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Seven Day Bible Rosary

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Do you need an inexpensive yet excellent gift for a friend or relative?  Consider giving the Seven Day Bible Rosary.  It contains a different set of mysteries for each day of the week with short Scripture verses after each Hail Mary.  Compiled by John F. Kippley, it also has an Introduction and its 3.5 x 5.5 inch size fits in a shirt pocket or purse.  It fits easily in most envelopes that come with a card.

Can be used as a gift for:
Ordinations

Graduations

Confirmations

Entry into the Church

Birthdays

Hospitality

Homeschooling events

Marian or religious speakers

Online shopping for the Seven Day Bible Rosary is at http://sevendaybiblerosary.com/.

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Jesus is Born and Eco-Breastfeeding

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

The angels announced the birth of the Savior as “good news of great joy.”     In taking on our human nature, God the Son poured himself out for us, and from this we learn that joy comes from the giving of self.
Another message of the angels is that joy comes from personal acceptance of Jesus as our Savior. The proud can never experience this joy, for they refuse to admit their need for salvation; or they pursue a futile quest for joy in pleasures and possessions.
We give thanks that the Son of God came to save us.
Our Father
1. [While Joseph and Mary were in Bethlehem for the census,] the time came for her delivery.  Hail Mary
2. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes.   Hail Mary
3. She laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn.  Hail Mary
4. There were shepherds in the same region, living in the fields and keeping watch over their flocks at night.   Hail Mary
5. And behold, an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of God shone round about them, and they were very much afraid.   Hail Mary
6. The angel said to them:  “Do not be afraid for I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be to all the people.”   Hail Mary
7. “Today in the town of David there has been born to you a Savior who is Christ the Lord;”   Hail Mary
8. “And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”   Hail Mary
9. Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God,   Hail Mary
10. And saying:  “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.”   Hail Mary
Glory be
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Reference: Luke 2:1-14

John F. Kippley
Seven Day Bible Rosary

ECO-BREASTFEEDING: If anyone needs support for ecological breastfeeding during the Christmas season, read Crunchy Lutheran Mommy’s blog.  After reading this blog on eco-breastfeeding, click Part 1 at the beginning of the blog and read how she searched for God’s way to care for babies.

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On Humanae Vitae and Fatima by Ralph McInerny, Ph.D.

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

“Whatever the doubts of disaffected journalists and sassy moralists, the bishops can surely have no doubt as to the binding power of Humanae Vitae and of their obligation to see that it is taught, and affirmed—to say nothing in making sure that it is not rejected in their diocese.  I wish I really thought that that is going to happen…. What is there to dialogue on this matter…The problem is that a generation of priests has been trained on dissenting theology.
There are some who object to this emphasis on something as trivial as sex.  Lift up your mind and take a spiritual view.  How do you stand on justice and peace?  Let’s feed the hungry and not get sweaty about what’s going on in people’s bedrooms.  You’ve heard all that before.  My answer is that to reflect on the message of Fatima provides the insight we need.
When Our Lady warns of what might lie ahead because of our sins, it is sins of the flesh that she emphasizes.  A hang up of the pre-conciliar Church?  I don’t think so.  I think it’s simple realism.
Chastity and purity are indispensable conditions for leading a dignified human life, let alone a Christian life. How many of the horrors of modern life are traceable to a lack of virtue in the matter of sexuality?  Will a lusty man be just?  If he pursues his lust, he is thereby going to be sinning against justice.
There was reason to hope after Vatican II.  And if things have not gone as planned, this is due, as the message of the Synod fathers noted, to sin and human weakness. So it is permissible to be optimistic now.  Not naïve, but optimistic.  Understanding that the bishops and all of us will be in need of prayer.  There is, we have been reminded, a universal call to holiness.  The proper response to that — that we can all meet merrily in heaven, as St. Thomas More put it.”

The following is an excerpt from a taped commentary by Professor Ralph McInerny on the 1985 Extraordinary Synod in Rome.

Sheila Kippley

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