I am sitting in the airport after having spent a most fabulous weekend in Denver. The fun kicked off with my Thursday night presentation at Legatus Denver and continued through the weekend with family time. I’m the oldest of five in a pretty tight knit clan. My youngest brother, sister in law and precious niece call Denver “home”. So a visit here means extra time with the world’s cutest “almost two year old”, my niece Elsa. I was here last... Read more
A Facebook invitation I was thoroughly sad to decline due to distance beckoned me to a Toronto screening of “Servant of All” on the life of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. It’s a great reminder to share with you the trailer for the new documentary: This preview is for the powerful new one-hour documentary, “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Servant of All.” To learn more about upcoming broadcasts and showings of the film — and learn how you can get involved —... Read more
From the Archdiocese for the Military Services, outstanding news on the opening of the Cause for Beatification of Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, MM. Having recently read about Fr. Capodanno, I am now praying through his intercession on a regular basis. Archbishop Broglio Solemnizes Cause for the Beatification of Father Vincent Capodanno, MM Makes public tribunal appointments to deliberate Cause in keeping with canonical requirements WASHINGTON, D.C.—During a vespers service Tuesday evening in the Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS),... Read more
From the website of the California Catholic Conference, a fascinating article on the recent visit by nine bishops (including mine!) to California’s “Death Row”. The article (excerpted here) is a great look at the Bishops’ pastoral interaction with inmates: Just past the canteen, down a small alley enveloped in shadow and behind two sets of huge metal doors is California’s Death Row. In this old, dank, dimly lit place, more than 700 men, stacked in tiers of cells and surrounded... Read more
From the “Cool Catholic Files”, my favorite tweet of the day from my friend Matthew Kurtz, Director of Communications for the Bismarck Diocese: And for those who want the full experience, a selfie of said bull: Kudos to Msgr. Tom Richter and the school staff for a memorable moment on a blustery Friday Feast of St. Francis! I may need to show up there for next year’s Pet Blessing to see what other types of cool characters show up. Follow... Read more
Over on the update blog for our friend and fellow blogger American Papist Thomas Peters, we received a promising update today. Along with describing the developments in newlyweds Thomas and Natalie’s rehab and housing situation, a tiny glimmer of one of those developments we’ve been praying for: Lastly, yesterday Thomas began moving his entire left foot at the hinge! It’s incredibly exciting! I have to say that watching and reading about Thom and Natalie’s journey to healing together has been... Read more
Fresh out today, great news about an initiative to reintroduce Our Lady of Fatima and her lessons to children around the world. Last night, I was conversing with some Catholic mothers about the lack of great books for our children. This seems to be a step in the right direction! LMH Fatima book to be offered free to children worldwide To Coincide with Pope Consecrating the World on Fatima Anniversary HANCEVILLE, AL, October 4, 2013 – Among one of his... Read more
I have an upcoming visit to a mom’s group that meets regularly at their military installation. All of them are married to heroes who daily serve our country. I’m truly honored that they would invite me to meet and pray with them. So Liz and her fellow moms were some of the first souls I thought of when operation #shutdown went into play. As Deacon Greg shared yesterday, the Archdiocese for the Military Services has indicated that at many military... Read more
Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online and around the world. Before we jump into the tweets, here’s a lovely musical moment from Sarah McLachlan to celebrate St. Francis’ feast day: Papal Tweet: “Do we truly pray? Without an abiding relationship with God, it is difficult to live an authentic and consistent Christian life.” (Pope Francis Oct. 1st) Bergoglio’s List... Read more
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Lisa Hendey
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