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Feb 7, 2012, 2:48 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus Christ. This, according to the National Organization for Marriage:
SAN FRANCISCO, February 7, 2012—Today's ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit striking down California's Proposition 8 has profound consequences for the na... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 1:19 pm
Brethren: Christ is amongst us! He is, and always shall be!
The bishops of our sister Eastern Orthodox Church have joined us in rejecting the arbitrary, tyrannical mandate levied by the Obama Administration against religious-based institutions. Here’s what they said:
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Feb 5, 2012, 11:00 am
Fr. Nicolas Schwizer
The New Testament speaks of the healing of lepers. Leprosy was (and continues to be) a dreadful disease because it excluded communion with the people of God. The leper, in addition to being a “punishment of God,” was a sick person from whom one had to flee in the name... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2012, 1:17 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus our Lord.
The Blessed Pope John XXIII made this entry in his journal in 1903:From the saints I must take the substance, not the accidents of their virtues. I am not St. Aloysius, nor must I seek holiness in his particular way, but according to the requ... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 12:40 pm
Brothers and Sisters: Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus’ Name.
Concurrent with our continuing thread on and about Angels (and demons) I want to share with you an excerpt about Padre Pío’s devotion for the Holy Angels. Enjoy.
The word angel
is derived from the ancient Greek word ... Comment - Like
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Jan 29, 2012, 10:02 am
O Christ Jesus,
when all is darkness
and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence,
Your love, and Your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust
in Your protecting love
and strengthening power,
so t... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 10:43 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you. I wish to share with you this essay by the Bishop of Pittsburgh, PA, H.E. David A. Zubik. It brought tears to my eyes when I read it. I applaud this courageous bishop for taking such a strong stance in the face of tyranny.
‘To Hell With You’
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Jan 27, 2012, 2:53 am
Brethren: Peace and Good to you in Christ Our Lord.
In March 2011, the Iranian regime produced this propaganda documentary which I found very interesting. It is about 30 minutes long. The captions appear to have been added by Reza Kahlili, an Iranian dissident now residing in the U.S.
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Jan 25, 2012, 1:09 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus our Lord and Savior.
I’m about to tackle the issue of the testing of the angels by God mentioned by Fr. Fortea a few posts ago, and to search for Scriptural clues about it, and reflect on the consequences of the failure by some of the ange... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 1:30 am
Acts 9: 1 - 22
1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might brin... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 10:41 am
So, I took the quiz, and…
You’re St. Melito of Sardis!
You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to ... Comment - Like
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Jan 24, 2012, 6:28 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in the Name of Jesus and through the intercession of St. Francis de Sales whose feast day we celebrate today. He was the Apostle of “Ordinary Holiness”, of the call of living the Gospel of Jesus extraordinarily in our ordinary circumstances.
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Jan 22, 2012, 7:44 am
Yes, and catholics in the Administration serve as useful tools for persecution
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus’ Name.
Last week, something unprecedented happened: a Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church warned about the erosion of religious and conscience liberties in ... Comment - Like
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Jan 21, 2012, 10:38 am
Fr. Nicolas Schwitzer
1. Dreaming of the ideal family
One danger is dreaming of the ideal family, and therefore, rejecting the real family. To love the family group is to love real, concrete, flesh and bone, persons. Whoever loves his/her dream family more than his/her family itself…..ju... Comment - Like
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Jan 19, 2012, 4:52 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus' Name.
As you all probably now, I'm in active military duty in Afghanistan - which I call by the very evoking name, "the Outremer."
My prayer life has blossomed here in ways unexpected, and I want to share with you some of the prayers I pray here every... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 2:41 am
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John Allen recently wrote an article questioning conventional wisdom regarding worldwide anti-Christian persecution. Here is how it starts:In his annual address to diplomats Monday, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted religious freedom with emphasis o... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2012, 12:00 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to you in Jesus Christ!
In my recent blogpost titled, What is a demon?, Fr. Fortea spoke about the manner in which angels (and demons) experience time, calling it “the aeon”. Today I wanted to share with you his definition, but then I thought that we should first refl... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2012, 7:10 am
Brethren, I greet you for the third time today.
I thought you would like to know the ten most visited pages in Vivificat during 2011:
1. Twelve Differences Between the Orthodox and the Catholic Churches
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Jan 15, 2012, 4:43 am
Brethren: Peace be with you!
I've revamped the news vehicle I created in Paper.li which I named The Vivificat Daily Chronicle. The publication is now solely in English and draws from over 100 Catholic news, blogging and Twitter sources, as well as from targeted stories from the major news agencies i... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2012, 4:26 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus' name.
Annuntio vobis gaudim magnum: the EPUB versions of the Catechism of the Catholic Church that for the glory of God I'd put together now have a permanent home at the following link in St. Peter's List:
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Jan 13, 2012, 12:49 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus’ Name. This, according to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops:
WASHINGTON—Leaders of some of the largest religious communities in the United States have joined together in an open letter to all Americans to voice their shared concern for ma... Comment - Like
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Jan 12, 2012, 2:28 am
I lost your e-mail communication! Could you please resend it? Thanks! Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 12:46 pm
Author: Fr. José Antonio Fortea | Source: Summa Daemoniaca: Tratado de Demonología y Manual de Exorcistas (Spanish Edition) | Translator: Teófilo de Jesús
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus’ Name.
For awhile now I’ve been meaning to share with you a translation of Ques... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 5:14 pm
... you in the name of Jesus our Lord. I regret to inform you of the recent passing of my father, which has required my precipitous departure from Afghanistan to attend his funeral ... well as for your prayers.
I am my father's firstborn son and of ... who has produced male children and grandchi... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 2:29 pm
Author: Father Eugene Hemrick | Source: Catholic News Service
Are you looking for a better way to pray or a way to improve your prayer life? Then consider praying the Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours. It may surprise you to learn that it is not restricted to priests and is used by numerous ... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 3:26 am
Source: Glory to God on All Things
There is a fundamentalist anxiety that I hold in great sympathy. My sympathy is driven by the fact that I lived for many years under the burden of that very anxiety. It is the hidden fear that possibly, despite all faith exercised in the opposite direction, the Bib... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 9:58 am
Brethren: Peace and Good to you in Jesus the Messiah, Lord, God and Redeemer. The renowned Jewish author Mr. Shalom Auslander (that's a clever pseudonym) wrote an article in The Table Magazine for this year's Yom Kippur, titled, Sorry God in which he makes some tough questions. This is an excerpt:An... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2011, 6:09 pm
Brethren, I am back in the Outremer to finish my assignment. I had a great time home and I am looking forward to work again. Now, I share with you the First Psalm, which has been in mind lately. Please, ponder it.
Psalm 1(1) Beatus vir qui non abiit
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Oct 19, 2011, 8:33 pm
Fr. Nicolás Schwizer
1. Today, a great deal is said about dialogue in all circles of life. But that does not mean to say that there is a great deal of dialoguing, because to talk is easy, to teach is easy, but to dialogue is difficult. Also, in the family, true dialogue is rare. This is also... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 12:13 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to you in Jesus Christ. A Protestant Christian association is organizing a “Jesus Ween” festivity to provide an alternative to “Halloween”. In their own words:
October 31st is fast approaching and God has inspired us to encourage Christians all over the world t... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 3:35 pm
Yesterday at Mass the reader announced the second reading as coming from “the second letter of St. Paul to the Thalosians”. I looked at my wife and my son and had to chuckle, although my wife didn’t get it at first.
You see, the Thalosians (pictured right) are from a planet visited by Capta... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 11:06 am
Second Reading from today’s Office of Readings
A letter to the Romans by St Ignatius of Antioch
I am God's wheat and shall be ground by the teeth of wild animals
I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way. I p... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2011, 11:00 am
Today's is the feast day of St. Teresa of Avila. She's another of my saints. Here's today second reading from the Office of Readings:If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a tr... Comment - Like
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Oct 12, 2011, 11:13 am
Bishop Vasa explains how it will help the Church grow in faith.
by SUE ELLEN BROWDER10/12/2011 Comment
Bishop Robert Vasa is the bishop of Santa Rosa, Calif. Like all bishops throughout the country, he is planning to implement the new English translation of the Mass on the First Sunday of ... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 5:53 pm
Brethren, peace be with you all. I’ve returned home from the Outremer for 15 days of R&R. I will keep blogging down to a minimum while I enjoy a well-deserved rest along with my family. Please enjoy the contents already online. Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 4:31 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to all of you. This according to CNA:
Rome, Italy, Oct 4, 2011 / 03:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A senior figure in the breakaway traditionalist group, the Society of St. Pius X, says it could be “very, very difficult” for the Vatican and the Society to agree on terms ... Comment - Like
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Oct 4, 2011, 3:30 pm
We know more of St. Francis than of any other medieval saint. Not only have we his own words, his Rule, Testament, letters, poems, and liturgical writings, but also the intimate accounts of several of his disciples, written down within twenty years after his death. These first biographies, by Brothe... Comment - Like
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Oct 2, 2011, 12:00 am
My holy namesake.
Folks, today, is the 27 Sunday in Ordinary Time, so the Resurrection of Our Lord always takes precedence, but along with the Christian Sabbath, we remember the Holy Guardian Angels and St. Theophilus of Bulgaria and Constantinople, a Benedictine monk of the East who died during th... Comment - Like
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Oct 1, 2011, 12:00 am
Folks, today is the feast day of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, Virgin, and Doctor of the Church. St. Thérèse of Lisieux is the patron saint of AIDS sufferers, aviators, florists, illness, missions, and Russia. She is the secondary patroness of France (after Saint Joan of Arc)... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 11:59 pm
Brethren, Peace and Good to in Jesus Our Lord. As I was saying, case in point published elsewhere last April:
http://www.goodasyou.org/good_as_you/2011/04/g-a-y-exclusive-noms-war-team-targeting-more-than-just-our-ring-fingers.html
And this is what I left in their comm-box:
Oh no! I'... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 12:00 pm
Brethren, Grace, Peace and Good to all of you in Jesus Christ Our Lord.
I read this very good piece by Michael New at the National Review Online, on Tracking the Times’s Commentary on Sanctity of Life Issues which I think you ought to read. I want to highlight the following paragraphs:
The mainstr... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 12:00 am
Brethren: Grace, Peace and Good in our Lord Jesus Christ to all of you. My better-known colleague at Rorate-Caeli reports the following:
SSPX Bishop FellayYesterday, at Ruffec (Indre Department, Centre, France), Bishop Fellay. In the end of his sermon, he addressed the ongoing discussions with Ro... Comment - Like
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Sep 29, 2011, 12:00 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 have indeed always been spirits. They can only be called angels when they deliver some message... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2011, 10:53 am
Brothers and sisters, peace be with you. I read this short paragraph in Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange’s first volume of The Three Ages of the Spiritual Life that I thought would benefit you:
The angel and the human soul become capable of a supernatural knowledge of God and a supernatural lo... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2011, 11:19 am
Brethren, Peace and Good to you in Jesus Christ. I want to share with you a quote from Karl A. Schultz's book How to Pray With the Bible.
Karl A. SchultzPrayer and contemplation is conversation from the heart even more intimate with a loved one, as with God we need not holding back out o... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 6:59 am
Holy water is a sacramental that remits venial sin. Because of the blessing attached to it, Holy Church strongly urges its use upon her children, especially when dangers threaten, such as fire, storms, sickness and other calamities. Every Catholic home always should have in it a supply of holy water... Comment - Like
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