Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

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I have two posts that I would like to share this week for sunday snippets .
1) Choosing a saint for 2011 . I think this is a really cool saint generator Jennifer Fulwiler made in her spare time . It chose St. Antony of the desert or the Abbot for me , which I firmly trust is someone I need at this point in my life . It's fun to learn about new saints that I haven't known or heard of before . You should try it . Click here to access the generator . Thank God for computer nerds! (Lol inside joke if you read her post)

Another one that I would like to share is :
2) Catholicism 101 meme . Everyone is invited to participate , you don't even have to be catholic , to share something about the catholic faith , it's just that I believe the Catholic Church to be the pillar and foundation of Truth.

A good analogy is to a central library where all the books are to be found . You can't take the Bible (Sacred Scripture) out of the Church or the Church out of the Bible . They go together . We have Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, they cannot be separated. Blessed are they who keep the Traditions with a capital 'T' ! Amen!

Read what the Catechism says about Scripture paragraph 112, 113, 114 :
HERE

The Second Vatican Council indicates three criteria for interpreting Scripture in accordance with the Spirit who inspired it.

Point number 2 -

113 2. Read the Scripture within "the living Tradition of the whole Church". According to a saying of the Fathers, Sacred Scripture is written principally in the Church's heart rather than in documents and records, for the Church carries in her Tradition the living memorial of God's Word, and it is the Holy Spirit who gives her the spiritual interpretation of the Scripture (". . . according to the spiritual meaning which the Spirit grants to the Church").

You have all week to think about something as it will be live from friday Dec 31st to sometime Friday January 7th. Don't you just wanna share your faith? I really look forward to reading all your amazing posts .

Thank-you and may God Bless You !

Epiphany

Matthew 2:1-12. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit . Amen.

This Sundays gospel is about the Magi's journey to worship the newborn King born in Bethlehem of Judea . Isaiah had foretold that "all the ends of the earth will behold the salvation of our God." and "To those who did accept Him, He gave power to become children of God." And now, on the Epiphany, the light from the skies is intensified a hundred, even a thousandfold, and the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that "nations shall walk by your light, and kings by your shining radiance."

To the amazement of all in that region, there came foreign camels bearing foreign scholars - wise men - kings! Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh! What courage and perseverance those strangers showed, to brave the dangers of travel, skepticism, and political intrigue. But they found what they were looking for. That star gave trustworthy guidance and now triumphantly shone as guard over the lowly dwelling wherein rested the child who possessed all meaning. They fell to their knees in homage, for their learning had made them humble, and their wisdom led them to recognize the Divine in the fragile flesh of a child.

What a silent Adoration! What loving glances they exchanged with Mary and Joseph!

But for all their simple faith, their wisdom was sharp enough to detect the sham delight and murderous intentions of the wily Herod. And so they paid their respects, left their gifts, and modestly departed for their homeland, sorrowfully aware of the terrible price justice must pay for Peace.

Their role in history has been accomplished - to teach us all to follow the guidance of the Almighty, to accept our own role as Bearers of the Light, and to follow this Christ into His Mission, to partake of His Passion, and to join the millions through the ages who will preach His Gospel of universal salvation.

The Son of God is the one Judge and Arbiter of Truth and the one Source of Light, but we are all called to be "epiphanies," providing glimpses of that Truth, showing the way in our own small spots of time and circumstance to a larger plan and destiny.

O Princely Child, make of us all wise men, courageous women, obedient children who will follow wherever You lead us. May we be faithful to prayer, diligently reading articles and booklets about our faith, sharing what we learn with others, taking part when possible in prayer and study groups. This is the way for us to be light-bearers, lighting up the darkness and the confusion in the world in which we live. 

from the Journey website daily-meditations ~ Msgr. Paul Whitmore

Catholicism 101~ Happy New Year!

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Welcome to Catholicism 101 and Happy New Year !

I would like to invite everyone to share something about their catholic faith . It is a place where we can jot down our notes on dogma and doctrine, but also any little thing that helps clarify the intricacies and rich history of our faith. It can be your favorite quote - anything related to catholicism. It can be something you heard that cleared up some theological trouble you had, whatever you'd like .

You will have all week to think of something as I will post it sometime Friday evening and it will stay live until the following Thursday or Friday.

When adding your link to the current week's Mister Linky just please be sure to :

1. Add the permalink to the specific blog post, not your general blog address in the McLinky form below . If you need help just ask or you can look at this post for instructions

2. Include in your blog entry a link back to this meme! so that your readers can come and see what others have to say and have an opportunity to contribute! If you like my blog button feel free to use it on your blog!

3. Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That's what makes it fun!!

4. Let me know if you have any questions, problems or need help!

My favorite 2010 Blog posts

January
 Submit Not to Allah. Yes I'm against Islamization of christian nations. I saw someones myspace signature today that said

"When I swear in Muslim, I always say MuhamMAD" *Lulz

February
This 'Raw Food vs Fast Food' was a big inspiration for me to want to live a raw food lifestyle . I watched all of the supersize me videos by Morgan Spurlock and Jenna Norwoods Supercharge Me videos. She is awesome . The other guy , Markus, Rothkranz , is just super cute and sexy and I'd go raw for him *swoons* lol

I don't usually make resolutions but I am going to continue to add more greens in my diet by drinking green smoothies , and hope to live healthier in 2011. I know I probably will fall off the bandwagon , now and again , but that is why we need a lot of support and being a member of the awesome rawsome meetup is how I intend to stay connected or plugged in .

March
This was my favorite 101 wednesday post . "Brothers" of Jesus?  *sigh* It was fun

April
We witnessed the medias lambast of the priest scandals and the rise in muslim anger over everybody draw mohammed day.
I posted a documentary about Fr.Oliver O'Grady a pedophile priest.

May
This was in memory of a regular forum myspace member . Today Ron aka squarecircle killed himself. In one of his threads , which has since been deleted, he said "this is it. if i reply after this post... i failed." - RIP squarecircle 3.5 There was a dedication thread but the moderators shut it down or deleted it too. So sad.

June
That co-habitation impedes marriage was clear and I had a decision to make because heaven is worth more to me than anything and anyone, so Phil moved out in October this year. God bless his heart ♥

July
The only post I made was this video . Mary in a nutshell . Beautiful and inspiring.

August
I confessed to having been involved in multi-level marketing. Because I never made a dime in MLM I also put a donation button up but decided against it . I do support catholic bloggers from time to time , just not regularly , because there are so many . I should probably think about donating $$ every month to some random catholic blogger. Wouldn't that be fun? Do you think I should put up a paypal button? I hardly get comments for heaven's sakes much less anyone's charity although I don't mind being a charity case :p. I like winning contests . I've won a few things since I put up a blog . Recently I won a 6 month membership to menu of the week.com and a book that is in the mail . I can't wait to see it !

September
The highlight of this month was the Popes visit to London and the beatification of John Henri Newman.
I stayed up watching it all live on the internet . Alphabe Thursday also started again with the letter A for airplane arriving at the airport but my favorite and fun blog post this month was about Tammi of Nazareth LOL "Before the Bra was Invented" It was for alphabe thursday and the letter B

October
Halloween was fun . I loved my halloween template and watched the movie Trick'r'treat for the first time. The cryptkeepers halloween blogs made it fun too.

November
I started a meme called Catholicism 101 and for me it's kind of scary to be a leader so 'Let's be like these Geese' I had more fun when I was a participant in 101 wednesdays which is where the idea came from. I'm disappointed so far hardly anyone is participating . I don't know if I should continue . should I?

December
I got a new printer before Christmas and I love it . Don't forget the USB cables !

Anyway .....-Ellen Degeneres. 

I'm linked to Alphabe Thursday New Years edition. A meme where you get to meet other fabulous bloggers. *sighs

Angel in the Waters

Sophia Institute Press is giving away free copies of Angel in the Waters, the beautiful pro-life children's book that has already sold over 100,000 copies.

click on the picture to read it for free.

Angel in the Waters

... "Stunning in simplicity and beauty"

Christ asked the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to save life, or to destroy it?'
But they held their peace." Mark 3:4

Will you ... too?

Something to think and pray about this week

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If Jesus were to appear in our world, he would be born unnoticed, to a good, struggling family in Ecuador, Uzbekistan or some place usually out of the news. People would be puzzled, "Where is that place?" He would not be on television, nor would he occupy a centre of power or wealth. He would be pushed around, slandered and criticised. He would speak simple truths and some would listen to him and recognise the voice of God. The good news would spread slowly, as it did two thousand years ago. It would graft onto whatever was good in the world. The brokers of power and wealth would not notice it, nor offer their sponsorship. The happy irony of today is that after the first two thousand years, the good news is so widespread that, whether they know it or not, the whole human race is richer for Jesus' birthday.

Here's something else to think about:

God has often forgiven sinners, but He never forgives sin. - Arthur Pink

Choose your Saint for 2011!

Jennifer Fulwiler of Conversion Diary created a Saints Name Generator . I think it is very useful .You can use it to choose a saint's name at random and perhaps get to know more about him/her for the next year as well as make him/her your "holy protector". Apparently there is a custom/devotion of choosing a saint for the year It also gives you more information about that particular saint .

I also heard about the idea on  Mary TV . Only they list off a bunch of saints and you are supposed to just pick one . If you are indecisive like me ,it can be too hard to choose one.

saint Anthony the Abbot

The Saint it chose for me was St. Anthony the Abbot .
Feast: January 17
Patronage: Against Skin Diseases; Amputees; Animals; Butchers; Domestic Animals; Epileptics; Graveyards; Hermits; Monks

I've never heard of him before , but from what I read , he's very cool. He lived to be about 105 years old! He would be someone that I would've liked to meet in real life most definitely . His feast day is also coming up very soon . Here's a bit more about him :

Saint Antony (251-356), the Patriarch of all monks was born at Coma in upper Egypt, at the age of twenty he gave away his property which was considerable, to the poor and lived as a hermit near his native place. About the year 305 he established a community at Fayum and another shortly after at Pispir. Thus he was the first to establish the religious life as we know it today, by gathering together large groups of hermits into loose communities. Soon he became famous throughout Egypt and beyond, and was in great demand as an advisor by people of every rank. He was a personal friend of Saint Athanasius and his staunch supporter against the Arians, whom he arraigned as heretics in a public sermon preached at Alexandria at the invitation of Athanasius, when he was ninety years old. Athanasius himself became St. Antony's biographer. St Antony died in his hermitage on Mt. Kolzim, near the Red Sea. In art he is frequently shown with a T-shaped cross and a pig. The latter, perhaps originally the symbol of evil, became associated with a privilege of the Hospital Brothers of St. Antony founded in the 17th century. St Antony's fire was apparently and epidemic form of erysipelas against which the saint's intercession was invoked.

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St. Antony Pray For Us!