others may be esteemed more than I...

That, in the opinion of the world,others may increase and I may decrease...

That others may be chosen and I set aside...

That others may be praised and I unnoticed...

That others may be preferred to me in everything...

That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should…

Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val (1865-1930), Secretary of State for Pope Saint Pius X

Hannity and Catholicism

Sean's opinion is documented:
Hannity goes for Brokeback
Exploring Fox News anchor Sean Hannity's online dating service, which includes an option for gay men.

And this one...which I actually heard on the radio made me nuts. Mary Jo Anderson's piece-Hannity, you're making me crazy! provided me a little relief in my frustration with Sean. She too had heard Sean and got rid of her frustration by writing this piece. Even that made me feel better-the fact that she was sharing the truths of the Catholic Church. It could have been a lost opportunity for witnessing to GOD'S TRUTH and witnessing to HOLY MOTHER CHURCH'S teachings. Thank you Mary Jo Anderson.

An Open Letter to Sean Hannity

Fr. Euteneuer when asked this question of Sean -Should Sean Hannity Be Denied Communion?
Fr. answered-YES.

Again our baptismal vows require us all to teach the truth in and out of season!

Contact information:
Sean Hannity:
hannity@foxnews.com

FOX News Channel
1-888-369-4762
Comments@foxnews.com
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

Hannity & Colmes
When contacting the media, please be polite and professional. Express your specific concerns regarding that particular news report or commentary.

"LET THE TRUTH BE YOUR DELIGHT.... PROCLAIM IT..., BUT WITH A CERTAIN CONGENIALITY." St. Catherine of Siena

Fr. Euteneuer & Sean Hannity

Prayers for Sean Hannity as he went 'toe-toe' with Fr. Euteneuer last night on his tv program Fox News-Hannity/Colmes "Judgement Day" (Video) to refute Fr.'s latest newsletter-"Sean Hannity's Gospel".

It was extremely difficult to watch.

Again, prayers not only for Sean but for all Catholics that have been poorly catechized and of course for those that continue to teach the faith- in season and out--most especially for Fr. Euteneuer as he courageously fights for ALL SOULS!

Prayer of Saint Catherine of Siena to the Precious Blood of Jesus

Precious Blood,Ocean of Divine Mercy:Flow upon us!

Precious Blood,Most pure Offering:Procure us every Grace!

Precious Blood,Hope and Refuge of sinners:Atone for us!

Precious Blood,Delight of holy souls:Draw us! Amen.

Saint Catherine of Siena

Bloggers touched by cancer need our prayers!

Two cancer cases need prayer in the blogosphere: Dom Bettinelli shares that his wife Melanie has recently been diagnosed with uterine cancer here and over at Carrie Tomko's-Still Running Off at the Keyboard Carrie tells of her experiences with breast cancer and chemo therapy.(Scroll down to Thurs. 3-08-07 entry-BREAST CANCER GETS COMPLICATED)

Please offer prayers for both as they struggle with their symptoms, treatment, doctors, nurses, decisions, family, and friends.

I know Dom & Melanie are asking the intercession of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta since she needs another miracle for the cause of her canonization.

I humbly ask the intercession of Bishop Fulton Sheen for Carrie. May you both be healed in accordance with the will of the FATHER.

Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to you, O virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

LA Religious Ed. Congress 2007

(on the above link...scroll back upward to see latest files)

LA Religious Ed. Congress & Program Guide (pdf.)

'Chat' with Cardional Mahony...

ess: What are your thoughts on when there is no priest for celebrating the mass? Can a lay person conduct a communion/paraliturgical service?
Cardinal Mahony: It is really hard to substitute any Rite or Service for the full celebration of the Eucharist. Sadly, in some places people don't have a choice.

James: I've read that Pope Benedict is concerned about the liturgy and is about to issue a decree that encourages a more generous use of Latin in the liturgy including the use of the Tridentine rite. Do you support this and will you encourage the use of more traditional forms of worship in the archdiocese if he issues the decree?
Cardinal Mahony: James: of our 5 million Catholics, only a handful are interested in the Latin Mass. I must focus upon the 99% who need a vibrant Mass that includes them in its celebration.

Leonel Martinez: Cardinal Mahony, thank you for providing this forum for discussion. Some have suggested that the American bishops have not followed the wishes of Pope Benedict XVI because they have opted not to uniformly deny communion to Catholic elected officials who support abortion rights. How would you answer them?
Cardinal Mahony: That is not what our Holy Father is asking. Rather, he is asking that everyone who approaches Holy Communion should make sure he/she is living a life worthy of Jesus in this Sacrament. The burden is on the recipient, not on the minister.

Moderator: From Denny: Why can only men become priests, and not women?CardinalMahony: We need to attend Eucharist because we are all members of the Body of Christ, and that Body is incomplete unless we are all there.
Cardinal Mahony: The moderator has better answers than I do to that question!!!

Mary Kennedy: As a lifelong Catholic, whenever I see the media look for commentary on Church issues, they seem to call on Mr. Donohue of the Catholic League. Invariably, Mr. Donohue does far more to engender contempt for the Church than anything that the League purports to protect the Church from. Why doesn't the USCCB publicly disavow this and make sure that the news outlets, when looking for the Church's position, actually call upon those who have authority to speak for the Church, such as the public affairs office of the USCCB?
Cardinal Mahony: Denny: we are following the tradition of the early Church and Jesus' actions. That has become our Tradition for a long time. Cardinal Mahony: Actually, our best spokespersons are knowledgeable Catholics at the local levels of the Church, not national figures. We have excellent such folks here in LA.

Moderator: From Fran at Congress: I've been asked this and I don't know -- Can
Catholics' burial ashes be scattered?
Cardinal Mahony: Fran: normally, we encourage that all of the ashes be in one place for the sake of the family and future generations, but if someone wants to spread their ashes over the sea or forest, well, they do return to their origins. Just don't spread them over Disneyland.

Interview from California Catholic Daily News

Curt Jester's interview (I think the title of it should be the 'wolf interview')

More 'chatting' with Cardinal Mahony ('cat heaven'? oh well....prayers continue!! reparation too!)

NCR-John Allen's take on the event:Musings on 'Brokeback Mountain,' catechesis, secularism and celibacy from Anaheim

VeriChip Posts 4th Quarter & Yearly Results

VeriChip Corporation Announces Financial Results for 2006 Fourth Quarter and Full Year

2006 Record Revenue of $27.3 million, an 11.2% Increase from 2005 Pro Forma Results; 2006 Fourth Quarter Revenue Increased to $7.0 Million

Discussion of Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results

VeriChip had a total of 392 medical facilities, approximately 80 of which were protocol adopted, enrolled in the VeriMed Patient Identification System as of December 31, 2006. During the
six-month period from July to December 2006, the Company recorded a 266% increase in the number of medical facilities that enrolled in the VeriMed network.

The Company reached record sales of its infant protection products. These sales were across all of its product platforms and multiple geographies, focused in North America.

Does anyone get this yet? Come on people!

Our Lady of Fatima pray for us!

Never mind the radio- 'marketing blitz'!

Catholic Church Confronts Declining Confessions (Listen-NPR news item)
The Diocese of Washington runs radio ads-'marketing blitz'.

Again, never mind the radio why not teach it from the pulpit FIRST!

Billboard

A 'chip' off the old block...

VeriChip Corporation Supports Introduction of Personal Health Information Act

VeriChip Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIP), a provider of RFID systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today its support of the Personal Health Information Act (H.R.6289), introduced by Congressman Patrick Kennedy. The bill proposes to set up a fund to provide financial incentives for physicians who establish interactive electronic personal health records for their patients.

VeriChip believes that the introduction of this bill represents a major milestone in the proliferation of more consistent, accurate personal health records for patients in the United States.

VeriChip further believes that its VeriMed Patient Identification System, consisting of the VeriMed implantable microchip and corresponding patient database, is the appropriate solution for establishing electronic medical records for at-risk patients.

REMINDER ON CONGRESSMAN PATRICK KENNEDY! [yes, son of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)]

Ensure Privacy to Maximize Benefits of Health Care ITKennedy to introduce personal health records bill

Under the Personalized Health Information Act, physicians would receive $2 for each patient for whom they build a personal health record listing the diagnoses they make and the medicines they prescribe, said Michael Zamore, a policy adviser in Kennedy's office, at
the Health IT Summit sponsored by the eHealth Initiative.

Better building blocks (see box below-A personal health records push)

Rep. Kennedy To Take Another Stab at PHR Bill (required - free registration)

Do you get this?! They get $2.00 for my information? And then I came in early so that they could get this information only to sit waiting longer to see the doctor. Unbelievable!
Oh, while I was 'mining' for information on this bill and it's ramifications, I 'fell' on this one concerning Congressman Patrick Kennedy's state of Rhode Island:

Data breach at Westerly Hospital (RI) (required - free registration)

Authorities are investigating a security breach of Westerly Hospital records after learning that patients’ confidential information was posted on a public Web site, raising concerns of possible identity theft.

No cases of identity theft have been reported so far. The security breach affects 2,242 Westerly Hospital patients whose accounts had some activity — medical, financial, or otherwise — “over a period of a couple of days in January,” said Charles S. Kinney, the hospital’s president and chief executive officer.

“It appears to be a snapshot in time,” he said.

Details of how or when the breach happened were not available yesterday.

“We have our suspicions,” Kinney said.

“But until we know, we are not going to release anything.”It is not known how many of the affected patients are from Rhode Island. Westerly Hospital admits an estimated 5,000 patients per year, and has between 25,000 and 30,000 visits to its emergency room.

The hospital has hired a computer forensics expert, Global Digital Forensics of Dunedin, Fla., to investigate the breach.“I can’t tell you how that information was accessed, whether it was accessed through a subcontractor that we have, because everything we send is encrypted,” Kinney said yesterday afternoon.

As a precaution, Kinney said, the hospital has “cut off access” temporarily to its contractors, such as collection agencies and reference laboratories.

This is the tip of the iceberg! Your medical information will be treated just like a credit report and will determine if you can or will receive medical care.

You may wonder why I continue to post these items, I do so because I have spent a large amount of time in the system, unfortunately hospitalized. I was blessed.
I had insurance and a good support network of Prayer Warriors, family and friends.

Oh what a tangled web we weave,When first we practise to deceive!
Sir Walter Scott

Webcast - Lunar Eclipse

Blood Red Moon

Pope is warned of a green Antichrist

Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, 78, who retired as Archbishop of Bologna three years ago, quoted Vladimir Solovyov (1853-1900), the Russian philosopher and mystic, as predicting that the Antichrist “will convoke an ecumenical council and seek the consensus of all the Christian confessions”.

Unfortunately, I believe it's happened! Just look around...even in your own community and parish. Have you sat in on a 'parish council' meeting lately?

World Council of Churches WCC Home

The WCC and the ecumenical movement

Member churches

And unfortunately the Roman Catholic Church is a member too!

'The disclaimer'-"Ecumenical links is maintained by the World Council of Churches as a service to the ecumenical community. These links are to sites outside of the WCC site. The contents of the sites listed here do not necessarily reflect the position or interests of the Council. Rather, we hope they are useful tools in making global connections and accessing information."

So, Cardinal Biffi did you just do something?

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

WCC Site Map

The World Council of Churches Preaches a New "Earth Gospel"

(Billy Graham association w/WCC)

And familarize yourself with 'businesses' such as this one Natural Step--as this company was used by the Sisters of Mercy(see hospitals-another big business)... they're getting big bucks from all over the place. (They're working so hard to get US ALL on 'their page')

You'd better read the entire article!!! FIRST-PLEASE PRAY!

Come Holy Spirit...Come...Come by the means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary your well beloved Spouse.

That began to change in 1989, with the emergence of new initiatives such as The Natural Step — an easily understood, scientifically-based framework for sustainability developed by Swedish medical doctor and cancer researcher Dr. Karl Henrik Robert and other scientists through an extensive consensus process.

[snip]

Scary...

The Dream

Robert’s work began with a dream, literally. In 1989, Robert was struggling to address the surging cancer rates he observed among young children in Sweden and read about in reports from around the world. His research and that of others led him to believe that the one percent a year increases in rates of certain childhood cancers were tied to environmental factors, not lifestyle. He had to explain to parents that their children were dying from what we are doing to the planet.

Robert was frustrated by the scientific community’s endless debate about the causes of the problem. As he says, "The scientists were like monkeys chattering about the leaves of a tree, while the tree was dying. We had to get at the trunk and roots to discover the core principles for addressing the problem."

As Robert struggled with the problem, it began to invade his sleep. Night after night, he had dreams of a beautiful woman, a temptress. And then one night she turned into a witch that clawed and attacked him.

Robert tried to understand its significance. He turned to his wife Rigmor, a professional therapist, who interpreted the dream to mean that he was not acting on his desires to build consensus and start an environmental organization. With this clarity, Robert was inspired to begin a bold quest for science’s seeming Holy Grail — a set of principles for planetary sustainability upon which leading scientists could agree. He distributed a paper for comment from fellow researchers. Comments came back ripping up the ideas presented. Robert thanked them for their comments and simply asked what suggestions they had for improving the paper. He initiated a process by which he incorporated suggestions and continually sent the document back out.

[snip]

The Natural Step (TNS, or in Swedish, Det Naturaliga Steget) was officially launched in 1989 with a nationally broadcast television show featuring Robert with Sweden’s leading musicians, artists, and cultural leaders. This was soon followed by an eco-train, which stopped in cities and towns from one end of Sweden to the other and carried educational exhibits on sustainability sponsored by corporations.

As my former 1st grade teacher (Sister of Mercy)...so eloquently stated "The train has already left the station..." ! LORD HAVE MERCY!

Consensus

Diaprax is a truth-silencing technique that covertly promotes humanist ideals and a reciprocating brotherly love known in the Greek as 'phileo' through imagery (arts/media) and conversation (opinion/dialog) at the expense of the more Godly, obedient, self-sacrificing, truthful and unworldly 'love-your-enemy' kind of love called 'agape' – the kind of love that drove the Apostle Paul to speak the bitter truth about sinful man from the chains of a dark and lonely prison; the kind of love that caused Stephen to cry out: "lay not this sin to their charge" as the angry crowd stoned him to death for his cutting words of conviction; and what moved the Lord Jesus Himself to say as He hung on a cross for the sins of the world: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."

More Consensus/Delphi Technique

In Educating for the New World Order by Bev Eakman, the reader finds reference upon reference for the need to preserve the illusion that there is "Lay, or community, participation in the decision­making process), while in fact lay citizens are being squeezed out."

What's Wrong With Consensus

Organ Donation

Report tells of errors in organ case

U.S. regulators detail how a potential donor was given huge doses of sedatives and painkillers as six people watched.

Scary...

Police and the state medical board are now investigating whether the transplant surgeon brought in to retrieve Navarro's organs attempted to hasten the patient's death by ordering him pumped full of massive amounts of narcotic painkillers and sedatives. If true, the allegation would constitute a grave breach of the nation's transplant rules.

In a stark recounting, federal regulators detailed how at least six people in the room, including Navarro's treating doctor, stood by without intervening, even though some later said they were disturbed by the actions of the surgeon and a nurse administering the drugs. The regulators from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have been looking into the hospital's role in the case.

The amounts of the painkiller morphine and the sedative Ativan that the report says were given to Navarro were "between 10 and 20 times a usual dose of these drugs," said Dr. Philip S. Barie, president-elect of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, who was not involved in the preparation of the document."I don't think I've ever given doses of either drug in that amount," said Barie, professor of surgery and public health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York.

Another possible 'hat in the ring' - GOP Candidate

Former TN Sen. Fred Thompson....this might get pretty interesting...hmmm.
The Next Reagan?

Fred Thompson has been consistently conservative on social policy and provided critical help in getting John Roberts confirmed as Chief Justice.

(I didn't know this one about - John Roberts)

More...Run, Fred, Run, & Law and Order: White House?

The Lighter Side of Lent

The Curt Jester is at it again...you've gotta see this one!
L-Mart

A little giggle in Lent won't hurt. = )

Fighting Evil in Season of Lent

Following my last posting...food for spiritual growth from our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI:
Pope Cites 3 Weapons to Combat Evil
Promotes Lenten Charity, Prayer and Fasting

Works of charity, prayer and fasting are spiritual weapons to combat evil, Benedict XVI said during Mass on Ash Wednesday.

'Show will go on' at University of Minnesota Despite Protest

Another moment/opportunity to receive grace in Lent....pray! Pray for all involved!

The Pope † The Witch

The Catholic Spirit: ‘Pope and Witch’ draws Catholic protests
Catholic reaction

University of Minnesota theater director Robert Rosen said he chose to stage “The Pope and the Witch” for its political message and physical style. Rosen, who is not Catholic, said he is not surprised by the strong reaction; however, he does not see the play as an attack on the Catholic faith.

“Some people will disagree with the message and still others with the means with which the message is conveyed,” Rosen wrote in a statement on the university’s Web site. “Students of theater must learn to use their art form to express their views of the world in which they live.”

Rosen, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, said he has received about 2,000 letters, including some threats that have raised security concerns, from people who object to the play.

Many of the play’s critics, Rosen believes, have not read the script, which, he stresses, is a “fantasy.”

Rosen said he changed parts of the play to make it more contemporary and to remove any inferences to the late Pope John Paul II. However, Rosen views the controversy as positive.

“It’s a great thing to question authority,” Rosen said. “It’s a great thing to question ourselves. If we ever stop doing that, I think we’ll be in trouble.”

Beware the 'Christianists'?

"Offer it up" and rejoice as we suffer with CHRIST in this season of Lent!

Saving Babies in Rome

I've never heard of this...
Updating an Old Way to Leave the Baby on the Doorstep

In the Middle Ages, new mothers in Rome could abandon their unwanted babies in a “foundling wheel” — a revolving wooden barrel lodged in a wall, often in a convent, that allowed women to deposit their offspring without being seen.

Now a Rome hospital, the Casilino Polyclinic, has introduced a technologically advanced version of the foundling wheel — not at all a wheel but very much like an A.T.M. booth. For the first time a new mother left her baby there on Saturday night, and on Monday the child, a boy about 3 months old, was doing well, said Dr. Piermichele Paolillo, who directs the neonatal unit at the hospital.

[snip]

As in bygone days, it is possible for a woman to leave a baby without being seen, but the moment the child is abandoned an alarm goes off in the hospital’s emergency room, ensuring that the baby receives immediate first aid from a team of specialists.

“This is the foundling wheel of the third millennium,” Dr. Paolillo said. “It’s still a simple idea, but now it’s part of a neonatal intensive care unit, not a convent.”

Rome is not alone in the initiative. Modern foundling wheels have made a comeback in various places in Europe in recent decades, particularly in Germany. Switzerland, the Czech Republic and other European countries also have drop-off points for unwanted newborns.

'Conflicting Signals'

Military Signal Blocks Garage Remotes

But neighbors of the Marine base here have been reduced to just that after a strong radio signal coming from the facility began neutralizing remote-control openers.

Residents have had to spend hundreds of dollars on new systems.

"I feel there should be some kind of compensation," said Queen Carroll, who is in her early 70s and was forced to buy a new receiver and remote. "I am a struggling widow, if you will, and I praise the Lord I'm still here, but I am on a budget. When things like this come up totally unexpected, it is very upsetting."

I'd hate to have to fix this problem all the time...calling a repair guy weekly.