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You are currently browsing the AirMaria.com weblog archives for August, 2007.
Ave Maria! Our 400th Post!!Deo Gratias!Fr. Bonaventure relates today’s Gospel to the life of St. Bartholmew. The apostle who “had no guile”, a simple man yet not simplistic. St. Bartholmew was able to glorify God in his martyrdom of being skinned alive while not despairing but persevering his faith. Come hear this moving homely. Ave Maria! |
Catholic World News in an article entitled?Chinese bishop arrested: to silence Pope’s message? reports that on?Thursday August 23, 2007, after days of surveillance,?Jia Zhiguo, the prominent underground Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Zheng Ding in Hebei Province, was arrested and many of the faithful were interrogated by police.? The apparent reason was the bishop’s attempts at trying to promulgate the Pope’s letter to the Chinese Catholics.
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Shamelessly pulled entirely from the blog of Dr. Edward Peters, JD, JCD. I really had no idea there was such a practice as “joint” celebration of Penance.
Dr. Peters is a canon lawyer and is always great reading. It also helps to have a canon lawyer around as a resource |
Ave Maria! In today’s readings Fr Ignatius reveals the relationship of suffering and grace that St. Rose of Lima preached fervently about. She makes it known that without the burden of afflictions we can not reach the height of grace Ave Maria! |
I saw this story yesterday and couldn’t help but feel for all those college kids who won’t have affordable birth control options when they head back to school this year. Then I saw this story today and saw a silver lining. My heart really does go out to those kids with their irresistible urges sipping Vodka Redbulls and having their right to low-cost subsidized (by our tax dollars) birth control taken away. I am equally gladdened, however, to know that some Pharmaceutical companies are making big profits off the whole thing. Me thinks those kids could have a good shot at the legal lottery. I mean, they’ve been wronged and they’re suffering. Where’s the ACLU???? |
Those wacky protestants…
Seems they all have a “call from God” they’re following.
I wonder which one’s right, or maybe they’re both right? God doth have a sense of humor? |
Ave Maria! This second to last part of our series by Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J., on recent Vatican documents covers the document issued July 9th, two days after the Motu Proprio, by the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith entitled “Responses to some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Document on the Church” i.e. Lumen Gentium This document was issued by the Congregation to clarify some points of confusion since the close of the Second Vatican Council. Questions addressed in this talk are:
In answer to the first question Fr. Fessio quotes Pope Paul VI, who after the Council says, “What Christ willed, we also will. What was, still is. What the Church has taught down the centuries, we also teach.” AMEN! Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Working off the foundation he laid last week from the Fathers of the Church and the Old Testament, Dr. Mark now enters the New Testament to outline the biblical basis of Mary’s title, Advocate. He goes over the visitation of Mary to St. Elizabeth, the feast at Cana and Revelation 12, the Woman Clothed with the Sun and so shows that Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant and the New Queen Mother. Come listen to Dr. Miravalle’s impassioned and inspired talk. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Basing his homily on the Gospel of the day Fr. Ignatius preaches about the influence of Saint Bernard on theologians to follow him. He continues to reveal that we should receive the light we receive from God in humility since it is not through our merits that it is given. Come listen to his timely homily! Ave Maria |
I still don’t get it, how a woman has a “right” to kill her child. It’s insane. Never fear that Planned Parenthood is there to protect that “right”. It seems PP is in a tizzy that Missouri has passed a law, which goes into effect next Tuesday, that would require abortion clinics to meet certain already-established state health standards. Wow! Really? Planned Parenthood thinks the law will infringe on “abortion rights”.
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…the Catholic Church! It is depressingly vogue to sue the US Catholic Church these days. Of course, our litigious society makes it oh so easy. Articles like this one over on Catholic World News illustrate that not only do victims win playing the legal lottery so do the lawyers! I’m not trying to diminish the emotional pain any REAL victims may have endured even if I can’t understand how to put a $ on recovering one’s emotional health but dog-piling on the Church is irrational and unacceptable. After the victims (supposed and real) bankrupt the diocese the lawyers have to make sure they get their fair share. I can’t remember where I read it but a lawyer representing a group of victims suggested a portion of the Sunday collection should be surrendered for payment to his clients. This would ensure he and his clients get paid regardless of the solvency status of the diocese. I was not raised a Catholic but I wonder if I were to approach a lawyer and ask to make a claim against a diocese if that little fact would hinder my case at all? I wonder if my children will have to grow up in a world where their weekly collections are divided between Church and state? How many churches are going to have to close their doors because they’ve been sued out of existence? Folks are going to have an awful lot to answer for all in the name of trying to make a quick/easy buck. Makes meditating on Christ’s suffering in the Garden of Olives much easier let me tell you. The gates of hell may not prevail against the Church but US law will ensure there is a lien on the property. |
Ave Maria! Fr. Angelo explains how single men can practice the noble virtues of Chivalry in the modern world. Ave Maria! |
Ave Maria! Basing his homily on the Gospel of the day Fr. Angelo preaches about the fire which is the charity of God. And how our Lord Jesus wishes “it were already blazing” in our hearts. Come listen to this ‘fiery’ homily! Ave Maria! |
From Ave Maria Meditations
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria. Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria. Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina! (more…) |
Ave Maria! Just an update on Br. Francis posted about earlier. His wake will be 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday August, 25 with a vigil service at 7:30 at Our Lady’s Chapel, 600 Pleasant St., New Bedford, MA. Funeral Mass will be on Sunday at 3 p.m. This will be the only Mass on that Sunday at the Chapel. Burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery on Monday will be private. See our site Marymediatrix.com for an excellent tribute to Br. Francis with many pictures along with more details of the services. Ave Maria! |
His books on Annulments and Excommunication are spectacular!
