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God’s Discipline
It’s amazing what God’s discipline does in our lives. I know that I often need to be reminded that I am not God, and that God’s purposes are far loftier than my own. Once again, in today’s Office of Readings, Job puts my frequent experiences into words: Then Job answered the Lord and said: …
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Catholic Explorer: Diocese is jubilant at ordination of newest priest
Full story: Catholic Explorer :: Diocese is jubilant at ordination of newest priest JOLIET—Over 300 friends, relatives, peers and mentors were on-hand to celebrate the ordination of Patrick Mulcahy, 41, to the priesthood June 3 at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet. As uplifting liturgical music reverberated throughout the sanctuary, Mulcahy entered the…
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The Big Picture
From today's Office of Readings: Then the Lord addressed Job out of the storm and said: Who is this that obscures divine plans with words of ignorance?Gird up your loins now, like a man;I will question you, and you tell me the answers! Where were you when I founded the earth?Tell me, if…
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In Thanksgiving
The following is taken from the Thanksgiving that I printed at the end of the worship aid for my First Mass: Where do I start to give thanks for everyone and everything that has led me to this particular moment in my life? So many have given so much of themselves in order to contribute…
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Ordination
Quite a few people have asked me what the Ordination was like for me. Of course, it’s a little beyond words. This whole weekend was certainly the most awesome time of my life; a time where I know God was really working in me and guiding me to where I was created to be in…
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Pentecost: Jesus is Lord!
Today's readings We've gathered today on the Solemnity of Pentecost … one of my favorite feasts of the whole year. Today, we have one last opportunity to celebrate the joy of the Easter season. For fifty days, we've been celebrating our Lord's resurrection, his triumph over the grave, and his defeat of sin…
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The Mystery of the Lord’s Cross
Receive the oblation of the holy people, to be offered to God. Understand what you do, imitate what you celebrate, and conform your life to the mystery of the Lord’s cross. — The Rite of Ordination These words from the Rite of Ordination have sobered and well, almost haunted me in the last few months…
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Pilgrimage
I promised myself that for this week before Ordination, I would take the time to visit some of the Churches that have been important to me along the way for Mass and some prayer. That has been an amazing experience: a real opportunity to look back on all of my life and see how God…
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WordPress
I have been very impressed with the WordPress program for blogging. It beats b2evo out hands down. I spent at least an hour every day with b2evo just cleaning up spam. With WordPress, I am able to catch it all with Akismet, and just delete it with one click of the mouse. Takes maybe a…
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Catholic World News : Vatican prods US bishops on liturgical translations
Catholic World News : Vatican prods US bishops on liturgical translations May. 22 (CWNews.com) – In a letter to the president of the US bishops' conference, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship has strongly underlined the importance of proper translations for liturgical texts. I sure hope Cardinal Arinze is doing a novena to…
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