...is the Catholic Church. According to me, among all of the man developed religious institutions. (this is only a very high aerial view statement)
To say that the Catholic Church is the "entirety of Christ" is nowhere close to what we have here. The Church (Roman Catholic traditional Rite) attempts (not perfectly) to hold itself as true to St. Peters original practice while progressing its doctrine in response to culture over time.
Thats what we have here.
What say your experience?
(btw....I'm back)
Friday, March 8, 2013
The Most Fully and Rightly Ordered though Time...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Have an original thought, then Blog it
Become authentic. Place yourself in the path of an idea. Dont just read something and adopt its position...explore it further. There is way to much rerunning of writings and knowledge in this subculture of blogging. Start with an authentic self attitude and Post your direct experience. This is the art of giving....your original experience. Example. I read an opinion of someone well known in the Church..."the Catholic Church holds itself to be (among all Churches) the most fully and rightly ordered by Christ, through time. I have experience of that, as truth. What makes that true for me? (I will post in the next entry) Now thats original and authentic. That communication has New Value to a reader or someone searching for a relation. Get it?
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Open Letter to Mr. Corapi
Dear John - (I hate the way that sounds) Sorry to hear of all your troubles....really, its intensely shameful how more silly humans in their own self appointed positions of "Authority" over your daily work are treating you. Yes, you had to resign. Your written response seems humble and pragmatic about the reality of the presumed guilty perceptions by others.
Just to be clear, on public level, I am not a big fan of your work. Its good don't get me wrong, but I prefer Abp. Sheen frankly. Anyway....
Could you have waited and fought this out? Where would that go with your Daily work? Nowhere, like you knew that already. This is a "perception" issue and no one gets beyond that stigma, which I am confident your move out of Priesthood is based on.
Whether or not you committed the behavior in the accusation is really not mine or The Churches to determine. Your teaching on conscience knows the truth. What is revealing here is how the "Church" Bishophood has secularized its response (by restricting you initially) due to media trends and an attempt to control that environment in that the Church Public image is everything. Their response appears to be overkill compared to admitted child abusers. I guess we'll see how this escalates in their camp.
Back to you though John.
Should you publicly deny the accusations, ignore them or admit them in the future is without my interest. The thing of value here is your heart John. Please remember your own words as you were an effective tool for many years in many hearts. Your guilt or innocence has no public value John, its your heart, your truth, your conscience and its value to the good of others.
To anyone else reading this I would suggest considering the following perspective:
Lets wash Johns feet. He deserves it no less than you or I and its how his Master ministered.
God Bless you John.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Fixed Podcast Links
Appears Archive dot org changed the resident address of my Podcasts...they are now corrected here and on my RSS feed. I will ping itunes and verify those are active as well soon.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Real Struggle
Earlier this year, I moved away from my family to take a job in a better economy and gratefully fulfill my duty as a provider Husband and Father. That moved has absorbed my time to a large extent and is why writing here ceased for a time.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Cardinal O'Malley at the National Basilica
Cardinal O'Malley (Boston) celebrated the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. this past Sunday. His lengthy homily included personal and devotional references to this special celebration. Incorporated in that liturgy was a communal recitation prayer of Gratitude to our Lord for granting us Mercy, which the Cardinal and several Deacons recited in front of the Immaculate Heart image. A few phone-cam shots of the Basilica and Mass:
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Why Go to Mass this Divine Mercy Sunday April 11
...and make Confession and receive the Eucharist. We cannot imagine the personal and individual impact that He said it shall have:
Observing the Feast of Mercy Sunday:
- Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter.
- Sincerely repent of all sins
- Place complete trust in Jesus
- Go to Confession, preferably before that Sunday due to big crowds
- Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast if possible
- Venerate the image of The Divine Mercy
- Be merciful to others through actions, words, and prayers
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Silly Humans Vol. 2 - The "Reformed" Catholic Clergy Scandal
Silly Humans are at it again. They (we) are treating the Catholic Church with the same media artillery fire which they tragically find so superficially effective on TMZ or in the Enquirer. I'm not just talking about the old and tired paintbrush of heresy on the Priests at fault themselves, those are predictable and correctly aimed at least. I am talking about the media taking aim at Pope B16 and calling him out to proclaim the buck stops with him, that B16 will let the hammer down, take personal responsibility, blah, blah blah, as if the Church were Enron.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Exponential Catechesis
For over a year, I have been attending a weekly Apologetics study class by a group of Catholics who are blessed to have one of the finest and most articulate DRE's in the Country. Mind you, from the time I started, I could not participate as the class is in Virginia and I was in Florida, so I could only listen in on this group via podcast and wish I was there.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Anew
Ever have to step back and rethink your whole approach to a particular thing? Thats what I've been doing with the Catholic Journeyman podcast (since 08 apparently). I initially barreled into narrating the discovery of Conscience as the map to my heart (in a broad view), and what stopped production was studying and living this new perspective, new constant insight, new ongoing reality of the Conscience effect.