tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509715678443154352024-03-05T09:09:30.358-08:00VOCAL : Voice of Catholics Advocating LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger618125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-1735440317534642572020-05-12T16:15:00.001-07:002020-05-12T16:15:38.420-07:00Analysis: The US Church is going broke. Here's why, and what it could meanAnalysis: The US Church is going broke. Here's why, and what it could mean: The collapsing global economy will have an enduring and dramatic impact on parishes, chanceries, and other Catholic ministries.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-36480980029633038332020-03-04T08:00:00.000-08:002020-03-12T21:59:26.848-07:00
Happy Lent
"Oh, when we are sick of ourselves, weakened
on all sides, discouraged with repeated
relapses, wearied with sin and sorrow, we
gently, sweetly lay the whole account at Jesus'
feet...Can there be any
comparison to this
blessedness?"
-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-2751075631021308002019-06-15T15:10:00.001-07:002019-06-15T15:29:11.329-07:002019 PRIEST ASSIGNMENT FOR ARCHDIOCESE OF PORTLANDhttps://catholicsentinel.org/MobileContent/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Article/Priest-reassignments-2019/3/383/37910Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-45798164058421339712018-09-19T14:50:00.000-07:002018-10-17T16:22:58.559-07:00Did You Know? The Reason Why Chief Sitting Bull Wore a Crucifix
05/29/2018 at 9:30 AM
Posted by Mary Anne Hackett
Catholic Citizens of Illinois, member of Catholic Media Coalition
By Billy Ryan – May 21, 2018
Sitting Bull is the legendary first chieftain of the entire Lakota
Sioux nation, a commonplace figure among the Wild West history of the
American Frontier. Most everyone in grade school learns the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-85753304451535696532018-06-04T09:17:00.007-07:002018-06-04T09:18:21.307-07:002018 Archdiocese of Portland Priest Assignments
Priest reassignments announced
Saturday, June 02, 2018 12:00 PM
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Pastor — Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-24086240054304325362018-06-01T19:50:00.001-07:002018-06-01T19:51:48.320-07:00How to Receive the Eucharist the Right Way.
The Archdiocese of Portland wants to help you receive the Eucharist the right way, so we made a little video to help you out. @CatholicSentnl https://t.co/N4kBehzJnH pic.twitter.com/dXQW9Lc2eM
— Archdiocese Portland (@archdpdx) May 31, 2018
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-30481697320777333552018-05-07T12:00:00.000-07:002018-05-11T17:48:17.581-07:00The Devil Has No Knees aka GIRM Warfare:A History of Kneeling in Archdpdx. Revisited from 2009 and 2013: I have been asked "to kneel or not to kneel" after the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) in the Archdiocese of Portland. The deciding factor, I believe, should be the General Instruction of the Roman Missal or GIRM which says we are to KNEEL. There is much confusion since Archbishop Emeritus Vlazny changed the GIRM. Now that we have Archbishop Alexander Sample this should be examined for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-84453414965811634712018-05-01T12:47:00.000-07:002018-05-07T12:49:58.856-07:00"Unless the diocesan bishop determines otherwise" Helen Hull Hitchcock Adoremus Bulletin 2003
aka "the footnote"
"Unless the diocesan bishop determines otherwise"
By Helen Hull Hitchcock March 15, 2003 http://www.adoremus.org/0303BishopRules.html
Online Edition – Vol. IX, No. 1: March 2003
"Unless the diocesan bishop determines otherwise"
Are there any limits to a bishop’s authority to change liturgical rules?
by HelenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-90899891387128098862018-05-01T12:08:00.000-07:002018-05-07T12:12:16.283-07:00We are back to Normal. Thank You Archbishop Sample. Dear Faithful of the Archdiocese of Portland,
Beginning on the
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ this year (June 3,
2018), Archbishop Sample has determined that during the celebration of
Holy Mass, after the Lamb of God, the faithful will kneel. (bold by VOCAL)
This
change will unite us with the Universal Church, the majority of the
Dioceses in the United States and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-87126467058008273202017-11-30T16:46:00.000-08:002017-12-13T16:51:06.159-08:00Archbishop Sample is Encouraging Oregon Catholics to Sign this Petition
Petition to ban public abortion funding gains steam after new abortion funding law
Monday, November 27, 2017 9:13 AM stopthefunding.org.
Sarah Wolf, Catholic Sentinel, OCP
The movement around Petition 1 swelled after the signing of
House Bill 3391 this summer. The new law requires health insurers to cover
abortions.
PetitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-79316452885621745382017-09-21T11:46:00.000-07:002017-12-07T11:48:07.094-08:00The Sound of AbortionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-36848817255174355952017-08-15T17:24:00.000-07:002017-08-15T18:00:48.289-07:0054 Day Novena. Starts on the Assumption...Ends on Our Lady of the Rosary in the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. Unleash the Power of Heaven. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-85567887966237681602017-08-05T15:13:00.002-07:002017-08-05T15:21:38.365-07:00Residence for archbishops moved - Archbishop Sample Walks the Talk
Home within bounds of St. Pius X Parish
When
further research this spring revealed that building a new house for the
archbishops of Portland would be too costly, Archbishop Alexander
Sample changed course. The archdiocese bought an existing home near St.
Pius X Parish in Northwest Portland.
See VOCAL post:
Archbishop Sample to Downsize. Also moved Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-60149176605464418742017-07-10T15:47:00.000-07:002017-07-15T16:01:38.316-07:00U.S. archbishop: Active gays must repent and change lifestyle before receiving Communion.
Thank you Archbishop Sample for caring for our immortal life.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 10, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) Pete Baklinski
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-82318398715997226472017-07-02T18:45:00.000-07:002017-07-02T18:48:11.465-07:00 Catholic Sentinel Alert - Abortion spending and coverage increased in Oregon
Providence pressure increased strength of religious exemption,
but GOP lawmakers say it does not go far enough
A bill that increases state spending on abortion by $10.2 million is moving through the Oregon Legislature.
The House on July 1 advanced the Reproductive Health Equity Act,
which requires health plans to provide free coverage of exams, drugs,
devices and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-54279732148544470792017-07-01T16:44:00.000-07:002017-07-17T20:54:21.545-07:00July Birthdays for Oregon PriestsSorry to say that some of these birthday's are NOT the the correct ones.
I will try and alert the ACCW
“A
Year of Prayer for our Priests” is a ministry of the Archdiocesan
Council of Catholic Women. We share the joy of this devotion with all
Oregon Catholics. A day each month is set aside to pray for the names of
priests serving in the Archdiocese of Portland. Please remember Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-58444154901606893372017-07-01T09:44:00.000-07:002017-07-02T18:35:30.688-07:00Guest Post: "Lovejoy on Thursday. OH. MY. GOSH. Empty parking lot. Dead trees."This guest post is from Therese Ruesink. A true warrior for the unborn. She is from the Portland area and is fighting the good fight with Bill Diss of Precious Children of Portland.
This shows how the Lord listens to the prayers of his people and the cry of the poor, the unborn in this case. Even the Earth is cooperating.
Thanks to Therese and the warriors in Portland fighting so Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-86239863733186698732017-06-30T18:28:00.000-07:002017-07-02T18:32:23.094-07:00Seven Planned Parenthood Facilities Permanently Close Today June 30, 2017 By Operation Rescue
By Cheryl Sullenger
Washington, DC – Seven Planned Parenthood facilities, six of which
conducted medication abortions, are set to permanently close today in
three states.
Planned Parenthood officials noted that the closures were primarily
an attempt to remain solvent amid fears that Medicaid reimbursements
would be halted by Congress.
“It isn’t very often we see Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-81890994426626285492017-06-25T10:32:00.001-07:002017-10-03T20:17:00.130-07:00Sorry, This was taken down. I will keep looking for a free one.Full Program : "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". Saul Alinsky-Obama organizers / Current
Here is the entire EWTN "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". This is a very important film to watch over and over. The information in this film will answer many questions about what went wrong with parts of the Church.
We are still giving money to Alinskite Organzitions. Catholic Campaign for Human Development funds many organizations that have not helped the poor at allUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-31580209707919892042017-06-07T20:41:00.000-07:002017-06-16T20:44:10.872-07:002017 New Priest Assignments
6/3/2017 1:00:00 PMPriest reassignments announced
Fr. Eric Andersen
Fr. Theodore Lange
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More clergy notes
TITLE CHANGES
Eight priests will receive a change in title while remaining
where they currently serve. Changing titles from administrator to pastor
are Father Michael Jeeva Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-9586761102121903262017-06-01T00:00:00.000-07:002017-06-14T13:57:40.889-07:00Prayers for Priests: June Birthdays
For five years I had the pleasure of being the Church Commission Chairman of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW). This devotion to priests had not been published in the Catholic Sentinel and as of 2007 these birthdays are shared with all Oregon Catholics.
I thank God that even in my short time with these wonderful women, this article has been included in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-53616440105134092422017-02-18T14:02:00.004-08:002017-02-18T14:02:54.096-08:00Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade, Passes Away: She Never Had an Abortion and Became Pro-LifeNorma McCorvey, who was the Jane Roe of the infamous Roe vs. Wade
Supreme Court case legalizing virtually unlimited abortions, passed away
today. McCorvey never had an abortion and eventually became pro-life
and dedicated her life to overturning the horrible Supreme Court
decision that bared her pseudonym.
McCorvey died today at an assisted-living facility in Katy, Texas. She was 69.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-80935114316749659682017-01-10T17:25:00.000-08:002017-02-18T13:52:14.027-08:00On the left side of God: How politics and religion mix in the world of charitable giving.
VOCAL: Since EWTN's special programming of "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" in late 2016, we are learning more about Saul Alinsky and CCHD. Reform CCHD Now and Catholic Media Coalition are considered a "right-wing fringe element", conducting a "witch-hunt" against CCHD. These descriptive phrases are uttered by Street Roots director Israel Baer
by StreetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-80233230453165886352017-01-07T20:43:00.000-08:002017-01-28T12:23:36.532-08:00More from Bill Diss: Catholic Public School Teacher Forced to Facilitate Planned Parenthood Program.
We
recently received a disappointing ruling in the case of Bill Diss, a
Portland, Oregon public school teacher who was fired after he objected
to facilitating a Planned Parenthood sex education program in his
classroom. The judge granted the defendant’s motion for summary
judgment, which means the case cannot go before a jury. Life Legal https://lifelegaldefensefoundation.org/
(side note Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350971567844315435.post-37849854241191731192017-01-03T06:30:00.000-08:002017-01-26T19:42:03.943-08:00Why We Vote For Life: Indelible Marks and Avenues of Grace
Why we Vote for " Life". The reasons are simple: Indelible Marks and Avenues of Grace.
When we are baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit we receive an indelible mark on our Soul. When we are confirmed, we will have two indelible marks on our Soul. Priests receive a third indelible mark on their Soul.
We are now part of the body of Christ, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0