Posted by St. Thomas More Fraternity Secular Franciscan Order on May 23, 2007
JESUS OF NAZARETH – POPE BENEDICT XVI
In this recently published work, the pope—in his first book written as Benedict XVI—seeks to salvage the image of Jesus from recent “popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith. You can buy the book at: Jesus of Nazareth.
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Posted by St. Thomas More Fraternity Secular Franciscan Order on May 23, 2007
Here are some tips in how to forgive someone:
- Pray daily for God to bless the person who hurt you
- Do not gossip about the person who hurt you. Only say good things about your enemy
- Go to the Sacrament of Confession regularly (example: once a month)
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Posted by St. Thomas More Fraternity Secular Franciscan Order on May 21, 2007
Prayers for the Months of the Year of the Church
January – The Month of the Holy Holy Name
February – The Month of the Holy Family
March – The Month of St. Joseph
April – The Month of the Blessed Sacrament
May – The Month of Mary
June – The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
July – The Month of the Most Precious Blood
August – The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
September – The Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
October – The Month of the Most Holy Rosary
November – The Month of the Souls in Purgatory
December – The Month of the Immaculate Conception
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Posted by St. Thomas More Fraternity Secular Franciscan Order on May 19, 2007
Our doctrines are a gateway into the deepest and most important mysteries of truth and life, for the doctrine is a way to hasten to the very embrace of God, a God of mystery who has decided to communicate, to speak. God sent his Son and allowed His very life to come among us. Jesus Christ is not just another spokesperson for God. Jesus knows the Father “from the inside,” from the very life of His intimacy with the Father. When Jesus says “I will send you the Paraclete to remind you of all things” He is not speaking wishful or vague words. He is declaring Himself and giving Himself and promising that the truth of what He speaks is serious and endures. It abides with us, but we need to know this truth and the “truths” about life, death and meaning that his truth generously bestows. There has never been a first person singular pronoun like the “I” of Jesus Christ. It remains in the apostolic witness of the Church and needs always to be spoken anew in teaching. (“A Shepherd’s Message” by Archbishop Daniel N. DiNardo-May 11, 2007)
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