A Long Week & Lots of Love — Sweet Tweets for 9/5/14

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:45 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

A Long Week & Lots of Love — Sweet Tweets for 9/5/14 2015-03-12T16:45:37-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Why do short weeks sometimes feel sooooo long?!

I started off the week with a post about how I was in a bit of a funk. I have to share that I was so very moved by the many kind messages I received from so many of you who wrote to say that you were lifting me up in prayer. Honestly, if I ever begin to doubt that the Body of Christ could possibly extend via the Internet, I only have to read a few of your notes to remind myself that true friendship and genuine compassion can come in many different forms.

This has been a long week, filled with work, with news, with some loss and love too. Yesterday, as the news of the passing of Joan Rivers was hitting newswires, I learned of the passing of another special woman. The mom of a dear friend who passed away yesterday was about the same age as the comedienne, but couldn’t have been more different. Rivers was sassy and worldly. Virginia was sweet and family oriented. It was fitting to me that my friend’s mom passed — as did Joan — surrounded by loved ones after a life given to the service of others. They served in wildly disparate ways, but both were moms and both will be greatly missed.

Also to be missed is Msgr. James T. Logan of my own home Diocese of Fresno. Although he was never my pastor, I attended many masses at his parish. As evidenced by the outpouring of affection on Holy Spirit’s Facebook page, Msgr. Logan will be greatly missed. Saying goodbye to a holy priest is a good reminder to offer our love and thanksgiving to the priests who serve us so faithfully, often without recognition. Let’s all remember to thank and pray for our priests this week. We thank you Msgr. Logan for your lifetime of service to the faithful — may your soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

As always, I’m grateful to John Clem, O.F.S. for compiling our Sweet Tweets:

Papal Tweet: “The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.” (Pope Francis Sept. 2nd)
Pope to Gaza’s Catholics: Be Christ’s witness in midst of conflict (CNS) ow.ly/ASTpa
Chinese priests, nuns study in US to prepare for leadership | American Catholic ow.ly/ATlxg
Caring for Liturgical Linens | Father Jerabek’s Blog ow.ly/ARoqX
FREE historic images from Internet Archive (no copywrite) – Millions of historic images posted to Flickr (BBC) ow.ly/ASTuy
How eCatholic and #NatsMass Helped a D.C. Parish Grow (eCatholic blog) ow.ly/ATKJy
Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba, now in Vatican Gardens (Rome Reports) youtu.be/YHh7W4Oedb0?li…
Leave a chair for your guardian angel (Fr. Paul Nicholson – Gloria.tv) gloria.tv/media/koXbksui…
The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition ow.ly/AU3Op
Pope at Angelus: care for creation and Gospel values (News.va) ow.ly/AUqTz
Immigrants, activists urge action on immigration reform | American Catholic ow.ly/AUrau
The Prophetic Burden | (Fr. Dan Horan, OFM – Dating God) ow.ly/AUAFi
Graphic to share: Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Catholic Online) ow.ly/i/6JcG6
Censoring St. Thérèse: 5 Things You Didn’t Know about the Little Flower – Catholic Household ow.ly/AUCfk
Godseye View: An Interactive Map Lets You See Photos Of Earth Tweeted By Astronauts (io9) ow.ly/AUP3P
Why pray to saints? (OSV – Msgr. Charles Pope) ow.ly/AUS3J
Catholic Cuisine: Recipes for September ~ Month Dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows ow.ly/AUVaG
Padre Pio’s Mysterious Encounters with Souls from Purgatory | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/AUY83
A new way to pray a traditional way (John Clem – The Catholic Virginian) ow.ly/AVdxj
12th Annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour (FREE resources for family & teachers) ow.ly/AVgOj
Gloria.tv: GOD’S SWEET ART ow.ly/AVp9P
‘Picturing Mary’ Exhibit in DC Explores Womanhood Through The Figure Of Jesus’ Mother ow.ly/AVrip
Billionaire threatens charity donations if Pope continues support for the poor | Examiner.com ow.ly/AVsoA
St. Giles and Care for Creation | (Brandon Vogt – Word On Fire) ow.ly/AWh6k
Stepping Beyond the Birdbath Richard Rohr, OFM | American Catholic Blogow.ly/AWhA2
Bartholomew I announces June Environmental Summit (News.va) ow.ly/AWi5F
Pope Francis sends video message to Interreligious Match for Peace (News.va) ow.ly/AYSeL
Plim Plim: The mascot for the Interreligious Match for Peace + Pope Francis in cartoon (Rome Reports)ow.ly/AWL93
Words with Jesus: Little App Blesses in Big Ways |CatholicMom.com ow.ly/AWMQi
What 10 Priests Say About Video Games – Catholic Household ow.ly/AXxaa
Even Superheroes kneel before Almighty God! Bodybuilder & Wrestler Andy Haman prays before visiting kids in hospital ow.ly/i/6K0zk
Seek – What Moves You? (Christopher Stephanick) ow.ly/AXI6F
Hundreds flock to Amazing Parish conference looking to revive parish life :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/AXIkz
Hiking Colorado’s Bridal Veil Falls (Lisa Martinez – Catholic Tourist) ow.ly/AXKa1
TIME for some media “nun-sense”! | (Catholic World Report) ow.ly/AYRK8
Five Ways to Be Catholic at Work | CatholicVote.org ow.ly/AZ4VQ
Experiencing the Sacraments in Middle Earth | (Jared Zimmerer – Word On Fire) ow.ly/AZwoR
VIDEO: Father Jonathan Morris on Humility, Part One (Christopher Closeup – Patheos) ow.ly/AZzj3
Crux | Covering all things Catholic – NEW site from the Boston Globe ow.ly/B0hGo
Ohio teen with Down syndrome on journey to serve at Mass in 50 states (CNS) ow.ly/B0EG7
Science, Catholics, and Fear | Simcha Fisher |NCRegister.com ow.ly/B0EYY
The Roots of the Political Use and Abuse of the Bible | Catholic World Report Dr. Leroy Huizenga ow.ly/B0FDh
Aim of poster to show border crossers ‘are real people,’ not ‘illegals’ | (NCR) ow.ly/B0O7Q
Teaching Catholic Kids — great resources from Our Sunday Visitor ow.ly/B0P43
Taking people from ‘nones’ to regulars – Denver Catholic Register ow.ly/B30m0
Caritas launches powerful animated short to fight global hunger :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/B35Xa
‘The Giver’ and the Fading Memory of Christianity | Fr. Robert Barron – Word On Fire ow.ly/B3QyI
If tomorrow starts without me (poem by David Romano) video by Camille Marotte vimeo.com/105113459
NY cardinal says Pope Francis has given church a ‘facelift’ | John Allen – Crux ow.ly/B5vdT
Peres: Pope Francis is only leader respected enough to end today’s wars | (NCR) ow.ly/B5zLh
How Jennifer Fulwiler Found God, Joy, & an Intellectual All-You-Can-Eat Buffet (Christopher Closeup – Patheos) ow.ly/B5K1j
nunblog: On Reporting Savagery (Sr. Anne Flanagan, DSP) ow.ly/B5Ytm
To Go Forth is a NEW blog of the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development (JPHD)ow.ly/B5Zij
Dappled Things – Catholic literary magazine — A quarterly journal of ideas, art, and faith ow.ly/
Abp. Lori: “the scope of toleration for religious expression and for religious institutions is narrowing.” | (CWS)ow.ly/B6QVb
Fr Peter John Cameron O.P. The editor in chief of Magnificat shares the effect of good preaching. (Blackfriars Media) ow.ly/B6P63
Why is St Clare the Patron Saint of Television? (Seriously, she had a flatscreen back in the 1200s!) | Taylor Marshall ow.ly/B6cgL
Body Wars: Inside Info about Fulton Sheen Controversy (w/ New York’s Response) – Brandon Vogt ow.ly/B6sHI
Ryan’s Story: Congressman and Former VP Candidate Writes About Faith Journey – Aleteia ow.ly/B6Tum
Tech Tip: NEW WordPress 4.0 “Benny” just released with great new features ow.ly/B6frN
Watch Billy Graham Take On Woody Allen in This Amazing 1969 Interview | ChurchPOP ow.ly/B5OOp
Cause for Sainthood: Celebrating ‘The Grunt Padre’ – Maryknoll Fr.Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain (CNS) youtu.be/SSgeZau3tuU
Today is the Feast day for Bl Mother Teresa “Who Cares About The Saints?” Fr James Martin, SJ ow.ly/B8kZN
Church offers refuge for homeless in Baltimore – (CNS) ow.ly/B781s
Super-Ultra-Mega-Church: World’s Largest Parish Has 300k Parishioners | ChurchPOP ow.ly/B9auE

John Clem, O.F.S.

John Clem, O.F.S is the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/). John is a professed member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and loves to share his talents in faith, technology, and journalism in service to the church. John also writes a blog entitled Call To Holiness (http://www.calltoholiness.us/). Follow John on Twitter at @Catholicwebs, on Facebook and at Google+.

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