Pontifical Acts...New Auxiliaries for Seatle

One less for Brooklyn..



From Vatican Information Service:



- Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Brooklyn, U.S.A., presented by Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, upon having reached the age limit.



- Appointed Frs. Joseph J. Tyson, pastor of the parishes of St. Edward, St. George and St. Paul, and Eusebio L. Elizondo M.Sp.S, pastor of the parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, as auxiliaries of the archdiocese of Seattle (area 64,269, population 4,755,500, Catholics 904,000, priests 313, permanent deacons 98, religious 585), U.S.A. Bishop-elect Tyson was born at Moses Lake, U.S.A., in 1957 and ordained a priest in 1989. Bishop-elect Elizondo was born in Victoria, Mexico, in 1954 and ordained a priest in 1984.

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New Auxiliary for Baltimore

Plus Birmingham's Foley's resignation accepted without replacement.

From the Vatican Information Service:

- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Birmingham, U.S.A., presented by Bishop David E. Foley, upon having reached the age limit.

- Appointed Msgr. Denis James Madden, adjunct secretary general of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association of New York, as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Baltimore (area 12,430, population 3,006,607, Catholics 506,587, priests 574, permanent deacons 183, religious 1,426), U.S.A. The bishop-elect was born in Carbondale, U.S.A., in 1940 and ordained a priest in 1967.

Bremer Tells Graduates Their Fight Against Islam Extremist

Ave Maria Univerisity in Naples graduates first class, Paul Bremer gives the commencement address...on the same weekend as that a movie on the crusades is the top seller...



From New Catholic University Graduates First Class:



"Bremer, a Catholic, told graduates that their generation would fight Islamic extremism the way their fathers fought communism. "

Grappling With Catholic Feng Shui

From Grappling With Catholic Feng Shui:



"Forget about whether Pope Benedict XVI will soften his attitude toward the role of women in the church or discover a more pastoral approach to homosexuals or heed the pleas of manpower-poor bishops for an experiment with married priests. For many Catholics, there is only one question about the new pope's intentions: Will he turn the altars around?"

Reese's Pieces

Funny, check it out...



At Thumos:



"I looked at Church from both sides then,

both pro and con, and con again.

I’m centrist in my fondest dreams

as long as I set the far extremes.



“The Problem with Ordaining Men,”

“Commandments? Seven Out of Ten!”

“Ignatian Masters Touting Zen” --

It’s all within the fold.

But now it’s not the thing for me.

It’s someone else’s ministry.

Perhaps a creed he’ll sometimes see

far from my mean of gold."

Happy Mother's Day!

To my mother, who lives in the Sunshine State,

and to all mothers!