Lisa Hendey
Why do short weeks sometimes feel sooooo long?!
I started off the week with a post about how I was in a bit of a funk. I have to share that I was so very moved by the many kind messages I received from so many of you who wrote to say that you were lifting me up in prayer. Honestly, if I ever begin to doubt that the Body of Christ could possibly extend via the Internet, I only have to read a few of your notes to remind myself that true friendship and genuine compassion can come in many different forms.
This has been a long week, filled with work, with news, with some loss and love too. Yesterday, as the news of the passing of Joan Rivers was hitting newswires, I learned of the passing of another special woman. The mom of a dear friend who passed away yesterday was about the same age as the comedienne, but couldn’t have been more different. Rivers was sassy and worldly. Virginia was sweet and family oriented. It was fitting to me that my friend’s mom passed — as did Joan — surrounded by loved ones after a life given to the service of others. They served in wildly disparate ways, but both were moms and both will be greatly missed.
Also to be missed is Msgr. James T. Logan of my own home Diocese of Fresno. Although he was never my pastor, I attended many masses at his parish. As evidenced by the outpouring of affection on Holy Spirit’s Facebook page, Msgr. Logan will be greatly missed. Saying goodbye to a holy priest is a good reminder to offer our love and thanksgiving to the priests who serve us so faithfully, often without recognition. Let’s all remember to thank and pray for our priests this week. We thank you Msgr. Logan for your lifetime of service to the faithful — may your soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
As always, I’m grateful to John Clem, O.F.S. for compiling our Sweet Tweets:
- Papal Tweet: “The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.” (Pope Francis Sept. 2nd)
- Pope to Gaza’s Catholics: Be Christ’s witness in midst of conflict (CNS) ow.ly/ASTpa
- Chinese priests, nuns study in US to prepare for leadership | American Catholic ow.ly/ATlxg
- Caring for Liturgical Linens | Father Jerabek’s Blog ow.ly/ARoqX
- FREE historic images from Internet Archive (no copywrite) – Millions of historic images posted to Flickr (BBC) ow.ly/ASTuy
- How eCatholic and #NatsMass Helped a D.C. Parish Grow (eCatholic blog) ow.ly/ATKJy
- Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba, now in Vatican Gardens (Rome Reports) youtu.be/YHh7W4Oedb0?
li… - Leave a chair for your guardian angel (Fr. Paul Nicholson – Gloria.tv) gloria.tv/media/
koXbksui… - The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition ow.ly/AU3Op
- Pope at Angelus: care for creation and Gospel values (News.va) ow.ly/AUqTz
- Immigrants, activists urge action on immigration reform | American Catholic ow.ly/AUrau
- The Prophetic Burden | (Fr. Dan Horan, OFM – Dating God) ow.ly/AUAFi
- Graphic to share: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Catholic Online) ow.ly/i/6JcG6
- Censoring St. Thérèse: 5 Things You Didn’t Know about the Little Flower – Catholic Household ow.ly/AUCfk
- Godseye View: An Interactive Map Lets You See Photos Of Earth Tweeted By Astronauts (io9) ow.ly/AUP3P
- Why pray to saints? (OSV – Msgr. Charles Pope) ow.ly/AUS3J
- Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for September ~ Month Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows ow.ly/AUVaG
- Padre Pio’s Mysterious Encounters with Souls from Purgatory | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/AUY83
- A new way to pray a traditional way (John Clem – The Catholic Virginian) ow.ly/AVdxj
- 12th Annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour (FREE resources for family & teachers) ow.ly/AVgOj
- Gloria.tv: GOD’S SWEET ART ow.ly/AVp9P
- ‘Picturing Mary’ Exhibit in DC Explores Womanhood Through The Figure Of Jesus’ Mother ow.ly/AVrip
- Billionaire threatens charity donations if Pope continues support for the poor | Examiner.com ow.ly/AVsoA
- St. Giles and Care for Creation | (Brandon Vogt – Word On Fire) ow.ly/AWh6k
- Stepping Beyond the Birdbath Richard Rohr, OFM | American Catholic Blogow.ly/AWhA2
- Bartholomew I announces June Environmental Summit (News.va) ow.ly/AWi5F
- Pope Francis sends video message to Interreligious Match for Peace (News.va) ow.ly/AYSeL
- Plim Plim: The mascot for the Interreligious Match for Peace + Pope Francis in cartoon (Rome Reports)ow.ly/AWL93
- Words with Jesus: Little App Blesses in Big Ways |CatholicMom.com ow.ly/AWMQi
- What 10 Priests Say About Video Games – Catholic Household ow.ly/AXxaa
- Even Superheroes kneel before Almighty God! Bodybuilder & Wrestler Andy Haman prays before visiting kids in hospital ow.ly/i/6K0zk
- Seek – What Moves You? (Christopher Stephanick) ow.ly/AXI6F
- Hundreds flock to Amazing Parish conference looking to revive parish life :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/AXIkz
- Hiking Colorado’s Bridal Veil Falls (Lisa Martinez – Catholic Tourist) ow.ly/AXKa1
- TIME for some media “nun-sense”! | (Catholic World Report) ow.ly/AYRK8
- Five Ways to Be Catholic at Work | CatholicVote.org ow.ly/AZ4VQ
- Experiencing the Sacraments in Middle Earth | (Jared Zimmerer – Word On Fire) ow.ly/AZwoR
- VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Humility, Part One (Christopher Closeup – Patheos) ow.ly/AZzj3
- Crux | Covering all things Catholic – NEW site from the Boston Globe ow.ly/B0hGo
- Ohio teen with Down syndrome on journey to serve at Mass in 50 states (CNS) ow.ly/B0EG7
- Science, Catholics, and Fear | Simcha Fisher |NCRegister.com ow.ly/B0EYY
- The Roots of the Political Use and Abuse of the Bible | Catholic World Report Dr. Leroy Huizenga ow.ly/B0FDh
- Aim of poster to show border crossers ‘are real people,’ not ‘illegals’ | (NCR) ow.ly/B0O7Q
- Teaching Catholic Kids — great resources from Our Sunday Visitor ow.ly/B0P43
- Taking people from ‘nones’ to regulars – Denver Catholic Register ow.ly/B30m0
- Caritas launches powerful animated short to fight global hunger :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/B35Xa
- ‘The Giver’ and the Fading Memory of Christianity | Fr. Robert Barron – Word On Fire ow.ly/B3QyI
- If tomorrow starts without me (poem by David Romano) video by Camille Marotte vimeo.com/105113459
- NY cardinal says Pope Francis has given church a ‘facelift’ | John Allen – Crux ow.ly/B5vdT
- Peres: Pope Francis is only leader respected enough to end today’s wars | (NCR) ow.ly/B5zLh
- How Jennifer Fulwiler Found God, Joy, & an Intellectual All-You-Can-Eat Buffet (Christopher Closeup – Patheos) ow.ly/B5K1j
- nunblog: On Reporting Savagery (Sr. Anne Flanagan, DSP) ow.ly/B5Ytm
- To Go Forth is a NEW blog of the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development (JPHD)ow.ly/B5Zij
- Dappled Things – Catholic literary magazine — A quarterly journal of ideas, art, and faith ow.ly/
- Abp. Lori: “the scope of toleration for religious expression and for religious institutions is narrowing.” | (CWS)ow.ly/B6QVb
- Fr Peter John Cameron O.P. The editor in chief of Magnificat shares the effect of good preaching. (Blackfriars Media) ow.ly/B6P63
- Why is St Clare the Patron Saint of Television? (Seriously, she had a flatscreen back in the 1200s!) | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/B6cgL
- Body Wars: Inside Info about Fulton Sheen Controversy (w/ New York’s Response) – Brandon Vogt ow.ly/B6sHI
- Ryan’s Story: Congressman and Former VP Candidate Writes About Faith Journey – Aleteia ow.ly/B6Tum
- Tech Tip: NEW WordPress 4.0 “Benny” just released with great new features ow.ly/B6frN
- Watch Billy Graham Take On Woody Allen in This Amazing 1969 Interview | ChurchPOP ow.ly/B5OOp
- Cause for Sainthood: Celebrating ‘The Grunt Padre’ – Maryknoll Fr.Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain (CNS) youtu.be/SSgeZau3tuU
- Today is the Feast day for Bl Mother Teresa “Who Cares About The Saints?” Fr James Martin, SJ ow.ly/B8kZN
- Church offers refuge for homeless in Baltimore – (CNS) ow.ly/B781s
- Super-Ultra-Mega-Church: World’s Largest Parish Has 300k Parishioners | ChurchPOP ow.ly/B9auE
John Clem, O.F.S is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John also writes a blog entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.
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