Anthony de Mello on Prayer and Waking Up to Reality - Part 2

Part two in a three-part series of the only conference Father Anthony de Mello SJ allowed to be video taped. He continues his examination of this idea of coming to awareness of the goodness God places in our lives right here an right now, a goodness and grace that continues to abide regardless of what current physical or emotional state happens to be passing through us.While not explicit in his examination, the words of Jesus' sermon on the mount are echoed;" ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more...

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I Am A Christian

It's not always easy to hold your head high in the world and proclaim with loud voice "I am a Christian!" We're told our faith is a private thing, we're made to feel overbearing, or fanatical if we announce that we follow Christ and allow His teaching, his Spirit, His love define what we do and how we do it in the world.I can't begin to count how many times I hear people quote the venerable St. Francis of Assisi when speaking of evangelizing and sharing the Good News; "Preach the gospel always, If necessary use words." Wise words, and deeply true. Yet I sometimes have the feeling that the people quoting him are hiding the active, obvious living...

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2 Weeks Only so Grabbit Fast! "What's Your Descision?" a FREE e-book from Ingnatian Spirituality.com

I found this offer in my email this morning. I've been subscribing to Ignatian Spirituality.com's e-newsletter for a few months now and the articles, links and information they send on have always been wonderful. This morning though, the offer of a limited time free e-book on discernment really caught my eye.Ignatius' steps to decision making have been an invaluable tool for me in my life and in my ministry. It is a process which, as a spiritual director I have already helped a few others journey through in the process of making their own choices about the directions of their lives. This particular book has a lot to offer anyone in the process...

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Anthony de Mello on Prayer and Waking Up to Reality - Part 1

The Late Anthony de Mello SJ was a renowned spiritual writer, director, and therapist whose work continues to inspire people with new vision and renewed understanding of the kind of reality God invites us all to share. He speaks of the kind if Truth-filled vision required to fully appreciate this kingdom of God which Jesus assures us is 'at hand' and has indeed 'come near'.The question of course is "If this kingdom is so close, why can't I see it? Why am I still unhappy, unsatisfied, depressed or angry? If the kingdom is in our midst, why does there remain so much suffering in my life and the world around me?"In a three-part series filled with deep spiritual and therapeutic insight as well as thought-provoking and entertaining storytelling, de Mello offers a simple, yet extremely challenging...

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June 13, 2010 Intentions

  PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 13, 2010 Let us pray for the Church, open to the Holy Spirit's presence in the world, We pray to you Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray that our bishop, priests, deacons, sisters and brothers who serve in this Archdiocese, might experience fulfillment and joy in their ministries, We pray to you Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for all of us gathered here today called by our baptism to bring about Your reign on earth by serving the needs of others according to our own talents and abilities, We pray to you, Lord, RESPONSE: Lord, hear our prayer. May we learn wise and simple living so that our natural resources will...

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Archdicoese of Regina Centenial Celebration

It's hard to believe that an entire year of preparations, recognitions, celebrations and feasting is over. It all started with our 'kick off' event, as the city deaneries of Regina invited everyone to Holy Rosary Cathedral for a city-wide picnic and vespers celebration in September of last year. We In our own parish we also began our 100th Anniversary celebrations at that time with a prayerful service centered around the Icon of Our Lady of the Rosary which had been commissioned by the Archdiocese CWL groups and created by Giselle Bauche.We coordinated fundrasing through our LOOK project, Linking Orphan Outreach in Kenya. Together, we have...

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Looking for Some Good News Today? God is Madly in Love With You!

Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati speaks about the Good News and makes the claim that we can share the authentic message of Christ in less than five minutes...Then he goes on to prove ...

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Big Parish News!

The impending 100th Anniversary celebration isn't the only thing that our parish is abuzz with this week. Many will have noticed that the priest moves were issued this past weekend, and at the top of the list was Christ the King Parish. Rumor no more, it is true that after 13 years of service to our community, Father Tonny Dizy will be leaving us this summer.As he is heading out, an old friend will be heading in, Fr. Sathiadus Antony will be taking over as shepherd of our community as of August 1, 2010. Many of you will recall that Fr. Antony spent a couple of years with us between 2003 and 2005. Fr. Antony hales from Kerala India and was a...

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