| Stan-e5 |
Some
great Easter material:
·
Must-see
pictures of a phenomenal “Stations of the Cross”
·
A
Youtube explaining scientifically of what Jesus went through
in his crucifixion
·
A
great reflection on “Divine Mercy” in our times
Voice
files of a great down-to-earth Lenten retreat preached by Fr.
Clement Machado
Summary
and pictures of our Lenten 40 Days for Life Campaign
Link
to a unique Catholic Spiritual Direction Blog
Priests
for Life Canada issued a Press Release regarding the Development
and Peace fiasco
A
great tele-movie coming up regarding a remarkably courageous
woman
New
Pro-life articles forwarded by Physicians for Life
A
new article including a Youtube video on Stem Cell Research
was added to our collection of this vital topic.
A
new article by Dr. Christopher Kaczor was added to Tim
Lau Adult Faith lecture series dealing with Modern
Atheists
Fr.
John A. Hardon S.J. has been described as the “greatest teacher of
the Catholic faith in the 20th century”. We recently
discovered the text to a conference given by Fr. Hardon on the
hot topic of abortion, a teaching even more relevant today….would
that such a teaching be preached from every pulpit.
Tim
Kennedy
from St. Mary’s Parish gave a very inspiring and passionate
Men’s Breakfast talk on Catholic education…a vital
topic to anyone with children, grand children, nieces or nephews.
Tim not only has an excellent grasp of the causes of our failing
system, but more important, has a clear and realistic vision
of what it will take to renew it.
Upcoming
Events of Note:
·April
10th : Beginning of the Special Divine Mercy Novena
& Procession on Parliament Hill
·
April 10th: Good Friday Way of the Cross with Archbishop
Terrence Prendergast
·April
23rd: CCO Dinner and Talk at th Lord Elgin Hotel
·May
15th to 17th : Retreat directed by Fr.
Frances McEvoy on Our Lady of The Rosary based on JPII’s Encyclical.
·May
18th : Annual Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto
·May
23rd: Next Men’s Breakfast at St. Augustine Parish
· May 4th to
May 16th – Spring trip to Medjugorje
· November 27-28th,
Fr. Benedict Groeschl from EWTN comes to St. Pat’s Basilica
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| Jennifer
Snell |
You have to see
these pictures!
I would love to see it in
person. This is
about 70 miles from Amarillo outside of town called Groom, TX
.
(This must have
been an awesome labor of love.)
Read message at
the end of pictures!
These are the pictures of
the crucifixion of Christ
Sculptured from metal by a man near Amarillo, TX ...
The crosses are made of metal also. The man did
this out of the kindness of his heart.
Someone donated the land
On which to erect them.
Who is Jesus?
HE IS JESUS
WHO IS HE?
Click HERE
to view them all and read text. |
| Mary
Ann Siok |
What is Easter all about?
The scientific death of Jesus
Christ Youtube….click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuat5MfE5F8 |
| CE |
Divine Mercy for our Times
We live in trying times. But as evil and terror has
increased, so too has the reach of God’s mercy. Click on: http://catholicexchange.com/2009/04/09/117106/
Please see “Special Divine
Mercy” Novena under Upcoming Events. |
| Stan-e5
|
ST. AUGUSTINE 2009 PARISH LENTEN
MISSION
From March 30th until April
1st, Fr. Clement J. Machado preached
a great Lenten Mission in our Parish
Mission theme: “Victory
in Christ”
This
was a powerful down-to-earth Lenten Mission, much of which dealt
with the Sacrament of Confession. Fr. Clement passed on some biblical
references showing that, in fact, the “forgiveness of sins”
is the first mission given to the Church. He also explained, at
length, the proper disposition we should have when approaching
this Sacrament, and provided some precious insights on Pope John
Paul II’s mind-set regarding Confession.
Click
HERE
to see the Mission Agenda and to listen to the
MP3 recordings
Fr. Machado is a Canadian Priest, currently
residing in Rome, who makes frequent appearances
on EWTN and Vatican Radio. He is a great catechizer, and is a
member of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) – same order
to which Fr. John Corapi belongs. Fr. Machado conducts missions on five continents,
and it is a real blessing to have him with us in Ottawa. |
| John
Pacheco |
Summary of Lenten
Campaign – February 25th to April 5th
Picture of Closing
Rally, April 5th 2009
The
Lenten 40 Days campaign is now over. On behalf of the organizing
committee, we want to thank all of you who showed up at Ground
Zero and witnessed for the unborn during this Lent.
Stats of the Campaign:
Number of Participants:
750
Groups: 15
Hours: 3000
Time Slots Covered: 90% coverage
Possible Babies Saved: 5
To read more, click HERE.
To see pictures from this campaign,
click on: http://www.40daysforlife.com/ottawa/index.cfm?load=photoalbum&album=2 |
| Stan-e5 |
Catholic Spiritual
Direction Blog
Fr.
John Bartunek, LC,
developed a Blog which is updated daily to help us in our spiritual
Journey. Click on: http://rcspiritualdirection.blogspot.com/
As
Fr. Bartunek explains, no Blog or retreat can take the place of
healthy Spiritual Direction. Instead, with this Blog gives us
tools to help us form healthy perspectives and improve our opportunities
to grow in faith and to participate in the important work of our
journey to God.
In
the Blog you will find here:
- Questions
and Answers about Spiritual Direction
- Perspective
on Spiritual Direction
- Perspective
on Prayer and other Matters Relating to Our Spiritual Growth
- Book
and Resource Reviews
- Links
to Resources for Further Spiritual Development
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| Michael
V |
Development and Peace
Priests for Life Canada Press
Release
With
regards to the continuous and ever more shocking revelations regarding
the partners supported by Development and Peace, Priests for Life
Canada recently came up with some suggestions in a Press Release.
To read it, click HERE
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Follow
ongoing all of the stories here: http://www.socon.ca/or_bust/?p=1567 |
| Hanne
Kepka |
Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 9:00
PM,
CBS Television
Network presents the television premier of:
"The Courageous Heart
of Irena Sendler"
The Hallmark Hall of Fame film by renowned TV director
and producer John Kent Harrison is based on the true story of
2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Irena Sendler,
a Polish Catholic social worker, who was part of the Polish underground
during World War II and was arrested and brutally tortured by
the Nazi's for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children
by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto. On the day of her
scheduled execution she was rescued by "Zegota”, the
underground network with which she worked to save the Jewish children.
She lived in Poland to the age of 98.
Canadian-born
actress Anna Paquin, who plays Irena Sendler won an Oscar
as a child for her work in "The Piano" and more recently
a Golden Globe Award. To read more on this movie, click HERE. |
| Graham
C |
The Pope in Africa
Link To Pope’s
homilies:
Click HERE
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| Barb |
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| Scott
M |
On Stem Cell Research
·
Here is another great article
and Youtube video. Click on
Stem
Cells: Dr. Oz on 'Oprah'
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As expected, President Obama
has lifted restrictions on human embryo research.
As a choice between politics and ethics, it was a no-brainer….Read
Mixing
politics and science.
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Where
are these two stories in the mainstream media???? Oh, right, they don't
use embryonic stem cells so they are not newsworthy.....................what
was I thinking.
"Among
the four primary sources of human stem cells (human embryos,
fetal tissues and organs from aborted or miscarried babies,
pregnancy matter (umbilical cord, placenta, amniotic fluid),
and adult tissues and organs), the extraction of stem cells
from human embryos is always morally evil on account of the
method necessarily destroying the life of the embryo. Fr. Pacholczyk
explained that the Catholic Church only applauds that
research which uses stem-cells procured from methods that do
not violate human life." Source: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2006/jul/06072709.html
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Two-year-old
girl can see for the first time following stem cell treatment
Two-year-old
British girl Dakota Clarke can see for the first time after
undergoing pioneering stem cell treatment in China.
By
Nick Britten
Last Updated: 3:07PM GMT 04 Mar 2009
Dakota Clarke,
who was born blind, is the first British patient to undergo
the new type of therapy in China Photo: BARCROFT
Dakota, who was born blind, is
the first British patient to undergo the new type of therapy…..For
more, click HERE.
Fighting to walk again
Westhoff man sees hope in stem-cell treatments
Photo Credit: FRANK TILLEY/Advocate Photo Editor
Bradley Koenning thinks about
his future and the stem cell treatment that he has been receiving.
Friends of Koenning are sponsoring a benefit to help defray
the costly expense of the treatments....For more, click THERE.
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To see Fact–Sheet regarding Stem
Cell Research, click on: Adult
Stem Cells v. Embryonic Stem Cells
Canadian charities and embryonic
stem cell research. LifeSiteNews.com has often been asked if
certain Canadian charities support embryonic stem cell research
- which causes the death of human persons at their embryonic
stage of development. This is pertinent information for Catholics
and Catholic organizations when deciding to donate their hard
earned charitable contributions. Read: List
of Canadian Charities Which Support Embryonic Stem Cell Research.
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Modern Atheism
Dr.
Christopher
Kaczor
wrote an excellent article on Richard Dawkins in a recent issue
of This Rock magazine.
Click on Who's Deluded? An Atheist Just Doesn't Get Aquinas.
ADULT FAITH EDUCATION SERIES: THE GOD DELUSION
and other errors in logic.
By Dr. Tim Lau
These ADULT FAITH EDUCATION lectures were
given at St. Augustine Parish on Thursday
February 5th, 12th & 19th: The series investigates the following questions:
Is the belief in God a delusion? Is religion the reason
we go to war or the root of all evil? Does evolution exclude
God? Is God a ‘blind’ watchmaker? Are we nothing
more than cells in the service of some ’selfish’ genes? What
does it mean to be human?
View slides and listen to voice file
of all three sessions by
clicking HERE
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| Maggie
Logan |
Fr. John A. Hardon S.J. on Abortion
Read,
“The Cost of Loving God”: http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0934.htm
The
late Father John A. Hardon, S.J., who passed away in 2000, is described as “the greatest
teachers of the Catholic faith during the twentieth century.”
A very prolific writer, Fr. Hardon left us with a plethora
of teachings which will take a generation or more to fully digest.
With all these great catechistic teachings, in the form of articles,
recordings, and books, what was, until recently, overlooked
was what Fr. Hardon had to say about abortion.
Fortunately,
we discovered the text of a conference given by Fr. Hardon entitled:
This
conference was given in the mid 1990’s. Below is the introductory
paragraph to the text of the conference:
Introduction: There is no
stopping abortion without the Eucharist. Abortion is murder.
It is on a scale today greater than all previous combined abortion
murders in human history. Public demonstrations and statements
of all kinds and sizes are all very important. They offer the
opportunity for the pro-life Catholic to publicly identify before
the world where he or she stands. We must put first things first
to know and understand that behind every abortion is the devil,
a murderer from the beginning. Our own human resources are entirely
inadequate. Divine grace is absolutely necessary to stop abortion.
All graces come through Jesus Christ in His human nature. The
primary source of these graces is Holy Mass, Holy Communion
and Holy Adoration of our Lord in His Real Presence. Eternal
Life’s spiritual director keeps us committed to the truth. Let’s
hear it from Fr. Hardon.
The
discovery of this document turned out to be quite providential
in connection with the 40 Days for Life Campaign.
As we know, the central activity of the campaign is a 24-hour-7-days-a-week
peaceful prayer vigil outside of the abortion mill. Hence, Fr.
Hardon clearly recognized the importance of “public demonstrations
and statements of all kinds” against the horror of abortion.
However, Fr. Hardon also stipulates that our “own human
resources are entirely inadequate. Divine grace is absolutely
necessary to stop abortion.” In other words, in order
to combat this evil, so ubiquitous and deeply rooted in our
culture, we must first seek Christ’s graces, which are primarily
available to us through “Holy Mass, Holy Communion and
Holy Adoration of our Lord in His Real Presence.”
We
claim this document to be providential because it provides the
rationale for the St.
Patrick’s Program promoted by the 40 Days for
Life Prayer Committee. (This link is found under “EVENTS”
on http://40daysforlife.com/ottawa/).
Thus, the purpose of this program is to propose that the regular weekday parishioners
of St. Pats, those who are unable to be at the vigil site,
or those taking part in the vigil, spend some time in
front of the Blessed Sacrament in support of 40 Days for Life.
The proximity of St. Pat’s Basilica to the abortion mill, and
the fact that it is open 10 hours a day, render it an ideal
location for this type of devotion. We pray for the conversion
of everyone involved in abortions, and to sustain the sidewalk
counsellors outside the abortion mill.
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Links to other articles by Fr. Hardon:
The
Marian Catechists have done a commendable job of collating many
of his writings, as well as links to his archives on one Web
page: click HERE.
Another
great site featuring much of Fr. Hardon’s work is: http://www.therealpresence.org/index.html
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| Stan
e-5 |
Listen to and Read Text of the Latest Men’s
Breakfast Talks:
On
SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST – Tim Kennedy gave an excellent,
inspiring and very passionate talk regarding Catholic
education of our youth entitled “ Our Living Sacrifice: The Transformation of our World by the Renewal
of Our Minds.” It dealt with the crisis facing
our Christian and Catholic education. In the current high-school
system (unfortunately, also including the Catholic Board), our
youth are conditioned to be “conformed to the world”, and, thus,
are ill-equipped to defend their faith “with their minds”. Tim
not only has an excellent grasp of the causes of this crisis,
but more importantly, a clear and realistic vision of the hard
work and sacrifice it will take to renew a failing school system
that is endangering the souls of our youth. To listen to voice
file, and read the text of Tim’s talk, click HERE.
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| John
Zwicker |
Special
Divine Mercy Novena
Good
Friday April 10th: Beginning of the Special Mercy Novena which
will be celebrated on Parliament Hill at 6:15 AM, each
morning during the days of the Novena April 10th to
April 18th). As a Divine Mercy icon is carried in procession,
the Divine Mercy chaplet is recited. In addition to the Novena
intentions, prayers are also said for the intentions
of the Pope, our Archbishop, as well as our country. This is the
… such Novena organized by the friends of St. Joseph. (Contact
Paul Lauzon 613-565-2325, Michael Brady 613-823- 8618 and John
Zwicker 613-725-3820 for more info). |
| Maureen |
April
10th: Good Friday Way of the Cross. Communion and Liberation
will be holding a procession through the streets of downtown Ottawa.
Led by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast. Departure 9:30 a.m. from
St. Patrick's Basilica; arrival at Notre-Dame Cathedral 11:30
a.m. Info: (613-241-7496); to download the flyer and the
route: (www.communionliberation.ca). |
| Jim
Meuse |
Thursday,
April 23rd: Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) invites
you to dinner and a speech by Fr.
Raymond De Souza entitled “Shaping a New Generation
of Leaders, For Canada and For the Church”. The dinner will
be held on Thursday April 23 in the Pearson Room of the Lord
Elgin Hotel (100
Elgin St.,
Ottawa) commencing at 6:15 pm. Doors open at 6:15
pm, Dinner and talk at 7:00pm. Individual: $75 with
$50 tax receipt. Couple: $130 with $80 tax receipt. Table (seats
8): $525 with $325 tax receipt. Cash bar available. RSVP by April
15 with meetthemovement@cco.ca . To order tickets please
send e-mail to: rebeccameuse@rogers.com
or you can call CCO directly at 613-736-1999. |
| Maureen |
Friday
May 15th until Sunday May 17th. A RETREAT
will take place open to all men and women, directed by Fr.
Francis McEvoy. The Theme is 'Our Lady of the Rosary' a
look at the apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis
Mariae….It will start Friday, May 15,
2009, 7:30 pm and end Sunday,
May 17, 2009, 1:00 pm and will be held at Notre Dame de la Providence Retreat House Orleans ON. Reserve by calling-
Suzanne at 613-828-9455. Sponsored by the
Legion of Mary. http://sites.google.com/site/legionofmarysenatusofontario/ |
| Tim Dooling |
Spring 2009
Trip to Medjugorje:
May 4th to May 16th
Tim Dooling, Pilgrimage co-ordinator
Our Pilgrimage
to Medjugorje this May, includes Mother's Day,
For more information please contact Tim at:
613-722-9594, or timdooling@rogers.com
Thank you and God
bless you! |
| Graham C |
Saturday
May 18th : The
following is a link to information on the annual Lift Jesus
Higher Rally presented in Toronto by Catholic Renewal Ministries.
This year's event will be held on Saturday
April 18, 2009 at
the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Speakers will
include Ralph Martina, Sr. Ann Shields and Tim Staples.
Archbishop Thomas Collins will preside at the mass
at the end of the day.
http://www.lift-jesus-higher-rally.org/ |
| Tom Gleason |
Saturday
May 23rd,
next Men’s Breakfast at St. Augustine Parish. The
speaker will be Matt Farnand a full time Missionary with
Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO). Details to follow. |
| Fr.
Lindsay |
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