tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.comments2023-05-31T04:42:24.131-04:00"In the Breaking of the Bread" BLOGFr. Gilles Surprenanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16055431919615204171noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-84220405161736733662022-04-21T07:37:28.589-04:002022-04-21T07:37:28.589-04:00With the hope that the pressing needs of the world...With the hope that the pressing needs of the world will transform all institutions to there original mandate of service, in justice. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Education, Health care and to all those in need and not just there members. The article describes the influence the Catholic Church we love had in the past. The evolution of awareness that the interdependence of all living things is a return to the mandate of the Disciples. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011925972877259191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-2618003325057597282020-10-22T11:14:13.941-04:002020-10-22T11:14:13.941-04:00Very dense, interesting and comprehensive article....Very dense, interesting and comprehensive article. As we pursue our reflection upon ourselves to know ourselves better, an appreciation of development becomes quite helpful.<br />JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640457139720207318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-15180982819848638022020-10-18T12:09:27.858-04:002020-10-18T12:09:27.858-04:00Thank you, especially for the last part on those B...Thank you, especially for the last part on those Basque companies. In this bleak world, that really cheered me up. I hope the world can eventually see that and grow.Stephen Korsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877899123383708251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-50316908507868832762018-10-22T16:34:31.386-04:002018-10-22T16:34:31.386-04:00Thank you for this enlightening Word of Wisdom &qu...Thank you for this enlightening Word of Wisdom "we are never far from God" from you Fr. Gilles. As usual, your choice of subject and your comments are strong motivations<br />to widen ones horizon of intellectual capability. God Bless You.<br /> Almario (from St-Luke)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04985652728636657711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-60544836262614212292018-10-18T12:13:49.824-04:002018-10-18T12:13:49.824-04:00Great blog post Father GillesGreat blog post Father GillesLauraZaccariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01500157603874554041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-679410377703947652018-10-06T20:46:52.034-04:002018-10-06T20:46:52.034-04:00It may be a right time to consider a communal liur...It may be a right time to consider a communal liurgy of forgiveness. Our Father, is ours, us ,we, and mostly us. There is no me, I, or mine. Personal forgiveness or personal sorrow can sometimes be difficult alone.. We need each other, even if sometimes we act on behalf of someone who finds it to difficult to forgive or ask for forgiveness. Deacon'82 Environment and Global Justice.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06011925972877259191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-41965447355180066012015-09-12T01:36:50.010-04:002015-09-12T01:36:50.010-04:00However, a priest in chasuble in the sanctuary beh... However, a priest in chasuble in the sanctuary behind an altar stands not in his own name nor according to his own sentiments, however noble they may be and however much he may want to demonstrate caring for the engaged couple about to be or just previously joined in holy Matrimony, but that priests stands there first and foremost in the Person of Jesus Christ. <a href="http://www.myweddingmusical.com" rel="nofollow">wedding songs</a>Richard C. Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766504022599651016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-20731923184748365952010-09-24T20:00:31.039-04:002010-09-24T20:00:31.039-04:00... in response to JP who previously said...
Well...... in response to JP who previously said...<br /><br />Well said, although you lost me at the gestures for the Our Father...<br /><br />Are these gestures present in the rubrics of Mass? I've never seen or heard tell of them. JP<br /><br />Dear JP,<br /><br />The rubrics say nothing about how the Our Father may be prayed or sung or otherwise rendered. It is common practice in parishes with young families to pray or sing the OF with gestures. These are the gestures I wrote about. You can email me through my website fathergilles.net and I can send you the gestures. Fr GillesFr. Gilles Surprenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055431919615204171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-71071722864916860512010-09-20T12:15:14.357-04:002010-09-20T12:15:14.357-04:00The ones that get me are those which appear to be ...The ones that get me are those which appear to be Catholic...maybe about St. Therese of Lisieux. <br /><br />The end message will then say something like "If you send this to 10 friends, you will receive good luck" or some other crazy thing.<br /><br />I delete most and edit the rest.JPhttp://catholicanuck.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-39972918004811922032010-04-21T17:16:00.517-04:002010-04-21T17:16:00.517-04:00Thanks for your write-up. I fully agree that the t...Thanks for your write-up. I fully agree that the truth, not the secrecy, will set us free. Only the truth can redeem us from our lackings and weaknesses. The best policy is to face the facts head-on and take action accordingly. This is the only way can the Catholic Church get back its credibility and do justice to the situation. <br /><br />Let the Catholic Church be a brighter guiding star after dealing with this sad situation. If this can be handled judiciously and prudently, there will be the second reformation (the first one was after the debacle with Martin Luther in the 16th century) in the Catholic Church.Jerome D'Costahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525110628232656535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-56401266829919288712010-03-07T04:04:07.293-05:002010-03-07T04:04:07.293-05:00And, too, conscience has come to have an odd meani...And, too, conscience has come to have an odd meaning in some circles. If we feel "good," then we think it is our "conscience" telling us that we ARE good. I think we can get easily fooled by "having a good conscience" about things. I have seen people wave away the most unconscionable things by saying that their conscience is clear. Who are WE to say that OUR conscience is clear. It seems to me that we need to examine our conscience in the light of God's commandments and to allow God to determine whether our conscience should be clear -- or not.Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-45754005588517621542010-02-14T01:52:32.972-05:002010-02-14T01:52:32.972-05:00Good points! And I agree re the slide shows; some ...Good points! And I agree re the slide shows; some are so beautiful, yet the final slide jars and detracts from the whole show.Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-25239579388657171692010-01-27T08:34:54.134-05:002010-01-27T08:34:54.134-05:00Very good article.Very good article.Víglaskýhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439333895190191869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-15768980688453703562010-01-15T22:10:04.679-05:002010-01-15T22:10:04.679-05:00I dislike that kinda email forward too. I get them...I dislike that kinda email forward too. I get them in text messages on my cell phone @ times. I feel uneasy about them.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398872886450349961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-43334628006219713592010-01-15T10:31:39.885-05:002010-01-15T10:31:39.885-05:00Fr Gillis, I AM a fundamental Christian. I loved y...Fr Gillis, I AM a fundamental Christian. I loved your comments and couldn't agree more. If all of us, even the fundamentals would just show our love for Christ on a daily basis and let our light show this 'special message' would be passed on without those pesty e-mails that I detest!<br /><br />Blessings to you...R.LambBertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092957965934662375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-38021816435170346012009-12-26T15:21:59.718-05:002009-12-26T15:21:59.718-05:00Father, I agree.
As soon as I receive these seria...Father, I agree.<br /><br />As soon as I receive these serial messages, I delete them. They are quite iritating.<br /><br />Hope you have a blessed Christmas season!Brianhttp://www.abookofeverything.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-64525820701188265742009-11-11T09:31:23.665-05:002009-11-11T09:31:23.665-05:00About me
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For more info on how to join or start a webconferencing faith community or how to volunteer a lecture or how to support Catholic college broadcast media programming, please visit www.Catholic-ITV.ning.com or call me at 937-938-9230.Catholic Internet Television Networkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133779781528988313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-76758723589802102172008-07-13T22:10:00.000-04:002008-07-13T22:10:00.000-04:00Hi Fr. Gilles,Can't tell you how much reading your...Hi Fr. Gilles,<BR/><BR/>Can't tell you how much reading your account of our pilgrims has kept our whole family connected to all of you so far away. I felt the connection today sitting at Mass at St. Luke's and knowing that we were joined together by the Eucharist.. "in mercy and love unite all your children wherever they might be..."<BR/><BR/>Know our families and our community are with all of you in prayer. Thank you for taking the time to keep us posted with your activities and for the great pictures. Hope you feel better soon. Send love to all especially Matthew and Kim.<BR/><BR/>CathieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-62650412324138830922008-07-11T01:47:00.000-04:002008-07-11T01:47:00.000-04:00Hi,Some more thoughts (very) early on a Friday mor...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Some more thoughts (very) early on a Friday morning here in Montreal...<BR/><BR/>Have people responded to your CH jerseys? Is it true that the farther from Montreal you are, the more likely the locals will think you are indeed Canadiens Superstars? Are you too busy signing/making up autographs to remember the REAL PURPOSE of your tour? Good thing you have us adults around to remind you of this. <BR/><BR/>Say, while you are there...how about a meeting with the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, to learn their Maori haka dance? Think of how impressed Father Michael Tauro will be on your return as you perform the dance for us at Sunday Service!<BR/><BR/>http://goaustralia.about.com/od/maoriculture/f/haka.htm<BR/><BR/>QUOTE<BR/>Strictly speaking, the term haka refers generically to all Maori dance but has now come to mean the Maori dance repertoire where the men are in front and women lending vocal support at the back. <BR/><BR/>War chant and challenge<BR/><BR/>But with the All Blacks promoting one version of the haka which starts with the chant "Ka mate, ka mate (It is death, it is death"), it is this haka, called Te Rauparaha's haka (so named after its perceived traditional origins) that most people, particularly rugby union football fans, know as the haka. <BR/>This version of the haka is both war chant and challenge and is customarily performed by the All Blacks before major games against non-New Zealand teams. <BR/>It is characterised by loud chanting, much aggressive flailing of arms and stomping of feet, fierce looks and, in the end, an angry sticking out tongues. <BR/>ENDQUOTE<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, I can see that Father Gilles is mighty enthusiastic that I'm not involved in the catechism classes. <BR/><BR/>This year.<BR/><BR/>Travel Tip: I always appreciate the plastic-wrap service at the airport for your backpacks. Keeps everything together and reduces the possibility of theft. I saw a video of a sting operation of airport ground service workers unloading baggage from the aircraft. Chilling. If you cut the plastic carefully on arrival, you can use it again to your next destination. Anyway, it is well worth the $5 or so.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, looking at the photos, is this one of those 'No one shaves until we win the Cup or the Pope blesses us, boys' kind of tour? Or like we in tech writing are prone to say, 'No one shaves until the last page of the last manual is writ, boys!'<BR/><BR/>Those with headphones, I HOPE you're listening to one of Father Gilles' homilies, now! If not, I'm sure he has some extra mp3 files of his homilies for you.<BR/><BR/>Julie, I hope the book on board the flight had a happy ending.<BR/><BR/>Just how many of you ARE there anyway? Seems like waves and waves!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of, here's one and time for my sunset ride.<BR/><BR/>Good night!<BR/><BR/>Ralph NeumannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-82260968862652255782008-07-11T00:32:00.000-04:002008-07-11T00:32:00.000-04:002008 July 10 Hi! WHERE do you find the time to do ...2008 July 10 <BR/>Hi! WHERE do you find the time to do all this AND wrestle with computers! You mention, 'In future...' but you are there already! What does it look like? Thank you for the photos. I very much enjoy reading of all your activities and impressions and insights. Absolutely fascinating! So rich. <BR/><BR/>But are you all SURE you have the right itinerary? I thought it was World Youth Day! This looks more like World Youth MONTH!<BR/> <BR/>Now my challenge is to make it through this maze-of-a-post to ensure this message does indeed get posted - not toasted!<BR/>Love to all, Ralph NeumannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-87825252329465699332008-07-07T00:12:00.000-04:002008-07-07T00:12:00.000-04:00Greetings from Pointe Claire; Thank you for your t...Greetings from Pointe Claire; Thank you for your time in communicating events via blog with all of us! As you share the warmth of your stories with us, let us share the warmth of our beautiful weekend with you! Thank you to the Adult Leaders, to Father Gilles, and of course to the Youth! for making this come about. It's happening! May you live each moment fully in the present! Send more blog posts! In His Spirit, Ralph NeumannAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-62386642329090027812008-07-06T07:33:00.000-04:002008-07-06T07:33:00.000-04:00Thank you, Father Gilles, for writing this blog. ...Thank you, Father Gilles, for writing this blog. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and plan to check in every day to see how you folks are doing. I look forward to seeing your pictures, if you ever manage to get them up. Even with all its downfalls, this technology really is amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-70810875495974971312008-07-04T22:24:00.000-04:002008-07-04T22:24:00.000-04:00Thank you for keeping us back home up to date on y...Thank you for keeping us back home up to date on your travels! Wish I were thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-83875380434122880662008-06-29T21:31:00.000-04:002008-06-29T21:31:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,What the Blessed Trinity put into m...Dear Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>What the Blessed Trinity put into motion in the Incarnation of the Son of God as Jesus is a pattern for us to follow. Some youth ask themselves WWJD - What would Jesus do? when they face a situation like the one you are now facing. When we pray about it and sense we are drawn to speak or act we must like Jesus be ready to weather any storm we stir up. Or we can shake the dust off our feet and go to another parish. God bless you.Fr. Gilles Surprenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055431919615204171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263239.post-26694334824209431942008-06-29T11:55:00.000-04:002008-06-29T11:55:00.000-04:00I so long for Adoration and a parish full of Eucha...I so long for Adoration and a parish full of Eucharistic devotion for myself & my family. I have languished in mediocrity for years, now. Any attempts at "volunteering" my services, getting our parish children involved in Adoration time is met with "no". I have much desire to get involved. I see my friends, those that have left the Church, and are now running around busy in non-Catholic parishes with much to do. Involving their young children & teens in Church centered activities. My parish offers me none of this, but I have the Mass & Jesus in the Eucharist, which I could never leave. It is burdensome for me. I am uplifted hearing of a Congress like this, and wish I had something remotely similar in my area. It is sad. Our Adoration hours that we worked so hard to obtain, were discontinued by the new pastor coming in. I don't understand. I don't understand our priests being such minimalists when people hunger for more. It's easy to be minimal in your faith. I strive for more and I can't get it? Should I just relax and be a Sunday only Catholic? That's what priests & my parish seem to be telling me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com