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Editor's Note: This week’s ‘The Thought’ video is Maroon 5’s “Memories” performed by the One Voice Children’s Choir. It was made during the quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic using videos recorded by choir members at their homes.
I’m putting it in this week simply because of all of the lost life we have experienced in the past weeks through gun violence. It’s huge, it’s horrific, it just continues to escalate. As such I thought this rendition of “Memories” (built on the melody of Pachelbel’s Canon in D) was appropriate. The One Voice Children’s Choir is comprised of children ages four through eighteen living along the Wasatch Front in the United States. One Voice Children's Choir began at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Since then the choir has grown into a unique force bringing talent, youth and passion to messages that effect our world.
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Howdy, this is your homework for the week—and article from America Magazine entitled, “What if doubt is actually good for your faith?”
As Pope Francis has said, “If one has the answers to all the questions—that is the proof that God is not with him.”
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What if doubt is actually good for your faith? | |
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St. Francis de Sales is the patron saint of journalists, and that’s fine. I have nothing against him. But I’ve always thought it should have been St. Thomas the Apostle.
I think of doubting Thomas as the world’s first journalist, determined to get confirmation for rumors he heard floating around the neighborhood about his former rabbi and a mysterious resurrection. READ MORE
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Background on the Feast of Corpus Christi | |
The Story Behind the Feast of Corpus Christi
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, historically known by its Latin name, Corpus Christi, celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. It is traditionally celebrated on the Thursday following the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. The feast dates to the Middle Ages and originated with a visionary nun and a Eucharistic miracle.
THE STORY
In 1263 a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Christina. At the time he was having doubts about Jesus being truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. He was affected by the growing debate among certain theologians who, for the first time in the history of the Church, began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and corporal. READ MORE
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What "Jesuit" is all about... | |
Jesuit 101: The Presupposition, A Guide for Better Conversations | |
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by Ian Peoples, SJ
St. Ignatius was not a nice guy, either before or after his conversion. He was a passionate guy. Before his conversion, he was viciously passionate for his own success, for women, for glory on the battlefield. After his conversion, Ignatius redirected that same energy towards building the Kingdom of God. He became passionate in pursuit of the Lord and for what he called “helping souls.”
Even so, this passionate not-nice guy begins his Spiritual Exercises with what’s known as the “Presupposition,” which on first reading seems to say that we should give people the benefit of the doubt. That’s the nice-guy anthem. But I’d push back against this simple definition of Ignatius’s Presupposition. In fullness, it’s much more challenging, and much more fruitful if followed with Ignatius’s own passion for virtue. READ MORE
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JOIN PAX CHRISTI USA AT THE POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN
MORAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON, JUNE 18
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USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE ON JUNE 18
Pax Christi USA supports the Poor People’s Campaign’s efforts to fight interlocking injustices— systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and religious nationalism — and its commitment to a moral revival led by the 140 million poor and low-income people in this country.
On June 18, Pax Christi USA members will be part of this historic gathering to revive and renew the heart and soul of our democracy — please join us! Catholics will celebrate Mass in downtown Washington, D.C. on the morning of the March — details about location and time will be announced closer to the date. After sharing the Eucharist, we will process together to join the tens of thousands of other March participants.
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
We look forward to seeing you in Washington!
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Archbishop William E. Lori joyfully invites you to the Archdiocesan Mass and Eucharistic procession to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
June 19, 2022, 11 a.m.
The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen
5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210
An outdoor procession on Cathedral grounds will immediately follow Mass.
This celebration is a family-friendly event with Kona Ice and outdoor inflatable bouncers on-site. Recent First Communicants are encouraged to wear their First Communion outfits.
This Mass brings a close to the Archdiocese’s Year of the Eucharist and ushers in the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop’s National Eucharistic Revival.
Listen to an interview with Bishop Andrew Cozzens about the National Eucharistic Revival on Catholic Review Radio.
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Dear members and friends of St. Ignatius Parish,
You are invited to join Embracing God’s Gifts, our parish’s LGBTQ+ ministry, and walk in this year‘s annual Baltimore pride parade. We would love to have family members and allies of LGBTQ+ individuals to join us once again. As in past years, we will assemble in Charles Village in the early afternoon on Saturday, June 25th to walk in solidarity with other welcoming faith communities in the greater Baltimore area. In this collective effort, we strive to remind the LGBTQ+ community that there are many faith congregations who welcome, affirm, and celebrate them.
Please contact Gordon Creamer at themissionbridge@yahoo.com for more details and to register.
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Dear Friends in Christ,
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark document, The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a set of mandatory child protection policies for every diocese in the United States that included a zero-tolerance policy for anyone credibly accused of child sexual abuse. I had the privilege of helping draft both the Charter and the accompanying Essential Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons, which were favorably voted on by the bishops of the United States and approved for their promulgation by the Holy See.
It was our hope 20 years ago, as it remains today, that this clear and decisive action would bring about real and lasting reforms. We also hoped for a consistent application of policies that would ensure the Church throughout the United States was doing everything possible to prevent the harm of children in its care, lead to greater trust through accountability and transparency, and bring about healing for survivors of abuse by ministers of the Church. READ MORE
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From the Office of Evangelization | |
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POOR BOX
This week's collection: "Loaves & Fishes"
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PRAYER LIST
Pray for those who are sick
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Why I Prayed in Kyiv When I Could Have Prayed at Home
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By Rose Marie Berger
I have just returned from an intensive trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, with an international, interreligious delegation for peace. We took our “hearing ear and seeing eye,” as it says in Proverbs 20:12, to offer public prayers for peace and to see the impacts of Russian President Vladimir Putin's unjust war.
What we learned has disturbed us to our very bones.
Since early March, I have been a part of a small group of religious leaders from around the world prayerfully discerning how to stop the bombing of Ukrainians by the Russian government. We have been seeking openings for the Holy Spirit to intervene for peace. READ MORE
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Why Christians Need To Watch the Jan. 6 Hearings
Followers of Jesus must resist the temptation to dismiss the hearings as purely partisan politics; our nation needs to know the truth.
by Adam Russell Taylor (June 9, 2022)
Tonight marks the beginning of a series of televised public hearings about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Based on what is already known, the hearings will shine a spotlight on how the United States nearly lost its democracy in a violent coup. If that description sounds hyperbolic, try to remember how you felt as you first saw footage from the U.S. Capitol on that day. I will never forget the anguish and shock when I first saw images of a violent mob breaching barricades and streaming into the Capitol as the nation’s federally elected leaders gathered to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election. READ MORE
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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 designed and compiled by John C. Odean
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