Remembering 9/11 With Prayer
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, September 11, 2011
On this tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, let us remember to pray. Here are the words Pope Benedict XVI prayed when he visited Ground Zero three years ago:
O God of love, compassion, and healing,
look on us, people of many different faiths
and traditions,
who gather today at this site,
the scene of incredible violence and pain.
We ask you in your goodness
to give eternal light... READ MORE
On Finding and Teaching Forgiveness
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
This weekend, I found myself once again in the confessional seeking reconciliation for a sin that continues to plague me. The priest, a confessor who is new to me, chided me a bit for my disability to forgive myself in the situation. His comments made me feel that in holding on to the bad feelings, in continuing to punish myself mentally for what had transpired, I was distrusting God’s mercy.
The... READ MORE
The Quality Of Mercy
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, May 20, 2011
A neighbor passed along a prayer request from a college classmate.
That’s not so unusual, except that this request is from a mom on behalf of the gang members who killed her son while on a cocaine bender.
Read this: I think you’ll be moved.
On May 14th three years ago, this young woman endured a mom’s nightmare:
I was walking to the store pulling my two and a half year old son in a wagon, carrying... READ MORE
Get in Line
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Friday, March 11, 2011
This surely won’t be the last post you’ll see this Lenten season about going to confession. Heck, it’s probably not even the first.
And I’m not going to discuss it this time around. I’ll let New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan do that through his own simple post on “renewal of heart” and “the power of the Truth.” In it, he shares a reflection on his personal need for confession and his practice of... READ MORE
An Easy Church To Die In
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, October 06, 2010
I attended the funeral of an old friend yesterday.
He died with the sacraments, and by all accounts seems to have found in the approach of death a peace and joy that eluded him in life, which is great consolation.
But I wasn’t envying the priest who would have to give a homily at such a funeral.
My friend’s survivors seem to have difficult relations with the Church, some of them almost certainly... READ MORE
On Forgiveness
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Today, our parish and school staffs came together for our annual retreat prior to the beginning of the next school year. With events in my personal and professional lives on my heart, I really savored this time to pray and talk with my fellow staff members, who feel really more like family than co-workers.
Our speaker today was Paula Huston, the author of multiple books including her most recent... READ MORE
With Youth In Malta
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
As promised, here is the second moment from the Pope’s Malta pilgrimage that touched my heart.
In his meeting with young people in Malta, the pope took questions before he himself spoke.
I haven’t found a full transcript yet, but I love the first question because it is brave and honest.
It’s not coming from a pious kid who adores the Pope, but from a kid who is in some way not revealed more broken.... READ MORE
Forgive and Excuse Others
Posted by Elizabeth Foss in Faith on Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Think: “The person who possesses Christian meekness is affectionate and tender towards everyone: he is disposed to forgive and excuse the frailties of others; the goodness of his heart appears in a sweet affability that influences his words and actions, presents every object to his view in the most charitable and pleasing light.”
—St. Francis de Sales
Pray: God, I’m so quick to judge. Please help me... READ MORE
Seventy-Seven Times
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, March 09, 2010
We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends. Francis Bacon
The scene played itself out this morning as it does about four times per week. The younger brother, anxious to get out the door to school early so he could have time with his friends. The older brother—the chauffeur—nursing a bad case of “senioritis” and wanting to eek out every... READ MORE
Woman Threatens Pro-Life Protester, Has Change of Heart
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Back in November of last year, Minnesota resident Mechelle Tallulah Hall tried to enter an abortion clinic to terminate her pregnancy and she was confronted by the mother-daughter pro-life protester team of Sarah and Leah Winandy.
The Winandys asked Hall to consider keeping her baby. She responded by pulling out a knife and threatening them. No one was hurt.
It’s not surprising that Hall was charged... READ MORE
