Smokes and Soda
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Archbishop Sambi highlighted the global role of the United States and the U.S. church with an anecdote about when he was the Vatican representative to Indonesia several years ago.
One Christmas, he said, he decided to celebrate the feast with a visit to a small, remote, primitive village where "I could not drink the water" because he was not immune to local bacteria or viruses. Then a smoker, he also forgot to bring enough cigarettes with him.
When he arrived in the remote village, he said, in its street shops "I found Coca-Cola and Marlboros."
"I think the United States and the church of the United States has something more to bring to the world than Marlboros and Coca-Cola," he said.
Get the whole article from CNS.
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Trinity Sunday
Saturday, June 10, 2006
We had a great homily tonight from Deacon Bill. He spoke of the Trinity. How it is how God chose to reveal Himself to us.
The best part came when he spoke of the sign of the cross. When we make the sign of the cross we begin:
"In the name of the Father..." and we touch our heads to ask for wisdom and understanding, and to acknowledge God as Our Father.
"In the name of the Son..." and we touch our heart, the symbol of love. And God is love. Jesus is the great lover of the whole world.
In the name of the Holy Spirit..." and we touch each shoulder, asking that our arms and hands to the works of the Lord.
We finish with an, "AMEN". Ans we hold our 3 fingers together, another sign of the trinity.
It in itself is a prayer as we acknowledge the One God in Three persons.
The Trinity is a mystery. We can't explain it, however, it is our faith and we believe in the Trinity God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. AMEN!
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The Coverup
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Fr. Stephanos has uncovered a conspiracy!!! Well Jimmy Akin showed me, so I'm showing you.
GET THE STORY!!!
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Revelation 3:20
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
"I will come into him" and eat with him and he with me.
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Give me something... Anything
Saturday, April 29, 2006
In yesterday's gospel reading the story of the feeding of the 5000 was told. Yet it was like hearing it for the first time.
Jesus asks, "Jesus said to Philip, “How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?” This he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are they among so many?”
How foolish must Andrew have felt? To give Jesus 5 loaves and 2 fish for over 10,000 people? But this is what Jesus wants. It is what Jesus asks of you and me. "Give me something. Anything! No matter how big or small." And look what Jesus did with only a few loaves. Jesus will do that for you and me if only we give something to Him first.
Jesus doesn't ask much of us, but with a little faith and love even the smallest of offerings to our Lord can be made into something we could not even imagine.
Right after this passage in John, Jesus teaches that He is the Bread of Life. And that we must eat His flesh and drink His blood. He's speaking of course about the Eucharist. And he just showed us that he could feed the multitudes from one offering. He does the same for you and me at every Mass.
In Mark and Luke, Jesus commands that he multitudes sit in hundreds and fifties. Little communites representing the future Churches that would all be fed by the Body and Blood of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Believe in the Eucharist. Jesus said, This is my Body, This is my Blood. It's so easy to see what Jesus the Lamb of God is doing by giving us himself as the Passover sacrifice.
Man fell because he ate bad food. Jesus is the good food, the Bread of Life.
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My Wiki
Friday, April 28, 2006
For those of you who frequent the site. (All 2 of you) ;) I have created a wiki site on piscotikus.com.
Goto www.piscotikus.com/wiki to check it out and feel free to put anything you want on there. The mainpurpose of the wiki is for personal commentary and reflections and even essays if you want. Anyone is free to post and you don't have to sign up for anything. Instructions forhow to usethe site are on the main page.
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For Thine is the Kingdom
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
I was listening to a Scott Hahn talk, and he mentioned, "For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory" part of the Our Father. Something which outside of Mass, Catholics usually don't pray. However mnay protestants do.
The epilogue is actually not scriptural. It is not found in any early copy of Matthew or Luke. It was added to later versions.
I just thought it was an interesting example of Catholics relying on Scripture and prtestants relying on tradition.
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For the sake of His sorrowful Passion...
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Have Mercy on us and on the whole world.
"Jesus, I trust in You."
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Happy Birthday Mother Angelica
Thursday, April 20, 2006
EWTN has touched my life so much.
She had $200. Look at it now! And who says you can't move mountains?
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Divine Mercy
This Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday
Know your ABCs:
A — Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach
Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and
asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon
the whole world.
B — Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy
and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to
extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does
to us.
C — Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know
that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our
trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will
receive.
MORE ABOUT THE DIVINE MERCY
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