Doubt (2008)
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Warning by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago
BALTIMORE, November 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a stark warning to President-Elect Barack Obama, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), today warned the Obama Administration, on behalf of all the US bishops, that "aggressive pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion."
The statement, which was "written at the request and direction of all the Bishops," was released today at the end of the annual fall assembly of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
While the message begins on a conciliatory note, the vast majority is directed at the issue of the rights of the unborn. "The bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States welcome this moment of historic transition and look forward to working with President-elect Obama and the members of the new Congress for the common good of all," begins the statement. From there, however, it notes that the 1973 Roe v Wade decision was "bad law" and that the Freedom of Choice Act which Obama has promised to sign is even "more radical."
Cardinal George writes that "the unity desired by President-elect Obama and all Americans at this moment of crisis will be impossible to achieve," if the administration's policies increase abortions.
The full statement follows:
STATEMENT of the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
"If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor; if the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil." (Psalm 127, vs. 1)
The Bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States welcome this moment of historic transition and look forward to working with President-elect Obama and the members of the new Congress for the common good of all. Because of the Church's history and the scope of her ministries in this country, we want to continue our work for economic justice and opportunity for all; our efforts to reform laws around immigration and the situation of the undocumented; our provision of better education and adequate health care for all, especially for women and children; our desire to safeguard religious freedom and foster peace at home and abroad. The Church is intent on doing good and will continue to cooperate gladly with the government and all others working for these goods.
The fundamental good is life itself, a gift from God and our parents. A good state protects the lives of all. Legal protection for those members of the human family waiting to be born in this country was removed when the Supreme Court decided Roe vs. Wade in 1973. This was bad law. The danger the Bishops see at this moment is that a bad court decision will be enshrined in bad legislation that is more radical than the 1973 Supreme Court decision itself.
In the last Congress, a Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) was introduced that would, if brought forward in the same form today, outlaw any "interference" in providing abortion at will. It would deprive the American people in all fifty states of the freedom they now have to enact modest restraints and regulations on the abortion industry. FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. It would counteract any and all sincere efforts by government and others of good will to reduce the number of abortions in our country.
Parental notification and informed consent precautions would be outlawed, as would be laws banning procedures such as partial-birth abortion and protecting infants born alive after a failed abortion. Abortion clinics would be deregulated. The Hyde Amendment restricting the federal funding of abortions would be abrogated. FOCA would have lethal consequences for prenatal human life.
FOCA would have an equally destructive effect on the freedom of conscience of doctors, nurses and health care workers whose personal convictions do not permit them to cooperate in the private killing of unborn children. It would threaten Catholic health care institutions and Catholic Charities. It would be an evil law that would further divide our country, and the Church should be intent on opposing evil.
On this issue, the legal protection of the unborn, the bishops are of one mind with Catholics and others of good will. They are also pastors who have listened to women whose lives have been diminished because they believed they had no choice but to abort a baby. Abortion is a medical procedure that kills, and the psychological and spiritual consequences are written in the sorrow and depression of many women and men. The bishops are single-minded because they are, first of all, single-hearted.
The recent election was principally decided out of concern for the economy, for the loss of jobs and homes and financial security for families, here and around the world. If the election is misinterpreted ideologically as a referendum on abortion, the unity desired by President-elect Obama and all Americans at this moment of crisis will be impossible to achieve. Abortion kills not only unborn children; it destroys constitutional order and the common good, which is assured only when the life of every human being is legally protected. Aggressively pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion.
This statement is written at the request and direction of all the Bishops, who also want to thank all those in politics who work with good will to protect the lives of the most vulnerable among us. Those in public life do so, sometimes, at the cost of great sacrifice to themselves and their families; and we are grateful. We express again our great desire to work with all those who cherish the common good of our nation. The common good is not the sum total of individual desires and interests; it is achieved in the working out of a common life based upon good reason and good will for all.
Our prayers accompany President-elect Obama and his family and those who are cooperating with him to assure a smooth transition in government. Many issues demand immediate attention on the part of our elected "watchman." (Psalm 127) May God bless him and our country.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Saturday, September 27, 2008
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Presidential issues in 2008 election
On the Issues: Abortion - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Messages from Mary
Virgin Mary's Messages Kurescek 1989-1999 / The Queen of Peace
" France Spelic (Father Smaverski), the visionary (Our Lady calls him Smaverski), started to receive messages from Mary, in the year of 1989. On December 9, 1989, during his visit to Medjugorje, he was instructed to renew prayer on a forgotten and abandoned place. In conversation with the priest, Joze Razinger, he learned that Kurescek could be the place.
On January 29, 1990, the visionary received another message from Mary:
Go to Kurescek. Stay faithful.
I am the Queen of Peace."
Were you aware of this visionary previously?
Monday, August 18, 2008
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious
Optional Memorial
August 18th*
[optional Memorial transferred from December 12th
in the diocese of the United States]
*In 2009 the date will change to August 12th.
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History:
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal was born at Dijon, France, January 28, 1572.In 1592 she married Baron de Chantal, and lived in the feudal castle of Bourbilly. She restored order in the household, which was on the brink of ruin, and brought back prosperity. During her husband's absence at the court, or with the army, when reproachd for her extremely sober manner of dressing, her reply was: "The eyes which I must please are a hundred miles from here". She found more than once that God blessed with miracles the care she gave the suffering members of Christ. St. Francis de Sales's eulogy of her characterizes her life at Bourbilly and everywhere else: "In Madame de Chantal I have found the perfect woman, whom Solomon had difficulty in finding in Jerusalem". Baron de Chantal was accidently killed by a harquebus while out shooting in 1601. Left a widow at twenty-eight, with four children, the broken-hearted baroness took a vow of chastity. In all her prayers she besought God to send her a guide.
During Lent, 1604, she visited her father at Dijon, where St. Francis de Sales was preaching at the Sainte Chapelle. He became her spiritual director.
She founded the Congregation of the Visitation which was canonically established at Annecy on Trinity Sunday, June 6, 1610. Its aim was to receive, with a view to their spiritual advancement, young girls and even widows who had not the desire or strength to subject themselves to the austere ascetical practices in force in all the religious orders at that time. St. Francis de Sales was especially desirous of seeing the realization of his cherished method of attaining perfection, which consisted in always keeping one's will united to the Divine will, in taking so to speak one's soul, heart, and longings into one's hands and giving them into God's keeping, and in seeking always to do what is pleasing to Him. "I do always the things that please him" (John 8:29). The two holy founders saw their undertaking prosper. At the time of the death of St. Francis de Sales in 1622, the order already counted thirteen houses; there were eighty-six when St. Jane Frances died (December 13, 1641) and 164 when she was canonized.
The remainder of the saint's life was spent under the protection of the cloister in the practice of the most admirable virtues. If a gentle kindness, vivified and strengthened by a complete spirit of renunciation, predominates in St. Francis de Sales, it is firmness and great vigor which prevails in St. Jane Frances; she did not like to see her daughters giving way to human weakness. Her trials were continuous and borne bravely, and yet she was exceedingly sensitive.
Her reputation for sanctity was widespread. Queens, princes, and princesses flocked to the reception-room of the Visitation. Wherever she went to establish foundations, the people gave her ovations. "These people", she would say confused, "do not know me; they are mistaken". Her body is venerated with that of St. Francis de Sales in the church of the Visitation at Annecy. She was beatified in 1751, canonized in 1767.
(Principal source - Catholic Encyclopedia - 1913 edition )
Collect:
Lord,
you chose St. Jane Frances to serve you
both in marriage and in religious life.
By her prayers
help us to be faithful in our vocation
and always to be the light of the world.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading: Proverbs 31: 10-13,19-20,30-31
A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax,
and works with willing hands.
She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
Gospel: Mark 3:31-35
Jesus' mother and brethren came; and standing outside they sent to Him and called Him. And a crowd was sitting about Him; and they said to Him, "Your mother and your brethren are outside, asking for you." And He replied, "Who are My mother and My brethren?" And looking around on those who sat about Him, He said, "Here are My mother and My brethren! Whoever does the will of God is My brother, and sister, and mother."
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
40 Days of Fasting and Prayer Beginning August 15, 2008
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Movie Sets You Can Visit!
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We recently visited these movie sites traveling during July 2008.
I wanted to make you aware of these areas in case you have not heard of them as yet. If you are in the area of these movie sites while traveling, they are certainly worth taking the time to visit!
Have you ever visited any of these sites?
We also visited the following sites during July 2008...
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National Farm Toy Museum
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Manny's Cafeteria and Delicatessen - The Best Deli in Chicago ...
Superdawg® drive-in : History
We attended Mass at the following Catholic Churches
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Saint Martin's Catholic Church (Cascade) - Wikipedia, the free ...
Dyersville, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, and Leading ...
St Anthony's Church
- www.stanthonydsm.org -St Peter's Cathedral
The Conversion of St. Paul
www.thepoorclares.comST. LEO THE GREAT [1953] Amherst, New York
Saints Peter & Paul ChurchWilliamsville, NY
First Pastor was St. John Neumann
We also visited
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Lewiston, NY
Have you attended Mass or have you visited any of these Catholic Churches?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
McCain's And Obama's Voting Record On Abortion
My daughter Adrienne Marie sent me this e-mail this morning. It would do voters good to study it.
I did find McCain’s full voting record if you want to review every vote he has cast in the senate over the last 17 years: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000303/.
Here is McCain’s voting history on abortion and abortion related issues in reverse chronological order:
3/13/08 Vote 71: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE
10/18/07 Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES
9/6/07 Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE
9/6/07 Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. MCCAIN DIDN’T VOTE
9/29/06 Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act MCCAIN VOTED YES
3/17/05 Vote 75: S CON RES 18:
10/21/03 Vote 402: S 3: S. 3 Conference Report; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES
9/17/03 Vote 351: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree To The Amendment Of The House To S.3 ; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES
3/13/03 Vote 51: S 3: S. 3 As Amended; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED YES
3/12/03 Vote 47: On the Motion: Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Instructions; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 MCCAIN VOTED NO
9/14/00 Vote 249: H R 4444: Smith (NH) Amdt. No. 4129-Division IV; To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes. MCCAIN VOTED NO
9/13/00 Vote 243: H R 4444: Helms Amdt. No. 4128; To express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People's Republic of
9/13/00 Vote 241: H R 4444: Smith Amdt. No. 4129 Division VI; To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE
6/20/00 Vote 134: S 2549: Motion To Table Murray Amendment No. 3252; To repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES
10/21/99 Vote 340: S 1692: S. 1692 As amended and modified; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED YES
10/20/99 Vote 334: S 1692: Motion to Table Santorum Amendment No. 2322; To express the sense of Congress concerning Roe v. Wade and partial birth abortion bans. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE
10/20/99 Vote 333: S 1692: Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider Roll Call No. 332; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED NO
10/20/99 Vote 332: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consideration of S.1692; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000 MCCAIN VOTED NO
7/1/99 Vote 197: S 1282: Motion to Table DeWine Amdt. No. 1200; To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions. MCCAIN DID NOT VOTE
5/26/99 Vote 148: S 1059: Motion to Table
9/18/98 Vote 277: H R 1122: passage of H.R. 1122, notwithstanding the President's Veto; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 MCCAIN VOTED YES
6/25/98 Vote 176: S 2057:
9/4/97 Vote 215: S 1061: coats amendment no. 1077; To prohibit the use of funds for research that utilizes human fetal tissue, cells, or organs that are obtained from a living or dead embryo or fetus during or after an induced abortion. MCCAIN VOTED NO
7/22/97 Vote 190: S 1023: dewine amendment no. 936; To prohibit the use of funds the pay for an abortion or to pay for the administrative expenses in connection with certain health plans that provide coverage for abortions MCCAIN VOTED YES
7/10/97 Vote 167: S 936:
6/25/97 Vote 129: S 947: kerrey amendment no. 496, as modified; To strike the limitation on the coverage of abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO
5/20/97 Vote 71: H R 1122: h.r.1122, as amended; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997 MCCAIN VOTED YES
5/15/97 Vote 70: H R 1122: daschle amdt no. 289; To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the performance of an abortion where the fetus is determined to be viable. MCCAIN VOTED NO
5/15/97 Vote 69: H R 1122: Feinstein amdt no. 288; To prohibit certain abortions. MCCAIN VOTED NO
9/26/96 Vote 301: H R 1833: shall h.r.1833 pass over the veto of the President of the
6/19/96 Vote 163: S 1745: motion to table
3/19/96 Vote 39: H R 3019: coats amdt no. 3513; To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES
12/7/95 Vote 596: H R 1833: H.R. 1833 Passage; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 MCCAIN VOTED YES
8/5/95 Vote 371: H R 2020: mikulski amdt no. 2227; To allow coverage of abortion under the Federal employees' health insurance policies in cases where it is medically necessary. MCCAIN VOTED NO
8/5/95 Vote 370: H R 2020: Nickles Amendment No. 2153 to Committee Amendment on P.2,L14; To prohibit taxpayer funding for abortions covered by the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program. MCCAIN VOTED YES
7/14/94 Vote 191: H R 4426: Helms Amdt. No. 2253; To prohibit U.S. Government intervention with respect to abortion laws or policies in foreign countries. MCCAIN VOTED YES
11/16/93 Vote 371: S 636: motion to table kennedy amdt no. 1197; To clarify that nothing in this Act affects State regulation of abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES
8/3/93 Vote 235: Whether the Amendment is Germane: is the nickles amdt no.749 germane?; To allow employees with health plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefit program to purchase special riders that cover abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES
9/18/92 Vote 220: S 3114: Coats Amdt No. 3074; To strike provisions that allow military personnel stationed abroad to obtain pre-paid reproductive services, including abortions in
11/22/91 Vote 268: On the Decision of the Chair: Shall Decision Of The Chair Stand; To limit the use of funds for carrying out any Department of Defense policy that prohibits certain abortions overseas. MCCAIN VOTED YES
9/11/91 Vote 186: H R 2707: kassebaum amdt.; To require entities receiving assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for parental notification in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES
7/16/91 Vote 131: S 323: coats amdt; To require entities receiving grants under title X of the Public Health Service Act provide for parental notification in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED YES
7/16/91 Vote 130: S 323: mitchell amdt.; To require entities receiving grants under title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide parental notice or consent in the case of minor patients who request an abortion. MCCAIN VOTED NO
7/16/91 Vote 128: S 323: durenberger amdt; Providing for the referral of individuals who are pregnant for appropriate prenatal medical care, including referrals to prenatal health care providers who perform abortions, but prohibiting referrals to such providers whose principal business is the provision of abortions. MCCAIN VOTED YES
Obama’s is here, but is obviously much shorter than McCain’s: http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/
3/13/08 Vote 71: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset. OBAMA VOTED NO
10/18/07 Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE
9/6/07 Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE
9/6/07 Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. OBAMA DID NOT VOTE
9/29/06 Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act OBAMA VOTED NO
3/17/05 Vote 75: S CON RES 18:
Were you aware of McCain's and Obama's voting record on the abortion issue?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Laminin
YouTube - Louie Giglio - Laminin
Anna's friend Pablo brought laminin to her attention and Anna brought it to my attention.
Have you ever heard of laminin?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Persistence
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. " - St Francis of Assisi
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I found St. Francis' quote on a greeting card at St. Leo's Catholic Church while attending daily Mass. It made my day...Have you read this quote before by St. Francis of Assisi?
Thursday, May 22, 2008
May 22 St. Rita's Feast Day
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Do you ask St. Rita for assistance?
Berthe Petit
SORROWFUL MOTHER
The Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary
biography
BELGICA CATHOLICA: A message of worldwide importance: The Devotion ...
Are you aware of the mission of Berthe Petit?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Senator Ted Kennedy
 The Gazette (Montreal) | Senator Kennedy Diagnosed Pray For Senator Kennedy 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 by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do 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. A PRAYER FOR HEALINGLord, look upon Ted with eyesof mercy, may Your healinghand rest upon him, may Yourlifegiving powers flow intoevery cell of his body and intothe depths of his soul,cleansing, purifying,restoring him to wholenessand strength for servicein Your Kingdom.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
St. Joseph The Worker Feast Day May First
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(Feast – May 1)
GLORIOUS ST. JOSEPH,
Model of all who are devoted to toil,
Obtain for me the grace to toil
In the spirit of penance,
In order thereby to atone
For my many sins;
To toil conscientiously,
Putting devotion to duty
Before my own inclinations;
To labor with thankfulness and joy,
Deeming it an honor
To employ and to develop by my labor
The gifts I have received from Almighty God;
To work with order,
Peace, moderation and patience,
Without ever shrinking
From weariness and difficulties;
To work, above all,
With a pure intention
And with detachment from ourselves,
Having always before my eyes
The hour of death
And the accounting
Which I must then render
Of time ill-spent,
Of talents unemployed,
Of good undone
And of empty pride in success,
Which is so fatal to the work of God.
All for Jesus,
All through Mary,
All in imitation of you,
O Patriarch Joseph!
This shall be my motto
In life and in death.
Will you honor St. Joseph The Worker in some way this day?
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Prayer After Holy Communion
Lord, help me to remove from my mind every thought
or opinion which You would not sanction,
every feeling form my heart which You would not approve.
Grant that I may spend the hours of the day
gladly working with You according to Your will.
Help me just for today and be with me.
In the long hours of work,
that I may not grow weary or slack in serving You.
In conversations,
that they may not be to me occasions of uncharitableness.
In the day's worries and disappointments,
that I may be patient with myself and with those around me.
In moments of fatigue and illness,
that I may be mindful of others also.
In temptations, that I may be generous and loyal,
so that when the day is over I may lay it at Your feet,
with its successes which are all Yours,
and its failures which are all my own,
and I may feel that life is real and peaceful,
and blessed when spent with you as the Guest of my soul.
Mary, Mother of Grace, Mother of Mercy, shield me from
the enemy and receive me at the hour of my death.
Amen
Do you have a prayer that you always say after Holy Communion?
Friday, April 25, 2008
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event have signed to Majordomo Records.
Have you heard their recordings?
Sound and Vision: My Interview with The Airborne Toxic Event
Have you heard their recordings?
Sound and Vision: My Interview with The Airborne Toxic Event
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Videos of the Pope's Visit
Videos of the Pope's visit at the National Shrine are available through the USCCB. You may find them here.
Are you aware of these videos?
Are you aware of these videos?
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The Definition of Some Men as They Relate to Some Women
Men are pretty good actors. They have resisted domestication by women throughout the ages.
True they are tame, will come to you for affection, come to be fed, play, and behave generally like other human beings with one exception, they will do this only if they want to or because there is a benefit to them in their choice.
No amount of coaxing, training, or discipline will make men obey if they deem otherwise.
They are completely independent by nature. They have many of the qualities, good and bad, that most actors have. They can be captivating, productive, self centered, and accomplished. They possess the ability to bring all of these characteristics into perfect play.
If you have ever watched a man court a woman, you saw there was little difference in his approach when he is working with a computer, looking for a car to purchase, or deciding on a good book to learn from. His mind is completely free from outside distractions while concentrating on his task. Nothing else but his goal is important. He will court the imagined prey, work with it in mock battle, dodge, flee in terror and hide, only to wait for the time to court again.
But do not ever think that he really cares long term for the woman, the computer, the car, or the book. After a while he will lose interest in the current woman, computer, car or book, and just as quickly as he started the play to reach his goal, or learn, he will drop it. (This could be due to his relating better to a more interesting, newer, better equipped, more informative or more entertaining, woman, computer, car or book.)
(This writing was inspired from reading page 21 of ON METHOD ACTING)
Man's best hope to master himself is to face these facts and turn to the Imitation of Christ.
Do you agree or disagree with these statements?
The Pope's Prayer Intentions
Apostleship of Prayer
Traditional Daily Offering of the Apostleship of Prayer
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.
Do you pray for the Pope's monthly intentions each day?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Our Moment Seeing Pope Benedict XVI
Security was tight but catching a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI was still possible for many of the laity. Security teams and policemen were capable and kind concerning the crowds in the area where we were waiting.
Adrienne Marie and Matthew Dylan own a condo near the Vatican Embassy so parking was not a problem for us.
The Blessed Mother guided our path and we were able to catch a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI during his return to the Vatican Embassy from the White House in the Pope mobile on April 16, 2008. We saw him exit his vehicle and enter the Embassy. He did not choose to face the crowd where we were standing so Parker Joseph was disappointed that we were not able to wish him Happy Birthday. There were many children in the crowd carrying signs wishing The Vicar of Christ, a Happy Birthday. Some were able to locate him in the few seconds allowed and some were not able. Parker Joseph wasn't able to focus and see him from the shoulders of his Aunt Anna, there just wasn't enough time.
Miranda Joanne, Parker Joseph, Miranda Patricia, Jane Katherine, Michael Alexander, Anna Claire (and her baby to be), Abigail Marie, Anna Patricia, Sophie Elizabeth and Michael Albert and I all drove to Washington DC together from our homes in Northern Virginia.
The laity showed their support, their love, along with their prayers. We were grateful to God who allowed him to visit the United States, and allowed us our moment to make an effort in showing our support.
God sees all of course, knows all, and reads hearts and not just appearances. We hope The Holy Father's visit will save souls and bring them back to God and inspire all to make better decisions in life.
Did you have an opportunity to see Pope Benedict XVI while he visited Washington DC?
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