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"You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."Is there such thing as objective truth? Is it ALWAYS better to tell the truth? Are there situations where it's better to lie? (Pls excuse the the background cicadas #straya)This episode covers Part Three, Section Two, Chapter Two, Article Eight of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 2464-2474).Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/.... References and further reading/listening/viewing:John Chapter 8The Acts of the ApostlesPope St. John Paul II, Fides et RatioFulton Sheen, "Revealed Truth", YouTube.Fulton Sheen, "Freedom", YouTube.Opus Dei: "'In Spirit and Truth': Creating Unity of Life (I)""'Where God Wants us': Creating Unity of Life (II)"Thomas A. Kempis, The Imitation of ChristJacques Philippe, Interior FreedomArchbishop Anthony Fisher OP: "Conference on Newman the Prophet: A Saint for Our Times""Conscience, Relativism and Truth: the Witness of Newman" (video)Bishop Conley, "Blessed John Henry Newman and the Search for Truth in the Post-Relativist University"Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, Memoirs of a Happy FailureC.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManBishop Robert Barron, "Breaking Out of the Prison of Self-Invention", YouTube.Ascenscion Presents, "Why We Should Stop Saying 'My Truth'", YouTube.Catholic Encyclopedia, "Truth"Trent Horn, "Truth and Ice Cream", Catholic Answers."Biography of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter"Erna Putz, Franz Jägerstätter, Letters and Writings from Prisondir. Terence Malick, A Hidden Lifedir. Fred Zinnemann, A Man for All Seasons.

Saint John Bosco, Priest1815–1888January 31—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of editors, publishers, schoolchildren and juvenile delinquentsHis person radiated the warm love of God, drawing everyone towards himSome saints attract the faithful by the raw power of their minds and the sheer force of their arguments. Think of St. Thomas Aquinas or St. Augustine. Other saints write so eloquently, with such grace and sweetness, that their words draw people to God like bees to honey. Think of Blessed John Henry Newman or St. Francis de Sales. Still other saints say and write almost nothing, but lead lives of such generous and sacrificial witness that their holiness is obvious. Think of St. Francis of Assisi or St. Teresa of Calcutta. Today's saint was not a first class thinker, eloquent writer, bloody martyr, or path breaking Church reformer. But he had abundant gifts of equal value.St. John Bosco was, to put it in the simplest terms, a winner. His heart was like a furnace radiating immense warmth, fraternal concern, and affectionate love of God to every person in the room. His personality seemed to operate like a powerful magnet that pulled everyone closer and closer in toward his overflowing, priestly, and fatherly love. His country boy simplicity, street smarts, genuine concern for the poor, and love of God, Mary and the Church made him irresistible. Don Bosco (‘Don' being a title of honor for priests, teachers, etc…) had charm. What he asked for, he received. From everyone. He built, during his own lifetime, an international empire of charity and education so massive and so successful that it is impossible to explain his accomplishments in merely human terms.Like many great saints, Don Bosco's external, observable, charisms were not the whole story. Behind his engaging personality was a will like a rod of iron. He exercised strict self discipline and firmness of purpose in driving toward his goals. His gift of self, or self dedication, was remarkable. Morning, noon, and night. Weekday or weekend. Rain or shine. He was always there. Unhurried. Available. Ready to talk. His life was one big generous act from beginning to end.St. John grew up dirt poor in the country working as a shepherd. His father died when he was an infant. After studies and priestly ordination we went to the big city, Turin, and saw first hand how the urban poor lived. It changed his life. He began a ministry to poor boys which was not particularly innovative. He said Mass, heard confessions, taught the gospel, went on walks, cooked meals, and taught practical skills like book binding. There was no secret to Don Bosco's success. But no one else was doing it, and no one else did it so well. Followers flocked to assist him and he founded the Salesians, a Congregation named after his own hero, St. Francis de Sales. The Salesian empire of charity and education spread around the globe. By the time of its founder's death in 1888 the Salesians had 250 houses the world over caring for 130,000 children. Their work continues today.Don Bosco was not concerned with the remote causes of poverty. He did not challenge class structures or economic systems. He saw what was in front of him and went “straight to the poor,” as he put it. He did his work from the inside out. It was for others to figure out long term solutions, but not for him.Don Bosco did not know what rest was and wore himself out by being all things to all men. His reputation for holiness endured well beyond his death. A young priest who had met him in northern Italy in 1883, Fr. Achille Ratti, later became Pope Pius XI and, on Easter Sunday 1934, canonized the great priest he had known so many years before.St. John Bosco, you dedicated your life to the education and care of poor youth. Aid us in reaching out to those who need our assistance today, not tomorrow, and here, not somewhere else. Through your intercession may we carry out a fraction of the good that you achieved in your life.

This talk was given as part of the Thomistic Institute Conference “What is development if doctrine? Aquinas and Newman“ held at the Angelicum in Rome on 7 December 2019. Father Ian Ker teaches theology at Oxford University, where he is a senior research fellow at Blackfriars, Oxford, and a member of the Faculty of Theology . He has taught both English literature and theology at universities in the UK and USA. Father Ker is generally regarded as the leading authority on Blessed John Henry Newman, on whom he has published the universally acknowledged definitive biography.

We will be praying with and learning from Blessed John Henry Newman for many, many years to come. Joseph Pearce has been an excellent student, as well as an instructor of (or should I say “illuminator of”) the life and work of this great man, John Henry Newman, and who is now a bonafide member of the ... Read more The post IP#34 Joseph Pearce – The Heart of Newman on Inside the Pages with Kris McGregor appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

We will be praying with and learning from Blessed John Henry Newman for many, many years to come. Joseph Pearce has been an excellent student, as well as an instructor of (or should I say “illuminator of”) the life and work of this great man, John Henry Newman, and who is now a bonafide member of the ... Read more The post IP#34 Joseph Pearce – The Heart of Newman on Inside the Pages with Kris McGregor appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Mass For The Memorial Of Blessed John Henry Newman 10/9/19 by Fr. Mike Casey

Father Dermot Mansfield, author of 'Heart Speaks to Heart: The Story of Blessed John Henry Newman', sheds light on this man’s remarkable life and legacy, as his canonisation takes place in Rome this Sunday 13th October.

In this special episode Jo Boyce revisits the service that was broadcast live on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship, on the morning of the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. On Sunday 13th October, Blessed John Henry Newman will be canonised and become the first recognised English saint in close to 300 years. So it’s […] The post 007 Heart Speaks Unto Heart ~ Celebrating the life and witness of Cardinal John Henry Newman appeared first on CJM MUSIC.

We’re not called to be like the Amish, separating ourselves completely from the world.  But we must be careful how much of the world’s influences we allow into our homes and into our hearts. How do we strike the right balance? Dr. Sri draws on wisdom from Blessed John Henry Newman to help us live a Christians in this world without being of this world.

The Open Door podcast explores Blessed John Henry Newman's polemical piece on education and the Tamworth Reading Room. Our special guest is Christopher Zehnder, educator and author. He's also an active member of the American Solidarity Party!Our questions will include the following.1. Who was Lord Brougham? Sir Robert Peel?2. What was the Tamworth Reading Room?3. Sir Robert Peel tells us that a man "in becoming wiser will become better:" he will "rise at once in the scale of intellectual and moral existence, and by being accustomed to such contemplations, he will feel the moral dignity of his nature exalted." Is he correct?4. Is knowledge virtue? Or is Newman right to say that “To know is one thing, to do is another; the two things are altogether distinct.”5. Can virtue be taught? Jeremy Bentham thinks that an uneducated man is ever mistaking his own interest and standing in the way of his own true enjoyments. Is this the case for the educated man as well?6. Is the chief merit of philosophy that while we are thinking of it we will be free of grief, anxiety, passion, ambition, and hatred? Is philosophy as successful in distracting us as, say, whiskey or cannabis? As successful as major league athletics?7. Sir Robert Peel speaks of "this preliminary and fundamental rule, that no works of controversial divinity shall enter into the library,"—of "the institution being open to all persons of all descriptions, without reference to political opinions, or religious creed,"—and of "an edifice in which men of all political opinions and all religious feelings may unite in the furtherance of knowledge, without the asperities of party feeling." Is his aim to promote civility and reduce divisiveness?8. Does Scripture include passages of “controversial divinity”?9. In his An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748), David Hume writes “When we run over libraries…what havoc must we make? If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No. Commit it then to the flames: For it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.10. Newman writes that “if virtue be a mastery over the mind, if its end be action, if its perfection be inward order, harmony, and peace, we must seek it in graver and holier places than in Libraries and Reading-rooms.” Just what does he have in mind?(August 23, 2019)

In this episode Dr. Reno examines Blessed John Henry Newman. We discuss the substance and influence of the "University Sermons" and in particular sermon #4 "The Usurpations of Reason" The post CA-11- Bl. John Newman – The University Sermons – Christian Apologetics with Dr. R. R. Reno appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

In this episode Dr. Reno examines Blessed John Henry Newman. We discuss the substance and influence of the "University Sermons" and in particular sermon #4 "The Usurpations of Reason" The post CA-11- Bl. John Newman – The University Sermons – Christian Apologetics with Dr. R. R. Reno appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

In this episode Dr. Reno examines Blessed John Henry Newman. We discuss the significance of his conversion and effect on intellectual and spiritual thought in the 19th century and today. The post CA-10 Bl. John Newman pt 1- Christian Apologetics w/ Dr. R. R. Reno Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

In this episode Dr. Reno examines Blessed John Henry Newman. We discuss the significance of his conversion and effect on intellectual and spiritual thought in the 19th century and today. The post CA-10 Bl. John Newman pt 1- Christian Apologetics w/ Dr. R. R. Reno Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

CONVO WITH KYLE: On this episode, Bishop talks about Blessed John Henry Newman, evangelization, and his recent trip to China for a conference. LISTENER SUBMITTED QUESTIONS - 30:50 - What do you say to people who say that they get nothing out of the Mass or that it is boring? - 33:30 - If a priest is asked to "step down" and once a priest always a priest...how does that work? What functions can and can't they perform? Is there any authority that he must report to? - 36:12 - Why do some parishes offer wine at Masses while others don't? Also why do some offer gluten-free hosts while others don't? - 41:10 - At the Priesthood Ordination Mass last month, I noticed that right before the Procession began, Fr. Royce dipped his finger into the baptismal font and then gave you some holy water from his finger so you could bless yourself. Why was that? - 42:05 - Do you have a favorite childhood memory? ------ Truth in Charity is brought to you in part by Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. ------ Live: www.redeemerradio.com Follow us on social media: www.Facebook.com/RedeemerRadio www.Twitter.com/RedeemerRadio www.Instagram.com/Instagram Submit your question(s): Call / Text (Holy Cross College text line) - 260-436-9598 Online - www.RedeemerRadio.com/AskBishop E-mail - AskBishop@RedeemerRadio.com Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | RSS

28 April 2019 Second Sunday of Easter John 20:19-31 + Homily 15 Minutes 22 Seconds Link to the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042819.cfm (New American Bible, Revised Edition) From the parish bulletin:    In the radiance of the Resurrection, the Church relates to the emotions of the first witnesses: grief, fear, bewilderment, and then exultation. In each generation, believers experience all of these in various ways. On Good Friday our local custom is to meditate on the Seven Last Words, using meditations written by Blessed John Henry Newman. Because the reflections he wrote in the nineteenth century are so apposite to the history of the Church’s trials and triumphs, listeners often think they were written just yesterday. The same is true of the Paschal Sequence: “Death and Life have contended / In that combat stupendous.”    On Good Friday a faithful young priest I knew when he was a boy, died after a long illness, and at the same time, a girl was born to one of our families. Early on Easter morning one of our Sri Lankan worshipers told me of the massacre in Colombo. It is estimated that around our world a Christian is martyred every five minutes “in odium fidei” by those who hate Christ. During the cathedral fire in Paris, the rescue of the Blessed Sacrament (which the frail ecclesiology of The New York Times called “a statue of Jesus”) was a triumph of life over death.     Over many years I have had recourse to an epitaph in an English church inscribed during the dark Puritan days of Cromwell’s Protectorate: “In the year 1653 when all thinges Sacred were throughout ye nation Either demolisht or profaned, Sir Robert Shirley, Baronet, Founded this church; Whose singular praise it is to have done the best things in ye worst times, and hoped them in the most callamitous.”    On Easter Day in that spirit, and at a time of no little tribulation in the Church and culture in general, we dedicated a new baldacchino to enhance our central altar. This was part of an ongoing project to furnish our church with art and craftsmanship representative of the unsurpassed aesthetic patrimony of Catholicism. Our funds are limited, so this was a work of devotion by the carpenters who attended the dedication, and our own parishioners, including the architect and sculptor. If friends of the parish continue to be generous, we can put our local talent to further use.     The High Priests and Pharisees told the Roman governor Pontius Pilate that Jesus had said that He would rise from the dead. They certainly did not believe that, but it made them edgy enough that they asked permission to seal the Tomb. The Living Word, however, always has the last word. Recall the admonition of one of Hannibal’s soldiers after his victory at the battle of Cannae, when he hesitated to march on to Rome: “Vincere scis, victoria uti nescis.” —"You know how to win but you do not know what to do with the victory.” May the Victorious Christ never have to say that about us.  

Blessed John Henry Newman is back! Join us for a meditation on his sermon “The Mystery of Divine Condescension” (you can read it online here: http://www.newmanreader.org/works/discourses/discourse14.html). SPOILER ALERT: minutes 40-43 give away the exciting romantic conclusion of Little Women. Read the book before you listen. :) Soundtrack of the week:“Old Time Rock & Roll” - https://youtu.be/N9G-lvqaBfM (Why Emily chants in the background when she hears this song: https://youtu.be/u3eDgK0rROQ?t=127) Little Women - https://librivox.org/little-women-dramatic-reading-by-louisa-may-alcott/

Jiminy Cricket said “Always let your conscience be your guide,” but how do I know if I have a good conscience? A good conscience more often is concerned with our responsibilities than with our rights. It is more preoccupied with what God wants than with what I want. Fr. Mike tells us, “Stop thinking like the world and start thinking like God.” The world will have us think our conscience is the final judge on what is right and wrong, but as Catholics we know that God is the final judge, and our consciences need to be formed—in fact, transformed—to abide by and abide in his will. “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2). Interesting tidbit: As you may know, “Jiminy Cricket” is a minced oath for “Jesus Christ”; but did you know that Blessed John Henry Newman considered the conscience to be the “aboriginal vicar of Christ”?

Michael is joined Ryma Halfaoui, one of the students organising the demonstration of solidarity with Muslims. Fr Dermot Mansfield, author of ‘Heart Speaks to Heart: The Story of Blessed John Henry Newman’. Susannah Healy, psychologist, mindfulness meditation teacher who has just published ‘The Seven-Day Soul: Finding Meaning Beneath the Noise’.

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Times of Private Prayer: Conversing With GodWhen do you speak to God? Do you make time for prayer to God? We often eat meals with families and friends, watch sports events or listen to concerts, spend time reading blogs and newspapers. Yet, we fail to make time for God.In sermon titled “Times of Prayer” Blessed John Henry Newman teaches us, together with the saints, of our need to pray to our Father God. For example: St. Augustine explains the Lord’s Prayer to Proba, a wealthy woman. St. Teresa of Ávila explains that it is a trusting conversation with the One who loves us. The Curé of Ars learns from a parishioner that to pray is to look at Him. St. Thérèse of Lisieux tells us that it is a glance of the heart, a look towards heaven. And St. Josemaría Escrivá reminds us that prayer is personal –  about God and about you. Prayer is a privilege but it is also a duty; it is not something optional like reading a novel or having a snack. Newman distinguishes between two types of prayer: “Public worship, indeed, from its very nature, requires places, times, and even set forms. But private prayer does not necessarily require set times, because we have no one to consult but ourselves, and we are always with ourselves; nor forms, for there is no one else whose thoughts are to keep pace with ours.”Then he recounts examples of the prayers of Jesus, and of the saints in the bible, and reminds us of Jesus’ instruction: “when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you” (Mt 6:6).Newman explains that “it is necessary to insist upon this duty of observing private prayer at stated times, because amid the cares and hurry of life men are very apt to neglect it: and it is a much more important duty than it is generally considered, even by those who perform it.” He suggests two reasons. A first reason for private prayer is that it serves like impulses to the mind throughout the day, and by this means  God ‘instructs and engages us in whatever is our duty.’ Newman notes that we should pray throughout the day, but we need to set aside time, “to make leisure time” at least in the morning and evening to spend with God. Regarding prayer in the evening he writes:“A like reason may be assigned for evening prayer, viz. as affording us a time of looking back on the day past, and summing up (

Today we remember a Modern Day Father of the Church: Blessed John Henry Newman.The post Blessed John Henry Newman: a Modern Day Father of the Church appeared first on Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Hello there! With the beginning of the academic year just around the corner, the ICL team discuss the topic of 'being a Catholic at University', drawing on our own experiences and some wise words from Blessed John Henry Newman. J+C+S+R  

The Pilgrim Queen, was written in 1849 as a hymn for the Virgin Mary by Blessed John Henry Newman, after he had established the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in England. Newman's earlier poetry, before he converted to Catholicism, was written during the Oxford Movement, and is often complex and can be difficult to understand at first reading. The early poetry was written for a different purpose than his later poetry; these later poems he wrote expressly to be sung as hymns, with the intent that they be easy to understand, especially by children. These hymn poems are straightforward and exceedingly charming in their lyrical language. The Pilgrim Queen is a perfect example of Newman’s hymn poetry; the verses’ meanings need little explanation. The Pilgrim Queen can be sung to many hymn tunes since the syllable count in each line is regular. This Newman hymn is appropriate for the week in which we have just celebrated the Queenship of Mary.In the poem, we find Mary waiting, when Jesus is discovered missing from the tomb. Notice the striking imagery used throughout. For example, Christ’s tomb is both “planted deep” and “raised high.” This tomb is called a “palace of ice” for when Christ was gone for the hours until His resurrection, much like on Good Friday when the tabernacles are empty, and His palace (either the tomb or tabernacles) is without Him, who is all Light. When summer came (that is, His resurrection) the ice “melted” away. The Pilgrim Queen (A Song.)THERE sat a Lady              all on the ground,Rays of the morning              circled her round,Save thee, and hail to thee,              Gracious and Fair,In the chill twilight              what wouldst thou there? "Here I sit desolate,"              sweetly said she,"Though I'm a queen,              and my name is Marie:Robbers have rifled              my garden and store,Foes they have stolen              my heir from my bower.  "They said they could keep Him              far better tha

"Heaven is not a place in the universe, but a person: Jesus Christ. And the closer we draw near to Jesus, the more we bring heaven on earth." - from this week's podcast. As we reach the climax of the Easter Season, Edward Sri takes us through the last chapter of Mark's Gospel as he unpacks the three key events of the last 50 days: the Resurrection, Ascension and Commissioning of the Apostles.  Episode Notes: Dr. Sri referred in this episode to a prayer attributed to Blessed John Henry Newman called "Radiating Christ." Here's a link to the prayer: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1629  

Summer is coming, and with it comes late evenings spend reading on porches (or at least we assume that's how you spend your summer evenings, since obviously there are no better options than that). With this in mind, the Passing Currents presents our first ever Recommended Reads episode. The boys each present their five recommended reads, complete with explanations, with an additional fast five more tossed onto the end. Enjoy, and get reading!Brian's Top Five (in no order of relevance or worth): Truth and Tolerance, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Papa Benny); The Ball and the Cross, G.K. Chesterton; The End of the Affair, Graham Greene; Till We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis; An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, Blessed John Henry Newman.Brian's Next Five: God or Nothing, Robert Cardinal Sarah; Sources of Catholic Dogma, Henry Danzinger; Catholic Christianity, Peter Kreeft; Helena, Evelyn Waugh; Anything by Denis McNamaraEric's Top Five (in no order of relevance or worth): Redemptoris Missio, Pope John Paul II; Theology and Sanity, Frank Sheed; Humility of Heart, Father Cajetan Mary da Bergamo; Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly; The Power of Silence, Robert Cardinal Sarah.Eric's Next Five: Confessions, St. Augustine; The Jeweler's Shop, Karol Wojtyla (Papa JP); The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer; A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis; Witness to Hope, George Weigel.

Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Readings - "Learn from the Best" Homily Series

To mark a series of January Church feast days that offer special inspiration to Catholic educators, we are pleased to publish three short podcasts discussing the lives of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. John Neumann, and St. Andre Bessette. The second podcast in this series comes from ACE's Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Education Policy, John Schoenig, who joins Bill Schmitt for a conversation about the life of St. John Neumann, as well as Blessed John Henry Newman and their contributions to Catholic education. Interested in similar reflections? Pick up a copy of "5 Minutes with the Saints, More Spiritual Nourishment for Busy Teachers" at https://ace.nd.edu/pages/5-minutes-with-the-saints.

There are approximately 20,000 extant letters written by Blessed John Henry Newman. These have been gathered together in 32 volumes by the long and painstaking work of members of the Birmingham Oratory. Mgr Strange, theologian and Newman scholar, has recently … Continue reading →

From Washington DC, September 24 Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)John Henry Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as an Anglican and the second half as a Roman Catholic. He was a priest, popular preacher, writer

Fr. Jay Scott Newman discusses the work and influence of the great 19th century British Catholic convert and cardinal, Blessed John Henry Newman.

Host Kathleen Beckman dialogues with Professor Christopher Blum regarding the wisdom of Blessed John Henry Newman published in a new book, Everyday Meditations and the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales published in a new book, The Sign of the Cross. They discuss how the spirituality of the saints help us to live rich interior […]

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Susan Abbott **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Gregory Tracy, managing editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese * [The Anchor](http://www.anchornews.org) * [The Pilot](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com) * Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. **Today's topics:** Cardinal Seán's Pastoral Letter on Evangelization, tornado in Springfield, new cause of canonization in Boston, US bishops on assisted suicide **A summary of today's show:**  **1st segment:** Scot welcomes Susan back to show. Susan said she's just back from the Sacred Hearts Retreat House in Wareham where she met with New England regional diocesan catechetical directors in a day of reflection. Scot said the Pastoral Center has been busy today because the convocation of the archdiocese's priests has been taking place nearby at Lombardo's in Randolph. Fr. James Moroney addressed them on the changes to the Roman Missal that are coming this Advent. Videos of recent workshops on the changes coming  to the Liturgy are available on the archdiocese's website. * [The New Roman Missal at BostonCatholic.org](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/newromanmissal.aspx) **2nd segment:** Scot begins by talking about the Cardinal's new pastoral letter called "The New Pentecost." He asked Fr. Landry to explain pastoral letters. It is meant to help Catholics to approach an issue from the perspective of the Catholic faith. It's a study by the author on a theme that he believes those to whom he's writing it need to react and respond to. This pastoral letter is a response of Cardinal Seán to starting in 1992, Pope John Paul II began calling for a New Evangelization of the Americas on the 500th anniversary of the discovery by European Christians. This calling to a new evangelization is meant to address those 83% of Catholics who don't regularly go to Mass very Sunday as well as those of the other 17% who have not let the Gospel fully impact their lives. Scot asked Gregory what he makes of the Cardinal releasing the document on Pentecost and linking evangelization to Pentecost. The Holy Spirit overshadowed the apostles, converting them from cowering in fear and calling them to go out and proclaim the Good News. We're also called to proclaim the Good News like the apostles did. * [Cardinal Seán's Pastoral Letter on Evangelization](http://www.BostonCatholic.org/Pastoral Letter) (Will be available on Friday, June 10) * ["Church must find more effective ways to evangelize, says pope" CNS, 5/31/11](http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20110531.htm) Susan said that she's this letter as being right up her alley in terms of using in catechesis, formation and religious education and see hiow it's applicable to her ministry. Scot said we're called to evangelize and spread the word to others. He asked Fr. Roger how important it is to make people understand this isn't just the mission of the priests or professional lay ecclesial ministers. Fr. Roger said if we're not bursting forth with the desire to share the Good News with others, we have to wonder if we've fully receive the Gospel and recognize what great news it is. Pope John Paul II said in the encyclical [Mission of the Redeemer](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio_en.html) said 15 times that the work of evangelization is the work of all the disciples of the Lord. Jesus' two great verbs are to "come" to Him, but also to "go" out into the world. Scot said there are 11 sections to the Cardinal's letter. The first one states that Pentecost is the beginning of Evangelization. Then he talks about Catholics Come Home, evangelization as the start of each Catholic's ongoing conversion; evangelization as the primary mission of the Church; the meaning of evangelization; parishes as centers of evangelization; pastoral planning & evangelization; the new Roman Missal as an opportunity for evangelization; new Church movements and communities; immediate steps we can take to evangelize; and Blessed John Paul's oft-stated desire that all may know Jesus. **3rd segment:** Scot recalled the tornadoes in the Springfield diocese last week, the four deaths and more than 200 injuries. The diocese was hit very hard as well. Susan's counterpart, Sister Paul Robelard, said it was just terrifying. The chancery building wasn't damaged, but St. Michael's Resident, a home for retired priests and religious, was damaged. The chapel was ripped out of the middle of the building. The recently restored cathedral high school was also severely damaged. * [Massachusetts diocese seeks prayers, assistance during tornado recovery," The Pilot/CNS, 6/8/11](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=13429) There are many people still without homes and it will be a long time getting back on their feet. Scot said in the weeks prior to that was the tornado in Joplin, Missouri. His children, seeing the news, were very fearful and he assured them that we don't get tornadoes in Massachusetts, and now this happens. It left us all feeling vulnerable. Scot asked Gregory's take as a journalist. Gregory said as terrible as the devastation as the Missouri was, it didn't feel so close to home, but many of us know people in Springfield, and especially with those he works with in the diocese there. As important as reporting what happened is reporting the efforts that the diocese is making to assist those in need. Fr. Roger said people should pray. Bishop McDonnell has asked for prayers those who died in the storm, those who lost homes, those who were injured. These are our neighbors in both a literal sense and in a Gospel sense, so we could assist with monetary donations. But we also need to recall that our lives are a gift of God. It's easy to go about our lives and not recall that this could happen to us at any time. We need to be grateful to the Lord for every day he gives us. We need to respond, not with fear, but with gratitude and trust. Also, be ready, because at any time our death could come. Are we ready to face the Lord in our personal judgment? Bishop McDonnell said Catholic Charities is looking for help with immediate needs for household items, toiletries, baby supplies, and monetary donations. * ["Cause of canonization opens for Opus Dei priest," The Pilot, 6/7/11](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=13423) On June 2 at the Pastoral Center was the opening of the cause of canonization for Fr. Joseph Muzquiz, a priest of Opus Dei, who brought the movement to the United States. Fr. Roger knows Fr. Dave Kavanaugh, the promoter of the cause and priest of OPus Dei. He said Fr. Kavanaugh told him that Fr. Muzquiz was one of the first three Opus Dei priests ordained in Spain the 1940s. St. Josemaria Escriva had asked Fr. Muzquiz to bring Opus Dei to the US. They first went to Chicago and then came to Boston, coming here literally with nothing, trusting in God. Eventually, the movement has flowered in the United States with many beautiful facilities, chapels, and retreat centers. Fr. Muzquiz was known for his incredible peace and heroic virtue. He lived the real message of Opus Dei, to become holy in the midst of your ordinary activities. You don't have to be a martyr or travel to the end of the earth. He died on June 1, 1983.  In order to be canonized, you need two miracles, so they have printed up holy cards with prayers so that people can pray for their own needs and those they love. At this stage, he is called Servant of God and they will now investigate whether he lived the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love to a heroic degree.  Gregory said this is the first cause that he has experience with that has opened in Boston. The usual practice is that the cause opens in the diocese where the person died. He said though there were about 150 people present, many of whom knew Muzquiz personally, it was a highly canonical proceeding, with the reading of testimony and the signing of documents. There was a great sense of solemnity and it showed that the process of canonization is not just superfluous, but is very rigorous and much attention to detail is paid. Susan said she's only familiar with the archdiocese's connection to the cause for Blessed John Henry Newman, but that was an investigation of a miracle that occurred here, not the opening of the the cause and investigation. Scot said it was interesting to know about the formal roles in the process: the bishop of the diocese, the postulator of the cause (Fr. Kavanaugh), the episcopal delegate (Bishop Allué), the judicial vicar (Fr. Mark O'Connell), the promoter of justice (Fr. Rodney Kopp), and notaries (Fr. Michael Medas and Fr. Dan Harrington). Now the investigation will take testimony from many people and send that along with many other items of documentation to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican for consideration. They will investigate any possible miracle and perhaps make a recommendation to the Holy Father for beatification. Fr. Roger said those looking for miracles are encouraged to go to St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury to pray at the tomb of Fr. Muzquiz for that miracle. **4th segment:** In the Pilot this week is an obituary for Fr. Thomas Keane, former Air Foorce chaplain and Quincy pastor. In The Anchor this week are the obituaries of Fr. Luis Cardoso and Msgr. Edmund Levesque. Msgr Levesque is Fr. Roger's predecessor at St. Anthony's in New Bedford. When Fr. Levesque arrived in the parish in 1990, he decided to renovate the church, which is a massive church. Because he had no money, he did it himself, erecting scaffolding and washing and painting the ceilings, then sanding and repainting the pews. He started to raise money for the school by cooking the dinner at Bingo every week. He died at he was going up the steps of a church to celebrate Mass. Fr. Luis Cardoso was an immigrant from the Azores and spent his whole priesthood in Fall River ministering to Portuguese Catholics.  Also this week, both dioceses celebrated the 25th anniversaries of a number of priests. The Boston priests celebrated Mass together at the Pastoral Center on Wednesday. * List of Archdiocese of Boston priests celebrating their Silver Jubilee: * Fr. Russell Best, St. Patrick, Boston * Fr. James Butler, Senior Priest * Fr. Richard Cannon, St. John the Baptist, Quincy * Fr. Thomas Foley, Episcopal Vicar and Secretary for Parish Life and Leadership * Fr. David Michael, St. Joseph, Needham * Fr. William Minigan, St. Joseph, Malden * Fr. Gabriel Lormeus, St. Mary, Lynn * Fr. Janusz Chmielecki, OFM Conv., Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston * Fr. Gerard McKeon, SJ, Boston College High School * Fr. Joseph O'Keefe, SJ, St. Mary Hall, Boston College * Fr. Jose Ruisanchez, Opus Dei * Fr. Kevin Sepe, St. Francis of Assisi, Braintree * Fr. Mark Mahoney, St. Rose of Lima, Topsfield * Fr. Albert Faretra, St. Joseph, Belmont * Fr. James Doran, OMV, St. Joseph Retreat House, Milton * List of Diocese of Fall River priests celebrating their Silver Jubilee: * Fr. David Andrade * Fr. Freddie Babiczuk, Jr. * Fr. Thomas Frechette * Fr. Maurice Gauvin Jr. * Fr. Timothy P. Reis Susan said she has worked closely with Fr. Foley and Fr. Mahoney in the central ministries and has worked with many of the other priests as well. Moving on to other news, Fr. Roger said the US bishops when they meet in Seattle next week will be discussing assisted suicide and will be giving us a document on it. In Massachusetts, there is a new movement to promote assisted suicide. It comes as Dr. Jack Kevorkian, advocate of assisted suicide and antagonist of the culture of life, has recently died. He said this will be short enough for most people to read and pass along. * ["Bishops' document on assisted suicide will be first by full conference," CNS, 6/2/11](http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1102179.htm) * ["Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian dies at age 83," The Pilot/CNS, 6/8/11](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=13425) Gregory said The Pilot will have an article about Fr. Frank Pavone's recent visit to Hingham and will summarize his talks on the pro-life cause. Also, Fr. Tad Pacholczyk writes this week on the topic of brain death and how to approach the issue from a Catholic perspective. Susan said she's interested in the article in The Pilot on the workshop that was recently held in North Andover on the changes to the Roman Missal.  Scot points out the article in the Pilot on the status of the archdiocese's pastoral planning office. He said Msgr. Will Fay was on The Good Catholic Life yesterday to clarify some of the misreporting on pastoral planning in the media recently. The article has direct quotes from Fr. David Couterier from the archdiocese's pastoral planning office that echo Msgr. Fay's comments yesterday.

  **Today's host:** Scot Landry  **Today's guests:** Bishop Daniel Reilly, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Worcester, Mass.; Angelo Guadagno, organizer of the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference; Deacon Jack Sullivan of St. Thecla Parish, Pembroke; and Fr. Dan Hennessey, director of the Office for Vocations of the Archdiocese of Boston. * [Office for Vocations](http://www.vocationsboston.org) * [Diocese of Worcester](http://www.worcesterdiocese.org/) * [Worcester Catholic Men's Conference](http://www.firstmensconf.org/www.firstmensconf.org/Welcome.html) * [Pilot article from August 2010 on Deacon Sullivan's miracle](http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=12190) * [Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress](http://www.eucharisticcongress.org) **Today's topics:** Lenten retreats, the annual Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference, and the miraculous intercession of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. **A summary of today's show:** The Worcester Men's Conference was the seed of the nationwide Catholic men's conference movement over the past decade, and that tradition continues at this year's conference later this month. The keynote speaker will be Deacon Jack Sullivan of St. Thecla Parish in Pembroke, whose miraculous healing from a spinal ailment led to the beatification of Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman. And on April 1 and 2, the fourth annual Eucharistic Congress for Youth and Young Adults will take place in the North End of Boston as hundreds of youth witness to the power of Christ in their lives. **1st segment:** Welcoming Fr. Dan Hennessey. He reports that there are many men interviewing and considering applying for the seminary this spring. He talked about the St. Andrew's Dinner for young men in high school. The most recent dinner welcomed 75 young men. There also retreats for men 18-40 held at St. John Seminary and for men older than 40 at Blessed John Seminary. There are currently 59 men studying for the archdiocese at St. John Seminary, Blessed John XXIII Seminary, Our Lady of Providence Seminary, and the Pontifical North American College in Rome. Interested men should call Fr. Dan at 617-746-5949 or through the [Vocations Office website](http://www.vocationsboston.org). **2nd segment:** Scot welcomes Bishop Daniel Reilly and Angelo Guadagno. Bishop Reilly was bishop of Worcester for 17 years and one of his passions was working with men. He doesn't like to consider himself as retired, just emeritus, and so as long as he has the capacity to minister he will be there with the people and be a witness to faith. Bishop Reilly and Angelo and others launched the Worcester Men's Conference 11 years ago and it was the first men's conference in the country. At the time, PromiseKeepers was a large Evangelical movement for men, and Catholic men were coming to Bishop Reilly and wanted something similar. Shortly after that, a pastor called the bishop about a man who wanted to serve the Church. That was Angelo. They met and talked about ministry for men. At first they worked with other dioceses in New England, but in 2001 they decided to go forward on their own in Worcester and it has been very successful and uplifting. It gives the men who attend something to direct their Lenten journey toward. The talks of the conference carry them throughout the year and give men's groups a foundation to build upon. Angelo said men usually come to the conference because they were invited by someone and thus the conference is an environment of fellowship. Men come to the conference because it's easy in these days for a man to feel isolated and alone, but when he comes to the conference and sees 1,000 men who are like him, have his values, his point of view, then he no longer feels alone. The second reason is that it's easy to plateau in our faith, to think that because we go to church every Sunday that's enough, but the conference gives a challenge and the tools and incentive to take another step in faith, to move up one notch, to keep doing one more thing. The men also come to learn, to laugh, and to leverage, to leverage what they learn in order to be a better husband, dad, and man and it stays with them for the rest of the year. About 70 other dioceses have copied what has happened in Worcester and it must be fulfilling to see how their work has taken fruit. Bishop Reilly said it was just reading the signs of the times, that there was a natural desire for this type of ministry. It was providential for Angelo to come along and it just took off. It seemed to be all a part of God's time. Angelo spoke about the speakers at this year's conference. Kicking off will be Deacon Jack, who we will hear from in a few minutes; then Mark Shea, author and speaker, on the 101 reasons to not be Catholic and the *one* reason to be one; Fr. Dave Cavanaugh on rediscovering confession as part of the path of the Prodigal Son and preparing men for the work of the new evangelization (Typically, the confession time is a highlight for the men; last year the conference organizers received hundreds of positive comments from men who experienced the sacrament); Kellen Clemens, a quarterback for the NY Jets on living as a Catholic within the pressure cooker of the NFL and the high profile life of a professional athlete in New York City; and Michael Franzese, a former Mafia don with a bounty on his head who has had a major conversion experience. The conference is March 26, 2011, starting at 8:30am and ending with Mass at 4pm. Bishop Reilly talked about the experience of hearing the confessions of so many men at the conference. First, there's the atmosphere of the whole conference with so many powerful talks to inspire the men. Then at 11am, about 50 priests come in and hear confessions for two hours. And the men line up to give their confessions, each to a randomly selected priest, face to face. And the quality of the confessions is very high, the bishop said. Fr. Dan said that seeing so many come to confession is a grace for the whole diocese, but also for the priests. Scot said that it's a way that men in mass numbers can meet the mercy of Christ. When you see men leave, they're standing taller. And when the priests leave, they're energized at what they have seen. **3rd segment:** Deacon Jack Sullivan joins the panel. He will be one of the speakers at the Worcester men's conference and it is the first men's conference he will speak at. In 2001, he had just concluded his second year of his diaconal formation for the Archdiocese of Boston when he awoke one day with horrendous pain in his back and legs. Five or six of his vertebrae had turned inward and began squeezing his spinal cord. There had been no accident or trauma; it just happened. A surgeon specialist told Deacon Jack that he likely would be paralyzed and he was scheduled for surgery about the same time he was to return to his third year of classes. He consented to the surgery for the sake of his work and family, even though he would have to drop his diaconal program. Even so, recovery would take months.  He returned home and turned on EWTN, only to hear priests speaking about Cardinal Newman and about the difficulties Newman experienced throughout his life. At the height of his fame as an Anglican preacher in England, he converted to Catholicism. At the end of the program, Deacon Jack saw a notice that anyone who experienced favors due to Newman's intercession should contact the cause for Newman's canonization, so Deacon Jack prayed with all his heart to be able to continue his classes. The next morning he awoke without any pain. He was examined by his doctor, one of the foremost spinal surgeons in the country. His spine was still deformed, but he had no pain, and so the surgery was canceled, although the doctor fully expected the pain to return. Nine months later, the day after the last class of his second semester, the pain returned. Deacon Jack thanked Cardinal Newman for interceding so he could finish his classes. He had the surgery and there were unforeseen difficulties that resulted in further problems and a bleak prognosis. After the surgery, he was told he wouldn't be able to enter his fourth year of classes in two weeks. They didn't know whether he would ever walk again and if he did it would take months of rehab. After four days of thinking about it, Deacon Jack decided to try to walk and in excruciating pain, he prayed again: "Please, Cardinal Newman, help me to walk so I can return to classes and be ordained." Suddenly he felt tremendous heat and a tingling sensation all over his body. He also felt a strong sense of peace and love. He was totally consumed by the experience; like experiencing a piece of heaven. When he started to come out of this state, he had a strong feeling he could walk. So he said to the nurse, "I have no more pain." At this point, he was standing, rather than being hunched over in agony. He had no need for a walker and began walking all around normally. Deacon Jack submitted the miracle to the postulator for the cause, and it was investigated by the Church, which determined that there was no medical or scientific explanation for the cure.  The experience of receiving the miracle starts with asking, "Why me?" But he also thinks God wanted to honor the life of service of Cardinal Newman to the Church and how he has affected so many thousands during and after his life. Somebody had to experience it, and Deacon Jack said he guessed that the Lord needed someone lowly. God is active in performing miracles today and this miracle is not just for Deacon Jack, but for all of us. Bishop Reilly said that in Jesus' public ministry, he did not heal everyone. He healed some, while others learned that they just have to put their faith and trust in God. Fr. Dan asked how people have reacted to the story. Do people question it or do they just say Wow? Deacon Jack said he's learned some lessons. For one thing, he now knows that Cardinal Newman is alive in heaven and it shows that the kingdom of heaven is real. Also, it makes him face his trials and sorrows and those of others with a different attitude. These situations are opportunities to exercise our faith. Newman believed in divine providence, that God loves us intensely, and wills us to receive some greater good out of our experiences if we just have faith and trust in Him. It's a good lesson for Lent: If we have faith, it will be okay. Pray to the Lord, Our Lady, Blessed John Henry Newman and the other saints for intercession. While Deacon Jack only prayed to continue his studies, God healed him because God knew what Deacon Jack really needed. Bishop Reilly said it tells us that we should be people of faith who ask God to see our need, and to ask Him specifically for what we need to serve God's will. It has to be within the context of faith, not for show. Last year, Deacon Jack was the deacon at the Mass of beatification for Cardinal Newman in England celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI. He said it was an incredible privilege. The previous summer, the master of ceremonies for the beatification Mass came to Massachusetts to ask Deacon Jack personally if he would proclaim the Gospel at the pontifical Mass as deacon and if his wife Carol would be willing to carry up the relic of Bl. Newman. He said it was amazing to meet the Pope and speak with him. When Deacon Jack thanked the Pope for coming to England, the Pontiff leaned over and said to him, "Thank you for all this." Bishop Reilly hoped that the men at the Worcester conference who hear the talk will see that we're here in the world to live our faith and to let people see it. Chesterton said, "We don't need a church that moves *with* the world, we need a Church that moves the world." That's what happened here with Deacon Jack, he said. * [A brief bio of Cardinal Newman](http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-john-henry-newman/) **4th segment:** The week after the men's conference, on April 1 and 2, will be  the Eucharistic Congress. Fr. Dan said that a Eucharistic congress is focused very much on a real encounter with Christ. This congress is mainly aimed at college students in the region to come into the North End in the heart of the city for a time of worship and service. This year's theme is "Pope John Paul II: Be Not Afraid."  Bishop Reilly shared how Pope John Paul really attracted young people. You also knew he had the love of Eucharist in him. Before celebrating Mass, he would often pray before the Eucharist for long periods. One time, Bishop Reilly was with the Pope after he had returned from World Youth Day in the Philippines, where he spoke before 6 million people, the largest gathering of humanity in history. Bishop Reilly remarked that the Pope had been seen and heard by more people in history than any other person. He replied, "Well, thank God." At the Eucharistic Congress, one of the major features is a procession through the North End with the Eucharist. It's on a Saturday night in the North End, so there's usually a lot of people who see. There's a Mass with Cardinal Sean on Saturday night. There's also a time of confession and Eucharistic adoration. The young adult organizers also plan service projects as part of the weekend. One of the projects is to go to the Boston Common with the Little Brothers of St. Francis to hand out supplies to the homeless. Another is to go to a park in the North End to clean up. Fr. Dan expects 500-600 to attend this year. * [The Eucharistic Congress](http://www.eucharisticcongress.org) * To find out more about the Worcester Men's Conference, call 508-929-4345 or go to [www.firstconf.org](http://www.firstconf.org)  

In this PODCAzT we will drill into the Collect designated for the Memorial of soon-to-be Blessed John Henry Newman (+1890). I have as a surprise, a guest appearance by Fr. Timothy Finigan, who will read one of Newman’s famous works. … Continue reading →