The Feast of Christ the King

(I took this picture many years ago. I'm still fascinated by it.)

Some questions for today:

How do I respond to Jesus ' claims of ultimate truth in my own life?

What do I believe that Jesus did that brought Him to such trouble with the civil power?

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Some thoughts for today:

"Therefore, distrust every claim for the truth where you do not see truth united with love; and be certain that you are of the truth and that the truth has taken hold of you only and has started to make you free from yourself."

Paul Tillich

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"What is in fact Christ's Kingdom? It is simply those who believe in Him ... Everyone who is reborn in Christ becomes the Kingdom which is no longer the world."

Saint Augustine (354-430)

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May They Rest in Peace

Requiescant in Pace

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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:

"O wonderful dignity of the priests; in their hands, as in the womb of the Blessed Virgin, the Son of God becomes incarnate."
St. Augustine

Pray for Priests.

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The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger wrote: "If one can say that hunger, love and power are the forces that motivate man, then one can point out ... that the three main forms of polytheism are the worship of bread, the worship of love and the idolization of power."

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Some questions for today:

Are you a grabber or a giver?

Do you recognize the value of another's sacrifices?

Even when they are small?

Do you trust that the Lord will provide?

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Some quotes for today:

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one."

Mother Teresa

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."

Winston Churchill

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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:

"O holy Mother of God, pray for the priests Your Son has chosen to serve the Church ... Make them models of virtue in the service of God's people. Help them be pious in meditation, efficacious in preaching and zealous in the daily offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Help them administer the Sacraments with joy."

Saint Charles Borromeo

Pray for Priests.

Reunion 2009

Pensacola Catholic High School class of '64 celebrates their 45th anniversary of graduation. Festivities began on Friday, Oct 30th with a "covered dish" gathering at St. Joseph's Parish Hall in downtown Pensacola. A more formal gathering was held at the Heritage Room, Seville Quarter on Saturday evening, Oct. 31.

Eternal Rest Grant unto Them O Lord

and let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them.

May They Rest in Peace.

May Their Souls

And the Souls of All the Fatithful Departed

Rest in Peace.

Amen.

The Feast of All Saints

He began to teach them saying: "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." The beatitudes in today's Gospel mark the beginning of a lengthy discourse delivered by Jesus at the Sermon on the Mount.

Today we have the opportunity to remember all holy men and women of the past and those who walk beside us today -- all those whose faith and deeds were only recognized by their family and friends, and in some cases by God alone.

Some questions for today:

What is a Saint?

Whom do you think of when you think of Saints?

Do you know someone who is:

"poor in spirit"?

"pure in heart"?

merciful?

sorrowing?

honest?

a peacemaker?

suffers for righteousness?

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Thoughts for today:

"The Feast of All Saints strengthens and encourages us to create that path by walking it."

Robert Ellsberg

"Holiness is not the luxury of a few. It is a simple duty for you and for me."

Mother Teresa

"Our community with the Saints joins us to Christ, from whom as from its fountain and head issues all grace and the life of the People of God itself."

Lumen Gentium (Vatican II)

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