This Week We Celebrate LIFE!
The Good News
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.Catholic Stewards of Creation focuses throughout the year on the creation and creatures that fill the earth. It is our calling once each year to focus on one of creations most vulnerable among us, the unborn child, as we join with our Church and all Pro-life supporters in seeking an end to abortion.
MARCH FOR LIFE IN WASHINGTON DC
January 23rd marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that removed many state and federal restrictions on abortion.
Pro-life supporters from across the United States will be in Washington D.C. for the annual March for Life. It’s been deemed the largest and longest-running peaceful human rights demonstration for the unborn, with more than 100,000 expected to attend.
In the News
19 Year Old Therapy Dog Gives Meaning to a Dying Woman
His name is Baxter and at the age of 19, he was still inspiring elderly people in their final days. Baxter has died since this video was shot, but he lives on in our memories as one of the biggest inspirations. What an amazing dog!
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PRESENTATION OF THE LAMBS FOR THE FEAST OF ST. AGNES
VATICAN CITY, 21 JAN 2012 (VIS) – This morning in the Urban VIII Chapel of the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Pope was presented with two lambs which had earlier been blessed for today’s feast of St. Agnes. The blessing took place in the basilica on Rome’s Via Nomentana which bears the saint’s name and where she is buried. The wool of the lambs is used to make the palliums bestowed on new metropolitan archbishops on 29 June, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles.
The pallium is a white woolen band embroidered with six black crosses which is worn by the Pope and by metropolitan archbishops. The lambs, the symbol of St. Agnes who was martyred in Rome around the year 305, are raised by the Trappist Fathers of the Abbey of the Three Fountains in Rome and the palliums are made from the newly-shorn wool by the sisters of St. Cecilia.
The Founder’s Pen
Mary, Mother of the Redeemer
~by Susi Pittman
.Art by Kathy Lawrence
Mary, Mother of the Redeemer speaks to us especially at this time of year, as we contemplate the true meaning of LIFE given by intentional intelligent design.
Father Ron’s Column
Love of the Poor
~by Father Ron Camarda
It’s once again time for MISSION HONDURAS, but, this year Father Ron cannot make the trip. He wants to remind us all that we are called to love the poor and be Christ’s hands and feet and love. Share Father’s journey of love!
Inspiration Blooms
Does God Expect Us to be Someone Else?
~by Sister Marie Rene, S.S.J.
Have you ever had the desire to be someone else? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Sister Marie Rene has an inspiration sure to get you oriented!
Nature Calls!
Off the Southern California Coast
~by Frank Gromling
Frank has had a busy schedule in recent months traveling back and forth between California and Florida. He was once again in California, anchored off the coast at Palos Verde Point discussing business with BODY GLOVE co-founder Bob Meistrell, when a special “gift” made an appearance.
In the Key of “G”
Painted Rocks
~by Mary Galvano-Bajohr
Walking past boulders or treading on stones, have you ever given a thought to the glory they give God just by their “being?” This week, walk the stony path with Mary and get a new perspective that will open your spiritual eyes.
This Week’s Commentary
~By Rebecca Taylor on CATHOLIC LANE
Reverberations of Roe v. Wade Go Far Beyond Abortion
Steward Joe
Mary, Mother of the Church
~by Joseph Kaiser
Our resident theologian, Joe Kaiser speaks to the title Mary, Mother of the Church. “Mother of the Church” was formally bestowed on Mary by Pope Paul VI in 1964 at the conclusion of the third session of the Second Vatican Council. Do you know the biblical background that backs this up?
Good Books
January’s Recommended Reads: Fiction Writers of the West
~by Michele Gregoire
Two great Catholic mystery writers of the great American West are the topic of Michele’s reading and research this month. One was a former president of the Mystery Writers of America and whose last novel in 2006 was the Shape Shifter. The other was an expert historian on the Arapaho people. Who are they?
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Upcoming Events
Catholic Stewards of Creation Presents A DAY RETREAT with Susi Pittman
EARTH: Home or Hotel?
There has been a great deal of media hype regarding 2012—END OF DAYS. But, what should we really be focusing on in our stewardship call to action? Take a Catholic spiritual journey through the cosmos to earth and answer that question.
March 17, 2012 Ramada Inn I-295 at San Jose 8:30AM—3:00PM
$25 per person in advance or $30 at the door.
Includes Buffet Lunch, study materials, notebook, and two books, RENEWING THE EARTH—USCCB and THE JOY OF CO-OPERATING WITH GOD, by Susi Pittman. Just in time for spring, each reservation is entered into a drawing for 2 Free Passes on the Old Town Trolley Tour in St. Augustine, $46 value.
Quote of the Week
The Art of Life
The Catholic Photographer
Bob Mullen is The Catholic Photographer
bmullen@catholicphotographer.com
He is a freelance photographer specializing in Catholic liturgies and events. His work can be seen in multitudes of Catholic periodicals and on Catholic websites across the United States. He is a member of the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA); the Catholic Prss Association (CPA); and a contributor to the Catholic News Service (CNS). His work has been so well received that he continues to garner photo awards, most recently from the Catholic Press Association where he received 2nd Place in 2011 for Best General News Photo.
God’s Green Earth
Sometimes families are made by divine providence
Steward Alerts
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Silent No More Awareness Campaign
Steward Activity
CUBA TOURS AND TRAVEL—See Pope Benedict XVI in Cuba this March
Environmental Education
~by Monsignor Charles Murphy
The Good Life From a Catholic Perspective: The Challenge of Consumption
Youth Stewardship
Gardening
Wellness & Nutrition
Photo Credit: Creatas/Getty ImagePower Walking Your Way to Good Health
Stargazing
Winter, the best viewing for the constellation of Gemini
Gemini is easy to find as it glides high overhead in mid-winter, above and to the left of Orion. It’s two brightest stars — Castor and Pollux — represent the mythological twins brothers of Helen of Troy.
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