28 February, 2015
Vatican approved 'pay to pray' order angers Catholics in Germany
This is wrong on so many levels! But at its base, when did financial support become a prerequisite for belonging to the Church? Yes, I know that people share a moral obligation to support the Church if they are members, but when did that support necessarily come with a dollar sign?
Vatican approved 'pay to pray' order angers Catholics in Germany
Vatican approved 'pay to pray' order angers Catholics in Germany
German Bishops: ‘We Are Not Just a Subsidiary of Rome’
Uhh... yes you are a subsidiary of Rome. We all are! That's what defines us as Roman Catholics! The German Bishops don't understand this? Glad I'm not living in Germany.
German Bishops: ‘We Are Not Just a Subsidiary of Rome’ | Daily News | NCRegister.com
German Bishops: ‘We Are Not Just a Subsidiary of Rome’ | Daily News | NCRegister.com
27 February, 2015
Faithful Fishing: A men's retreat for the opening of fishing season 2015
So here's the question: Would there be eight to twelve Catholic men who would want to come together for a 4 day/3 night fishing trip at a quality exclusive rights outfitter (Dumoine Lake Cottages) for a reasonable price for the opening of the walleye season 2015?
I would be onsite as cook & chaplain. I will celebrate mass each day and anyone is welcome to participate if they choose. I will provide everything required for three square meals a day, a clean and warm cabin, and God will no doubt provide the fish. (Climate is entirely within the domain of Mother Nature though so there's no guarantee of good weather. It's been a long time since the Church could tell any woman what to do, so when it comes to staying warm and dry outside, it's every man for himself.) All you would need to bring are your clothes, sleeping bag, fishing equipment, personal flotation device, personal libations and snacks.
The cabin we would be using is a two-storey log building that can comfortably sleep 8+ men. It comes equipped with two washrooms (flush toilets, showers, sinks), spacious screened in front porch, and safe clean wood and gas stoves and lighting. If the optional Provincial Park licence is purchased, spectacular spring walleye fishing is a 20-minute boat trip from base cabin. Otherwise it's a 40-minute jaunt from home. In either case, the owner and/or guide will instruct where to find the best place to throw a hook in the water... and spending half and hour in a boat is a hell of a lot more enjoyable than putting in the same time commuting to work all winter!! Boat, motor, gas, and Quebec licence, and all applicable taxes are included (two men per 14' aluminum boat with 15 hp Yamaha motors). There’s also offer a free internet hotspot on the lake so you can upload photos of the days catch to make your buds and bro's turn green with envy… or to check for their emails in reply!)
Faithful Fishing: A fishing retreat for Catholic men - May 15-18, 2015
Dumoine Lake Cottages, QC.
The cost for the excursion package is as follows:
Basic: $650
Basic w/Provincial Park Licence: $700
Basic w/Provincial Park Licence: $700
(Included: cabin, boat package, American Plan meal package, daily mass.)
(Not included: transportation to Dumoine Lake Parking Depot.)
(Not included: transportation to Dumoine Lake Parking Depot.)
Dates: Friday May 15 – 18, 2015
For more information, contact Fr. Tim at:
Phone: 819-689-5232
Email: frtimmoylepp@gmail.com
26 February, 2015
Wynne says homophobia fuelling some sex ed protesters: report | CTV News
Perhaps this is just a desperate allegation made by a politician trying to deflect attention from the fact that the author of this inappropriate curriculum is now facing gay child pornography charges in court. Does she think that the sex crimes her highly paid consultant has been charged with are also fueled by a homophobic police force?
Wynne says homophobia fuelling some sex ed protesters: report | CTV News
25 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: The Perils of Living a Double Life
Getting to the Point: The Perils of Living a Double Life: It is Wednesday, and time then for our weekly journey through the ‘papal examen’, the Pope’s Christmas talk to the Roman Curia that is such...
22 February, 2015
21 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: You Know, It Turns Out That We're NOT Supposed to ...
Getting to the Point: You Know, It Turns Out That We're NOT Supposed to ...: O Lord, Master of my life, grant that I may not be infected with the spirit of slothfulness and faint-heartedness, of ambition and vain talk...
February 2015: Top 12 Movies About Faith Now Streaming on Netflix - Aleteia
Here's an excellent Lenten activity: watching movies that help to strengthen the values that underpin faith! As a priest, I'd add one more to this list... 'Calvary'.
February 2015: Top 12 Movies About Faith Now Streaming on Netflix - Aleteia
February 2015: Top 12 Movies About Faith Now Streaming on Netflix - Aleteia
20 February, 2015
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18 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: Ash Wednesday
Getting to the Point: Ash Wednesday: Today is Ash Wednesday, of course, and the beginning of Lent. Happy Lent to you all, and may it help us all grow closer to the Lord, to rep...
17 February, 2015
16 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: The Prayer of the Innocent Man
Getting to the Point: The Prayer of the Innocent Man: Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me;...
15 February, 2015
Will the real Pope Francis please stand up? | Crux
If you're confused by the seemingly contradictory things Francis says, understand that he is a master of the time-honored distinction in Catholicism between doctrine and the pastoral application of doctrine.
14 February, 2015
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10 February, 2015
Why legalized euthanasia as established by the Canadian Supreme Court scares me.
Here is the answer I offered to a friend of many years when he posited on my Facebook account that Legalized Euthanasia was logical and a good for our society.
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Think of the argument from this perspective. Doctor assisted suicide and euthanasia are ontologically an act by which one person deliberately ends the life of another person. Strip away all extraneous elements; the intention, means, end, or morality, and this is what we are talking about. At its essence, the Supreme Court has ordained that the termination of life by another person be made legal all across the country within the next twelve months. Effectively, it is the empowering of the State by the Court with the faculties and rights to terminate a citizen's life for reasons other than high crimes or treason. In establishing this the SCC blew past a prohibition that heretofore was considered essential in a liberal democracy: the taking of an innocent life. Why do I say State? I do so because in 99% of the countries of the developed world have taken to themselves the management and dispensation of medical services. We access these services with a government-issued card. It is a necessary pre-requisite if one is to participate in a state-run health care system. Doctors and hospitals are paid for from the public purse in accordance with government policy. So to try to frame health care services as being somehow something separate from government policy/service is to stand on a difference that, in fact, makes no difference at all!
This scares the hell out of me. I think it should for most of us. We have not allowed this in times past not because we wanted to inflict pain and suffering on the dying. We've maintained it because history has taught that such a power cannot be vouched in the hands of the State since the State has not proven capable of wielding such power safely.
Fr. Tim
09 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: What Is At Stake - further thoughts on 'crisis of civilization'
Getting to the Point: What Is At Stake: The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. Psalm 25: 14 Reflection – For the Mo...
08 February, 2015
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04 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: How Not To Waste Your Life
Getting to the Point: How Not To Waste Your Life: We continue to read through the Pope’s talk to the Curia from December, taking it not simply as a criticism of people we don’t know and who...
03 February, 2015
Pope declares Oscar Romero, hero to liberation theology, a martyr | Crux
While I disagree with the proposition that Archbishop +Oscar Romero was an inspiration to the Liberation Theology movement, I am thrilled with the overall thrust of this story.
+Romero was in favor of human and religious rights within the context of a legitimately elected democratic government. Romero was not an advocate of class warfare. He was a passionate and effective spokesman for the weak and powerless in El Salvador, who were being killed and bullied by the government and moneyed land interests of the day. One need not be an advocate of LT to have been moved by the plight the poor and defenseless during those terrible times of civil war and unrest.
Many good souls were lost to us across Central and South America by violent means for doing nothing more than speaking for those who had no voice. Put another way, their martyrdom came to them because they continued to speak 'truth to power'... something the Church is always supposed to do. Alas, the very fact that it has taken so long for +Romero even to be officially declared a martyr is evidence enough that 'power' has more than its fair share of advocates within the walls of the Church.
I am grateful to Pope Francis for taking this important step on the path to the eventual canonization of this brave and faithful priest of Jesus Christ and a genuine shepherd bishop of the flock entrusted to his care.
Pope declares Oscar Romero, hero to liberation theology, a martyr | Crux
02 February, 2015
Getting to the Point: Who is This King of Glory? No, Seriously, Who?
Getting to the Point: Who is This King of Glory? No, Seriously, Who?: The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas an...
01 February, 2015
A Very IMPORTANT announcement that Mateo (my faithful canine companion) and I wish to share with you
Ladies and Gentlemen, friends, family and visitors here to this blog: May I present to you, Hobbs, soon to be the newest addition to my home here in Western Quebec and a new younger brother to annoy Mateo!
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| Hobbs at 4 weeks of age |
Hobbs' arrival is expected sometime around the first part of April... or perhaps a little sooner if we're lucky. I imagine that after such a long flight, this little gaffer's going to need some peace and quiet to rest up from the trip. That is if this photo is indicative of a sleepy temperment.
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| 'Must keep my eyes open... Must keep my ... zzzz' |
No doubt though that once he gets his feet firmly planted, he'll be ready to carve a place into our lives... space which Mateo and I are only too happy to share with another plucky spirit like ourselves.
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| Where am I going to live? Québec??? Tabernac!' But I'm a Prarie dog ain't I? |
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