Sauvignon Blanc, Synod and Saints — Sweet Tweets for 10/19/14

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Sauvignon Blanc, Synod and Saints — Sweet Tweets for 10/19/14 2015-03-12T16:45:27-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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It’s been a quiet week here on the blog. Last weekend, I had the honor of speaking in the Archdiocese of Portland. Upon my return, I scooped up my dear friend Pat Gohn and headed into “retreat mode”.

A week with my dear friend Pat Gohn

If you don’t know Pat, you’re missing out. She is a noted podcaster, blogger, speaker and the author of the absolutely fabulous book Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood. Luckily for me, Pat was in my home diocese (while I was in Portland!) addressing our conference and then headed to Folsom for another engagement. I convinced her to spend the week in California and was the recipient of seven days of blessed and beautiful bodaciousness. I made the decision to unplug (rare for me these days) and to immerse myself in some mental, physical and spiritual preparation for my upcoming book launch. We spent a truly amazing few days traveling California (and yes, there may have been some wine tasting involved!).

One amazing thing about Pat is that she lives what she teaches. I’ve known her for years, but every time we come together I’m more convinced — not only of her sanctity — but also of Pat’s sincere giftedness at the mission of truly unlocking Church teachings for the laity. In a uniquely challenging and effectively entertaining way, Pat can break open some very complex material. But even more profound than her ability to make papal documents palatable is her truly open heart for Jesus and our Blessed Mother. Pat’s faith is infectious. Praying alongside her is has been a truly profound gift for me this week. If you’ve never encountered Pat’s work, I urge you to rush to PatGohn.net and and spend some time with my spiritual sister.

Blessedly, while I was away, John was keeping track of our Sweet Tweets. This was a busy week and I’ll be spending some time today (along with you!) getting caught up on all of the action. The Synod may be formally over for this year, but much work remains ahead of us to lovingly serve families around the world.

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

Papal Tweet “To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.” (Pope Francis, October 18th)
Pax Christi marks 70 years of pursuing peace | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/CD6vJ
At Forlorn Urban Churches, Mass Gets Crowded in a Flash – NYTimes.com ow.ly/CE3Ym
Parish Communications in New York Going to a New Level |Sarah Reinhard | NCRegister.com ow.ly/CE4Cy
Fr. Barron on “Calvary” and the Underrated Virtue of Forgiveness (SPOILERS) – YouTube ow.ly/CE54M
Amazing Catechists Relauched! | CatholicMom.com ow.ly/CE5sZ
Oct. 13th was 97th Anniversary of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun (Catholic Spiritual Direction) ow.ly/CFABM
Celebrating 10 Million Views: Fr. Barron’s Top 10 YouTube Videos of All Time | Word On Fire ow.ly/CFHJR
Archdiocese of Washington’s White Mass: honoring the gifts of all persons, including those with special needs youtu.be/x23TiJcOijQ
New $25,000 prize for Catholic literary arts – The Washington Post ow.ly/CGKat
‘Singing Friar’ to Perform Again in United States – Holy Name Province ow.ly/CGNDh
7 More Words You Didn’t Know Had Christian Origins | ChurchPOP ow.ly/CGPAm
Don’t rush to judge Columbus, anthropologist encourages :: Catholic News Agency (CNA) ow.ly/CHEcX
Shrek the Sheep Reminds Us of Jesus (God Vine) ow.ly/CHVI3
Beauty of God in Hawaii: House of Clouds (Julian Tryba) vimeo.com/85616484
Prayers answered: 5 Christians Held By Jihadists Have Been Released – Aleteia ow.ly/CI2o1
About World Mission Sunday October 19th ow.ly/CKqKt
Congrats Elizabeth Scalia! Anchoress Blog Hits the Big 1-0! (Patheos) ow.ly/CLkK4
The Eucharist and the American Chestnut – Aleteia ow.ly/CLlAC
Pope Francis sends message for 500th Anniv. of birth of St. Teresa: The perennial relevance of St Teresa of Avila ow.ly/CNfqA
So Apparently People Have Been Getting Pope Francis Tattoos | ChurchPOP ow.ly/CNgut
NEW: Catholic Miscarriage Support – Practical & spiritual support for Catholics who have lost a child to miscarriage ow.ly/CNs2U
The Parish of the Second Ebola Patient’s Family: Our Lady of Fatima, Fort Worth | CatholicVote.org ow.ly/CNAGr
Dallas & Fort Worth becomes first U.S. dioceses to set out new Mass guidelines because of Ebola (Patheos) ow.ly/CYFSN
In the footsteps of St. Francis: Radical surrender to mercy and grace | The Catholic Sun ow.ly/CNPMM
New CARA report: Individual communities show varied, nuanced trends | Global Sisters Report ow.ly/CNT0e
Release of Highly Anticipated DVD, Mary of Nazareth | CatholicMom.com ow.ly/CO6XR
Exclusive Excerpt from Forthcoming Pope Francis Biography | TIME ow.ly/COhao
Freezing Eggs: Why Facebook & Apple Should Not Support This Technology (Kathy Schiffer-Patheos) ow.ly/CPh6S
Why Does the Lord’s Prayer Ask God not to Lead us into Temptation – Why Would God do Such a Thing? (ADW) ow.ly/CR7fS
Conference planned to mark anniv. of restoration of the Sistine Chapel ow.ly/CReSH PLUS 360 view of Chapel ow.ly/CReSI
Apps for Catholic Kids – All Saints Day Edition | CatholicMom.com ow.ly/CRDpy
12 Promises From The Sacred Heart Of Jesus | uCatholic ow.ly/CROkF
Grand Opening of Permanent Exhibit at Saint John Paul II National Shrine in DC Oct. 22 ow.ly/CRSx7
Hangout with Fr. James Martin, SJ: Having a Personal Relationship with God – Jesuit Collaborative ow.ly/CRZyC
Melissa Fleming: Let’s help refugees thrive, not just survive | Talk Video | TED.com ow.ly/CSngf
The Boy with the Front Door Key to Heaven | NCRegister.com ow.ly/CSWk1
Tech Tip – Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Preview – FREE upgrade every Mac user should download CNET ow.ly/CSYWJ
Why Do Marriages Fail? Here’s one often-overlooked Root « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/CTxc4
Tech Tip: Here’s Why Public Wifi is a Public Health Hazard — Matter ow.ly/CXNLg
29 Face-Palm-Worthy Church Bulletin Bloopers | ChurchPOP ow.ly/CY53U
National Migration Week 2015 (January 4-10) USCCB ow.ly/CYO23
Pope Francis beatifies Paul VI (Rome Reports) ow.ly/CZhxq
Archbishop Kurtz on synod and next steps (CNS) ow.ly/CZtVX
Name the Goldfish Contest | CatholicMom.com ow.ly/CZvFw

Extraordinary Synod of Bishops

Synod on Family: Midterm report presented, 2015 Synod announced (News.va) ow.ly/CFBP6
John Thavis | A pastoral earthquake at the synod ow.ly/CGDsJ
A Stunning Change | America Magazine ow.ly/CGJ4w
Pondering “Gradualism” and the “Mid-Term” Report « Archdiocese of Washington ow.ly/CHxnq
The Law of Gradualness: 12 things to know and share | Jimmy Akin | NCRegister.com ow.ly/CHyaP
Having Patience for the Sausage-Making Synod | (Fr. Robert Barron – Word On Fire) ow.ly/CJs3d
Francis tipped his hand | (John Allen – Crux) ow.ly/CJQ9t
Vatican feels repercussions after announcement | (Fr. Dave Dwyer & Anne Thompson on MSNBC’s Morning Joe)ow.ly/CKrw5
Video: Cardinal Dolan on countercultural bishops (CNS) youtu.be/OSivYpv65Uc
Teresa of Ávila and the Synod | (Fr. Dan Horan, OFM – Dating God) ow.ly/CNa3f
Cardinal Wuerl: ‘Don’t deny the doctrine, but apply it to people’ | Crux ow.ly/CNfJ1
Synod groups work to fine tune document on family (News.va) life ow.ly/CO8ij
Blocked From Pope’s Synod By Ebola, Liberia’s Bishop Tells His Nation’s Story | TIME ow.ly/COaah
Vatican retranslates synod document, muddles openness to gays | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/CRNyN
Archbishop Skurla: Synod aims to listen (CNS) youtu.be/X_5KGWABYiw
Cardinal George Pell: Synod says no to ‘secular agenda’ (CNS) youtu.be/LlLqQJE9G_8
English-speaking bishops call for major changes in synod report | National Catholic Reporter ow.ly/CT2u6
Message of the Synod Assembly on the pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelisation (News.va) ow.ly/CXM9j
Five Things the Synod Just Did | (Fr. James Martin, S.J. – America Magazine) ow.ly/CYFfg
Synod on Family shows Church whose doors are always open (News.va) ow.ly/CYFvf

Beatification of Paul VI on Sunday October 19th

Synod participants speak on upcoming beatification of Paul VI (CNS) youtu.be/gSfr9_fRUo8?li…
USCCB Blog: Seven Things Paul VI Did Before Pope Francis Made it Cool ow.ly/CTcf7
The Holy See – Official Vatican webpage for Pope Paul VI (1963-1978) with Bio, Encyclicals, Letters, and Photos ow.ly/CYHDK
Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction – developers of NaPro Technology ow.ly/CYI0u
Approved miracle attributed to Paul VI – Vatican Insiderow.ly/CYId4

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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