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On the occasion of Pope Francis' visit to the US and Cuba, I wanted to re-post a Litany for Priests from EWTN's website dedicated to the Year of the Priest. Please pray for Pope Francis and all priests. They really need constant, ongoing prayer. Thanks so much. <3 THE LITANY FOR ALL PRIESTS Let us pray for the Holy Father, Fill him with your grace, Lord. Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops Give them your gifts, Lord. Diocesan priests, Never leave them, Lord. Priests in seminary work, Give them your wisdom, Lord. Priests in hospital work, Give them constancy, Lord. Priests who...

Pastor Ty Wyss - a teaching/witness on homosexuality

thought I'd put up some peaceful music for a bit of an oasis for Thanksgiving - Sicut Cervus found on youtube - Happy Thanksgiving

There is extensive evidence from physics for a beginning and fine-tuning of the universe. When the complementary nature of these insights is seen, it provides compelling evidence for a transcendent, intelligent Creator. Cosmic Origins features eight world-class physicists talking about modern physics and God. They include Nobel Laureate Arno Penzias (who discovered the background radiation from the Big Bang); Templeton Prize winners John Polkinghorne (Cambridge) and Michael Heller (Vatican Observatory); Owen Gingerich (Harvard); Lisa Randall (Harvard); Jennifer Wiseman (NASA); and narrated by Stephen Barr (University of Delaware).

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI urged loyal Catholics in China and Iraq to have courage in the face of persecution and limits on their religious freedom, as the largest number of pilgrims in a decade flocked to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/25/pope-urges-catholics-hope-comforting-message-christmas/#ixzz199S8Pgft

Dearest lay apostles, please remember the intentions of the Lord with regard to the Church in China at this time. We are sending this letter out to all, confident that you will send it along to anyone you feel will benefit from reading it, most specifically anyone you know in China. Love and Christmas prayers from Anne, a lay apostle December 24th, 2010 My dear brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church in China, How blessed you are to be chosen by Christ to preach His Gospel of salvation. Truly, the all-powerful God favors you with the commission He has...

Hello all - an update on Linda Tamburino: she has gone downhill fast. Radiation and chemo haven't worked - she was scheduled for surgery first on Friday and then yesterday, but her platelets and hemoglobin never got back up to pre-chemo numbers, so they're out of treatment options. She is being moved to hospice. I ask for your prayers again - also - she has specifically offered up her suffering for priests and seminarians, so if you could pass along the word to any priests and/or seminarians you know to pray for her and her husband Bob, and their two...

An update on Linda T, diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the lung/bone (they're still not sure which was the original site) - anyway she has gone through all 10 radiation treatments, and is slated to begin chemo (taxol/carboplatin) later this month. Thanks for your prayers - she has really appreciated them! (PS - when I originally posted this, I mentioned that she was in her late 50's - apparently I was mistaken! She's in her *mid* 50's! I got some 'what-for' for that one !!) :) I also thought I'd add the link to the website her family is...

My good friend Linda, who is in her late 50's, hadn't been feeling well since April. Checkup, scan, biopsy, results today. She's too young for this! Locally, we're praying through the intercession of St. Peregrine, I sent her a Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha medal, and others are praying through the intercession of the founder of the Sisters of the Precious Blood (don't know her name, sorry) PLEASE pray for her - thank you SO MUCH! Anne

The last few years have seen several books championing agnosticism or atheism making their way into the popular press. These books leave most informed readers quite baffled, because they ignore the vast majority (if not the entirety) of the considerable evidence for theism provided by physics and philosophy during the last few decades. This evidence is capable of grounding reasonable and responsible belief in a super-intelligent, transcendent, creative power that stands at the origins of our universe or any hypothetically postulated multiverse. The main purpose of this book is to give a brief synopsis of this evidence to readers who...

I found a request on our diocesan website to pray a novena in support of Pope Benedict that begins on Divine Mercy Sunday and ends on April 19, the 5th anniversary of his election. I thought I'd pass it along - it originates from the Knights of Columbus, according to the link. Thanks so much - firerosemom

Came across this on our diocesan website today - I saw Leonardo Defilippis perform The Gospel of John awhile back at a nearby parish church - it was awesome! It was a word-for-word recitation of the Gospel of John, with him doing costume changes and 'becoming' various people in the Gospel. It just bowled me over - I thought I'd pass along the info that he's now touring as Vianney. (I'm not connected in any way to the production - it was just amazing and I expect the new production will be also)

Seventh Trumpet Mass on the Feast of Corpus Christi June 18th -3pm - Veterans Park, Manchester, NH Each month over one thousand people have gathered for the Seventh Trumpet Mass for priestly vocations at St. Joseph Cathedral. We will celebrate the next Mass on June 18th the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, at an outdoor Mass followed by a Eucharistic Procession. This is an unbelievable opportunity for Catholics to come together to publicly profess their faith in the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and to pray for vocations to the priesthood!...

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Court records show that Terri Schiavo's husband Michael has applied for a marriage license. Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze applied for a marriage license in Pinellas County yesterday.

BISHOPS IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS U.S. URGED TO INTERVENE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF SCHIAVO By Michael H. Brown This is a plea to the American bishops: SAVE TERRI SCHIAVO. I don't mean to sound so shrill -- but it is now an emergency situation. Earlier this week the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in the legal battle between her husband, who wants to take away her life support, and her parents, the Schindlers, who are valiantly fighting to save their daughter -- and so desperate they are pleading for her "husband" to simply divorce her and hand her...

MANCHESTER — The Roman Catholic diocese yesterday named four new directors who will lead efforts to instruct laity in the faith and evangelize.