Catholic Caucus: Joys and Inspiration

3 April A.D. 2002 | father_elijah

[father_elijah]

I have received the joyful news that two of our Freeper family entered the Church at Vigil this last weekend. ventana and roachie received the sacraments, and this is an occasion for great rejoicing by all of the faithful.

I thought it would be good for us to congratulate those who have just entered the Church by posting a welcome, a favorite Catholic quote, a favorite Catholic link, a favorite Scripture, or even a favorite holy card image. Please join me in welcoming ventana and roachie. If there are any others, please let us know so we may all rejoice.

[father_elijah]

Welcome dear friends in Christ!

My favorite quote from Mother Teresa:

"Very often throughout the day,
we should say,
'Jesus, alive in my heart, I love you'."

[father_elijah]

Bump

And please flag other Catholic FReepers to this thread. My ping list is not complete. God bless and thanks!

[father_elijah]

(((((((bells ringing)))))))

[father_elijah]

((((((((((((sanctus bells ringing))))))))))))

[marshmallow]

"Always remember that there is one God, that there is one salvation which is eternal and that you have one life to live, which must be lived by you alone. If you do this, there will be many things in this world, about which, you care nothing."

St. Teresa of Avila

[MozartLover]

Congratulations!

[Revelation 911]

And please flag other Catholic FReepers to this thread. My ping list is not complete. God bless and thanks!

father, I am not RC, but I rejoice with you whenever a brother or sister finds forgiveness and redemption in Christ our saviour. Blessings

[history_matters]

Halleluia! Congratulations! Christ is Risen! I am so happy for you both!

My favorite Catholic devotion is called the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy. You can go to this LINK to learn about the Divine Mercy devotion and about St. Faustina.

Also, there is a Catholic television network that is wonderful. It is called Eternal Word Television Network.

[father_elijah]

Here is one of the Divine Mercy images of Our Lord Jesus Christ:

Another Divine Mercy Link

JEZU UFAM TOBIE!

[tiki]

Congratulations! It has been 2 years for me and I feel as strong as ever that I found the home for my faith.

Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of Your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of Your love.
Send forth Your Spirit,
and they shall be created;
And You will renew the face of the earth.

This is a short version of a longer prayer but I really think it is so beautiful and so full of meaning.

[redhead]

God bless and keep you. Congratulations! I'm a convert,too. Praise God for His mercy and love. I'm always thrilled when I see how his loving kindness draws souls in unlikely ways from unlikely places.

[Askel5]

Four of my Catechism classmates were baptized at Easter Vigil and one (a man in his sixties) took Communion for for the first time ... it was so exciting. I'm thrilled for both of you.

While you can find all sorts of good Catholic references tucked away at St. Patrick's, I'll leave you with some Catholic words to live by instilled in me by my folks: Offer it up!

=)

[LadyDoc]

Thanks for the "heads up". I'll remember all of you in my prayers.

[Diago]

Congratulations! I encourage you all to order and listen to this free tape from Catholicity.com:

John Corapi's Amazing Story

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Thank You for posting this, Father! God Be Praised!

Congradulations ventana and roachie.

May the Peace of Christ remain forever in your soul, and the Love of the Blessed Trinity reign supreme in your minds and hearts!

Here are some of my favorite links:

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism

"Catholic Information Center on the Internet" (LOTS of Catholic magazines/newspapers available online here!)

Petersnet

PetersNet Site List (lists and rates for fidelity to the Church almost 800 Catholic internet sites--Click the "View All Active Reviews" button on the left hand column)

Traditional Catholic Reflections and Reports

EWTN (Mother Angelica's online web site)

The Diocese Report (run by a good friend of mine, but he occasionally links to schismatic traditionalist stuff)

The Catholic Exchange

The Catholic Educators Resource Guide (Excellent resource)

By the way, Petersnet is a search engine for all those Catholic web sites. Type any subject in the top left corner search box and you'll find something about it. It is an excellent resource both for apologetics and Catholic research in general.

Also, the Document Library Search engine at EWTN online is a good place to search for any Catholic subject or issue. Use the "keyword" search.

Finally, one I forgot... New Advent has the ENTIRE Catholic Encyclopedia online, as well these great links:

FEATURES -- Catholic Encyclopedia -- Summa Theologica -- Church Fathers -- Bookshop Catholic FAQ --> Councils -- Sacraments --> THE BIG NINE 1. The Holy See 2. PetersNet 3. EWTN 4. Catholic Exchange 5. CatholiCity 6. Catholic Info Net 7. Catholic.net 8. Internet Padre 9. Catholic Pages

TWO BOOKS THAT YOU SHOULD READ Triumph. Subtitled "The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church." Goodbye! Good Men. A blockbuster of plainspoken prophecy, due for release on April 15 -- and not a moment too soon. NEWS Zenit. Excellent Catholic news service from Rome. Catholic World News. Also excellent, but most services are members-only. Diocese Report. The Catholic answer to the Drudge Report. Fides. The Church's best official news source. Vatican Information Service. A service of the Holy See Press Office. Yahoo! News. General world news, hot off the wire. PERIODICALS Crisis Magazine. The best Catholic magazine in the English language. Inside the Vatican. Top-notch journalism in a beautiful package. LIBRARY The Holy Bible. The New American Bible, from the USCC. The Holy Bible. The old Douay-Rheims version. The Divine Office. The Liturgy of the Hours, from Universalis. Universal Catechism. Searchable by word or paragraph number. Code of Canon Law. The 1983 version. Baltimore Catechism. The all-time Q&A classic. Catholic Almanac. OSV's all-purpose Church resource. Doctrinal Concordance. Answers the question, "Where is that in the Bible?" Church Documents. Encyclicals, pastoral letters, and so on. EWTN Library. Thousands of articles and documents. CERC. Catholic Educator's Resource Center FREE STUFF Catholic Freebies. Free catalogs, magazines, product samples, and lots of other free stuff for Catholics, all in one place. APOLOGETICS Catholic Answers. The pioneer of the new apologetics movement. Envoy Magazine. The journal of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. Nazareth Resources. James Akin's resource page. Mark Shea's Website. Scripture study and other "sheavings." ESPAÑOL ACI-Prensa. El portal católico. Enciclopedia Católica. El mejor recurso para fortalecer tu fe. BEC. Biblioteca Electrónica Cristiana. How to Pray the Rosary. Download our sheet, print out as many copies as you can, and hand them out.--> OTHER GOOD LINKS Adoremus Biblical Evidence... Catholic Page for Lovers Catholics United for the Faith Coming Home Network Human Life International Liturgical Library Returning Home St. Joseph Communications Single Catholics Online The University Concourse Ultimate Pro-Life List Word of God-->

[ejo]

Welcome from one who came back home this Easter..It was a moving experience on Ash Weds. when I went to purchase a newspaper at the local quick check; there across the street was our church. As I emerged from the car, somehow I felt as if two hands were on my shoulders directing me into the church. Participating at the Mass and listening to the homily just gave me an overwhelming feeling of what I have been missing all these years. God does work in mysterious ways and I am very grateful that He has given me that second chance.

[american colleen]

Welcome to our family!

An Irish Prayer

May those who love us, love us;
and those who don't love us,
may God turn their hearts;
and if He doesn't turn their hearts,
may he turn their ankles
so we'll know them by their limping.

[ELS]

It has been a little over one year since I returned to the Catholic faith. Shortly after my return, my pastor strongly recommended (in fact, he gave me a copy) An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. It is a wonderful, beautiful book full of excellent advice for the lay Catholic. I will be reading it again because there is too much great advice to absorb in one reading. You can order the book from Tan Books. St. Francis de Sales is one of the Doctors of the Church.

[tiki]

Welcome home. How wonderful! I'll keep you in my prayers.

[malakhi]

Ping!