http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/eucharist/ en-us Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:45:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2071748/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XVI Post Pentecosten ~ Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Miserére mihi, Dómine ( "Have mercy on me, O Lord" ) 31 August 2008 Anno Dómini The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 "....every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbled himself shall be exalted...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2071748/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:45:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067725/posts Imagine the Eucharist, the body and blood of Jesus, with some genes derived from bacteria that repel certain common pests? No? You obviously are not alone. Fr Sean McDonagh says that if gluten-free hosts are verboten, then you can count on genetically modified wheat being off limits as well.Genetically-modified (GM) wheat may not be be suitable under canon law to be used to make hosts for the Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist, it's been claimed. Fr Sean McDonagh, a Columban priest and well-known commentator on environmental issues, questions whether the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith which oversees Catholic... CMR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067725/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067050/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XV Post Pentecosten ~ Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Mihi autem nimis honorati sunt amici tui, Deus ( "To me Thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honorable" ) 24 August 2008 Anno Dómini The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 "....they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the multitude sought to touch Him...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2067050/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063225/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XIV Post Pentecosten ~ Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Protéctor noster, áspice Deus ( "Behold, O God, our protector" ) 17 August 2008 Anno Dómini The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 "....No man can serve two masters for he will hate the one and love the other....You cannot serve God and mammon...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2063225/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:19:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2060541/posts I never expected to become the one Catholic journalist to be granted an interview with Paul Zachary (PZ) Myers.... “Professor Myers, there is a palpable level of hatred towards religion on your blog,” I told him. “What’s the source?” “Oh, it’s not hatred,” he said. “It’s contempt.” So began my conversation with PZ Myers.... ...“I was brought up as a casual Lutheran and left the church when I was 14,” he said.... That Myers has the equivalent of a junior high school education in religion is glaring. He understands little about the history and function of the Catholic Church and... National Catholic Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2060541/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:39:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2059669/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XIII Post Pentecosten ~ Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Conféssio et pulchritúde ín conspéctu ejus ( "Praise and beauty are before Him" ) 10 August 2008 Anno Dómini The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 "....he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto life eternal...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2059669/posts#comment Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:39:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2058748/posts As if we needed more evidence of the growing rejection of God in our modern world, in July, a college professor in Minnesota, Paul Myers, publicly vowed to desecrate the Eucharist to make a point about his sick atheistic beliefs. Apparently now he has done the blasphemous deed with the help of someone who sent him a Host stolen from a Mass in London. This person posted a video of the theft on the internet proving that the arrogant sin of one has spawned the sacrilege of another. Unfortunately, in the internet age, it is likely that this kind of... Spirit and Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2058748/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:36:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057342/posts Priests at the London Oratory have called for prayers of reparation after a consecrated Host was allegedly stolen during High Mass and desecrated by an atheist professor in America. Several priests have celebrated Masses of reparation this week responding to a video posted on the internet of a young man taking the Host and later placing it next to a condom, claiming he was holding it "hostage" inside the prophylactic until the Pope changed his policy on contraception in light of Africa's Aids epidemic. An evening of reparation with Mass and Adoration with prayers, litanies and silent meditation is planned... Catholic Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2057342/posts#comment Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2056077/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XII Post Pentecosten ~ Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Deus, in adjutórìum meum inténde ( "Incline unto my aid, O God" ) 03 August 2008 Anno Dómini The Blessing of Christ by Fernando Gallego, 1492 "....Blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2056077/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 06:33:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2052019/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica XI Post Pentecosten ~ Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Deus in loco santo suo ( "God in His holy place" ) 27 July 2008 Anno Dómini "....He hath made both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. . .the... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2052019/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:04:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051868/posts Q. What did Martin Luther believe about the Body and Blood of Christ in the bread and wine?A. Martin Luther believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. He became indignant when groups, who had followed him out of the Catholic Church, rejected the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. He deplored the fact that every milkmaid and farmhand thought they could interpret scripture correctly. Here he is in his own words. Who, but the devil, has granted such license of wresting the words of the holy Scripture? Who ever read in the Scriptures, that my body... Black Cordelias http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051868/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051223/posts Jimmy Akin Sez: P.Z. Myers Must Be Fired I agree. The man was free to say whatever demented stuff he liked on his blog. Solicitation for readers to steal and desecrate the Eucharist has crossed the line. Jimmy writes: Although he carried out his action. in his words, to support the idea that "Nothing must be held sacred" (also trashing a few pages of The God Delusion, a book with which he is in sympathy), he did not merely tell people that nothing must be held sacred. Nor did he argue for it. Claiming that nothing must be held... Catholic and Enjoying It http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051223/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:45:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051117/posts It is finished. I wonder how many of our Catholic friends have heard of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215? This is the event where many of their important dogmas were codified, including the ideas of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, that the Eucharist was the sacrament that only properly ordained priests of the Catholic church could give, and that the Jews were a pariah people, who could hold no public office, had to pay a special Jew tax for their right to exist, and were required to wear special clothing to distinguish them from Christians. The yellow badge marking the... Pharyngula http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2051117/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:09:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050960/posts I pierced it with a rusty nail (I hope Jesus's tetanus shots are up to date). And then I simply threw it in the trash, followed by the classic, decorative items of trash cans everywhere, old coffeegrounds and a banana peel. My apologies to those who hoped for more, but the worst I can do is show my unconcerned contempt. By the way, I didn't want to single out just the cracker, so I nailed it to a few ripped-out pages from the Qur'an and The God Delusion. They are just paper. Nothing must be held sacred. Question everything. God... Pharyngula Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050960/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:01:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050749/posts University of Minnesota professor Paul Z. Myers made good on his pledge to desecrate the Eucharist today. According to his statement on the subject, “I pierced it [the Host] with a rusty nail (I hope Jesus’s tetanus shots are up to date). And then I simply threw it in the trash.” Saying he did not want to “single out just the cracker,” Myers also tore pages from the Koran along with a few pages from Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion and nailed them to the Host. He then said, “They are just paper. Nothing must be held sacred. (His emphasis.)... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050749/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:26:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050216/posts Yes, the sad little cracker has met its undignified end, so stop pestering me. The cracker, the koran, and another surprise entry have been violated and are gone. You'll have to wait until tomorrow for the details, what little of them there are. Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050216/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:28:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048473/posts Traditional Holy Mass Propers † Dominica X Post Pentecosten ~ Tenth Sunday After Pentecost † Missa Cum clamárem ad Dóminum, exaudívit vocem meam ( "When I cried to the Lord He heard my voice" ) 20 July 2008 Anno Dómini "....he that humbleth himself shall be exalted...." "Nothing is so consoling, so piercing, so thrilling, so overcoming, as the Mass, said as it is among us. I could attend Mass forever, and not be tired. It is not a mere form of words; it is a great action. The greatest action that can be on earth. It is. .... Robert Drobot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2048473/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:49:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046853/posts max behrman The UCF student who removed a Eucharist from a Catholic Campus Ministry mass and made national headlines is still caught in the wake of his actions. Webster Cook, who is a Student Government Association senator, is now facing an impeachment investigation by the rest of the Senate as a result of an affidavit filed against him due to the incident. In response to the complaints filed against him, Cook brought hazing charges against Catholic Campus Ministry, filing with the Office of Student Conduct regarding the physical force used against him. The charges were formally dropped yesterday. The Legislative,... Central Florida Future http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046853/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:14:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046524/posts P.Z. Myers / Bill Donohue Morris, MN, Jul 16, 2008 / 03:58 am (CNA).- University of Minnesota at Morris biology professor P.Z. Myers has repeated his threat to desecrate the Eucharist, saying “I have to do something. I’m not going to just let this disappear.” Speaking in an interview with the Minnesota Independent, Myers characterized the Eucharist as a “cracker.” He said that the vitriolic responses he received from self-described Catholics had strengthened his resolve.“I have to do something,” he said in the interview. “I'm not going to just let this disappear. It's just so darned weird that they're... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046524/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046047/posts Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented on the latest developments to surface regarding the pledge made by Paul Z. Myers, a professor at the University of Minnesota, to desecrate the Eucharist: “Myers was quoted yesterday saying, ‘I have to do something. I’m not going to just let this disappear.’ [Last Friday it was reported that he had acquired a Host.] He continued, ‘Something will be done. It won’t be gross. It won’t be totally tasteless, but yeah, I’ll do something that shows this cracker has no power.’ “The biology professor made it clear that he would never disrespect Islam the... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2046047/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:47:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045936/posts Protestants don’t see why Catholics who come to disagree with essential teachings of the Church don’t just leave. Adult conversion to Catholicism involves more than adding a few new beliefs. It means a whole new world and life view. No ingredient in that new perspective was more of a shock to my old Protestant sensibilities when I became a Catholic than the idea that the God-man is really present in, and not just symbolized by, what appears to be a wafer of bread and a cup of wine. It seemed scandalous! It has ceased to scandalize me, though it has... Catholic Educators http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045936/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045837/posts ORANGE COUNTY, FL -- A Catholic student group is facing hazing charges after a worshiper allegedly used force while trying to rescue a communion wafer from a student leader smuggling it out of Mass. Catholics consider the consecrated wafer, the Eucharist, among the most sacred objects in the world and believe it becomes the 'Body of Christ' through transubstantiation. Student Government Senator Webster Cook filed the hazing charges with University of Central Florida administrators shortly after he admitted violating church rules by bringing the Eucharist home from Mass on June 29, then holding it hostage for one week in a... wftv.com9 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045837/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045779/posts The Eucharist was stolen Friday from the tabernacle at Corpus Christi Cathedral on the 500 block of North Upper Broadway, police said. Corpus Christi Police Lt. Raymond Lara said the Eucharist, the consecrated bread used in Catholic Mass, was taken after someone entered the church through an open door. The exact time of the theft has not been determined and there have been no arrests made in the case, Lara said. Corpus Christi Cathedral officials would not comment when reached Monday. Corpus Christi Caller Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2045779/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:03:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045227/posts Catholics consider the consecrated wafer, the Eucharist, among the most sacred objects in the world and believe it becomes the 'Body of Christ' through transubstantiation. Student Government Senator Webster Cook filed the hazing charges with University of Central Florida administrators shortly after he admitted violating church rules by bringing the Eucharist home from Mass on June 29, then holding it hostage for one week in a plastic bag before returning it. Cook said his hazing complaint cited a UCF anti-hazing policy banning the forced consumption of any food in which the initiation or admission into or affiliation with a University... WFTV-TV Orlando, FL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045227/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:11:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044903/posts Yesterday, Catholic League president Bill Donohue issued a news release calling attention to the plea that Paul Zachary Myers made on his blog: he solicited the Communion Host for the express purpose of desecrating it. Donohue now responds to the reaction he has received from the University of Minnesota Morris professor, as well as others:“Myers went on Houston radio station KPFT last night saying that Bill Donohue has ‘declared a fatwa’ against him. He should know better—I don’t need others to do the fighting for me. I’m quite good at it myself.  But he’d better be careful what he says,... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2044903/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:15:57 GMT