Approximately 140 students, along with faculty, from Queen of Peace School in Waterloo, Iowa, will be on the Loras College campus on Monday, May 22. Their trip to Dubuque is a final one together as a school community before the school’s doors officially close on June 5.
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Queen of Peace School (formerly St. Mary’s School) has been part of the east side community of Waterloo for 106 years. During that time it served as a kindergarten through 12th grade and in 1959, with the opening of Columbus High School, it became a kindergarten through 8th grade school. It is the last Catholic school on the east side of Waterloo and has the most ethnically diverse student population in the state of Iowa. On Monday, June 5, after a final school Mass the school bells will ring for the last time. See More
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Father Otto, Little Falls, to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Ordination
Father Leo Otto will celebrate his 50th anniversary of ordination in the Holy Priesthood on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2006 with a 2 p.m. Mass and open house at the Falls Ballroom in Little Falls.
Father Otto, originally from Canby, who has been a priest for 50-years. is the younger brother of Nettie Jerzak of rural Ivanhoe. He was born in Marble Township on January 1, 1925. He was baptized in St. John Cantius Catholic Church, Wilno, attended grade school in Wilno and graduated from Ivanhoe High School in 1942. [snip] Ivanhoe Times
Father Otto, originally from Canby, who has been a priest for 50-years. is the younger brother of Nettie Jerzak of rural Ivanhoe. He was born in Marble Township on January 1, 1925. He was baptized in St. John Cantius Catholic Church, Wilno, attended grade school in Wilno and graduated from Ivanhoe High School in 1942. [snip] Ivanhoe Times
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Manufactured Crisis in Vocations
Do you know your "theological roots?"
Erin at bearing blog knows a bit about her genealogical roots; today she muses a bit about one of Amy Welborn's posts and her "theological heritage." She acknowledges that many folks aren't interested in theirs and wonders if that is wise. Does it contribute to the willingness of some people to accept the heretical fiction in "The Da Vinci Code?"
Fr. Maciel's penance
Canon Lawyer, Dr. Edward Peters, posts on the Vatican's decision on the charges that were made against Father Marcial Maciel, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ.
Sandro Magister, columnist for the Italian magazine, L'Espresso, and who regularly comments on Vatican affairs in his very valuable website www.Chiesa, has some historical information on Father Maciel.
Sandro Magister, columnist for the Italian magazine, L'Espresso, and who regularly comments on Vatican affairs in his very valuable website www.Chiesa, has some historical information on Father Maciel.
Strib: "Limp adaptation of the bestseller would try the patience of a saint"
The makers of "The Da Vinci Code" will need all the newsmaking discord they can muster to turn this leaden religio-historic thriller into box-office gold. Ron Howard's adaptation of Dan Brown's bestseller is punishingly long, dramatically overwrought and fatally short on the thrills we demand from summertime blockbusters.
"As a practicing Catholic . . .Faith is the acceptance of things we can't see, after all, and the idea that someone would suddenly believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married just because "Da Vinci" actor Ian McKellen said so suggests a faith that probably wasn't all that strong to begin with."
Luckily for the filmmakers, everyone everywhere is talking about Tom Hanks' hair. [snip]
"As a practicing Catholic . . .Faith is the acceptance of things we can't see, after all, and the idea that someone would suddenly believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married just because "Da Vinci" actor Ian McKellen said so suggests a faith that probably wasn't all that strong to begin with."
"Active Participation" in the Church's Liturgy:What Did the Second Vatican Council Mean?"
"Martial", a native of the Big Sky Country and a former parishioner of St Agnes, now dwells in the Big Apple and has started to blog under the nom de plume of "Laudetur Jesus Christus!" ("Praised be Jesus Christ!") and is going to feature items about the old liturgies and music. His post of yesterday deals with Monsignor Schuler of St Agnes and the role of the laity in the changing liturgy of the Church after Vatican II. A Good Read!
Some of America’s Most Promising Youth Are Seeking an Even Higher Education
We have long assumed that the elite universities and colleges prepare the brightest and most ambitious students in the nation to lead the country in every field. Thus, the impoverishment of soul among these students has become increasingly a cause for gloom.
The old assumption might still be correct, but based upon my experience at a leading charter school in Colorado and what I know to be taking place in other charter and church schools around the nation, as well as among homeschoolers, I believe the time is coming when we shall view the lack of thumos in young people, caused ultimately by their lack of a love for truth and beauty and for God, as a blue-state malady in an increasingly red-state America. The lurid accounts of moral decline in contemporary students simply do not describe the mental and moral condition of the students I teach every day.
Increasingly, I am putting my money on these latter students—bright, moral, faithful, energetic, and hard-working young people in red-state America—rather than on those sophistic and often morally stunted youth currently attending the nation’s major universities. By “red-state America” I do not mean simply Republicans or people who happen to live in the red states. I mean the culture that deliberately embraces traditional morality, principally based in the Christian faith, most prevalent in, but not confined to, the “red states.”
If my thesis is correct, we would not expect to find a predominance of great-souled students on elite campuses, since Ivy League universities and their equivalents—at least for now—are enclaves of relativistic, secular, blue-state America. To find great-souled students, we must cast our nets to the other side of the boat. [snip]
See More in Touchstone Magazine Article, "Not Harvard Bound"
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Either the Bible contains God's revelation of the Truth, or the "Gnostic Gospels" do... but not both!
Why The Da Vinci Code Deserves to be Broken at the Box Office!
This is not a movie review. Rather, it's some points to ponder as you consider seeing The Da Vinci Code. Dan Brown's best-selling novel, upon which this movie is based, is a work of historical revisionism that champions the current allure of conspiracy theories. Among its most celebrated is the idea that, rather than the Church being the Bride of Christ, Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, fathered a child with her, and that the Catholic Church has brutally suppressed this "truth" throughout the centuries. Being entertained by the drama and intrigue of The Da Vinci Code is one thing; coming to believe as truth a content that presents lies as truth is quite another. [snip] The Trades
Mike Sweeney on "Life on the Rock"
Some of you may have just watched EWTN's "Life on the Rock" show where Mike Sweeney, an All Star player for the Kansas City Royals baseball team was the guest tonight.
Mike is very open with professing his Catholic faith and shared most of the hour about his experiences. You may not have caught it, but he mentioned that he first came close to Jesus Christ in a Confirmation Retreat that was put on in his California parish by Net Ministries of West St Paul. You could do volunteer with Net Ministries for a year and evangelize others throughout the United States. Check them out!
Mike is very open with professing his Catholic faith and shared most of the hour about his experiences. You may not have caught it, but he mentioned that he first came close to Jesus Christ in a Confirmation Retreat that was put on in his California parish by Net Ministries of West St Paul. You could do volunteer with Net Ministries for a year and evangelize others throughout the United States. Check them out!
Panamanian Child to be Blessed Today at the La Crosse Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine
Told one way, the story of how Sophia’s twin, Orlandito, came from his home in Panama to a hospital in Minnesota to a shrine in La Crosse is one of coincidences.
Told the family’s way, it’s “about God,” said Geny Augdahl, Sandra’s sister, who lives in Minneapolis. “The bottom line is that it increased our faith.”
Today, 3-year-old Orlandito, who is blind and faces a third round of surgery May 26, will be at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. With more than 60 others, he will be inducted by Archbishop Raymond L. Burke into the San Juan Diego Guild for Children. [snip] La Crosse Tribune
Told the family’s way, it’s “about God,” said Geny Augdahl, Sandra’s sister, who lives in Minneapolis. “The bottom line is that it increased our faith.”
Today, 3-year-old Orlandito, who is blind and faces a third round of surgery May 26, will be at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. With more than 60 others, he will be inducted by Archbishop Raymond L. Burke into the San Juan Diego Guild for Children. [snip] La Crosse Tribune
St Cloud Diocese Modifies Structure; 11 Priests to Serve 15 Parishes
A decline in the number of priests and fewer active parishioners prompted a plan by St. Cloud Bishop John F. Kinney to reorganize 15 St. Cloud metro-area Catholic churches.
“I have chosen not to close or merge any of these parishes … because I believe this plan allows the greatest flexibility possible for the future,” Kinney said Wednesday.
The plan calls for 11 priests to serve the 15 churches, which will be organized into five groups and three stand-alone churches.
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The plan will take effect July 1, 2007, and is expected to affect about 46,000 Catholics in the Diocese of St. Cloud. [snip] St Cloud Times
Special Mass For the Deaf in Green Bay
For the first time in her life, Marie Stapleford of Dykesville feels able to fully participate in Mass. She attends the Rev. Guy Blair's signed Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church every Sunday morning.
"The format is simple," she said through sign and an interpreter, "but it has a point. It's nice to know what's happening. I like being able to meet other deaf people. This is getting me more involved. Right now, I do the newsletter for us."
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A seven-member choir signs the music to the accompaniment of a boom box. For the readings, the lectors sign and Blair talks. For the petitions, everyone comes to the front and signs their prayer requests. If they don't also speak, Blair interprets. If they are too shy to come forward, Blair signs for them.
In other Catholic churches, people hold hands or raise their hands in praise during the Lord's Prayer. At St. John the Evangelist, everyone touches shoes to keep their hands free for signing. There is a special lectionary that makes it easier to proclaim the Scripture through sign. [snip] Duluth News Tribune
Randall Terry Still Slaying Dragons After All These Years
Tim Drake, journalist for the National Catholic Register, who lives in St Joseph, MN, has written a beautiful piece on Randall Terry, founder of the "Operation Rescue" anti-abortion movement. Terry has suffered for his commitment to the cause, and he still continues battling. He became a Catholic this past Holy Thursday. Read Here
DAN BROWN: ""99 percent of it is true." [2003 - CNN Interview]
Sue from Desparate Irish Housewife has several good posts, including extracts from DVC's author, Dan Brown when the book first came out.
Catholic TV in the Twin Cities
Terry of Abbey-Roads has a little rundown on Catholic TV, including a show produced by Catholic Parents OnLine, as can be seen in the Twin Cities.
[If you still have a rabbit ear antenna, you can still get EWTN, Mother Angelica's station, on UHF Broadcast Channel 19 which has a fairly strong signal and an antenna located on top; of the IDS Tower. Their signal is 24 hours a day and they have a tiny bit of local programming. Call 612-724-2265 to get a copy of their program].
[If you still have a rabbit ear antenna, you can still get EWTN, Mother Angelica's station, on UHF Broadcast Channel 19 which has a fairly strong signal and an antenna located on top; of the IDS Tower. Their signal is 24 hours a day and they have a tiny bit of local programming. Call 612-724-2265 to get a copy of their program].
Does 'The Da Vinci Code' Crack Leonardo?
Do you still think that's MM in the "Last Supper?" Bruce Boucher of the Art Institute of Chicago three years ago dealt with the question:
. . . it also leaves readers wondering: how much does this murder mystery have to do with the real Leonardo? The short answer is not much, and the author's grasp of the historical Leonardo is shaky. One small but telling point comes in Mr. Brown's references to Leonardo as "Da Vinci," as if that were the painter's last name, yet it is no surname but simply a reference to the fact that he was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero of Vinci, in the Florentine territory. Like other great artists, with or without last names, Leonardo is invariably referred to by his given name and not by da Vinci.
The nomenclature suggests a lack of familiarity with the copious bibliography on the painter, as do Mr. Brown's references to Leonardo's "enormous output" of Christian art and "hundreds of lucrative Vatican commissions." Leonardo was, in fact, notorious for his meager production and spent little time in Rome. Neither, for that matter, is it accurate to call Leonardo a "flamboyant homosexual": despite a charge of sodomy against him as a young man, the evidence of his sexual orientation remains inconclusive and fragmentary. Thanks to "A Penitent Blogger"
. . . it also leaves readers wondering: how much does this murder mystery have to do with the real Leonardo? The short answer is not much, and the author's grasp of the historical Leonardo is shaky. One small but telling point comes in Mr. Brown's references to Leonardo as "Da Vinci," as if that were the painter's last name, yet it is no surname but simply a reference to the fact that he was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero of Vinci, in the Florentine territory. Like other great artists, with or without last names, Leonardo is invariably referred to by his given name and not by da Vinci.
The nomenclature suggests a lack of familiarity with the copious bibliography on the painter, as do Mr. Brown's references to Leonardo's "enormous output" of Christian art and "hundreds of lucrative Vatican commissions." Leonardo was, in fact, notorious for his meager production and spent little time in Rome. Neither, for that matter, is it accurate to call Leonardo a "flamboyant homosexual": despite a charge of sodomy against him as a young man, the evidence of his sexual orientation remains inconclusive and fragmentary. Thanks to "A Penitent Blogger"
Refuting The Da Vinci Code: The Day Before
Father B.F. Heffernan, Catholic Free Press, Canada, May 18
Da Vinci Code movie bombs before media audience. [snip] The low key Prayer in front of the Palais Theatre was conducted by Sister Mary MichaelI of England. The very effective nun from England headed up the Rosary, Chaplet of Mercy, other prayers and hymns. She asked me to join her at times. We gave interviews and teaching sessions to the media, TV, radio and newspaper. Sister Mary Michael was especially good at this, keeping the goodwill of the media, security guards and interested onlookers. As prayer ended, we just held up a 2-foot-high corpus cross, and the media flocked around us like doves for a feast; like we were the stars. Cameras were clicking, and flashes were going off everywhere, like a bad lightning storm. `Like Jesus Christ Super Star! Who do they say that you really are?’ [snip] Thanks to Amy of Open Book
Steve Scott, Pioneer Press, May 18
'Da Vinci Code': fact, fiction and fears of the faithful; Area churches mobilize to debunk the movie's message
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