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Ave Maria! Fra Joseph gives us a tour of the new friary in La Crosse, WI attached to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Grand Finale is the new AirMaria studio on a floor of its own. Well, … sort of … you’ll see. BTW this friary is a little nicer than any of ours. We’re just using it as we staff the shrine. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria MeditationsThis incredible holy bishop did so many wonderful things but a favorite story concerns the promotion of the 40 Hours Devotion of Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. St. John’s Feast Day is January 5th.
At the time of his episcopate there was a strong anti-Catholic sentiment in Philadelphia and having had two churches burned and another barely saved, priests were advising the Bishop, John Neumann, not to proceed with introducing the 40 Hours of continual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, believing it would somehow increase the hostility already directed against the Church. |
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Ave Maria! For a clear and concise overview of the state of Catholicism in the light of the 2008 elections and the history of moral relativism in the US the Mindszenty Report for December 2008 is a must read, all in just three pages! Oh, and Happy 50th anniversary to the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation! Ave Maria! |
Fr. Philip Neri Powell from Domine da mihi hanc aquam! has posted a very enlightened defense of Marian coredemption. In particular I would like to make note of his replies to the objections against the fifth Marian dogma. He says there are basically two objections: 1) “a declaration of the proposed dogma is unnecessary since Catholic theology already recognizes Mary’s unique role in God’s plan for human salvation”; 2) “the dogma is ecumenically dangerous in that it threatens good relations with other Christian ecclesial communities by seeming to elevate Mary to a level equal to that of Christ as sole Redeemer.” For a thorough response to these objections I send you directly to his post. What I am most interested in is his response to objection 2 which I think is brilliant: Father Powell puts his finger on the fear of many Catholics to speak the truth in the face of Protestant objections: “That we would flinch from speaking the truth because some might misunderstand simply means that we fear a negative response from our ecumenical partners.” I find this very true, for example, when discussing the meaning of the term “coredemption.” Many of the Catholic objectors to the dogma say that “coredemption” is an inherently confusing term because of the various ways in which “co-” can be used as a prefix. In English it means generally, as Father Powell points out, “with” and “equal to,” which is not the case in Latin. The point is that, yes, the term needs to be explained, but so what? Why don’t we just explain it? (more…) |
Ave Maria Mediations: “And going into the dwelling, they found the Child there with His Mother, Mary, and fell down to worship Him.” (Mt. 2:11)
We also kneel down before Jesus, most especially our God ’hidden’ in the most Holy Eucharist.
It is often mentioned that ‘wise men still seek Him’. We do not need to leave home and country and journey afar but we may need to leave some things behind: those things that keep us separated from God. Whatever causes us not to be in a state of grace must be left behind on our journey to God. We need to see what are the areas of sin in our lives and these are what we must be divested of. God will always help us with His grace! And just as the Three Kings had a star, so we also have Mary, Stella Maris, to be a star and guide for us. Jesus is still found with His Mother and the vocation of Mary for all time is to lead souls to Him. (more…) |
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Ave Maria!– January’s Theme: Divine Love “If there was nothing but the desire to love God in a soul, everything is present already; God Himself is there, because God is not, nor can He be, anywhere except where there is a desire for His love.” |
Ave Maria! Dawn Eden author of “The Thrill of the Chaste” graciously gives the Roving Reporter an account of her journey from Judaism to Protestantism and then finally through the intercession of St. Maximilian Kolbe to Catholicism. And, of course, St. Maximilian led her to Our Blessed Virgin Mary who in turn gave her the inspiration for her book that teaches young adults and college students the importance of chastity. Listen to her amazing story. Dawn Eden’s Blog: The Dawn Patrol Her book: The Thrill of the Chaste Ave Maria! |
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Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: January 3rd
“so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven, on earth and under the earth”(Phil. 2:8)
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,
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Ave Maria!– January’s Theme: Divine Love “The unquenchable thirst that devours you arises because it has not yet reached the end of its journey; it is not yet totally immersed in the eternal fountain, which cannot take place while we are in a pilgrim state. Woe to the soul when it considers itself satisfied here on earth, because it would be the beginning of its downfall and it would be deceived.” |
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