SH Church Decorating 2011. Fr. Zack took some great photographs of our community hard at work getting the sanctuary ready for Christmas. Enjoy!
Decorating Sacred Heart for Christmas
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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Is Love Ever Passive?
In an article at The Catholic Thing blog, David G. Bonagura, quoting Pope Benedict writes: “….there are two general types of religion. One is mysticism, whereby humanity’s spiritual experience is elevated into an absolute so that man can “plunge” into a passive God. The other is monotheism, which begins from the opposite premise: “man is the passive element upon whom God acts; here it is man who can do nothing of himself, but instead we have here an activity on the part of God, a call from God, and man opens himself to salvation in response to the call.” You can read the full article here. Continue reading
Franciscan Mission Service – in the news
CNS STORY: Lay missionaries prepare for two-year service trips.
A very nice article about our recent commissioning of three folks, all heading overseas for a time of mission in Kenya and Bolivia. You can read more about FMS at their web site. There you can read the blogs of our missioners already serving in Bolivia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sacred Heart, Tampa - ready for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Human Dignity – a primary doctrine of the Catholic Church
NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) — Calling the dignity of the human person “a primary doctrine” of the Catholic Church, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York told an audience at the University of Notre Dame Dec. 6 that it must prompt Catholics “to treat ourselves and others only with respect, love, honor and care.” That doctrine also means people must not be identified “with our urges, our flaws, our status, our possessions, our utility,” but each seen as “a child of God, his creation, modeled in his own image, destined for eternity,” he said…. Continue reading
Fr. Harry Monaco, OFM
This morning all the Friars of our Province received this very sad news: “Fr. Harry Monaco, OFM, 48 years of age, a professed Franciscan friar for 6 years and a priest for 2 years, died last night in his sleep, at Holy Name College in Silver Spring, MD, after a long struggle with cancer.” Harry was a wonderful person and we are saddened in our loss.
Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ; Continue reading
A cautionary tale about iCloud storage
A cautionary tale about why to back up iTunes content locally — Apple News, Tips and Reviews. At the core of the issue is cloud ownership which is inherently fraught with questions.
For What Do We Hunger?
As Americans celebrated Thanksgiving this past week, our Franciscan brother, Michael Duffy, OFM, a team member at St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia for nearly 25 years, offers thoughts on the meaning of these holidays and on the needs of many who frequent our nation’s feeding centers and soup kitchens. Fr. Michael has headed our friar province’s soup kitchen in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia for more than 25 years.
Thanksgiving is a special time at soup kitchens. It’s all about donations, remembering the poor, food, giving, and bringing to mind all of God’s blessings with grateful hearts. All of that comes easily at a soup kitchen. Continue reading
For His Friends: A Catholic Bishop on Health Care Regulations and Religious Liberty
Bishop Robert N. Lynch, Diocese of St Petersburg, FL
Nov 30, 2011 – Homily at the annual Red Mass
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