Carissimi,
The quotation below is from something Pope Francis said on Vatican Radio. I offer it in the light of the 1
st
Anniversary of the regime abetted by Roy Moore and Joe Arpaio—and supported by Mmes. Conway & Huckabee Sanders and Messrs. Bannon, Hannity, Flynn, Manafort, Price, Stone, Miller, Scaramucci, & another gentleman [
Ah
may
have heard his name at one time, but
tah
the best of
mah
knowledge,
Ah
do not recall].
Mere optimism, the self-assurance that all will be well if we stay cheerful without actually
doing
anything, leads only to disappointment, anger, and cynicism.
What is needed is
hope
,
endurance
, and a willingness to sacrifice for the common good and
in favor
of the poor and excluded:
"To suffer is to take the difficulty and to carry it with strength, so that the difficulty does not drag us down. To carry it with strength: this is a Christian virtue. Saint Paul says several times: endure. This means do not let ourselves be overcome with difficulties. This means that the Christian has the strength not to give up. Carry them, but carry them with strength. It is not easy, because discouragement comes, and one has the urge to give up and say, “Well, come on, we’ll do what we can and no more.” But no, it is a grace to suffer. We find so many Christians who are sad, discouraged, because they do not have this grace of enduring with patience and overcoming with love."
Determined
love never fails. It
always
overcomes.
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Pastoral Council Election Results
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We are pleased to announce the results of the Election for Pastoral Council. One Hundred Fifty One parishioners voted for the two open elective positions. Dr. Vonetta Edwards and Richard Gorman, MD received the highest number of votes and are elected. I am grateful to
Ashley Grant, Stephanie Holtz and Phil Rivera
for their willingness to run for office.
My special thanks goes out to Trudy Bartel, Sue Cesare and Augusto Frisancho
for their support and sound advice and now have completed their terms.
By your side, in His service,
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A Wet Night In Baltimore...
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Loaves & Fishes and a Wet Night in December
On December 23rd, a rainy night in Baltimore, some of our
PREP
families and
RCIA
folks joined our weekly
Loaves & Fishes
team and both prepared and went out to distribute food to the homeless in Baltimore. What an awesome team they were!
We've attached a few pictures of the preparation time with a couple comments from those who participated. Click the 'Photo Gallery' button above. Make sure you also click on the links above to learn about the ministries involved!
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Well That's Pretty Clear!!!
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An Unfathomable Truth, Simply Put...
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Women of the New Testament
Tuesday, January 23, 6:45 PM
(please not week change for this month only)
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Embracing God's Gifts
Tuesday January 23, 7 PM
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Respect for Life
Sunday January 28, 9:45 AM
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presents
"The Band's Visit"
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Friday, February 2
7:30 PM
Ignatian Hall
Admission - Free
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L
ast year, Broadway celebrated the arrival of a beautiful new musical called
The Band’s Visit.
Critics and audiences have been seduced by the touching and often very funny story. This February, our First Friday Cinema series presents the wonderful film that inspired this show. This movie exudes both wit and charm as it transports its audiences to a little-known corner of the Middle East. For complete information and trailer,
click here
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Loyola University Maryland
Mission Integration
announces a retreat
"Praying Together with the Icons of Lent"
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March 3-4, 2018
F
lintstone Retreat House
13210 Green Ridge Road NE,
Flintstone, Md. 21530
$50 includes lodging and 3 meals
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Worship with Offerings, Liturgy and Prayers for Others
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POOR BOX
Each weekend St. Ignatius specifies a Poor Box collection for a needful cause. This week's
support goes to
Vulnerable Families in Crisis.
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MASS MUSIC
Attached is the listing for the music selections at next Sunday's 10:30 Mass.
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PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN REPORT
Weekly updates on Christian persecution around the globe. Keep a prayerful watch on what is
happening with your
brothers and sisters!
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A Message From Catholic Review
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Do you recieve
Catholic Review
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If you’re a registered parishioner, you should have received the February issue of the
Catholic Review
at home this week. This month’s edition features information about Lent, including commentary from Archbishop Lori. Also, Catholic Schools Week highlights the blue-ribbon education at our schools and details several new facilities projects underway at high schools in the area. And read about how the Independent Review Board continues to help the church respond to issues of sexual misconduct.
If you’re not a registered parishioner or didn’t get a copy of the
Catholic Review
in the mail this week, pick up a copy on your way out of church. And contact the parish office to check your registration.
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Jesuits Issue Revised Statement on Abortion on Eve of March for Life 2018
by America Staff | Jan 19, 2018
As the 45th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision and the annual March for Life in Washington approach this week, the Jesuit Conference of the United States and Canada issued an updated statement on abortion in the United States,
“
Protecting the Least Among Us
.”
Describing abortion as a “key social evil” in the United States, the Jesuits say: “The most fundamental building block of a just social order is respect for human life. Until men and women individually and collectively make a profound commitment to the value and dignity of all human life, we will never find the true peace, justice and reconciliation God desires for us.”
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Study asks: Why Are Young Catholics Going, Going, Gone?
BALTIMORE — A new report on young adults who no longer identify as Catholic is attempting to understand why so many have "disaffiliated" from the faith they were born into. It comes at a time when more young people than ever before are leaving the church, even as those losses are being offset by Hispanic immigration to the U.S.
Whether it's feelings of being judged by religious leaders who don't know or understand them, or being forced by their parents to attend church, or witnessing the sexual abuse scandal and the hypocrisy of church hierarchy, young people are expressing a desire both to break free from organized religion and to be part of a community.
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Women's March Renews Demands for Equality, Justice
NEW YORK and CHICAGO — If the first Women's March was about expressing anger and frustration about the election of Donald Trump as president, the second one seemed more focused on getting to work to overturn his policies and unseat his supporters.
As in 2017, Catholic women and organizations were among those marching at protests around the country Jan. 20, adding to record-breaking crowds in cities such as Chicago and Austin, Texas.
The main national event, scheduled for today in Las Vegas, is being called "Power to the Polls" and is aimed at launching a national voter registration tour.
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READER NOTIFICATION:
"Parish: the thought" is a publication of St. Ignatius Catholic Community, Baltimore. Each edition contains articles and news feeds that are included for awareness of current topics in our world today. The positions expressed by outside authors and news feeds are theirs' alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or positions of St. Ignatius Catholic Community or its staff.
- This e-zine was compiled by John C. Odean
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