Click here to read all of Jay and Candy’s Diaconate blogs November 15, 2014 We continue our third of five years in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. This week the candidates in the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class received the Rite of Reader or Lector and those in the St. Rose of Lima (the class year ahead of us) received the rite of Acolyte. These two rites were established by Pope Paul VI …
Dear friends, Today, November 23, is a great day for my religious community: Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. This morning, on the feast day of Christ the King, Pope Francis canonizes Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, as saint. He was a man who lived his faith, protected the faith of the Church and cultivated faith in the minds of thousands Kuriakose Elias Chavara was born on February 10, 1805 in Kerala (India). He entered the …
Don’t miss this fabulous movie, Elsa and Fred, about love and aging and our journey in life. Watch this trailer. Mary Ternan, Director of Pastoral Care For more information about Holy Family’s Ministry to the Elderly – visit our webpage.
Nov. 15, 2014. Everywhere – even with the chaos and destruction in the world, we are grateful to those who help, care, and nurture children and youth. We are impressed by the Liberian survivors who care for the orphans of Ebola. We thank the woman of India who nurture the girls who are “nobody’s child”. We marvel at the generosity of those who adopt children and those who reach out to those living on the streets. Let us pray, bless, …
On Saturday, November 1, 2014, we continued our third of five years in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. Fr. Steve Thoma presented on Vigil planning and what to keep in mind when preparing and conducting a Vigil. The key item that hit home was planning of time. A vigil is usually an hour, more or less in duration. It is helpful to plan to be there an hour before it starts and to …
October 18, 2014 During this class we discussed our papers about the article, “The Four Faces of Jesus” by Virginia Smith as well as the introduction to the book “Who is Jesus? An Introduction to Christology” by Thomas P. Rausch. As we prepare for each class we usually have a reading assignment. When we read something for class, we produce a one page paper that contains three or four parts: What did I learn? (Intellectual Component) This is 5 – …
October 4, 2014 We continue our third of five years in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. This was the first time during formation that both of us did not attend class together. Candy was out of town at her 40th class reunion. The date for her reunion had been set prior to the formation schedule and she was one of the chairs. Being at class without Candy was strange to say the least. As …
October 15, 2014 Respect for Life Joining in concern for each unique individual the dignity of life, beginning with the miracle of conception family the rights of children and youth child refugees seeking safety and basic necessities girls and their right to be educated, and be free from harmful traditional practices ourselves as uniquely, gifted persons may we bless, pray and think positively that as a global family, we grow in respect for all creation. . A Native American quote …
On Saturday, September 20, 2014, we continued our third of five years in diaconate formation as a part of the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton class. This class was the annual opening all group retreat for Diaconate Formation. The focus of this retreat was that of family. Family, as it relates to each of our personal families (i.e. small church community), the Diaconate, and the larger family including our parish and local communities as well as the larger Church. This also …