Are you missing your regular Soul Scribe? Well, me too. But some technical stuff’s been causing havoc and such.
Most are the issues are ironed out. I hope. I’ll be updating my blog software this weekend. Let’s hope that’s smooth.
Once the update is complete, Soul Scribe will be back with a vengeance.
Thanks for your patience and support!
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers,
“Grow, grow.”
The Talmud, a collection of ancient Rabbinic writings
on Jewish laws and traditions
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Do something good for someone you like least today.
St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231
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I recently read “Unitatis Redintegratio” (fancy Latin name for “Decree on Ecumenism”). It’s a document from the Roman Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council (V2). This was a revolutionary council for its time, and instituted a renewal for the Catholic Church. This renewal is actually what Jesus wanted – for without such renewal, the Church on earth will not unify all humanity as Jesus himself called his Church to do. Jesus even prayed for all of us to be unified through him.
Of course, there are many who want to go back to the “old way.” I’m not one of those. In fact, I’m a product of the modern Church. I was born way after all the changes were in place and the V2 changes were the norm. I’d never heard of V2 before maybe junior high (or perhaps high school Church history)? And I never cared about it much. It really had no effect on me until my recent class on V2 . Once you see where the Church was and where it went as a result of the council (with groundwork laid by previous councils), it’s mind-boggling. Like OMGee amazing.
Once, I did take my nephews to a Latin Rite Mass. The reaction? Not too favorable. I’m a modern Church girl and I won’t be back. For me, God wants to be present with us present for him. He wants participation – a little bit of effort on our part to have a relationship with Him.
Now this renewal doesn’t mean giving into our every human whim. Let’s face it. We’re human and we’re weak. We’re fickle. One day we love Jesus and the next he’s a burden to earthly social life.
And in case you were wondering, this renewal business for the Church, doesn’t just extend to the Pope and the Magisterium (teaching arm of the Church). It extends to the every day Catholic. By living the Catholic life (properly and all that), each Catholic puts a shine on the Church’s renewal. It deepens your faith, opens your heart to dialogue with others and shows the rest of the world the true face of the Church.
Now if that’s not an OMGee moment, nothing else is.
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In the end, dear friend, it is always between us and God, not between us and them.
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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An angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were terrified, but the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid. Look, I bring you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people.
Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.’
And all at once with the angel there was a great throng of the hosts of heaven, praising God with the words:
Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace for those he favours.
Luke 2:9-14
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Christmas is not just a day, an event to be observed and speedily forgotten. It is a spirit which should permeate every part of our lives.
William Parks
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God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.
C.S. Lewis
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You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love at which we do them.
St. Therese of Lisieux, The Little Flower (1873-1897)
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