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Websites
Books
Websites:
Habitat for Humanity
THE PAULIST CENTER-BOSTON
http://www.paulist.org/boston
THE CENTER FOR LITURGY AT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
www.liturgy.slu.edu
The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University warmly invites ALL members to prepare for Sunday Mass by using this site. The site is definitely not just for clergy, not just for those who lector or play music.
WWW.ONCECATHOLIC.ORG This website of the Franciscan Friars of Cincinnati puts alienated Catholics in touch with a face-to-face community of Catholics who walk with them as they sort through their issues with the church.
30 GOOD MINUTES.ORG A collection of inspirational videos and text featuring
America’s finest religious thinkers, stories of personal faith,
and reflections on spiritual topics, gathered from television broadcasts of 30 Good Minutes, a weekly ecumenical and interfaith program on WTTW 11 (PBS) in Chicago.
THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER site provides information about parishes, schools, and events throughout the Diocese of Fall River.
FAITHFUL CITIZENSHIP: A Catholic call to Political Responsibility is designed to help you learn, share, and act on Catholic teaching about how our faith can and should shape our choices and opportunities as citizens, so that we can build a world more respectful of human life and dignity and more committed to justice and peace.
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS: The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants. The bishops themselves constitute the membership of the Conference and are served by a staff of over 350 lay people, priests, deacons, and religious.
TAKE FIVE FOR FAITH is a series of daily lessons, designed for busy Catholics,
to nurture their faith and ground them solidly in Catholic culture.
Terri McPherson is a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and uses Psalm 19:14 as her guiding
Scripture verse when writing. Many of her pieces are written for, and speak to, hurting Christians
around the world as well as those believers who need support and encouragement - and even a little
silliness at times.
We are grateful to Fr. Vincent for an inspiring and uplifting retreat. Just what we needed for a week at the end of the summer.
The following is Fr. Vincent’s Recommended book list:
The Spirituality of Imperfection (0553371320)
By Kurtz and Ketchum, Bantam Books
Everything Belongs – The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
(0824519957) By Richard Rohr, Crossroads Publications
Jesus before Christianity (1570754047)
By Albert Nolan, Orbin Publications
Meeting Jesus for the First Time (0060609176)
By Marcus J. Borg, Harper Collins
The God We Never Knew (006061035)
By Marcus J. Borg, Harper Collins
Sabbath (0553380117)
By Wayne Muller, Bantam Trade Books
What’s So Amazing About Grace (0310245656)
By Philip Yanzey, Zonderman Publications
The Word Among Us
A monthly periodical on Daily Mass Scripture Readings
$20 Annual Fee, 1-800-775-9673
CD’s and DVD’s of Father Vincent Youngberg’s talks were sold during our Parish Mission. If you were not able to take advantage of this opportunity, you may order the CD’s and or DVD’s by sending a check to:
Saint Gabriel’s Spiritual Center for Youth
P. O. Box 3015
Shelter Island Heights, NY 11965-3015
The cost is $20 for a set of five CD’s or a DVD. Also available is a book expansion of his talks at a cost of $10. Amazon.com is offering between 25 and 80% discount on the books on Father Youngberg’s list. If the order exceeds $25 shipping is free. The ISBN numbers are included if you choose to go to the publisher or order from Amazon.com.
Today
---the faces of people delight me ---
---they are such faces. ---
(When my children were little, there was something
so dear, so real, so especially their own
about their faces, that when I looked at them,
my heart would melt and I’d say to them:
“Oh you with that face of a face.”
well,
today,
all kinds of people
I look at
and see
seem to have such
a face of a face.
there is.
John (who loves with no hope he’ll be loved back).
Donna (who is mad and locked away from love).
Edna (who paints love of mothers for children).
Sherry (who will not eat unless the food is love).
Estelle (who melts with love when she sees her child).
Jenny (who cannot love and abandons her child).
rea (who is retarded and loves with abandon).
— and not only people —
but
bubblegum
flowers
cottages
beaches
all seem to have a face of a face.
today
in the light
I saw the smoke from the candles
at the altar
at the Mass.
I saw it blend with the breath
of the air
and the light.
I saw for a moment
another Face of a Face,
the face of the Other
One,
—who is always looking at me—
—and seeing my face of a face; —
Today.
Carol Dinklage (1996)