Category Archives: General Interest

More on Non-Violence

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I couldn’t help but notice the Patristic reading in the Office of Readings for today.  It seems to mesh well with yesterday’s post on non-violence.  St. Dorotheus had this to say (my translation of the Italian): “He who takes blame … Continue reading →

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“Eating is a Moral Act”

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Log on to www.ncrlc.com/tabletalk.html This is the website for the National Catholic Rural Life Conference. You will find there “Ethics of Eating” that is worth your while to read. I will quote a short piece from it below. “Eating is … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Retreat is over.  Always a little difficult to come back to the daily routines of life after spending days on retreat.  My time away was much needed, and quite rewarding.  Deacon Ken Piechowski from the diocese of Cleveland was our … Continue reading →

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Another Interesting Article on Notre Dame

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Thanks to a good friend, I read another article related to this debacle.  This one is written by Rev. Robert A. Sirico in the National Review Online.  It is listed as appearing on April 17, 2009.  Fr. Sirico is president and co-founder of … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“It is my strong conviction that we can work together to bring about a transformation of our culture and our world, drawing on the way of the Gospel as seen in the ….. great witnesses of nonviolence.” –Louis Vitale, OFM

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More on Notre Dame

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I checked Notre Dame’s website today.  I see they acknowledge that Mary Ann Glendon did decline the Laetare Medal. There is a brief statement by Fr. John Jenkins, ND president.  He expresses his sorrow Professor Glendon has decided to decline … Continue reading →

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More on Notre Dame, Obama and the Fallout

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Deacon Bob

The Catholic blogs are now reporting that Mary Ann Glendon is declining the prestigious Laetare Medal which Notre Dame was to have been given her at the commencment exercises next month.  She declines, reportedly, because the University invited President Obama … Continue reading →

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Feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“Marco é piu antico!” The location:The great aula of the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome The time:     First semester, fall, 1977 The actors:  Padre Pedro Ortiz, S.J., professor                    Students from all over … Continue reading →

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“It was a noble Mass…”

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I witnessed my daughter’s future father-in-law become a Catholic last night at the Easter vigil.  It was in a more traditional parish you might say. Lots of people in the sanctuary.  Lots of statues and murals and candles and other … Continue reading →

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A Profound Church Apology

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Deacon Bob

On April 7 at the St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Bishop David A. Zubick offered a profound apology on behalf of his diocese for harm the Church may have inflicted on anyone.  It is reported to have been a stirring … Continue reading →

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RIP Bishop Loras J. Watters

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I just returned from Vespers at the Cathedral in Winona.  Our former bishop, Loras J. Watters, age 93, died on March 30.  He was a remarkably simple man who guided our diocese through the immediate post-Vatican II days. He was … Continue reading →

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Hardware Store Ministry

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I was listening yesterday to my local hardward store owner at a training session for mentoring couples in our parishes’ marriage preparation program.  I had tapped him and his wife as potential candidates to mentor some of our young engaged … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Deacon Bob

“We must know at first hand the experience of the people of our own time — their alienation, their dissatisfaction, their searching for spiritual experience, so that we can proclaim hope from within their experience not from without….”  — Joseph … Continue reading →

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Lies

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Deacon Bob

Have you ever asked yourself why the Scripture writers have called Satan the father of lies?  I have.  Think about it.  What has been the effect in your life when you have lied or been lied to?  What impact has … Continue reading →

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Celibacy and the Priesthood

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Deacon Bob

I was over on Deacon Greg Kandra’s blog today and noticed a post by him regarding the retiring New York Cardinal Egan’s comments on priestly celibacy.  It sounds as if the Cardinal anticipates a possible relaxation of this discipline in … Continue reading →

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