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January 28th, 2025 Keep Going Against the Current The Life of St Angela Merici God is Calling Us Out of a Throwaway Culture Let God into the Roots of Our Problems 

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 317The Saint of the day is Saint Angela MericiSaint Angela Merici's story Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women. Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela’s sight was restored. At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their “mother and mistress,” Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows. Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia’s Church of Saint’ Afra. Four years later the Company’s Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope. In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Reflection As with so many saints, history is mostly concerned with their activities. But deep Christian faith and love sustain one whose courage lasts a lifetime, and who can take bold new steps when human need demands. Saint Angela Merici is a Patron Saint of: Educators/Teachers Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Happy feast of St. Angela Merici! On today's show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell reflect on her legacy as founder of the Ursulines. Guests include Brendan Hodge from The Pillar, and Teresa Tomeo to recap her coverage of this past weekend's March for Life in Washington. Plus news, weather, sports and more

Hebrews 9:15, 24-28 (‘Christ having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.') 1 Peter 4:7-13 (‘As each has received a gift, use it to serve on another.')

Happy feast of St. Angela Merici! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell reflect on her legacy as founder of the Ursulines. Guests include Brendan Hodge from The Pillar, and Teresa Tomeo to recap her coverage of this past weekend’s March for Life in Washington. Plus news, weather, sports and more… ***** A Prayer to St. Peter Damian for Insomniacs St. Peter Damian, you were an insomniac for a long period of time. You understand how difficult it is to function after a sleepless night, how hard it is to be kind, understanding and loving when you are exhausted, how frustrating it is to be tired and unable to do your best. Please intercede for us before the throne of God and ask that if it be His will, they may be able to sleep at night and no longer suffer from insomnia. If it is not God’s will at this time, we ask for the grace to use any sleepless hours as a time of prayer, offering that sleeplessness for the souls who most need God’s love and mercy. ***** The Catholic Ministries Appeal for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is online at catholicaoc.org/cma. Bill Schmitt is online at onword.net. Stephen Crampton is online at thomasmoresociety.org. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eine junge Frau, gerade einmal 17 Jahre alt, wächst beim Onkel am Gardasee auf, weil ihre Eltern kurz nacheinander gestorben sind. Ursprünglich aus bäuerlichem Umfeld kommend und solide christlich erzogen, lernt sie das luxuriöse Leben der vornehmen Gesellschaft der Renaissance kennen und es gefällt ihr absolut nicht. Sie tritt deshalb in den dritten Orden des heiligen Franziskus, einer Laiengemeinschaft, ein und widmete sich vorrangig der Kindererziehung.Sie erkennt, wie ungebildet die Kinder ihrer Heimat aufwachsen: Schulen gibt es nicht, die Eltern waren unwissend und maßen einer gediegenen Ausbildung kein besonderes Gewicht bei. In ihrem Heimatort kann sie zunächst einige Freundinnen überreden, zusammen mit ihr eine Art regelmäßige Schule zu organisieren. Wegen ihres großen Erfolges lädt man sie 1516 nach Brescia ein, um dort ähnliches zu versuchen. Mehr und mehr erkennt Angela Merici, wie wichtig für das Wohlergehen der Familien und für eine zivilisierte Gesellschaft eine umfassende Bildung und Erziehung gerade der Mädchen und Frauen ist.Und aus diesem kleinen Anfang, einer jungen Frau und einiger Freundinnen, wird der große Orden der Ursulinen, dem neben den Jesuiten die Erziehung und Bildung großer Teile der Jugend Europas und Amerikas anvertraut ist. Angela verfasste Merkschriften und ein Vermächtnis, beide Schriften mit Anleitungen für Erzieherinnen. Glaubenspraxis und Pädagogik der Angela wirkten beispielgebend und machten sie zur gesuchten Ratgeberin und wichtigen kirchlichen Reformerin in ihrer Zeit.Zwei Merksätze von ihr, also bald mehr als 500 Jahre alt, gebe ich Ihnen gerne mit in den Tag: "Übt gegenüber jedermann Freundlichkeit und gebt vor allem Acht, dass eure Weisungen nicht unter Zwang erfüllt werden. Denn Gott hat einem jeden die Freiheit verliehen. Darum zwingt niemand, sondern gebt nur Hinweise, ruft und ratet! Handeln, wie der Geist es eingibt.  Weitergeben, was Jesus lehrt.  Auf bewährten Wegen Neues wagen."

After ragging on people who surely don't deserve the veneration they receive from faithful Christians around the world, for their questionable morality, or even dubious historicity, it's time for us to look at a heptad of saints who are genuinely good role models--at least on the surface....For these saints (as opposed to Teresa of Calcutta), poverty was an obstacle to be overcome, rather than a virtue to perpetuate. We preach power through education, and so did these seven reasonably good saints.Angela Merici was a Venecian with no recorded miracles, but people insisted that she was a saint because of the work she did to support the public education of young people.Elizabeth Seton was a big fan of public education, and used her great fortune to support young people in their pursuit to better their lives. Seton was the first American Saint.Vincent de Paul has a wild story of slavery and alchemy, and he went on to do everything he could to raise people out of poverty, and support young people to get vocational training.Father Damien (Jozef de Veuster) was a servant of the people in a Hawaiian leper colony, where he gave his life in service of his fellow men.Katharine Drexel, the second American Saint, spent her fortune setting up schools for BIPOC students all over the United States of America.Elizabeth of Hungary was a princess with some wild and dubious miracles, but she spent her short life in her own hospital where she cared for the poor and the sick.John Bosco wrote an awful lot, but he also worked with young men to help get them reliable and profitable work. All this and more.... Support us on Patreon or you can get our merch at Spreadshop.Join the Community on Discord.Learn more great religion factoids on Facebook and Instagram.

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Today is Saturday, June 1, 2024, The feast of St. Angela Merici, Virgin, a third class feast, with the liturgical color of white. It's also First Saturday and can be celebrated as a votive Mass. In this episode: the meditation, ”Spiritual Progress Part I: Motives,” news from SSPX.org: Blaise Pascal Still Speaks, and a Thought of the Day from Archbishop Lefebvre.We'd love your feedback on these Daily Devotionals! What do you like / not like, and what would you like us to add? podcast@sspx.orgSources Used Today:Thought for the Day - Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)Practical Meditations - (Angelus Press)Blaise Pascal Still Speaks - sspx.orgSupport the SSPX Podcast with 1-time or Monthly Donation >>Explore more:Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional - it's a perfect companion!Subscribe to this Podcast to receive this and all our audio episodesSubscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel for video versions of our podcast series and SermonsSSPX News Website: https://fsspx.news/enVisit the US District website: https://sspx.org/en What is the SSPX Podcast?The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press, which has as its mission the fortification of traditional Catholics so that they can defend the Faith, and reaching out to those who have not yet found Tradition. What is the SSPX?The main goal of the Society of Saint Pius X is to preserve the Catholic Faith in its fullness and purity, to teach its truths, and to diffuse its virtues, especially through the Roman Catholic priesthood.Authentic spiritual life, the sacraments, and the traditional liturgy are its primary means of bringing this life of grace to souls.Although the traditional Latin Mass is the most visible and public expression of the work of the Society, we are committed to defending Catholic Tradition in its entirety: all of Catholic doctrine and morals as the Church has always defended them. What people need is the Catholic Faith, without compromise, with all the truth and beauty which accompanies it.https://sspx.org

It's confirmation season, and perhaps you or someone you know are struggling with coming up with a confirmation saint name! So, we asked friend of the show, Catholic speaker and author Meg Hunter- Kilmer to help us out.  Meg was an itinerant missionary for 12 years, currently works in campus ministry at the University of Notre Dame and has written several books about saints, including, “Saints Around the World,” and “Pray For Us: 75 Saints Who Sinned, Suffered and Struggled on Their Way to Holiness.” Meg begins by explaining what she does when helping kids pick a confirmation name, “I say, okay, tell me what kind of saint you're looking for. What are some of your passions? What are some of your hobbies? Do you have an idea of what kind of career you feel like the Lord might be calling you to? What are your family difficulties, your mental illness you struggle with, or chronic illness that you struggle with or disability? Anything that you're like, you know, what, here's a significant thing about me. And some kids come with a list of things that matter to them, and I can say, well, here's the saint who checks a couple of those boxes.” WATCH: Sacraments 101: Why We're Confirmed Meg recommends doing some research on saints to see if there is a saint that really sticks out to you or has some attributes that you identify with. Meg goes on to say, “But if you've got a saint you just love and there's no good reason, that's a pretty good reason to pick them for your confirmation.” Father Dave shares his experience of choosing a confirmation name when he was 13 years old., “Meg, I have to tell you, that when I was 13, and had to pick my confirmation name, I did not have the resources at my disposal . . .so here was my whole discernment:  At the time, I wanted to be a doctor and I heard that Thomas Aquinas was a Doctor of the Church, so I picked Thomas Aquinas.”   RELATED: A Year in the Word: Journaling With the Bible With Meg Hunter-Kilmer The Busted Halo's Show's producer, Krista, and co-host, Brett go on to share their silly reasons for picking their confirmation saint names.  Krista picked St. Angela Merici because she liked the way it sounded in her name. Brett chimes in, “Mine is even dumber and I wish I had the opportunity to go back and change it. . . at the time, people kept asking me what Brett was short for and I would tell them that it was short for Bartholomew, so I just chose St. Bartholomew.” Meg responds by saying, “Here's the beautiful thing, you can pick a confirmation name for a real dumb reason and you're still going to end up with someone awesome.”   

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 322The Saint of the day is Saint Angela MericiSaint Angela Merici's story Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women. Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela’s sight was restored. At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their “mother and mistress,” Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows. Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia’s Church of Saint’ Afra. Four years later the Company’s Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope. In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Reflection As with so many saints, history is mostly concerned with their activities. But deep Christian faith and love sustain one whose courage lasts a lifetime, and who can take bold new steps when human need demands. Saint Angela Merici is a Patron Saint of: Educators/Teachers Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; born in Italy; in a visionary experience, she felt called to found a "company" of women; at age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, constituting a new way of life--single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery, what today is called a "Secular Institute"; Angela died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540; in the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/24 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

"Have faith and keep up your courage."  As Talking Saints kicks off a new year, Laurie and Pete unpack the life of Saint Angela Merici, a 16th century virgin and foundress.  This devout young woman, called by God to establish the Company of St. Ursula, devoted her life to the education of young women and the care of the poor.  On her feast day, may we follow her example in caring for those God has placed in our lives.  Saint Angela Merici, pray for us! Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez on the Talking Catholic channel at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Alexa or at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show/talking-saints/.  Follow us on… Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingCatholic Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkingcatholic Twitter: twitter.com/talkingcatholic

2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17 (David's penitence over Uriah) 1 Peter 4:7-11 (Each of you has received a special grace)

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We read the lives of St. Bridget of Sweden, St. Angela Merici, St. Thomas More, St. Jane Francis de Chantal and St. Francis de Sales. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/miss-retro-reads/support

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7410LE DIOCESI FANNO A GARA PER ESSERE GAY FRIENDLY di Ermes DovicoPrima notizia: la Diocesi di Bolzano-Bressanone ha una commissione per la parità di genere; e temiamo che non sia un caso isolato nell'odierno contesto ecclesiale. Seconda notizia: d'ora in poi, la stessa diocesi garantirà ai peccatori (e alle peccatrici) del suo territorio una straordinaria risorsa per la salvezza: il linguaggio inclusivo. Quale salvezza? Dagli stereotipi, ovviamente. Una risorsa a cui non avevano pensato i più grandi santi in duemila anni di storia della Chiesa (forse troppo ancorati al patriarcato e ad altri concetti preistorico-medievali), ma di cui curiosamente potranno godere oggi i fedeli (e le fedeli) immersi nel mondo più secolarizzato di sempre. I lettori (e le lettrici) ci perdoneranno per questa appesantita introduzione, ma che servirà per prendere confidenza con le linee guida pubblicate dalla diocesi altoatesina, intitolate «Linguaggio sensibile al genere».Si tratta di un documento di 28 pagine, con l'introduzione del presidente della Commissione diocesana per la parità di genere, il vicario generale Eugen Runggaldier. Un documento che, come si legge nella stessa introduzione, «si basa sulle "Direttive per il rispetto del genere nei testi dell'Amministrazione provinciale altoatesina", che sono state adattate alle esigenze della Diocesi di Bolzano-Bressanone in collaborazione con l'Ufficio Questioni linguistiche della stessa Provincia». Il vicario spiega che lo scopo della nuova prassi linguistica è quello di sottolineare «l'apporto comune di donne e uomini alla vita della Diocesi», evitando «espressioni potenzialmente svantaggiose e discriminanti» e perciò «usando il rispettivo genere grammaticale» non solo, com'è ovvio, quando ci si rivolge a gruppi di sole donne o di soli uomini, ma anche se ci si riferisce «a gruppi misti». Dov'è possibile, aggiunge la Curia, vanno usate formulazioni neutre o estese anziché soli termini maschili, singolari o plurali.«Le linee guida vanno attuate soprattutto per i nuovi testi da creare», precisa Runggaldier, ma non si esclude di adattare i testi esistenti, «laddove vengono tuttora utilizzati frequentemente».Il documento si dilunga con gli esempi, presentando una serie di regole generali. Si inizia con la forma sdoppiata (semplice o estesa), con l'avvertimento che «si può scegliere se nominare prima il termine femminile e poi quello maschile o viceversa». Anziché dire «collaboratori», va usata la forma «collaboratori e collaboratrici»; anziché «i volontari», meglio «il volontario o la volontaria». Indicano ancora le linee guida: si scriva «il ministrante o la ministrante porta la croce in processione», «il presidente o la presidente indice la seduta», «il costo del servizio è a carico del o della contribuente». Eccetera, eccetera. E meno male che nell'introduzione si indicava di cercare di «non compromettere la scorrevolezza e la leggibilità di un testo». Stiamo freschi, se queste sono le nuove regole nelle terre care a san Vigilio. E tutto questo complicare il pane, in luogo di semplicissime convenzioni linguistiche, servirebbe per superare «quelle barriere» e «quegli stereotipi che ancora caratterizzano il quotidiano di molte persone» e a «dare visibilità al genere femminile»?Ma il colmo lo si raggiunge verso la fine del documento, alla voce «Opuscoli e pubblicazioni». Rendendosi conto che l'osservanza precisa delle nuove regole comporterebbe in certi tipi di testi effetti da crisi di nervi, gli stessi estensori delle linee guida suggeriscono in sostanza di sorvolare, ma «solo in rarissimi casi!» (scrivono con tanto di punto esclamativo) e premettendo un'annotazione al testo, come questa: «Nel presente opuscolo abbiamo cercato di rivolgerci ai nostri lettori e lettrici nel rispetto dell'identità di genere. Al tempo stesso però ci premeva proporre alla cittadinanza un testo quanto più leggibile e chiaro possibile. Per questa ragione ci siamo visti costretti ad adottare la sola variante maschile nei periodi caratterizzati da elencazioni di titoli e qualifiche professionali, dove non erano possibili formulazioni alternative. Teniamo a sottolineare che i contenuti del testo sono diretti in ogni caso anche al pubblico femminile. Ci scusiamo con le nostre lettrici per questa scelta obbligata e confidiamo nella loro comprensione». Roba da Scherzi a parte.Qualche nota a margine. Intanto, l'espressione «identità di genere», che ricorre più volte nel documento, è un concetto ambiguo e mutuato dall'ideologia Lgbt, che si pone in diretto contrasto con il magistero costante della Chiesa (dove, piuttosto, si parla di complementarità e identità sessuale, il che è ben diverso). Usare dunque il termine «identità di genere» con il pretesto di dare visibilità alla presenza femminile è, volenti o nolenti, un assist alle istanze arcobaleno e in particolare transessualiste, che negano tanto il maschile quanto il femminile.Fa tristezza questa tendenza a copiare strutture e linguaggi del mondo, che è indice di una Chiesa che rinuncia a dire qualcosa di veramente suo, fondamentalmente perché rinuncia sempre di più ad annunciare Cristo, annacquandone il messaggio. È una Chiesa - certamente non tutta ma una sua buona parte - che si appiattisce sempre più sulle posizioni di Cesare e in qualunque campo (come abbiamo visto anche con la narrazione pandemica), dimenticando che prima di tutto deve dare a Dio quel che è di Dio, l'unico modo per guidare gli uomini alla Salvezza, con la S maiuscola.Nessuna Chiara d'Assisi, Caterina da Siena, Francesca Romana, Rita da Cascia, Angela Merici, Veronica Giuliani, Gianna Beretta Molla e via dicendo - tutte donne che in diversi stati di vita hanno espresso in pienezza la loro femminilità - penserebbe che la Chiesa debba spendere tempo e risorse per superare le presunte "barriere" linguistiche di cui parla il documento della Diocesi di Bolzano. Rivendicazioni sterili, che si inseriscono in una logica di contrapposizione neomarxista applicata al genere, piuttosto che in un'autentica prospettiva cristiana, dove «ciascuno dei due sessi, con eguale dignità, anche se in modo differente, è immagine della potenza e della tenerezza di Dio» (Catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica, 2335). Preferiamo dunque la stessa diocesi altoatesina quando insiste sulla riscoperta del senso più pieno della domenica libera, piuttosto che per un simile appiattimento al pensiero del mondo.Nelle sante, nelle Sacre Scritture e nel magistero della Chiesa - come nella splendida Mulieris Dignitatem di san Giovanni Paolo II - ci sono già tutti gli esempi necessari per valorizzare veramente la vocazione della donna. A partire da Colei a cui il mese di maggio è consacrato e le cui virtù dovrebbero essere proposte continuamente all'imitazione di tutti i fedeli, senza distinzione.Nota di BastaBugie: l'autore del precedente articolo, Ermes Dovico, nell'articolo seguente dal titolo "Il verbo Lgbt nella diocesi di Bari. Il vescovo lascia fare" parla della veglia in una parrocchia di Bari per il superamento dell'omobitransfobia. Del resto in un incontro con 150 scout un prete ha sostenuto che la Bibbia non condanni gli atti omosessuali. E il vescovo non fa nulla, ma anzi permette che lo scandalo continui.Ecco l'articolo completo pubblicato su La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana il 13 maggio 2023:Si avvicina il 17 maggio, data scelta dai gruppi Lgbt per celebrare la cosiddetta «Giornata internazionale contro l'omofobia, la bifobia e la transfobia». Pure quest'anno ci saranno una serie di iniziative che coinvolgeranno, a macchia di leopardo, anche alcune parrocchie e diocesi cattoliche.Tra queste, un caso particolare è rappresentato dall'arcidiocesi di Bari-Bitonto, dove da mesi si registra un susseguirsi di eventi a tema arcobaleno, promossi da gruppi di pressione con l'appoggio di qualche sacerdote. Il tutto avviene senza che il vescovo intervenga, nonostante fedeli laici e associazioni di ispirazione cristiana - con in testa la sezione locale di Pro Vita & Famiglia - lo abbiano esortato più volte a fermare questo tipo di scandali.Il prossimo scandalo è in programma questa domenica, 14 maggio, con una «Veglia per il superamento dell'omobitransfobia» prevista alle 20 nella parrocchia barese di San Sabino. In contemporanea, ci sarà una veglia gemella nella diocesi di Lecce (parrocchia di San Giovanni Battista). I due appuntamenti sono organizzati dall'associazione La Tenda di Gionata e da una sua costola, Zaccheo Puglia, che al di là di certi paraventi della neolingua (come lo stesso termine "omofobia") puntano a sovvertire l'insegnamento della Chiesa sull'omosessualità e la transessualità.La Nuova Bussola ha inviato un'email sia al vescovo di Bari, monsignor Giuseppe Satriano, sia a quello di Lecce, mons. Michele Seccia, chiedendo un commento rispetto a queste due veglie nel lo

Lent Speaker Series 2023 / Speaker: Deacon Tom Burke / Forgiveness: Removing All Barriers to Love / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.31 - Deacon Tom Burke - Friday, March 31, 2023

Lent Speaker Series 2023 / Speaker: Deacon Tom Burke / Forgiveness: Removing All Barriers to Love / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.31 - Deacon Tom Burke - Friday, March 31, 2023

Lent Speaker Series 2023 / Speaker: Mark Serafino / Lent: A Time to be Gallant for God / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.24 - Mark Serafino - Friday, March 24, 2023

Lent Speaker Series 2023 / Speaker: Mark Serafino / Lent: A Time to be Gallant for God / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.24 - Mark Serafino - Friday, March 24, 2023

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Fred Vilbig / Fun With the Saints / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.17 - Fred Vilbig - Friday, March 17, 2023

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Fred Vilbig / Fun With the Saints / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.17 - Fred Vilbig - Friday, March 17, 2023

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Dr. Gregory Mary Thompson / Will You be a Victim Soul for 20 Seconds for the Person you Love? / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.10 - Dr. Gregory Mary Thompson - Friday, March 10, 2023

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Dr. Gregory Mary Thompson / Will You be a Victim Soul for 20 Seconds for the Person you Love? / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.03.10 - Dr. Gregory Mary Thompson - Friday, March 10, 2023

Lent Speaker Series 2019 / Speaker: Lu Cortese / Building the City of God / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2019.03.08 - Lu Cortese - Friday, March 8, 2019

Lent Speaker Series 2019 / Speaker: Bishop Rivituso / Agony in the Garden- For Jesus and for Us / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2019.03.15 - Bishop Rivituso - Friday, March 15, 2019

Lent Speaker Series 2021 / Speaker: Jeremy Paulin, OMV / St. Joseph / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2021.03.19 - Jeremy Paulin, OMV - Friday, March 19, 2021

Lent Speaker Series 2019 / Speaker: Lu Cortese / Building the City of God / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2019.03.08 - Lu Cortese - Friday, March 8, 2019

Lent Speaker Series 2019 / Speaker: Bishop Rivituso / Agony in the Garden- For Jesus and for Us / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2019.03.15 - Bishop Rivituso - Friday, March 15, 2019

Lent Speaker Series 2021 / Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Howell / Catholic Consolations for Troubled Times / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2021.03.12 - Dr. Kenneth Howell - Friday, March 12, 2021

Lent Speaker Series 2021 / Speaker: Jeremy Paulin, OMV / St. Joseph / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2021.03.19 - Jeremy Paulin, OMV - Friday, March 19, 2021

Lent Speaker Series 2021 / Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Howell / Catholic Consolations for Troubled Times / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2021.03.12 - Dr. Kenneth Howell - Friday, March 12, 2021

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Matt Laugeman / Where we Are & What to Do About It / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.02.24 - Matt Laugeman - Friday, February 24, 2023

Lent Series 2023 / Speaker: Matt Laugeman / Where we Are & What to Do About It / St. Angela Merici, Florissant, MO / 2023.02.24 - Matt Laugeman - Friday, February 24, 2023

From the Spiritual Testament by Saint Angela Merici, virgin "He has disposed all things pleasantly" Mothers and sisters most dear to me in Christ: in the first place strive with all your power and zeal to be open. With the help of God, try to receive such good counsel that, led solely by the love of God and an eagerness to save souls, you may fulfil your charge. The post “He has Disposed All Things Pleasantly” – Saint Angela Merici from the Office of Readings appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

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Full Text of ReadingsFriday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time Lectionary: 321The Saint of the day is Saint Angela MericiSaint Angela Merici's story Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women. Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela’s sight was restored. At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their “mother and mistress,” Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows. Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia’s Church of Saint’ Afra. Four years later the Company’s Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope. In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Reflection As with so many saints, history is mostly concerned with their activities. But deep Christian faith and love sustain one whose courage lasts a lifetime, and who can take bold new steps when human need demands. Saint Angela Merici is a Patron Saint of: Educators/Teachers Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

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Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, she was struck with blindness, but continued to visit the sacred shrines, and had her sight restored on the way back while praying before a crucifix; at age 60, she founded the Company of St. Ursula, the first "secular institute"--single women consecreated Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery; died in Brescia, 1540 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/23 Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A sacristan was killed and a priest wounded during a suspected terrorist attack Wednesday on two Catholic churches in Spain. According to police sources, the sacristan of the Church of Our Lady of La Palma was murdered and the pastor of St. Isidore Church was wounded. Both churches are in the city of Algeciras near the far southern end of the Iberian peninsula across the strait of Gibraltar from Morocco. The National Court has initiated the investigation as an alleged jihadist terror attack. In wake of the attacks, the mayor of Algeciras, José Ignacio Landaluce, decreed a day of official mourning, with flags at half staff on municipal buildings, and announced that a rally will be held in front of the city's largest church. Various Spanish bishops condemned the attack and offered their condolences to the victims and their families. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253471/sacristan-killed-priest-wounded-in-terrorist-attacks-in-spain-bishops-condemn-violence The Catholic bishops of Minnesota urged lawmakers to vote down a bill that would codify the right to abortion, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures that they say will reduce demand for abortions. Minnesota's HF 1, which has a companion bill in the state Senate, passed the House Jan. 19 by a narrow 69-65 vote. Abortion already is available in Minnesota throughout pregnancy for most reasons. The present bill — known as the Protect Reproductive Options Act — would codify into law a constitutional right to “reproductive freedom,” ensuring the right to abortion in Minnesota up to birth for any reason. Separate bills under consideration in Minnesota would remove parental notification requirements for minors procuring abortions as well as remove state protections for babies born alive after an abortion. The midwestern state's Catholic bishops lamented the haste with which the bills were being advanced and implored lawmakers to “pause” and consider the broader implications. “When contemplating policy on any issue, we must consider all those who will be affected. In this case, that includes the mother, father, and most especially, the unborn child whose life is being taken,” Minnesota's bishops said in a January 26 statement. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253469/minnesota-bishops-decry-bill-that-would-make-abortion-a-right Today, the Church celebrates Saint Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters. She gathered around her a group of women who looked toward Angela as an inspirational leader and as a model of apostolic charity. In 1535, the Institute of Saint Ursula was formally recognized by the Pope and Angela was accorded the title of foundress. Angela Merici died on January 27, 1540, and was canonized in 1807. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-angela-merici-129

Women like St. Teresa of Ávila and St. Catherine of Genoa contributed significantly to the Catholic Reformation. But in the 16th-century church perhaps no woman responded more creatively to the need for reform than St. Angela Merici. She built communities that trained single women in Christian living and provided them a secure place of honor in their local societies.This Podcast series is available on  all major platforms.See more resources, maps, and information at:https://www.dwworldhistory.comCheckout the video version at:https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistoryA PDF Publication is available for this episode at:https://www.patreon.com/DWWorldHistorySupport the show

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Catholic Mass from the St. Clare Chapel in St. Francis High School in Traverse City, Michigan. Friday 1/27/2023. Feast of St. Angela Merici. Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Celedbrant: Fr. Michael Class, S.J.

January 27: Saint Angela Merici, Virgin1474–1540Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of disabled and physically challenged people and illnessesA holy woman tries to change the world one girl at a timeAlthough not common, some older images and statues of Saint Francis of Assisi show him balancing three orbs on his shoulders. They appear to be globes, heavenly realms, or the earth, the moon, and the sun. But the three orbs actually represent the three orders in the Franciscan family: the first order for men, the second order for women, and the third order for the laity who desire to live by the Franciscan Rule. Today's saint, Angela Merici, was a Third Order Franciscan, a lay woman who followed a strict rule of Franciscan life outside of a convent.Angela's holiness, mystical experiences, and leadership skills ultimately led her beyond her Franciscan commitment to found her own community of “virgins in the world” dedicated to the education of vulnerable girls or, in modern parlance, at-risk youths. She placed the community under the patronage of Saint Ursula. The community, after Angela's death, was formally recognized as the Ursulines and gained such renown for their schools that they came to be known as the female Jesuits.Saint Angela saw the risk that uneducated girls in her native region of Northern Italy would end up being abused sexually or financially and sought to counter these possible outcomes through education. She gathered a like-minded group of virgins around her into a “company,” a military word also used by Saint Ignatius in founding his “Company of Jesus” around the same time. Saint Angela organized her city into districts which reported to “colonels” who oversaw the education and general welfare of the poor girls under their care. Saint Angela's cooperators did not understand their dedicated virginity as a failure to find a husband or a rejection of religious life in a convent. They emulated the early Christian orders of virgins as spouses of Christ who served the children of their Beloved in the world.Living in the first part of the sixteenth century, Saint Angela was far ahead of her time. Teaching orders of nuns became normative in the Church in later centuries, staffing Catholic schools throughout the world. But nuns did not always do this. This practice had to start with someone, and that someone was today's saint. Bonds of faith, love of God, and a common purpose knitted her followers together into a religious family that served the spiritual and physical welfare of those who no one else cared about. Women make a house a home, and Saint Angela sought to change society one woman at a time by infusing every home with Christian virtue emanating from the heart of the woman who ran it. She trained future wives, mothers, and educators in their youth, when they were still able to be formed.The Papal Bull of Pope Paul III in 1544, which canonically recognized her community, stated of Saint Angela Merici: “She had such a thirst and hunger for the salvation and good of her neighbor that she was disposed and most ready to give not one, but a thousand lives, if she had had so many, for the salvation even of the least…with maternal love, she embraced all creatures...Her words...were spoken with such unheard of effectiveness that everyone felt compelled to say: ‘Here is God.'”Saint Angela Merici, infuse in our hearts that same love for which you left worldly joys to seek out the vulnerable and the forgotten. Help us to educate the ignorant and to share with the less fortunate, not only for their spiritual and material benefit but for our everlasting salvation.

Dibawakan oleh Adrianus A. Guntur dari Komunitas Pukat Labuan Bajo, Keuskupan Ruteng, Indonesia. Ibrani 10: 32-39; Mazmur tg 37: 3-4.5-6.23-24.39-40; Markus 4: 26-43 IMAN TIDAK BOLEH GAGAL KARENA PENDERITAAN Tema renungan kita pada hari ini ialah: Iman Tidak Boleh Gagal Karena Penderitaan. Di kamar rawat inap rumah sakit, terbaring lelaki berusia 50-an karena sakit kronis yang sudah lama. Di tangannya ada rosario sepanjang waktu. Anggota keluarga dan teman-teman berdatangan untuk mendoakannya. Keluarga menyadari bahwa semua pelayanan itu sudah maksimal. Mungkin tindakan dan bantuan dari pihak manusia akhirnya menemui batasnya, maka iman mengarahkan mereka semua, termasuk bagian medis, untuk berpaling kepada kuasa Tuhan. Apa yang tidak bisa oleh manusia untuk mengatasi sakit, Tuhan yang penuhi. Hal itu secara umum kita bersama pahami dengan baik. Sering kita menghadapi sakit, derita dan masalah yang berat. Bila semua tindakan atau usaha pihak manusia sudah sampai batas, godaan untuk menyerah selalu menimpa kita. Kegagalan dalam bertahan gampang menghantui kita. Putus asa memenuhi ruang-ruang pikiran dan hati kita. Perasaan seperti membawa kita ke dalam kegelapan yang tidak ada kemungkinan untuk diterangi. Kita cenderung berkesimpulan bahwa lebih baik pasrah pada keadaan, daripada mengharapkan kebaikan yang tidak mungkin terjadi. Tampaknya, semua kemungkinan yang dapat dilakukan oleh manusia tidak berjalan. Namun kisah singkat tadi dan masih banyak lain yang sejenis memberi kita pesan yang berbeda. Kita masih memiliki iman. Kita perlu yakin bahwa bila semua aspek lain mengalami krisis, erosi, bahkan kehilangan pengaruhnya, iman tidak boleh gagal. Alasannya ialah bahwa melalui iman itu, kita dapat mengandalkan Tuhan untuk melakukan tindakan-Nya manakala kemampuan manusia sudah sampai pada batasnya. Melalui iman itu, si penderita sendiri dapat berdoa untuk meminta sendiri kepada Tuhan apa yang diperlukannya. Melalui iman yang sama, semua anggota keluarga, teman, kenalan memberikan dukunganperhatian dan doanya. Iman adalah bus yang mengantar kita ke terminal terakhir dalam perjalanan kita di dunia. Biarpun penderitaan dan masalah besar sekali pun, kita mesti menumpang bus itu sehingga sampailah kita di terminal itu, yaitu perjumpaan dengan Tuhan kita. Mungkin kita sempat menumpang bus-bus lain, namun untuk sampai ke terminal itu, sebaiknya kita berganti ke bus iman yang pasti berhenti di terminal yang kita tujui. Surat kepada orang-orang Ibrani menasihatkan supaya iman atau kepercayaan kita jangan pernah gagal meski kita banyak menderita. Karunia iman yang sering tidak kita sadari adalah benih yang tumbuh terus meskipun dalam diam. Kita perlu menggunakan itu setiap saat, teristimewa dalam saat-saat krisis hidup kita. Marilah kita berdoa. Dalam nama Bapa... Ya Tuhan, kuatkanlah kami melalui iman yang kami miliki sehingga kami selalu berada di dalam Dikau. Salam Maria penuh rahmat ... Dalam nama Bapa... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/media-la-porta/message

Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Community Gerak in Labuan Bajo, Diocese of Ruteng, Indonesia. Hebrews 10: 32-39; Rs psalm 37: 3-4.5-6.23-24.39-40; Mark 4: 26-43 FAITH SHOULD NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF SUFFERING The theme for our meditation today is: Faith Should Not Fail Because of Suffering. In a particular moment in a hospital room, laid on a bed a man in his 50s who was in a long chronic illness. There was a rosary in his hands that he held all the time. His family members and friends came one after another to pray for him. The family realized that all the services were already more than enough. Perhaps the part that human could do have reached their limits, and so faith should play its role in leading all of them, including the medical assistance, to turn to God's intervention. What man cannot resolve the pain and sickness, God can do. In general, we all understand this very well. Often we face serious pain, suffering and problems. When all human action or effort reaches its limit, we are tempted to give up on God's power and mercy. Failure to survive easily haunts us. Despair fills the spaces of our minds and hearts. Feeling of darkness makes us to conclude that there will be no light to shine upon us. We tend to conclude that it is better to surrender to the circumstances, than to hope for a sort of comfort and relieve. It seems that all the possibilities from our part as humans are not working anymore. But that simple story and many others of its kind give us a different message. We still have faith. We need to believe that if all crisises, problems, losings and disappointments continue to endanger us, our faith should always prevail. We should make it happen. The reason is that through that faith, we can rely on God for His powerful and everlasting intervention when our capabilities already reach their limits. Through that faith, the one suffering can pray and ask God for giving his or her the answer. Through the same faith, all family members, friends, and people of good will would come to offer their supports. Faith is like the bus that takes us to the last terminal on our journey in the world. No matter how bad the sufferings and problems are, we have to take that bus so that we arrive at the terminal, which is our encounter with our Lord. Maybe we can ride other buses according to our own will, but to get to the designated terminal, we should change to the bus of faith, which definitely stops at the terminal where we are led to. The letter to the Hebrews advises us that our faith should never fail even though we suffer various kinds of problems. The gift of faith that already planted and rooted in us is the seed that grows constantly even in silence. We need to use it all the time, especially in times of crisis and suffering in our lives. Let's pray. In the name of the Father ... O Lord of all goodness, strengthen us through the faith that we profess all the time so that we are always in the way that leads us to You. Hail Mary full of grace .. In the name of the Father ... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/media-la-porta/message

Die heilige Angela Merici hat Mädchen in den Mittelpunkt gestellt und ihnen Bildung ermöglicht. Ganz nach dem Vorbild Jesu, findet Pfarrer Förg.

Walking with the Saints Podcast | Feast Day of St. Angela Merici, January 22 | Patron Saint Disabled and Physically Challenged People Today's saint is not very popular, but the Religious Order she founded must be known to many, especially the youth. She was an Italian religious educator who founded the Company of St. Ursula, in 1535. This group is known today as the Order of Ursulines. The Ursulines serve the Church through their schools and places of prayer throughout Europe, then worldwide, including the Philippines, and particularly in North America. Angela was born in 1474, in a small town near the shore of Lake Garda in Lombardy, Italy. At ten years of age, she, her only sister, and her brothers left orphans and they lived with their uncle. Unfortunately, her sister died also and she grieved very much her departure from this earth. Angela was a beautiful girl, and when people began to give her attention, she dyed her beautiful hair with soot. She joined the Third Order of St. Francis but when her uncle died she returned to her home and lived with her brothers. Being a very devout Christian. God was pleased to give her special graces, one of which was seeing visions of the future. One of these visions predicted that she was to found an association of virgins that were to devote their lives to religious training for young girls. Tradition also narrates that while traveling to Rome, she became blind, but she continued her journey so as to obtain the indulgences being offered by the Pope. Her sight was restored when she came back, right on the place where she got blind. On November 25, 1535, Angela gathered 12 young women, who, together with her committed themselves to teaching young girls. Consequently, they founded the Company of St. Ursula. Her goal was to improve family life through the Christian education of young girls who would later become wives and mothers of families. The Ursulines were said to be the first teaching order of women religious. After four years, the group had grown to 28 members. They lived in the world teaching the girls of their own neighborhood. They wore no special uniform and took no formal religious vows. Angela wrote the Rule of Life for the group which required the practice of celibacy, poverty, and obedience in their own homes. They opened orphanages and schools. On March 18, 1537, Angela was elected “Mother and Mistress” of the group. In 1544, four years after her death, the Rule was approved by Pope Paul III. Angela spent also much time in prayer. She often visited the tombs of Brescian martyrs to pray. The Company became popular and many young girls came under the direction of the sisters. Schools around the area were founded and many young members joined the company so much so that when Angela died in Brescia on January 27, 1540, there were 24 communities of the Company of St. Ursula. When Angela died, her body was interred in the Church of Sant 'Afra, Italy so as to be near the remains of other martyrs. She was dressed in the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis. Angela was beatified in Rome on April 30, 1768. She was canonized on May 24, 1807 by Pope Pius VII. The Company received formal recognition in 1546. Parishes and schools are dedicated to St. Angela Merici, especially in the United States and Canada. St. Angela Merici, please pray that we may always seek to serve and please God in everything we do and shun the vain things of this world.” Am I happy with my life now or do I desire more comforts and pleasures?

For our May episode, we are joined by Sr. Norma Raupple, an Ursuline Sister in Youngstown whose commitment to ministry has led her to the US/Mexico Border working with immigrant families. After 10 years at the border teaching English to mothers and securing grants to open a learning center and health clinic, Sr. Norma returned to Youngstown with the same spirit of service for the immigrant community. She headed a tutoring program through the Immigrant Outreach Program, a ministry of Beatitude House, gathering young adult college students and Americorps volunteers to become tutors. In 2016, the Ursuline Sisters in Youngstown were gifted a house to support their ministry, becoming a space for young adults to live in community and share in the gospel as they continued serving communities in need. We discuss the ways we can live out the call to service set out by St. Angela Merici and how to do so in community. Links:1. To learn more about the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown, visit https://www.theursulines.org/  2. To offer support, volunteer, or offer support to immigrant families , visit Beatitude House at https://www.beatitudehouse.com/contact-us/ 3. You can read a “Sister Story” about Sr. Norma Raupple on the Foundations website here: https://socfcleveland.org/stories/february-2018/sister-story-sr-norma-raupple,-osu 

One-on-One interview by Robert Ellsberg with Thomas H. Groome about his new book, What Makes Education Catholic: Spiritual Foundations.In this readable and timely work, Thomas Groome explores the basis of Catholic education, from the historical Jesus to figures like Augustine and Aquinas, Angela Merici, Elizabeth Seton, and Mary Ward. Groome shows how these foremothers and fathers of Catholic education ground and shape the spirituality of Catholic educators today. It is these foundations that ensure that Catholic schools today deliver the education they promise to students--not only to Catholics, but to those of many religious traditions.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic […] The post ST. ANGELA MERICI appeared first on Fr. Ed Broom, OMV.

Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter's Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic […] The post ST. ANGELA MERICI AND EDUCATION appeared first on Fr. Ed Broom, OMV.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Justice Stephen Breyer will retire from the U-S Supreme Court. The 83-year-old associate justice served for 27 years. It is unclear when exactly his retirement will go into effect. He is a member of the liberal wing and has consistently supported abortion throughout his time on the court. President Joe Biden is expected to appoint someone of a similar ideology to the court. Cardinal Reinhard Marx has offered a personal apology to abuse survivors, in the wake of a report criticizing the handling of cases in his archdiocese of Munich and Freising, in Germany. The report accused Marx of mishandling two cases of abuse. It also accused Pope emeritus Benedict the 16th of mishandling four cases, when he was archbishop of Munich. The pope will reportedly travel to Malta for two days in April. Francis was initially scheduled to visit Malta in May of 2020, but that visit was postponed. The Vatican has yet to confirm the new trip. An overwhelming majority of Malta's population are baptized Catholics. Catholicism is the state religion under the Constitution of Malta. Today the Church honors the foundress of the Ursuline Sisters, Angela Merici.

Saint Angela Merici, Virgin, 1474–1540January 27—Optional MemorialLiturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of disabled and physically challenged people and illnessesA holy woman tries to change the world one girl at a timeAlthough not common, some older images and statues of St. Francis of Assisi show him balancing three orbs on his shoulders. They appear to be globes, heavenly realms, or the earth, the moon, and the sun. But the three orbs represent the three orders in the Franciscan family: the first order for men, the second order for women, and the third order for the laity who desired to live by the Franciscan rule. Today's saint, Angela Merici, was a third order Franciscan, a lay woman who followed a strict rule of Franciscan life outside of a convent.Angela's holiness, mystical experiences, and leadership skills ultimately led her beyond her Franciscan commitment to found her own community of “virgins in the world” dedicated to the education of vulnerable girls, or, in common parlance, at risk youths. She placed the community under the patronage of St. Ursula. The community, after Angela's death, was formally recognized as the Ursulines, and gained such renown for their schools that they came to be known as the female Jesuits.St. Angela saw the risk that uneducated girls in her own region of northern Italy would end up being abused sexually or financially and sought to counter this possibility through education. She gathered a like minded group of virgins around her into a “company,” a military word also used by St. Ignatius in founding his “Company of Jesus” around the same time. Saint Angela organized her city into districts which reported to a “colonel” who oversaw the education and general welfare of the poor girls under their care. Saint Angela's cooperators did not understand their dedicated virginity as a failure to find a husband or a rejection of religious life in a convent. They emulated the early Christian orders of virgins as spouses of Christ who served the children of their Beloved in the world.Living in the first part of the 16th century, St. Angela was far ahead of her time. Teaching orders of nuns became normative in the Church throughout the centuries, staffing Catholic schools throughout the world. But nuns did not always do this. It had to start with someone, and that someone was today's saint. Bonds of faith, love of God, and a common purpose knitted her followers together into a religious family that served the spiritual and physical welfare of those who no one else cared about. Women make homes. Men just live in them. Saint Angela sought to change society one woman at a time by infusing every home with Christian virtue emanating from the heart of the woman who ran it. She trained future wives, mothers, and educators in their youth, when they were still able to be formed.The Papal Bull of Pope Paul III in 1544 which recognized her community stated of St. Angela Merici: “She had such a thirst and hunger for the salvation and good of her neighbor that she was disposed and most ready to give not one, but a thousand lives, if she had had so many, for the salvation even of the least… with maternal love, she embraced all creatures…Her words…were spoken with such unheard of effectiveness that everyone felt compelled to say: ‘Here is God.'”St. Angela Merici, infuse in our hearts that same love for which you left worldly joys to seek out the vulnerable and the forgotten. Help us to educate the ignorant and to share with the less fortunate, not only for their spiritual and material benefit but for our everlasting salvation.

Memorial of St. Angela Merici, virgin Hymn Antiphon: Her mouth uttered words of wisdom; her tongue spoke words of compassion. Psalm 19A Antiphon: Trusting themselves to God, these holy women sang his praises with heartfelt love. Psalm 45 Antiphon: Singing for joy, they are brought into the King's presence Psalm 45 First reading: 1 Corinthians 7:25:40 Responsory Second reading: From the Spiritual Testament by St. Angela Merici, virgin Responsory: Eph 5:8-9; Mt. 5:14,16 Presentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) (c) 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical Readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975

The Life of Saint Angela MericiDescription:Foundress of UrsulinesIncorrupt Body - VisionaryPeacemaker - ConsolerThe LIfe of Saint Angela MericiBob & Penny traveled to Northern Italy, Desenzano, Brescia, Milan, Mantua and Rome to research the life of St. Angela Merici. She had visions of Angels ascending and descending from Heaven. She fought Lutheranism by teaching the young about the Faith. Support the show (https://bobandpennylord.store/pages/we-need-your-help)

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2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 (The house of your servant will be blessed for ever) 1 Peter 4:7-11 (Each of you has received a special grace)

Omelia della S. Messa del 27 gennaio 2022, Memoria di S. Angela Merici, vergine, tenuta da p. Gabriele Maria Pellettieri, FI.

Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; founded the first teaching congregation of women, and founded the first of what are now called "secular institutes" in the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/22 Gospel: Mark 4:21-25

John and Glen touch on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and update on Ukraine crisis after Day of Prayer. Astrid speaks on why our laws should reflect that every life is sacred and what steps are next to keep up this fight and engage others in this debate. Fr. Kubicki describes the life and spiritual journey of St. Angela Merici and the founding of the Ursaline sisters. Callers chime in on the religious sisters that taught them and the impact it had on their life to this day.

Full Text of ReadingsThursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 320All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Angela Mericiclass="content"> Jan 27, 2021 Franciscan Media Image: Vitrail de l'église Saint-Pierre de Retiers | Saint Angela Merici | photo by GO69 Saint of the Day for January 27 (March 21, 1474 – January 27, 1540) Audio file Saint Angela Merici's story Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As  a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women. Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela's sight was restored. At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their "mother and mistress," Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows. Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia's Church of Saint' Afra. Four years later the Company's Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope. In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Reflection As with so many saints, history is mostly concerned with their activities. But deep Christian faith and love sustain one whose courage lasts a lifetime, and who can take bold new steps when human need demands. Saint Angela Merici is a Patron Saint of: Educators/Teachers Saint of the DayCopyright Franciscan Media

Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Angela Merici. She was flesh and blood but angelic, just like her name because of her goodness and her desire to do God's will. She was orphaned when she was 15 and joined the third order of Franciscans. Along with others, she founded the first religious order devoted to the education of young girls – the Ursuline Sisters.

Eine junge Frau, gerade mal 17 Jahre alt, wächst beim Onkel am Gardasee auf, weil ihre Eltern kurz nacheinander gestorben sind. Ursprünglich aus bäuerlichem Umfeld kommend und solide christlich erzogen, lernt sie also bei ihm das luxuriöse Leben der vornehmen Gesellschaft der Renaissance kennen. Und es gefällt ihr absolut nicht. Sie geht deshalb in den dritten Orden des Heiligen Franziskus, eine Laiengemeinschaft, die also zu Hause lebt und sich vorrangig karitativen Diensten widmet. Sie widmet sich der Kindererziehung. Sie erkennt, wie ungebildet die Kinder ihrer Heimat aufwachsen. Schulen gibt es nicht. Die Eltern sind unwissend und messen einer gediegenen Ausbildung kein besonderes Gewicht bei. In ihrem Heimatort können sie zunächst einige Freundinnen überreden, zusammen mit ihr eine Art regelmäßige Schule zu organisieren. Wegen ihres großen Erfolges lädt man sie 1516 nach Brescia ein, um dort Ähnliches zu versuchen. Mehr und mehr erkennt Angela Merici, wie wichtig für das Wohlergehen der Familien und für eine zivilisierte Gesellschaft eine umfassende Bildung und Erziehung gerade der Mädchen und Frauen ist. Und aus diesem kleinen Anfang einer jungen Frau und einiger Freundinnen wird der große Orden der Ursulinen, der neben den Jesuiten die Erziehung und Bildung großer Teile der Jugend Europas und Amerikas anvertraut ist. Angela verfasst Merkschriften und ein Vermächtnis. Beide Schriften mit Anleitungen für Erzieherinnen. Glaubenspraxis und Pädagogik der Angela wirken beispielgebend und machen sie zur gesuchten Ratgeberin und wichtigen kirchlichen Reformerin in ihrer Zeit. Zwei Merksätze von ihr, also bald mehr als 500 Jahre alt, gebe ich gerne mit in den Tag. Sie schreibt: "Übt gegenüber jedermann Freundlichkeit und gibt vor allem acht, dass eure Weisungen nicht unter Zwang erfüllt werden. Denn Gott hat einem jeden die Freiheit verliehen. Darum zwingt niemand, sondern gebt nur Hinweise. Ruft und ratet". Und der zweite Satz: "Handeln, wie der Geist es eingibt, weitergeben, was Jesus lehrt, auf bewährten Wegen Neues wagen".

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, Bishops Lectionary: 520/319All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Angela Mericiclass="content"> Jan 27, 2021 Franciscan Media Image: Vitrail de l'église Saint-Pierre de Retiers | Saint Angela Merici | photo by GO69 Saint of the Day for January 27 (March 21, 1474 – January 27, 1540) Audio file Saint Angela Merici's story Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called “secular institutes” and the first teaching order of women in the Church. Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As  a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a “company” of women. Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela's sight was restored. At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their "mother and mistress," Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows. Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia's Church of Saint' Afra. Four years later the Company's Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope. In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. Reflection As with so many saints, history is mostly concerned with their activities. But deep Christian faith and love sustain one whose courage lasts a lifetime, and who can take bold new steps when human need demands. Saint Angela Merici is a Patron Saint of: Educators/Teachers Saint of the DayCopyright Franciscan Media

St. Angela Merici, the founder of the Company of St. Ursula (also known as 'the Ursuline's'), was an Italian educator who brought reform to the Church's religious education and formation.  All Saints of God, pray for us!

Heute gedenkt die Kirche der heiligen Angela Merici. Für Pfarrer Förg war sie eine beeindruckende Frau, die sich in einer schwierigen Zeit für die Bildung von Mädchen eingesetzt hat.

El padre Ed Broom, OMV (Oblato de la Virgen María), cariñosamente conocido como el Padre Escobita, fue ordenado sacerdote por san Juan Pablo II en 1986. Es asistente del párroco en la Iglesia de San Pedro Chanel en Hawaiian Gardens (California). Allí imparte retiros, da los Ejercicios Espirituales de San Ignacio de Loyola. El Padre […] The post EL REY DAVID Y SANTA ANGELA MERICI appeared first on Padre Edward Broom, OMV (P.Escobita).

St Angela had no idea what was in sight for her on her pilgrimage. But she was ready to witness and show reverence to God for everything He'd done. Listen now to hear her story! St Angela Merici, Pray for Us! www.shininglightdolls.com www.instagram.com/shininglightdolls www.facebook.com/shininglightdollsllc

Welcome to Socials with the Saints, Pilgrim Center of Hope's companion podcast to our video series of the same name. Listen in as Nan Balfour, Events Coordinator at Pilgrim Center of Hope, and Jason Nunez, PCH's Media Production Assistant, discuss how St. Angela Merici can inspire us in our daily life. Have you seen our video presentation on the life of St. Angela Merici? You most certainly want to watch it before listening to this episode. Watch the video presentation here. Get free saint quote cards, a pamphlet & a phone wallpaper of St. Angela Merici here, and share them with friends! This link also connects you to our "Journeys of Hope" podcast episode about St. Angela's Holy Land pilgrimage. We are so grateful to this month's sponsor, Mary Jo Quinn, who made this podcast episode possible. Send us your feedback to join the conversation by email, ministry@pilgrimcenterofhope.org The official Socials with the Saints theme song is “Hero's Ascent” by Chris Haugen. Used with permission. Thanks for listening and remember, you are never alone in the communion of the saints! May God bless you.

Deacon Russ Millspaugh is the host of the "Called to Serve" podcast and currently serving in the Diocese of Orange @ San Antonio De Padua church.Fresh off of attending Christopher West's "Made for More" event at St. Angela Merici, we discuss how the body is viewed in modern society and how it affects our families and generations to come.“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?” 1 Corinthians 6:19 https://www.spiritfilledmedia.org/spiritfilledpodcast

Join Mary Jane Fox and Nan Balfour, as they guide us through a pilgrimage to the Holy Land unlike the ones of today; but like the ones, many faithful pilgrims took in the middle ages! Our journey will be with a woman who lived during the same time as St. Ignatius of Loyola. She was born in Italy in the late 15th century, and her name is Angela Merici. This woman, now a canonized saint, was an incredibly strong woman of faith and courage. St. Angela Merici is the founder of the Order of Nuns called the Ursulines and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land as well. During our journey, you will: Learn about the life of St. Angela Merici Discover what the pilgrimage experience was like during St. Angela's time. Gain some insight into discerning God's Will through the example of St. Angela Merici … much more! Click here to see photos of St. Angela Merici and a map view of the Holy Land! Jewel for the Journey: "Do not lose heart, even if you should discover that you lack qualities necessary for the work to which you are called. He who called you will not desert you, but the moment you are in need he will stretch out his saving hand.” - St. Angela Merici Learn more at PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Journeys Help us spread hope! PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Donate

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6454SANTA CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA, MARTIRE E SPOSA DI CRISTODa adolescente ebbe il dono del matrimonio mistico con Gesù e rivelò a Santa Giovanna d'Arco (insieme a santa Margherita d'Antiochia e san Michele Arcangelo) la missione di salvare la Franciadi Cristina SiccardiDi santa Caterina d'Alessandria, la cui memoria liturgica facoltativa ricorre il 25 novembre, nata probabilmente nel 287 e morta martire ad Alessandria d'Egitto nel 305 circa, si hanno scarne notizie documentarie, per tale ragione sono nate diverse tradizioni, anche popolari. Le fonti scritte sono tutte posteriori alla sua vita: la più antica è una Passione in greco del VI-VII secolo, ne segue un'altra dell'XI secolo e la Legenda Aurea, che risale al XIII.Si trattava, per certo, di una bella giovane egiziana. La Legenda Aurea precisa che era la figlia del re Costa, il quale la lasciò orfana giovanissima, e che fu istruita fin dall'infanzia nelle arti liberali, come venivano definiti gli studi di secondo grado nel Medioevo. Caterina venne chiesta in sposa da diversi uomini di rilevante importanza, ma ebbe in sogno la visione della Madonna con il Bambino che le infilava l'anello al dito facendola sponsa Christi.Nel 305 un imperatore romano tenne grandi festeggiamenti in proprio onore ad Alessandria. Anche se la Legenda Aurea parla di Massenzio (278 - 312), molti ritengono che si tratti di un errore di trascrizione e che l'imperatore in questione fosse invece Massimino Daia (285 ca. - 313), che proprio nel 305 fu proclamato Cesare per l'Oriente. Fu in quell'occasione che Caterina si presentò al palazzo imperiale durante i festeggiamenti, nel corso dei quali si celebravano riti pagani con sacrifici di animali in adorazione degli dèi, ai quali partecipavano anche molti cristiani per paura delle persecuzioni. Non solo Caterina rifiutò quegli atti, ma chiese all'Imperatore di riconoscere Gesù Cristo come redentore dell'umanità, argomentando il suo invito con cognizione di causa, profondità filosofica e capacità oratoria, tanto che l'Imperatore, colpito sia dalla bellezza, sia dalla cultura della giovane nobile, convocò un gruppo di retori affinché la convincessero ad onorare gli dèi e la chiese addirittura in sposa. Ma i retori non riuscirono a convertirla, addirittura furono loro, grazie all'eloquenza e alla santità di Caterina, ad essere convertiti al Cristianesimo. Fu così che l'imperatore ordinò la loro condanna a morte e dopo l'ennesimo rifiuto di Caterina la condannò al supplizio della ruota dentata; ma lo strumento di tortura si ruppe e Massimino decise quindi di farla decapitare. Dal corpo invece di uscire sangue sgorgò latte, simbolo della sua purezza.Secondo un'altra versione, il corpo di Caterina fu trasportato dagli Angeli sul monte Sinai, dove, nel VI secolo, l'imperatore Giustiniano (482-565) fondò il monastero, originariamente chiamato «della Trasfigurazione», e successivamente dedicato a lei, il celebre «Monastero di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria».Soltanto a partire dal IX secolo la devozione per la santa divenne molto popolare e ciò è particolarmente attestato dalle testimonianze iconografiche.Nel periodo in cui si è sviluppato il pensiero illuministico-ateista o agnostico si sono gettate moltissime ombre sulla storicità del personaggio. [...] Con gli anni Sessanta ebbe inizio un riesame di molte figure di santi dei primi secoli della Cristianità; lo spirito positivista, infatti, penetrò nella Chiesa e lo scientismo storicista prevalse sulla tradizione della Chiesa stessa, tanto che santa Caterina d'Alessandria, insieme ad altre figure, non venne più resa degna di rientrare nel Martirologio Romano e si decise di eliminarla fra il 1962 e il 2002, senza tuttavia mai proibirne la venerazione, a motivo dell'enorme devozione a lei rivolta lungo i secoli in tutta la cattolicità. Nel 2003 santa Caterina, secondo giustizia, venne reinserita nel Martirologio fra i martiri da papa Giovanni Paolo II (1920-2005).Nota di BastaBugie: Ermes Dovico nella rubrica Santo del giorno su La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana pubblicato il 25 novembre 2020 racconta alcuni particolari interessanti di Santa Caterina.È tra le martiri più rappresentate fin dall'Alto Medioevo e onorata con la dedicazione di moltissime chiese. Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (c. 287-305) visse in uno dei centri culturali e religiosi più importanti dell'antichità e fu «ricolma di acuto ingegno, sapienza e forza d'animo», come ricorda il Martirologio Romano.La più antica fonte scritta che si conosce sul suo martirio risale al VI secolo, cui hanno fatto seguito altri testi agiografici come la Legenda Aurea del beato Jacopo da Varagine. La tradizione riferisce che Caterina era una giovane di grande bellezza e intelligenza, dottissima in filosofia e religione. Ancora adolescente, ebbe il dono del matrimonio mistico con Gesù. [...]Oltre alle molteplici attestazioni dell'antichità del culto, va ricordato che la vergine e martire egiziana era carissima a sante come la mistica spagnola Caterina Tomás (1531-1574), Angela Merici (1474-1540) e Giovanna d'Arco (1412-1431). Quest'ultima affermò di aver avuto - dai 13 anni in poi - locuzioni e visioni di santa Margherita d'Antiochia, san Michele Arcangelo e appunto santa Caterina d'Alessandria, che consigliò la futura patrona di Francia anche durante il suo processo.Un'altra grande mistica devota di Caterina d'Alessandria è santa Matilde di Hackeborn (c. 1240-1298), che ebbe un'apparizione dell'antica martire nel giorno della sua festa: le apparve «tutta avviluppata in un manto coperto di ruote d'oro...», si legge nel Libro della Grazia speciale, basato sulle rivelazioni di Matilde. La religiosa tedesca intrattenne con Caterina un dialogo sul significato di un canto in suo onore, sulle sue nozze mistiche con Gesù e sull'Eucaristia. Caterina, tra l'altro, rispose così a una domanda di Matilde: «[...] La mia bellezza è quello splendore e quella dignità che Cristo diffonde sopra i suoi fedeli, ornandoli della ricca porpora del suo Sangue. Orbene, sappi che questo splendore si rinnova e si accresce ad ogni Santa Comunione; chi si comunica una volta raddoppia questo splendore; ma chi si comunica cento e mille volte, altrettanto aumenta questa bellezza dell'anima sua». Titolo originale: Caterina d'Alessandria. La martire che la falsa lettura femminista identificò con IpaziaFonte: Radio Roma Libera, 18 novembre 2020Pubblicato su BastaBugie n. 702

January 27, 2021 - St. Angela Merici (Fr. Daniel, Homily) by St. Peter Parish

January 27, 2021 - St. Angela Merici (Fr. Robert, Homily) by St. Peter Parish

O holy virgin and spiritual mother to the poorest of girls, whom you protected and guided in wisdom and love, keeping them from the snares of the world and raising them in Christ; you who fulfilled so well the twofold call to love God and save souls – pray for those who so easily go astray this day in a world of great corruption, where souls are in danger of being captured by the wiles of Satan and sin; and pray, too, that there shall be many who desire as you have, with the living love of God, to bring them into His fold.

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O holy virgin and spiritual mother to the poorest of girls, whom you protected and guided in wisdom and love, keeping them from the snares of the world and raising them in Christ; you who fulfilled so well the twofold call to love God and save souls – pray for those who so easily go astray this day in a world of great corruption, where souls are in danger of being captured by the wiles of Satan and sin; and pray, too, that there shall be many who desire as you have, with the living love of God, to bring them into His fold.

A series of lives of the Saints, told by Fr. Thomas Tamm, especially for children!

A series of lives of the Saints, told by Fr. Thomas Tamm, especially for children!

Summary of today's show: Just when you might have given up on the next generation of young Catholics, we meet Kathleen Grey and Catherine Asher, two young women graduating from Ursuline Academy in Dedham, who sit down with Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor to talk about their strong Catholic faith, which was handed on by their families and strengthened in their parishes and school, and how they hope to grow and to serve God in their bright futures. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor Today's guest(s): Kathleen Grey and Catherine Asher Links from today's show: Today's topics: Conversation with young Catholic women 1st segment: Scot and Fr. Chris caught up on their Memorial Day weekends. Fr. Chris was out at Castle Island in South Boston. He said it was a great day honoring our veterans. Fr. Chris was also out at Scot's parish, St. Agnes in Arlington, over the weekend, visiting with the priests there. Scot said his kids look up to Fr. Flatley and Fr. Graham as good role models. Fr. Chris lived at St. Agnes for a brief time after he was first ordained. They also discussed the graduation for the Master of Arts in Ministry program at St. John Seminary last weekend. Bishop Arthur Kennedy, the outgoing rector, gave the homily at the Mass and Cardinal Seán presided over the ceremonies. Fr. Chris said the participants in the program are laypeople who make sacrifices several nights every week in addition to their family and job obligations. This Friday, they are having a completion Mass for those who took part in the Catechetical Certificate program. About 150 people have been participating one Saturday per month since October to learn more about their faith. Scot notes that Bishop Richard Malone, who was an auxiliary bishop in Boston and most recently Bishop of Portland, Maine, has been named bishop of Buffalo, New York. Scot said Bishop Malone is a big supporter of Catholic radio, which is good for the Station of the Cross network. Fr. Chris said Bishop Malone used to be secretary for education in the Archdiocese of Boston and is scheduled to speak at the priests' convocation in Boston on June 7. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Kathleen Grey and Catherine Asher to the show. He asked Kathleen about her background. She as born in Boston and they lived in Norwood and then later moved to Canton. They remained parishioners at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Norwood. She attended St. Catherine in Siena school. She's been an altar server and now trains younger kids as servers. The former pastor Msgr. Connie McCrae asked her to become the trainer for altar servers. When she started in 5th grade as an altar server, she didn't know what her faith meant to her. She had learned the facts, but was interested in learning what it meant for her life. By the time she transferred to Ursuline, she realized she wasn't going to let it go. She wanted to be involved in helping others in their faith and has since become a religious education teacher as well. Scot said teaching ninth grade catechism for anybody would be difficult, never mind a high school senior. He asked how it helped her grow? Kathleen said it's not easy because they want to be independent and speak for themselves. They are trying to find their own voices. She told them as someone who's seventeen teaching those who are 14 and 15, she doesn't have a lot more knowledge than them, but that they would take the journey together. Catherine said she's lived in Milton with her family. She attended Glover Elementary School and was involved in a French immersion program. She went to a public middle school for one year before deciding to attend Ursuline. She was a member of Girl Scouts for 10 years and has also played viola. She's been involved in a number of extra curricular activities, including choral group, which is the liturgical choir. She also sings in the church choir at St. Elizabeth's. Singing in the choir has been a turning point for her faith and was a way to bond with her family. Her father is musical director at the parish and her mom and three sisters also sing in the choir. Catherine said her extended family is also musical. At holidays, the whole family will sing together. For example at Christmas, they will sing carols as their dad plays the piano. Catherine said her favorite hymn is “Lead me, Lord” because it's uplifting. It's been anthem for her life because it's so difficult to lead a good Catholic life. Scot asked her what led her to play the viola. She said at Christmas and Easter in the parish, they pull out all the stops and she plays the viola during Mass. Her older sister had switched from violin to viola and when she entered Ursuline, she decided to switch as well. She said it allowed her to excel in her instrument. Violin is so competitive in the musical world because there are so many violinists. As a violist she's been able to be a leader in symphonies she's involved in. Kathleen said her favorite hymn is “Open my Eyes, Lord”. She learned it while preparing for First Communion and the teacher taught them how to Sign it. Scot asked Kathleen why she picked Ursuline Academy. She said in sixth grade she was struggling in her academics and her parents looked at other options to help her focus her academics. The only school she looked at was Ursuline. She remembers at the open house meeting the teachers and how everyone was very welcoming. It made her want to be part of that small community. She also was glad to not have the distractions of boys and not have to worry about her appearance every day. She saw it as a way to express her faith and be proud of it. Kathleen said there are about 400 students and there are 73 seniors graduating. Fr. Chris asked about St. Angela Merici. Catherine said St. Angela lived in Italy in the 16th century. She had a vision on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. She founded a community of women to educate young women. The Ursuline Order has schools all over the world. Ursuline Academy is specifically a college preparatory school that pushes you to excel academically but also in your person, to be a right-thinking and right-acting person. Catherine said her two elder sisters went to different Catholic girls schools. Her parents strong believers in Catholic single-sex education for the education of the whole person. She decided to go to Ursuline because her third sister went there. At the time, Catherine the decision to leave her old school and go to Ursuline was difficult, but she became very comfortable at Ursuline very quickly. Scot said there are fewer single-sex schools. What does Kathleen think is the strongest reason to go to Ursuline? She said it helps you become who you are meant to be. You don't care what other people think. There are fewer distractions. It's a great opportunity to develop a close group of friends and to develop her faith. It's also a great education. Fr. Chris asked what traditions Ursuline has. Kathleen said one is Mission Day, a day for girls to shop, but all the money goes to various charities. It brings community, alumnae, and families altogether. Catherine said it's a far in the school where each homeroom becomes a store. One room is a country store. Another room is the jail where you can pay to send someone to “jail” and the person can either pay to make bail or just serve time there. Kathleen emphasized the day begins with Mass. Catherine said Serviam “I will Serve” is an integral part of the school. Everyone is required to serve a certain number of service hours each year. Catherine served at Beth Israel Deaconness Lab in Milton. Kathleen served her time in the Catholic Media Secretariat at the Pastoral Center. Kathleen said she wanted to do something connected to her faith and she's had an interest in communications and journalism. She spent a whole month in the Pastoral Center, working with Rick Heil on The Good Catholic Life and writing a couple of articles for The Pilot. Scot asked what it's like at the Pastoral Center. She was apprehensive at being the youngest. She made it a goal to start every day with Mass. She'd never had a job like this and so she learned a lot, whether sitting at her desk or sitting in on the show. She's learned a lot hearing God's message. Catherine said her classmates are working in hospitals, volunteering in local elementary schools, working with Friends of the Unborn in Quincy, volunteering with cancer patients, at the Mass. Hospital School helping children with developmental disabilities in horseback riding. Scot said what he liked about the program was that it says that their education is not complete until they've lived this service. Kathleen said she believes God has a plan for everything. Everything they've learned is not wasted and they will take it with them for their whole lives. Kathleen will be attending Emmanuel College in Boston. Her mom attend the college and she loved it. Her parents were married in the chapel there as well and they've stayed connected over the years. Catherine will be attending Fordham University in the Bronx. She won't be wearing a Yankees hat on campus. She's deferring for a year in order to study in France next year with Rotary International. She'll be a high school student for another year in southern Normandy and living with French families. She has a desire to immerse herself in another culture and try to understand another culture. There are so many different perspectives in the world and she hopes this year will give her a better understanding of people who live in a different environment. She hopes it expands her thinking and her view of the world. Kathleen plans to study communications and journalism, with a minor in theology. Catherine plans to to double major in French and biology. 3rd segment: Scot asked Kathleen and Catherine what they would say about their peers not practicing their faith with passion. Kathleen said teens who practice their faith are a minority. It is very difficult for them to express their faith confidently and to know there is truth in it. Scot asked why they think it's been sparked in them and how parents could help their own kids. Catherine said a great blessing for her has been adults who have led by example, including her parents and her priests. They are firm in their beliefs. She credits family dinners every night in which they discuss challenges they face every day. They talk about why the Church believes what she does, ethical issues, and how Catholics should respond. She added that adults who want their children to be active shouldn't stop encouraging them and show them why it's important to you that they have this faith. Encourage them to be involved in their parish in any way they can. Fr. Chris asked what excites them the most about their faith. Kathleen said the Church is constant. There are so many parts of our lives that change, but the Church always believes what she believes. Having that strong voice is important to teens. Catherine said the loving nature of the Church, no matter who you are or whatever stage, you are loved. Catherine recommended on Facebook as a daily inspiration. Kathleen admits to being new on social media and she often encourages others to move away from checking Facebook all the time because of the ways it can be negative for their lives. Scot asked what questions about their faith they've had. Kathleen said the question of abortion and physician-assisted suicide and generally making decisions to drink do drugs and bullying are important among her peer group. Catherine said human sexuality is a big question for teens. She had a friend who asked why the Church thinks sex is bad. She explained what the Church teaches and realized her friend had a set idea of what the Church teaches and wasn't open to hearing anything else. Scot noted how much racier television has become in the past 25 years. Fr. Chris said compared it to visiting Rome where everyone smokes. When you get home, everything in your suitcase smells like it. In our culture we are bombarded with these messages constantly and don't realize how much of it we're soaking up. He said the Church has a consistent message and if only we open our eyes and ears, how blessed we will be by it. Kathleen said she hopes in college that she stays close to her faith because it keeps her joyful, and that she stays prayerful. Catherine hopes that God will lead her where He needs her to be and that she will be an instrument of His will. Scot asked Catherine why Fordham and not Holy Cross, like her parents. She said she wanted to branch out on her own a little with a little distance from her family.

Op deze dag 21 oktober gedenkt de Kerk het leven van de heilige Ursula, die leefde in de vijfde eeuw, toen het West-Romeinse Rijk uit elkaar viel. Tien eeuwen later, in de hoogdagen christelijk humanisme, koos de heilige Angela Merici als patrones voor de door haar gestichte kloosterorde, Ursula. De ursulinen zouden zich als een van de eerste in het bijzonder toeleggen op het onderwijs van jonge vrouwen. In het gesprek vertelt algemeen overste Moeder Bimla over de patroonheilige van de Zusters Ursulinen. Ook dat de ursulinen een tweede stichting kenden in het Belgische Tildonk, en hoe ursulinen vandaag hun leven op God richten.