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The Lord Is on the Phone

A Catholic priest, a Lutheran minister and an Evangelical preacher are arguing about religion one day when the phone rings.

The priest gets up to answer it. After listening for few moments, he says, “Yes, I will pass on the news,” and hangs up.

Turning to the others, he says, “I have good news and bad news.”

"Really? Do tell,” the minister says. 

"My friends,” the priest announces, "that was the Lord Jesus on the phone, and he was calling to say he’s back."

"Glory be!” shouts the preacher. “What could possibly be bad news now?”

"Well,” the priest says, “He was calling from Salt Lake City.”

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St. John Damascene (676?-749)

John spent most of his life in the monastery of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed, protected by it. He was born in Damascus, received a classical and theological education, and followed his father in a government position under the Arabs. After a few years he resigned and went to the monastery of St. Sabas.

He is famous in three areas. First, he is known for his writings against the iconoclasts, who opposed the veneration of images. Paradoxically, it was the Eastern Christian emperor Leo who forbade the practice, and it was because John lived in Muslim territory that his enemies could not silence him. Second, he is famous for his treatise, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, a summary of the Greek Fathers (of which he became the last). It is said that this book is to Eastern schools what theSumma of Aquinas became to the West. Thirdly, he is known as a poet, one of the two greatest of the Eastern Church, the other being Romanus the Melodist. His devotion to the Blessed Mother and his sermons on her feasts are well known.

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NOW

A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker:

"God give me patience....And make it quick!"

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St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” (Matthew 16:26a). The words were repeated to a young teacher of philosophy who had a highly promising career in academics, with success and a life of prestige and honor before him.

Francis Xavier, 24 at the time, and living and teaching in Paris, did not heed these words at once. They came from a good friend, Ignatius of Loyola, whose tireless persuasion finally won the young man to Christ. Francis then made the spiritual exercises under the direction of Ignatius, and in 1534 joined his little community (the infant Society of Jesus). Together at Montmartre they vowed poverty, chastity and apostolic service according to the directions of the pope.

From Venice, where he was ordained priest in 1537, Francis Xavier went on to Lisbon and from there sailed to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India. For the next 10 years he labored to bring the faith to such widely scattered peoples as the Hindus, the Malayans and the Japanese. He spent much of that time in India, and served as provincial of the newly established Jesuit province of India.

Wherever he went, he lived with the poorest people, sharing their foodand rough accommodations. He spent countless hours ministering to the sick and the poor, particularly to lepers. Very often he had no time to sleep or even to say his breviary but, as we know from his letters, he was filled always with joy.

Francis went through the islands of Malaysia, then up to Japan. He learned enough Japanese to preach to simple folk, to instruct and to baptize, and to establish missions for those who were to follow him. From Japan he had dreams of going to China, but this plan was never realized. Before reaching the mainland he died. His remains are enshrined in the Church of Good Jesus in Goa.

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The Obedient Wife

There was a man who had worked all of his life and was a real miser when it came to his money. He loved money more than anything, and just before he died, he said to his wife, “Now listen. When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me, because I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.” 

And so he got his wife to promise him with all of her heart that when he died, she would put all of the money in the casket with him. One day he died. He was stretched out in the casket, the wife was sitting there in black, and her friend was sitting next to her.

When they finished the ceremony, just before the undertakers got ready to close the casket, the wife said, “Wait just a minute!”

She had a box with her. She came over with the box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked the casket down and rolled it away. Her friend said, “Girl, I know you weren’t foolish enough to put all that money in there with that man.”

She said, “Listen, I’m a Christian; I can’t life. I promised him that I was going to put his money in that casket with him, and that’s what I did.”

Her friend was amazed, “You mean to tell me you put all his money in the casket with him?”

“I sure did,” said the wife. “I wrote him a check.”

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Blessed Rafal Chylinski (1694-1741) PrintEmailShareGood12345Rate(9 votes)Comments (0) Resize - MinusResize - Plus Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior showed early signs of religious devotion; family members nicknamed him "the littl

Blessed Rafal Chylinski (1694-1741)

Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior showed early signs of religious devotion; family members nicknamed him "the little monk." After completing his studies at the Jesuit college in Poznan, Melchior joined the cavalry and was promoted to the rank of officer within three years.

Against the urgings of his military comrades, in 1715 Melchior joined the Conventual Franciscans in Kraków, receiving the name Rafal, and was ordained two years later. After pastoral assignments in nine cities, he came to Lagiewniki (central Poland), where he spent the last 13 years of his life, except for 20 months ministering to flood and epidemic victims in Warsaw. In all these places, Rafal was known for his simple and candid sermons, for his generosity as well as his ministry in the confessional. People of all levels of society were drawn to the self-sacrificing way he lived out his religious profession and priestly ministry.

Rafal played the harp, lute and mandolin to accompany liturgical hymns. In Lagiewniki he distributed food, supplies and clothing to the poor. After his death, the Conventual church in that city became a place of pilgrimage for people throughout Poland. He was beatified in Warsaw in 1991.

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Face Cream

Better Than Botox?

Q. What's the name of a face lotion developed for Jewish women? 

A. Oil of Oy Vey

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*mark&kimberlee @ Gilbert Cellars Winery in Yakima, Washington this friday & saturday............

Mark Holt & Kimberlee Holt Tully @ Gilbert Cellars Winery

     Yakima’s Wine Experience..

* Friday December 4^th, 2009.  8:00pm

* Saturday December 5^th, 2009.  8:00pm

www.gilbertcellars.com

 

     * brother/sister:  Mark Holt & Kimberlee Holt Tully bring their brand of Blues, Jazz & Americana Roots Music too Gilbert Cellars Winery in Historic Downtown Yakima, Washington.

 

 

• Friday December 4^th:  Gilbert Cellars Winery in Yakima, Washington.  8:00pm
• Saturday December 5^th:  Gilbert Cellars Winery in Yakima, Washington.  8:00pm

 

2010..

 

* Friday January 15^th:  mark&kimberlee @ One World Café’ in Moscow, Idaho.  8:30pm

* Saturday January 16^th:  mark&kimberlee @ One World Café’ in Moscow, Idaho 8:30pm

 

 

Mark Holt & Kimberlee Holt Tully return too Seattle:

@ Starbucks new’ “stealth hot spot”

15^th Avenue Coffee & Tea on Capital Hill. Seattle, Washington

 

·       Thursday February 11^th:  15^th Avenue Coffee & Tea on Capital Hill “inspired by Starbucks”.  Seattle, Washington.  8:00pm

·       Friday February 12^th:  15^th Avenue Coffee & Tea on Capital Hill  “inspired by Starbucks”.  Seattle, Washington.  8:00pm

·       Saturday February 13^th:   15^th Avenue Coffee & Tea on Capital Hill “inspired by Starbucks”.  Seattle, Washington.  8:00pm

www.streetlevelcoffee.com

www.starbucks.com

 

 

• Friday February 26^th:  Mark Holt @ BB-Q n’ Blues in Clarkston, Washington.  6:00pm
• Saturday February 27^th:  Mark Holt @ BB-Q n’ Blues in Clarkston, Washington.  6:00pm

    

 

 

     Mark Holt was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up on the Yakama Indian Reservation, spending his musical life keeping both feet in multiple genre’s of music, partly out of necessity, and partly out of his love and respect for all types of music.

     Mark has been a featured showcase artist for the International Bluegrass Music Association, the Academy of Western Artist’s, has performed at Seattle’s legendary waterfront Highway 99 Blues Club, and has been a guest on SCAN-TV “Blues to Do” Television.

     Mark has been featured in the pages of Bluegrass Canada Magazine, Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine & American Cowboy the popular western lifestyle magazine. 

     Mark has opened shows for Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, Tammy Wynette, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent & Hal Ketchum.

 

www.soundclick.com/markholt

 

www.myspace.com/mhkht

 

photo of Mark & Kimberlee by: Sara Gettys

location:  Yakima Train Depot. Yakima, Washington

 

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Blessed John of Vercelli (c. 1205-1283)

John was born near Vercelli in northwest Italy in the early 13th century. Little is known of his early life. He entered the Dominican Order in the 1240s and served in various leadership capacities over the years. Elected sixth master general of the Dominicans in 1264, he served for almost two decades.

Known for his tireless energy and his commitment to simplicity, John made personal visits—typically on foot—to almost all the Dominicanhouses, urging his fellow friars to strictly observe the rules and constitutions of the Order.

He was tapped by two popes for special tasks. Pope Gregory X enlisted the help of John and his fellow Dominicans in helping to pacify the States of Italy that were quarreling with one another. John was also called upon to draw up a framework for the Second Council of Lyons in 1274. It was at that council that he met Jerome of Ascoli (the man who would later become Pope Nicholas IV), then serving as minister general of the Franciscans. Some time later the two men were sent byRome to mediate a dispute involving King Philip III of France. Once again, John was able to draw on his negotiating and peacemaking skills.

Following the Second Council of Lyons, Pope Gregory selected John to spread devotion to the name of Jesus. John took the task to heart, requiring that every Dominican church contain an altar of the Holy Name; groups were also formed to combat blasphemy and profanity.

Toward the end of his life John was offered the role of patriarch ofJerusalem, but declined. He remained Dominican master general until his death.

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A Girl

Private Audience With the Holy Mother

After a long life of unselfish service, Father John O'Malley died and went to heaven. St. Peter met him at the gate and said: "John, you did such a wonderful job for us on earth, we'd like to do something special for you. You name it; it's yours." 

John thought for a moment and said: "I'd like a private audience with the Holy Mother." St. Peter told him it would be arranged.On the appointed day, St. Peter escorted John to the Holy Mother's sanctuary. John went before Her, knelt, and said: "Holy Mother, I've always looked to You for guidance, and You have granted me peace and serenity through some difficult times. But I have one question that has nagged me during my whole time on earth. In all the paintings that were done of you, and in all the sculptures that were carved of you, you always looked so sad. Why is that?" 

Mary thought for a moment, pursing her lips. She said: "I always wanted a girl."

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