Tribulation Times
VIA ARCHIVES LIFESITNEWS.COM: The priesthood, Pope Benedict said, is not "pleasing to the 'enemy,'" (the devil). "He would have rather preferred to see it disappear, so that God would ultimately be driven out of the world. And so it happened that, in this very year of joy for the sacrament of the priesthood, the sins of priests came to light - particularly the abuse of the little ones, in which the priesthood, whose task is to manifest God's concern for our good, turns into its very opposite." With evident personal sadness, the pope again extended his apology to the victims of sexual abuse, saying, "We too insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved." DEVIL IN THE HEADLINES Seattle Archdiocese settles 2 sex-related lawsuits
Wichita Priest Pleads To Nudity Charge
New sex abuse claims filed against former priest
Priest Facing Sex Counts
Catholic priest faces charges for unreported deposits THE WAR IS NOT OVER: Catholic priests renew vows
At a time when we hear sad and disturbing news about priesthood, this wants to be indeed a good piece of inspiring good news. From June 20 to 29 all the priests of the three Catholic dioceses of the Solomon Islands (Honiara, Auki and Gizo) met for a renewal and formation program at the conclusion of the international year of the priest called by Pope Benedict the XVI). A total of 63 Catholic priests and religious with their three bishops met at Vanga RTC in Western Province to renewed their experience of God and the commitment of their vows to Him and to that portion of His people entrusted to their pastoral care. Two Marianists religious from USA animated and facilitated the encounter, the first of its kind in the history of the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands. The experience coincided with the golden Jubilee celebrations of the Catholic church in the Gizo Diocese and the golden jubilee of the ordination of its first Bishop (Bishop Eusebius Crawford, OP) in Rome, in May 1960. The program which consisted in biblical, Marian and spirituality inputs, reflections and sharing among the participants provided a unique occasion for sharing one’s faith, experiencing brotherhood and fraternal support, and renewing one’s personal commitment to the priestly identity and service. In a time when priesthood has been attacked and undermined by mistakes of some of its members around the world, it was great to see the renewal of the commitment to be priests’ according to the heart of the good shepherd in communion with the universal Catholic church built on Peter’s rock. The commitment took place at the celebration of Solemnity of Saint Peter, the patron saint of the Gizo Cathedral. Each of the bishops and priests renewed their fidelity to Christ and their priesthood. This was done meaningfully by each one touching the cross and the bible in prayerful silence in front of the assembly before the final blessing in Saint Peter’s renewed Cathedral. SEE ALSO: Ancient Catholic Heritage Reborn
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/july.asp?version=63&startmmdd=0101
July 14, 2010 (Rev 12:12-13) Therefore, rejoice, O heavens, and you that dwell therein. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man child.
VIA ARCHIVES LIFESITNEWS.COM: The priesthood, Pope Benedict said, is not "pleasing to the 'enemy,'" (the devil). "He would have rather preferred to see it disappear, so that God would ultimately be driven out of the world. And so it happened that, in this very year of joy for the sacrament of the priesthood, the sins of priests came to light - particularly the abuse of the little ones, in which the priesthood, whose task is to manifest God's concern for our good, turns into its very opposite." With evident personal sadness, the pope again extended his apology to the victims of sexual abuse, saying, "We too insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved." DEVIL IN THE HEADLINES Seattle Archdiocese settles 2 sex-related lawsuits
Wichita Priest Pleads To Nudity Charge
New sex abuse claims filed against former priest
Priest Facing Sex Counts
Catholic priest faces charges for unreported deposits THE WAR IS NOT OVER: Catholic priests renew vows
At a time when we hear sad and disturbing news about priesthood, this wants to be indeed a good piece of inspiring good news. From June 20 to 29 all the priests of the three Catholic dioceses of the Solomon Islands (Honiara, Auki and Gizo) met for a renewal and formation program at the conclusion of the international year of the priest called by Pope Benedict the XVI). A total of 63 Catholic priests and religious with their three bishops met at Vanga RTC in Western Province to renewed their experience of God and the commitment of their vows to Him and to that portion of His people entrusted to their pastoral care. Two Marianists religious from USA animated and facilitated the encounter, the first of its kind in the history of the Catholic Church in Solomon Islands. The experience coincided with the golden Jubilee celebrations of the Catholic church in the Gizo Diocese and the golden jubilee of the ordination of its first Bishop (Bishop Eusebius Crawford, OP) in Rome, in May 1960. The program which consisted in biblical, Marian and spirituality inputs, reflections and sharing among the participants provided a unique occasion for sharing one’s faith, experiencing brotherhood and fraternal support, and renewing one’s personal commitment to the priestly identity and service. In a time when priesthood has been attacked and undermined by mistakes of some of its members around the world, it was great to see the renewal of the commitment to be priests’ according to the heart of the good shepherd in communion with the universal Catholic church built on Peter’s rock. The commitment took place at the celebration of Solemnity of Saint Peter, the patron saint of the Gizo Cathedral. Each of the bishops and priests renewed their fidelity to Christ and their priesthood. This was done meaningfully by each one touching the cross and the bible in prayerful silence in front of the assembly before the final blessing in Saint Peter’s renewed Cathedral. SEE ALSO: Ancient Catholic Heritage Reborn
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 26- "On discernment of thoughts, passions, and virtues"
73. The Fathers state that the active life consists in two virtues of the most general kind: fasting and obedience. And rightly, for the first destroys sensuality, and the other reinforces this destruction with humility. That is why mourning also has a double power, for it destroys sin and produces humility.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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