April 2012
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“”Adoration will heal our Church and thus our nation and thus our world…...”
– Peter Kreeft (via tenthousandangels)
I find Adoration to almost indescribable to others, even fellow devout Catholics. And yet, they above all should understand and participate as well, but they seldom do. Therefore, I shall never cease to proclaim the greatness of spending time with The Lord in...
Today
Even if today seemed to last forever or was a terrible day or something really bad happened or tragedy hit close to home or you even lost someone close to you…today will never happen again, you will never have an experience just like this again, you will never lose that person again. That in itself is a comfort. If something like this happens again, it won’t feel as bad since you have...
“It is not a matter of whether contraception may be prohibited by the government....”
– Archbishop Thomas Wenski (Miami)
Amen, amen I say to my fellow countrymen, women and children: The government is telling us if you have religious beliefs against or moral objections to what they want to do now, and most definitely, in the future, you are asking for the trouble they will give you....
Bishop Jenky Speech
For those who may not have heard, Bishop Jenky of Peoria gave a homily at a special mass that has been taken out of context, been publicly and formally reported to the IRS, and has drawn the ire of that bastion of ultra-liberalism, the faculty at Notre Dame (Alumni, do you continue to let these people be the voice and face of your Alma Mater?). These are challenging times when your fellow...
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“Will you stand with me and say “Jesus, I will take up my cross and follow...”
– Archbishop Robert Carlson (St. Louis)
Yes, I will. “As for me and my house, we shall serve the Lord.”
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Jesus will change you first...
If you really want to change for the better, in ALL areas of your life:
1. Pray without ceasing.
2. Read the the Daily Readings of The Mass every day
3. Attend and participate in Mass.
4. Learn, understand, and follow the teachings of Christ and the Church.
5. Spend an hour each week in Eucharistic Adoration.
6. Pray the Rosary daily.
7. Ask in prayer for help in change.
8. Trust God....
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To all Catholics:
We can, if we choose, change the world to be in conformity with what God demands of all people. Pray and ask for guidance from The Holy Spirit in seeing what our specific role is. Some are asked to do great things and some are asked to do seemingly little things. All are called to do something. If we all answer that call and follow through, the changes in the world will be nothing short of...
“Religion’s opponents like to claim that science and religion must be hostile to...”
– Cardinal George Pell (Sydney)
When you start seeing the paradoxes in the Catholic Faith, you are closer to The Truth than you think.
“We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become. If we love things,...”
– Saint Claire of Assisi (via jeromebee)
“It is important for Catholics who are believers, in fact and not just in name,...”
– Bishop Leonard Blair (Toledo)
Seek the truth in all things and pray for discernment. Pray to Jesus for The Spirit to guide you. What will be the fruit of the plant that grows from the seed of the action, movement, etc.? You just might save your soul and the souls of others.
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Meatless Fridays
We are all called to do acts of penance on each and every Friday of the year.
For many years, you were to abstain from meat on every Friday. Now, I don’t know the whole story on this. If someone has more on this, I encourage you to reply.
My understanding is this responsibility has not been lifted. I believe the communication was other acts of penance would suffice. However, the...
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Humility
This is the beginning of humility…when you realize that every person has infinite worth in the eyes of God. Yet, you, who convince yourself that you are so important, come to see you are so little and insignificant in reality. This is the beginning of wisdom, humility, and the realization of what we must do to inherit the kingdom. This is not easy but is necessary.
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The Apostles, women, and others
What sorrow and loss they must have felt upon waking the following day. Jesus is dead, how can this be? Have you ever woke up feeling ok and then the shock and sadness of tragedy the day before hits you again? Haven’t we all lost someone close and felt this way the next day?
It just occurred to me...
after looking at many random posts over last half-hour:
- If you just stop thinking about yourself, your situation, and your conversation to yourself, God can get His message through to you and show you how insignificant your “problems” are. Or, in other words, Let Go and Let God.
- Today we celebrate the Greatest Gift from God. Have you really thought and prayed about this? The...
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“Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, is a retelling of the story of...”
– Cardinal Donald Wuerl (Washington)
Cardinal Wuehrl was on Relevant Radio again this week. He has a real sharp mind, great voice, and has the ability to put the HHS mandate in the true light of how the government for the first time is defining what The Church can and can’t do and where and...
“That’s what makes our Christian faith unique. Christianity is not a philosophy...”
– Archbishop Jose Gomez (Los Angeles)
I am so excited, happy, filled with joy to see and hear our bishops and cardinals so energized and vocal in defining our faith and what the HHS mandate is all about. It stirs the souls of the laity as well it should. Thank you!!
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Palm Sunday
Meditation: Jesus suffered and died so that we may, if found worthy, spend eternity with Him in paradise. The price we pay: follow the will of God, which will allow you to receive the grace to do what you must in this life. Walk in the Light of God and follow The Way, The Truth, and The Life.
