God's Word and a little gumbo yum

St. Joseph Catholic Church Senior Choir, Pensacola, FL

Is this cute or what?????????

Having lunch at McGuire's with my great-nephew, Brandon, and my great niece, Adrianne.

They live in Warrenton, Virginia and came to Pensacola to visit their great-grandmother.

Pictures were taken by their FAVORITE great uncle.

The Year for Priests

Reminder:
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010.


A thought for the week:

"The great message that we have to carry, as ministers of God's word and followers of Jesus, is that God loves us not becasue of what we do or accomplish, but becasue God has created and redeemed us to proclaim that love as ... the true source of all human life."

Fr. Henri Nouwen

Pray for priests.

30th Sunday of Ordinary Time

"Master, I want to see." Bartimaeus, the blind man in today's Scripture, speaks words that many of us could utter. We have our own blindnesses and they disrupt our daily living. Jesus heals Bartimaeus, He can do the same for us. Just ask.

Some questions for today:

Do I believe that God wants to remove the stumbling blocks in my life?

"Master, I want to see": are these words we might speak also?

When God gives to you, where, then, do you go?

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Some thoughts for today:

"Receive Christ, receive power to see, receive your light ... More delightful than gold and precious stones ... is the Word that has enlight-ened us."

St. Clement of Alexandria (c.150)

"The light in which You dwell, Lord, is beyond my understanding. It is so brilliant that I cannot bear it, I cannot turn my mind's eye toward it for any length of time. I am dazzled by its brightness, amazed by its grandeur, overwhelmed by its immensity, bewildered by its abundance."

St. Anselm of Canterbury (c.1033)

Priests' Retreat 2009

Continue to pray for the Priests of your Diocese who are on Retreat

The Year for Priests

Reminder:
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010.
A thought for the day:

"The priest who has not kept near the fires of the Tabernacle can strike no sparks from the pulpit."
Archbishop Fulton Sheen


Pray for priests.

29th Sunday of the Year

The English writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton once observed: "there is noting so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth".

James and John, in today's Gospel, in their vanity, want to sit with Jesus on His throne in the Kingdom. Jesus tells them the rough truth that they do not know what they are asking, and that furthermore it is God who makes the seating arrangements. Jesus goes on to say that if you want to be great, you must be te servant of the rest.

Some questions for today:

Do I believe that we can make suffering redemptive?

Is it possible to transform our pain into something useful to others? Something that will last beyond ourselves?

Have Jesus' words about the first being last and the last first helped me to let go of the natural tendency to measure myself and others in terms of perks and power rather than by the capacity to give freely to others?

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"The evangelizing mission of the Church is essentially the announcement of God's love, mercy and forgiveness revealed to humanity throught the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord. It is the proclamation of the good news that God loves us and wants all people united in God's loving mercy. God forgives us and asks us to forgive others even for the greatest offences."

Pope John Paul II

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"The Gospel of Jesus stands as a strong counterpoint to the message that is being given. The Gospel tells us we must put others first, put their needs ahead of our own, not worry about who is No. 1. It was a readical message when Jesus first spoke it, and it remains so today in our competitive, win-at-any-cost society."

Father Dominic Grassi

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Sodality Fun Night

Lots of time to meet up with friends and talk

Sister Maureen ready to tackle the evening.

Delicious foods

Elvis was there

Sachmo was there.

Even Aretha made an appearnace.

All in all, a terrific evening.

Thank you, Sodality, for a terrific night.

Maritime Park

Work begins along the Pensacola waterfront. Bulldozers in place moving tons of dirt, things are looking up!



Hmmmmmmm: maybe yes, maybe no.

Year For Priests: 2009-2010

Reminder:
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010.

Thought for This Week:

"If John the Baptist trembled and did not touch the holy head of God; ... how holy, just and fitting must be he who touches with his hands, receives with his heart and mouth, and offers to others to be received the One Who is not about to die but Who is to conquer and be glorified, upon Whom the angels longed to gaze."

St. Francis of Assisi

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