From EWTN News Story:
"'The Americans are no longer in command of the situation, and I don't know whether they will be successful in regaining control.' That is the assessment of Archbishop Fernando Filoni, the papal nuncio in Iraq.
Speaking to the Italian daily Il Giornale, Archbishop Filoni offered a critical appraisal of American policy in Iraq, one year after the beginning of war there. He also condemned the Iraqis who have taken Western hostages, saying that they have 'lost all sense of proportion' in their approach.
'In Washington, they still don't understand that they will never be loved, and that the people of Iraq will not tolerate the occupation,' the papal nuncio said. He recommended that American leaders should 'have the courage to transfer power immediately.' The people of Iraq 'need a leader who can speak their language,' the Italian prelate continued. He observed that the top American official in Iraq, Paul Bremer, does not understand the situation as native Iraqis see it. 'If the governor would leave his bunker, and walk around through the city, he would realize that things are not going well,' the archbishop said. "
Saturday, April 17, 2004
An Invitation from Father Benedict Groeschel...
When we run into difficult situation, we often find that family and friends come to our assistance, and that can be a most consoling thing. The brothers and sisters of our community, together with my own family and friends, have made this difficult experience much more bearable. I will always be grateful to them. There are, however, the times when you are alone. As I look around the nursing home where I am recovering at the moment, I see so many elderly people and even those in their late sixties and early seventies with illnesses, who appear to be terribly alone. It seems tragic. Wouldn't it be wonderful in our society if it became a custom among Christians to visit one sick person, one lonely person, in a nursing home or hospital every week? It would turn Sunday morning after Mass into a time of great blessedness. In my present situation I am aware that there are so many good people who for one reason or another have no one to support them. Jesus says in St. Matthew's Gospel: "I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." It's a good resolution to make.
Friday, April 16, 2004
Review of Virginia Cyr: God's Little Hobo
Great review...this is a book that everyone should read!
From Villages Daily Sun:
"She had every reason to be bitter toward life and angry with God.
Many people probably would have been.
But not Virginia Cyr.
Abandoned at age 4 after her mother discovered Virginia was afflicted with cerebral palsy, the wheelchair-bound youngster was placed in one foster home after another, followed by an orphanage and later, a nursing home.
Yet, Virginia was full of love, joy and deep faith despite her many moments of unbearable pain, fatigue and muscle spasms. In her quietest of times, she pored out her heart in daily "letters to Mary," the mother of Jesus. "...
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Virginia Cyr, God's Little Hobo
From Villages Daily Sun:
"She had every reason to be bitter toward life and angry with God.
Many people probably would have been.
But not Virginia Cyr.
Abandoned at age 4 after her mother discovered Virginia was afflicted with cerebral palsy, the wheelchair-bound youngster was placed in one foster home after another, followed by an orphanage and later, a nursing home.
Yet, Virginia was full of love, joy and deep faith despite her many moments of unbearable pain, fatigue and muscle spasms. In her quietest of times, she pored out her heart in daily "letters to Mary," the mother of Jesus. "...
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Virginia Cyr, God's Little Hobo
Catholic Music Director Accused of Murdering "Ex-Lover"
You have to read through a significant part of the story before you are told that the lover was another man...I wonder if part of the defense will be having to sing "I will raise him up..." over and over and believing that he could do it?
From Music director expected to post bail:
"Bond was set Wednesday at $100,000 for a former employee at St. Peter Catholic Church accused of slaying his ex-lover in New York, authorities said.
Michael Pavone, 58, of West Chicago, has pleaded innocent to murder and other offenses for allegedly stabbing and beating his former roommate nearly five years ago and then dumping the body in a Buffalo, N.Y., nature preserve.
Pavone, the former music director at the Geneva parish, was arrested Monday in New York, about one week after authorities said new evidence surfaced linking him to the crime."
From Music director expected to post bail:
"Bond was set Wednesday at $100,000 for a former employee at St. Peter Catholic Church accused of slaying his ex-lover in New York, authorities said.
Michael Pavone, 58, of West Chicago, has pleaded innocent to murder and other offenses for allegedly stabbing and beating his former roommate nearly five years ago and then dumping the body in a Buffalo, N.Y., nature preserve.
Pavone, the former music director at the Geneva parish, was arrested Monday in New York, about one week after authorities said new evidence surfaced linking him to the crime."
Thursday, April 15, 2004
New Book by Father Benedict
It is now public...will be available May 13th.
"There Are No Accidents: In All Things Trust in God"
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"There Are No Accidents: In All Things Trust in God"
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Catholic Bestseller's List for This Month
#5 for Amy and I and #10 for Amy alone...
From CBPA Catholic Book Publishers Association:
"Paperback
1. A Guide to the Passion 100 Questions About Mel Gibson¹s The Passion of The Christ
Pinto, D¹Ambrosio, Shea, Thigpen, Allen, Ascension Press (193264542X)
2. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Doubleday (0385479670)
Our Sunday Visitor (0879739762)
USCCB Publishing (1574551108)
3. The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Paul Elie, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (0374529213)
4. Return of the Prodigal Son
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Doubleday (0385473079)
5. Praying the Rosary
Dubruiel & Welborn, Our Sunday Visitor (1592760376)
6. The Cathedral
Michael Downey, Liturgical Press (0814628923)
7. Life of the Beloved
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Crossroad (0824519868)
8. Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart
Cavins, Pinto, Armstrong, Ascension Press (0965922871)
9. Not By Bread Alone
Peter Feldmeier, Liturgical Press (0814627528)
10. De-coding DaVinci
Amy Welborn, Our Sunday Visitor (1592761011)"
To order your own copy of either book...
From CBPA Catholic Book Publishers Association:
"Paperback
1. A Guide to the Passion 100 Questions About Mel Gibson¹s The Passion of The Christ
Pinto, D¹Ambrosio, Shea, Thigpen, Allen, Ascension Press (193264542X)
2. Catechism of the Catholic Church
Doubleday (0385479670)
Our Sunday Visitor (0879739762)
USCCB Publishing (1574551108)
3. The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Paul Elie, Farrar, Straus & Giroux (0374529213)
4. Return of the Prodigal Son
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Doubleday (0385473079)
5. Praying the Rosary
Dubruiel & Welborn, Our Sunday Visitor (1592760376)
6. The Cathedral
Michael Downey, Liturgical Press (0814628923)
7. Life of the Beloved
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Crossroad (0824519868)
8. Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart
Cavins, Pinto, Armstrong, Ascension Press (0965922871)
9. Not By Bread Alone
Peter Feldmeier, Liturgical Press (0814627528)
10. De-coding DaVinci
Amy Welborn, Our Sunday Visitor (1592761011)"
To order your own copy of either book...
Passion Success Good for Therese Movie
From Leonardo Defilippis on Thérèse on National Review Online:
"The making of the movie has a story behind it just as interesting as The Passion's. In the four years since we started production, we've raised a multimillion-dollar budget from the donations of individuals. From substantial grants to flower sales organized by school children, from one family's donation of $25,000 in retirement savings to a widow's gift of $10,000 from her late husband's estate, there are hundreds of stories of ordinary people sacrificing to see this story told. Pope John Paul II himself saw Thérèse last summer, and has given his blessing not just to the film, but also to all who view it. The popularity of the film's website, www.theresemovie.com reflects the huge anticipation by followers of the saint for the release of Thérèse.
Why is Thérèse so popular, and why the flood of support for a film on her life? Thérèse Martin's short life as a 19th-century French nun might have been buried in obscurity if she hadn't written down her story and her spiritual philosophy before her premature death from tuberculosis at age 24. Her sister, who was also the mother superior of the monastery, asked her to write down her childhood reminiscences, and out of obedience Therese complied. What followed was not just a charming story of her early life, but also a clear explanation of her 'little way' to get to Heaven. This little book spread like wildfire throughout the world, because of the simple ideas that Saint Thérèse presented: how ordinary people can grow close to God through the day-to-day tasks in their lives. After her death in 1897, miracles attributed to the young nun's intercession began to be documented almost immediately, and the Carmelite nun was put on the fast track to sainthood and canonized in 1925. "
"The making of the movie has a story behind it just as interesting as The Passion's. In the four years since we started production, we've raised a multimillion-dollar budget from the donations of individuals. From substantial grants to flower sales organized by school children, from one family's donation of $25,000 in retirement savings to a widow's gift of $10,000 from her late husband's estate, there are hundreds of stories of ordinary people sacrificing to see this story told. Pope John Paul II himself saw Thérèse last summer, and has given his blessing not just to the film, but also to all who view it. The popularity of the film's website, www.theresemovie.com reflects the huge anticipation by followers of the saint for the release of Thérèse.
Why is Thérèse so popular, and why the flood of support for a film on her life? Thérèse Martin's short life as a 19th-century French nun might have been buried in obscurity if she hadn't written down her story and her spiritual philosophy before her premature death from tuberculosis at age 24. Her sister, who was also the mother superior of the monastery, asked her to write down her childhood reminiscences, and out of obedience Therese complied. What followed was not just a charming story of her early life, but also a clear explanation of her 'little way' to get to Heaven. This little book spread like wildfire throughout the world, because of the simple ideas that Saint Thérèse presented: how ordinary people can grow close to God through the day-to-day tasks in their lives. After her death in 1897, miracles attributed to the young nun's intercession began to be documented almost immediately, and the Carmelite nun was put on the fast track to sainthood and canonized in 1925. "
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