Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Monday, August 1, 2005
Buy Some Books!
Just like the PBS version of these things...the appeal is winding down...
We (Amy and I...not the Holy Father) are asking the readers of this blog and Amy's Open Book to consider buying one copy of her excellent book Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.
and of my How To Get The Most Out Of The Eucharist
--two books that have helped others find true joy by deepening their relationship with God as Catholics.
At the end of the thirty-day period Amy and I will donate whatever royalties we earn from the sales of these books to Food for the Poor.
We (Amy and I...not the Holy Father) are asking the readers of this blog and Amy's Open Book to consider buying one copy of her excellent book Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.
and of my How To Get The Most Out Of The Eucharist--two books that have helped others find true joy by deepening their relationship with God as Catholics.At the end of the thirty-day period Amy and I will donate whatever royalties we earn from the sales of these books to Food for the Poor.
Father Benedict on Knowing Saints
From :
"Knowing the saints or potential saints has been an interesting experience. The one thing you notice is their absolute consistency, that they always seek first the Kingdom of God. The other thing you recognize is that each one of them struggles with human weaknesses, if not in the sense of failings, then in the sense that they show that the cross can be heavy to carry. We have a kind of unrealistic magical idea of saints in our minds. On one occasion I had Fr. Solanus and Mother Teresa annoyed at me. Their annoyance was so kind and charitable that it made me feel worse --they got annoyed so sweetly!
Understanding people who are saints gives us some insight into sanctity. It really is about giving ourselves to God and seeking to do God's will every day as best we can. In fact, if we did this every day, we would soon be saints, but we don't have the equipment to do it. We only have the ability to take the next good step and move in that direction."
"Knowing the saints or potential saints has been an interesting experience. The one thing you notice is their absolute consistency, that they always seek first the Kingdom of God. The other thing you recognize is that each one of them struggles with human weaknesses, if not in the sense of failings, then in the sense that they show that the cross can be heavy to carry. We have a kind of unrealistic magical idea of saints in our minds. On one occasion I had Fr. Solanus and Mother Teresa annoyed at me. Their annoyance was so kind and charitable that it made me feel worse --they got annoyed so sweetly!
Understanding people who are saints gives us some insight into sanctity. It really is about giving ourselves to God and seeking to do God's will every day as best we can. In fact, if we did this every day, we would soon be saints, but we don't have the equipment to do it. We only have the ability to take the next good step and move in that direction."
Sunday, July 31, 2005
"He took what they gave him" Day 19 of the Appeal
I make mention of The Power of the Cross: Applying the Passion of Christ to Your Life
in this post as well as the forthcoming book by Father Benedict Groeschel and Bishop Robert Baker When Did We See You Lord
?
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Day 18...Testimonial and an Idea
From a Deacon:
Consider a gift for your pastor, deacon or DRE! We're asking the readers of this blog and Amy's Open Book to consider buying copies of her excellent book Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.and of my How To Get The Most Out Of The Eucharist
--to spread the message.
At the end of the thirty-day period Amy and I will donate whatever royalties we earn from the sales of these books to Food for the Poor.
Michael:
I just finished reading your book, The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know but No One Ever Taught You, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I can see many applications for it's use here in our parish, especially around RCIA.
Consider a gift for your pastor, deacon or DRE! We're asking the readers of this blog and Amy's Open Book to consider buying copies of her excellent book Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.
and of my How To Get The Most Out Of The Eucharist--to spread the message.At the end of the thirty-day period Amy and I will donate whatever royalties we earn from the sales of these books to Food for the Poor.
What Benedict is Thinking
while on vacation...
A variety of topics (one was the marriage/divorce question touched upon earlier this week here) and amazingly frank even about African vocations and a negative motivation. Fascinating reading, I offer two snipets from www.chiesa:
On the "dying" Churches of the Western world:
On permission to divorce in the Orthodox Churches:
A variety of topics (one was the marriage/divorce question touched upon earlier this week here) and amazingly frank even about African vocations and a negative motivation. Fascinating reading, I offer two snipets from www.chiesa:
On the "dying" Churches of the Western world:
"The mainline Churches appear to be dying. This is true above all in Australia and also in Europe, but not so much in the United States. What are growing, on the other hand, are the sects which offer the certainty of a rock-bottom faith, and man is looking for certitude. And thus the mainline Churches, especially the traditional mainline Protestant Churches, really are facing an extremely serious crisis. The sects have the upper hand because they appear with a few simple certainties and say: this is enough. The Catholic Church is not in such bad shape as the historical mainline Protestant Churches, but it also faces the problems of this moment in history."
On permission to divorce in the Orthodox Churches:
"We are aware of the problem […] of the Orthodox Churches, which are frequently presented as a model in which remarriage is possible. But only the first marriage is sacramental: they also recognize that the others are not a sacrament, they are a reduced or lesser form of marriage, and they take place in a penitential context. In a certain sense they may go to communion, but it is with the knowledge that this is granted to them 'in economia' – as they say – by an act of mercy which nevertheless does not change the fact that their marriage is not a sacrament. The other point in the Eastern Churches is that for these marriages the possibility of divorce is granted with great ease, and thus the principle of the indissolubility and real sacramental nature of marriage is seriously harmed."
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