| Two Things: New Catholic Network and the Catholic Carnival | | 2008-07-04 15:30:30 | | I just read in the recent Catholic World Report about a new Catholic online network at SQPN.com. It looks very interesting and, oddly enough, is just around the corner from us in Conyers, Georgia (not literally, but I did live there while working at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit). So far, so good. There's lots of good content on their website.
Also, don't miss this week's Catholic Carnival here. As always, it's a wonderful roundup of Catholic thought from throughout the blogosphere.
Sorry for the infrequent posting lately, Summer's here and we've been busy with the kids. But I do have a couple of posts I'm working on now.
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 176: The Structures of Life | | 2008-06-10 20:27:21 | | Politics and government seem to be everywhere these days, but they are only a small part of our lives. This week's Catholic Carnival seemed to hit on every aspect of being a Catholic, every structure that affects our lives. So I thought I would organize it just as it seemed to me. So, dig in and enjoy:
FAMILY
Congratulations! Weathering the Storm at Transitus Tiber reflects on her becoming a Benedictine Oblate at the Saturday Vigil Mass on June 7th. It also explores the difficulties she's experiencing as a result of becoming an Oblate in the form of lots of temptations and concludes with what she is grateful for regarding our beautiful Catholic faith.
God of My Daily Routine at Philly Catholic Spirituality is a reflection on finding God in our daily routine through the use of the examen. God is with us, though we don't always know it.
Happy 11th Birthday, Isabella at Cause of Our Joy is a wonderful birthday prayer that really gives you a feel for Isabella's person | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 174 is Up | | 2008-05-27 21:01:01 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. No atheists allowed - just great Catholic thought from throughout the blogosphere. You'll enjoy it (probably more than you think), so take a look here.
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Go see the Catholic Carnival . . . | | 2008-05-16 06:33:41 | | Another excellent Catholic Carnival is up here. It's a compilation of interesting and insightful Catholic posts from throughout the blogosphere. You're sure to find something that will surprise you!
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| The Holy Week Catholic Carnival is Up | | 2008-03-18 21:10:22 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. Loaded with great thoughts on Holy week (and our spirituality), it's worth looking at. If you haven't taken a look at the Carnival before, why not today?
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| A great Lenten Catholic Carnival | | 2008-03-12 20:59:01 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. It's (obviously) a Lenten Carnival and full of great posts from blogs throughout the Catholic blogosphere. Enjoy!
Also, sorry for the sparse posting lately. All of the posters have some things going on in their lives on top of Lent. So we haven't had much time to post on our blogs, but hopefully things will settle down soon. And thanks for stopping by and reading our posts.
God bless,
Jay
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| Catholic Carnival 159 is Up | | 2008-02-14 19:18:08 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. It's a Valentine's Carnival that you'll love (pun intended).
And we're at Catholic Carnival 159, which is over three years of Carnivals (they come out once a week). Wow! Can you believe it? If you haven't seen a Carnival, start this week with this Carnival.
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 156: Saints, Sin, Politics, and Life | | 2008-01-22 07:37:21 | | There is a little of everything in this Catholic Carnival - from great information about Saints and Cardinals to incisive looks at our political culture today. I started to organize it more, but it just felt more like life when I left it a little messy. Without any other jibber-jabber, here's the Catholic Carnival:
Spending a Year in Good Company at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering reflects on Sarah's patron Saints for this year: Sts. Paul and Barnabas. She also includes links to find your patron Saint for this year.
Things I'm Learning from Saint Catherine of Siena at Postscripts from the Catholic Spitfire Grill does just what the title suggests and explores judgmentalism and personal holiness.
What's Intent Got to Do With It? at We Belong to the Lord answers the question with a few examples that perfectly explain. Relativism is everywhere.
Cardinal Arinze: "Stop Ad-Libbing the Mass!" at Contrariwise reflects on a speech about the language in the liturgy by Cardinal Arinze | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 154: Our Culture: Faith, Media, Politics | | 2008-01-08 07:12:24 | | This week's Catholic Carnival seems to be all about the pieces of our lives that make up our national culture. It seems appropriate to discuss our culture at the start of a new year - we even have posts challenging us to improve it (through learning and teaching our Faith). So without further adieu, here's the Catholic Carnival:
Faith: that sustains us and our culture.
As a first time religious ed teacher (I have first graders), I can attest to the truth of Catholic Matriarch in My Domestic Church's submission. But it's more than that! She offers A Catechetical Challenge for 2008. Are you up to the task?
Father V at Adam's Ale throws a little humor, a lot of truth, and some thoughtful opinion in a post on eulogizing called Not Such A Dead Topic. Think a eulogy should be done at Mass? Read this post first . . .
My Domestic Church gives us a little More on Saint Columba. It all starts with an email - and I would be surprised if you don't learn something new.
And with more to learn, CatholicLand! gets us started learning in O Holy Name. It offers ways to venerate the Holy Name during January (and anytime).
And now for something completely different. Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering offers us a unique look at life in Lambing Season. I can't say I've seen a lamb born (city boy and all that), but I do appreciate the little lesson on God.
Not to be outdone, Cause of Our Joy tells us that Pope Benedict and I are cat people. Unfortunately, her cat died last week, but this is a great eulogy (don't worry, Father V, it isn't in a Mass) of her favored pet.
Another great story comes from The World . . . IMHO with Wisconsin Bishop Breaks from Conference and Opposes Emergency Contraception in Catholic Hospitals. It's great to see a Bishop stand up for life no matter the situation, in my humble opinion. Go read the whole story - and don't miss the "update."
It is a new year and Simple Gifts offers us New Year's Resolution: Elimination Diet. It's not | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| A Christmas Catholic Carnival | | 2007-12-29 11:49:56 | | Sorry for the light posting. We've been spending some great time with our families during the Christmas season (some vacation was in order!). However, we do have a great new Catholic Carnival here. It's the Christmas version, which makes it pretty special in itself.
Hope you are having a blessed, holy Christmas season. And remember: don't take down the decorations just yet. Christmas has only just begun!
God bless,
Jay
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| This week's Catholic Carnival: For Life | | 2007-12-05 18:33:38 | | Go take a look at this week's Catholic Carnival here. It is titled "For Life" and looks at the different phases of our lives through the entries from various Catholic blogs. It's another great Carnival and everyone is likely to find something of interest. Go see it! God bless,Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 147: Giving, not Receiving | | 2007-11-27 07:18:44 | | We try to focus on the giving aspects of Advent and Christmas with our children and this Carnival just seemed to go along those lines (maybe it's just the way I was thinking!), so I carved it up in terms of Giving thanks, love, learning and even humor. Enjoy:
Giving Thanks
We Belong to the Lord celebrates Thanksgiving with her grandmother's recipes. And while cooking, why not reflect grandmother's life, love, and wisdom handed down over the years.
The Buckeyes are third, but Sarah is second in this Carnival. At just another day of Catholic pondering she brings us An Unexpected Gift from God. She explains how choosing a godparent became a special gift to her through the wisdom the godparent shared with his goddaughter.
Giving Love
luminousmiseries offers a great penitential devotion in On the Road to Purgatory. It recommends a book exploring how to devote 30 days of prayer for the souls in purgatory - a great devotion particularly during Advent.
Streams of Mercy brings us a wonderful life story with In Memoriam: Jane Denton, wife of Senator Jeremiah Denton Jr.. It is the story of a strong, dedicated Catholic wife, mother, and patriot.
Keeping the focus on heroic sacrifice Mommy Monsters explores the changing nature of family in Family We Don't Get to Pick. This reflection speaks to the heart of adoption and why one person can - and sometimes should - extend themselves heroically on behalf of a child.
Muddy Bathwater tells the story of losing a parish you love in Queen of Our Hearts. It offers a "view from the pew" tells a sad story, but with joyous memories.
Transitus Tiber offers Healing through her experiences. Her baby "grew wings" at 5 weeks gestation. This post explores her thoughts and feelings as well as how her faith has deepened through the experience.
Giving Humor
Play the Dad? No, be the Dad! starts the humor off with Rubrics for Toddlers: Section 1 Introductory Rites. It's a humorous take on the Mass for those of us who do take toddlers | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| A Saintly Catholic Carnival is up | | 2007-11-07 08:47:26 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. It has a great Saintly theme and tons of interesting posts from Catholic blogs all over.
And will only take a minute to check out . . .
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Time to enjoy the Catholic Carnival | | 2007-10-17 08:19:36 | | This week's Catholic Carnival is now up here. As always, it's an excellent roundup of Catholic thought from blogs everwhere. So go enjoy!
And, congratulations to Sarah on the newest member of her family!
God bless,
Jay
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| Catholic Carnival 137 is Up | | 2007-09-19 04:06:22 | | This week's Catholic Carnival is Up here. It's a special edition focused on Parenting and what parents learn from their Children. Trust me - it's one Carnival you don't want to miss! Go see it here.
God bless,
Jay
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| This week's Catholic Carnival is up | | 2007-08-01 02:53:53 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. Titled "Fair Daze" it includes a great roundup of Catholic thought from throughout the blogosphere. Trust me, it's worth checking out.
God bless,
Jay
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| Catholic Carnival 129: Prayer . . . and Spring Break | | 2007-07-24 15:43:12 | | Not a huge Carnival this week (everyone but you and I are apparently on vacation), but nevertheless the articles are great. It amazes me how many times I get a great idea or God really convicts me while reading a Carnival post. Anyway, without further adieu (or further confessions), here’s the Carnival:
A Prayer to Resist Sexual Temptation starts us off with a punch from You, a Prayerful Conversation. It’s a great post driven by an appearance from Christopher West on Life on the Rock. Our day and age needs more and more of this.
Smells of Summer at just another day of Catholic pondering helps you to stop and smell God’s creation – quite literally! She notes “A prayer can be found anywhere, even in the mundane smells that take me back to summers of old and the smells that define summers for me now.”
Salvation, Service, and Suffering turns excellent Biblical exegesis into a memorable reflection on suffering at HMS Blog. Taking the mass readings from Sunday (7/22), the post | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| This week's Catholic Carnival | | 2007-07-05 03:53:39 | | By the way, don't miss this week's Catholic Carnival! It has a great 4th of July twist and is full of interesting articles about living out our Catholic faith.
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| A new Catholic Carnival! | | 2007-06-27 20:29:56 | | This week's Catholic Carnival is now up here! Subtitled Prayers, Priests, and Politics it covers a little of everything. Go enjoy it . . .
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Catholic Carnival 122: Better Late than Never | | 2007-06-09 04:41:05 | | Okay, this Carnival is extremely late. My apologies – I had some personal and work things that prevented me from getting it done on time. However, sometimes the best comes to those who wait (I’m stretching, I know) and this one is a good Carnival. So without any more delays, enjoy:
Christus Vincit starts us off with Sacramentum Caritatis. This post comes from CV's Louisiana correspondant Jason Pennington. Here he posts the series of articles he has written for the forthcoming bulletins at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Lafayette, LA, where he is music director and organist.
Next is Postscripts from The Catholic Spitfire Grill offering us The Invitatory Psalm. Cool insights from the fifth century about the Invitatory Psalm a gift from our brothers and sisters in the faith who went before us.
And Book Reviews and More fulfills his namesake with Sherman Oak and the Magic Potato by S. William Shaw. Though not a large 'C' Catholic book, the message of this book is definitely univer | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| Another Great Catholic Carnival | | 2007-05-24 16:02:24 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival here. The Carnival is a great roundup of Catholic thought from blogs all over the internet. Go check it out - you won't be disappointed.
God bless,
Jay
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| This week's Catholic Carnival | | 2007-05-11 15:31:02 | | I'm a little late on posting this, but this week's Catholic Carnival is up here. It's worth your time and includes a great variety of thought on Catholic blogs. Enjoy!
God bless,
Jay
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| The Holy Week Catholic Carnival | | 2007-04-04 05:11:52 | | In the holiest week of the year, I’m glad to host the Catholic Carnival. And this week is no disappointment – lots of great posts from all over. Enjoy:
The Kid Sister of Blessed Imelda starts the week off perfectly with The First Time. As she says, “First Confession for a convert from Protestantism can be tramatic” (I can attest to the honesty of this!). This post offers her thoughts shared with a dear friend.
Peace! Be Still joins in with Oh wow, A Dystopia all of my own. Peace, a first year at the University of Virginia, talks about the troubles of indoctrination on campuses, particularly the U.Va's attack on abstinence, chastity, and true love.
Next, HMS Blog turns the focus to Scripture with In His Kingdom. This post is a reflection on the Gospel and Passion readings for Palm Sunday this year, focusing on what they tell us about the meaning of Jesus’ Kingdom.
And as we focus on the interior life during Lent, HerbEly offers us Finding God in a Technical Memo. This ex | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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| The 112th Catholic Carnival is up | | 2007-03-27 14:30:34 | | Go see this week's Catholic Carnival. As it grows, the Carnival seems to get better every week - and this one is no exception. Lots of good content from throughout the blogosphere.
God bless,
Jay | | By: Living Catholicism | | |
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