[NYer]

Loretto Leaderhip for 2007-2012

The Delegate Assembly and two-day election process was part of a five day gathering of Loretto members in Denver, Colorado, in July. The “Journey to Jubilee.” Focused on a vision statement leading to Loretto’s commemoration of its 200th anniversary in 2012.

Elected to leadership were:(left, front): Susan Swain SL, Executive Committee; Cathy Mueller SL, President; Vicki Schwartz SL, Executive Committee; (left, back) Kathy Wright SL, Executive Committee; Donna Day SL, Vice-President; Maria Visse SL, Executive Committee; Pearl McGivney SL, Executive Committee.

The Sisters of Loretto and Co-members comprise the Loretto Community. The Loretto Community exists to praise God and minister to people. We are people of faith and service bound together by our love of God and love of one another. We live in the desert Southwest, the hills of Kentucky, cities dotting the East and West coasts, and many places in between ... some live in Europe, Canada, and Africa. Our spirit and mission are grounded in the gospel.

[xsmommy]

OMG why don't they just go and be episcopal priests and leave the Catholic church alone! it's a win-win!

[mockingbyrd]

"Archbishop Charles Chaput is not teaching his personal opinion," she said. "This is the church's teaching, and it is the responsibility of a Catholic to vote their conscience, but their rightly formed conscience, their educated conscience."

High time this was said.......

Who cares what a bunch of old, bitter women think?

[Unam Sanctam]

Same meme on conscience as Andrew Sullivan was spouting on Hugh Hewitt. A Catholic has a duty to inform his conscience by the moral teachings of the Church.

[siunevada]

"We encourage respect for the moral adulthood of women and will choose legislators who will recognize the right of women to make reproductive decisions and receive medical treatment according to the rights of privacy and conscience."

Cunningham said many Catholics disagree with the church's opposition to legalized abortion for "compassionate, faithful reasons."

So, the babies aren't people?

[arkady_renko]

"I have great respect for the archbishop...

No, you don't. Satan's got your tongue?

A_R

[AliVeritas]

Where's the inquisition when you need it... or at least a physical excommunication as well as spiritual. I volunteer, anyone else?

[dcnd9]

"I do value the voice of the church hierarchy," Cunningham said. "But I don't find anything in the Gospels about abortion or gay marriage."

Just like every other C.I.N.O.!!

[dcnd9]

FYI ladies:Abortion

God's Terms for the Unborn

Gen. 25:21,22

In Genesis 25:21,22, Rebekah conceived twins, and "the children struggled together within her." That which was conceived was called a "child" between the conception and the birth.

The Hebrew word used here (BEN) is the most common Old Testament word for a child or son. When used for the physical offspring of humans, it consistently refers to distinct human individuals (see Gen. 25:1-4; 3:16; etc.).

Job 3:3

On the very night of Job's conception it could have been said, "There is a man-child conceived." The word for "man-child" (Heb. GEBER) elsewhere means "man," i.e., a human individual (see Job 3:23; 4:17; 10:5; Psalms 127:5; 128:4; etc.).

Job 3:16

Babies that die before birth are called "infants" that never saw light. This is exactly like babies that are aborted. This word (Heb. OLEL) always and without exception refers to human individuals (cf. Hosea 13:16; Psalm 8:2; Joel 2:16).

Numbers 12:12; Luke 1:43

In Numbers 12:12, Moses describes "one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb." If a baby dies before it is born -- as in an abortion -- the woman who conceived it is still a "mother."

In Luke 1:43, Elizabeth addressed Mary as "the mother of my Lord" before Jesus was born.

The word "mother" (Heb. EM; Greek METER), in contexts referring to physical human reproduction, always refers to one who has procreated or formed another human individual, a separate and distinct individual from the mother herself (see Num. 6:7; Gen. 3:20; Luke 1:60). A woman who has conceived, even if the child is not yet born and even if it dies before birth, is a "mother."

Luke 1:41,44

Elizabeth conceived (v. 24), and the life "in her womb" is called a "babe" or "baby" (Greek BREPHOS). This is the second-most-common New Testament word for a baby. It is always used for that which is a human individual separate and distinct from its mother (see Luke 2:12,16; Acts
7:19.)

Luke 1:36

Again, the life conceived in Elizabeth's womb, before it was born, is called "a son." The word "son" (Greek HUIOS), in contexts that refer to the physical offspring of humans, always refers to that which is a human individual separate and distinct as an individual from its parents. It is the most common New Testament word for a "son" (see Matt. 1:21,23,25; Luke 1:13,31; 2:7; etc.)

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HOW SHOULD WE TREAT AN UNBORN CHILD?

The unborn life in the mother's womb is a human individual from conception on. How should we treat this unborn life? May we deliberately kill it? Surely we must be guided by exactly the same rules or principles we should follow in our treatment of any other "child" or "baby." What are these rules?

A. Stewardship: Train, and Protect a Child

Abortion's defenders often argue that, if the mother does not "want" to have the child, she may abort it. But does a mother have the right to not want her child?

Psalm 127:3-5; 128:3-5 -- Children are a blessing, a source of happiness and joy to their parents. Yet unborn babies are children, so parents ought to appreciate them as a blessing from God. People who have Scriptural attitudes will never kill unborn babies because they will never want to. Abortion is the grossest form of
ingratitude for God's blessing.

Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4 -- God has made us stewards of our children. A steward is a person who has been entrusted with something that belongs to someone else. He is responsible to care for it and use it to accomplish the purpose of the one to whom it belongs. He will be condemned and punished by the owner or master if he abuses or misuses that which has been entrusted to him (Luke 12:42-46; Matt. 25:14-30; I Cor. 4:2).

An unborn child is a particular blessing that has been given into our care just as surely as is a child that has been born. We have the same God-given duty toward an
unborn child as we do toward one that has been born. If we kill them, we defeat God's purpose for their lives. How can we "train up" and "bring up" those whom we have killed?!

Abortion is the grossest form of child abuse and the most extreme perversion of parental responsibility. God will not fail to hold us accountable.

[dcnd9]

"What does the Bible say about gay marriage / same sex marriage?"



Answer: Before we look at gay marriage / same sex marriage, first we have to remember what the Bible says about homosexuality. The Bible clearly and consistently tells us that homosexual activity is a sin (Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9). God does not create a person with homosexual desires. A person becomes a homosexual because of sin (Romans 1:24-27), and ultimately because of his or her own choice. A person may be born with a greater susceptibility to homosexuality, just as people are born with a tendency to violence and other sins. That does not excuse the person choosing to sin by giving into their sinful desires. If a person is born with a greater susceptibility to anger / rage, does that make it right for them to give into those desires? Of course not! The same is true for homosexuality.



We also have to remember that homosexuality is just as forgivable a sin as all other sins. God’s forgiveness is just as available to a homosexual as it is to an adulterer, idol worshipper, murderer, thief, etc. God’s love and desire to save extends to homosexuals (John 3:16; Romans 5:8). God also promises the strength for victory over sin, including homosexuality, to all those who will believe in Jesus Christ for their salvation (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17).



To give sanction to homosexual marriage would be to give approval to that lifestyle, which the Bible clearly and consistently condemns as sinful. I believe that Christians should stand firmly against the idea of gay marriage / same sex marriage. Marriage is ordained by God to be between a man and a woman (Genesis 2:21-24; Matthew 19:4-6). Homosexual marriage is a perversion of the institution of marriage and an offense to the God who created marriage. God forbids and condemns homosexuality, so He clearly is opposed to homosexual marriage. As Christians, we are to seek to share the love of God and salvation through Christ with homosexuals. We are to be loving and kind to homosexuals, while at the same time not condoning their sinful lifestyle.
http://www.gotquestions.org/gay-marriage.html

[Coleus]

I didn't see Janet Reno in the picture.

[cpforlife.org]

Excuses me Sisters,

I'd like you all to meet Mother Angela NoMerci, the Foundress of the Daughters of Divine Consequences.

Mother Superior would like a little quality time with you each, so she can try out introduce her new titanium ruler.

[Cicero]

It can be difficult for a bishop to discipline a religious community, but this is a direct challenge to his authority that cannot simply be ignored.

Bishop Chaput is not the kind who will ignore it, either. I think they are going to pay a price for this blind hubris.

[Petronski]

The letter also states, "We encourage respect for the moral adulthood of women and will choose legislators who will recognize the right of women to make reproductive decisions and receive medical treatment according to the rights of privacy and conscience."

I smell sulfur, womyn.

[samiam1972]

The women in that picture are nuns? Looks like a highschool reunion photo or something. They aren't nuns just bitter women. I so prefer habits. They make "gray-haired, dumpy" women look beautiful! :o)

[Dominick]

How can the be Nuns if they have excommunicated themselves?

[F.J. Mitchell]

Is no one loyal to the organization they work for and/are part of anymore?

[Dumb_Ox]

This story came up at the Archdiocese of Denver Respect Life Conference. Somebody asked Archbishop Chaput about it following his talk, and he suggested those in the audience write to the sisters, since they obviously don't care much about what he thinks.