Sunday, October 31, 2010

7 Killed in Syrian Catholic Church in Baghdad

Syrian Catholic Church in Basra, Iraq


Hostages Taken During Sunday Liturgy


BAGHDAD, Iraq, OCT. 31, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A hostage situation in the Sayidat al-Najat Syrian Catholic cathedral of Baghdad today ended when Iraqi police stormed the church. At least seven are dead, and another 20 are wounded.

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, affirmed that the Holy See was following closely the situation that began today when gunmen entered the church during the Sunday liturgy and took the congregation as hostages.



Syrian Catholic Archbishop Georges Casmoussa of Mosul reported in a phone call to the Sant'Egidio Community, "In the afternoon armed men entered the Syrian Catholic cathedral of Baghdad during the Eucharistic Celebration, killing two people, after having driven a car through the entrance of the basilica."



The priest moved the congregation, consisting of about 50 people, into a back room. At one point, a gunman threw an explosive into the room, which caused some of the casualties.



The prelate said, "They claimed that to belong to the organization 'The Islamic State of Iraq' and asked that prisoners of their organization detained in Iraq and Egypt be freed."



In a brief interview with the blog "Baghdadhope" Auxiliary Bishop Shelmon Warduni of the Patriarchate of Babylon of the Chaldeans, stated: "I know that there are victims among the outside guards of the church and that a little girl was killed."



Some of the hostages were able to escape as Iraqi and American soldiers surrounded the church. The troops eventually stormed the church and arrested eight gunmen. In their wake, at least seven dead were counted and 20 wounded.



"It is a big massacre, an unjust and unconscionable thing," Bishop Warduni said. "We pray that God enlighten the minds and the hearts of the terrorists who should think of the good of the people, of their own families and not follow these ways that are not the ways of God but those of the demon."



The Syrian Catholic cathedral of Baghdad, named for Our Lady of Salvation, had already been a target on August 1, 2004 in another attack that left at least 12 dead.

ALL SAINTS DAY!

The Lord Jesus sits as the Eternal King surrounded by Saints from various places and era.




Revelation 7:9 "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands"

Trick or Treat? Heidi Montag Is Glad to be Back with Spencer Pratt

Trick or Treat? Heidi Montag Is Glad to be Back with Spencer Pratt
Just a month after calling off her divorce, Heidi Montag is back to gushing about Spencer Pratt.

The surgically enhanced reality star, 23, is currently in Las Vegas for the Pure Nightclub Halloween party she is hosting on Saturday, where Pratt will be in attendance. read more

Kandi Burruss Shows Off Curves in Sexy New Video

Kandi Burruss Shows Off Curves in Sexy New Video

Kandi Burruss new video for the song "Leave U" debuted Thursday, and features Burruss in various tight and revealing outfits as she sings about leaving a man who's no good for her. 

Burruss is expected to release a solo album, Kandi Koated, Dec. 14. 

The singer and songwriter has penned songs for artists like Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child and TLC and was a member of the '90s girl group Xscape. She's also behind costar Kim Zolciak's dance track "Tardy for the Party." 


Saturday, October 30, 2010

Daylight savings time 2010 | daylight savings time | daylight savings time 2011

America leaves Daylight Saving Time and returns to Standard Time. At 2:00 am, clocks must be turned back one hour, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time.
The adjusting of clocks is not some random crazy law, but, instead an attempt to save energy by taking advantage of the sun and light during the 8 month period from March through October. The practice began back during World War I as an effort to save energy for the War effort.

According to USS post:Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (LPGA 6.72, -0.07, -1.03%) announced today that it would hold an investor conference call to review its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, Thursday, November 4, 2010, at 10:00, Eastern Daylight Time.

The company will release its third quarter 2010 financial results and file its Form 10-Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the market closes on Wednesday, November 3, 2010.

The day of the conference call, participants should dial 888-713-4199 and international participants should dial 617-213-4861 ten minutes before the scheduled start of the call and request passcode 75167240 conference. The call will be webcast live (listen-only mode) via www.atsginc.com and www.earnings.com for individual investors and www.streetevents.com for institutional investors.


Lisa Rinna Gets Her Lip Stitches Checked in video

Lisa Rinna Gets Her Lip Stitches Checked

Lisa Rinna's lips may look fine and dandy today, but when she recently underwent surgery to correct those plump puckers, her hubby Harry Hamlin feared the turnout would not be so pleasant.Read more


Friday, October 29, 2010

THANKSGIVING TO GOD AS OUR VISITORS SURPASSED 300,000


We express our heartfelt gratitude to God for blessing this Blog and making it a living instrument to strengthen the faith of many of our readers. So far, this has been visited by more than 300,000 visitors from 207 countries with 232 signed followers. Besides many things have happened since then. We have been elected National Spiritual Director of Catholic Faith Defenders and have joined my fellow Defensores Fidei apologists in defending the faith up to Baguio City and the Benguet.


TO GOD BE THE GLORY!


GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW AND WILL BE FOREVER. AMEN.



Pro Deo et Ecclesia!



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I wish to share this happiness with my partners in defending the faith: Atty. Marswil Llasos for his brilliant defense of the faith and Bro. Franz Luigi Lugena for being my partner and assistant in apologetic ministry. I also remember with great affection those who contributed their studies here: Bro. Adrian Tams, Bro. Ednard Kim la Rosa [whose help against SSPX and Sedevacantists is truly very valuable] and Bro. Nico Lopez. In a special way I also acknowledge the priceless contributions of Bro. Carlos Antonio Palad and Dr. Paul Horrigan.

Camille Grammer: My Kids Don't Realize Kelsey Isn't Coming Back

Camille Grammer: My Kids Don't Realize Kelsey Isn't Coming Back


Camille Grammer's marriage to Kelsey Grammer fell apart as the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills's cameras rolled over the summer while her husband was in New York, starring in Broadway's La Cage aux Folles and beginning a relationship with flight attendant Kayte Walsh, 29. 

Now the newly minted reality star is speaking out about her heartbreak. read more

Randy Travis and Wife Divorce

Randy Travis and Wife Divorce

One of country music's longest-lasting couples have called it quits. 

After 19 years, Randy Travis, 51, and his manager/wife Elizabeth "Lib" Travis have ended their marriage."The divorce was finalized as of this morning," spokesperson Maureen O'Connor confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday.

Elizabeth and Randy Travis have agreed to part ways. Elizabeth will remain Mr. Travis' personal manager. They do not intend to comment any further and ask for your respect for their privacy during this time.
The pair married in secret in 1991 after dating for more than a decade. 

Elizabeth has been credited with turning around both Randy's life and career. 

She saved him from a five-year prison stint for breaking into a convenience store. Convincing the judge to release him into her custody, Randy lived with Elizabeth and her then-husband. 

Deadliest Journeys: Congo

Deadliest Journeys: Congo


Years of war have left Congo's infrastructure in ruins. In a country with no airport, no viable rail system and where the roads are almost totally unusable, transporting goods has become a serious problem. A journey of a few hundred miles can take a month. We accompany the 'Prince of the Highways', Domingo, as he navigates his truck, laden with goods and passengers, through swamps and jungle. Despite the assistance of three escorts, the journey becomes a nightmare.

Dangerous Border Crossing: Vanguard Sneak Peek

In the first part of "War On the Border," Putzel travels to the U.S./Mexico border to investigate one of the most contentious issues in America today: immigration. Meeting with "coyotes," the hired smugglers who offer to take illegals across the border for a fee, Putzel learns the methods immigrants use to evade border patrol and the dangers they face on the journey. Arrest and deportation are inherent risks, but the lack of water and scorching temperatures of the desert crossing are far more deadly. Those who do make it safely across the border face tightening immigration laws and an increasingly hostile public. Putzel ultimately crosses the border with a migrant and coyote. 

"War On the Border" premieres on Current TV on Monday, November 15 at 9/8c.

Obama Issues Fake Terror Alert On Eve Of Elections | Fake Terror Alert Issued |Fake terror plot suspect appears in court

As we predicted on four separate occasions would happen, the Obama White House has deliberately contrived a fake terror scare on the eve of the mid-term elections in an effort to subdue the rampaging political appetite for anti-big government candidates that threatens to sweep aside establishment incumbents next week.

Despite the fact that the so-called suspicious package discovered on a flight in the United Kingdom tested negative for any explosive material, President Obama, after being informed of the apparent “threat” yesterday, directed U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security” to launch a full-scale security alert, according to a White House press release, which in turn was helpfully elevated to levels of hysteria by the corporate media today.


Tancredo: Barack Obama Is A Greater Threat To The U.S. Than Al Qaeda

Tancredo: Barack Obama Is A Greater Threat To The U.S. Than Al Qaeda

Tom Tancredo is quick to admit he brings plenty of baggage to the Colorado governor's race.

Like the time he called Miami a "Third World country." Or when he got thrown out of the White House for suggesting then-President George W. Bush was soft on illegal immigration. Or when he refused to take part in a presidential debate because it was on a Spanish-language network.Read more

halloween word search | halloween coloring pages | halloween puzzles | halloween worksheets

The word search puzzles at-Games Have Been Updated with new Halloween word search games for Those Looking to Test Their Knowledge and Skills. The puzzles are customizable with the Ability to add your own words as well as Other unique features.

Halloween Trivia Quiz
It's that time of year when goblins and gremlins take center stage. To get you in the mood, here's a trivia quiz full of Halloween lore and the silly superstitions associated with this spooky celebration.
In offices, on the other hand, funny and comic Halloween attires are not commonly allowed. It means offices generally wish to see its employees appearing in formal dresses. “Most customer-facing departments do not allow costumes. If they do, the costume criteria are very narrow,” said Bernadette Patton, president and CEO of Human Resources Management Association of Chicago.

In the same time, some offices, where no customer-facing departments are functioning, employees are often permitted to choose any robes they want even during Halloween holydays. Anyhow, it will be quite exciting to see people in entirely diverse robes in occasion of Halloween, an evening of festivities and prayers for Americans. 

Halloween is a unique evening of anticipation for kids, who in their special Halloween costumes trick-or-treat from 6PM to 9 PM in the evening. A couple of ears, amusing hats or neon wigs are other chief attractions of the Halloween evening.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Democrat Pushed To The Ground, Arrested By Local Police At Eric Cantor Public Event VIDEO

Democrat Pushed To The Ground, Arrested By Local Police At Eric Cantor Public Event VIDEO

local police was arrested to Democrat at a public meet-and-greet event for Rep. Eric Cantor on Monday, with three men pulling him out of the building and pushing him to the ground for allegedly causing a disturbance in the coffee shop.

Jon Taylor, the man at the center of the controversy, said he was "manhandled" by police from Louisa, Va. He and three other Democrats -- including his wife, who held a sign promoting Cantor's Democratic opponent Rick Waugh -- went to the event with the intent to ask Cantor questions since he has refused to debate Waugh.Read more



Caritas Mobilized on 3 Fronts in Indonesia

Tsunami hit area in Indonesia


Aiding Flood, Volcano and Tsunami Victims



ROME, OCT. 27, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Caritas workers in Indonesia are working tirelessly to come to the aid of those affected by three different natural disasters: floods, a volcanic eruption and a tsunami.



"The emergencies succeed one another and accumulated," said Father Sigit Pramuji, a director of the Caritas agency in Indonesia, named Karina. "We were still in the midst of operations of reconstruction and rehabilitation in the aftermath of the floods that took place in Papua, when we were surprised by these two other events: the eruption of the Merapi volcano and the tsunami in western Sumatra."



"We mobilized immediately," he added, in comments to the Fides news agency. "We are close to the people who are suffering; it is our mission."



Earlier this month, flash floods in West Papua killed some 145 people, and destroyed dozens of homes and bridges.



On Monday, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the island to the northwest of the capital Jakarta, which then caused a tsunami that killed nearly 300 people, and some 500 are still reported missing.



On Tuesday, Mount Merapi erupted in Java, leaving some 30 people dead and another 40,000 displaced.



"In Java, in the Diocese of Semarang, the situation is under control. The diocesan Caritas is very strong and well organized," said Father Pramuji. "A team of priests is working in close contact with indigenous populations that live on the slopes of the volcano.



"Thanks to them and to the Caritas volunteers -- given the information on an imminent eruption -- a vast work of prevention was carried out and we saved many lives."



In Sumatra where the earthquake and tsunami stuck, the priest reported that "priests and nuns are active in the first emergency, consoling the victims and helping to bury corpses."



"The population is being sorely tested," he added.



Father Pramuji said that during the next national assembly of the Indonesian Church -- which will be held in Bogor beginning Nov. 1 -- he hopes to make an appeal to all the Catholic communities of the country.



The meeting, which will bring together representatives of all the dioceses will be, according to the priest, an occasion to reflect on the identity and mission of the Catholic community in the country and "to launch a great appeal for solidarity and mobilize the whole community of the archipelago."



"Over the next few days, according to the unfolding of the emergencies, we will decide if we will also ask for foreign aid. The English Caritas (CAFOD), and Caritas-Germany have already spontaneously promised us support," he added.

SINO BA ANG TUNAY NA COMFORTER, ANG HOLY SPIRIT O SI MOHAMMAD?

The Holy Spirit revealed Himself with the Father and the Son during the Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan.


Anonymous said...

Dear Father Abe,




May katanungan lang po ako tungkol sa Holy Spirit. Dito kasi sa saudi may ilan na rin akong nakakausap na mga religious muslims tulad ng mga Muttawwa (saudi religious police) at may dalawa pang pilipino na nakausap ko din dun sa Islamic Center na nangungumbinse sa akin na mag convert sa Islam. Ang kanilang pilit na pinagdidiinan na hindi Holy Spirit ang tinutukoy sa Bibliya na isang Comforter na darating kundi si Muhammad daw. Ang kanilang rason, may nakakaranas na raw po ng Holy Spirit bago pa man dumating si Kristo kaya malinaw daw po na nung nandito na si Kristo ay nandito na rin ang Holy Spirit. So hindi daw po un Holy Spirit ang tinutukoy na Comforter sa Bibliya kasi nandito na sya bago pa man dumating si Kristo kaya tugma daw po na si Muhammad daw po un.




Sana magbigyan nyo po ako ng kasagotan ng meron din akong maibato laban sa kanila kung meron mang ibang pagkakataon na magkakaharap kami.





Maraming Salamat Fr. Abe





Marcelo


Saudi Arabia



Fr. Abe, CRS said...

DEAR BRO. MARCELO,




[Ang kanilang pilit na pinagdidiinan na hindi Holy Spirit ang tinutukoy sa Bibliya na isang Comforter na darating kundi si Muhammad daw.]




YAN AY ISANG KABALIWAN DAHIL HINDI MAN LAMANG NABANGGIT SI MOHAMMAD SA BIBLIA. HINGGIL SA IDENTITY NG COMFORTER ITO ANG MALINAW NA ISINASAAD NG BANAL NA KASULATAN:




JOHN 14:15-17 "If you love me you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father and He will give you another Comforter to be with you forever - the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot accept him because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him for he lives with you and will be in you."




JOHN 14:25,26 "All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."




JOHN 15:26 "When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me."




JOHN 16:7,8 "But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment...."




JOHN 16:13-15 "But when he, the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own, he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it know to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you."




[Ang kanilang rason, may nakakaranas na raw po ng Holy Spirit bago pa man dumating si Kristo kaya malinaw daw po na nung nandito na si Kristo ay nandito na rin ang Holy Spirit.]




MAS PABOR ITO SA ATIN. KASI PARA SA CATHOLIC THEOLOGY ANG HOLY SPIRIT AY




* ANG ESPIRITU NG DIOS AMA [1 Cor 6:11].


* ANG ESPIRITU SANTO AY DIOS [1 Cor 3:16-17].




SO, IT IS BUT NATURAL THAT BEFORE THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS ALREADY PRESENT IN THE WORLD BECAUSE HE IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD [Genesis 1:1-2]. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THIS SAME HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST BECAUSE JESUS IS GOD:




* Galatian 4:6 "The Spirit of the Son"


* 1 Peter 1:11 "The Spirit of Christ"




SO, THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS PRESENT BEFORE CHRIST AS THE TRANSCENDENTAL SPIRIT OF GOD BUT WHEN JESUS WAS HERE ON EARTH THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS PRESENT IN HIS PERSON IN A PERFECT AND ABSOLUTE MANNER. AND WHEN JESUS WENT UP TO HEAVEN AGAIN HE PROMISED TO REMAIN WITH US UNTIL THE END OF TIME [cf. Matthew 28:19-20] THROUGH HIS SPIRIT.




ANG TANONG:




KUNG SI MOHAMMAD ANG COMFORTER PAPANO SIYA NAGING NAUNA KAY CRISTO?




KUNG SI MOHAMMAD ANG COMFORTER IBIG SABIHIN BEFORE MOHAMMAD WALANG COMFORTER?




ABA'Y HINDI PWEDE YAN. KASI ANG PRESENCE OF GOD AS A COMFORTER, GUIDE AND PROVIDER OF THE WORLD AY PRESENT NA NUON PA MAN. KAYA MALI NA SABIHING SI MOHAMMAD ANG COMFORTER.




[ So hindi daw po un Holy Spirit ang tinutukoy na Comforter sa Bibliya kasi nandito na sya bago pa man dumating si Kristo kaya tugma daw po na si Muhammad daw po un.]




PALPAK. ANG COMFORTER AY IPINANGAKO NI CRISTO SA KANYANG MGA APOSTOLES HINDI SA MGA ARABO HUNDREDS OF YEARS LATER. NO, NO, NO... ISA PA, ANO BANG COMFORT ANG IBINIGAY NI MOHAMMAD SA ATIN? WALA NAMAN A. ANG TUNAY NA COMFORT AY MATATAGPUAN SA PILING NG DIOS. SI ALLAH ANG COMFORTER HINDI SI MOHAMMAD. PAPANO MAGIGING COMFORTER NG LAHAT NG TAO ANG ISANG TAONG NAMATAY DIN?




[Sana magbigyan nyo po ako ng kasagotan ng meron din akong maibato laban sa kanila kung meron mang ibang pagkakataon na magkakaharap kami.]




I HOPE MAKATULONG ITO SA IYO.


KOMU: Two Californians Filed Appeal in SWAT Raid | Blunt Refuses To Speak With Press About Prop B, But He's Happy To Telegraph Position to Opponents

Blunt Refuses To Speak With Press About Prop B, But He's Happy To Telegraph Position to Opponents

According to KOMU, "Roy Blunt turned down our requests for an interview. Neither his staff nor his website would state his views on the measure." Watch it:

Two Californians Filed Appeal in SWAT Raid:COLUMBIA - One of two California residents that filed appeals against the Columbia Police Chief's SWAT decision is in town.

"We filed them at the same time," Angela Bacca said. Bacca is Ed Rosenthal's assistant. Rosenthal is the other California resident that turned in an appeal.

When asked why she was here, "We want them to reopen the case. We don't want them to keep these officers exonerated."

Bacca is part of Green Aid, a medical and marijuana legal defense and education fund.

Police Chief Ken Burton met with Bacca on Monday. Bacca, earlier in the day, said she would discuss with the police chief what she hoped to get done -- to re-open the SWAT investigation. Bacca said, after the interview, that she felt like things went well during the meeting and that she thought the police chief would work with Columbia residents.

"The cops should be serving and protecting us, not humiliating and terrorizing us," Bacca

Jeffrey Landrigan Executed In Arizona [Video] | Jeffrey Landrigan

Arizona has executed Jeffrey Landrigan for a 1989 murder in the state’s first execution since 2007.

Landrigan died by injection at a state prison in Florence, Arizona at 10:29 p.m. Tuesday after a stay issued by a federal judge was lifted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

That stay was based on questions about the effectiveness of the state’s supply of an execution drug in short supply. Arizona obtained a supply of the sedative drug sodium thiopental from Great Britain.

Jeffrey Landrigan had been on death row since his 1990 conviction for murdering Chester Dyer of Phoenix in a killing that prosecutors said was part of a robbery.

Arizona’s last execution was of Robert Comer on May 22, 2007.

Oh well, the only thing I can add is it’s about time…that and who’s next? If that’s harsh, don’t tell me. Tell the families of these murderers.

According to breakingnews:Jeffrey Landrigan was sentenced to death since 1990, his sentence for the murder of Chester Dyer of Phoenix in a murder that prosecutors say was part of a robbery Therefore, the drug is approved for use by state authorities for the implementation of this Landrigan, tried by the Supreme Court of the United States. Court further held that the unlawful acquisition of this drug can not be tested against court.California also remained an execution last month, the day the offer is still the drug expired. The shortage has also delayed in the execution of Oklahoma in August and led the governor of Kentucky to postpone the signing of orders for the deaths of two prisoners.

The state of Arizona executes convicted murderer Jeffrey Landrigan Tuesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the way for the implementation injection.The lethal place to 10:26 p.m. local time, according to counsel of one official . Landrigan correction “has filed a civil rights last Thursday on the basis of completion violated their constitutional rights to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and process.On Monday, a judge of the District Court S. U. issued the temporary stay after concluding that the state has not provided enough information to do their part Landrigan case sufficient for the safety and legality of the substances used to kill him.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Dexter Season 5 Episode 6 Lead-In: Will the Social Killer Get a Sidekick?

Dexter Season 5 Episode 6 Lead-In: Will the Social Killer Get a Sidekick?

Over the past few seasons of Dexter, we've seen Harry's methodical plan come unwound as Dexter Morgan matured into a social killer. He cheated on his girlfriend Rita (Julie Benz) with a sociopath in Season 2, took on best friend Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) in Season 3, knocked up Rita and got married, and in Season 4 he hesitated to kill Trinity (John Lithgow) – the man, the myth, the mentor. 

Now, it would seem that Dexter's Dark Passenger loves to tempt fate by walking in the light. No, this isn't The Vampire Diaries or True Blood; it's Dexter Morgan struggling to become a better man. Unfortunately, he's unable to escape a past marred in blood and an addiction to murder that provides his only conduit to stress relief. 

In Dexter Season 5 Episode 5, First Blood, Dexter lets Lumen go, even though she witnessed him kill Boyd. He's officially a savior, but Lumen wants further retribution against Boyd's comrades. Will Dexter help? As of now, his only goal is to get Lumen as far away from Miami as possible. On the surface, he wants her to return to her family and begin the healing process. Dexter tried to save Lumen's soul by going after one of Boyd's friends before Lumen had the chance to, only to learn that the perpetrator was not involved in Lumen's rape. 

It's a foregone conclusion that Dexter will inevitably help Lumen, whether by choice or by forced hand. She opted not to leave Miami. This relationship is different from that of Dexter and Prado. Lumen's a victim much like Rita was prior to Dexter and Rita's relationship. Subconsciously, Dexter wants to help; he wants to be a hero, despite his convoluted past.

Kristen Lee | Cliff Lee’s wife | Kristen Lee, Cliff Lee's Wife, Says She Was Harassed By Yankees Fans: Report

In yankee stadium,American League Championship series was done.At that time Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee was sitting and watching the match.The fans are not encourage,they insulting to my husband-"I am not happy with how the Yankees Fans treated her".

Fans reportedly taunted her, threw cups of beer and spit from the section above where Lee was sitting.

Kristen said,"People are starting at you and say horrible things.It affect my heart.YAnkees fans also threw trash into the Texas bullpen in game 2 and attempted to dump beer on former baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr.during the TBS pregame show before game4.


 

Monday, October 25, 2010

Iran Arrested U.S. Hikers While They Were In Iraq: Wikileaks Files

hree Americans detained by Iran in July 2009 for alleged illegal entry were on the Iraqi side of the border at the time, according to a U.S. military report that is among a huge cache of documents posted Friday by the WikiLeaks website.Read more

Last Kiss Lyrics Taylor Swift on Screen (Video) |Taylor Swift 'The Story of Us' Lyrics and Analysis

Taylor Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. Her self-titled debut album, released in October 2006, produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs.

Last Kiss Lyrics Taylor Swift on Screen (Video)


Taylor Swift's new album, Speak Now hit shelves on Monday and "The Story of Us," a track buried in the middle of the album, has some fans clamoring to decipher the lyrics. Taylor famously writes candidly from personal experience.
Read the full lyrics below and leave any lyric fixes or commentary in the comments section at the bottom!
I used to think that one day we'd tell the story of us,
And how we met
And how the sparks flew instantly
And people would say they're the lucky ones



I used to know my place was the spot next to you,
Now I'm searching the room for an empty seat
Cause lately I don't even know what page you're on

Oh, a simple complication, Miscommunications lead to far love,
So many things I wish that you knew
So many walls that I can't break through

Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speaking
And I'm dying to know
Is it killing you
Like it's killing me?
Yeah
I don't know what to say since a twist of fate, when it all broke down
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now

Next chapter

How did we end up this way?
See me nervously pulling of my clothes and trying to look busy
And you're doing your best to avoid me
I'm starting to think that one day I'll tell the story of us
Of how I was losing my mind when I saw you here
But you held your pride like you should have held me,
Oh I'm scared to see the ending why are we pretending this is nothing
I'd tell you I miss you but I don't know how
I've never heard silence quite this loud.

(Chorus)
Now I'm standing alone in a crowded room
And we're not speaking
And I'm dying to know
Is it killing you
Like it's killing me?
Yeah
And I don't know what to say since a twist of fate, when it all broke down
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now



Sally Pressman: Army Wives Star! | Senate OKs $26B jobs, Medicaid bill

Sally Pressman is a army wives star and engaged with David Roger, who appear on on the ABC show Cougar Town.According to People.com Sally’s boyfriend of five years David Rogers proposed at the Tracy Anderson studio where the couple was working out.

David and Sally met in an acting class and are reportedly planning a wedding for late next summer or early fall.


Sally Pressman stars on Army Wives, has a fabulous career and just got engaged. Things are looking pretty good for Pressman.

Brooke Hogan Shows Off Weight Loss In A Bikini :VIDEO

Brooke Hogan is flaunting a newly slim bikini body, thanks to a twice-a-day workout regimen. 

"Good morning! Going for a run! back on my 2x a day! woooaaahh!" she tweeted last week. She has tweeted about her frequent workouts several times since. 

Last year Brooke talked to OK! about struggling with her weight. 

"I feel great at this weight, but I've started sticking to a diet again," she said. "I'm trying hard to get down even more. You need to keep to the old-school bodybuilder diet of eggs, fish, chicken, meat and broccoli."According from huffingtonpost


Red Ribbon Week: the largest anti-drug movement in American schools

RED RIBBON WEEK is organished in American schools of anti-drug movement.This function is based on control the drugs and start to continue the normal Healthy life.Schools throughout the San Ramon Valley plan to get fully involved in the educational campaign.

Every school in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District will take part this week.Every class students decarate with red ribbons working on classroom posters, wearing lots of red, and practicing how to say “no” to drugs.

Wear a red ribbon — I’m grabbing one off my daughter’s Raggedy Anne doll!

contact your PTO to ask about an essay or poster contest honoring the week

Encourage your friends and family to participate

Spread the word on Twitter and Facebook

Find out about DEA-sponsored activities in your community

Discuss the meaning of this week with your children – perhaps the most important thing you can do for a drug-free tomorrow

Jennifer Mee, 'Hiccup Girl,' Charged With Murder In Florida

What The…? ‘Hiccup Girl’ From 2007 Is Now Charged With First-Degree Murder

According to Huffingtonpost : A Tampa Bay woman whose uncontrollable hiccups brought her worldwide attention is charged in the killing of a 22-year-old man during a robbery.

Jennifer Mee, 19, of St. Petersburg and two others are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Shannon Griffin on Saturday.

Sgt. T. A. Skinner of the St. Petersburg Police Department says Mee lured Griffin to a home where the others robbed him at gunpoint. Police say Griffin was shot several times.

Skinner says Mee and the others admitted their involvement.



Mee was being held without bond early Monday. Pinellas County jail records did not show whether she has an attorney. Telephone numbers listed for Mee's mother have been disconnected.

Mee's hiccups - up to 50 times a minute for months - gained notoriety in 2007.

CLARIFYING THE STAND OF THE PHILIPPINE CHURCH ON RH BILL

Alceo Dossena Madonna and Child, St Giovannino, St Anne and two Cherubs in the style of Donatello





Anonymous said...

Hi Fr. Abe,




I'm not too familiar with the RH bill. I am a catholic, however, one of the things which I don't necessarily agree is the stand of the church against contraception. I believe every human being has a choice which is why God has given us free will, to make our own choice. The church is there to guide us in making sure that we make the "right" (according to the society's norms) choice. The Church should never dictate to the people what they should do as human nature would tell us, the more you try to control the people the more they will retaliate. Having said that, I'm not saying that the Church must approve of contraception, all I'm saying is that the Church must provide the people the choice. If the bill is there (sorry, I'm not too familiar with the bill), does that mean all the people will adopt it?It means, the people are given the choice.




In this entire saga, I'm just disappointed why the Church is reacting like this. They have said their point but I'm sure the Church has more pressing issues that she needs to solve too. This issue - population control, is not only a MORAL issue but a SOCIAL one which is why the government is trying to do something about it. Will the Church share the responsibility if more social problems are created if we don't try to curb the population explosion? I don't think so, at the end of the day, we blame it to the government, although I'm not saying they're not to be blamed, coz they also have faults. Be that as it may, I sincerely hope that the Church will stop bashing PNOY (or other Catholics)if he (they) support artificial contraception. At the end of the day, if the Church has really done a good job in inculcating to its people what is morally right, then the same people will do the right thing.



Fr. Abe, CRS said...



[Hi Fr. Abe,]




HELLO THERE.




[I'm not too familiar with the RH bill.]




I SUGGEST THAT YOU BE FAMILIAR WITH IT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THE ILLEGAL ELEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN.




[I am a catholic, however, one of the things which I don't necessarily agree is the stand of the church against contraception.]




IT IS A PITY THAT YOU CHOSE TO DISOBEY THE FAITH AND MORALS OF YOUR OWN CHURCH. A CATHOLIC IS ONE WHO BELIEVES AND PRACTICES HIS CATHOLIC FAITH NOT THE FAITH AND PRACTICES OF ATHEISTS, CONDOMISTS, ABORTIONISTS AND ANTI-LIFE ADVOCATES.




IT PAINS ME THAT YOU CHOSE TO BE A TRAITOR TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND TO THE FAITH THAT ST. LORENZO RUIZ AND BLESSED PEDRO CALUNGSOD GAVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR.




[I believe every human being has a choice which is why God has given us free will, to make our own choice.]




IT IS TRUE THAT GOD GAVE US THE FREEDOM AND THE FREE WILL AND BECAUSE OF THEM WE DO HAVE A CHOICE. HOWEVER, GOD ALSO ASKED US TO CHOOSE WHAT IS GOOD AND AVOID WHAT IS EVIL. GOD DIDN'T SAY THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A FREE WILL WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT. BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A THING AS GOOD AND EVIL. IF FREEDOM IS ABSOLUTE BECAUSE WE HAVE A CHOICE THEN WE HAVE TO GLORIFY SATAN WHO CHOSE TO BE A TRAITOR TO GOD WHO CREATED HIM, THEN WE HAVE TO HONOR THE MURDERERS AND THE RAPISTS BECAUSE THEY FOLLOWED THEIR PREFERRED CHOICE. THE HOSTAGE-TAKING OF MENDOZA IN LUNETA WAS HONORABLE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.




WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT IS EVIL? EVERYTHING THAT IS LIFE-GIVING, LIFE ENHANCING, LIFE-PROMOTING IS GOOD AND EVERY THING THAT DESTROYS, HARM AND PREVENT LIFE IS EVIL.




CONTRACEPTION IS EVIL BECAUSE IT PREVENTS LIFE.


[The church is there to guide us in making sure that we make the "right" (according to the society's norms) choice.]




WRONG.




THE CHURCH IS THERE TO GUIDE US IN MAKING SURE THAT WE MAKE THE "RIGHT" CHOICE ACCORDING TO THE NORMS OF GOD... NOT OF THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY IS EASILY GOVERNED BY MOB RULE AND BY CAPRICES OF THE FEW. MOST OF THE TIME IT CHOOSES WHAT IS CONVENIENT RATHER THAN WHAT IS REALLY GOOD. DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF SIN THE HUMAN PERSON IS INCAPABLE OF GENUINELY CHOOSING GOD OVER THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH, MONEY, POWER AND PRESTIGE. THIS SINFULNESS CAN ONLY BE OVERCOME BY THE GRACE OF GOD.


WE NEED THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES AND ONE OF THE GIFTS GIVEN US BY GOD TO GUIDE US IS THE CHURCH 'THE PILLAR AND GROUND OF TRUTH' ACCORDING TO ST. PAUL [cf. 1 Timothy 3:15].



[The Church should never dictate to the people what they should do as human nature would tell us,]




I THINK YOU ARE IGNORANT OF WHAT THE CHURCH IS. THE CHURCH BEING THE BODY OF CHRIST IS THE MOTHER AND TEACHER OF HER MEMBERS. IT IS HER DUTY TO TEACH ER MEMBERS WHAT IS GOOD AND WHAT IS EVIL ESPECIALLY THE SPIRITUAL AND MORAL PRINCIPLES INVOLVING THE SOCIAL ISSUES CONFRONTING THE PEOPLE TODAY LIKE CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION.




IT IS DEMONIC TO SAY THAT THE CHURCH SHOULD JUST BE SILENT AND ALLOW HER MEMBERS TO DO WHAT THEY WANT. THOSE WHO WANT TO COMMIT ADULTERY THEY JUST DO IT. THOSE WHO WANT TO STEAL THEY MUST BE ALLOWED TO DO IT. SO, WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE THE AMPATUAN SINCE THEY MADE A CHOICE TO KILL? WHY DO WE HAVE TO PUT THEM TO TRIAL AND IMPRISON THEM FOR THEIR CHOICES? YOUR REASONING IS ABSURD... HAVE YOU NOT REALIZED THAT EVEN OSAMA BIN LADEN AND HIS 911 TEAM OF TERRORISTS FOLLOWED THEIR FREE CHOICE TOO?




THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A RELIGION THAT TEACHES HER DOCTRINES TO PEOPLE. HOW CAN YOU STILL CLAIM THAT YOU ARE A CATHOLIC IF YOU ARE NO LONGER BELIEVING CATHOLIC TEACHINGS, PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF GOVERNING? I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOUR GOVERNMENT ASK YOU TO PAY YOUR TAXES AND MUST PASS AN EXAMINATION BEFORE GETTING A PUBLIC LICENSE YOU WILL OBEY IT NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT. YET THE BENEVOLENT TEACHING AUTHORITY OF YOUR CHURCH IS BECOMING BURDENSOME FOR YOU TO THE POINT THAT YOU HAVE ABANDONED IT IN FAVOR OF PAGAN MENTALITIES OR THE 'SEXED CULTURE' OF THE WEST.




YOU ARE FREE TO DISOBEY THE CHURCH, BUT YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO TELL YOUR CHURCH TO STOP TEACHING HER MEMBERS. WE WILL DO IT AS LONG AS THERE IS STILL ONE PERSON WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN TO US. AND EVEN IF THAT ONE WILL BECOME A TRAITOR LIKE YOU, WE WILL STILL SPEAK TO THE STONES AND TO WINDS THE TRUTH OF OUR FAITH IF NO ONE ELSE WILL LISTEN.




ASKING US TO STOP TEACHING IS LIKE IMPRISONING THE WIND.






[the more you try to control the people the more they will retaliate.]




WE DO NOT TRY TO CONTROL THE PEOPLE. THEY CAN INSERT HOW MANY CONDOMS THEY WANT TO INSERT IN THEIR BODIES. THEY CAN EVEN SWALLOW THEM IF THEY WANT. THEY CAN DRINK A FULL BOX OF PILLS IN ONE SHOT WITHOUT A SINGLE PRIEST OR NUN TO STOP OR CONTROL THEM. NO, NO, NO...




WE ARE ONLY TEACHING AND PREACHING. AND WE ARE DOING IT INSIDE OUR CHURCHES AND IN OUR BLOGS OR WEBSITES OR IN OUR COLUMNS IN NEWSPAPERS OR ON RADIO OR TV RIGHT IN OUR PROGRAMS. WE NEVER ENTER YOUR HOUSES MUCH MORE YOUR BEDROOMS TO CONTROL YOU. NO, NO, NO...




YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS IN THE REALMS OF YOUR PRIVACY. YOU CAN BED YOUR WIFE OR YOUR MISTRESS OR YOUR PET DOG OR A MONKEY BUT THE POPE, THE CARDINALS, BISHOPS AND PRIESTS SHALL NEVER KNOW. SO STOP HALLUCINATING THAT WE WILL CONTROL YOU. YOU ARE FREE LIKE A BIRD.




[Having said that, I'm not saying that the Church must approve of contraception,]




HOW NICE OF YOU. HOW VERY KIND. DO YOU WANT ME TO APPLAUSE FOR YOU?


OF COURSE, THE CHURCH SHALL NEVER APPROVE CONTRACEPTION. WHAT IS IMMORAL AND ANTI-LIFE SHALL NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE CHURCH. NEVER.




[all I'm saying is that the Church must provide the people the choice.]




YEAH, WE ARE PROVIDING YOU WITH A CHOICE. A CHOICE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, GIVING LIFE OR PREVENTING LIFE. GOOD OR EVIL. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CHOOSE WHAT IS GOOD AND IT IS YOU WHO WILL DECIDE IT NOT ME, NOT THE POPE, NOT THE BISHOP AND NOT THE CARDINAL.




THAT IS WHY YOUR CALL TO GIVE YOU THE CHOICE IS VERY PATHETIC. YOU ARE SHOWING ME THAT YOU ARE IGNORANT OF YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH BECAUSE THE CATHOLICS ARE THE FREEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.




[If the bill is there (sorry, I'm not too familiar with the bill), does that mean all the people will adopt it?It means, the people are given the choice.]





YEAH, THEY ARE GIVEN THE CHOICE TO USE THE CONDOMS OR NOT, TO DRINK THE PILLS OR NOT, TO CASTRATE THEMSELVES OR NOT. THEY CAN COMMIT SUICIDE OR EXTERMINATE OTHERS BY HAND GRENADE. BUT WE ARE IMPLORING THEM NOT TO DO THOSE THINGS AND INSTEAD CHOSE A LIFE WORTHY OF BEING SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD.




SPECIFICALLY, WHAT THE CHURCH IS TELLING IS THAT IF YOU WANT TO BUY CONDOMS AND PILLS FOR THE USE OF YOUR OWN GENITALS AND THAT OF YOUR SEXUAL PARTNER THEN USE YOUR OWN MONEY NOT THE MONEY OF THE GOVERNMENT. BECAUSE THE MONEY OF THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR SEXUAL ENJOYMENT BUT FOR INFRASTRUCTURES, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE.




FULFILL THE NEEDS OF YOUR LIBIDO WITH YOUR OWN MONEY DON'T INCLUDE THE MONEY OF THE CATHOLICS WHO ARE NOT TRAITORS TO GOD AND TO THE CHURCH AS YOU DO. WE SHALL NOT ALLOW YOU TO WALLOW AND BE INTOXICATED BY YOUR SEXUAL PROMISCUITY ON OUR POCKET'S BEHALF. O NO, NO, NO...



[In this entire saga, I'm just disappointed why the Church is reacting like this.]




WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE REACTION OF THE CHURCH? SHE SIMPLY OPPOSES SOMETHING THAT SHE BELIEVES TO BE EVIL. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT?




IF OTHERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUPPORT THE RH BILL THE CHURCH TOGETHER WITH ALL FILIPINOS HAVE THE RIGHT TO OPPOSE IT. IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUT ON CONDOMS OR EVEN TO DRINK IT WITH WHISKEY OR BRANDY THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO TEACH AGAINST IT. TEACHING AND PREACHING AGAINST A BELIEVED TO BE ILLEGAL AND IMMORAL LEGISLATIVE BILL IS NOT DEPRIVING OTHERS OF THEIR FREEDOM. SO WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH THAT?




IF YOU DON'T WANT TO OBEY YOUR CHURCH SO YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE THE CHURCH OR FOUND YOUR OWN RELIGION. BE AN ATHEIST, A MOSLEM, A HINDU, A SNAKE-CHARMER, A SATANIST OR WHAT. NOT THAT I WANT YOU TO LEAVE. I WANT YOU TO STAY. BUT IF YOU STAY YOU BETTER STAY BECAUSE YOU ARE CONVINCED THAT YOUR CHURCH IS TEACHING YOU THE TRUTH COMING FROM GOD. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE TRUTH OF GOD IS IN CONDOMS OR IN NOYNOY AQUINO WHO IS PRO-RH BILL FINE. YOU CAN ATTEND MASSES WITH NOYNOY AQUINO AS YOUR HIGH PRIEST WITH RICO PUNO AND OCHOA AS YOUR CARDINALS WITH OTHER KABARKADA INCORPORATED. YOU CAN HAVE THE AUTHORS OF RH BILL LIKE EDCEL LAGMAN AS YOUR SPIRITUAL GUARDIANS.




IF YOU DO NOT TRUST THE POPE AND THE BISHOPS AND THE PRIESTS THEN TRUST THE POLITICIANS. THEY WILL LEAD YOU TO HEAVENLY LIFE BECAUSE THEY WILL BRING YOU TO THE TRUTH MORE THAN THE POPE. THE CONGRESSMEN ARE MORE HOLY, MORE VIRTUOUS, MORE MORAL, CLEANER AND MORE TRUSTWORTHY FOR YOU THAN YOUR POPE WHO IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE SUCCESSOR OF ST. PETER FOR CATHOLICS LIKE YOU AND ME.



[They have said their point but I'm sure the Church has more pressing issues that she needs to solve too.]




THE CHURCH IS ACTIVE IN ALL PRESSING ISSUES THAT SHE NEEDS TO SOLVE TOO. SHE HAS BUILT MORE ORPHANAGES THAN THE GOVERNMENT WHICH IS RECEIVING OUR TAXES, SHE HAS MORE HOME FOR THE AGED, SHE HAS BUILT BETTER SCHOOLS THAN THE GOVERNMENT OWNED WHO ARE MOSTLY ROTTEN AND DECAPITATED.




[This issue - population control, is not only a MORAL issue but a SOCIAL one which is why the government is trying to do something about it.]




IT IS MORAL, SPIRITUAL, DOCTRINAL, SOCIAL, LEGAL, ETC.




DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE POLITICIANS WILL HAVE IN HEART THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OR THEY WERE MERELY PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY THE CONDOM AND PILL'S MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS TO MAKE THE BODIES OF OUR WOMEN THE DUMPING SITES OF THEIR MEDICAL JUNKS?




[Will the Church share the responsibility if more social problems are created if we don't try to curb the population explosion?]


THERE WILL BE NO POPULATION EXPLOSION IF THE YOUNG PEOPLE SHALL BE TAUGHT MORAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES OF VIRGINITY, CHASTITY AND PURITY. INSTEAD, THE CONDOMS AND THE PILLS PROMOTE SEXUAL PROMISCUITY THAT IS WHY THERE ARE SO MANY TEENAGE PREGNANCIES. IF THE COUPLES ARE FAITHFUL TO EACH OTHER THEN THERE WILL BE LESS PEOPLE TO BE BORN IN THE WORLD BECAUSE THERE WILL BE NO CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF WEDLOCK. THE SOLUTION OF THE CHURCH IS CHEAPER BECAUSE IT REQUIRES NO MEDICINE TO TAKE BUT ONLY THE FORCE OF THE WILL FOR SELF-CONTROL AND RIGHTEOUS LIVING. IT IS SAFER BECAUSE THERE IS NO NEED OF ANY MEDICINE TO POLLUTE THE BODY.



THE CHURCH IS DOING ITS SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS FEEDING MORE STREET CHILDREN THAN THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. TRY TO VISIT THE DSWD CENTERS. THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES ARE TOO SUPERFICIAL. GO TO THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF THE PRIESTS AND NUNS: FREE EDUCATION, BOARD AND LODGING, TRAININGS FOR FINDING JOBS. GO TO DON BOSCO CENTERS, HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE, AND COMPARE THEM TO THOSE GIVEN BY YOUR BELOVED CORRUPT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.




THE CONGREGATION IN WHICH I BELONG HAS BUILT FIVE LARGE ORPHANAGES IN THE PHILIPPINES AND HAS GIVEN THOUSANDS OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO MANY STUDENTS FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS OF ITS PRESENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES. DO YOU KNOW THAT? DO YOU KNOW THAT IN THE WORLD THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS MORE INSTITUTIONS OF CHARITIES AND EDUCATION FOR THE POOR THAN THE UNITED NATIONS?




YOU ARE SPEAKING AS IF THE CHURCH IS NOT DOING SOMETHING FOR THE SOCIETY. EXCUSE ME. I ADVISE YOU TO LIST ALL DSWD INSTITUTIONS THEN VISITS ALL INSTITUTIONS OF MOTHER TERESA OR OF DON BOSCO OR OF DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY AND YOU WILL SEE WHICH IS MORE NUMEROUS AND BETTER IN QUALITY.




HERE IN SORSOGON THE DSWD INSTITUTION FOR THE POOR BOYS IS VERY POOR IN QUALITY BUT THOSE RUN BY THE PRIESTS AND NUNS ARE VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL AND LARGER. THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 20 BOYS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT CENTER BUT THAT OF THE PRIESTS TAKE CARE OF MORE THAN 50 AND THE NUNS OF MORE THAN 30.



Sunday, October 24, 2010

More Defense of the Mass in Vernacular

Pope Benedict XVI during the Consecration with other priests during mass in Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.


john said...

The post is very troublesome in its denigration of Latin Masses pre-V2, even by defenders of Latin. That people fall short of doing something well is not an excuse for abandoning it. If that is the standard, then it should be applied equally to the Novus Ordo. Look at the abuses infractions in the Novus Ordo now.



There are pros and cons to both Latin and vernacular. Of course, Latin has not been the common language for centuries but is retained precisely because it is not subject to the whims of fads. The Church has been ruptured before due to a single mistranslation or misunderstanding in its definitions. Look at the case of the English translations of ICEL.



People should be adults and if they cannot understand something, they should seek knowledge instead of lambasting their ignorance. It is sad to hear somebody say they do not understand the kyrie.



The dismal ignorance and the support for RH Bill in a catholic majority country is proof that vernacular is not the panacea extolled. If things are so great in vernacular world of worship, why the widespread ignorance?



Litury is confused with catechesis.Understanding is done by catechesis. In many parishes and dioceses, there is a collapse of catechesis after the change to vernacular in the liturgy. Maybe the idea is that understanding the liturgy makes the faith self-evident.



The irony is that the draconian imposition of Novus Ordo is the last gasp for the Tridentine style of ruling the church. A way that is much maligned by liberals. Never again will the entire church just accept the whims of a Bugnini. SP did not at all impose removing N.O., why make wild conjectures of mass rebellion. Prepare for the new English translation and the hysteria of liberals.



Fr. Abe, CRS said...

[The post is very troublesome in its denigration of Latin Masses pre-V2,]




EXCUSE ME. IT IS NOT THE LATIN MASSES THAT IS DEGRADED HERE BUT THE ILLICIT SSPX REBELS. DON'T EQUATE THAT GROUP WITH THE LATIN MASS. THEY DO NOT OWN THE LATIN MASS. THEY ARE ONLY USING IT FOR THEIR REBELLION AGAINST THE CHURCH.




[ even by defenders of Latin.]




THE SSPX DOES NOT DEFEND LATIN. IT ONLY USES IT TO FEED ITS REBELLION.




[ That people fall short of doing something well is not an excuse for abandoning it.]




IT IS NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT FALL SHORT. THE LATIN LANGUAGE ALREADY FELL SHORT FOR THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE. IT IS NO LONGER USE IN ACADEME, IN LITERATURE AND IN SCIENCES EXCEPT AMONG THOSE SPECIALIZING IN THAT PARTICULAR LANGUAGE. THUS, IT IS NO LONGER THE LIVING LANGUAGE THAT THE CHURCH HAD CHOSEN IN FAVOR OF GREEK IN THE 4TH CENTURY. AS IT WAS CHOSEN IN FAVOR OF GREEK, IT CAN ALSO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER ONCE THE LANGUAGE IS NO LONGER UNDERSTANDABLE TO THE PEOPLE.



[ If that is the standard, then it should be applied equally to the Novus Ordo.]




THAT IS AN STANDARD BUT NOT THE ONLY STANDARD. IN LATIN IT IS THE LANGUAGE ITSELF THAT DIED DOWN. IT'S NOT THE FAULT OF THE PEOPLE. IT IS THE NATURAL WEAKNESS OF THE LANGUAGE THAT OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS.




THE VERNACULAR IS THE NEW 'VULGATE' OF THE PEOPLE THEN IT MUST BE USED IN THE LITURGY. THERE IS NO DOGMA IN THE CHURCH THAT SAYS THE HOLY MASS MUST BE CELEBRATED IN ONE LANGUAGE ALONE PERPETUALLY. THE USE OF LATIN IS NOT A DOGMA, BUT A PASTORAL NECESSITY... NOW, THAT NECESSITY IS GOD. THE NECESSITY CHANGED IN FAVOR OF THE VERNACULAR.




THE SSPX KEEPS ON SAYING THAT VATICAN II IS PASTORAL. WELL, THE USE OF LATIN IS ALSO PASTORAL.


[Look at the abuses infractions in the Novus Ordo now.]




EXCUSE ME. YOU ARE USING THAT SO CALLED ABUSES IN NOVUS ORDO AS IF THE ABUSES ARE NOT PRESENT IN THE PAST.




THE LITURGICAL ABUSES NOW IS NO MORE THAN THE LITURGICAL ABUSES DURING THE TIME OF THE APOSTLES WHEN PEOPLE WERE DYING DUE TO THEIR SINS AGAINST THE HOLY EUCHARIST AS REPORTED BY ST. PAUL IN 1 CORINTHIANS 11. BEFORE AND AFTER THE COUNCIL OF TRENT THE CHURCH WAS ALSO BESIEGED BY CANONICAL AND LITURGICAL ABUSES. THE ABUSES CONFRONTED BY TRENT IS MUCH TERRIBLE IN DEGREE THAN THOSE WE ARE CONFRONTING TODAY.




DURING THE PRE-VATICAN II THERE WERE ABUSES ALSO. WHAT IS LACKING IS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT RECORDS AND SENDS THESE ABUSES IN THE INTERNET OR TELEVISION FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE.




[There are pros and cons to both Latin and vernacular.]




OBVIOUSLY, AS THE DEBATES DURING THE VATICAN II SHOWED THE PROS IN FAVOR OF VERNACULAR IS MORE THAN THE CONS AND THE CONS IN USING THE LATIN ALONE IS GREATER THAN THE PROS.



[Of course, Latin has not been the common language for centuries but is retained precisely because it is not subject to the whims of fads.]




LANGUAGE IS NOT THE WHIMS OF FADS. IT IS A PRODUCT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE. THE CHURCH USUS THE LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDABLE TO PEOPLE NOT THE ONE THAT IS ONLY THE LEARNED AND THE HOLY SPIRIT COULD UNDERSTAND.




DURING THE PENTECOST THE SPIRIT OF GOD RESPECTED THE LANGUAGE OF PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS PLACES BY MAKING EACH ONE OF THEM UNDERSTAND THE PREACHING OF THE APOSTLES IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE. AND THE SAME SPIRIT DIDN'T DECREE THAT LATIN WILL BE THE ONLY LANGUAGE TO BE USED FOR THE DIVINE LITURGY. O NO, NO, NO...




LATIN WAS USED BY THE CHURCH WHEN IT WAS THE 'VULGATE'... THE 'VULGAR' OR COMMON LANGUAGE OF THE PEOPLE. WHEN IT WAS NO LONGER COMMON THE CHURCH WISELY REPLACED IT.




TO CONTINUOUSLY USE LATIN IS TO FALLOW THE WHIMS AND CAPRICES OF THE FEW ROMANTICS WHO ARE DREAMERS OF THE PAST AND NOT VISIONARY FOR THE FUTURE. PEOPLE WITH STAGNANT MIND AND COLD HEART FOR THE WARM REALITY THAT LATIN IS DEAD.



[The Church has been ruptured before due to a single mistranslation or misunderstanding in its definitions.]




THE CHURCH IS NEVER BEEN RUPTURED. THE CHURCH IS THE CHURCH, ALWAYS AND EVERY WHERE. PROBLEM WITH TRANSLATION FROM TIME TO TIME DOES NOT IN ANY WAY DIMINISH THE CHURCH AND DEFINITELY THERE WAS NO RUPTURE.



[Look at the case of the English translations of ICEL.]




WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSLATIONS OF ICEL? IS THERE ANY HERESY WITH IT? AND MUCH MORE, IT MAY NOT BE A PERFECT TRANSLATION BUT IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND ENRICHING TRANSLATION.



[People should be adults and if they cannot understand something, they should seek knowledge instead of lambasting their ignorance.]




IT SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL BUT BASICALLY DEFECTIVE.




IF THE LORD JESUS DIDN'T IMPOSE ARAMAIC OR HEBREW ON THE APOSTLES WHY DO YOU IMPOSE LATIN ON US? THE APOSTLES CELEBRATED THE MASS AND WROTE AND PREACHED IN GREEK. THE LATER ON POPE ST. DAMASUS CHANGED IT TO LATIN WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO GREEK RITE AND OTHER ORIENTAL RITES. HOW COME THE USE OF VERNACULAR IS SUDDENLY BECOMING EVIL TODAY?




THE ROOTS OF EVIL TODAY IS NOT THE NOVUS ORDO AND THE VERNACULAR BUT SIN. AND THE ROOT OF HOLINESS IN PRE-VATICAN II LITURGY IS NOT LATIN BUT THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WHICH IS PRESENT STILL TODAY. THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE IN THE LATIN LANGUAGE. TO CLAIM OTHERWISE IS A MANIFESTATION OF SUBLIME LIES AND STUPIDITY.




[It is sad to hear somebody say they do not understand the kyrie.]




OF COURSE, THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE KYRIE. EVEN IF THEY KNOW ITS TRANSLATION IT IS ONLY KNOWING THE TRANSLATION BUT NOT KNOWING IT INSTINCTIVELY. FOR AN AMERICAN TO SING 'LORD, HAVE MERCY' OR FOR A FILIPINO TO SING 'PANGINOON, MAAWA KA' IS NOT JUST PRAYING THROUGH TRANSLATIONS BUT DIRECT EXPRESSION OF WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART AND MIND AND VERY BEING. THAT IS WHY THE HOLY SPIRIT COMMUNICATES DIRECTLY THROUGH THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF THE AUDIENCE IN PENTECOST. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE PENTECOST IS THE CHURCH IN ITS SEMINAL FORM OR RATHER THE CHURCH IN HER INFANCY.



[The dismal ignorance and the support for RH Bill in a catholic majority country is proof that vernacular is not the panacea extolled.]




NOT SO. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE DEFENDING THE CHURCH AGAINST THE RH BILL. THE CATHOLIC APOLOGISTS INCLUDING MY PERSON AND THIS BLOG AND THE MEMBERS OF DEFENSORES FIDEI AND CATHOLIC FAITH DEFENDERS WHO ARE 99% LAY ARE DEFENDING THE CHURCH. WE NEVER HEARD ANY OF THE SSPX PRIESTS OR SUPPORTERS DEFENDING THE CHURCH IN PUBLIC FORUM. THEY SIMPLY JOIN THE ENEMIES. THE HOMOSEXUALS AND FEMINISTS ATTACK THE CHURCH AND THE POPE ON RH BILL, WHILE THE SSPX SUPPORTERS ATTACK THE CHURCH AND THE POPE ON MATTERS OF LITURGY. SEE, YOU ARE NOT WITH THE CHURCH AND THE POPE. YOU BELONG TO THE OTHER SIDE. YOU ARE ONE WITH OUR ENEMIES.




I STILL HAVE TO SEE AN SSPX LAY PERSON TO GO TO THE MEDIA EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF FREEDOM AND CONSCIENCE IN LATIN IN ORDER TO DEBUNK THE RH BILL. SHOW ME ANY VIDEO. ON MY PART, I'VE BEEN ON SEVERAL SEMINARS, RADIO SHOWS ALREADY TOGETHER WITH LAY CATHOLICS DEFENDING THE CHURCH AGAINST THE RH BILL.




DO NOT PROJECT UNTO US YOUR OWN USELESSNESS AND INABILITY. IF YOU CANNOT TRUST THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH ON LITURGY THEN YOU CANNOT TRUST HER ON MORAL ISSUES. TO BE TRAITOR IN LITURGY IS TO BE TRAITOR ON MORALS AND ON DOGMA AND ON ALL ASPECTS OF CHURCH LIFE INCLUDING THE CANON LAW.




[If things are so great in vernacular world of worship, why the widespread ignorance?]




THE CATHOLICS DURING THE PRE-VATICAN II ARE MORE IGNORANT. GATHER TOGETHER THE NUMBER OF BOOKS WRITTEN BY LAY DURING THE PRE-VATICAN II? GET THE NAMES OF LAY PREACHERS AND TEACHER OF FAITH BEFORE? ALMOST NONE. NOW, THE CATHOLIC RADIOS, TV's, NEWSPAPERS ARE MOSTLY RUN, ADMINISTERED AND MANNED BY LAY PEOPLE. AFTER VATICAN II LAY CATHOLIC APOLOGISTS ROSE IN PROMINENCE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CONVERT THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CONVERTS YEAR AFTER YEAR IN U.S. ALONE. TO THE POINT THAT EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 350,000 ADULT CONVERSIONS ARE HAPPENING IN THE U.S.




GO TO FACEBOOK, GO TO RELIGIOUS BLOGS. THE APOLOGISTS AND CATHOLIC BLOGGERS ARE LAY PEOPLE. THEY ARE DEFENDING THE CHURCH ON RH BILL AND ON DOGMATIC MATTERS. ONE OF THEIR ENEMIES ARE THE SSPX DIE-HARDS WHO KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT ATTACKING THE POPE, THE NOVUS ORDO AND VATICAN II. THEY ARE BUNCH OF USELESS AND TREACHEROUS PEOPLE.




[Litury is confused with catechesis.]




THERE IS NO CONFUSION. THERE IS ONLY ESSENTIAL UNITY AND HARMONY BETWEEN THE TWO. IN THE LATIN MASS, SO MUCH SILENCE DILUTES THE KERYGMATIC NATURE OF THE LITURGY.




[Understanding is done by catechesis.]




SO, YOU ARE ADMITTING NOW THAT IT IS OK TO BE IGNORANT DURING THE MASS AS LONG AS THE EXPLANATION WILL BE GIVEN THROUGH CATECHESIS. HOW DO YOU GIVE THEM CATECHESIS? SHALL YOU CALL THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED YOUR SUNDAY MASS THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HEAR CATECHESIS?




WHEN JESUS CELEBRATED THE LAST SUPPER, IT WAS LITURGICAL AND AT THE SAME TIME CATECHETICAL. IT WAS SPIRITUAL AND KERYGMATIC AT THE SAME TIME. YOU ARE CREATING A BIFURCATION ON SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIALLY UNITED.


[In many parishes and dioceses, there is a collapse of catechesis after the change to vernacular in the liturgy.]




O NO, NO, NO... ACTUALLY THERE IS A MORE ACTIVE CATECHESIS NOW THAN BEFORE. BECAUSE THE SIMPLE PEOPLE ARE SINGING CATHOLIC SONGS USED IN THE MASS EVEN AT HOME AND THEY SERVE AS CATECHESIS. THUS, THE POPULARITY OF 'ANG PANGINOON ANG AKING PASTOL' 'HINDI KITA MALILIMUTAN' 'PURIHIN ANG PANGINOON' WHICH PEOPLE SING FROM THE HEART.




[Maybe the idea is that understanding the liturgy makes the faith self-evident.]




THE IDEA IS THAT UNDERSTANDING THE LITURGY MAKES THE FAITH BETTER UNDERSTOOD BY THE PEOPLE. WHETHER THE MASS IS IN LATIN OR VERNACULAR THERE WILL BE HYPCRISY AMONG THE FAITHFUL. THERE ARE IDIOTS AMONG TLM FOLLOWERS AND ALSO IN NOVUS ORDO. BUT IN NOVUS ORDO IT IS UNDERSTOOD WHILE IN TLM IT IS NOT.



[The irony is that the draconian imposition of Novus Ordo is the last gasp for the Tridentine style of ruling the church.]




THERE IS NO DRACONIAN IMPOSITION OF NOVUS ORDO. THERE IS ONLY THE PONTIFICAL COMMAND FOR ITS UNIVERSAL USE. YOUR LANGUAGE IS MORE PROPER FOR 'DRAGONS' NOT FOR CATHOLICS.




WELL, THE LAST GASP FOR THE TRIDENTINE STYLE OF RULING THE CHURCH IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE VATICAN STYLE OF RULING THE CHURCH. THE TRIDENTINE SYTLE BROUGHT AN END TO THE LATERAN STYLE AND THE LATERAN SYTLE BROUGHT AN END TO THE CONSTANTINOPOLITAN STYLE. AND THE CONSTANTINOPOLITAN STYLE BROUGHT AN END TO THE CHALCEDONIAN STYLE.




THESE STYLES ARE NOT DOGMAS. THEY ARE PASTORAL. THEY ARE BOUND TO CHANGE. IF YOU WANT TO REMAIN IN THE TRIDENTINE STYLE THEN JOIN THE 'OLD CATHOLICS'. THE PROCESS OF CHANGE FROM TRIDENTINE TO VATICAN STYLE CAME WITH THE FIRST VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.




[ A way that is much maligned by liberals.]




THE LIBERALS MALIGNED THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH AND OF THE POPE. EXACTLY THE MANNER OF LEFEBVRE AND HIS COHORTS. THAT IS WHY YOU ARE MORE IN COMMON WITH THEM. THE CHURCH AND THE POPE IS OPPOSED BY THE PRO-RH BILL AND YOU ARE DOING THE SAME ON THE LITURGICAL LEVEL. THE SAME DEMON THAT POSSESSED THESE LIBERALS IS THE SAME DEMON THAT IS POSSESSING YOUR MIND.


THE ULTRA TRADITIONALS AT SO AT PAINED THAT THE LIBERALS MALIGNED THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHURCH YET THEY ARE DOING THE SAME.



[ Never again will the entire church just accept the whims of a Bugnini.]




BUGNINI SIMPLY FOLLOWS THE DIRECTIVE OF POPE PAUL VI.




99.99% OF THE CHURCH RESPECTED THE DECISION OF THE POPE THROUGH BUGNINI ONLY VERY FEW FOLLOWED THE REBELLION OF THAT WACKY OLD FOOL NAMED LEFEBVRE IN DISOBEYING THE POPE. CARDINALS OTTAVIANI, SIRI AND OTHERS REFUSED TO JOIN THE REBELLION OF LEFEBVRE.




YOU CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE CHURCH BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CHURCH HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED THE USE OF THE NOVUS ORDO. FROM TIME TO TIME THERE WILL BE FEW THOUSANDS WHO PREFER LATIN OVER VERNACULAR. BUT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS LOVE THE USE OF THE VERNACULAR.




[SP did not at all impose removing N.O., why make wild conjectures of mass rebellion.]





I DO NOT MAKE WILD CONJECTURES OF MASS REBELLION. BECAUSE THE FOLLOWERS OF SSPX ARE SURELY NOT ON THE LEVEL OF A 'MASS' OR A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. THEY ARE SO FEW. YET SO NOISY. AND INDEED THEY ARE IN REBELLION. NOT MASS REBELLION BUT SIMPLY REBELLION. LITURGICAL REBELLION.




[Prepare for the new English translation and the hysteria of liberals.]




THE LIBERALS CAN CRY THEIR HEARTS OUT TILL THEY BLEED TO DEATH BUT THE NEW TRANSLATIONS SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.




ON THE PART OF THE SSPX, THE VERNACULAR SHALL BE IN USE WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT.