Culture: November 2012 Archives
This story is so sad that it's so funny. An Australian priest bites off another priest's ear --over a parking space. The biter is 80 years old and the bitten is 81. Read about it. Really, Fathers....?
The Nortbertine Order is not that well known in the USA, though it is a venerable way of living one's vocation: canons praying the Divine Office, living together in community, and being apostolically engaged in the local Church. In the USA we have St Norbert's Abbey (WI), Daylesford Abbey (PA), St Michael's (CA) and now Santa Maria de la Vid (NM). There are several other priories of Norbertine canons but I want to highlight the recent abbatial blessing of Joel Garner as the first abbot of Santa Maria.
May the Blessed Virgin and Saint Norbert to continue to richly bless Abbot Joel and his community through their intercession before the Throne of Grace.
To celebrate faith and culture in this Year of Faith, Rita A. Simmonds, a friend, is reading her poetry in a program Versed in Prayer, at St. Malachy's-The Actors' Chapel in NYC on 28 November 2012, 7pm.Rita's poetry is frequently featured in the monthly MAGNIFICAT magazine. Her work is award-winning.
Versed in Prayer is MAGNIFICAT's way of celebrating the Year of Faith following upon the invitation of Pope Benedict: "Faith is God's gift and transforms the person deep within. Confessing with the lips in turn implies public testimony."
Versed in Prayer will be moderated by MAGNIFICAT's Editor-in-Chief Father Peter John Cameron, OP with the abled assistance of Jonathan Fields on guitar and photography by David Galalis.
The event is free. No tickets required. More info found here.
Is the Catholic household a divided house? Are Catholics aware of reality, or just what serves the personal interest?
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