tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35620120863924328392023-11-16T08:59:35.782-08:00Queen of Peace Radio SpotlightAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-73031972874008114982016-06-23T15:51:00.002-07:002016-06-23T15:51:30.299-07:00Vaxxed the Movie in Jacksonville Beach Florida<span id="docs-internal-guid-d1a3ed7c-7f6c-b641-170c-a611d4040271"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>By: Mary Holt</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> As the Vaxxed documentary showing comes to a close tonight at the Beach’s Regal 18 movie theater, I world like to encourage all to go and see this intriguing documentary, if you haven’t already. Full of shocking facts with plenty of substantial evidence about CDC’s scheduled vaccines for our children, it includes heart-wrenching stories, told by affected parents of the families presently dealing with their kids, who have been previously diagnosed with ASD. These families give testimony to what they believe may very well be the cause of their Autistic children. This movie features Del Bigtree, former producer of the popular TV show The Doctors and CDC head scientist and “whistleblower” Dr. William Thompson. This documentary offers information that may indicate a recently discovered possible link between the MMR vaccine and the ever rising rate of U.S. infants and children permanently injured by barely tested vaccines. It sheds light on the appalling fact that our children’s vaccines are not tested nearly as rigorously as our “over-the-counter” drugs, instead they are automatically shoved into an already “safe” category with nearly no testing, because they are already “dead” diseases. Be sure to sure to follow the currently unfolding story, still evolving as we rally together to push congress to subpoena Dr. Thompson. More information can be found online at Vaxxedthemovie.com.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-70525175354037784072014-03-06T08:33:00.001-08:002014-03-06T08:43:43.356-08:00Why resistance is not futileBlessings on the beginning of Lent 2014.<br />
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<strong>“No man knows how bad he is</strong> till he has tried very hard to be good. A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. After all, you find out the strength of the German army by fighting it, not by giving in. A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later.</div>
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That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in. We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it.”<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-34745476454833052013-08-13T10:51:00.002-07:002013-08-13T10:51:48.401-07:00Blessing at 2013 FCWC<div class="MsoNormal">
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Just wanted to say thank you to the Diocesan Center for
Family Life [DCFL.org] and to everyone involved in the organization and hard work putting it all together. And super thanks
for repeating to the conference attendees that <i>Queen of Peace Radio</i> is
available on AM-1460 for all in the Jacksonville area.</div>
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May God continue to bless this diocese with excellent
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-4048850462698544092013-05-20T09:05:00.002-07:002013-05-20T09:05:54.541-07:00So long, God be with you, adios, adieu, ciao.<!--StartFragment-->
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I am very grateful to those of you who have been reading
these blogs since I started last August. It was my goal to provoke you to
think about various issues that we deal with in our lives and to get you to
examine them from varying viewpoints especially our Christian Catholic point of
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Over time, the numbers of readers of this blog stayed at a
low but not growing readership. Then, on the Queen of Peace website, I
posted a photo of the cat who hung around our station for a while and called it
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Well, that drew lots of viewers and readers but
the numbers for the blog stayed low. I do like to think, however, the
quality of readers was exceptionally high and bright! However, without
the hoped for increase of readership for these blogs, the return for the effort
just does not make practical sense. So, this is the last one here. </div>
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However, I am very grateful to those of you who have been
readers and to those who have, also, made comments. I want, also, to
thank Tom Moran, the station manager, who has found and attached his really
insightful and clever graphics for each blog. He has a special talent for
getting graphics that cut to the core of the issues. So, as I leave, I
leave with big THANKS to you all.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-41523439119365524252013-04-28T14:44:00.002-07:002013-04-28T14:44:16.377-07:00The New Commandment<!--StartFragment-->
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If we are accused of being Christians, will our actions
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Peter asked Jesus, “‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin
against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to
him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.” Matthew
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In this Sunday’s Gospel, we hear that, at the Last Supper,
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one another. As I have loved you, so you are also should love one
another. This is how all will know that you are my disciple, if you have
love for one another.” John 13:34-35. </div>
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How do each of us live up to this reading and this new
commandment? Jesus says that love for one another will be the way we are
known to be disciples of Him. Not by our words will be known as
Christians but, primarily, by our love for one another. So, as to this
love for one another, Jesus sets a really high standard for that love.
Not just in the prior Judeo teaching of measure as we love ourselves. But,
the measuring bar is raised in this new commandment to the level of loving one
another as He loved us! </div>
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In the measurement ‘as we love ourselves,’ we would not
sacrifice ourselves for ourselves, would we? In the new commandment, on
the eve of His suffering and death, Jesus is giving us the measurement for
loving each other to be as He loves us. He, then, goes on to his
suffering and death on the cross for us. So, under this new commandment,
we should be willing to love one another even to the sacrifice of our
lives. Are we really really ready, willing and able to live up to this
commandment? In light of this new commandment Jesus gives us at the Last
Supper, the standard for forgiveness that He gave us and His prior reaffirmance
of Jewish teaching of love for one another seem small and paltry. It can
simply but humorously be viewed by the joke about who sacrifices more for
us for our breakfasts - the chicken or the pig? The chicken just gives us the
eggs but the pig gives his life so we can have our ham or bacon with those
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The reality of this new commandment is its difficulty to
live and to deal with people who have wronged us and for whom we have held or
still do have long-time grudges. We can humorously think that it was easy
for Jesus because, after all, He is God! But, it is Jesus who proclaimed
this new commandment on the eve of His suffering and death for all of us and
for our sins. Tough gig, isn’t it. He didn’t not give any
exceptions for neighbors who do or say things we do not like. It is a
broad, universal command by Him. </div>
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Going around preaching how much we love Him, praying to Him,
and telling other people to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior is meaningless
unless we are first convicted as Christians by our own actions of loving each
other as He loved us in his new commandment. This sure tests our
commitment to Jesus - will we only go part way and just donate eggs or go all
the way in order to fulfill his charge to us? Remember, also, Jesus
did not say this was a new suggestion. He said it was a new commandment.</div>
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Pray for me in my quest to succeed in loving you and
everyone by this standard in the new commandment and I will pray for your
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-48343902756694072022013-04-22T19:07:00.001-07:002013-04-22T19:07:12.567-07:00Coping With Terrorism Again<!--StartFragment-->
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Last week at this time, the annual Boston Marathon on
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A normally happy event was shattered by a couple
of bombs being exploded in the crowds and killing several people and injuring
several hundred. After the shock of this event occurred and our prayers
for the dead, the injured, the runners, the spectators and their families, we
all thought who did this, why did they do it, will they be caught and brought
to justice. That began an intense week of pursuit and the involvement of
over 4,000 law enforcement officers. In a few days, a couple of suspects
were identified and they were caught or killed within a a few days.</div>
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The initial speculation was whether Al Qaeda or Muslim
terrorists were involved. And, then, there was all the speculation that
goes along with the implications of this idea. It, also, brings forth all
the ugly thoughts about jihad. How should we deal with this, is our
question including how should we feel and deal with Islamic terrorists?</div>
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Our Bishop, Felipe Estevez, properly asserted in his
9-11-2012 message that we, Catholics, reject extreme ideologies while
embracing all people of all faiths. How should we view and deal with
Muslims when they seem to embrace terrorism against us? Let me start with
the teaching from our Lord, Jesus, that we are to love our neighbor as
ourselves. So, despite how difficult this can be, let’s start our
approach to Muslims from a prayerful love for them. </div>
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Second, we should learn more about Islam and its
followers. We will learn that there are 2 major divisions of Islam, of
which you probably heard, called Sunni and Shia. There are other minor
divisions as well. Fortunately, 90% of all Muslims are Sunni which is the more
the peaceful adherents to Islam. The Shia, from my rudimentary
understanding of this, believe that provoking an apocalyptic event will bring
back the return of the Twelfth Imam and the ultimate rule of Islam. Iran,
to no one’s surprise, is an Shia theocracy and you hear its leaders speak of
the return of the Twelfth Imam. In addition, virtually all middle eastern
Muslims have developed an antagonism to the West and to the United States
specifically because of our support of the state of Israel and the Jews
residing therein.</div>
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We now know that these misguided brothers were influenced by
Muslim terrorists. We will learn more as time goes by. Meanwhile,
we should learn more about Islam and the various different divisions and deal
with all Muslims with prayer and love. Yes, that is counterintuitive to
our natural desires but, as followers of Christ, keep in mind His teachings
about love. And, remember to forgive, as He teaches, 7 times 70.</div>
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These are my thoughts. Now, please let me know what you
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-38660335104754894352013-04-16T14:43:00.002-07:002013-04-16T14:43:15.418-07:00The Rewards from Joyful Giving<!--StartFragment-->
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The theme of the Queen of Peace Radio spring 2013
share-a-thon that just ended was joyful giving based upon the idea that we
should give with a joyful heart. This was the same theme as the fall
one. We did not want to use guilt techniques to get people to give, to
talk about such ideas as “your fair share,” or to induce people to give because
there was a tax deduction. Not at all. We, also, encourage donors
to give electronically via electronic transfers from their bank accounts or
their credit or debit cards. We wanted to follow up on the ideas from my
last blog about giving because the listeners believe in this ministry.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry Webster, George Barletta, Terri Micillo, Anne Webster<br />help appeal to listeners during on-air Shareathon.</td></tr>
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Not only are we very grateful to our listeners and donors,
we are, also, very grateful to the volunteers who help with these
share-a-thons. They are authors, business executives, entrepreneurs, some
highly educated and intelligent as well as all of us from all walks of lives
including mothers, students, retirees, unemployed, immigrants, cradle
Catholics, revert Catholics, and non-Catholics - a real richness of the range
of the composition of our Church and community. What a richness!
During the slow periods, we had very enriching discussions about theology,
history, the new pope and what his new papacy may bring, and what is going on
in the contemporary church and in society in general.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anne & Jerry Webster, Diane Herbert answer phones and talk with listeners.</td></tr>
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All the volunteers, not only were they financial donors to
Queen of Peace Radio but, also, they were giving of their valuable time and
talent. Interestingly, they were not there to get a take-away from their
help but they were there because they believe in this ministry and knew of
the value and impact that it has on them as well as other listeners. In
the process of giving, we all had an incredible unintended reward from God - we
were all enriched by each other and the experience of our involvement of being
in the process of soliciting money for this ministry. We heard from our
listeners who told us wonderful stories about how this Catholic radio station
brought to them messages to help their faith from all ranges of belief,
Catholic and non-Catholic alike.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George, Diane, Ray, Tom in studio talking about the value of <br />knowing your faith and the value of Catholic radio.</td></tr>
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So, everyone came away with rewards of immeasurable value -
not in money - but of a great and deep spiritual richness. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Williams, George Barletta, Tom Moran, and Ray Makowski<br />with award from Catholic Radio Association / EWTN for 15 years<br />of evangelical zeal for souls. </td></tr>
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For this, we thank God and we, the Board of Directors of
Queen of Peace Radio, thank everyone who participated in this share-a-thon and,
in particular, we, again, give special thanks to Tom Moran, our General
Manager, who always overcomes the obstacles to produce another successful
share-a-thon as he did again this past week.</div>
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Let me know what you think.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-16408625016478877502013-04-08T14:04:00.002-07:002013-04-08T14:04:46.962-07:00Gratitude<!--StartFragment-->
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Thank you. Thank you for your support of this lay
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In the next few days, we will be having our semi-annual
share-a-thon to ask you again for your financial support to keep this ministry
on the air. This is not a capital campaign where we can show you the
fruits of your donations. It is a campaign to ask you to pay for the
bills such as utilities, payroll for one employee, the monthly mortgage payment
and the other many bills such as our contract radio engineer who keeps our
signal going out to you and the maintenance expenses. All of these add up
quickly and significantly but, nevertheless, we run a lean and mean operation
that is often cited to others around the country on how to run a high-quality
Christian Catholic radio ministry on the cheap. Come to the station
during the share-a-thon this week to see for yourself. </div>
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We have now been doing
this for over 16 years and are very grateful for your support.</div>
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The results or ROI (return on investment) are amazing and
miraculous. And, this last statement comes from a critical and analytical
person as me who will always ask “prove it” or “where’s the beef?” The
results are not financial but are inspirational and soul-saving. We can
not measure the number of people who daily get spiritual comfort from our
ministry not to mention the converts and reverts that we have had. It
does not measure the many people of all faiths who listen. And, we know
that because many of these people have told us by calling in or by writing to
us. And, most of those have also contributed to our support.</div>
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I, with all the hats that I wear for this ministry, do not
ask you to contribute to sacrifice, to get tax deductions, to shame you or to
guilt you. But, you will hear me ask, implore, and beg of you to
contribute because you believe in it and because of your faith and your firm
conviction to spread it - to evangelize your faith. A reading this
weekend was from James 2: 14-18 from which I partially quote “What does it
profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works?...So, by
faith itself, if it has not works, is dead.” </div>
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support this ministry with your time, talent and treasure. Come to help
us during these share-a-thons or in other capacities to joyfully assist
us. And, of course, we welcome your financial support. </div>
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your belief in this ministry and your faith by making a contribution. For
each of you listeners and supporters, we appreciate you and treasure you very
much and we are very much grateful for you and what you do. </div>
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This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday which celebrates the
divine mercy of our Lord. It culminates the Novena of the Chaplet
of Divine Mercy. The story behind both is one of my favorite miracle
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In the 1930s, there lived in Poland a very humble nun whose
name was Helen Kowalska. She had very little education but was determined
to become a nun and, after pleading her case, was accepted into the convent and
was named Sister Maria Faustina. She usually performed the most menial of
jobs. But, she did so with a joyful heart because of her love for the
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Jesus started to appear to her and to speak to her. He
commissioned her to have a painting made of him in His Divine Mercy. With great
difficulty, she was able to have an artist do so. Jesus, also, directed
her to keep a diary. She objected as she did not think she was literate
enough to do so. But, she did at the direction of Jesus. He, also,
gave her the prayer for His believers to say. It is called the Chaplet of
Divine Mercy. And, he directed that there should be a novena of the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy beginning on Good Friday and ending on the first Sunday
after Easter which should be known as Divine Mercy Sunday.</div>
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Well, we all can imagine how impossible it would be for an
heretofore insignificant nun from Poland to consider persuading the Church to
follow the directions given to her by Jesus. Ah, yes, but that is the
miracle, isn’t it!!! She died in 1938 but not before telling her priest
confessor everything and leaving behind her diary and the painting of
Jesus. Less than a year after her death, the Nazis attacked and
conquered Poland and put it under a reign of terror until liberated in 1945
which was followed by the dictatorial rule of Soviet communists. However,
during this time the fame of Sister Faustina became well known in Poland as did
the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It spread to a man who studied the
priesthood during the Nazi regime. The man was Fr. Karol Wojtyla.
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In 1959, the Church put a lid on all of this until it could
be thoroughly investigated. In 1968, Sister Faustina’s cause for
sainthood began. After an investigation, the papacy of John Paul II lifted
the ban on the prayers of Divine Mercy. He later declares that the Sunday
after Easter be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. In 1999, a second miracle
occurred that is attributed to Blessed Faustina and on Divine Mercy
Sunday in April 2000 she was declared a saint. Interestingly, Pope John
Paul II passed away on the Vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday in 2005.</div>
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This is the fascinating and miraculous story of the prayers
of Divine Mercy. As you can see, these happened recently and in the
lifetimes of so many of us. There is much more to this story but this is a
thumbnail account for the purpose of this blog to get you thinking about it. <br />
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I might add as a point of interest to some that I really am
a believer because I had a miracle as a result of the Chaplet and of St.
Faustina. But, that is a story for another day and time.</div>
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-31584761066353863452013-03-29T08:55:00.003-07:002013-03-29T10:27:38.141-07:00Suffered, Died and Rose from the Dead<!--StartFragment-->
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A young man from a small village named Nazareth suffered and
died for our sins and rose again from the dead. This man was, also, God
incarnate. All of these are mysteries which are hard to fathom and to
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We have faith in it and are very grateful to this Jesus who
opened the way for our salvation and who opened the door to heaven for us.</div>
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The gospel readings of Palm Sunday tell us the story of His
suffering and death. The gospel readings of Easter tell us of his
resurrection from his death. The story is retold many times but what is
very important is its real meaning for each of us and for all of us. We
ought to pray and reflect upon this great gift and mystery of salvaton.</div>
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The Messiah or the Christ later told the doubting Apostle
Thomas blessed are those who believe but did not see His wounds and the
resurrected Christ. We believers some 2,000 years later fall into this
category and are grateful for the grace of Christ in believing in this miracle
of salvation. </div>
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Every Holy Week and every Good Friday, we remember the
events of our Lord’s days just before his suffering, crucifixion and
death. We Catholics, also, revel in His gift to us of the Eucharist on
Holy Thursday. This is so profound to us in our spiritual life that it is
beyond real comprehension but not of our appreciation. It is so wonderful
to think that this lamb of God gave His body and blood to us during a most
meaningful and holy time of the Passover and He instructed us to do it in memory
of Him. We believe at each Mass that the consecrated bread and wine
become His real presence. We are invited and allowed to consume it as the Jews
consumed the unblemished lamb at the seder meal as instructed by God through
Moses and Aaron for their physical salvation on the night of terror when the
first born sons in Egypt were killed by the angel of death. Contemplate
that - Jesus, the Christ, as the real paschal lamb. </div>
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On Easter Sunday, as we remember and celebrate the
resurrection of our Lord, let us do so with great reverence and joy not only
that He has returned from the death but for our salvation. Celebrate
Easter with great happiness and enthusiasm for He is risen and all that
means! Remember what He was called at birth - Emmanuel - God is
with us. After His resurrection God is still with us.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-6383906720045057232013-03-22T06:55:00.003-07:002013-03-22T09:08:13.100-07:00Fickleness of Fame<!--StartFragment-->
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This Sunday is Palm Sunday and, in contemplating what
happened on that day and in the week that followed, I was thinking about the
fickleness of fame. Jesus was welcomed into Jerusalem as a hero and was
lauded and honored on His entry to the extent that the people wanted to cover
the streets over which He traveled with palm fronds. Then, in a matter of
less that a week, the crowds turned on Him and would rather have Him punished
than the criminal Barabbas not because He was the Son of God but because of the
fickleness of crowds.</div>
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Over what seem innumerable times in history, crowds or mobs
have turned on people because of misbeliefs and have resulted in persecutions,
torture, and executions. They have done so against rulers, kings and emperors
and have persecuted groups of people of all sorts of ethnic, racial and
religious beliefs. These persecutions against Christians occur even today
in China and in some middle-eastern countries. What is it about human
nature that causes this? I don’t know the answer but raise it for your
thoughtful consideration.</div>
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Let me share some thoughts for you to consider. In
ancient Rome which was a democracy, when a person finished his year term in
high office which was represented by a laurel wreath on his head, the wreath
was taken from his head and burned. The Romans would say sic transit
gloria mundi - thus, goes the glory of the world. They wanted to bring
the former office holders down from any self-inflated egoism to normality and
equality with all the other Romans and to remind them that they was not better
than any other Roman.</div>
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In more recent history, President Lyndon Johnson won a huge
election victory in 1968 riding of the sentiment over the assassination of his
predecessor. But, he became so unpopular because of his handling of the
Vietnam war that he felt that he could not run for reelection 4 years
later. Then, his successor, President Richard Nixon won a huge reelection
mandate in 1972, only to be removed by scandal over his lying to cover up the
Watergate scandal and he resigned instead of being removed by impeachment in 1975.
So, the turn of public opinion doesn’t always have to be violent to have
consequences. In these two cases, there were logical reasons for the step-downs.</div>
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Jesus, on the other hand, was falsely accused, sentenced to
death, tortured and then He killed in the cruelest of ways - crucifixion.
This happened as a result of the fickleness of fame - how a crowd or mob can
turn against a prominent figure over lies and rumors. And that change can occur
in a very short period of time.</div>
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We learn on the news that some prominent figure is accused
of criminal or immoral allegations and it makes all the prime-time
coverage. But, we don’t hear that those charges or allegations turn out
to be wrong. That only makes a footnote weeks later after that person’s
life has been irreparably and negatively impacted. So, many of these
thoughts in this blog occurred as a result of thinking about Palm Sunday and of
reading the local news about the ongoing stories of local prominent people who
are accused over what might be or might not be illegal. Many have been
prominent and have positively contributed to our community. They have
been accused. But, if they are found not guilty, they will have been
punished regardless. So, the story of Palm Sunday and Holy Week should be
a lesson to us all to withhold our opinions and not make judgments until we
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-18434140356652554952013-03-14T19:51:00.000-07:002013-03-15T07:40:26.505-07:00Habemus Papam!<!--StartFragment-->
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These are the words that announce the election of a new pope
and his identity. In this case, it is Jorge Mario Bergoglio who will be
known as Pope Francis. He is the first Pope to use this name.</div>
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Francis is a most appropriate name as St. Francis Xavier was
one of the founders of his order of the Society of Jesus and St. Francis of
Assisi was an example of humility and showing by actions the evangelization of the Christian faith.</div>
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In a long time-honored tradition in the history of the
Catholic Church, the eligible Cardinals who are qualified to participate meet
in the Sistine Chapel to choose a successor to Peter as the Bishop of Rome and
the head of the Catholic Church. They do so in absolute privacy so they
are free of outside influences to affect their deliberations and choice.
Much is made of the fact that this is done in “secrecy” but that is said
blithely and ignoring the fact that the absence of undue influence is paramount
so that the Cardinals can prayerfully make their selection of the new Pope.</div>
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Pope Francis is the first non-European to serve in this
capacity since the 8th Century. He is the first Pope from the Americas
and from the Southern Hemisphere. He is a Jesuit and leads a very humble
life in a one room apartment and taking a bus to get to work. Quite
remarkable for a cleric holding the high office of Cardinal. Now, what
remarkable changes he will undergo as he follows in the footsteps of St. Peter
as his successor in leadership of this Catholic Church!</div>
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Those are the basics about his background. But, what
are his positions on critical theological issues? According to Wikipedia, he
vigorously opposes abortion and euthanasia as part of “the culture of
death.” Wikipedia, also, reports, “(h)e has affirmed church teaching on
homosexuality, though he teaches the importance of respecting individuals who
are homosexual. He strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the
Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage, calling it a "real and
dire anthropological throwback". In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos
Aires, he wrote: "Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple
political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We
are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of
Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God." He has also
insisted that adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against
children. This position received a rebuke from Argentine president Cristina
Fernández de Kirchner, who said the church's tone was reminiscent of ‘medieval
times and the Inquisition’.</div>
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“In the Aparecida Document, a joint statement of the bishops
of Latin America, Pope Francis I, as Cardinal Bergoglio, commented on the
worthiness of individuals to receive the Eucharist. The text states in
paragraph 436 that, ‘We should commit ourselves to ‘eucharistic coherence’,
that is, we should be conscious that people cannot receive Holy Communion and
at the same time act or speak against the commandments, in particular when
abortion, euthanasia, and other serious crimes against life and family are
facilitated. This responsibility applies particularly to legislators,
governors, and health professionals’."</div>
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In light of these comments, his beliefs, and background,
what will he do in his new, important and awesome position? Obviously, it
is too soon to know and anything stated is mere speculation of no more validity
than tea reading. We can only hope and pray that he will do what is right
and provide the theological and practical leadership as Supreme Pontiff to
guide the Church during this 21st Century of its existence. After all,
that is one of the first things that he asked of us as Pope.</div>
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-55079563165747296102013-03-12T08:12:00.001-07:002013-03-12T08:13:32.861-07:0070 x 7<!--StartFragment-->
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This is a blog about a subject that I have been pondering
for a long time. It is about the subject of forgiveness. We all
easily honor the two great commandments to honor God fully and to love our
neighbor as ourselves. But, we all have a great deal of difficulty in
dealing with the corollary to the second commandment regarding our neighbors -
and that is forgiving them.</div>
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I thought it was time for me to finally attempt to deal with
this subject in light of the gospel readings of this past Sunday dealing with
reconciliation. We are taught about God’s Divine Mercy and we go to
confession to reconcile with Him in order to receive that divine mercy but how
good are we at our human mercy and forgiveness of others?</div>
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One of my favorite saints is Saint Peter because he is so
real and human in his mistakes along his own personal journey with Jesus. Yet,
Jesus always forgave him and reconciled with him to the extent that He built
His Church upon his leadership. Peter asks Jesus, “‘Lord, how often shall
my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.’”
Matthew 18:21. </div>
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Wow, that is a staggering amount of forgiveness - nearly 500
times! Like the vastness of the size of the universe, this is very difficult to
comprehend and very difficult to accomplish. Yet, in perspective, we sin
against God by breaking His Commandments and we take for granted His
forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation with us so we can enjoy the reward of
heaven in our afterlife. And, He expects no less from us towards each
other as He rightly would of the progeny of His creation.</div>
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So, we hear expressions such as “I will forgive but never
forget.” We get angry and hold grudges against those who have those who
have intentionally or unintentionally done something we think is against
us. Or, we take umbrage and hold resentments against others for slighting
us or for not giving us our “due” respect and honor. Or, perhaps, we resent
people who just do not like us for no apparent reason. Or, we get very
upset because a the driver of a car cuts us off or we make a driving error and
receive an Italian salute. Any or all of these “transgressions”
call for us to forgive the other not just once or even seven times but seventy
times seven. This seems an ominous and impossible task and, also, it
seems beyond our human ability to accomplish. However, Jesus does not
think so nor is it a suggestion from Him. He tells us straightforward
that this is what we must do.</div>
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What if we refuse or cannot? Then it will constitute a
big block to receiving God’s graces in our life and make it impossible for Him
to grant us His divine mercy. Forgiving perceived transgressors during
Lent and beyond is much more important than giving up chocolate, desserts or
whatever. We must do it regularly so it becomes part of who we are as
Christians.</div>
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Pray for me in my quest to succeed in forgiving and I will
pray for your success. </div>
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
know what you think about this subject. </div>
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-28694342231103208312013-03-04T12:56:00.002-08:002013-03-04T14:56:13.582-08:00A Special Place in Hell.....<!--StartFragment-->
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One of my first blogs last September began like this:</div>
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“Attention to Priests, Clergy, Church Leaders: Incredible
Impact!</div>
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“This blog is being written as a notice and warning to
priests, clergy and church leaders of all kinds.</div>
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You have an incalculable impact on the souls of all people -
Catholic and non-Catholic alike. Unfortunately, few of you will read this
blog but I put it our there anyway in the hope that it will reach some of you.”</div>
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At that time, I was thinking of the small things that
priests, clergy and church leaders did and failed to do. I was not even
thinking about the bigger scandalous things like pedophilia, fornication and
adultery. That there was a possible major rot at the core of our Church leadership
was nowhere in my imagination at that time. And, now, we learn that there
may be a huge scandal of major proportions at the heart of our Church
leadership.</div>
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Before I address this further, I want to point out that in
Dante’s Inferno, as I recall, there was a special place in hell for those of
high importance who betrayed the duties of their position. We, in the
Church, give the highest esteem not only to the Pope but, also, to the
Cardinals and to the Archbishops, Bishops and Priests, who we follow as our
shepherds in the faith and, in return, we expect them to lead by example - to
lead exemplary lives as our Christian leaders. As St. Francis of Assisi
said to his disciples let’s go teach the faith and, if necessary, use words!</div>
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Over the last 40 years we, the faithful, have had to endure
recurring stories of our clergy involved in sexual scandals of all sorts such
as pedophilia, homosexuality, fornication and adultery. Not only was that
bad enough in and of itself but we, also, learned of the rampant scandal
involving the sometime criminal cover up of these misdeeds and illegal acts by
our bishops, archbishops and cardinals. We kept praying that this would
come to an end but it has not. Now, we are learning that there is a
possible widespread scandal of homosexuality in the Vatican among the hierarchy
including Cardinals. We learn about secret reports. We learn about
more cover ups. We have the recent resignation by the Cardinal for
Scotland and England in light of accusations, not by lay people but by 3
priests! Once again, there is more secrecy at the highest levels.
Why? Once the light and the law has been shined upon the misdeeds and
unlawful activities of the clergy, the end of this has come to a near
end. I understand the need to protect the innocent from false accusations
but can accusations made by priests against the hierarchy be ignored? </div>
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If there are many homosexuals among the hierarchy, it causes
me to wonder if that is the reason that the Church leadership has not taken a
more active role in opposing same sex marriages as the Church admirably does in
fighting abortion.</div>
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In my very simplistic view, the Church of Jesus doe not
consist of the buildings including fine churches as well as the Basilica of St.
Peter nor of the hierarchy but of all of us as members of the Body of
Christ. So, if there is a fever or a cancer in this Body, we are all
affected and have an interest in learning about it and treating it even if it
means treating it even by surgery if necessary, to save it and to nurture its
health.</div>
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Give us the transparency we are entitled to have.
Secret knowledge as a basis of Christianity in the form of Gnosticism was
repudiated in the early Church as a heresy. So, let us know what is going
on in the heart of our Church leadership today. Maintain the
confidentiality of the innocent but don’t continue with the scandalous behavior
of covering it up.</div>
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I just happen to think that there may very well be a special
place in hell for any Church leaders who engage in either this despicable
behavior and those who assist in the cover up of it.</div>
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As I said in my prior blog, where does it all end?</div>
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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REM (Ray Makowski) Co-Founder, Director and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-12630694097996795762013-02-27T11:21:00.003-08:002013-02-27T12:06:43.929-08:00Reflections on Pope Benedict<!--StartFragment-->
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All the news over the last days about the last this and the
last that regarding Pope Benedict’s last days in office caused me to think
about who he was and his last day as Pope.</div>
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We first knew him as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as he gained
international respect and notoriety as the head of the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith under Pope John Paul II. As we learned more about
this man, we learned that he was an impressive scholar and author as well as a
musician of sorts as his hobby. We learned that he made significant
scholarly contributions to Pope John Paul II in his writings including
encyclicals and other matters of faith.</div>
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It is very interesting to note that he did not expect to be
elected Pope and was looking forward to his retirement back to Regensburg,
Germany, to study, to write and to play music with his brother who is a priest
including at Masses in his brother’s parish. Yet, as the saying goes we
plan and God laughs. Our Lord had a much different plan for Cardinal
Ratzinger. The high respect and esteem for him was demonstrated by
election as pope on the second day of the conclave. And, most of us have
referred to him by his papal name, Pope Benedict, ever since.</div>
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Being the successor to Pope John Paul the Great had to be a
very unenviable positon. Nevertheless, Pope Benedict found his
niche. He has made further scholarly contributions to the world.
He, also, continued to make ecumenical outreaches to other faiths as well as to
the orthodox. He came to the capital of our country and won us
over. And, not to be overlooked but to be applauded, was his apologies to
those people who had been abused by the clergy and to offer aid and assistance.
That was way overdue and he, certainly, gained a great deal of respect from
many including me for this act.</div>
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In these last few days, he reported that, upon election to
the papacy, one loses all his privacy. So, he thinks that his retirement
must be in a form of seclusion in order to maintain a degree of privacy that he
will not have were he to even try something simple such as taking a walk in
Rome. Undoubtedly, the paparazzi and all sorts of people would surround
him. We understand this loss of privacy and that goes with this very
public position.</div>
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As he retires from his position as our Pope, let us thank
him for what he has done on our behalf and forgive him for whatever mistakes we
perceive that he made. Let us hope that we will be able to learn from his
further scholarly contributions. And let us pray that he may have many
wonderful and healthy days in the winter of his life. May God bless you,
Pope Benedict!</div>
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Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to
know what you think about this subject. </div>
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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REM (Ray Makowski) Co-Founder, Director and
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A number of years ago, I made the dubious speculation, which
I really did not take seriously at the time, that the same arguments made to
promote homosexual marriage could be used to in favor of polygamy and for other
“relationships.” To my great surprise and dismay, my speculation is
becoming reality. As I was driving yesterday and listening to the news,
it was reported that the lawsuit in favor of polygamy continues in a federal
court. I could not believe it and was thinking, to paraphrase Ronald
Reagan, here we go again!</div>
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The reason for my speculation years ago was how I have
observed court precedents get greatly expanded over time to cover all sorts of
unanticipated situations if only logic and not other factors such as common
sense, morality and ethics ignored. For example, when the Fourteenth
Amendment was passed after the Civil War, I do not think any of its proponents
would have anticipated that it, along with the Commerce Clause of the federal
constitution would be used as the legal basis and rationale for the radical
expansion of the role of the federal government into all aspects of our
lives. After all, the role of the federal government was never meant to
intrude into our personal lives but to protect us from the intrusion of the
government for such basic rights as the free exercise of religion. But,
the federal courts have used those Fourteenth Amendment precedents and other
precedents to override state laws against homosexual marriage. And, now,
the precedents and arguments for homosexual marriage are being used to
legitimize polygamy and to overrule state civil and criminal laws against
polygamy. Where does it end?</div>
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “The
parties to a marriage covenant are a baptized man and woman....”
Paragraph 1645. That seems pretty clear what God and His Son have taught
for thousands of year. But, the courts have ignored that. In
paragraph 1645, it states “Polygamy is contrary to conjugal love which is
undivided and exclusive.” Seems pretty straightforward as well.<br />
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If my memory serves me correctly, in considering a law to
admit Utah to statehood, Congress told Utah that statehood for Utah would not
go forward unless and until it abolished polygamy which had hitherto been
legal. After all, Brigham Young had many wives. After Utah
abolished polygamy, its statehood dreams became reality.</div>
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between adults and children with no age restrictions. And, there are groups who
seek polyamorous relationships (multiple wifes and husbands in to one
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Let’s look at other considerations about this.
Abraham, David, Solomon and others of the times had multiple wives. Using
the historical precedent of Abraham, Muhammed had multiple wives and polygamy
is tolerated among many Islamic nations. So, if we render the free
exercise of religion to Islam as part of our irrational view of tolerance (see
my earlier blog quoting Bishop Sheen on the subject of tolerance), and our
irrational view of homosexual “marriages”, then, polygamous relationships in
this country would be legalized. The federal judge in a polygamous
lawsuit asked the question, what would be the difference between a legalized
polygamy and a man having several different households with women who he lived
with? In other words, immoral relationships with multiple concubines or
mistresses but each in a separate residence?</div>
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Does this sound totally unreal? It does to me.
What has happened to the moral glue that held this country together over all
these years? It is being undone and our country and the western world is
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Once again, where does it all end?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-71191814716264145552013-02-14T08:48:00.000-08:002013-02-14T09:46:09.842-08:00Papal Resignation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px;">On Monday morning, I awoke way too early and could not fall back asleep. So, I checked my Kindle Fire to see if anything new was going on. Oh, did I get a surprise - 5 minutes earlier, stories started to break that the Pope resigns. But, these were just headlines and I was wondering if it was true or just unsubstantiated rumors. At 7, the national morning shows were reporting the story and more information came out about it. Wow, what a surprise! It was reported that the last Pope to resign had occurred some 600 years ago.<br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px;">In my opinion, this resignation or retirement of an aged and ailing man who is our Pope is a very positive modern precedent. Just in the last hundred years, the lifespan of people in western countries has increased dramatically as a result of better diets, the availability of food, and better health care.<br />However, life longevity has not removed the infirmities caused by aging. We discovered over the last few days that Pope Benedict had a pacemaker. So, it helped keep him alive and active but it did not remove other ailments of aging alone and the normal fatiguing.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px;"><br />For a normal healthy person, the position of the Pope involves a great deal of activity in performing normal pastoral duties as the head of the Church as well as the administrative duties which involve papal appointments and diplomatic duties and the overseeing of the Vatican and functioning as the spiritual leader of over a billion Catholics. And, I am sure that what we see is just the tip of the iceberg. He, also, must study and prepare messages to his flock and to lead the clergy not to mention the study and drafting of encyclicals. The duties are almost overwhelming even with all the staff that he has at his disposal.<br /><br />The Church, like many governments and businesses, puts age limits on officer holders. For example, bishops must resign at age 75 and cardinals who are 80 and older are not allowed to participate in the conclave to vote for popes. We watched Pope John Paul the Great go from a very young and energetic pope to an invalid who suffered greatly before his death. What view of him do we remember - I like to remember his energetic early papacy rather than his last several years. But, I am old enough to remember his election. Tens of millions of Catholics did not know him in his early years. He made the choice to die in office and we all learned a great deal about prayerful suffering. However, I certainly would have welcomed his retirement to enjoy in peace the last days of his life without all the stresses of that position.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px;">Pope Benedict wrote a couple of years ago that he would resign the position if he could not continue to carry out his duties as a result of ill health. In that writing, then, he stated his intention but it was not given widespread coverage at that point as no one, apparently, thought it would happen. Keep in mind that his predecessor died at age 84 and he is now 85<br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: garamond, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 19px;">Leadership often requires making different and controversial decisions. I think it is refreshing for this pope to recognize his human frailties and to retire due to his declining health. He is a very cerebral and holy man and this time of retirement will allow him more time to pray, reflect, discern, study and write. He has written so much that is beneficial so we will enriched all the more from additional writings from him.<br /><br />Now, you know what I think and I would very much like to know what you think about this whether or not popes should resign.. <br /><br />Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!<br /><br />REM (Ray Makowski) Co-Founder, Director and Secretary-Treasurer</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-16364388285375603252013-02-08T07:21:00.002-08:002013-02-08T07:52:45.231-08:00Lent<!--StartFragment-->
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It seems as though Ash Wednesday and Lent are coming upon us
very early this year. So, this got me to thinking about it. It is
very interesting that Ash Wednesday comes shortly after last Sunday’s Gospel
reading where Jesus was speaking to his home synagogue in Nazareth. And,
he tells the congregants after reading from a scroll of Isaiah that today that
passage of the Scripture has been fulfilled in their hearing. Soon, his
neighbors said in essence, hey, wait a minute isn’t that the son of
Joseph? Of course, their meaning was that they knew his parents and saw
him grow up and Jesus could not possibly be the Messiah. Soon, their
discontent became anger and they tried to throw him off the top of the
hill. How would we react if someone who we saw grow up, who was the son
of poor parents and whose father was a laborer, got up in Mass and made the
same claim? Would we accept him or her as a prophet or holy
person or would we do, as the Nazarean congregants, and scoff him or her out of
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As we have our so-called fling on Fat Tuesday, do we ever
think why this is done? It is because the next day is to begin 40 days of
deprivation to commemorate the 40 days spent in the desert by Jesus as he
fasted and prayed. In paragraph 540 of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church it says of this, “By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites
herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert.” So, on Fat
Tuesday, people seem to believe they need to self-indulge before the 40 days of
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Of course, the culmination of Lent is the remembering of the
passion, death and resurrection of Jesus for our sins. So, these forty days
offer a proper time to reflect upon Him and our lives as well to reconcile with
Him through the Sacrament of Penance. Again, as during Advent, it should
be a reminder to take a break from the hustle and bustle of our daily
routines and activities of our lives, to reflect upon the life and death of
Jesus as well as our own lives and to contemplate where we are and should be
going as good Christians and Catholics. Do we walk the talk, as the
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-89710218462453036772013-01-31T15:28:00.003-08:002013-01-31T15:41:50.628-08:00Commencement.<!--StartFragment-->
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It is customary to call graduation from a
school or a course of study the commencement for the obvious reason that the
occasion not only marks the end of that course of study but, more importantly,
the beginning of the rest of the student’s life thereafter. We should,
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Can you imagine leaving your native
country in the 1950s to arrive in Florida to commence your career as a priest
and devoting over 50 years in that vocation? Can you imagine starting a
new parish from nothing and building it up over 43 years and serving as its
sole priest and pastor? During that time, you observed the bad and the
good - from birth through death, tragedies, suffering, family and personal
travails as well as triumphs. You observed the change of the country
through these years and you observed the change in your city and community as
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Throughout it all, you saw Bishops come and go as well as
Popes come and go and the changes from pre-Vatican times through
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As I reflect upon the life of my pastor,
the pastor of Prince of Peace parish, for all these years, who retires today, I
think about his life and his experiences. Fr. Michael J. Larkin now
embarks upon his commencement into his life of retirement. And, he does
so with my profound respect and gratitude for is service to the Lord in his
vocation as well as the gratitude of all of his parishioners, former
parishioners, and all who have had the opportunity to have known him. He
brought to all of us his joy of life, his smile, his positive and uplifting
attitude as well as his comforting and healing personality as he served the
Lord in his capacity as one of His shepherds. </div>
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The service of this wonderful holy man
has been the ideal of a parish priest and pastor. Those who taught him
had a great student and he learned well from them. He has a distinctive
voice and laugh that is unmistakable. He lead us not only by his homilies
and teachings but, also, by his example. He willingly was available 24/7
to minister to the sick and to be there to administer to the dying. He
readily spent untold hours over the course of his lifetime saying Mass in
nursing homes and working with his Extraordinary Ministers to bring the Holy
Eucharist to all Catholics in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and nursing
homes in our parish. He devoted endless hours to evangelizing to inactive
Catholics and non-Catholics and to converts and to reverts. He was there
to minister those who were undergoing marital problems and other family
problems. He was always happy to be there for everyone who wanted the
Sacrament of Reconciliation. And, he loved to spend time with his
parishioners for a nice meal and conversation. He was a man in every
sense of the word - he love sports including football and he was no stranger to
a golf course or two. But, he was in no small measure a man of God.</div>
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Those of us who have known him as our
pastor, priest and friend will miss him greatly in that capacity as our pastor
and priest. But, we also wish him the very best as begins this new life
of his and hope that he gets the very well deserved rest and the enjoyment of
his new life. And, of course, we hope and pray that we have that, more than
occasional, personal encounter with him in the future. </div>
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to heaven he will be told by our Lord “Well done, good and faithful servant” and
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Roe v. Wade 40 years, I received an email containing the text of an amicus
brief filed by Mother Teresa. I cannot put it better than here and it is
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Jersey in February 1994, by Mother Teresa:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you will count it no presumption that I seek your
leave to address you on behalf of the unborn child. Like that child I can be
considered an outsider. I am not an American citizen.</span></div>
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War in a part of what was not yet, and is no longer, Yugoslavia. In many senses
I know what it is like to be without a country.</span></div>
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the poor and the sick of that nation, and I have lived there ever since.</span></div>
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the world as one of the Missionaries of Charity. Our congregation now has over
four hundred foundations in more that one hundred countries, including the
United States of America. We have almost five thousand sisters.</span></div>
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their own communities by their own neighbors—the starving, the crippled, the
impoverished, and the diseased, from the old woman with a brain tumor in
Calcutta to the young man with AIDS in New York City. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This includes mothers who feel pressured to sacrifice their
unborn children by want, neglect, despair, and philosophies and government
policies that promote the dehumanization of inconvenient human life. And it
includes the children themselves, innocent and utterly defenseless, who are at
the mercy of those who would deny their humanity.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, in a sense, my sisters and those we serve are all
outsiders together. At the same time, we are supremely conscious of the common
bonds of humanity that unite us and transcend national boundaries.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In another sense, no one in the world who prizes liberty and
human rights can feel anything but a strong kinship with America. Yours is the
one great nation in all of history that was founded on the precept of equal
rights and respect for all humankind, for the poorest and weakest of us as well
as the richest and strongest.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As your Declaration of Independence put it, in words that
have never lost their power to stir the heart: “We hold these truths to be self
evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator
with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness…” A nation founded on these principles holds a sacred
trust: to stand as an example to the rest of the world, to climb ever higher in
its practical realization of the ideals of human dignity, brotherhood, and
mutual respect. Your constant efforts in fulfillment of that mission, far more
that your size or your wealth or your military might, have made America an
inspiration to all mankind.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It must be recognized that your model was never one of
realized perfection, but of ceaseless aspiration. From the outset, for example,
America denied the African slave his freedom and human dignity. But in time you
righted that wrong, albeit at an incalculable cost in human suffering and loss
of life.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your impetus has almost always been toward a fuller, more
all embracing conception and assurance of the rights that your founding fathers
recognized as inherent and God-given.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yours has ever been an inclusive, not an exclusive, society.
And your steps, though they may have paused or faltered now and then, have been
pointed in the right direction and have trod the right path. The task has not
always been an easy one, and each new generation has faced its own challenges
and temptations. But in a uniquely courageous and inspiring way, America has</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yet there has been one infinitely tragic and destructive
departure from those American ideals in recent memory. It was this Court's own
decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) to exclude the unborn child from the human
family. You ruled that a mother, in consultation with her doctor, has broad
discretion, guaranteed against infringement by the United States Constitution,
to choose to destroy her unborn child.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your opinion stated that you did not need to “resolve the
difficult question of when life begins.” That question is inescapable. If the
right to life is an inherent and inalienable right, it must surely exist
wherever life exists. No one can deny that the unborn child is a distinct
being, that it is human, and that it is alive. It is unjust, therefore, to
deprive the unborn child of its fundamental right to life on the basis of its
age, size, or condition of dependency.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a sad infidelity to America's highest ideals when
this Court said that it did not matter, or could not be determined, when the inalienable
right to life began for a child in its mother's womb.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">America needs no words from me to see how your decision in
Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has
pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown
violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships.</span></div>
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competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded
mothers unfettered domination over the independent lives of their physically
dependent sons and daughters.</span></div>
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many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual
partners.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government.
They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right
to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the
pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Constitutional Court of the Federal Republic of Germany
recently ruled that the unborn child is entitled to its rights to life
independently of acceptance by its mother; this is an elementary and
inalienable right that emanates from the dignity of the human being.” Americans
may feel justly proud that Germany in 1993 was able to recognize the sanctity
of human life. You must weep that your own government, at present, seems blind to
this truth.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have no new teaching for America. I seek only to recall
you to faithfulness to what you once taught the world. Your nation was founded
on the proposition—very old as a moral precept, but startling and innovative as
a political insight—that human life is a gift of immeasurable worth, and that
it deserves, always and everywhere, to be treated with the utmost dignity and
respect.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I urge the Court to take the opportunity presented by the
petitions in these cases to consider the fundamental question of when human
life begins and to declare without equivocation the inalienable rights which it
possesses.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-46038562554981345222013-01-18T05:28:00.001-08:002013-01-18T05:59:31.024-08:00The New Evangelization<!--StartFragment-->
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As I have written before, I am always looking for topics for
this blog and I look everywhere for topics especially matters of current
interest. Among my sources as you have seen from prior blogs is the local
diocesan magazine and the Bishop’s message. That is my source for this
blog.</div>
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In his January/February message, Bishop Estevez writes about
his attendance at the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican this past October.
He reports that the Holy Father advocated everyone’s participation in a New
Evangelization. The Bishop will tell us more in the future about our
parishes being agents of evangelization. However, each of us as Catholic
Christians must spread the word of Christ. I am a big advocate of the
idea of St. Francis of Assisi that we do that best not by words but by our
actions. This must occur in all of our environments from home to
everywhere we go outside of our homes and not just in church.</div>
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The Bishop assets that we must do this evangelization by
increasing our self-knowledge with an attitude of humility. This occurs
not only by what we learn from the readings at Mass and the homilies of the
priests but, also, from our adoration and prayers and Christian living.
In addition, we must continue to learn and grow in our knowledge of our
faith. This is, especially, true in this Year of Faith. The Bishop
suggests that we revisit our Catechism of the Catholic Church. He, also,
reports that we can receive a daily email covering a bit of the Catechism by
signing up at:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: none;"><b><a href="http://www.flocknote.com/catechism" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #d9ead3;">www.flocknote.com/catechism</span></span></a></b></span></span></span>. </div>
These emails will continue throughout the balance of the Year of Faith until
November 24.</div>
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So, take it upon yourself to examine your own evangelization
and what you can do to learn more and act upon your Catholic faith. Who
knows, your example might bring someone back to the Church or bring someone to
it. And, of course, I would be remiss, if I did not remind you to listen
to Catholic radio - Queen of Peace Radio, AM 1460, radio for your soul, and a
source of knowledge about your faith.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-55342635000978602632013-01-11T13:00:00.000-08:002013-01-11T13:18:07.753-08:00Concerning the Future Consequences<!--StartFragment-->
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An ad came on television the other day by a physician who
was advertising a “deal” for in vitro fertilization. That got me to
thinking how strange our world has become. Let me expand upon that.
Imagine that you were time traveling into today's present era from, say, 100 years to 150
years ago and think about what you would find. I am only going to discuss
a few things.</div>
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You would find massive amounts of abortions by physicians in
clinics which back in your world over a century before was not only unlawful but sinful and immoral.
And, on the opposite end, you would find physicians and fertility clinics where
women were being assisted to have children! Think what you would think
about how strange these two “developments’ are?</div>
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Remember, now, that you come from a past where homosexuality
was, in fact, “in the closet.” Now, you would find men marrying men and
women marrying women. And, these same sex partners are allowed by law to
adopt children. Again, what you think about how strange that is?</div>
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Now, you go back to your own time and tell your
contemporaries about the future just about these two social events and not
about any of the technological develepments which would be a whole different
matter. What would the past think about such social strangeness of the
future? </div>
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In addition, there is the huge turning away from marriages
not because of the lack of ministers as on the frontier but from a disdain of
the real legal commitment to the other person. And, there is the huge
disconnect from viewing unmarried pregnancies as wrong and not to be
encouraged. The lack of marriage and the increasing unmarried pregnant
women has drastically removed the social anathema for bastardy.</div>
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So, here were are in this new modern era. I, for one,
do not approve of it nor like it and am very concerned about our future.
Did God flood the world or destroy Sodom and Gomorrah for these same immoral
and dissolute behaviors? He might not do that again but I am concerned. </div>
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-28317672359930620332012-12-31T06:49:00.000-08:002012-12-31T07:55:09.660-08:00Happy New Year! And, a suggestion....<!--StartFragment-->
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Have a very happy, healthy, and prosperous new year to you,
your family and friends!!! </div>
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As at Christmas, I share this wish to you not only for
myself but, also, on behalf of the officers, staff and volunteers of Queen of
Peace Radio.</div>
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As we progress from the old year to the new, it is customary
to reflect upon our goals, dreams and aspirations that we would like to see
accomplished by this time next year. We are motivated by such sayings
that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. So, whatever you plan for
yourself, I hope that you succeed so long as it is moral, ethical, and lawful.</div>
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I just want to give you a suggestion. Add to your
to-do list, this one simple thing - try each day to do one simple act of
kindness. Not a random act of kindness but one simple planned act of
kindness for each day. Just a smile or kiss to your family, opening a
door for someone, letting a car into your lane, or a smile to someone. </div>
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Now, this is very simple, I know. But, think about it
- if you do it, you will have done at least 365 acts of kindness by the end of
2013! You will have made an impact on other people’s lives 365
times. And, it will not have cost you anything more than a small act of
planned kindness.<br />
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The strange thing about this is that it becomes
habitual and a regular part of your life. Just think how much this would
accomplish if more and more people would do this on a regular basis. </div>
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There was a story on television on a news program recently
about a city where people regularly pay for the orders of the next person in
line at drive through fast food restaurants and that it is not unusual to go
for as long as an half hour with everyone paying for the orders of the cars behind
them.<br />
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Maybe it sounds silly but I think that is great. And, I think
Americans are really that kind of people. Look at how we step up for each
other in fund raising and volunteer help whenever a bad storm or event strikes
another community. I just think that we all have it in us to do planned,
not random, acts of daily kindness.</div>
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154255854967056171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3562012086392432839.post-60973340719648846772012-12-21T07:28:00.003-08:002012-12-21T08:24:27.009-08:00THE Reason to Celebrate!<!--StartFragment-->
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Merry Christmas to you, your family and friends!!! </div>
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I share this wish to you not only for myself but, also, on
behalf of the officers, staff and volunteers of Queen of Peace Radio.</div>
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On Christmas day, we celebrate the most remarkable event in
human existence - the birth of God incarnate to live as a human on earth for
the cause of the salvation of all humanity. The love of God and His
Divine Mercy is beyond our understanding. But, as has been said since the
annunciation - let us rejoice!</div>
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Let me know what you think.</div>
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Let the light of our Lord shine upon you!</div>
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REM (Ray Makowski) Co-Founder, Director and
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