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Archbishop Fulton Sheen credited with baby's stunning recovery

2011-09-23T08:18:00.001-05:00

Archbishop Fulton Sheen credited with baby's stunning recovery

St. Padre Pio and Giovanna: The debt he paid for a soul :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

2011-09-23T08:11:00.001-05:00

St. Padre Pio and Giovanna: The debt he paid for a soul

Every September 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Padre Pio. This holy Capuchin priest from Pietrelcina, Italy was widely known for his supernatural gifts of bi-location, reading souls and the bodily marks of Christ, better known as stigmatas. What may be less known, however, was the debt he willing to pay in order to save souls.

Pope says Catholic-Jewish dialogue important for society

2011-09-23T08:10:00.001-05:00

Pope says Catholic-Jewish dialogue important for society

via catholicnews.com

The Nazi "reign of terror" clearly demonstrated the depths of evil that men are capable of when they deny God and the dignity of all people he created, Pope Benedict XVI told leaders of Germany's Jewish community.

Can you help Deacon John?

2011-09-23T08:04:00.001-05:00

Please Donate for my wife’s Kidney failure Medical bills. She’s on weekly Procrit shots . You will always be in my daily prayers. God Bless+

via deaconjohnspace.wordpress.com

"I work a part-time job to help pay for the medications and doctor visits, but it’s really tough making ends meet. "

Deacon John has GREAT internet work (check out his blogs!) and is a great Deacon....so, I just post this to share IN CASE someone reading this has extra funds that they won't really miss and are looking for a decent person to help. :)

A Priest is not born of an Angel

2011-09-23T07:53:00.001-05:00

“A priest is not born of an angel but of
a mother. He is chosen from amongst the
people, is anointed with the Sacrament of
Priesthood and returned back to the people,
to the Church – into their care, their prayer
and their love. The priest is a sign of the
omnipotence of our God. Pray for priests.
Love them. Support them. Help them to be
holy. We are weak and fragile. If your knees
are not bent in prayer for us, we stumble and fall. We need your prayer.” - Fr. Jozo Zovko ofm

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Vienna cardinal takes tough line on priest revolt | Reuters

2011-09-17T20:54:00.001-05:00

(Reuters) - The head of Vienna's Roman Catholic community ruled out sweeping changes demanded by dissident priests and said there could be "serious conflict" if they defied Church teaching on celibacy or give communion to remarried divorcees.

via uk.reuters.com

Atheist scholar wanted a Catholic funeral - CathNews

2011-09-17T20:52:00.001-05:00

Smith was baptised a Catholic and specified a Catholic funeral service, stressing, however, that, ''I will die an atheist''. He was a Marxist to the end, but tempered his politics with the knowledge that in life we are measured by our achievements.

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Deed for the Pious Transfer of His Holiness John Paul II (translated in English!)

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Deed for the Pious Transfer of His Holiness John Paul II

via flickr.com

Interesting!

The Power of the Heart (great tiny read)

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The Power of the Heart
Father Pius E Sammut
Discalced Carmelite

via ourgardenofcarmel.org

A great tiny read...click link to website to read it.

The Power of the Heart (great tiny read)

2011-05-18T14:00:00.001-05:00

The Power of the Heart
Father Pius E Sammut
Discalced Carmelite

via ourgardenofcarmel.org

A great tiny read...click link to website to read it.

Miles Jesu: Sons and Daughters of the Immaculate of Heart of Our Lady of the Epiphany, An Ecclesial Family of Consecrated Life in the Catholic Church

2011-05-18T13:55:00.001-05:00

Miles Jesu participates in the Church’s mission principally through the new evangelization: led by the spirit of the Gospel for the sanctification of the world from within as leaven. Our goal is to provide a specific means for the laity to recognize and live out the call to become saints, not only by work but by family and social commitment, and to help others become saints. This calls for leaders in seeking the Kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and by ordering them according to the plan of God.

via milesjesu.com

Click link above for more info...

Corpus Christianum - For the Renewal of Christendom -Private Association (info)

2011-05-18T13:54:00.001-05:00

CORPUS CHRISTIANUM is an international Private Association of the Faithful, open both to men and women, dedicated to praying for a renewal of Christendom.

via corpuschristianum.org

Click link above for more info if you are interested.

"The Catholic Church is by far the largest, the most widespread, and the most ancient of Christian communions in the world, and is moreover the mighty trunk from which the other communions claiming to be Christian have broken off at one time or another. If, then, we limit the application of the term Christendom to this, its most authentic expression, the unity of Christendom is not a lost ideal to be recovered, but a stupendous reality which has always been in stable possession. For not only has this Catholic Church ever taught that unity is an essential note of the true Church of Christ, but throughout her long history she has been, to the amazement of the world, distinguished by the most conspicuous unity of faith and government..."

- The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XV

"Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world!"
- Pope Pius IX

FRIENDS OF THE SUFFERING SOULS (Masses for Holy Souls in Purgatory)

2011-05-18T13:52:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the website of the Friends of the Suffering Souls, a Catholic Lay Association conducting a perpetual novena of Masses for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

This association was inspired by the 100 consecutive Masses offered for the Holy Souls by the Venerable Archdeacon Cavanagh, Parish Priest of Knock prior to the appearance there of Our Blessed Mother in 1879.
Each member undertakes to arrange at least one Mass each year for all the holy souls and our deceased member.
But you can arrange as many Masses as you wish for this novena.
It is our goal to reach an average of 100 Masses for the holy souls each and every day of the year

via knocknovena.com

Great site to get involved in! click link above.....

Prayer to St Peregrine and for Prayer Requests to the Shrine (click)

2011-05-18T13:50:00.001-05:00

A Prayer to St. Peregrine for Sick Relatives and Friends

O great St. Peregrine, you have been called "The Mighty", the "The Wonder Worker" because of the numerous miracles which you obtained from God for those who have turned to you in their need. For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fiber of our being. You turned to God when the power of human beings could do no more, and you were favored with the vision of Jesus coming down from His cross to heal your affliction. I now ask God to heal these sick persons whom I entrust to you:

(Here mention their names)

Aided by your powerful intercession, I shall sing with Mary a hymn of gratitude to God for His great goodness and mercy.

Amen.

via servite.org

Click link for more info...a prayer card to St Peregrine, his story, or prayer requests or Mass schedules at the shrine, etc.

United States Association of Consecrated Virgins (Click for Info)

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the website of the United States Association of Consecrated Virgins (USACV)

via consecratedvirgins.org

A voluntary association of consecrated virgins living in the world! The purpose of the USACV is to provide support to its members in the faithful living out of their vocation and “…to assist one another in service to the Church as befits their state.” (Canon 604, Code of Canon Law). Click for info the link above.

BSP Brothers and Sisters of Penance (another lay association, click for info)

2011-05-18T13:45:00.001-05:00

The BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF PENANCE

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Confraternity of Penitents, Catholic Lay Association, Franciscan Third Order (Click for more info!)

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The Confraternity of Penitents

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Operation Sleeping Giant - BE ALERT AND PREPARED!

2011-05-05T11:51:00.001-05:00

Oath Keepers warn Americans to prepare for economic collapse
Launch Operation Sleeping Giant to wake up veterans to danger

via operationsleepinggiant.com

Free Online Book: Ven. Alexandrina Maria Da Costa (Highly recommended)

2011-05-02T21:58:00.001-05:00

Alexandrina: The Agony and the Glory

via catholicrevelations.org

Feds mine Facebook for info

2011-04-27T13:38:00.001-05:00

Feds mine Facebook for info

via stltoday.com

Federal investigators in Detroit have taken the rare step of obtaining search warrants that give them access to Facebook accounts of suspected criminals. Click link for full article.

Anima Christi

2011-04-22T16:47:00.001-05:00

Site: No stigma in abortion - BostonHerald.com

2011-04-21T12:02:00.001-05:00

Site: No stigma in abortion

Critics blast state-funded sex-ed Web site

via bostonherald.com

This is really terrible!

These boys and girls need to see the "Priests for Life" website and READ and SEE the Truth about the baby in the womb growing...instead of not be told the truth and being told "it's much easier than it sounds.." from some site they may trust in their youthful ignorance while looking for the truth. Adults getting their pro-abortion agenda on the ignorant youth looking for answers is so wrong! That's my 2 cents on it.....what do you think?

Paul Simon Has Been 'Thinking about (God) More', Christian News, The Christian Post

2011-04-21T11:56:00.001-05:00

Paul Simon’s last album was entitled Surprise, but it’s his newest album that is quite surprising.
It’s all about God, Jesus, angels, and the afterlife. And the album cover looks like a multi-colored DNA helix, causing speculation that this album is really about a search for the meaning of life.
The lyrics of the album’s first cut, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day," are taken directly from a 1941 sermon by famed Atlanta preacher Rev. J.M. Gates.
“I took a big chunk of this guy’s sermon, which was recorded in 1941,” said singer/Songwriter Simon. “It was like it was meant to be there.”
The catchy, African-inspired and bluesy rhythm of that first track underscores the chorus:
Getting ready for the power and the glory and the story of the Christmas Day.
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Those aren’t the only religious lyrics in Simon’s new album, So Beautiful or So What.
In the song "Afterlife," Simon imagines meeting his Maker this way:
After you climb,
up the ladder of time,
the Lord God is here. 
Face to face,
in the vastness of space,
your words disappear. 
And you feel like swimming
in an ocean of love,
and the current is strong. 
But all that remains
when you try to explain
is a fragment of song… 
Lord is it,
Be Bop A Lu La or
Ooh Poppa Do Lord,
Be Bop A Lu La or
Ooh Poppa Do Be Bop A Lu La
Ben Witherington, seminary professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, reflects on the song, “It reminds me of John Donne’s poem ‘A Hymn to God, my God, in My Sickness’. In that poem Donne talks about tuning up here below to get ready to sing in the heavenly choir. In fact he talks about preparing to be made God’s music, and thinking here how to tune his instrument. I think Paul is being made God’s music even now, he just isn’t fully aware of it.”
Simon has said about So Beautiful or So What, “I thought right away, this is a really special album.”
Witherington goes on to remark that singer Paul McCartney, upon hearing some of the new album, said to Simon, “Aren’t you a Jew? How come you’re singing about Christmas and Jesus, and that sort of stuff?"
Simon was born to Jewish Hungarian parent in Newark, N.J. He has included other Christian-themed lyrics in previous songs, such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Art Garfunkel and various songs in the album Graceland.
But in Simon’s previous album before this one, he spoke harshly about religious belief:
How can you be a Christian?
How can you be a Jew?
How can you be a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Hindu?
How can you?
Weak as the winter sun, we enter life on earth.
Names and religion come just after date of birth.
Simon even included a song called “I Don’t Believe,” in the album.
But the new album seems to show a change of heart.
In an interview with NPR on Tuesday, interviewer Steve Inskeep asked Simon about the religious references in the new album.
“The fact that there is so much reference to religion in this album makes me wonder if you're thinking about religion more, or thinking about God more.”
Simon responded, “I don’t think it's really so much about religion. There are quite a few references to God or in a spiritual sense. And I guess I would have to say from the evidence of this album that I am thinking about it more.
The album also include the lyrics,
God and his only Son
paid a courtesy call
on Earth one Sunday morning.
Orange blossoms opened
their fragrant lips,
Songbirds sang
from the tips of Cottonwoods,
Old folks wept for his love in these hard times.
Rolling Stone magazine has called Simon’s new album “the best since Graceland.”

via christianpost.com

'Church Sucks' But Come Anyway?, Christian News, The Christian Post

2011-04-21T11:54:00.001-05:00

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"Silence is Golden" Carmelite Nuns 1/2

2011-04-20T13:09:00.001-05:00

Carthusian Chant

2011-04-20T13:06:00.001-05:00

Catholic church to lose stronghold on Irish education system | Irish News | IrishCentral

2011-03-31T20:14:00.001-05:00

Catholic church to lose stronghold on Irish education system

Church patronage of schools to undergo over haul

via irishcentral.com

Pray: Jackson priest who suffered massive heart attack during Saturday Mass has died | MLive.com

2011-03-31T14:28:00.001-05:00

Jackson priest who suffered massive heart attack during Saturday Mass has died

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VATICAN Pope urges revival of prayer and confession, in era of "lost conscience"

2011-03-31T14:22:00.001-05:00

Pope urges revival of prayer and confession, in era of "lost conscience

I agree....even for myself and my family. Can you imagine everyone going weekly? ;-)

JAPAN Radiation risk mounts at Fukushima. Church sends volunteers to tsunami hit areas

2011-03-31T14:21:00.001-05:00

Radiation risk mounts at Fukushima. Church sends volunteers to tsunami hit areas

Lent Idea: Gifts to Give Suggestions | Columban Fathers

2011-03-10T11:52:00.001-06:00

Gifts to Give

How to address the most asked question of Lent | Columban Fathers

2011-03-10T09:50:00.001-06:00

How to address the most asked question of Lent

E-Journey through Lent and more | Columban Fathers

2011-03-10T09:49:00.001-06:00

E-Journey through Advent, Lent and more

Join us for a virtual journey!

For Advent, Lent, and a summer reflection, join us for an e-journey, a short series of emails containing reflections written by our priests and staff.

To sign up, fill out the short form below. When you have finished filling out this form, you are able to send an invitation to your friends and family. Thanks and God Bless. (click link)

Help: Subanen Craft Project (Mindanao) | Columban Fathers

2011-03-10T09:45:00.001-06:00

Subanen Craft Project (Mindanao)

The Subanen Crafts Project started by Columban Father Vincent Busch is now providing Subanen families with the means to improve their homes, enhance their diet and educate their children.

Click link to read more....

TAJIKISTAN : Tajik authorities ban sales of Jesus cartoon

2011-02-18T07:55:00.001-06:00

Tajik authorities ban sales of Jesus cartoon

Some 20 copies are seized from sellers in Khorog. The authorities also seize religious discs in the same city. Proselytising is outlawed in the country,

JAPAN Bishop of Fukuoka on Japan's missionary and mature church

2011-02-18T07:53:00.001-06:00

Bishop of Fukuoka on Japan's missionary and mature church

The Japanese "paradox": is the country recalcitrant to Christianity? Domenico Miyahara, Bishop of Fukuoka, helps us to understand the particular face of Christianity in Japan. The Church is increasingly conscious of having to take on a role of service and dialogue in the context of East Asia. "

INDIA Fasting and sit-ins, bishops and faithful reject false report on Karnataka violence

2011-02-18T07:52:00.001-06:00

Fasting and sit-ins, bishops and faithful reject false report on Karnataka violence

The report of the Committee of Justice Somasekhar exonerates two radical Hindu movements for attacks in 2008 on 56 churches, against all evidence. The President of the Global Council of Indian Christians: "A bundle of lies, intended to confuse and misinform the people." A counter-report submitted today to the Governor and the Chief Minister of Karnataka.

ZENIT - Promises of Papal Audiences; 3 in Line for Sainthood

2011-02-18T07:49:00.001-06:00

Promises of Papal Audiences; 3 in Line for Sainthood

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Russian president visits Vatican

2011-02-18T07:08:00.001-06:00

Russian president visits Vatican

via upi.com

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has made his first official visit to the Vatican and met with Pope Benedict XVI, officials said.

Catholic Priest Sues Pro-life News Site for Defamation | Christianpost.com

2011-02-18T07:07:00.001-06:00

Catholic Priest Sues Pro-life News Site for Defamation

via christianpost.com

Today the Church honors the 7 Founders of the Order of the Servites

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Honoring the 7 Founders of the Order of the Servites

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Honoring the 7 Founders of the Order of the Servites

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Today the church honors the seven Founders of the Order of Servites that played a significant role in the development of the early church especially in a particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was destined to be the Mother of the Messiah, the Christ, and Savior of the world.

Here is a brief write up on them via ETWN: click here.

One of the "Servites in todays' world" that I am very fond of is Fr. Peter Mary Rookey, OSM.

He's a priest that has a healing ministry.

He was once blind and Jesus healed him.

See him and hear him pray the Miracle Prayer (he always prays this and hands out little cards of it at his healing service): click here!

A Christian Comfort Poem Called "Despair"

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A Christian Poem:

Despair
Sometimes it seems Lord that despair overwhelms
And I find myself unable to see you.
I forget you in hard circumstances,
Forget that you died for me,
Out of Love
Forget that you
Are in control of my life,
That you are on the throne, ruling,
That all nations bow before you.
I forget that you are GOD
Lord my heart forgets your fatherhood
It fears for the future,
For hurts that may be encountered
Imaginings that may never be faced.
But you come to me and again I see you as if anew, feel the warmth of your
love
I hear your voice gently chiding a precious child
“Do not fear the sound of the waves around you
You shall not sink beneath them
You shall rise above your circumstances
There is a redeemer
One who chose to obey me, to face the cross to die in rejection and pain
So do not fear the future
It is in my hands not yours.
There is a redeemer one who will always be at your side.
My Son in you the hope of Glory.Chris Gibson

Don't lose heart....God sees you, your circumstance, and loves you...believe in His deep tender love for you through all your circumstances.

#1 HEALING PRAYER Fr Suarez CYBER HEALING CENTER (Watch)

2011-02-17T10:40:00.001-06:00

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Pope to youth: Spread joy of Christ

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Pope to youth: Spread joy of Christ

via cbcpnews.com

{ I see many doing that on FB and Twitter and blogs...it's wonderful.... }

Priest warns on card games at funerals - who knew?!

2011-02-17T10:30:00.001-06:00

Priest warns on card games at funerals

via newsinfo.inquirer.net

This is amazing....the lengths those addicted to gambling will go to to gamble. They see the "short close" picture (gambling) and not the "big" picture of what they are doing. It IS indeed terrible. Good for Fr Valentine Dimoc!

Girl blessed by Pope runover by her father with a bus =)

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A miraculous escape for the little girl the Pope blessed

via smh.com.au

What a great story. God speaks to us through such signs if we have an open heart and listen with it.

Some Saint Peter Julian Eymard Quotes

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"The essential thing is to strengthen our trust in God, feed upon his truth,
dedicate ourselves to his glory as our sovereign love, love him in everything, everywhere, and above everything!" (To Countess D'Andigne, January 20, 1865)

--Saint Peter Julian Eymard

"When we work hard, we must eat well. What a joy, that you can receive Holy Communion often! It's our life and support in this life -- Receive Communion often, and Jesus will change you into himself." (To Mme. Grisaud, January 13, 1855)

"Have a great love for Jesus in his divine Sacrament of Love; that is the divine oasis of the desert. It is the heavenly manna of the traveller. It is the Holy Ark. It is the life and Paradise of love on earth." (To the Children of Mary, November 21, 1851)

"Live on the divine Eucharist, like the Hebrews did on the Manna. Your soul can be entirely dedicated to the divine Eucharist and very holy in the midst of your work and contacts with the world."(To Mme. Isabelle Spazzier, Nov. 5, 1859)

"Keep your soul at peace, in order to be able to be attentive and very faithful to the inner movement of the Holy Spirit." (To Mme. Stephanie Gourde, November 25, 1850)

"People are afraid to be powerless and so are off their path. We are neither natural nor supernatural. What can we do? Follow grace. Let the mind become accustomed to the truth which God’s grace is offering. It takes a week or two for a truth to become natural and habitual, but we must make it the center of our piety and let everything converge toward it." (From a letter written in 1868 to Mme. Mathilde Giraud-Jordan)

"In order to succeed in it (prayer), it should be done when we first awaken, when our whole being is calm and recollected. We need to make our meditation before anything else.
"As far as possible, you should pray in quiet and silent devotion. Try to have a favorite topic of prayer, such as a devotion to the passion of Jesus, the Blessed Sacrament, awareness of the divine presence; go directly to Jesus without too much fuss.
"Before prayer begins, leave aside any duties which would distract you." (Excerpt from an 1837 letter to his sister [as well as godmother], Marianne)

"Have confidence in prayer. It is the unfailing power which God has given us. By means of it you will obtain the salvation of the dear souls whom God has given you and all your loved ones." Ask and you shall receive," Our Lord said. Be yourself with the good Lord." (From a letter written on January 4, 1864 to: Mme. Mathilde Giraud-Jordan)

"We must know where mediocrity of spirit comes from. The first is the worst: it’s a scattered mind, a life which is too active. Nothing can cling to it. It’s like the seed of the Gospel falling on the open road. The remedy is to bring the mind back to natural reflection by some reading or serious meditations which strike it and help it to be focused. In general, it’s better to choose a great truth than a pious feeling. The work of truth is to refocus our attention, reflection, and finally, devotion.
"The second source of mediocrity of spirit is mental boredom toward what is serious and positive. This illness can only be healed by openness to divine love, since it is based on discouragement.
"The third source is laziness of the mind which fears to consider the truth. The fourth source is when we counteract the grace, the attraction of the moment. The mind becomes closed and foolish. We must follow the need and light of the moment." (From a letter written in 1868 to Mme. Mathilde Giraud-Jordan)

"Go to the good Lord very simply, with the surrender of a small child. Tell the good Lord what you are thinking, what you want, what is upsetting you. Oh! How happy we become when we discover this interior conversation with our Lord. We carry our treasure [with us] everywhere. He becomes the center of our heart and life." (In a letter dated January 29, 1848, St. Eymard wrote to Miss Stephanie Gourd at a time when she was in the thick of caring for her sick and aging parents, telling her how to converse with Jesus whom we carry as a treasure within)

"Be serious about the presence of God, the knowledge of Jesus Christ, a definite thought of some virtue, and you will have a center of strength and consolation." (From a letter written in 1868 to Mme. Mathilde Giraud-Jordan)

** If you feel a calling to the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (he was the founder),
click here.

Prayer Need: Monstrance with Blessed Sacrament stolen from parish in Spain ::

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Monstrance with Blessed Sacrament stolen from parish in Spain

Let's pray to St Anthony to help Fr. Perez to find this.

Prayer Need: Monstrance with Blessed Sacrament stolen from parish in Spain ::

2011-02-16T17:40:00.001-06:00

Monstrance with Blessed Sacrament stolen from parish in Spain

Let's pray to St Anthony to help Fr. Perez to find this.

St Pio Quote

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The little vessel which is your soul always possesses the strong anchor of trust in the Divine Goodness. This mystical vessel will always have Jesus as helmsman and Mary as its beacon. Hence there is no room for fear. - St. Pio of Pietrelcina

GLUTTONY

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A wonderful reminder and read in our times of everyone in America (practically) being "over-weight"...

this is from St John Vianney:

10. On Gluttony

CHAPTER 10: On Gluttony

Gluttony is an inordinate love of eating and drinking.

WE ARE GLUTTONOUS, my children, when we take food in excess, more than is required for the support of our poor body; when we drink beyond what is necessary, so as even to lose our senses and our reason...

Oh, how shameful is this vice! How it degrades us! See, it puts us below the brutes: the animals never drink more than to satisfy their thirst: they content themselves with eating enough; and we, when we have satisfied our appetite, when our body can bear no more, we still have recourse to all sorts of little delicacies; we take wine and liquors to repletion! Is it not pitiful? We can no longer keep upon our legs; we fall, we roll into the ditch and into the mud, we become the laughing stock of everyone, even the sport of little children...

If death were to surprise us in this state, my children, we should not have time to recollect ourselves; we should fall in that state into the hands of the good God. What a misfortune, my children! How would our soul be surprised! How would it be astonished! We should shudder with horror at seeing the lost who are in Hell...

Do not let us be led by our appetite; we shall ruin our health, we shall lose our soul...

See, my children, intemperance and debauchery are the support of doctors; that lets them live, and gives them a great deal of practice...

We hear every day, such a one was drunk, and falling down he broke his leg; another, passing a river on a plank, fell into the water and was drowned...

Intemperance and drunkenness are the companions of the wicked rich man...

A moment of pleasure in this world will cost us very dear in the other. There they will be tormented by a raging hunger and a devouring thirst; they will not even have a drop of water to refresh themselves; their tongue and their body will be consumed by the flames for a whole eternity...

O my children! we do not think about it; and yet that will not fail to happen to some amongst us, perhaps even before the end of the year! St. Paul said that those who give themselves to excess in eating and drinking shall not possess the kingdom of God. Let us reflect on these words! Look at the saints: they pass their life in penance, and we would pass ours in the midst of enjoyments and pleasures. St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, fasted all Advent, and also from St. John Baptist's day to the Assumption. Soon after, she began another Lent, which lasted till the feast of St. Michael. She lived upon bread and water only on Fridays and Saturdays, and on the vigils of the feasts of the Blessed Virgin and of the Apostles. They say that St. Bernard drank oil for wine. St. Isidore never ate without shedding tears! If we were good Christians, we should do as the saints have done.

We should gain a great deal for Heaven at our meals; we should deprive ourselves of many little things which, without being hurtful to our body, would be very pleasing to the good God; but we choose rather to satisfy our taste than to please God; we drown, we stifle our soul in wine and food. My children, God will not say to us at the Day of Judgment, "Give Me an account of thy body"; but, "Give Me an account of thy soul; what hast thou done with it?" ... What shall we answer Him? Do we take as much care of our soul as of our body? O my children! let us no longer live for the pleasure of eating; let us live as the saints have done; let us mortify ourselves as they were mortified. The saints never indulged themselves in the pleasures of good cheer. Their pleasure was to feed on Jesus Christ! Let us follow their footsteps on this earth, and we shall gain the crown which they have in Heaven.

The Flame of Love: Re: Adoration or Blessed Sacrament Visits

2011-02-12T14:16:00.001-06:00

Re: Adoration or Blessed Sacrament Visits

via marysflameoflove.blogspot.com

Happy Tears =)

2011-02-12T12:42:00.000-06:00

Porsche, my 5 year old, gave me happy tears.

She walked up to me and said in a cute voice: "Mommy, thank you."

I said, "For what?"

She said in a cute voice, "For everything good you do for me."

awwww!!!

♥♥♥♥xoxoxoxo♥♥♥♥

World Day of Prayer for the Sick – February 11 | Sisters of the Holy Family's Web Log

2011-02-12T11:45:00.001-06:00

World Day of Prayer for the Sick – February 11

via blog.holyfamilysisters.org

INDONESIA Mount Merapi: reforestation project unites Christians and Muslims

2011-02-12T07:51:00.001-06:00

Mount Merapi: reforestation project unites Christians and Muslims

The initiative includes the planting of 112,500 trees on an area 75 hectares and involves three villages. Among the supporters, the archbishop of Semarang: The environment is a "pressing problem" for the economy and population growth. To date over 50 thousand already grafted shrubs.

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PAKISTAN Islamabad confirms Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti as Minister for minorities

2011-02-12T07:49:00.001-06:00

Islamabad confirms Catholic Shahbaz Bhatti as Minister for minorities

Government reshuffle took place yesterday. Bhatti has struggled in recent years to amend the blasphemy law and has recently requested a pardon for Asia Bibi.
Bhatti, who is a Catholic, was the first parliamentarian to take up the post of Minister for Minorities. His Christian predecessors were offered only minor portfolios.

EGYPT - ISLAM First dawn after Mubarak: rebirth and domino effect

2011-02-12T07:47:00.001-06:00

First dawn after Mubarak: rebirth and domino effect

In Tahrir Square military and young volunteers clear up the barricades and waste. The Arab countries greet the "historic day" of Egypt, but fear a "domino effect". Gulf activists are preparing protests. China also fears the Egyptian example.

Rwandan Genocide Redux? | Population Research Institute

2011-02-12T07:42:00.001-06:00

Rwandan Genocide Redux?

via pop.org

Not too many years ago, 800,000 Rwandans perished when their country descended into a bloody civil war. Now their government, with the encouragement of groups funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, appears poised to launch a nationwide sterilization campaign that may have equally disastrous demographic consequences
Click link for article.

DON'T LET OTHERS TELL YOU WHO YOU REALLY ARE (Fr. DeGrandis) article

2011-02-12T07:40:00.001-06:00

DON'T LET OTHERS DEFINE YOU NOR THE 'WORLD' OBSCURE PERCEPTION OF WHO YOU REALLY ARE

via spiritdaily.com

Nice read to read and then pass on!

Number of priests growing worldwide, Vatican reports!

2011-02-12T07:36:00.001-06:00

Number of priests growing worldwide, Vatican reports

Wealthy Americans prepare for 2012 doomsday in style

2011-02-10T12:31:00.001-06:00

via theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com

This promotional video for Vivos luxury underground condos speaks for itself about the signs of the times. Sheeesh.

Unexplained tremors and booming noise reported in small town in UK

2011-02-10T12:24:00.001-06:00

Unexplained tremors and booming noise reported in small town in UK

via theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com

Just strange stuff and interesting.

What is causing the 'booms'? Something is shaking the SE

2011-02-10T12:19:00.001-06:00

What is causing the 'booms'?

via wect.com

YouTube - How Great Thou Art, Worship Video with lyrics :)

2011-02-10T10:47:00.001-06:00

How Great Thou Art, Worship Video with lyrics

Let's sing it! :)

May your soul rest in peace, Soumya (let's say a prayer for her)

2011-02-10T10:42:00.001-06:00

deepthirjose blog May your soul rest in peace

via deepthirjose7.blogspot.com

Unprecedented!!! All Ambassadors Called Back to Washington!

2011-02-09T17:20:00.001-06:00

All Ambassadors Called Back to Washington!

via beforeitsnews.com

Vandals deface church statues

2011-02-08T08:55:00.001-06:00

Vandals deface church statues

via daytondailynews.com

Planned Parenthood Videos Shock VA Governor, Attorney General

2011-02-07T23:01:00.001-06:00

Planned Parenthood Videos Shock VA Governor, Attorney General

via lifenews.com

Prayer Need: PAKISTAN Balochistan: Hindu families victim of abductions and targeted killings

2011-02-07T10:54:00.001-06:00

Balochistan: Hindu families victim of abductions and targeted killings

A group of armed men kill a merchant during a botched kidnapping attempt. An 85-year-old Hindu religious leader has been missing for more than month. In the Pakistani province, more than 100 groups are involved in kidnappings. Last year, 86 kidnappings took place.

EGYPT Egypt’s revolution belongs to the young people, not the Muslim Brotherhood

2011-02-07T10:47:00.001-06:00

Egypt’s revolution belongs to the young people, not the Muslim Brotherhood

The real protagonists of change are young Christians and Muslims. Muslim Brotherhood trying to highjack transition. Fear and silence of Church authorities. Accounts of real "national unity". The analysis of a noted political analyst and director of the Jesuit Cultural Centre of Alexandria.

Man jailed for warning U.S. of al-Qaida danger

2011-02-07T10:45:00.001-06:00

Man jailed for warning U.S. of al-Qaida danger

Whistleblower called 'terrorist' and accused of plotting Chavez overthrow

via wnd.com

Super Bowl losers make winners of those in need

2011-02-07T10:40:00.001-06:00

Super Bowl losers make winners of those in need

Products citing No. 2 as 'champions' dispatched to Zambia, Haiti, Indonesia

via wnd.com

Why is China building eerie 'ghost cities'?

2011-02-07T10:33:00.001-06:00

Why is China building eerie 'ghost cities'?

Google Earth photographs reveal towns completely devoid of people

via wnd.com

As Evangelicals Falter, Catholics and Mormons Lead

2011-02-07T09:32:00.001-06:00

As Evangelicals Falter, Catholics and Mormons Lead

via patheos.com

Video: Has Revelation's 'pale rider' shown up in Egypt?

2011-02-07T08:21:00.001-06:00

Video: Has Revelation's 'pale rider' shown up in Egypt?

via wnd.com

Warm Up out of the winter blues! Watch: AMAZING GRACE - SELAH

2011-02-04T22:14:00.001-06:00

Priesthood

2011-02-03T10:42:00.002-06:00

PRIESTHOOD -- -

-- By Charles De Foucauld

To a Friend Preparing for Ordination

By Fr. John J. Pasquini

“The priest... is something transcendant; through baptism he brings souls to birth, through the sacrament of penance he purifies them, through communion he gives them our Lord’s Body as He Himself did at the Last Supper, and at their death He helps them to appear before the Beloved by giving them their final forgiveness and the supreme strength... Every single day of his life, a priest does what Jesus did during his three years of ministry—He teaches men to know, love and

serve their good Master.What a vocation!”

PAKISTAN Blasphemy law: Rehman withdraws proposed changes, as teacher denounces 17-year-old boy

2011-02-03T10:34:00.001-06:00

Blasphemy law: Rehman withdraws proposed changes, as teacher denounces 17-year-old boy

With her life threatened by Muslim fundamentalists, the PPP Member of the National Assembly accepts to toe the party line and accept the government’s view. Prime Minister Gilani confirms that changes will not be introduced. A student is arrested in Karachi for blasphemy after he is accused of insulting the name of Muhammad in an exam. Human Rights Watch calls the decision “truly appalling”.

Archbishop of Tokyo: Neocatechumenals should stop their mission for a while

2011-02-03T10:33:00.001-06:00

Archbishop of Tokyo: Neocatechumenals should stop their mission for a while

Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada suggests a period of reflection to open a new dialogue with the Japanese bishops. Less than a month ago, the Pope removed the five year ban on Neocat activities in Japan, called for by the Episcopal Conference. Among the suggestions of the Bishop of Tokyo: think of the 30 thousand Japanese suicides a year; attention to the needs of the population; aid in the care for the sick and the disabled.

Transplants From Murder Victims--yes or no?

2011-02-03T10:28:00.001-06:00

Transplants From Murder Victims

via zenit.org

VATICAN Pope calls for greater energy and investment to support those who suffer

2011-02-03T10:21:00.001-06:00

Pope calls for greater energy and investment to support those who suffer

In his message for World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI remembers the face of the Shroud, the sufferings of the Passion. But if suffering is always full of mystery "and if Jesus has not taken away suffering and evil from the world," he defeated them at the root. He has countered the arrogance of evil with the omnipotence of his love. He showed us them that the path to peace and joy is Love”.

VATICAN Young people must be rooted in the faith of their parents, Pope says

2011-02-03T10:09:00.001-06:00

Young people must be rooted in the faith of their parents, Pope says

n YouCat, aide to the catechism for youth, Benedict XVI urges young people to know about their faith, study it, and discuss it on the Internet. They should not use the “evil” that recently struck at the “heart of the Church” as a pretext to flee from God.

Thousands celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lanka, in spite of the bombs

2011-02-03T09:59:00.001-06:00

Thousands celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lanka, in spite of the bombs

At least 7-8,000 faithful in Tewatta, at the national basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary. There is great fear of travelling after the many attacks, but the desire to come here was greater, for the annual commemoration of the miracle that saved the country from the world war. And to ask for a new miracle.

Our Lady Of Lourdes Novena starts today Feb 2-10th/11th is Feast Day!

2011-02-02T11:11:00.001-06:00

Our Lady of Lourdes
Novena Dates February 2-10, Feast Day February 11

via ewtn.com

Michelle Malkin » Democrat jerk ousted by N.C. voters gets new government gig

2011-02-02T10:50:00.001-06:00

Democrat jerk ousted by N.C. voters gets new government gig

via michellemalkin.com

Renewed violence between Christians, Muslims in Nigeria

2011-02-02T10:35:00.001-06:00

Renewed violence between Christians, Muslims in Nigeria

via catholicculture.org

So many prayer needs....we all must pray for peace and for those peaceful stuck in these violent situations.

Exorcist warns parents of rise in ‘demonic’ websites | CatholicHerald.co.uk

2011-02-02T10:29:00.001-06:00

Exorcist warns parents of rise in ‘demonic’ websites

via catholicherald.co.uk

click link for the story.

Plans for new hospital, university offer hope to Catholics in Iraq

2011-02-02T10:22:00.001-06:00

Plans for new hospital, university offer hope to Catholics in Iraq

click link for story

Developers of new app say it could bring Catholics back to confession

2011-02-02T10:14:00.001-06:00

Developers of new app say it could bring Catholics back to confession

via catholicnews.com

Reportedly, it is the only app with an imprimatur.

Michigan School District Allows Sikh Students to Wear Religious Dagger to School - FoxNews.com

2011-02-02T10:11:00.001-06:00

Michigan School District Allows Sikh Students to Wear Religious Dagger to School

via foxnews.com

Just keep this filed and handy for when you are not allowed your Cross, Crucifix, Medal, or Rosary.... ;-)

Cyclone Yasi strikes Queensland -Cat. 5 storm

2011-02-02T10:09:00.001-06:00

The beast roars

via smh.com.au

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Cosmic Log - Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz

2011-02-01T20:58:00.001-06:00

Jerusalem videos stir UFO buzz

via cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com

As dark UFO videos go, this clip showing flashing lights over Jerusalem is certainly a puzzler.

UFO-Like Clouds Linked to Military Maneuvers?

2011-02-01T20:56:00.001-06:00

UFO-Like Clouds Linked to Military Maneuvers?

via news.nationalgeographic.com

Three nearly identical, UFO-like cloud formations recently appeared over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, sparking online discussions linking the features to everything from the Second Coming to recent mass bird deaths to secret military experiments. Click link for full story.

Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Prepare Egyptians for war with Israel'

2011-02-01T20:50:00.001-06:00

Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Prepare Egyptians for war with Israel'

via jpost.com

The Smoke of Satan (gr8 read by Fr. D. Longenecker)

2011-02-01T20:41:00.001-06:00

The Smoke of Satan

via gkupsidedown.blogspot.com

Great read! pass it on!

Masons fight membership declines - USATODAY.com

2011-02-01T20:39:00.001-06:00

Masons fight membership declines

via usatoday.com

Keep praying.