Jesus, again and again, we try to walk with You, but our,
life gets in the way.
We start to worry and fret, we get anxious and fearful,
instead of just trusting You.
Jesus, give us the grace to truly trust you and control
the controlables.
Let us truly realize that we don't have the answer, except You.
You, Christ, are the true answer to all of life, with all
of its twists and turns.
Lord, help us truly realize that You have a plan, we may
not understand it, or even realize it, but Your plan will
work out when You say it will.
Give us the courage to go forward everyday into trusting
You and Your ways.
keep us in the arms of You and Mary our mother. Amen and Amen
Thank you Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday THE "IN" CROWD
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"In Him..." —Ephesians 1:4, 11, 13
St. Paul is completely preoccupied with being in Jesus.
In today's passage from Ephesians, Paul mentions benefits
and blessings that come from being in Jesus numerous times
in twelve verses. Paul is underscoring the critical
differences of our location: it makes an eternal difference
whether we live our life in Jesus or outside of Jesus.
Paul proclaims that in Jesus we:
*have "every spiritual blessing in the heavens" (Eph 1:3),
*have been "chosen" before the world began, to be holy and
blameless (Eph 1:4, 11, 13),
*have been chosen "to be full of love" (Eph 1:4),
*have "glorious favor...bestowed on us" (Eph 1:6), and
"have been redeemed and our sins forgiven" (Eph 1:7).
The best way to be in Jesus is to have Jesus in you. Most
of you have received the eucharistic Jesus today. Jesus
reveals that the person "who feeds on My flesh and drinks
My blood remains in Me," and He will remain in them (Jn 6:56; see also Jn
17:23).
However, in our God-given free will, we can choose to not
be in Jesus, but rather be separated from Him. As the song
goes, we can go through life saying, "I did it my way."
There's a place for those who have chosen not to be in
Jesus. "This state of definitive self-exclusion from
communion with God and the blessed is called 'hell' " (Catechism, 1033).
Jesus says: "Live on in Me" (Jn 15:4). What's your choice?
Monday ABORTING THE FUTURE
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"Pharaoh then commanded all his subjects, 'Throw into the
river every boy that is born to the Hebrews, but you may
let all the girls live.' " —Exodus 1:22
Tuesday HOW TO DESTROY YOUR TOWN
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"He began to reproach the towns where most of His miracles
had been worked, with their failure to reform." —Matthew 11:20
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· "Unless the Lord Build the House...", Questions and Answers
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Unforgiveness Is The Cause...
"Forgive as the Lord has forgiven you." —Colossians 3:13
When I was first ordained a priest, I believed that over
50 percent of all problems were at least in part due to
unforgiveness. After ten years in ministry, I revised my
estimate and maintained 75 to 80 percent of all health,
marital, family, and financial problems came from
unforgiveness. Now, after more than twenty years in ministry,
I have concluded that over 90 percent of all problems are
rooted in unforgiveness.
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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My heart aches,my husband doesn't love or want me after
42 years.Please pray God will lighten my hurt and tell
me what to do .our finances are not good and my health
and my sons liver please help pray I don't know what to do .
(Anonymous, 7/11/2009 5:33:49 PM)
HELP
(Anonymous, 7/11/2009 4:23:55 PM)
Hey- if it is about love- why am i getting-$ bad feelings
trust - and trust- self a bit it is a unhealthy way of
handling it. help
(Anonymous, 7/11/2009 3:58:28 PM)
Dear Lord, My father has joined you now, but please keep
his presence close to us. Please protect us from people
that do not wish us well or that do not care for us.
Please help me to be abundant in spirituality,love,and
financially to take care of the ones that I love and
others that I wish to influence. Please help me be able
to take care of my father's funeral and to do a good job
officiating it. Amen
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During the third hour, I pray… Sacred Heart of Mary
intercede to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to look down upon
all our priests and give them strength to profess the
teaching of Your Church. Also for Deacons, Monks, Brother,
Friars, Sisters and Nuns. For all devout and faithful
souls. Pray for our military and their families. For
homeless and forgotten. For all who have lost their jobs
and struggle that they will look to the Lord with Faith.
(K., Texas, 7/11/2009 3:10:34 PM)
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MP3 4 You
The internet ministry for PM is highlighting our downloadable
tapes online. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
are featured as are The Acts of the Apostles Part 1 thru 4, 1
Corinthians Part 1 & 2, and Romans Parts 1-3. Also available,
many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible
and numerous 15 minute Bible studies by Fr. Al Lauer.
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Small Christian Communities
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth
Notable quotations from Pope Benedict XVI and official teachings
of the Roman Catholic Church
NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
"ENORMOUS CAPACITY"
Young people ... have grasped the enormous capacity of the
new media to foster connectedness, communication and
understanding between individual and communities and they
are turning to them as means of communicating ...
"A TRAGEDY FOR THE FUTURE"
It would be a tragedy for the future of humanity if the
new instruments of communication ... were not made
accessible to those who are already economically and
socially marginalized, or if it should contribute only
to increasing the gap separating the poor from the new
networks that are developing at the service of human
socialization and information.
PROCLAIM CHRIST
The proclamation of Christ in the world of new technologies
requires a profound knowledge of this world ... It falls to
young people ... to take on the responsibility for the
evangelization of this "digital continent".
(Source: Message for World Communications Day, dated January 24, 2009)
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2009 RETREATS
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2009 RETREATS
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