Sister Marie Owen Monaghan, OP, died April 29, 2011, at St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, WIsc.
Month: May 2011
Exploding the myth of Hitler’s pope
MADISON — At the most recent St. Thérèse of Lisieux Lecture held at the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center April 7, renowned Jewish-American author Rabbi David G. Dalin confronted the myths and legends surrounding the papacy of Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust.
Mosaic remembers Treyton Kilar
Two Catholic parish communities gathered at St. John the Baptist Church in Jefferson on a recent afternoon for a celebratory Mass and dedication of the Sacred Heart Mosaic in honor of Treyton Kilar.
Divina Misericordia suma a la historia de la Cuaresma y la Pascua
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El domingo pasado hubo una celebración maravillosa en muchas formas. Y el Evangelio del domingo –el segundo domingo de Pascua– fue simplemente espectacular.
En Juan 20:19-31 vemos a Jesús aparecer ante los Apóstoles en Su cuerpo resucitado y usando el saludo “La paz sea con vosotros”. La paz a la que Jesús se refiere, por supuesto, es la paz del cielo, ese “Shalom”, ese bienestar total, es parte de la alegría celestial y del descanso en el paraíso. La paz a la que Jesús se refiere es la paz del cielo mismo.
Jesús murió para que los pecados sean perdonados
¿Y qué dice Jesús luego de eso? “Reciban el Espíritu Santo. A quienes perdonen sus pecados les sean perdonados, y a quienes se los aten queden atados”. Una parte esencial de la paz celestial y la alegría, y la razón de la muerte de Jesús y su resurrección, ¡es el perdón de los pecados! El cuerpo de Jesús fue quebrado y Su sangre fue derramada para que nuestros pecados sean perdonados, para que así haya misericordia. Esencial para el “Shalom” celestial contenido en el saludo de Jesús, es que Su misericordia es derramada sobre nosotros, que los pecados son perdonados.
Mothers play key role: In their children’s response to a Church vocation
Mothers observe their children from an early age. They watch how they grow and develop, seeing what gifts and talents each child possesses.
Growing closer to the Mother of God during May
Our Lady is for us the ultimate example of somebody adhering herself fully to God’s will. She was surely scared and unsure of what might come next, but unknowingly said yes to God’s will, that she would bear His son.
We can use this as a model for our relationship with God, and invoke Mary’s kind whispers in Jesus’ ear to help us through a hard time and grow closer to Jesus.
Devotion through the Rosary
Obviously, a powerful devotion to Our Lady, the Rosary is a great way to strengthen your relationship with God’s mother. While many people my own age think of the Rosary as a chore to pray with family or a boring task, sometimes its true potential is never quite realized.
A special day honoring mothers
Mother’s Day offers us opportunities to show that we are as proud of our mother as she is of us.
Mother’s Day history
Anna Jarvis, (1864-1948) was so proud of her mother that she worked to establish a day on which she and others could honor their mother and all mothers. She is known as the mother of Mother’s Day.
Divine Mercy sums up the story of Lent, Easter
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This past Sunday was a wonderful celebration in so many ways. And the Gospel from Sunday — the second Sunday of Easter — was simply spectacular.
In John 20:19-31 we see Jesus appearing to the Apostles in His risen body and using the greeting, “Peace be with you.” The peace Jesus means, of course, is the peace of heaven — that “Shalom,” that total well being, which is part of heavenly joy and heavenly rest. The peace that Jesus means is the peace of heaven itself.
Jesus died so that sins may be forgiven
And what does Jesus say after that? “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” An essential part of the heavenly peace and joy, and the whole point of Jesus’ death and resurrection, is the forgiveness of sins! Jesus’ body was broken and His blood was poured out so that sins might be forgiven, so that there might be mercy. Essential to the heavenly “Shalom,” contained in Jesus’ greeting, is that His mercy is poured out upon us, that sins are forgiven.