WHAT's HAPPENING at the VATICAN? HOW's the POPE? 011615 : May 2015

Sunday, May 31, 2015

"Pope Francis: ‘Scourge of Abortion Is Attack on Life’"

'"For the second time in a week,
Pope Francis blasted abortion
on Saturday, referring to it as a
"scourge" and insisting that "a
just society recognizes the
primacy of the right to life from
conception to natural death."..."
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/05/31/pope-francis-scourge-of-abortion-is-attack-on-life/

Thursday, May 28, 2015

NOW ITS RACIST TO PRAY 4 or CONVERT MINORITIES? "Saint Louis University removes 'racist' statue of Catholic priest praying over Native Americans" - Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/27/saint-louis-university-removes-racist-statue-of-pr/

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

funny quotes by Fulton Sheen

funny quotes by
Fulton Sheen

http://www.thecatholictreasurechest.com/sheen.htm

"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

re advent journey (pope francis) "carry the joy of faith to everyone"

re advent journey
(pope francis):
"carry the joy of faith to everyone"

Fwd: (yes, good!) re "praying 4 those not of this fold" ron rolheiser (tidings, 5/8/15)

note: ron writes some very insightful articles, including this one. One observation I've made as a frequent attender of various Catholic churches (& listener to Catholic radio) is that their evangelism is specifically so that people will become catholics (as opposed to believers in Christ, in general). Of course all denominations & various branches of Christian faith hope that they will get more members into their own specific church or denomination, it behooves all of us to be mostly concerned that people become believers, and secondarily that they become specifically members of "our fold" whether it is Catholic, Baptist, CRC, RCA, orthodox, calvary chapel, saddleback, et al.

5/8/15
"praying 4 those
not of this fold"
ron rolheiser
(tidings, 5/8/15)

"Dear Bishops,

I write to you as a loyal son of the Catholic Church, with a particular request: Could you make an addition to our present Eucharistic Prayers to include an explicit invocation for other Christian Churches and for those who lead them?

For example, could the prayer for the Church and its leadership in our various Eucharistic Canons have these additions: Remember, Lord, your entire Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop, together with all who help lead other Christian Churches, and all the clergy." Might our Eucharistic Prayers have this kind of inclusivity?..."

see his full article at

http://ronrolheiser.com/praying-for-those-not-of-this-fold-an-open-letter-to-roman-catholic-bishops/#.VWYGzY7W2iA

PRAYER: WE PRAY for our priests & catholic leaders & various catholic media personalities to show more concern for the universal church (including protestants, orthodox, et al) ...and not just about making people "roman catholic". And likewise for all our protestant & other pastors & church leaders to be as concerned about leading people to Christ more so than leading them to become members of their local community church

robert brennan re "missionary territory" tidings 5/8/15

robert brennan re
"missionary territory"
tidings 5/8/15

also see good quotes at
http://www.thecatholictreasurechest.com/sheen.htm

3/30/15 re chrism mass, st columban, garden grove, ca

3/30/15
re chrism mass,
st columban

Thursday, May 21, 2015

1/1/15 message of pope francis on re world day of peace "no longer slaves..."

1/1/15
message of
pope francis on re
world day of peace
"no longer slaves..."

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

SAID HE "COULD BE" AN ANGEL of PEACE (or something):"Vatican defends ‘angel of peace’ remark to Mahmoud Abbas even though he can’t verify it "| The Right Scoop

"....
Arutz Sheva wrote that Italian-language experts
confirmed to them that the pope actually said
that Abbas "may" or "could" be an "angel of
peace", trying to push him towards peace..."
http://m.therightscoop.com/vatican-defends-angel-of-peace-remark-to-mahmoud-abbas-even-though-he-cant-verify-it/

NOR PRIESTS EITHER! "Pope Francis: Faithful don’t need bishops ordering them around"

"...
"In reality, laypeople who have an authentic
Christian formation do not need a 'bishop-pilot' or
a 'monsignor-pilot' or clerical input to assume their
responsibilities at every level from the political to
the social, from the economic to the legislative.
Instead, they need a 'bishop-pastor'," the Pope
explained...'
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/05/19/pope-francis-faithful-dont-need-bishops-ordering-them-around/