Pope Unable to Speak?

FromAiling Pope John Paul II struggles for words:



"An ailing Pope John Paul II did not speak during an audience with Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle, as a visiting senior Polish prelate said the head of the Roman Catholic Church was 'suffering' but would not give up.



After private talks lasting 15 minutes with Batlle, the Uruguayan president's 10-strong delegation was ushered into the pope's library.



The 83-year-old church leader, who suffers from the debilitating Parkinson's disease, did not appear in good shape and did not say a single word to the delegation.



Delegation members were however able to kiss the hand of Jean Paul II, who gave them a medal marking the 25th anniversary of his election this week."

The Luminous Mysteries and the Reform of the Church

Last year, when the media kept running stories complaining about the Holy Father not speaking out about the clergy abuse scandals in the U.S. , many missed the key moment when he acted decisively seeking to stem the tide of scandal and darkness sweeping the world and the church. In October he surprised everyone with new mysteries of the rosary and declared a "year of the rosary". Since praying the luminous mysteries, I have found in them a call to reform both personal and collectively to the Church.



I have a free pamphlet that I will send to anyone who sends a self-addressed stamped envelope to me and requests the pamphlet to:

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I will also post the contents of the pamphlet at my homepage in the next day or so.

Full Story Below (Under Orthodox Catholic Priest Being Sent into Exile)

I know the priest in question.



When have you heard a Vicar General say this to a priest? And if you know that Pasquini is very pious and orthodox it makes evenless sense:



From St. Juliana priest asked to transfer:



"When Pasquini pressed Notabartolo about what was going on, Notabartolo explained that Pasquini's homilies were poor, he didn't show enough devotion to Mass, he was not equipped to be a priest and would never be a pastor in the diocese."



I think the key to understanding this "exile" is this from the same Palm Beach Post story:



Last year, as head of the diocesan Right to Life office, Pasquini wrote an editorial in The Florida Catholic that complained about a subculture of gay priests and accused the church of cronyism and favoritism.

The Gator's Rollercoaster Ride Continues...

The fact that they played so well this past Saturday, just makes the losses that they've suffered at home even worst.



From Yahoo! Sports:



"the emotional ride continues for Florida (4-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference). Last week, many fans were grumbling, wondering if Zook was overmatched by the job and worrying that the Gators might not get the six wins they needed to make a bowl.



This week, Florida is talking about the SEC title, a notion that seemed laughable only a few days ago. Halfway through the conference season, Florida is one game behind Georgia in the SEC East with the Bulldogs still on the schedule. Florida's next game is at No. 11 Arkansas, a 10-3 loser at home to Auburn on Saturday.



``The door was never shut in our eyes,'' said Zook, who last week repeated several times that seven of the last eight years, a team with two conference losses has played in the title game.



How long the Gators can keep the door open, however, is a mystery, especially considering they haven't had a winning or a losing streak this year; they've won every other game.

But at least for one day, the swagger was back. "

Pray for Terri!

I would suggest asking the intercession of St. Teresa of Avila who is her patron and on who's feast the judgment of the court wishes to stop having any artificial means of keeping her alive stopped.



From WorldNetDaily: Round-the-clock vigil planned for Terri Schiavo:



"At the invitation of Terri Schindler-Schiavo's family, the founder of the famous pro-life group Operation Rescue is in the Tampa Bay area to muster support for the 39-year-old brain-disabled woman, whose death by court-ordered starvation is set to begin the day after tomorrow when her husband and legal guardian gives the order to remove the feeding tube that is keeping his wife alive.



Terri's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler of Gulf Port, who have not completely given up hope that somehow their daughter's life will be spared, invited Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry, as well as Gary McCullough of Christian Communication Network, to organize a round-the-clock vigil.



Beginning with a press conference at noon Eastern today, and for however long Terri is alive or until she is granted a reprieve, members of her family and supporters will hold a 24-hour vigil on her behalf at Hospice Woodside in Pinellas Park, Fla., where her husband, Michael Schiavo, has required her to live for over four years.



A press release from vigil organizers states Terri is neither in a coma nor a 'persistent vegetative state,' that she is aware of her surroundings and has communicated that she does not want to be starved to death. "

Anniversary of the Last Apparition at Fatima

Michael Brown relates a variety of rumors, including one blog that he claims to have a number of details about the Pope's health.



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Interesting Site...Against War

Just as an aside, I know a ton of people who pray for peace but seem to enjoy war--in fact one might say are cheerleaders for war. I believe in the power of our prayers, but prayers that we pray with our hearts. We can't pray the rosary for peace and at the same time sit like Jonah outside of Nineveh waiting for fire and brimstone to rain down on our enemies. One of the sadest episodes in the reception of this pope's pontificate was how his recent pleas for peace were rejected by his staunchest followers here in the United States. Sad...

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