Friday Funnies

I like many need a moment to laugh...this videos an olde but a goodie!

Have a great weekend!

On Monday I will take this blogging thing more seriously, but not at this time thats for sure!

+JMJ+

John Wayne on liberals

St. Callixtus, Pope and Martyr

As you might have guessed today is the feast day of St. Callixtus.

 

Me wonders where he got the tiara from
source

My missal reads the following about him:

“ St. Callixtus I, successor of St. Zephyrinus, instituted the Ember-Day fasts, and provided for the honourable interment of the martyrs. He himself suffered martyrdom under Alexander Severus.  A.D. 223

I for one confess that I have not partaken in “ember-days” as of yet, but I do plan on starting to take these things a lot more seriously considering the crisis that abounds in Holy Mother Church today.

Rorate had a great article on Ember days and you can find it here.

+JMJ+

Fr. John Hardon takes your Questions

In a soundbite culture its hard to get people to listen to or read information that will be helpful to them in knowing and defending something as complex as the Catholic Faith.

I have seen some attempts to simplify the issues for such a culture from a Youtuber going under the alias Dragamedood.  His site deals with a couple things Catholic, but his approach lately seems to be focused on challenging atheism.

I hope to provide short Catholic answers coming from the one and only Fr. John Hardon S.J. whose cause for canonization is in its beginnings.

Here are a couple videos to begin with:

On protestant communion, and potential graces therefrom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEJZDiRRqzw

On the Real Environmental Crisis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asc4l6a7hfY

On Priestly Celibacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y44ac-3Nuuo

On the heresies present in "Amazing Grace"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqkjEZXF9Y0

Im sorry the videos wouldnt embed...I dont know why they wont

+JMJ+

Remember Syria and Egypt!

With the shutdown and the Holy Fathers visit to Assisi in the news its easy to become overwhelmed.

So I am calling to you to not forget Syria and Egypt.  You can remember that the Holy Father called for a day of penance a few weeks back and the appeal remains an on going effort, so please keep our brothers and sisters in your prayers!

I also wanted to make you aware of a video from the recent Fatima event where His Beatitude Ignatius Youssif Younun spoke.  He is the Patriarch of Antioch (the Catholic one).  In the video his Beatitude addresses the situation in the Middle East (or if you go to a Jesuit parish from time to time "near east") and provides some insight.

+Our Lady of Peace Pray for Us!+
+Pray for the Pope that he makes the right decisions here+

Shatter me O' Lord!

Make me small

Let me be like a child, given over completly to You

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-abstract-character-shattered-image28761435

+Pray for Peter+

+Pray the Rosary like a knight weilds his sword in battle!+

+JMJ+

From the Producers...

From the producers that brought you “Green week” comes ….wait for it

“HEALTHCARE WEEK”

YIPPIE! I’m enthused

So is there any outrage that a TV network is doing the bidding of the Govt?  Just remember your tax dollars don’t just go to kill babies directly, but it also goes to fund propaganda that will kill them in the future.  But you say the government cant put out propaganda like they did during the 20^th century?  Well looks like they fixed that problem!

Say it with me now…

Four more years!

Eight more years!

"What difference does it make?"

King for life!

Oh and just for fun: