Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Prayer for Fr Baker's canonization

Father Baker Prayer
Lord, you gave us Your Servant Nelson Baker as an example of service to the poor, homeless, and young. By "Father Baker's" ardent concern for those in need, inflame our hearts and lives with compassion for the poor, justice for the oppressed, hope for the troubled, and courage to those in doubt. We pray through the intercession of Our Lady of Victory, if it be Your will, that Your servant, Nelson Baker, may one day be canonized. Amen. Glory Be (3 times)

Monday, November 16, 2009

Missing Mass

I miss going to Daily Mass. I will be doing so once I get my car back (hubby's borrowing mine whilst his is in the shop getting touched up until Wednesday)... going to 11am Mass with Alex (since 7 and 8am is too early for him)... and then going to Saturday Vigil and Sunday Holy Mass. Just got to get back into the routine again... no excuses, I do love going so much and feel so good when I do.

I need to set up confession, too. It's been since August prior to our move...

Nervous but excited about Homeschooling!

Well sometime today I'll go to CHC's website and look at the stuff I have to order so I can homeschool Alex. I haven't gotten to it and had planned on doing it ever since we moved in here back at the end of September, but haven't really done it. Now that hubby's begun his job at Time Warner Cable Business Class (Customer Tech Support), this past weekend, well, now we're getting into a routine! (And can start planning a budget that doesn't have to tap into the savings we have, but uses hubby's paychecks instead.)

I do plan on switching over to Seton when he begins Kindergarten... the woman at the local Catholic store recommends them as they are recognized academically buy the school board here in WNY... and when they see I'm homeschooling him with Seton curricula, well, they will have no questions whatsoever about Alex's education.

So tell me, did you have butterflies in your stomach when you were where I am?

Friday, November 6, 2009

Do not be lukewarm Catholics!

Recently, I lost a blogging friend on livejournal, because she got upset with being told she was being a Cafeteria Catholic. She said herself she chose from different things within Christianity to believe and that was her kind of Catholicism/Christianity. Well, I am no lukewarm Catholic. I adhere to all the Catholic Church's teachings and what the Pope says as well. I also got her upset by saying you can't be a true Cathoic and had voted for (President) Obama. And you can't be a true Catholic and pro-choice, either. I don't know, maybe the truth hurts?

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafeteria_Christianity#Cafeteria_Catholicism

Cafeteria Catholicism

The term "cafeteria Catholic" (also à la carte Catholic or CINO = "Catholic In Name Only") is applied to those who dissent from Roman Catholic moral teaching on issues such as abortion, contraception, premarital sex, masturbation, and homosexuality.

The term is less frequently applied to those who dissent from other Catholic moral teaching on issues such as social justice, capital punishment, or just war. The term has been in use since the issuance of Humanae Vitae, an official document that propounded the Church's opposition to the use of artificial birth control and advocates natural family planning.

It is sometimes a synonymous phrase for "dissident Catholic", "Cultural Catholic", "Cultural Christian", or "Liberal Catholic", but has also been applied to traditionalist Catholics, such as the Society of St. Pius X.

The term has no status in official Catholic teachings. However, the practice of selective adherence to the teachings of the Church has been repeatedly condemned through the teaching of the Popes:

* In a homily delivered on April 18, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI clarified the relation of dissent to faith:

"Being an adult means having a faith which does not follow the waves of today's fashions or the latest novelties. A faith which is deeply rooted in friendship with Christ is adult and mature."

* In a similar vein, Pope John Paul II stated in his talk to the Bishops in Los Angeles in 1987:

"It is sometimes reported that a large number of Catholics today do not adhere to the teaching of the Catholic Church on a number of questions, notably sexual and conjugal morality, divorce and remarriage. Some are reported as not accepting the clear position on abortion. It has to be noted that there is a tendency on the part of some Catholics to be selective in their adherence to the Church's moral teaching. It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the Magisterium is totally compatible with being a "good Catholic," and poses no obstacle to the reception of the Sacraments. This is a grave error that challenges the teaching of the Bishops in the United States and elsewhere."

Alleged Cafeteria Catholics

* Ted Kennedy
* Sam Brownback
* Joe Biden
* William F. Buckley, Jr
* Rick Santorum
* John Kerry
* Rudy Giuliani

Self-described Cafeteria Catholics

* James Carville
* Maria Shriver

Monday, October 26, 2009

Patience in prayer

When the idea is not right, God says, "NO".

No - when the idea is not the best.
No - when the idea is absolutely wrong.
No - when though it may help you,
it would create problems for someone else

When the time is not right, God says, "SLOW".
What a catastrophe it would be if God answered every prayer at the snap of your fingers.

Do you know what would happen?
God would become your servant, not your master.
Suddenly God would be working for you instead of you working for God.

When you are not right, God says, "GROW."

The selfish person has to grow in unselfishness.
The cautious person must grow in courage.
The timid person must grow in confidence,
The dominating person must grow in sensitivity.
The critical person must grow in tolerance.
The negative person must grow in positive attitudes.
The pleasure-seeking person must grow in compassion for suffering people.

When everything is all right, God says, "GO."

Then miracles happen:

A hopeless alcoholic is set free.
A drug addict finds release.
A doubter becomes a child in his belief.
Diseased tissue responds to treatment, and healing begins.
The door to your dream suddenly swings open and there stands God saying, "GO!".

Remember: God's delays are not God's denials.
God's timing is perfect.

Patience is what we need in prayer.

Monday, October 12, 2009

So true


I seen this on Wendy C.'s blog...and just had to share it with you!


Up early...

I got up early and went to Nativity's 7am daily mass... was very nice... albeit freezing cold and dark outdoors... ;o) I need to break out my winter jacket...

Now to have coffee and breakfast....

Hope you all have a good Columbus Day :o)