Comments for Desiderata for 2012 at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 13 out of 13 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sun, 19 May 2013 00:28:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9506 I read something a week ago and I cannot recall where I read it, nor can I recall which pope was quoted, (I am recovering from breast cancer surgery at this time). But I DO remember the quote, and I believe that it is one that Fr. McClosky will recognize. A Holy Father said: “It is a great mystery that the salvation of many is brought about by the holiness of a few”. Instead of looking about and wondering who is listening to Fr. McClosky, and the Holy Fathers, we need to be seeking, knocking, and asking at the door of our Holy Triune God, for the grace of being one of those few; even if we think that it is too late, even if we have thought we are closing the barn door after the horses have run away, even if most of our life is in the past, no matter. The man in this Parable, who was begging for a Loaf of Bread, i.e., the Holy Eucharist and ALL of the Promises of God, and Restoration of soul, family, marriage, religious community, was knocking at the door of a man who had already closed it for the night and locked it, who had already put on his night clothes and tucked his children into bed, who had already shuttered his windows and blown out the lamps, and who had already told the man, NO! That it was TOO LATE, the DOOR WAS SHUT, and told him to GO AWAY!. But the man had faith. He knew and believed in the Mercy, the Goodness, the Good Will, the Compassion, the Loving Generosity of that Man on whose door he was knocking, and so he persisted, and received his reward. Let us follow the example of the man in this parable, as Jesus desires us to do. Let us never give up and always keep begging God for this HOLY BREAD, the Source and Summit of our Faith and ALL it empowers us to do. Let’s be in solidarity in our determination and firm resolve to NEVER GIVE UP. All for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, all in union with St. Joseph. All my love in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Joan Haselman - Joan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:56 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9456 The Bishops may come to more fully understand that preaching is a gift from the Holy Spirit for the Church.The preaching in the Church today ranges from pathetic to prophetic leaning toward the pathetic side. Whoever preaches,priest,deacon,or bishop should be preaching "In persons Christi".Wake up brothers, the pulpit/ambeau belongs to Jesus.Do all have the gift of preaching????Do not quench the holy Spirit! sent by a deacon, a forgotten person of the Blessed hierarchy! - deacon bill nagle Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:58:46 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9423 Re: Deacons - (CNA).- Permanent deacons should not preach at Mass often. Rather, they should preach at other services and serve the Church in the course of their daily witness to Christ, Bishop Alexander Sample of Marquette, Mich. has said in a new pastoral letter on the deacon’s role in the Catholic Church. Bishop Sample’s 19-page letter, titled “The Deacon: Icon of Jesus Christ the Servant,” cited the principle that the one who presides at a liturgical service or who is the principal celebrant at Mass should also give the homily. “This should be the ordinary practice,” he said. Deacons should preach the homily at Mass “for some identifiable advantage for the faithful in the congregation, but not on a regular basis,” the bishop wrote. The Bishop of Marquette had stopped accepting new deacon candidates until a study of their role had been completed. - Bil Russell Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:38:41 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9418 NICE COLUMN FATHER CJ. JUST BY SOME OF THE BACKHAND AND FOREHAND COMMENTS I CAN SEE THAT POPE BENEDICTS SMALL BUT FAITHFUL CHURCH ARE THE FIRST BUDS APPEARING IN THE SPRING. IT WOULD BE JOYOUS TO SEE SOME OF THESE HEARTS AND MINDS TURN TOWARDS THE LIGHT BUT AS YOU SAID PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LEADING BY EXAMPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY WILL BE THE KEY LONG TERM. 'FAIRY TALES ARE NOT TRUE BECAUSE THEY TELL US THAT DRAGONS EXIST, THEY ARE TRUE BECAUSE THEY TELL US DRAGONS CAN BE BEATEN.' GKC. KEEP BEATING BACK THOSE BEASTS. - STEVEN YDE Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:58:21 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9416 Thank you, Father McCloskey, for such a positive outlook for the Church. Those of us who have struggled with our deteriorating culture need a few good words of encouragement, and these are those. And, Manfred, where DO you get such ideas? - Deacon Jim Stagg Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:54 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9404 Manfred, Permanent deacons don't forgo sexual relations with their wives. That is completely false. Look it up. Deacons who are married, are permitted to continue with their normal relations with eachother just as before. - David Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:56:12 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9400 I would also hope for renewal in the health care and social justice sectors of the Church. These are the two most largely unreformed areas in the U.S. - Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:50:44 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9396 @John: When these Permanent Deacons are finally told that from the moment they accept the diaconate they are to be celibate, it will be interesting to see what their response will be. The celibacy issue is the reason their spouses were/are obliged to sign a statement of agreement as they are giving up their nuptial rights as well. - Manfred Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:59:57 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9394 You might have mentioned Permanent Deacons as a reason to smile. They are fastest growing faith-witness in the Catholic Church worldwide. The power of Holy Orders is made manifest in them and they are making a difference in the Church everywhere. - John Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:29:59 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9393 Ideology is the tail wagging the dog. The “traditionalist” has a tendency to use the tail they call “ambiguous” and wag the dog of Orthodoxy with it far more than is appropriate. Manfred your understanding of history, not to mention the concept of development leaves much to be desired. Beating the dead horse of the “spirit of Vatican II” and applying it to the true intentions of the Vatican II council within the understanding of the “hermeneutic of continuity” belies an unhealthy obstinacy marinated in error. Happy new year Manfred! I hope charity in the form of “turning the other cheek” will not become you preferred method of evasion. Achilles - Achilles Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:50:17 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9392 Thank you, Father! After reading so many negative Catholic blogs about how bad persecution of our faith is getting, I hit upon your blog which tells the truth: persecution is a good thing because it breeds Christians. It is when times are safe and prosperous that faith withers. Yes, we are heading into a time of growing attack from a sick culture that knows it is dying, but as (if I remember correctly) St Augustine said, the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. We have nothing to fear - victory is assured. God Bless you and all like you working for the true faith! - John Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:43:50 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9391 "7. As long as we are wishing boldly, a newly elected, well-formed devout Catholic president would help..." Fr. McCloskey must have been pleased with the near victory in Iowa last night. - Dan Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:18:05 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2012/desiderata-for-2012.html#comment-9390 "I projected this recovery because the authentic teaching of the Second Vatican Council is gradually being revealed, enforced, and practiced." Those who wrote the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council have admitted the documents are ambiguous because they had to blend two irreconcilible positions: the Church of the last two millenia, and the Church now designed for Modern Man. The Catholic Governor in N.Y., with Catholic legislators, passed a law last June which made same-sex "marriages" lawful. None have been excommunicated. Some 50 to 80 Catholic scholars wrote a letter to the Pope just recently asking that a commission be empaneled, and with the full force of the Magisterium, in writing, tell the faithful what the "teachings" of Vat. II were, if any. - Manfred Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:58:47 +0100