In the Eucharist We Find Healing from God
We sometimes need to stress the power of healing that God can
also give through the sacrament of the Eucharist. When we
examine and see how this spirit of healing is integrated in the
celebration, we see something deeper than just the external. We
discover that it can lead to both the healing of the body, and
inner healing. And this healing is not only meant to those who
are part of the celebration, but also to all those who are open
and willing to receive this gift of inner healing by becoming
members of the Body of Christ. For those of us therefore, who
are privileged to be members of the Body of Christ in the
Eucharistic celebration, this can open our eyes so that we may
see that our "Amen" means that we are also commissioned to share
this gift of healing to others - especially those who are old,
disabled, and sick, and those who are not members of our
Eucharistic communion.
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19th Sunday of the Year (B)
Last August 2, the gospel account told the story of how the
crowds sought Jesus because they had their fill of loaves (Jesus
had just performed a miracle by multiplying the five loaves and
the two dried fish to feed five thousand men). As the crowds
found Jesus, Jesus took the occasion to teach them about the
importance and value of having faith in His Person - of Him
being the Bread of Life. For the 19th Sunday, Jesus continues
His discourse on how He is the Bread that came down from heaven.
As He speaks, even though some Jews started to murmur against
Him, because they knew His earthly origins, Jesus rebuked them
and made a full discourse of how all humanity can live forever
if we believe and have faith in Him.
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20th Sunday of the Year (B)
This is the fourth Sunday that we continue to reflect on the
meaning of bread and Eucharist in our Christian lives. Last
July 26, we heard the story of Jesus multiplying the loaves and
dried fish for five thousand men. Then on August 2, we learned
how the crowds went out of their way to seek Jesus because they
had their fill of loaves. And last August 9, we heard the first
part of the Bread of Life discourse given by Jesus: how He is
the Bread of Life who came down from heaven. On the 20th Sunday,
we have heard the second part of this discourse on the Bread
of Life. We learned how the Jews quarreled among themselves
because they were troubled with the question, "how can He give
us His flesh to eat?" Jesus however answered them and assured
the many that whoever feeds on His flesh will have life eternal.
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21st Sunday of the Year (B)
After the Bread of Life Discourse given in two parts to us, the
first one last August 9, and the second part last August 16, we
also heard the gospel account of the reaction of many of Christ's
disciples. These disciples remarked, "This sort of talk is hard
to endure! How can anyone take it seriously?" Jesus continued on
to teach that "the words He spoke...are spirit and life...and
that no one can come to Him unless it is granted by the Father".
With this last statement, many of Christ's disciples broke away
and would not remain in His company any longer. But when Jesus
turned to His Twelve apostles and asked if they want to leave
too, Simon Peter answered, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have
the words of eternal life."
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The Virtue of Silence According to Blessed Elena
This blog post examines the thoughts of Blessed Elena Guerra on
the subject of silence. Blessed Elena Guerra is the foundress of
the Oblates of the Holy Spirit. Pope Leo XIII encouraged her in
1897 to continue carrying on the apostolate for the cause of the
Holy Spirit. In her book, "Rebirth in the Holy Spirit", she
teaches the meaning of external and inner silence, and how it
spiritually benefits us to be more docile to the inspiration and
directives of the Holy Spirit.
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For Catholic bloggers and web developers
Systematically Sharing Links to Your Networks
This article proposes a system by which you can do more in less
time and save on energy and money. It is by systematically
linking Twitter to FriendFeed and FriendFeed to Facebook (your
Profile page). When you make "tweets" at Twitter, because of
the systematic linking, the tweets will be sent to FriendFeed
and then to your Facebook Profile page. Sharing content and
links this way can help your network obtain a rich multimedia
experience and at the same time save you on time and energy doing
so. This article will help you integrate FriendFeed in your
Facebook Profile page and also suggest that you include Twitter
as one of the sites FriendFeed aggregates for its stream of
content-rich media.
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