Posted in Catholic on Tuesday, 30 September, 2008 | 50 Comments »
Better tighten your seatbelts… sounds like we’re in for quite the ride! I hope that the diversity of the Church’s celebrations is respected. But my hunch is that some will try to impose one vision of liturgy. Who knows. It’s probably best to pray for a spirit of respect and open communication.
New appointments [...]
Posted in Catholic on Monday, 29 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t like the revised layout of the blog so I opted to reinstall the other format. In doing so, it also reintroduced the 2006 Rome photo as the banner. I have to admit I do like it… but I had thought it was time for an update… but then again… technology has a way [...]
Posted in Catholic on Monday, 29 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Catholic Church in the region of Orissa, India has been suffering tremendous persecution. This primarily from Hindi extremists. Find out the latest here. The Conference of Bishops have issued the following statement. Please pray for our sisters and brothers and for all Hindus and Muslims in that area who are working to promote peace [...]
Posted in Catholic on Saturday, 27 September, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Check out more about this guy in Louisiana who wants to sterilize the poor.
Religion News Service
NEW ORLEANS — Roman Catholic Archbishop Alfred Hughes has denounced a lawmaker’s proposal to pay poor people to undergo sterilization as “an egregious affront to those targeted and blatantly anti-life.”
“Our lawmakers would do better to focus on policies that promote [...]
Posted in Catholic on Saturday, 27 September, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is a Prayer for Politicians from the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington in Delaware, USA that might be useful as we prepare for our Federal Election on October 14th.
Litany of St. Thomas More,
Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers
V. Lord, have mercy
R. Lord have mercy
V. Christ, have mercy
R. Christ have mercy
V. Lord, have [...]
Posted in Catholic on Saturday, 27 September, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last night our parish held a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. It’s something we haven’t done in a long time. It had been a custom in the parish, but then the fear of possibly “missing” someone and offending sort of paralyzed the process. Margaret Visser, the Toronto cultural anthropologist, has just written an important book on giving [...]
Posted in Catholic on Thursday, 25 September, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Next month a Synod on the Word of God will gather bishops from around the world for a process of reflection on Scripture and the Church. A synod is an important moment in the Church’s life as it usually leads to further teaching on an are of our life of faith together. One [...]
Posted in Catholic on Tuesday, 23 September, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Ok, so how long does jet lag last? I’ve been going to bed at 9pm or at the max 10 from being soooo sleepy and then wake up at 4am. By the time 7am comes around, when I should be getting up… I’m exhausted already. Weird eh. If I remember correctly… it takes about [...]
Posted in Catholic on Friday, 19 September, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Habits do not make us immune to error or arrogance. Neither are Roman collars or spicing our comments with Latin. We are all capable of mistakes. If I am not fair in my comments, I appreciate the honest feedback. I don’t think I said anything really outrageous when I said I disliked the use of [...]
Posted in Catholic on Thursday, 18 September, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Greetings from the Rome Airport. I hope many of you have enjoyed sharing the great privilege I had of the pilgrimage to the Eternal City. I am most grateful to all who made it possible; the friars who gave me the time off, the benefactors who helped pay for it and of course Fr. George [...]
