tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310759152009-11-10T10:42:45.285-08:00"Eat this scroll, then go, speak to the house of Israel" Ezekiel 3:1CPDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02448729178472918879noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31075915.post-10565285955232205602009-04-01T15:07:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:34:21.009-07:00

It has been almost a year since I last posted on this blog. I have been sucked into the world of Facebook and have a group on FB called "Catholic Educators on a Mission." I thought that it might be handy to post articles on Swallowed Scroll and then post a link to the blog on Facebook, that way allowing more people to read.This comes from a confirmation catechist of mine. Nothing special, just my

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Commentary on this week's Gospel: 9th Sunday in Ordinary TimeMatthew 7:21-27The House Built on Rock, The House Built on SandTaken from Biblia Clerus http://www.clerus.org/bibliaclerus/index_eng.htmlhttp://www.clerus.org/bibliaclerusonline/en/index2.htm From St. Augustine's exposition of the Sermon on the Mount:87. Hence we must take special notice how terribly the conclusion of the whole sermon

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I received this heads-up from a friend:Scott Hahn-Sept 19-20, 2008 Posted by: "joliet_cursillo" joliet_cursillo@yahoo.com joliet_cursillo Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:02 pm (PDT)Date: Sept. 19 & 20, 2008Scott Hahn will be speaking at a two-day event sponsored by the Liturgical Institute at University of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelelein , IL.This event will address the Biblical roots of salvation and its

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... an article from Pewsitter.com:http://www.pewsitter.com/view_news_id_7186.php

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This came as an email from www.CatholicMenResources.org by Peter Herbeck Brothers, Behold the Man. Hopefully you will be receiving this email on Good Friday. In your prayer today, or as you attend the Good Friday liturgy, ask the Holy Spirit to allow you to hear and receive Jesus’ words to you from the cross. As you gaze upon him, let him speak to you. He wants to tell

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Chrism Mass homily of Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OBS, March 18, 2008:Last November, Pope Benedict XVI published his second encyclical: Spe Salvi. It deals with Christian hope.I began studying it and using it for meditation in the month of December. At the same time, I was also very much preoccupied with my ninety-eight-year-old mother, who was getting weaker by the day. I visited her several times

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I just finished reading Pope Benedict XVI's second and most recent encyclical (November 2007) Spe Salvi (On Christian Hope)http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi_en.htmlAmong the numerous interesting passages in this encyclical, the Holy Father's beautiful treatment of the topic of purgatory stood out to me (in my mind rivaling St.

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St. John Fisher on Psalm 6, from his Exposition of the Seven Penitential Psalms (1508) [pp. 20-21, Ignatius Press, 1998]: this provides a great reflection on the power of the sacrament of confession:Psalm 61. Unto the end, in verses, a psalm for David, for the octave.2. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy wrath.3. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O

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I was surfing the net for some Stations of the Cross for children, and thought I would posts some links to a few I found. I also printed these out and have them available at the office:-Large size colorable pages of the stations (just the images and the station titles, no description texts or prayers). I like this one best. I will print these out on cardstock so that we have a "portable" stations

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/us/25cnd-religion.html?hp=&...1 of 2 2/25/08 12:10 PMFebruary 25, 2008Americans Change Faiths at Rising Rate, Report FindsBy NEELA BANERJEEWASHINGTON — More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join anotherreligion or no religion, according to a new survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public

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25 Great Things You Can Do For Lent…besides giving up chocolateCompiled by Renée LaReauhttp://www.bustedhalo.com/25ThingsYouCanDoForLent.htmAsh Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to renew their commitments to spiritual practices like prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lent is an annual opportunity to grow in our faith,

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ZE08020809 - 2008-02-08Permalink: http://www.zenit.org/article-21721?l=englishSecret of the Catechist RevealedPope Says It's to Live What You PreachVATICAN CITY, FEB. 8, 2008 (Zenit.org).- The secret to being a good catechist is to live what you preach, Benedict XVI told the bishops of Costa Rica.The Pope said this today upon receiving the prelates in audience, led by the president of the

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From Carl Keating's Jan. 29th e-letter [www.catholic.com ]:UNBIASED AND UNINFORMEDThe Religion News Service [http://www.religionnews.com/ ] describes itself as "the only secular news and photo service devoted to unbiased coverage of religion and ethics--exclusively." These words imply that RNS gets the facts right, whereas competing services (which are not secular and thus are hampered by

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A new document from the Holy See's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith in response to some recent confusion regarding the need to promote full communion with the Catholic faith/Church in evangelization efforts.In the recent past Cardinal Kasper has made some controversial remarks regarding whether it is a moral imperative to promote conversion to the Catholic Church...http://www.vatican.va/

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This is an interetsting biblical perspective on the current economic situation from Steve Wood's Dads.org newsletter___________________________Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:47:40 -0500Editor's Note: The article below entitled, "Jubilee or Depression," is a slightly revised article that appeared in the November 1999 issue of this newsletter. Within two years of publishing this article the NASDAQ lost

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Lent is not too far away, so I am going to start posting some links to resources that might be helpful in teaching and living the season of Lent:Jimmy Akin:http://www.jimmyakin.org/2005/02/annual_lent_fig.htmlMarcellino D'Ambrosio:http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_category/3/Lent_and_Holy_Week_Resources.htmlChurchYear.net has a lot of interesting pages:http://www.churchyear.net/

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I found this little nugget on www.churchyear.net . It is a Church Fathers Lenten reading plan (texts included). It is a long pdf document, but well worth printing out. This would provide a good introduction to the early Church fathers for the neophyte... and good sound spiritual reading for the ones who have read these before...http://www.churchyear.net/lentfatherscomplete.pdf

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The Daily Eudemon [http://www.ericscheske.com/blog/] directed me to this story:France surpasses 50% out-of-wedlock births Paris, Jan. 16, 2008 (CWNews.com) -In 2006, for the first time in the nation's history, most of the infants born in France were born out of wedlock. The proportion of births to unmarried women, which had been creeping upward for years, reached 51% last year, statistics show.In

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I am currently reading St. Cyril of Alexandria's (376?-444) Commentary on the Gospel of Luke. His words on the parable of the sower and the seed (Lk 8:5-8)--especially as he treats of the seed that falls on rock (I thought this was apropriate given our most recent men's group discussion on spiritual warfare):"And next, let us consider those others of whom Christ said, And those upon the rock are

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I heard about this St. Augustine MySpace profile. I imagine that some Augustinian priest or brother created this? I am not sure whether your average MySpace user would actually read the meaty blog posts of his Confessions, but this is a neat idea. [PS: just finished listening to Confessions via audio book, it is a must read/hear]http://www.myspace.com/saintaugustineofhippo

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Via PewSitter.com, from Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania and a Catholic...The Philadelphia InquirerPosted on Thu, Jan. 3, 2008The Elephant in the Room:5 characters reject abortion in a cultural shift in moviesBy Rick SantorumI begin this new year with greater hope for our culture. That is saying something, given our pop culture's violence, gratuitous coarseness, hyper-commercialism

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This is just some notes for my parish Bible study today (based on my reading of Epiphany homilies from The Sunday Sermons of the Great Fathers: A Manual of Preaching, Spiritual Reading and Meditation.Feast of Epiphany, Gospel reading: Mt 2:1-12giftsgold—as to a king (offered as tribute to a king); also symbolizes wisdom (Prov 21:10 in LXX transl.) [Gregory]incense—as to God (symbolizes divine

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This post comes from the Rosary Army webste (http://www.rosaryarmy.com/), a site that has some interesting catechetical postings.http://www.rosaryarmy.com/2007/12/saturday-morning-catechesis-mother-of.aspxSaturday, December 29, 2007Saturday Morning Catechesis: Mother of GodPosted by Mickey Addison @ 12:00 AMOn New Year's Day, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. As with all

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Courtesy of Catholic Exchange:http://www.catholicexchange.com/node/68068Br. Hyacinth Marie Cordell, OPWhy “Gaudete?”December 13, 2007Violet is the liturgical color of Lent and Advent. Yet, in both holy seasons, over half way through, we discover the bright color of rose in the liturgy... but only for one Sunday.[i] The Sunday in Lent is called Laetare Sunday, in Advent Gaudete Sunday. Both these

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