June 27 Credo Forum-Mr William A. Donohue

Credo of the Catholic Laity is proud to present as our Sunday June 27 Forum Speaker, William A Donohue ,the foremost lay defender of Catholic rights in the United States.

His topic will be: Current Threats to the Religious Freedom of Catholics.

Bill is President and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the nation's largest civil rights organization. He is the publisher of the Catholic League Journal, Catalyst. Bill is also an adjunct scholar at the Heritage Foundation and serves on the board of directors of the National Association of Scholars and the New York state chapter of NAS.

He serves on the board of advisors of the Washington Legal Foundation, the Educational. Freedom Foundation, The Association of Catholic Social Scientists, Catholics United for the Faith, and many more. His memberships include: The Ancient Order of Hibernians, and Catholic War Veterans. He is an Honorary member of The Catholic Social Workers National Association, serves on the Manhattan Committee on Foreign Relations Advisory Board, and on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Family in America: A Journal of Public Policy.

Bill is the author of four books and many articles. His first book, The Politics of the American Civil Liberties Union, was published in 1985. His second book, The New Freedom: Individualism and Collectivism in Social Lives of Americans, was written while Bill was a Bradley Resident Scholar at the Heritage Foundation; it appeared in 1990. The third book, Twilight of Liberty: The legacy of the ACLU, was published in 1994. His most recent book, Secular Sabotage: How Liberals are Destroying Religion and Culture in America, was published in 1999 and is available at bookstores and from Amazon.

Bill started his career as a teacher in the 1970's, working at St Lucy's in Spanish Harlem. In 1977 he took a position as a college professor, teaching at La Roche College in Pittsburg. In 1980 he was awarded his Ph.D. in sociology from New York University.

I am sure most of you are familiar with Bill Donohue. He has received many awards from the Catholic Community and appeared on thousands of television and radio shows, speaking on civil Liberties and social issues and defending the Catholic Church from its many detractors.

See the flyer here for full details on this event. Get your checks in early because we expect a sellout crowd.

April 18-Fr.Robert T. McDermott, Postulator, Fr John Hardon, SJ

Credo of the Catholic Laity

Is proud to present

The Rev. Robert T. McDermott


Speaking on

Making Saints

April 18, 6:00pm
Crowne Plaza Hotel
7750 Carondelet
Clayton, MO

Credo of the Catholic Laity and the Catholic Union of Missouri are pleased to welcome as our April 18th St. Joseph Dinner Forum speaker Father Robert T. McDermott, the postulator for the cause of The Servant of God Father John. A. Hardon S.J.

Father McDermott is a native of Woodhaven New York. His educational background includes a B.A. degree in philosophy from St. Charles University in Philadelphia, an M.Div. degree from St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee and a M.A. Degree in Catholic Doctrine from St. Johns University in Jamaica New York, where he was a student of Father Hardon.

He was ordained as a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in May of 1981. He held various parish assignments in the archdiocese until July 2000 when he was released to work in the diocese of Lincoln Nebraska. In January 2004 he returned to Milwaukee until January 2008 when he came to St. Louis to work for the cause of Father Hardon. In 2009 he was made postulator of the cause.

Father McDermott will talk about the details involved in postulating for any proposed saint and give us particular information regarding the cause of Father Hardon....

More information here

December 6 - Bishop Robert Hermann Talk/Dinner

Credo of the Catholic Laity is proud to present Bishop Robert Hermann speaking on the topic "Catholics in a Hostile Culture" on December 6, 6:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton.

Credo and the Central Catholic Union of Missouri are honored to welcome as our annual Christ the King Dinner Speaker The Most Reverend Bishop Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis...

More information is available from Credo here.

Sept. 7-15: Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows

From :America Needs Fatima

September 6, 2009
This novena to Our Lady of Sorrows is a beautiful devotion passed on to us by Saint Bridget.

It will help you prepare spiritually for the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, which is September 15. And to grow in holiness.

To do the novena, you say the novena prayers and read the meditations for nine consecutive days, from September 7 to September 15.

There are 7 magnificent graces the Blessed Virgin Mary grants to souls who say seven Hail Marys and meditate on Her tears and sorrows. One is:
"I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will defend them at every instant of their lives."

Go HERE for the novena, promises and meditations to Our Lady of Sorrows.

And boy do we need Her protection today!

On every side, sin is luring people into spiritual death and our children are bombarded with messages introducing Anti-Christian beliefs and even witchcraft.

For example, read the report of Mrs. Linda Harvey from Mission American about the demon's harrassment of our children.

Go here for Mrs. Linda Harvey's report about Paganism and Witchcraft in Youth Culture

All the more reason to stay close to the Blessed Mother and to live from Her intercession and protection.

Also, Our Lady promised:
"…those who propagate this devotion to my tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son will be their eternal consolation and happiness."

I hope you can say this novena, benefit from its promises, and comfort the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary by meditating on Her tears and sorrows.

Sincerely,
Robert E. Ritchie,
Executive Director


PS - There's another way to comfort the bleeding and sorrowful Heart of Mary. And that is to promote devotion to the Holy Rosary. Never before has our nation needed prayer and repentance so desperately.

To help bring about this conversion, America Needs Fatima is working hard on the 2009 Public Square Rosary Crusade - rosary rallies in public places in thousands of cities at noon on Saturday, October 10.

God willing, we'll have 3,500 rosary rallies all at the same time, because human efforts failed to solve our growing troubles, and Our Lady said to pray the Rosary for peace in the world.

So, please consider being a rosary rally organizer by leading a small group of people in the public recitation of the rosary on October 10.

It's much easier than you think. All it takes is gathering a few people to pray the rosary in a public place. And the reward is huge!

Sign up to be a rosary rally organizer.
Or call 866-584-6012 for expert help on how to put on a public rosary.

I pray you accept and appreciate this invitation to be Our Lady's messenger.
In gratitude for you becoming a rosary rally organizer, I will put a beautiful red rose at the shrine of our Lady in Fatima, Portugal.

Aug 25 - Rosary March in Honor of St. Louis IX!

The Rosary Crusaders are sponsoring a Rosary march in honor of St. Louis IX on his feast day, Tuesday, August 25, starting at 9:30 am.

We will meet at the statue of St. Louis in front of the Art Museum in Forest Park.

The march will cover 3 miles through Forest Park and down Lindell Blvd. to the Cathedral Basilica, taking about one hour and 15 minutes.

Please arrange with friends to leave one vehicle at the Cathedral Basilica for transportation back to Art Hill after the march.

Bring water, Gatorade, etc., good walking shoes, hat, and Rosary.

We will start promptly, so have your vehicles where they need to be and meet at the statue by 9:30 am.

Any questions, please call Colleen George at 314-845-1611.

Aug 2 - Conference w/ Abp Burke, Pierluigi Molla

Sunday, August 2, 2009
All Day Conference
at the
Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
La Crosse, WI

Hosted by
Archbishop Raymond L. Burke
Founder, Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Prefect, Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura - Vatican

With a Special Summer Guest from Italy
Pierluigi Molla
Son of Saint Gianna Molla

Click here, for more information.

June 28-Rev Brian Harrison

Credo of the Catholic Laity

is proud to present


Rev. Brian Harrison, O.S.

Speaking on

“Living with the Smoke of Satan in the Church”
Credo is pleased to welcome Father Brian Harrison as our June 28 Forum speaker. A priest of the Oblates of Wisdom, he is stationed at our Lady of Victories Chapel in St. Louis.

Born in Australia and raised as a Presbyterian, he converted to Catholic Faith in 1972. He began studies for the priesthood in 1979 at the major seminary of Sydney Australia. After completing his Licentiate in Theology at Rome’s Angelicum, he was ordained in St. Peters Basilica in 1985 by His Holiness John Paul II. In 1997 he earned his doctorate in systematic Theology, summa cum laude from the Pontifical Athenaeum of the Holy Cross in Rome.

Father Harrison moved to Puerto Rico in 1989 where he was an Associate Professor of Theology in the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, as well as parochial vicar in the parish of St. Joseph the Worker in that city. He came to St. Louis in November of 2007.

Fr. Harrison is a well known speaker and writer having had many articles published in Catholic magazines and journals. He is the author of two books, one on the issue on contraception and the other reviews the teaching of Paul VI on Sacred Scripture. He has given many presentations both here and abroad.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this outstanding priest.

Sunday, June 28, 6:00 pm

Crowne Plaza Hotel
7750 Carondelet
Clayton, MO
(Free inside parking at 7777 Bonhomme)

Cost is $25 per person.

Menu selections are Sliced Roast Beef Bordelaise or Chicken Parmesan.
These entrees are served with Garden Salad, vegetables, dinner roll, beverage and dessert.

Please indicate number of entrees desired and mail payment (at $25 per person) to:
Credo of the Catholic Laity
C/O Howard Brandt
4386 Honeydew Ln.
St. Louis Mo. 63128 Please make check payable to Credo of the Catholic Laity

For more information, please call 314-894-6003.

March 22- Dinner/Talk with Sister Rosalind Moss

Credo of the Catholic Laity

Is Proud to Present

Sister Rosalind Moss

Speaking on

Faith in the midst of unbelief

Credo is pleased to partner with the Central Catholic Union of Missouri in the annual St. Joseph Dinner.

Our speaker is Sister Rosalind Moss founder of a new traditional order of nuns Daughters of Mary, Mother of Israel’s Hope .

Sister Rosalind Moss is a Jewish convert to Catholicism. Her transition first took her to Evangelical Protestantism after a 15 year successful business career. In 1995 she entered the Catholic Church.

On August 22, 2008 she realized a long held dream of establishing her own Traditional order of nuns.

She has appeared on EWTN and has been a staff apologist on Catholic Answers and a guest on the semi monthly radio program, From The Heart.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear this outstanding speaker.
Join us for for a delicious dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel 7750 Carondelet in Clayton.

Sunday March 22, 2009, 6:00 PM.

Cost $25.00 per person

Free inside parking. Take a ticket as you enter at 7750 Carondolet or 7777 Bonhomme. The gate will be open when you leave.

Menu selections are Sliced Roast Beef Bordelaise or Baked White Fish with lemon caper butter. These are served with Garden Salad, appropriate vegetables, dinner roll, beverage and dessert..

For more information, contact, contact Howard Brandt at 314-894-6003 or e-mail at hcbrandt @ att.net

Mail the coupon below along with your check to:
Credo of the Catholic Laity
C/o Howard Brandt
4386 Honeydew Lane
St. Louis MO. 63128

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Enclosed is my check for #_______persons at $25.00 each for the St. Joseph Dinner with Sister Rosalind Moss.

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EWTN's Christmas Specials

EWTN
PRESS RELEASE
December 15, 2008

 

For Information, Please Contact:
Michelle Johnson
Director of Communications
EWTN Global Catholic Network
5817 Old Leeds Road
Irondale, Alabama 35210-2198 USA
(205) 795-5769 – Office
(205) 441-6248 ­– Cell
(205) 795-5781 – Fax
mjohnson@ewtn.com

EWTN's Christmas Specials To Include
"The Star of Bethlehem" Documentary from
"The Passion of the Christ" Producer

Irondale, AL (EWTN) – Christmas specials on EWTN Global Catholic Network this year include a new documentary proving the existence of the Star of Bethlehem from the producer of "The Passion of the Christ") as well as classics with stars such as Loretta Young, Christopher Plummer, Frankie Avalon, Snooky Larson, June Valli, Mario Lanza, and Rosalind Russell. There is literally something for everyone. Highlights include: (All times below are U.S. Eastern Time.)

The Star of Bethlehem
From "The Passion of the Christ" Producer Stephen McEveety comes a documentary that proves the existence of the Star of Bethlehem, whose existence has been debated for centuries by historians, scientists and scholars. "Either they believe the Star is true or they think it was made up by the early Church," says Texas A&"M Professor Rick Larson. "I took a different approach in my research and treated the Star as a mystery or puzzle, looking at the Bible and comparing the facts of Scripture with facts from science and history." (10 a.m. Dec. 21, 11 p.m. Dec. 25, 8 p.m. Dec. 27, 3 a.m. Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 29, 10:30 a.m. Dec. 31)

The San Juan Children's Choir Presents: Siempre Navidad (Always Christmas)
This festive concert, with music from around the world, displays the joyful spirit of Christmas in Puerto Rico. (30-minute version: 9 a.m. Dec. 20. 60-minute version: 6 p.m. Dec. 22 and 4 p.m. Dec. 27)

The Story of the Selfish Giant
A grandfather uses Oscar Wilde's timeless tale to unlock the true meaning of Christmas for his granddaughter. This is a charming story with a strong Christian message about the meaning of love and sacrifice. It is bound to become one of your Christmas favorites. (10:30 a.m. Dec. 20 and 4 p.m. Dec. 26).

The Chimes
Written by Charles Dickens and narrated by Derek Jacobi, this is the story of a poor and discouraged 19th Century porter. Chiming church bells magically transport him to the future where his hope is renewed. (4 p.m. Dec. 23 and 6 a.m. Dec. 27)

Loretta Young: 3 & 2 Please
Academy Awarding Winning Actress Loretta Young starts as "Sister Ann," a nun who brightens the lives of patients in a Catholic hospital at Christmas. (6:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 11 a.m. Dec. 23, 2:30 a.m. Dec. 26, and 2:30 a.m. Dec. 27)

The First Christmas
Narrated by Christopher Plummer, this colorful animated production tells the traditional story of the birth of Jesus. (4:30 p.m. Dec. 24, 11 a.m. Dec. 25, and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 27)

The Promise
A 1967 dramatization of the Annunciation and Nativity, followed by a brief discussion of the film by Father Patrick Peyton and Frankie Avalon. (2:30 p.m. Dec. 22, 3:30 a.m. Dec. 24, 5:30 a.m. Dec. 27, 3 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 29)

Christopher Close-Up: Christopher Classic Christmas
Christopher Founder Father James Keller, M.M. celebrates Christmas with stars of yesteryear, including Snooky Larson, June Valli, Mario Lanza, Rosalind Russell and more. (6:30 a.m. Dec. 21, 9 p.m. Dec. 22, and 3 a.m. Dec. 24)

Catholic University of America Christmas Concert
This annual concert presents a brilliant blend of angelic voices and the wonderful sounds of the Christmas season. (11 p.m. Dec. 23 and 2 p.m. Dec. 25)

The World is Born: Christmas with the Louisville Chorus
The Louisville Chorus celebrates the sounds of the season in this special presentation of Christmas favorites. The choir performs in the historic St. Martin of Tours Church in Louisville, Kentucky. (10 p.m. Dec. 23, 2 p.m. Dec. 27, and 11 a.m. Jan. 1)

Dana: Our Family Christmas
Join Dana, her family and friends as they present an old-fashioned family Christmas. Hear the meaning of many traditional customs, and gather new ideas for you and your family. (9 a.m. Dec. 24 and 4:30 a.m. Dec. 27)

Solemn Mass at Midnight with Pope Benedict XVI (Live from Rome)
Solemnity of the Birth of Our Lord: Midnight Mass with the Holy Father from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. (6 p.m. Dec. 24 (live), 8 a.m. Dec. 25, and 4 p.m. Dec. 25)

Choral Meditations and Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Live from Washington, D.C.)
From the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, USA. (10 p.m. Dec. 24 (live))

 

Urbi et Orbi from Rome: Pope Benedict's Christmas Message to the World (Live)
From St. Peter's Square.  Join the Holy Father for his inspiring Christmas Day message to the world on the celebration of Christ's birth. (6 a.m. (live) Dec. 25, 10 p.m. Dec. 25, 3 a.m. Dec. 26, and 5 p.m. Dec. 26)

 

EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 27^th year, is available in over 148 million television households in more than 140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet website www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, EWTN, is the largest religious media network in the world.

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Nov 9 - Our Lady of Covadonga: A Devotion for Our Times

Special Invitation

Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM

Please join us for an afternoon talk on:

“Our Lady of Covadonga: A Devotion for Our Times”

by John Horvat
Director American T.F.P.

to be held at our new location;

St. Agnes Home Social Hall
10341 Manchester Rd.
Kirkwood, MO

The ancient devotion to Our Lady of Covadonga could not be more timely. It is a devotion that began in Spain at the time when all Spain practically in the hands of the Moslems. Everyone was saying that good Catholics should give up and live comfortably with the times.

Everyone except a few Catholics who resisted…and because of their resistance the history of Spain and Christendom was changed. There are similar voices heard today. Catholics need to resist the secular and immoral trends of the day by making themselves heard in the public square.

Mr. Horvat will tell the story of Our Lady of Covadonga and make an application for our days. He will also report on the 3,000 Public Square Rosary rallies and other campaigns that have given public witness to our Faith.

A question and answer period and refreshments will follow the presentation. Please join us for what promises to be a stimulating afternoon of Catholic conviviality, enlightening conversation, and hope for the future.

For additional information about this meeting,
contact Mark Serafino at (573) 459-5531.

The American TFP- America Needs Fatima P.O. Box 251 Spring Grove, PA 17362 Telephone: 717-225-7147

October 18-The Worldwide Rosary For Unborn Babies

Contact: Patrick Benedict, Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, 901-725-4115

MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Worldwide Rosary For Unborn Babies prayer event, initiated by the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 18th. Support has come in from various places, including Lithuania, Czech Republic, and India. Information about the pro-life prayer event is available in 9 languages(English, French, Italian, Korean, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Tagalog) at the website www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org.

The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization was contacted about the October 18th Rosary prayer event by Rev. Prof. R. C. Wanjohi of Kenya, who said: "Human Life International Kenya will participate in the Worldwide Rosary For Unborn Babies prayer event." Another person to contact the Organization was Clare Tallon of England who wrote: "I am glad such an event for innocent unborn babies is being held and hope that everyone who can, will take part."

Participants in the Worldwide Rosary For Unborn Babies prayer event will pray the Rosary during the 9:00 a.m. hour on October 18th. The Rosary will be prayed for the following intention: For an end to the surgical and non-surgical killing of unborn babies. (If necessary, one may pray the Rosary at another time on October 18th.)

"In addition to participating, people are encouraged to ask others to be participants," said Patrick Benedict, President of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization and a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in the Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee. "The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization needs much help so people throughout the world will know about this pro-life prayer event," concluded Benedict.

The Saint Michael the Archangel Organization's website is: www.SaintMichaelTheArchangelOrganization.org. The mailing address is: P. O. Box 41257; Memphis, Tennessee 38174; U.S.A. (If a person needs a response, it is asked that a stamped, self-addressed envelope be included.)

Sept 20-Steve Ray at Immaculate Heart of Mary, New Melle

Who is Steve Ray?

Steve Ray is a convert to the Catholic Church and the author of three best-selling Ignatius Press books (Crossing the Tiber, Upon this Rock, and St. John’s Gospel). He speaks at conferences around the world and is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live, The Journey Home and has appeared on many other radio and TV programs, including Fox News.

He is writer, producer and host of the 10-part video/DVD series “The Footprints of God: the Story of Salvation from Abraham to Augustine” filmed entirely on location in the Holy Land and surrounding countries. Steve and his wife Janet and are certified guides to the Holy Land and lead pilgrimages throughout the Middle East and Rome. He owns Distinctive Maintenance with 500 employees in Michigan, where he lives wife Janet. He has four children and six grandchildren.

When is Steve Ray Coming to IHM?

Steve Ray will be speaking at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, New Melle, MO on Saturday, September 20th from 8:30 - 11:30 am in celebration of Pope Benedict XVI’s designated “Year of St. Paul.”

Mr. Ray will be offering two talks, the first being his conversion story from the Baptist faith. The second talk will be on the life of St. Paul. (Few people have literally “walked in the footsteps of Paul” as Steve Ray has). There will also be time for a question and answer session and the chance to meet Mr. Ray personally.

The Saturday morning conference is $15/person and includes a continental breakfast.

This event is not only a fabulous way for people to “do something” for the Year of St. Paul, but will be an opportunity to invite family, friends, and prospective converts (attn: RCIA coordinators) to hear one of the most sought after speakers/converts in the Church today. People can register for the event by contacting the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish office at 398-5270 or by email at smueller [at] ihm-newmelle.org

(Our parish website is www.ihm-newmelle.org for info/directions)

Visit Steve Ray’s website at www.catholicconvert.org
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Future 2008 Year of St. Paul Events
Scheduled at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

Mark your Calendars / Register today--636-398-5270.

Saturday, October 18th 8:30 - 11:30 am
“St. Paul and Discovering One’s Spiritual Gifts” with a very insightful “Gifts Inventory Worksheet” presented by Jane Guenther of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Friday, November 21st 6:30 - 9:00 pm
St. Paul Dinner with Jewish “convert” David Moss–now head of the Association of Hebrew Catholics. Mr. Moss will be sharing his conversion story (recounted in the book Honey from the Rock) in light of St. Paul and his Jewish roots. Visit his website at www.hebrewcatholic.org

Aug 10-An Evening with Dale Ahlquist

Make reservations now!
From Credo of the Catholic Laity:


Join Us for an Evening of Wit and Wonder
with

Dale Ahlquist

speaking on

The Orthodoxy of G.K. Chesterton

6 p.m. Sunday,
August 10th, 2008

The host of the EWTN series G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense will re-introduce Chesterton’s seminal book Orthodoxy on the 100th anniversary of its publication.

Come and hear about the thinker who converted the young atheist C.S. Lewis to Christianity.

Centrally located in Clayton
Dinner and Talk $25

Reservations Required!

For more information,
visit http://www.credostlouis.org or
call 314-894-6003

Aug 17-Archbishop Burke's Farewell Mass

A farewell Mass for Archbishop Raymond L. Burke will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, Lindell Boulevard and Newstead Avenue in the Central West End.

Archbishop Burke will be the celebrant, and everyone in the archdiocese is invited to the Mass. A reception will be held after the Mass at nearby Boland Hall....

June 28-Day of Recollection with Bishop Hermann

Women for Faith & Family
warmly invites you to a

Day of Recollection
"If you knew the gift of God"

20th Anniversary of
Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter
Mulieris Dignitatem
On the Dignity and Vocation of Women

with

Bishop Robert Hermann

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Cardinal Rigali Center
20 Archbishop May Dr.,
Saint Louis, MO - 63119
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Note: Donation for registration includes continental breakfast and box lunch, plus all materials.

Regular: $35 • Family: $35 + $10 for each additional member (please register all names)

Students: $15 (limited scholarships available) • Religious, clergy, seminarians: gratis (please register)

Please register by June 15 to guarantee seating and meals! (For late registration, please add $5.)

Please make checks payable to:
Women for Faith & Family,
PO Box 300411,
St. Louis, MO 63130

Info? Phone 314 863-8385 (ask for Gina Caufield) •
E-mail: info@wf-f.org •
Web site: www.wf-f.org

SCHEDULE:
8.30 - Morning prayer (Lauds) - Bishop Hermann
9:00 - Continental Breakfast
9:45 - Bishop Hermann - Meditation I
10:30 - Rosary
10:45 – 11:15 - Silent prayer / adoration
11.15 - Mass - Bishop Hermann, celebrant
12:00 - Angelus + Lunch
1:00 - Bishop Hermann – Meditation II
1:45 – 2:45 - Silent prayer - Confessions
2:45 – 3:30 - Bishop Hermann Meditation III
3:30 – 3:45 - Silent prayer
3.45 - Begin Novena to the Holy Spirit
4:00 - Evening prayer (Vespers)
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Sorry for the late notice, I just received it this morning.

Aug 18-Shroud of Turin Scholars to Speak at Botanical Garden

By now, most are aware of the dispute over the carbon dating results from tests some twenty years ago.

...One man who has challenged the radiocarbon dating is Avinoam Danin, a professor of botany at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has spent decades examining images of plant remains on the shroud. Danin has said the shroud was buried in the vicinity of Jerusalem — not Europe, as had previously been thought — during the months of March or April.

Danin and Petrus Soons, a retired medical doctor who has used digitized photos of the shroud to create three-dimensional holograms, will give a free double lecture at the Missouri Botanical Garden on Monday, Aug. 18, at 5:30 p.m....

This might be an interesting lecture for those in the neighborhood.

Article source, Post-Dispatch

News from Saint Francis de Sales Oratory

The following Email newsletter contains information about:

Pentecost Sunday-Whitsunday,

K of C Council # 14067-Mothers Day Brunch,

Visit of the Very Rev. Msgr. Gilles Wach-Founder and Prior General
Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
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Sunday May 11, 2007: Pentecost Sunday
10 am First Holy Communion
After 8 am and 10 am Masses: 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Breakfast by the Knights of Columbus in the church hall: Please Contact Mr. Tom Leith at 314. 481. 2512 to make your reservation. Reservations end on Friday May 9th. The price is $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for children 12 and under, and FREE for children 3 and under.
Recital of the Oratory Choirs at the Breakfast

Sunday May 25, 2007: Corpus Christi
10 am Solemn High Mass with Procession.
The Choir will sing Mozart’s “Spatzen-Messe”

Tuesday, June 3, 2007: Visit of the Very Rev. Msgr. Gilles Wach, Founder and Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
6:30 pm Votive Mass of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Perpetual Help Devotions
Mass will be followed by a reception in the church hall.


Dear Faithful and Friends of St. Francis de Sales Oratory,

For several of our smallest Oratory members, this Pentecost Sunday is a most significant day—the day of their First Holy Communion, the day they receive our blessed Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Now they receive for the first time the food which will strengthen them spiritually and grow them into strong members of Christ’s Mystical Body. Let us all pray for them that they will receive Our Lord frequently and grow closer to Him each day. It is very fitting that we celebrate the First Communion on this feast of Pentecost because it is the Holy Ghost who unites us in the sacramental life of the Church with Christ, the head of His Mystical Body and through Him with the Heavenly Father.

It is also very fitting that this year on the same day we honor all our mothers here at the Oratory. The Blessed Virgin Mary, the new Eve and prototype of all mothers is the Bride of the Holy Ghost. Mothers’ Day is a good opportunity to remember all of our mothers and pray for them. This is the second year the Knights of Columbus are hosting a breakfast buffet for Mothers in our Oratory hall. I wish them all well and a happy, gracious day of relaxation with their families.

I am also most grateful to the Music Department at the Oratory and to Our Music Director, Mr. Nick Botkins, for the recital they will give on the occasion of the breakfast in the church hall. This should be a great encouragement to join and to support our choirs in their hard work for the dignity and beauty of the liturgy. It is with great joy that we can announce today that on the external solemnity of Corpus Christi, on Sunday May 25 during the Solemn High Mass (10am) that precedes the Solemn Procession with the Blessed Sacrament, the choir will sing the “Spatzenmesse” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This will contribute a lot to the solemnity of this celebration and we are most grateful for this expression of love and veneration of our Lord, present in the Holy Eucharist.

On Tuesday, June 3, we will have the occasion to welcome the beloved founder and Prior General of our Institute, the Very Rev. Msgr. Gilles Wach. At 6:30 pm he will celebrate the Votive Mass of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, followed by the traditional Perpetual Help Devotions. It would be a wonderful expression of gratitude for the work and the presence of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest if many of you could attend this Mass. It will be followed by a reception in the Church hall where everyone will be able to meet and greet with Msgr.Wach.

Finally, there is wonderful news about our highly venerated Archbishop, His Grace, The Most Rev. Raymond L. Burke. Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has honored him by appointing him to two Vatican offices. He has been named to the Pontifical Commission for Legislative Texts, which interprets canon law, and to the Congregation for the Clergy, which regulates questions of the life of the clergy. These appointments confirm the great pastoral wisdom and strength of our beloved shepherd and our Institute as the clergy and the faithful of St. Francis de Sales Oratory congratulate His Grace wholeheartedly on this expression of confidence and esteem by the Holy Father. We gratefully renew the assurance of our faithful prayers for the intentions of our Archbishop: May he stand and shepherd in Thy strength, O Lord, in the sublimity of Thy name - Stet et pascat, in fortitudine tua, Domine, in sublimitate nominis tui.

Yours devotedly in Christ the King,
Fr. Karl W. Lenhardt
Episcopal Delegate/Rector/Vice Provincial

Ordinary schedule of Masses at the Oratory:

Daily: 8:00am Low Mass
Sunday: 8:00am Low Mass, 10:00 Solemn High Mass
Tuesday: 6:30pm Low Mass, followed by Perpetual Help devotions
Wednesday: 8am; 12:00 NOON, Low Mass
Thursday: 7:00pm Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament with Benediction
First Friday: 7:00pm Solemn High Mass
Holy Days: 8:00am, and 12:10pm, 7:00pm Solemn High Mass
Confessions/ Holy Rosary 30mins before all Masses

For more information:

Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest
St. Francis de Sales Oratory
2653 Ohio Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri 63118
p. 314. 771. 3100
f. 314. 771. 3295
www.institute-christ-king.org

My Granddaughter's Baptism

Praised be Our Lord!

Layla Ann was received into Christ's Church and cleansed of Original Sin this past Sunday. Blessed be God! What a little bundle of joy she is!

Here she is after Holy Mass before receiving the Sacrament of Baptism - she knows something special is going on....



After going home and being coddled by family and friends, she was a bit tired...


We just love her! and we thank God for his wonderful blessings!

Today is Pope Benedict XVI’s 81st Birthday

Please keep our Holy Father in your prayers!

Coverage of events can be found at EWTN or at uspapalvisit.org.

Pope says U.S. visit will be 'special missionary experience'

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Two days before his first visit as pope to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI described the trip as a "special missionary experience" and requested prayers for its success.

The pope made the remarks at his weekly noon blessing at the Vatican April 13, his last public appearance before his April 15-20 visit to Washington and New York...

"Dear brothers and sisters, I ask you all to pray for the success of my visit, so that it may be a time of spiritual renewal for all Americans," he said....

Amen!