This study is LONG overdue and I applaud the Vatican, FINALLY doing something about the decay in authentic self identity and faith integrity among many Catholic "nuns."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/us/02nuns.html?_r=1&em
If you want to be a social worker or a spiritualist, please do everyone a favor and get out. Don't claim to be a nun in "service" to Jesus Christ if you are so unfamiliar with humility and obedience. Those who don't even fill out the survey are, well, can you see a bit of a humility and obedience problem right there? Do me a favor and become a Buddhist nun instead or something, and at least be honest for a change.
Please, you nuns who have "spiritual" and "equality" agendas, do everyone a favor and quit the orders (which your hearts obviously never belonged to). Shape up or ship out.
Showing posts with label Vatican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vatican. Show all posts
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
At last! Vatican to smack down Mary peddlers
Better late than never. It is far, far late but this is essential to cleansing the Church and restoring piety and sanity. As I said, as much as I dearly loved Pope John Paul II the pseudo Mary manipulators had him wrapped around their dirty fingers.
Hurrah for Pope Benedict XVI! Now I hope this report is accurate and that this comes to fruition soon. Hell is filling up quickly with those who have peddled the Mother of Jesus for their own perverse self gratifications.
http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-translation-of-petrus-article.html
Hurrah for Pope Benedict XVI! Now I hope this report is accurate and that this comes to fruition soon. Hell is filling up quickly with those who have peddled the Mother of Jesus for their own perverse self gratifications.
http://te-deum.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-translation-of-petrus-article.html
Thursday, August 28, 2008
New Kazan church promotes tolerance and unity
It is so soothing and inspirational to see that there is good news amid all the trials and conflicts. I thank and commend the Kazan people and government for their tolerance and support for a brotherly and sisterly faith that also believes in the One God. And I am always encouraged when I see union with the Orthodox brethren and earnestly hope for much more.
http://www.zenit.org/article-23497?l=english
Pope Sends Blessing to New Church in Russia
Kazan's Catholics to Have Place for Worship
KAZAN, Russia, AUG. 28, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Angelo Sodano is bearing the blessing of Benedict XVI to a new church constructed in Kazan, where authorities of the Muslim-majority city have made the worship site possible.
Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, will be home for the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross.
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Cardinal Sodano stressed the importance of this new church, both for the city's small Catholic community as well as for interreligious dialogue. The 300 or so Catholics in Kazan had been celebrating Mass in a cemetery chapel.
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Kazan is also an important site for the Orthodox, as it was the site of a 1579 apparition of the Virgin. The apparition is connected to the icon of the "Mother of God" of Kazan, which disappeared during the Russian Revolution. Venerated in its place in the Orthodox cathedral is a 17th-century reproduction of the icon, which belonged to the Holy See, and which Pope John Paul II gave to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2004. In a solemn ceremony in 2005, Patriarch Alexy II brought the icon to the city.
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On Wednesday, the cardinal visited the Orthodox Shrine of Our Lady of Kazan. Afterward he visited the Orthodox monastery of the Archangel Raphael. "We embraced in the name of Mary," he said. "The best ecumenism is in Mary's name, the spiritual ecumenism that unites us all."
http://www.zenit.org/article-23497?l=english
Pope Sends Blessing to New Church in Russia
Kazan's Catholics to Have Place for Worship
KAZAN, Russia, AUG. 28, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Cardinal Angelo Sodano is bearing the blessing of Benedict XVI to a new church constructed in Kazan, where authorities of the Muslim-majority city have made the worship site possible.
Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, will be home for the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross.
snip
Cardinal Sodano stressed the importance of this new church, both for the city's small Catholic community as well as for interreligious dialogue. The 300 or so Catholics in Kazan had been celebrating Mass in a cemetery chapel.
snip
Kazan is also an important site for the Orthodox, as it was the site of a 1579 apparition of the Virgin. The apparition is connected to the icon of the "Mother of God" of Kazan, which disappeared during the Russian Revolution. Venerated in its place in the Orthodox cathedral is a 17th-century reproduction of the icon, which belonged to the Holy See, and which Pope John Paul II gave to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2004. In a solemn ceremony in 2005, Patriarch Alexy II brought the icon to the city.
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On Wednesday, the cardinal visited the Orthodox Shrine of Our Lady of Kazan. Afterward he visited the Orthodox monastery of the Archangel Raphael. "We embraced in the name of Mary," he said. "The best ecumenism is in Mary's name, the spiritual ecumenism that unites us all."
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Christian theological meeting in Syria
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/01/30/158778.htm
A Three-Day Theological Meeting Kicks off in Ma'arrat Sidnaya, Near Damascus
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 08:00 PM
Damascus, (SANA)- The 5th meeting of the theological dialogue atarted on Wednesday at Mar Aphram the Syria Monastery in Ma'arrat Sidnaya, near Damascus with the participation of the Vatican representatives (the Catholic Family) and Oriental Orthodox Churches (Family).
The meeting would discuss theological issues between the two churches, the Christian unity and defending the beliefs through amity and mutual understanding.
His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of Antioch and All Orient and Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the World delivered a speech stressing that the Eastern Churches were keen on continuing discussions with the Catholic Church to make rapprochement between them and reach mutual understanding.
His Beatitude voiced happiness that this meeting was being held in Damascus, capital of the Arab culture and cradle of civilizations and heavenly religions and from which the message of Jesus Christ had spread to the whole world.
He pointed out that Syria was the symbol of national unity and coexistence and an example to be followed in the world.
The opening ceremony was attended by 30 Christian figures from the Vatican, the US, Armenia, Egypt, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Indian, some European countries and Syria.
Representative of the Vatican and Head of the Catholic delegation Cardinal Walter Casper highlighted the meeting which grouped together the two churches in an atmosphere of amity and cooperation.
He expressed happiness that the meeting was held in Syria, the country of safety and stability in this tense region.
Ahmad Fathi ZAHRA
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http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/01/29/158606.htm
Syria offers condolences over the death of Archbishop Christodoulos
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 06:40 PM
DAMASCUS, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday sent a cable of condolences to his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias over the death of Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos who died yesterday.
In the cable, President al-Assad, on behalf of Syrian people and himself, expressed grief and sorrow to President Papoulias and the Greek people over the passing away of Archbishop Christodoulos.
The President recalled the honorable stances of Archbishop Christodoulos and his meetings with the late President Hafez al-Assad, and his commitment to boost and enhance ties between the Syrian and Greek peoples.
Mazen
***
Syria continues to have a dignified and generous spirit in Muslim-Christian relationships and are to be applauded for setting such a notable example of people secure in their faith in God. May God bless all people of good will and spirit.
A Three-Day Theological Meeting Kicks off in Ma'arrat Sidnaya, Near Damascus
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 08:00 PM
Damascus, (SANA)- The 5th meeting of the theological dialogue atarted on Wednesday at Mar Aphram the Syria Monastery in Ma'arrat Sidnaya, near Damascus with the participation of the Vatican representatives (the Catholic Family) and Oriental Orthodox Churches (Family).
The meeting would discuss theological issues between the two churches, the Christian unity and defending the beliefs through amity and mutual understanding.
His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of Antioch and All Orient and Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the World delivered a speech stressing that the Eastern Churches were keen on continuing discussions with the Catholic Church to make rapprochement between them and reach mutual understanding.
His Beatitude voiced happiness that this meeting was being held in Damascus, capital of the Arab culture and cradle of civilizations and heavenly religions and from which the message of Jesus Christ had spread to the whole world.
He pointed out that Syria was the symbol of national unity and coexistence and an example to be followed in the world.
The opening ceremony was attended by 30 Christian figures from the Vatican, the US, Armenia, Egypt, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Indian, some European countries and Syria.
Representative of the Vatican and Head of the Catholic delegation Cardinal Walter Casper highlighted the meeting which grouped together the two churches in an atmosphere of amity and cooperation.
He expressed happiness that the meeting was held in Syria, the country of safety and stability in this tense region.
Ahmad Fathi ZAHRA
-and-
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/01/29/158606.htm
Syria offers condolences over the death of Archbishop Christodoulos
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 06:40 PM
DAMASCUS, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday sent a cable of condolences to his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias over the death of Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos who died yesterday.
In the cable, President al-Assad, on behalf of Syrian people and himself, expressed grief and sorrow to President Papoulias and the Greek people over the passing away of Archbishop Christodoulos.
The President recalled the honorable stances of Archbishop Christodoulos and his meetings with the late President Hafez al-Assad, and his commitment to boost and enhance ties between the Syrian and Greek peoples.
Mazen
***
Syria continues to have a dignified and generous spirit in Muslim-Christian relationships and are to be applauded for setting such a notable example of people secure in their faith in God. May God bless all people of good will and spirit.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
At Vatican, whirling dervishes from Turkey
From Catholic News Service:
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0703211.htm
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a Vatican palace decorated with frescoes and directly under a ceiling medallion invoking "the peace of Christ," a group of Muslim mystics -- commonly known as whirling dervishes -- danced in prayer. The June 5 event in the Renaissance Palazzo della Cancelleria, which houses several Vatican tribunals, was sponsored by the Turkish Embassy to the Holy See to mark the 800th anniversary of the birth of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, a 13th-century Muslim mystic, philosopher and poet. Rumi's version of Sufism, Islamic mysticism, is known for its use of music and dance in prayer rituals aimed at helping the one praying experience unity with God. Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the pontifical councils for Culture and for Interreligious Dialogue, said the evening was an example of how "intercultural dialogue often takes on the aspect of interreligious dialogue."
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The disciples of Rumi begin their Sema, the whirling dance, by praising God and "all his prophets," explained Ismail Taspinar, a professor from Turkey. The drumbeats accompanying the dancers' movements invoke all of creation, and the music of the flute represents the breath of God. Spinning and spinning and spinning some more, "the human dissolves in God," he said. The dancers hold one palm up to heaven and the other hand with the palm facing down to earth; topped by extra tall cylindrical hats, their heads are tilted to the right.
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Muammer Dogan Akdur, Turkey's ambassador to the Vatican... said the Turkish embassy wanted to promote the process by sharing an exhibition "inspired by a mystic philosophy of Islam in a sumptuous room of a Vatican palace."
"I think that this context and this exceptional place form a very symbolic and meaningful image of dialogue between cultures," he said
*****
Sounds beautiful!
King David, the great mystic, probably also danced in front of the Ark using these types of movements and acknowledgements of God.
If only there were more of meetings like these, and less violence and willful misunderstandings.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0703211.htm
snip
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a Vatican palace decorated with frescoes and directly under a ceiling medallion invoking "the peace of Christ," a group of Muslim mystics -- commonly known as whirling dervishes -- danced in prayer. The June 5 event in the Renaissance Palazzo della Cancelleria, which houses several Vatican tribunals, was sponsored by the Turkish Embassy to the Holy See to mark the 800th anniversary of the birth of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, a 13th-century Muslim mystic, philosopher and poet. Rumi's version of Sufism, Islamic mysticism, is known for its use of music and dance in prayer rituals aimed at helping the one praying experience unity with God. Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the pontifical councils for Culture and for Interreligious Dialogue, said the evening was an example of how "intercultural dialogue often takes on the aspect of interreligious dialogue."
snip
The disciples of Rumi begin their Sema, the whirling dance, by praising God and "all his prophets," explained Ismail Taspinar, a professor from Turkey. The drumbeats accompanying the dancers' movements invoke all of creation, and the music of the flute represents the breath of God. Spinning and spinning and spinning some more, "the human dissolves in God," he said. The dancers hold one palm up to heaven and the other hand with the palm facing down to earth; topped by extra tall cylindrical hats, their heads are tilted to the right.
snip
Muammer Dogan Akdur, Turkey's ambassador to the Vatican... said the Turkish embassy wanted to promote the process by sharing an exhibition "inspired by a mystic philosophy of Islam in a sumptuous room of a Vatican palace."
"I think that this context and this exceptional place form a very symbolic and meaningful image of dialogue between cultures," he said
*****
Sounds beautiful!
King David, the great mystic, probably also danced in front of the Ark using these types of movements and acknowledgements of God.
If only there were more of meetings like these, and less violence and willful misunderstandings.
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