Prayer for Independence Day
Flag from the World Trade Towers - September 11, 2001 by Archbishop John Carroll, 1791 We pray, Thee O Almighty and Eternal God! Who through Jesus Christ hast revealed Thy glory to all nations, to preserve the works of Thy mercy, that Thy Church, being spread through the whole world, may continue with unchanging faith in the confession of Thy Name. We pray Thee, who alone art good and holy, to endow with heavenly knowledge, sincere zeal, and sanctity of life, our chief bishop, Pope n

Links of the month — 4th of July
Let’s get patriotic! For the adults: What’s Right With America My top ten list of patriotic movies. For the kids: Cut a five-pointed star in one snip. Even I had fun with this one!! American flag timeline from 1776 to 2007 with images and brief historical notes.

Get the patriotic popcorn popping
For what it’s worth, here are my top ten patriotic movies for celebrating the Fourth of July: The Patriot Yankee Doodle Dandy We Were Soldiers Rocky Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Independence Day The Music Man

book review: Signs & Mysteries
Signs & Mysteries: Revealing Ancient Christian Symbols by Mike Aquilina illustrated by Lea Marie Ravotti Our Sunday Visitor ©2008 ISBN 978-1-59276-450-1 The early Christian Church survived hostility and persecution by using a variety of symbols to share their beliefs and stealthly decorate their tombs and places of worship. Simple, yet very special, these artistic creations became a symbolic language that was a silent witness to the faith of our early Christian ancestors. Our key to understanding the early-Christian u

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions – July 2009
General: That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in full freedom and be an instrument of peace and reconciliation. Mission: That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity reconciled and reunited in God’s one and only family, thanks to the testimony of all the faithful in every country in the world.