Are You Leaving the Church Because of The Scandals? Visit us at: http:// stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
Are You Leaving the Church Because of The Scandals?
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We Too Familiar With God’s Grace To Recognize It? Visit us at: http:// stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
We Too Familiar With God’s Grace To Recognize It?
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The Madonna Renewal Center Grand Opening, Freeport, IL USA. The Madonna Renewal Center Grand Opening, Freeport, IL USA MadonnaRenewalCenter- Freeport Illinois- By Frank J. Munda- 7-7-2018 - The long …More
The Madonna Renewal Center Grand Opening, Freeport, IL USA.
The Madonna Renewal Center Grand Opening, Freeport, IL USA
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By Frank J. Munda- 7-7-2018 - The long awaited opening of the Madonna Renewal Center was celebrated on June 23, 2018. The opening of the center commenced with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by Bishop David Malloy, Bishop of Rockford Illinois. The opening of the Madonna Renewal Center is truly a remarkable event because it will help empower women to become self-sufficient while they learn more about how to care for their coming child.
Many of the sisters from the order of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ ( IHM)came home to the mother house here in Freeport to help with this beautiful celebration. Prayers of thanksgiving and praise were offered to our Lord in gratitude for this opening. Many of the dedicated volunteers who helped bring this project to the completion of the first phase …More
The Madonna Renewal Center Grand Opening, Freeport, IL USA
MadonnaRenewalCenter- Freeport Illinois-
By Frank J. Munda- 7-7-2018 - The long awaited opening of the Madonna Renewal Center was celebrated on June 23, 2018. The opening of the center commenced with the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by Bishop David Malloy, Bishop of Rockford Illinois. The opening of the Madonna Renewal Center is truly a remarkable event because it will help empower women to become self-sufficient while they learn more about how to care for their coming child.
Many of the sisters from the order of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ ( IHM)came home to the mother house here in Freeport to help with this beautiful celebration. Prayers of thanksgiving and praise were offered to our Lord in gratitude for this opening. Many of the dedicated volunteers who helped bring this project to the completion of the first phase …More
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Palm Sunday 2018 Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
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Faith is Our Foundation. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
Faith is Our Foundation.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
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A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
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Ten Commandments and Love of God. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Bible: Acts of the Apostles 10 Chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles begins with the first Church Council the Catholic Church has …More
Ten Commandments and Love of God.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles 10
Chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles begins with the first Church Council the Catholic Church has ever had. The Council of Jerusalem made a major pivotal decision on the issue of circumcision. Circumcision was established by God as mandatory for all Jewish men in order to partake of the covenant God offered to Abraham (Lv 12:3 &Gen 17:1-14). But in this process, the people are becoming more and more aware that they are not a sect of the Jewish faith. Peter challenges those present to put their faith in the promise of the grace of Jesus the Christ (Acts 15:7 & 11).
James deals with the issues of dietary laws from the Jewish faith. The conclusion again is to not enforce these laws on the gentiles who became Christian. They send a letter out to the people to make the clarification on what the Church teaches. This letter can be read from verse 23 through 29. In the letter, you can see an …More
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles 10
Chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles begins with the first Church Council the Catholic Church has ever had. The Council of Jerusalem made a major pivotal decision on the issue of circumcision. Circumcision was established by God as mandatory for all Jewish men in order to partake of the covenant God offered to Abraham (Lv 12:3 &Gen 17:1-14). But in this process, the people are becoming more and more aware that they are not a sect of the Jewish faith. Peter challenges those present to put their faith in the promise of the grace of Jesus the Christ (Acts 15:7 & 11).
James deals with the issues of dietary laws from the Jewish faith. The conclusion again is to not enforce these laws on the gentiles who became Christian. They send a letter out to the people to make the clarification on what the Church teaches. This letter can be read from verse 23 through 29. In the letter, you can see an …More
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The Sacrifice in Catholic Worship. Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
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Going Deeper This Lent. Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
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The Absolute Authority of Jesus. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Bible: Acts of the Apostles 5 Chapter Ten of the Acts of the Apostles has something very different happening. A centurion is being …More
The Absolute Authority of Jesus.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles 5
Chapter Ten of the Acts of the Apostles has something very different happening. A centurion is being called by God. Before then, He called mostly Jews. He was a man named Cornelius, a Roman centurion. A couple of times the Bible refers to him as being “God fearing”. This is a lay man’s title for those who are not Jewish, but honor the Jewish religion. They pray to god and even are known to give substantial contributions for the Temple or the Jewish community. Peter is called to go and evangelize him and his household. Peter is instructed to eat profaned meat (v12-14). Peter first refuses because of the type of meat that is set out in his vision. But God has him come to Cornelius’ house and eat.
What God tells him is significant. “What God has made clean, you are not to call profane” (v15). The death of Jesus did not just clean humanity from sin, but cleansed the whole world from the effects …More
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles 5
Chapter Ten of the Acts of the Apostles has something very different happening. A centurion is being called by God. Before then, He called mostly Jews. He was a man named Cornelius, a Roman centurion. A couple of times the Bible refers to him as being “God fearing”. This is a lay man’s title for those who are not Jewish, but honor the Jewish religion. They pray to god and even are known to give substantial contributions for the Temple or the Jewish community. Peter is called to go and evangelize him and his household. Peter is instructed to eat profaned meat (v12-14). Peter first refuses because of the type of meat that is set out in his vision. But God has him come to Cornelius’ house and eat.
What God tells him is significant. “What God has made clean, you are not to call profane” (v15). The death of Jesus did not just clean humanity from sin, but cleansed the whole world from the effects …More
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Total Abandonment to Jesus. Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
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Just Jesus and Me is a Lie. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Just Jesus and Me is a Lie Fr. Barr explains how Jesus came to die on the cross for us, but His ministry was to establish His Church for …More
Just Jesus and Me is a Lie.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Just Jesus and Me is a Lie
Fr. Barr explains how Jesus came to die on the cross for us, but His ministry was to establish His Church for our good. As the Bible says in Genesis; “It is not good for man to be alone” (2:18). God established His Church to be a means of grace for each other. You are the Body of Christ. You are a means of grace to each other as well as the hierarchy and the sacraments.
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A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Just Jesus and Me is a Lie
Fr. Barr explains how Jesus came to die on the cross for us, but His ministry was to establish His Church for our good. As the Bible says in Genesis; “It is not good for man to be alone” (2:18). God established His Church to be a means of grace for each other. You are the Body of Christ. You are a means of grace to each other as well as the hierarchy and the sacraments.
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The Light of Christ in Our Priests and Religious Sisters and Brothers. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Acts of the Apostles 3 Last week we looked at how the “Kerygma” (the story of Jesus’ death and …More
The Light of Christ in Our Priests and Religious Sisters and Brothers.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Acts of the Apostles 3
Last week we looked at how the “Kerygma” (the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection) is the reason for conversion. This is how the Apostles, inspired by the Holy Spirit converted so many people to the faith. We do not need eloquence or some high and lofty programs. All we need is to know the love of God, that He loved us so much, He was willing to come down to us and sacrifice Himself for us.
In Chapter 6 of the Acts of the Apostles, we see our first leaders of the Church needing to select other leaders to help manage the Church that Jesus had established. So, they started the order of Deacons. St Stephen was one of the first to be ordained. He preached and would bring Communion to those who could not attend the Holy Mass (Acts 6:1-2, 6). This is the first instance of an ordination by “laying on of hands” in the Acts of the Apostles (v6). The structure of the …More
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Acts of the Apostles 3
Last week we looked at how the “Kerygma” (the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection) is the reason for conversion. This is how the Apostles, inspired by the Holy Spirit converted so many people to the faith. We do not need eloquence or some high and lofty programs. All we need is to know the love of God, that He loved us so much, He was willing to come down to us and sacrifice Himself for us.
In Chapter 6 of the Acts of the Apostles, we see our first leaders of the Church needing to select other leaders to help manage the Church that Jesus had established. So, they started the order of Deacons. St Stephen was one of the first to be ordained. He preached and would bring Communion to those who could not attend the Holy Mass (Acts 6:1-2, 6). This is the first instance of an ordination by “laying on of hands” in the Acts of the Apostles (v6). The structure of the …More
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The Family; A Means of Grace to the World. Visit us at: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
The Family; A Means of Grace to the World.
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No Other Day in the Year like This Day. Christmas Day A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Prayer for our Priests and Religious We have so much to be grateful for; our family, friends and our parish. Jesus …More
No Other Day in the Year like This Day.
Christmas Day
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Prayer for our Priests and Religious
We have so much to be grateful for; our family, friends and our parish. Jesus has been so generous to have given us many priests and religious to help us as we grew to become the people we are today. Now is our time to pray for them and for new men and women to join the ranks of such holy people to continue to be an inspiration to us and our families. We will begin a Novena for Holy Vocations on Friday, December 29, ending on January 7, the Feast Day of the Epiphany. On that day, we will begin to pray for Holy Vocations at the end of every Mass.
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Christmas Day
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Prayer for our Priests and Religious
We have so much to be grateful for; our family, friends and our parish. Jesus has been so generous to have given us many priests and religious to help us as we grew to become the people we are today. Now is our time to pray for them and for new men and women to join the ranks of such holy people to continue to be an inspiration to us and our families. We will begin a Novena for Holy Vocations on Friday, December 29, ending on January 7, the Feast Day of the Epiphany. On that day, we will begin to pray for Holy Vocations at the end of every Mass.
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The Whole Point of Our Faith is Joy. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Bible: Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles is unique. The Gospel readings give an account of what Jesus did during his …More
The Whole Point of Our Faith is Joy.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles is unique. The Gospel readings give an account of what Jesus did during his life and after the resurrection. The letters from Paul, Peter, Jude, and John are letters to the various communities. They give advice on how to live as Christians and they give some corrections for the people. The Acts of the Apostles give an account of what the apostles did after Jesus ascended into heaven. It may have advice and corrections, but the point of the book is to give an account of the actions the apostles took.
It becomes a window into which you can see how the early Christians lived, what they believed, and how they acted on that belief. You get to see the early Catholic Church and how the apostles lived out their authority. To catch what happened in the initial birth of the Church, they back up the truck to the ascension of Jesus into heaven. So, the ascension into heaven is …More
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
Bible: Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles is unique. The Gospel readings give an account of what Jesus did during his life and after the resurrection. The letters from Paul, Peter, Jude, and John are letters to the various communities. They give advice on how to live as Christians and they give some corrections for the people. The Acts of the Apostles give an account of what the apostles did after Jesus ascended into heaven. It may have advice and corrections, but the point of the book is to give an account of the actions the apostles took.
It becomes a window into which you can see how the early Christians lived, what they believed, and how they acted on that belief. You get to see the early Catholic Church and how the apostles lived out their authority. To catch what happened in the initial birth of the Church, they back up the truck to the ascension of Jesus into heaven. So, the ascension into heaven is …More
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Watch! Prose for the time of Advent Thou our eternal salvation, the never-failing light of the world. Light everlasting and our true redemption. Moved with compassion to see the human race perish by …More
Watch!
Prose for the time of Advent
Thou our eternal salvation, the never-failing light of the world.
Light everlasting and our true redemption.
Moved with compassion to see the human race perish by its idolatry offered to its very tempter,
Thou didst descrned to these depths of our misery, yet not leaving thine of high throne above.
Then, by thy own gratiuitous love, assuming our human nature,
Thou didst save all on earth that was lost. Giving joy to this world. Come, O Christ, purify our souls and bodies, And make them thy own pure abode. Justify us by thy first coming. And in they second, deliver us; That so, when thou judgest all things, on the day of the great light, We may be adorned with a spotless robe, and may follow they footsteps wheresoever they are seen. Amen. - composed in the 11th century, and taken from ancient Roman-French missals The First Week of Advent Come, let us adore the King our Lord, who is to come. from the Prophet Isaias Wash yourselves, be clean, take away …More
Prose for the time of Advent
Thou our eternal salvation, the never-failing light of the world.
Light everlasting and our true redemption.
Moved with compassion to see the human race perish by its idolatry offered to its very tempter,
Thou didst descrned to these depths of our misery, yet not leaving thine of high throne above.
Then, by thy own gratiuitous love, assuming our human nature,
Thou didst save all on earth that was lost. Giving joy to this world. Come, O Christ, purify our souls and bodies, And make them thy own pure abode. Justify us by thy first coming. And in they second, deliver us; That so, when thou judgest all things, on the day of the great light, We may be adorned with a spotless robe, and may follow they footsteps wheresoever they are seen. Amen. - composed in the 11th century, and taken from ancient Roman-French missals The First Week of Advent Come, let us adore the King our Lord, who is to come. from the Prophet Isaias Wash yourselves, be clean, take away …More
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Fatima 100 Years Later. A note from Fr. Charles Becker My name is Fr. Charles Becker, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. I was ordained in 1986 and experienced a conversion to a deeper appreciation …More
Fatima 100 Years Later.
A note from Fr. Charles Becker
My name is Fr. Charles Becker, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. I was ordained in 1986 and experienced a conversion to a deeper appreciation of the Catholic Faith in 1989-1990 through Medjugorje! My introduction to the Marian Movement of Priests began immediately following my first trips to Medjugorje due to my openness to the laity's influence and their experience of supernatural and mystical happenings. These prayer groups or “Cenacles” of the MMP restored my vocation to the priesthood through the rosary, the messages Our Lady gives to priests and all of us in Her Movement, and finally and most importantly my Consecration to Her Immaculate Heart in October 1990! The difference is phenomenal and I am so grateful!
To learn more about Father Becker and his wonderful organization follow the link below:
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A note from Fr. Charles Becker
My name is Fr. Charles Becker, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. I was ordained in 1986 and experienced a conversion to a deeper appreciation of the Catholic Faith in 1989-1990 through Medjugorje! My introduction to the Marian Movement of Priests began immediately following my first trips to Medjugorje due to my openness to the laity's influence and their experience of supernatural and mystical happenings. These prayer groups or “Cenacles” of the MMP restored my vocation to the priesthood through the rosary, the messages Our Lady gives to priests and all of us in Her Movement, and finally and most importantly my Consecration to Her Immaculate Heart in October 1990! The difference is phenomenal and I am so grateful!
To learn more about Father Becker and his wonderful organization follow the link below:
Visit Him At: www.olpgchicago.org/index.html
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Medjugorje? Every time I hear that work I think: Queues waiting for Confession, Thousands of Conversions, Thousands of Vocations, Thousands praying the …More
Medjugorje? Every time I hear that work I think: Queues waiting for Confession, Thousands of Conversions, Thousands of Vocations, Thousands praying the Rosary, Thousands starting and attending prayer groups world wide, Thousands reading their Bibles, where is the satanic deception?
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Motherly Hearts/First Communion. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: The Bible and Our Catholic Understanding Many people have questions about the Bible. Some are in depth and some are very basic. There …More
Motherly Hearts/First Communion.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
The Bible and Our Catholic Understanding
Many people have questions about the Bible. Some are in depth and some are very basic. There are way too many questions about the Bible to deal with every question in bulletin articles. We hope to have more groups studying the Bible, but I will handle some of the basics. There are some resources also available. For more of the basics, I have ordered a small book called, Pocket Bible Guide, St Joseph Edition. If you want something more in depth, Scott Hahn offers his college courses for free on-line. The free course does not offer credits, but you do gain the knowledge. Otherwise, there are some books in the Daleiden room, in the basement of the St Joseph rectory, and the Lighthouse CDs are also available in the back of both churches. In presenting this information, I will assume that there is someone who has never even heard of the Bible, let alone seen one.
What is the Bible? The …More
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
The Bible and Our Catholic Understanding
Many people have questions about the Bible. Some are in depth and some are very basic. There are way too many questions about the Bible to deal with every question in bulletin articles. We hope to have more groups studying the Bible, but I will handle some of the basics. There are some resources also available. For more of the basics, I have ordered a small book called, Pocket Bible Guide, St Joseph Edition. If you want something more in depth, Scott Hahn offers his college courses for free on-line. The free course does not offer credits, but you do gain the knowledge. Otherwise, there are some books in the Daleiden room, in the basement of the St Joseph rectory, and the Lighthouse CDs are also available in the back of both churches. In presenting this information, I will assume that there is someone who has never even heard of the Bible, let alone seen one.
What is the Bible? The …More
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Jesus is With Us. A note from Pastor Timothy Barr: Visit Us At: stjosephstmary.com Also see: prolifecorner.comMore
Jesus is With Us.
A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
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A note from Pastor Timothy Barr:
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