Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Dec 4, 2009, 6:39 pm
Folks, I've been pretty busy this week and the weekend surely looks busy too. So I'll be taking a breat - there is one post scheduled for the Second Sunday of Advent, but not much before or af...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Dec 2, 2009, 6:23 pm
Folks, this according to LifeSiteNews.com: ALBANY, December 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Wednesday afternoon, the New York State Senate voted overwhelmingly to reject legislation that would h...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Dec 2, 2009, 11:10 am
Folks, according to the Wall Street Journal: For anyone who doubts the power of the Internet to shine light on darkness, the news of the month is how digital technology helped uncover a secretive gro...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 30, 2009, 7:31 am
Folks! As I go into another "creative pause" to end the "cycle-within-the-cycle" on Catholic and Jewish modes of prayer, I want to invite you to review the following two sites:Read and sign the Manhat...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 28, 2009, 11:00 pm
From today's Office of Readings, a reading from a sermon by St. Cyril of Jerusalem: We do not preach only one coming of Christ, but a second as well, much more glorious than the first. The...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 27, 2009, 12:30 pm
continued from Part I Themes in Jewish/Christian Divergence on Prayer Before we continue, let us check my assumptions: first, and as I stated before, I am assuming that post-Biblical, post-second Te...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 25, 2009, 11:14 am
Folks, today I added the following paragraph to my Personal Mission Statement. You might find it interesting: • I receive and treasure the divine, Catholic faith as handed down through the 21 Ecumen...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 23, 2009, 11:46 am
Folks, today we remember, among other worthy martyrs, Blessed Miguel Pro. Miguel Pro was born January 13, 1891, at Guadalupe Zacatecas, Mexico. From his childhood, high spirits and happiness were the...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 21, 2009, 11:00 pm
That the Lord is King is obvious from the Holy Scriptures. He's of Davidic descent (Matt. 1:1) as befits the the Messiah of Israel (1:16); He revealed himself as such before Pilate (John 18:36-37)...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 21, 2009, 10:00 am
Folks, after several false stars, we continue now with our exploration of Jewish and Christian themes with an examination of Christian and Jewish similarities, differences, convergences and divergence...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 15, 2009, 11:00 pm
Folks, I continue with my “creative hiatus” as I study the question “Can a Christian pray like a Jew?” with a little more attention. In the meantime, I want to share with you something related...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 14, 2009, 11:00 pm
Today’s Holy Mass readings: First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm: Psalm 16:5, 8-11 Second Reading: Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Gospel: Mark 13:24-32
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 14, 2009, 2:30 pm
Folks, I’ve created a “satellite” or “auxiliary” blog to store all static or seldom-updated contents listed in the “Internal Links” section on the left sidebar. Also, each entry has now ...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 12, 2009, 10:33 am
Folks, the next subject I imposed upon me in the ongoing Judaism/Judaica cycle, "Can a Catholic Pray Like a Jew?" has proven to be fascinating issue, but alas, a somewhat complicated one. I don't...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 10, 2009, 11:00 pm
Folks, in this installment of this cycle of blog posts dedicated to Jewish themes, I want to share with you a few key points I gathered from the Pontifical Biblical Commission’s (PBC) The Jewish Peo...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 9, 2009, 11:00 pm
Folks, I’ve been meaning for a while to start a string of posts on Judaism – both biblical and post-biblical – and Judaica in general, but other events sidetracked me. I wanted When Anti-Zionism...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 9, 2009, 11:59 am
Folks, the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum cœtibus, regulating entry into the Catholic Church by communities coming from the Anglican Communion, was published today. You may access it here. Highl...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 8, 2009, 11:00 pm
Folks, this is an inestimable resource for the study of the Old Testament and the relationship between the Hebrew Scriptures, the Jewish people, and Catholic Christians. Produced by the Pontifical Bib...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 8, 2009, 6:40 am
Today's Mass Readings: First Reading: 1 Kings 17:10-16Psalm: Psalm 146:7-10Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 or 12:41-44 Go to Mass!
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 7, 2009, 7:17 am
Folks, according to CNN, ...anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option an...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 5, 2009, 11:00 pm
Fr. Thomas Dubay discusses contemplative prayer.  This series found here at EWTN includes the following topics: What is Contemplation? Love of God Christian Contemplation vs. Zen Contem...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Nov 5, 2009, 10:04 am
Yesterday on November 3rd, the people of Maine voted to uphold the true nature of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The voice of the people in this country has spoken once again on the s...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 23, 2009, 3:25 pm
Folks, according to LifeSiteNews:HINSDALE, Illinois, October 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Dominican nun has been seen frequenting an abortion facility in Illinois recently - but not, as one might e...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 23, 2009, 11:30 am
Folks, great article by N.T. Wright published 8 years ago on the proper exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: 16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of t...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 23, 2009, 10:35 am
Folks, this was the reading for today's Morning Prayer which I found specially meaningful: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up ...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 22, 2009, 10:58 am
Folks, this according to CNA:Vatican City, Oct 21, 2009 / 01:38 pm (CNA).- Cardinal Antonio Canizares, Prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, today of...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 21, 2009, 11:00 pm
Book of Wisdom or Wisdom of Solomon or simply Wisdom is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. It is one of the seven Sapiential or wisdom books of the Septuagint Old Testament, which include...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 21, 2009, 7:48 am
Folks, I want to share with you another perspective on the recent announcement by the Holy See about the impending creation of a new Anglican Prelature to welcome disaffected members of the Anglican /...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 20, 2009, 11:24 am
Analysis Folks, by now most of you are aware of the new Anglican Personal Prelature that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI intends to erect to give a juridical home to Anglicans and Episcopalians wishin...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 20, 2009, 8:19 am
Source: Catholic Culture.org Pope Benedict is promulgating an apostolic constitution that will permit Anglican communities whose members wish to be received into the Catholic Church to do so as commu...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 19, 2009, 4:00 pm
Gender is changeable, atheists are split, and another diocese goes into bankcruptcy. Vivificat's very irregular news and commentary roundup Folks, just three news reports I think are deserving o...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 18, 2009, 11:00 pm
Folks, the following article was published in October of 2005 at the New Liturgical Movement blog and republished last Saturday as part of a revisit of the same subject. Abbot Joseph of Holy Transfigu...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 18, 2009, 8:11 pm
Folks, you probably noticed that I’ve added a new utility to the right sidebar, and that’s my “shared items.” These are simply a list of articles from blogs and other information sources I’v...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 17, 2009, 11:00 pm
These are today’s readings provided for your meditation and spiritual growth: First Reading: Isaiah 53:10-11 Psalm: Psalm 33:4-5, 18-20, 22 Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16 Gospel: Mark...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 17, 2009, 5:00 am
Suggested Guidelines for Individual Catholics on How to Appreciate and When Necessary, Admonish the State of Israel Folks, the following post is a translation of Part VII of a series which I wrote a...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Oct 16, 2009, 2:00 pm
Openly states his readiness to confront, marginalize, ridicule, and subvert the Catholic Church. Folks, according to the Catholic News Agency:Delivering an acceptance speech for a GLSEN award, a wea...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 29, 2009, 9:26 am
From Today's Office of Readings Reading A sermon of Pope St Gregory the Great You should be aware that the word “angel” denotes a function rather than a nature. Those holy spirits of heaven ...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 28, 2009, 11:25 am
Folks, last September 9 Anthony Esolen wrote a piece called "A Lot of Sound, No Music," for InsideCatholic.com that was picked up by the Catholic Education Resource Center and I think you ought to rea...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 28, 2009, 7:31 am
The song alone says it all.
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 26, 2009, 11:00 pm
These are today’s Mass readings. Enjoy your Christian Sabbath! Reading 1 Responsorial Psalm Reading 2 Gospel
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 26, 2009, 2:42 pm
by Joseph Meaney, Human Life International I  was struck by a passage in scripture showing St. Michael the Archangel defending children. The Old Testament Book of Daniel relates the followin...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 25, 2009, 7:24 am
Folks, a while back I talked about Islamic Proselytism Increasing Among Latinos in New York and now this piece from CNN, Brooklyn family keeps Latino-Jewish traditions alive, sends me in the direction...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 24, 2009, 10:41 am
Folks, first, I want to welcome all the actual and would-be visitors reflected from the Palm Tree Garden Gnostic Forum. This is just the second time in five years I get your attention. I am a Benedict...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 24, 2009, 10:15 am
Folks, my apologies for the many typos and errors of expression in the article about St. Mary's Byzantine Church. The lesson learned here was: do not blog about anything after 10 PM, especially af...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 24, 2009, 5:00 am
Folks, last weekend I had the blessing to attend a wedding at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Johnstown, PA. I had been there several years ago and I was deeply disappointed at its interior ...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 23, 2009, 1:08 pm
Folks, after receiving a rather vituperative comment on the brief summary comparison on the previous post, The Teachings of Jesus according to the Catholics and to the Gnostics Compared, I decided to ...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 21, 2009, 1:06 pm
Folks, the NYT Magazine published last week an article on pioneering psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, on the impending publication of his "Red Book." The article was written by Sara Corbett and is entit...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 20, 2009, 11:00 pm
Source: USCCB The Commandment for Christian Unity Comes from Christ Himself.  On the night before he died, Christ prayed, “May they all be one…so that the world may believe.â�...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 20, 2009, 9:02 am
What are you doing reading this? It’s Sunday! Go to Mass! Spend time with your family! Oh, OK, read today’s readings and then, GO! Reading 1 Responsorial Psalm Reading 2 Go...
Comment - Like

Teófilo de Jesús posted an article on Vivificat! - Sep 19, 2009, 11:07 am
Folks, yesterday my youngest son and I had the opportunity to attend to our first professional ball game and witness our Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the San Diego Padres 5 to 1. We had a great time at P...
Comment - Like