Catholic Connection With Teresa Tomeo - Ave Maria Radio
The Marian Center was featured today, July 21st, on Catholic Connection with Teresa Tomeo.
Bryan & Julie spoke of the Marian Center and the upcoming events at the Marian Center and the 19th Annual Marian Conference at Boyne Mountain Resort.
Listen to Baraga Broadcasting in the upcoming days for another Baraga Conversations with Tom McMahon featuring the Marian Center.
Gary Michuta on the Journey Home
Gary Michuta
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Nationally Recognized Author and Apologist
“How to Wolf-Proof Your Kids”
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Your Kids Catholic.
Join us on Saturday, August 14th for our Summer Festival and welcome Gary Michuta to the Marian Center. Gary is a long-time friend of the Center and was working with Barb Smith, prior to her passing in 2003, on an apologetics course held at the Marian Center. Gary has been featured on The Journey Home and Catholic Answers Live.
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A few lodging options in Petoskey:
Best Western, 1300 Spring St. (US 131), 888-738-6753.
Days Inn, 1420 Spring St. (US131), 877-207-4215,
Econolodge South, 1859 US 131, 231-348-3324.
If you would like to camp on the Marian Center grounds for Saturday evening only, please call us in advance at 888-925-6279.
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September 29th – WednesdayTime to be announced
“Our Lord is hidden in the Blessed Sacrament waiting for us to come and visit him…See how good this is!…If he had appeared before us now in all his glory, we should not have dared to approach him; but he hides himself like one in prison, saying: “You do not see me, but that does not matter; ask me for all you want…”
— St. John Vianney.
Catholic Exchange Homily of the Day, June 3, 2010
2 Tim 2:8-15/ Mk 12:28-34
“But the word of God is not chained.”
This is another one of Paul’s letters written from prison. He himself is in chains, but he recognizes that you cannot chain the word of God.
I would have loved to see the joy on Paul’s face when he wrote those words. Here is a man physically in chains, but he knows without any doubt that his spirit can never be chained again.
All of us have chains in our lives. Some are caused by relationships, some by sin, some by our own choices, some by choices others have made for us.
There is only one set of chains I want to be bound by: the chains of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Here and here alone is true freedom: the chains of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Let no one bind me, except by the love of the chains of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Let sin not bind me; I am bound by the chains of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Let no evil block or bind me, for I am bound by the chains of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
THE PRIEST MUST GOVERN WITH THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST
VATICAN CITY, 26 MAY 2010 (VIS) – In today’s general audience, celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope focused his remarks on the duty of the priest to “govern and guide – with the authority of Christ, not with his own – that portion of the people which God has entrusted to his care”.
In the last of three catechesis on the essential tasks of priestly ministry, the Holy Father asked: “how, within contemporary culture, can we understand this dimension which implicates the concept of authority and has its origin in the Lord’s command to feed His sheep?”
“The regimes which spread death and terror last century are a powerful reminder that authority, in all fields, when exercised without reference to the transcendent, when it ignores the supreme authority that is God Himself, inevitably ends up by turning against man. It is important, then, to recognise that human authority is never an end but always and only a means, and that, necessarily and at all times, the end is always the person”.
“With the Pentecost Novena now at its halfway point, at its close, a certain “Birthday Sunday” custom is already familiar in many places… where it isn’t, though, B16′s newest appointee to the Stateside bench has offered his parishioners an advance encouragement for what to do come the weekend, and it’s well worth sharing around:
‘It is difficult to come up with symbols for [Pentecost] – Easter has its lilies, the Easter Candle, sprinkling rites, and First Communion (in most places).
For those of us who are Confirmed, we have a memory of a Mass marking the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on us. Being open to the gifts of the Spirit at that moment strengthened us, brought us more deeply into the community of the Church. There was considerable preparation, family gathering, and most often the bishop or his vicar imposing the holy Chrism on our foreheads. That Chrism, an oil used in Baptism, Confirmation, and priestly Ordination is slightly aromatic. But the memory of that moment, so far in the past for many of us, can use its own sign each Pentecost.
My suggestion is to wear red on Pentecost. Red is the official liturgical color of the day. We have done it before, and it is a common practice in many places. On Pentecost Sunday, the color red does not remind us of the blood of martyrs so much as the fire of God’s love. Red can remind us of the sharing of so many gifts given to us for building faith and peace…. A red article of clothing (shirt, blouse, tie, etc.), a red umbrella, jacket or handbag. At any of next weekend’s Masses, consider to this as a sign of thanks for the Spirit in your own life, and as a sign of solidarity with others. It’ll create a nice ambience inside the church, and may get passing drivers to notice some enthusiasm.’
And so, church, run with it… just take some time to seek that “new outpouring” first.”
Rocco Palmo-blog-http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2010/05/project-red.html
VATICAN CITY, 12 MAY 2010 (VIS) – Early this morning the Pope left the apostolic nunciature in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and travelled by helicopter to Fatima, a town of 8,000 inhabitants associated with the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia in 1917. Jacinta and Francisco were beatified by John Paul II in Fatima in 2000.
The shrine was built on the site of the apparitions (an area known as “Cova de Iria”) with an esplanade surrounded by various buildings, At the north end stands the basilica and to its left the “Capelinha”, the Chapel of the Apparitions, which was built in 1919.
Before the image of the Virgin Mary in the Chapel of the Apparitions, Benedict read a prayer in which he recalled how Venerable John Paul II had visited Our Lady of Fatima on three occasions and given thanks for “the ‘unseen hand’ that rescued him from death in the assassination attempt on 13 May 1981″.
The Ascension of Christ - Perugino 1496-98
Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things that are on earth. For just as he remained with us even after his ascension, so we too are already in heaven with him, even though what is promised us has not yet been fulfilled in our bodies.
Jesus is now exalted above the heavens, but he still suffers on earth all the pain that we, the members of his body, have to bear. He showed this when he cried out from above: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? and when he said: I was hungry and you gave me food.
Why do we on earth not strive to find rest with him in heaven even now, through the faith, hope and love that unites us to him? While in heaven he is also with us; and we while on earth are with him. He is here with us by his divinity, his power and his love. We cannot be in heaven, as he is on earth, by divinity, but in him, we can be there by love.
A beautiful month for a beautiful Mother! The birds are singing, the trees are turning green (remember we’re way up north-it takes a while here!), and the flowers are blooming. Warm air hits your face as you walk out the door, instead of a cold blast. If the cold does return, as the warm air fights to remain, you know it is fleeting. Summer warmth and fun looms ahead. Yahoo!
I marvel in awe at the gift Jesus gave us in His Blessed Mother. He had given us Himself; He had shown us the Father (“Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father” Jn.14:9); He had shown us the Holy Spirit (“But when He comes, the Spirit of truth, He will guide you into all truth” Jn. 16-13). Then, He chose the moment He was dying upon the cross to give us His Mother as our very own. “Woman, behold, your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.’ Jn. 19-26&27.
For those who don’t understand this awesome moment in Sacred Scripture, it comes across as Jesus saying to Himself, “Oops a daisy, I forgot Mom. Hey John, whew, I’m so glad you stuck around. Could you please take care of Mom for me. It looks like I’m not getting out of this!”
I truly grieve for non-Catholics and those who do not understand Jesus’ gift of His Mother to us. First of all, this moment in scripture proves to the doubtful or the misled that Jesus Christ did not have any other siblings. Mary is an eternal virgin. If indeed Jesus did have other siblings, the care of His Mother would have been their responsibility. I know it would be in my family even today. Jewish families are very strong; they would not have looked kindly on another taking over their responsibility.
Also, as Jesus is God, and He knew He was going to die, He was not absent minded. He never had an “oops! moment in his whole life”! In His Godly wisdom, He timed this moment (which would go down in history) perfectly. He wanted us to understand the importance of this action from the cross.
We hope this letter finds you having a Blessed Easter season. Julie, myself and our children are getting along wonderfully here in beautiful Joy Valley. We want to thank you so much for your kind words of welcome as we took over as directors of this beautiful apostolate.
When we first met Barbara Smith in 2002, she said to us and to so many of you when you came here for the first time: “Not one person comes down this driveway without having been sent by our Blessed Mother.” As we think back over the years and ponder what this meant, we are sure of one thing: God wanted us to come here to the Marian Center. It seems quite clear to us: This is His plan for us.
These past few years so many of us have experienced moments of anxiety — in large part due to financial uncertainty. Will I be able to retire? Will we be able to make ends meet? Will I have a job next week?
