Sunday, February 25, 2007
Saturday, February 24, 2007
A Story on the Men's Conference in Milwaukee
I'll be at the one in Cincinnati next Saturday signing books, along with Coach Danny Abramowicz at the Our Sunday Visitor booth...
From the Milwaukee Catholic Journal:
Following lunch, Danny Abramowicz, a former member of the New Orleans Saints (1967-1973) and the San Francisco 49ers (1973-1974) and special teams coach for the Chicago Bears and offensive coordinator for the Saints, also used sports metaphors to convey his message on the need for spiritual workouts.A spiritual workout, said Abramowicz, should begin with stretching out in prayer, developing the habit of prayer. Choose a regular time and find a place to pray, even if for five to 10 minutes a day, he said.
The second step in Abramowicz’s spiritual workout is jogging to Mass.
“If I told you that Jesus Christ was going to be at Lambeau Field or Miller Park today, we’d have a stampede of people trying to get there,” he said. “But guess what? Jesus Christ is going to be right here with us at Mass.”Why wouldn’t we go regularly to Mass, if we truly believe it is Jesus in the Eucharist?" He asked.
From the Milwaukee Catholic Journal:
Following lunch, Danny Abramowicz, a former member of the New Orleans Saints (1967-1973) and the San Francisco 49ers (1973-1974) and special teams coach for the Chicago Bears and offensive coordinator for the Saints, also used sports metaphors to convey his message on the need for spiritual workouts.A spiritual workout, said Abramowicz, should begin with stretching out in prayer, developing the habit of prayer. Choose a regular time and find a place to pray, even if for five to 10 minutes a day, he said.
The second step in Abramowicz’s spiritual workout is jogging to Mass.
“If I told you that Jesus Christ was going to be at Lambeau Field or Miller Park today, we’d have a stampede of people trying to get there,” he said. “But guess what? Jesus Christ is going to be right here with us at Mass.”Why wouldn’t we go regularly to Mass, if we truly believe it is Jesus in the Eucharist?" He asked.
Q. Little Time to Read? A. Pocket Guides
Our Sunday Visitor is launching a series of pocket guides and I noticed this morning that one of them that will be released next month is already on the Catholic Bestseller's list on Amazon--namely the one written by Dr. Peter Kreeft. Here is the one by him and the others that will be coming out next month:
A Pocket Guide to the Meaning of Life by Peter Kreeft
A Pocket Guide to Purgatory by Patrick Madrid
A Pocket Guide to the Mass by Michael Dubruiel
And the one pocket guide that was released last year:
A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics by Patrick Madrid
And this Fall they will release:
A Pocket Guide to Confession by Michael Dubruiel
Along with two others that still are being finalized by two very popular Catholics in the U.S.
A Pocket Guide to the Meaning of Life by Peter Kreeft
A Pocket Guide to Purgatory by Patrick Madrid
A Pocket Guide to the Mass by Michael Dubruiel
And the one pocket guide that was released last year:
A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics by Patrick Madrid
And this Fall they will release:
A Pocket Guide to Confession by Michael Dubruiel
Along with two others that still are being finalized by two very popular Catholics in the U.S.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Mepkin Abbey Counters PETA Accusations of Animal Cruelity
The Post and Courrier has the story. The Monk's website has a statement which in part reads:
It has always been Mepkin Abbey's purpose to provide the healthiest environment for our chickens, to treat them as one of God's precious creatures and to offer to consumers the best possible product for their health and enjoyment. That is precisely why we moved to the cage arrangement over 30 years ago, and why we have continued with it to the present. Cages provide hens protection from predators, soil-borne diseases, and diseases that are caused from walking in litter or waste.
We stand by our product and by the commitment we make to our customers as stated on the inner cover of our egg carton.
It has always been Mepkin Abbey's purpose to provide the healthiest environment for our chickens, to treat them as one of God's precious creatures and to offer to consumers the best possible product for their health and enjoyment. That is precisely why we moved to the cage arrangement over 30 years ago, and why we have continued with it to the present. Cages provide hens protection from predators, soil-borne diseases, and diseases that are caused from walking in litter or waste.
We stand by our product and by the commitment we make to our customers as stated on the inner cover of our egg carton.
Bishop's Theory on Anna Nicole Smith
From the Wisconsin State Journal:
Bishop Robert Morlino says the legal circus being waged over Anna Nicole Smith can be laid at the steps of a state that "does not protect and reinforce the marriage bond and the true definition of marriage."
Morlino, the spiritual head of the quarter-million Christians in the Madison Catholic Diocese, wrote in Thursday's edition of the Catholic Herald that "when civil law opened the door to no-fault divorce and in- vitro fertilization, the civil law started down the slippery slope that led us to the present moment."
"Tinkering with the marriage bond and the definition of marriage empowers the courts to usurp decisions that belong to the traditional family and affords great wealth to eager litigators," the bishop continued. "The natural law is the guide both to freedom and to conscience in these very sensitive matters."
One of the many things I like about Morlino is his ability to make me look at the news in a way differently than I ordinarily would. And, as a columnist for his own newspaper, he certainly has as much right to capitalize on Anna Nicole as I do in this column.
He says he is "praying frequently for the respose and soul" of Smith, which, to be honest, makes him a far better man than I am.
Bishop Robert Morlino says the legal circus being waged over Anna Nicole Smith can be laid at the steps of a state that "does not protect and reinforce the marriage bond and the true definition of marriage."
Morlino, the spiritual head of the quarter-million Christians in the Madison Catholic Diocese, wrote in Thursday's edition of the Catholic Herald that "when civil law opened the door to no-fault divorce and in- vitro fertilization, the civil law started down the slippery slope that led us to the present moment."
"Tinkering with the marriage bond and the definition of marriage empowers the courts to usurp decisions that belong to the traditional family and affords great wealth to eager litigators," the bishop continued. "The natural law is the guide both to freedom and to conscience in these very sensitive matters."
One of the many things I like about Morlino is his ability to make me look at the news in a way differently than I ordinarily would. And, as a columnist for his own newspaper, he certainly has as much right to capitalize on Anna Nicole as I do in this column.
He says he is "praying frequently for the respose and soul" of Smith, which, to be honest, makes him a far better man than I am.
Anti-Semitic Chants Seen as Chance to Educate
At a Bishop Sullivan Catholic School...from the Pilot Online:
Students at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School will receive sensitivity training as a result of anti-Semitic chants and graffit i during a recent basketball game against rival Norfolk Academy.
Several Sullivan students met with Norfolk Academy's cultural diversity club Thursday as part of a series of events aimed at promoting tolerance, Sullivan Principal Dennis W. Price said.
"It is important that we work harder at having students leaving here who are tolerant and understand how serious these kinds of things are," he said.
Students at Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School will receive sensitivity training as a result of anti-Semitic chants and graffit i during a recent basketball game against rival Norfolk Academy.
Several Sullivan students met with Norfolk Academy's cultural diversity club Thursday as part of a series of events aimed at promoting tolerance, Sullivan Principal Dennis W. Price said.
"It is important that we work harder at having students leaving here who are tolerant and understand how serious these kinds of things are," he said.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
KFC Seeks Papal Blessing
Shouldn't it be KFF(ish)....
From Playfuls.com:
KFC President Gregg Dedrick said he sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to bless KFC's Fish Snacker Sandwich, the company said in a news release.
From Playfuls.com:
KFC President Gregg Dedrick said he sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to bless KFC's Fish Snacker Sandwich, the company said in a news release.
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