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Monthly Archives: February 2006
“Take” or “Receive”? Communion in the hand
EXCERPT:
We are living in very difficult times. In wealthy countries there is a pervasive undercurrent of selfishness and self-centeredness. We live in a time when “I… me… my… mine…†permeates the common worldview. Have we come to the point also in which we as comfortable Catholics are saying, “Gimme!†in reference to the Eucharist? Of course, you say, “I now take!†need not be “Gimme!†But observe. If anything were needed today, it seems to me, is a way of underscoring even to the extent of using even dramatic physical gestures, what we believe taking/reception of the Body and Blood of the Lord really is for us. In a time when to kneel is considered lowly, then kneeling is a dramatic gesture. It is counter-cultural. It is a “sign of contradiction†in the face of “I… me… my… mine….†By kneeling my body cries out: “You…. You… Your… Your….†Read More
18 Feb: Bl. Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole
EXCERPT:
Depictions of things help to illuminate our minds. A picture is, as they say, worth a thousand words. The paintings of Beato Angelico are repleat with a luminuous radiance which help to illustrate for us the mysteries they depict. Thus, they illumine also our hearts and minds, given us a grasp of something that words fail to offer. Music and painting are similar in this respect: physical things (the medium of paint and surface, the sound waves and harmonics) bring a different part of our power to apprehend to bear on the object, the affective together with the intellective. So, in his holiness of life, Beato Angelico became God’s canvass, upon which He drew (and drew forth) His virtues, His beauty, so that it could radiate into the hearts and minds of those around him. By his intercession, we ask that God will do the same for us. Read More
17 Feb: USA Curling woes
EXCERPT:
consider this: if we can lose a curling match because of lack of respect for the tiniest particle that may have escaped our attention, how much MORE can we lose by not paying proper attention to even the tiniest particles of the Blessed Sacrament?? Each and everyday fragments of Hosts, whole Hosts themselves, are subjected to sacrilege because of inattentive distribution of Communion or, as is more likely, inattentive or careless reception of the Eucharistic Lord. Read More
17 Feb: 7 Founders of the Servites
EXCERPT:
Kindly pour into us, O Lord,
the dutiful love of the blessed brethren,
by which they most devotedly venerated the Mother of God
and they guided to You Your people. Read More
16 Feb: CURLING so far…
EXCERPT:
The men of my native land lost to my adoptive land. I am not sure what to think about this, since Italy really doesn’t have much business winning at Curling. It just goes to show how Italians can, as they always have, adopt things and make them better. Read More
Latin Google
EXCERPT:
Google searches in Latin… even though I am mad at Google for caving into the ChiComs.
I must tip my biretta to Sympotica graecolatina for this. o{]:¬) Read More
15 Feb: St. Onesimus
In the Martyrologium Romanum on this day we find that this is the commemoration of St. Onesimus: 1. Commemoratio beati Onesimi, quem sanctus Paulus Apostolus servum fugitivium excepit et in vinculis utpote Christi in fide filium genuit, sicut ipse domino … Read More
14 Feb: Sts. Cyril and Methodius – Co-Patrons of Europe
COLLECT:Deus, qui per beatos fratres Cyrillum et MethodiumSlavoniae gentes illuminasti,da cordibus nostris tuae doctrinae verba percipere,nosque perfice populumin vera fide et recta confessione concordem. LITERAL TRANSLATION:O God, who through the blessed brothers Cyril and Methodiusbrought light to the peoples of … Read More
The THRILL of VICTORY!
EXCERPT:
The Curling coverage is fabulous. All the players are miked. Also, you can hear the sound of the sweeping around the stones as they curl down the sheet of ice. Oh the strategy! Oh the suspence! There is a great deal of shouting and hollering. There are even some very spiffy cheerleaders for the American team. They haven’t shown them yet, alas. Read More
Vice President Accidentally Shoots Hunting Buddy
Vice President Richard Cheney <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/12/D8FNRALG0.html">accidentally shot Harry Whittington</a>, a millionaire Texan, while the two were on a quail hunting trop this past weekend. Mr. Whittington is in stable condition, and recovering well, after getting peppered with the shotgun fire. … Read More
TonyO on From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 26-07-22 – Fr Kevin caught embezzling: “Despite the bishop’s weaknesses for food, comfort, and for finding the easy way out, he doesn’t really approve of heretical…”
