Tuesday, November 27, 2007
November News
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Check out fieldtrip web site
Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to you All!!!!
There are several new fieldtrips listed on the Percipio website. Please take a moment to browse the calendar and sign up - remember: they are open to everyone. http://www.hudsonpercipio.com/?page_id=31
Upcoming fieldtrips with a RSVP date quickly approaching are the Architecture Adventure at the Minnesota State Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul both on Tuesday, December 11. The architectural tour is most appropriate for grades 3-8, but younger children may attend with a parent. The Cathedral tour is free and open to all ages.
There are also trips available to the Minnesota Raptor Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Our website was revamped this fall and the information on it should be more easily read by all. - Please take a moment and check it out.
God Bless - Kathy Metcalf
There are several new fieldtrips listed on the Percipio website. Please take a moment to browse the calendar and sign up - remember: they are open to everyone. http://www.hudsonpercipio.com/?page_id=31
Upcoming fieldtrips with a RSVP date quickly approaching are the Architecture Adventure at the Minnesota State Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul both on Tuesday, December 11. The architectural tour is most appropriate for grades 3-8, but younger children may attend with a parent. The Cathedral tour is free and open to all ages.
There are also trips available to the Minnesota Raptor Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Our website was revamped this fall and the information on it should be more easily read by all. - Please take a moment and check it out.
God Bless - Kathy Metcalf
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
October News
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Mark Anderson Family Fundraiser
www.rivertowns.net
Mark Anderson family fund-raiser
Mark Anderson, owner of Anderson Plant Farms in the town of Martell, died at 11:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, 12 days after he suffered a severe head injury in a fall at the family's home.
This spring the Andersons, who have 10 children, celebrated 25 years in the nursery business. A few years ago they added retail sales, making Anderson Plant Farms a popular stop for local gardeners.
Since the accident, family members made the decision not to try and operate the business next year because Mark Anderson was the main operator of the family-run greenhouse operation.
A fund-raiser golf outing will be hosted by Mike and Kristi O'Malley this Sunday, Oct. 14, at Kilkarney Hills Golf Club.
Tee-off begins at noon with a cart included. Dinner is also included in the $100 cost.
Tickets for those wishing to attend the dinner only is $20.
A live auction begins at 7 p.m. featuring a 2005 Honda 650 4-wheeler, Knight muzzleloader gun, 32" flat screen TV, POA pony, framed Brett Favre print, a quarter of Angus beef (including processing), stained glass art, cherry hope chest, a case of "Around the World" wine, electric smoker, scrapbook tote and supplies, garden fountains, and many other items.
For donations or questions call 715-441-1888.
Mark Anderson family fund-raiser
Mark Anderson, owner of Anderson Plant Farms in the town of Martell, died at 11:45 a.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2007, 12 days after he suffered a severe head injury in a fall at the family's home.
This spring the Andersons, who have 10 children, celebrated 25 years in the nursery business. A few years ago they added retail sales, making Anderson Plant Farms a popular stop for local gardeners.
Since the accident, family members made the decision not to try and operate the business next year because Mark Anderson was the main operator of the family-run greenhouse operation.
A fund-raiser golf outing will be hosted by Mike and Kristi O'Malley this Sunday, Oct. 14, at Kilkarney Hills Golf Club.
Tee-off begins at noon with a cart included. Dinner is also included in the $100 cost.
Tickets for those wishing to attend the dinner only is $20.
A live auction begins at 7 p.m. featuring a 2005 Honda 650 4-wheeler, Knight muzzleloader gun, 32" flat screen TV, POA pony, framed Brett Favre print, a quarter of Angus beef (including processing), stained glass art, cherry hope chest, a case of "Around the World" wine, electric smoker, scrapbook tote and supplies, garden fountains, and many other items.
For donations or questions call 715-441-1888.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Eternal rest grant onto him, Oh, Lord, and let Perpetual Light shine upon him
Eternal rest grant onto him, Oh, Lord, and let Perpetual Light shine upon him.
On Friday, September 28, 2007, Mark Anderson passed away. A note from his family:
Dad passed away around 11:45 am this morning. He had multi-organ failure happen through out the night. We three oldest girls, mom, 2 close family friends and a priest were with him when his heart stopped. The Memorare was said over him and he went peacefully in that moment. May he rest in peace.
Funeral Arrangements:
O'Connell Funeral Home in Baldwin
Tuesday October 2nd --- Visitation 5-8pm with a vigil prayer service at 7:30pm
St. Mary's Parish (Big River Church) in River Falls
Wednesday October 3rd -- Rosary at 9:45 and Funeral at 11am with Luncheon to follow at the Parish Hall.
The fundraiser on October 14 is even more important now. Thank you to all who have responded so generously to the Anderson family in their great time of need.
Click here for a copy of the Mark Anderson Fundraiser flyer (please copy and distribute)
A valued member of our community, Mark Anderson of Anderson's Plant Farm in Baldwin, WI, has suffered a critical head injury from an accidental fall while at home on Sept. 16th. He has a wonderful wife, Lori, and 10 children. He is now at Regions Hospital ( St. Paul ) in critical condition. He is the main operator of their family business as a greenhouse wholesale flower distributor and also sells retail flowers and plants from their greenhouses on their property in Baldwin, just outside of River Falls . The family business cannot operate without him, and the business will need to shut down for at least the next season. The family will have no income for the next year. His family is in great need of assistance and medical bills will be high. Any help that you could offer the family at this time would be a great blessing and very much appreciated.
Please contact Mike and Kristi O’Malley of KilKarney Golf Course and Sittin Valley Tree Farm, who are planning a benefit in October for the Anderson family at the golf course. They are planning a golf benefit and auction. Contact them at 715-426-5363.
Also you may go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/markanderson1 to learn about what happened to Mark and to monitor Mark’s progress during recovery. Please remember the Anderson family in your prayers. From Mike: We need as many people to buy golf holes for the golf event. It's $300 for a complete hole, which may be shared with another business or $125 for a tee, fairway or green sponsorship. Honestly, we have very little time to sell this, so we need your help please. Copy the info I've sent you and take it to a place that you do frequent business with and ask that they purchase a sponsorship of a hole. If you sell any, get a check made out to Mark Anderson benefit and call Mike O'Malley at 715-441-1888. Send the checks to Mike O'Malley, N8611 805th St. River Falls WI. 54022. Also, we need products to auction or raffle. Thank you! Mike O'Malley
On Friday, September 28, 2007, Mark Anderson passed away. A note from his family:
Dad passed away around 11:45 am this morning. He had multi-organ failure happen through out the night. We three oldest girls, mom, 2 close family friends and a priest were with him when his heart stopped. The Memorare was said over him and he went peacefully in that moment. May he rest in peace.
Funeral Arrangements:
O'Connell Funeral Home in Baldwin
Tuesday October 2nd --- Visitation 5-8pm with a vigil prayer service at 7:30pm
St. Mary's Parish (Big River Church) in River Falls
Wednesday October 3rd -- Rosary at 9:45 and Funeral at 11am with Luncheon to follow at the Parish Hall.
The fundraiser on October 14 is even more important now. Thank you to all who have responded so generously to the Anderson family in their great time of need.
A valued member of our community, Mark Anderson of Anderson's Plant Farm in Baldwin, WI, has suffered a critical head injury from an accidental fall while at home on Sept. 16th. He has a wonderful wife, Lori, and 10 children. He is now at Regions Hospital ( St. Paul ) in critical condition. He is the main operator of their family business as a greenhouse wholesale flower distributor and also sells retail flowers and plants from their greenhouses on their property in Baldwin, just outside of River Falls . The family business cannot operate without him, and the business will need to shut down for at least the next season. The family will have no income for the next year. His family is in great need of assistance and medical bills will be high. Any help that you could offer the family at this time would be a great blessing and very much appreciated.
Please contact Mike and Kristi O’Malley of KilKarney Golf Course and Sittin Valley Tree Farm, who are planning a benefit in October for the Anderson family at the golf course. They are planning a golf benefit and auction. Contact them at 715-426-5363.
Also you may go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/markanderson1 to learn about what happened to Mark and to monitor Mark’s progress during recovery. Please remember the Anderson family in your prayers. From Mike: We need as many people to buy golf holes for the golf event. It's $300 for a complete hole, which may be shared with another business or $125 for a tee, fairway or green sponsorship. Honestly, we have very little time to sell this, so we need your help please. Copy the info I've sent you and take it to a place that you do frequent business with and ask that they purchase a sponsorship of a hole. If you sell any, get a check made out to Mark Anderson benefit and call Mike O'Malley at 715-441-1888. Send the checks to Mike O'Malley, N8611 805th St. River Falls WI. 54022. Also, we need products to auction or raffle. Thank you! Mike O'Malley
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Archbishop Burke on Canon 915
From the Ad Majoreum Dei Gloria blogspot: http://slatts.blogspot.com/
Archbishop Burke on Canon 915
The Real Presence Association
From Dr. Ed Peters:
One of America 's sharpest canon lawyer bishops (Abp. Raymond Burke of St. Louis ), has just published a terrific article in perhaps the world's most prestigious canon law journal (Periodica de re Canonica in Rome ), on a topic of vital interest to the Church in the world (the correct application of Canon 915 on denial of Holy Communion). Best of all, it's available on-line here.
Read his introduction to Archbishop Burke’s article here: http://www.canonlaw.info/2007/09/abp-raymond-burke-on-canon-915.html
Labels: Burke, Canon Law, Eucharist, Sacraments
Archbishop Burke on Canon 915
From Dr. Ed Peters:
One of America 's sharpest canon lawyer bishops (Abp. Raymond Burke of St. Louis ), has just published a terrific article in perhaps the world's most prestigious canon law journal (Periodica de re Canonica in Rome ), on a topic of vital interest to the Church in the world (the correct application of Canon 915 on denial of Holy Communion). Best of all, it's available on-line here.
Read his introduction to Archbishop Burke’s article here: http://www.canonlaw.info/2007/09/abp-raymond-burke-on-canon-915.html
Labels: Burke, Canon Law, Eucharist, Sacraments
Team Vianney
Contact Mary Jo Neuschwander at 715-381-0114 (Please forward)
Message from Mary Jo: The First Thursday of every month, families gather at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church parking lot in Hudson to carpool over to the Team Vianney monthly event at 4:45 p.m. to arrive at the St. John Vianney College Seminary on the St. Thomas University Campus. While this event is mostly for young high school men, their fathers and mothers, young men as young as 5th grade have attended this event. The evening includes celebrating Mass, a procession to Our Holy Mother, a talk by Father Baehr and other priests/seminarians, and pizza. They usually arrive back in Hudson about 9:00 p.m. If you would like to participate, please call Mary Jo at 715-381-0114 for more information. Equal focus these last 2 years has been on the new, junior high age group that meets separately from the high school age group. Father Baehr is in charge of this younger group. Mary Jo also has information about Theotokos: It's high school women who gather together with Team Vianney for the procession, then they split from the young men for their own speakers and talks. Then they all join together again afterwards for Mass and a brief social. You can get more information about it on the St. Paul/Mpls. vocations website. http://www.10000vocations.org/content.asp?id=22
Invitation to join families of Team Vianney
http://vianney.net/
Held every first Thursday at 5:45 p.m.
October 4, 2007
November 1, 2007
December 6, 2007
February 7, 2008 - "Heads Up" Return from Break!
The Team Vianney Pledge
As a member of Team Vianney, I promise to be dedicated to the Catholic Faith, to help lead others to Jesus Christ, and to follow the call in life that God gives me.
I promise to pray every day, to go to Mass every week, and to go to Confession every month.
I promise to support the mission of Team Vianney by faithfully attending the monthly meetings of the entire Team, by inviting other Catholic men from my high school and parish to join the Team, and by using all my gifts for the Glory of God and the good of others."
Leadership - Vision - Vocation
For more information, contact Fr. John Kockeman at 651-962-6832.
Message from Mary Jo: The First Thursday of every month, families gather at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church parking lot in Hudson to carpool over to the Team Vianney monthly event at 4:45 p.m. to arrive at the St. John Vianney College Seminary on the St. Thomas University Campus. While this event is mostly for young high school men, their fathers and mothers, young men as young as 5th grade have attended this event. The evening includes celebrating Mass, a procession to Our Holy Mother, a talk by Father Baehr and other priests/seminarians, and pizza. They usually arrive back in Hudson about 9:00 p.m. If you would like to participate, please call Mary Jo at 715-381-0114 for more information. Equal focus these last 2 years has been on the new, junior high age group that meets separately from the high school age group. Father Baehr is in charge of this younger group. Mary Jo also has information about Theotokos: It's high school women who gather together with Team Vianney for the procession, then they split from the young men for their own speakers and talks. Then they all join together again afterwards for Mass and a brief social. You can get more information about it on the St. Paul/Mpls. vocations website. http://www.10000vocations.org/content.asp?id=22
Invitation to join families of Team Vianney
http://vianney.net/
Held every first Thursday at 5:45 p.m.
October 4, 2007
November 1, 2007
December 6, 2007
February 7, 2008 - "Heads Up" Return from Break!
The Team Vianney Pledge
As a member of Team Vianney, I promise to be dedicated to the Catholic Faith, to help lead others to Jesus Christ, and to follow the call in life that God gives me.
I promise to pray every day, to go to Mass every week, and to go to Confession every month.
I promise to support the mission of Team Vianney by faithfully attending the monthly meetings of the entire Team, by inviting other Catholic men from my high school and parish to join the Team, and by using all my gifts for the Glory of God and the good of others."
Leadership - Vision - Vocation
For more information, contact Fr. John Kockeman at 651-962-6832.
Monday, September 3, 2007
The Dunn County Historical Society presents a Paleozoic event
The Dunn County Historical Society presents a Paleozoic event
The Dunn County Historical Society is bringing a nationally recognized
exhibit, Trilobite Treasures:Arthropods of the Ancient Seas, to Menomonie.
This exhibition of World Class Trilobite Specimens, by award winning
Palentologist Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl, brings rare and beautiful
Trilobites to life. Join us as we take you back in time.
. Explore the ancient Paleozoic with the fascinating TRILOBITES.
. Trilobites swam the ancient seas 500 Million years ago during the
Cambrian Explosion of life and became extinct at the beginning of the
Permian period - long before the age of Dinosaurs
This is a rare opportunity to experience a high quality educational and
cultural exhibit that covers an introduction to fossils; the types and how
they form as well as the stories fossils can tell us about the natural
history of our world in prehistoric times. The Wisconsin is rich with
fossil history and the Wisconsin state fossil is the trilobite Calymene
Celebra from the Ordovician-Silurian age.
Trilobite Treasures exhibit tours are available for schools, businesses
and other groups. This exhibit complements school science curriculum.
"Paleo Joe" Kchodl is available for school program visits that conform to
national core curriculum standards for GeoSphere - elementary and middle
school grades. For more information visit,
www.dunnhistory.org/trilobite.html.
"PaleoJoe" has written the children's Dinosaur Detective books Hidden
Dinosaurs, Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue, Stolen Stegosaurus and adult
books such as A Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils, and A Pictorial Guide
to North American Trilobites. "PaleoJoe's" fourth (in a series a twelve)
Dinosaur Detective book , Raptor's Revenge will make its World Premier in
at the Rassbach Museum on October 27, 2007.
Event: Trilobite Treasures:Arthropods of the Ancient Seas museum exhibit
Dates: September 15, 2007 through January 6, 2008
Place: Russell J Rassbach Heritage Museum
1820 Wakanda St
Menomonie, WI 54751
(in Menomonie's Wakanda Park)
Contact information: Roy Ostenso
Telephone: 715-232-8685
E-mail: dchs@dunnhistory.org
http://www. dunnhistory.org/trilobite.html
Roy Ostenso
President
Dunn County Historical Society
The Dunn County Historical Society is bringing a nationally recognized
exhibit, Trilobite Treasures:Arthropods of the Ancient Seas, to Menomonie.
This exhibition of World Class Trilobite Specimens, by award winning
Palentologist Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl, brings rare and beautiful
Trilobites to life. Join us as we take you back in time.
. Explore the ancient Paleozoic with the fascinating TRILOBITES.
. Trilobites swam the ancient seas 500 Million years ago during the
Cambrian Explosion of life and became extinct at the beginning of the
Permian period - long before the age of Dinosaurs
This is a rare opportunity to experience a high quality educational and
cultural exhibit that covers an introduction to fossils; the types and how
they form as well as the stories fossils can tell us about the natural
history of our world in prehistoric times. The Wisconsin is rich with
fossil history and the Wisconsin state fossil is the trilobite Calymene
Celebra from the Ordovician-Silurian age.
Trilobite Treasures exhibit tours are available for schools, businesses
and other groups. This exhibit complements school science curriculum.
"Paleo Joe" Kchodl is available for school program visits that conform to
national core curriculum standards for GeoSphere - elementary and middle
school grades. For more information visit,
www.dunnhistory.org/trilobite.html.
"PaleoJoe" has written the children's Dinosaur Detective books Hidden
Dinosaurs, Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue, Stolen Stegosaurus and adult
books such as A Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils, and A Pictorial Guide
to North American Trilobites. "PaleoJoe's" fourth (in a series a twelve)
Dinosaur Detective book , Raptor's Revenge will make its World Premier in
at the Rassbach Museum on October 27, 2007.
Event: Trilobite Treasures:Arthropods of the Ancient Seas museum exhibit
Dates: September 15, 2007 through January 6, 2008
Place: Russell J Rassbach Heritage Museum
1820 Wakanda St
Menomonie, WI 54751
(in Menomonie's Wakanda Park)
Contact information: Roy Ostenso
Telephone: 715-232-8685
E-mail: dchs@dunnhistory.org
http://www. dunnhistory.org/trilobite.html
Roy Ostenso
President
Dunn County Historical Society
Subscribers of "The Wanderer"
Please call The Wanderer at 651-224-5733.
For anyone who subscribes to The Wanderer, you may have read an article in their July 19, 2007, edition, that was a book review column by Pete Vere. The book being reviewed was The Mystery of Harry Potter--A Catholic Family Guide. If you were as shocked as I was to read this article positively reviewing a book by a so-called orthodox Catholic homeschooling author and writer that had no issue with reading the Potter books (with parental oversight), then please call The Wanderer and voice your concerns. I just spoke with them, and she said while they haven't received any complaints (except me, of course), she "heard me", said she would tell the editor of my comments, and they might run "the other side." I mentioned that the "other side" includes concerns raised by the Pope in a personal letter to another author. I told her of my ongoing struggle trying to combat witchcraft in my family with this Pottermania, only to have a family member provide their article from "my source" as the green light to read Potter books. I've been trying to keep a running listing of those opposed to promoting witchcraft with the reading of these books, including personal comments made by then-Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, on our Catholic Homeschooling blogspot at: http://stcroixvalleycatholichomeschooling.blogspot.com. Ironically, I found another article written by Pete Vere entitled "Linking Sorcery and Contraception." Linking Sorcery and Contraception by Pete Vere
Linked here is an excellent article by Fr. Christopher Crotty of the Fathers of Mercy: The Truth About Harry Potter
The Wanderer article is available upon request in .pdf format, or log in for a free copy at The Wanderer. The article is titled Why Feminists Hate Harry Potter.
Harry Potter and the Great Divide
Harmless Harry?
The Truth about Harry Potter: Written and researched by Fr. Christopher Crotty, Fathers of Mercy
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The Real Presence
CANON 915:
THE DISCIPLINE REGARDING
THE DENIAL OF HOLY COMMUNION
TO THOSE OBSTINATELY PERSEVERING
IN MANIFEST GRAVE SIN
"... In the Decree of Gratian, we also find a quotation from a letter of Cyprian Euricacius to a confrère, in which he responds to a request for counsel regarding the question of whether a certain charlatan and sorcerer ought to be given Holy Communion. The question makes reference to the fact that the person in question perseveres in the shamefulness of his art, becoming a teacher and expert for children who, because of his bad example, are not educated but are led astray [23]. It further references the truth that evil taught to some also reaches others, which seems to be a clear reference to scandal. The response is: (I think that it is neither congruent with the divine majesty or evangelical discipline, in order that the modesty and honor of the Church not be sullied by such an indecent and infamous contagion). [24]..."
"...Regarding the ministering of the Sacrament to the faithful, the Rituale Romanum established:
All the faithful are to be admitted to Holy Communion, except those who are prohibited for a just reason. The publicly unworthy, which are the excommunicated, those under interdict, and the manifestly infamous, such as prostitutes, those cohabiting, usurers, sorcerers, fortune-tellers, blasphemers and other sinners of the public kind, are, however, to be prevented, unless their penitence and amendment has been established and they will have repaired the public scandal. [28]
The discipline by which those persevering in manifest and grievous sin are kept from receiving Holy Communion is seen as integral to the worship and care of the Holy Eucharist. The responsibility of the Church in the matter clearly rests with the priest as the minister of the Sacrament, lest the greatest good of the Church be violated, the communicant commit sacrilege, and the faithful, in general, be scandalized.
The language of the discipline reflects the language of the Decretal Law. The same language will be found in the subsequent articulation of the Church's discipline.
The Rituale Romanum concludes the instruction to the priests by taking up three other cases of persons to whom it may be necessary to refuse Holy Communion. The first case involves occult grievous sinners who ask for Holy Communion. If they ask occultly and the priest does not recognize them as having amended their life, he is to refuse Holy Communion to them. If, however, they publicly seek the Sacrament and the priest cannot deny the Sacrament to them without causing scandal, then he is to give Holy Communion to them..."
"...6. Synodal Legislation of the Eastern Churches
The discipline regarding the denial of Holy Communion to public sinners is also clearly enunciated in the synodal legislation of the Eastern Churches. For example, in 1599, the Malabar Church of southern India held a synod in the city of Diamper, which was convoked by the Latin Archbishop of Goa, Alexius de Menezes [35]. Decree III of the Synod of Diamper, referring to the teaching of Saint Paul in the First Letter to the Corinthians, declared:
Wherefore, it is not permitted to give this Sacrament to public sinners, until they will have given up their sins, such as are public sorcerers, prostitutes, the publicly cohabiting, and those who publicly profess hatreds without reconciliation. [36]
The decree in question also gives careful instruction regarding the vigilance of the local vicars, lest they sin gravely by offering the Sacrament to public sinners.
In 1720, the Ruthenian Church held a provincial council at Zamostia, in which the Apostolic Nuncio, the metropolitan archbishop, 7 bishops, 8 major superiors of religious, and 129 members of the secular and regular clergy participated. [37] Regarding the denial of Holy Communion, the Synod made its own the perennial discipline of the Church:
Lest occasion be given to some scandal or loss of good name, the Holy Eucharist is not to be denied to the unworthy sinner because of some secret sin, above all, if the priest giving Communion will have received news of it from the confession of the sinner himself, seeking publicly the Eucharist. Heretics, schismatics, the excommunicated, the interdicted, public criminals, the openly infamous, as also prostitutes, the publicly cohabiting, major usurers, fortune-tellers, and other evil-doing men of the same kind, however, are not to be admitted to the reception of this Sacrament, according to the precept of Christ: (Do not give the Holy to dogs). [38]..."
"...Regarding Holy Communion, the Synod of 1736 legislated that the "publicly unworthy" are not to be admitted to Holy Communion. The legislation gives as examples of those to be denied Holy Communion the following: (heretics, schismatics, apostates, the excommunicated, the interdicted, and the openly notorious, such as prostitutes, the cohabiting, usurers, sorcerers, fortune-tellers, blasphemers and other sinners of this public kind). The legislation gives two conditions under which they may subsequently be admitted to receive Holy Communion: 1) the establishment of their penance and change of life; and 2) the prior repair of public scandal. [40] In other words, the canonical discipline is directed both to the eternal salvation of the soul of the sinner and to the correction of the scandal given by a person who publicly violates the moral law in a grave mat>ter and then presumes to receive Holy Communion..."
"...Confusion, of course, is one of the most insidious fruits of scandalous behavior..."
For anyone who subscribes to The Wanderer, you may have read an article in their July 19, 2007, edition, that was a book review column by Pete Vere. The book being reviewed was The Mystery of Harry Potter--A Catholic Family Guide. If you were as shocked as I was to read this article positively reviewing a book by a so-called orthodox Catholic homeschooling author and writer that had no issue with reading the Potter books (with parental oversight), then please call The Wanderer and voice your concerns. I just spoke with them, and she said while they haven't received any complaints (except me, of course), she "heard me", said she would tell the editor of my comments, and they might run "the other side." I mentioned that the "other side" includes concerns raised by the Pope in a personal letter to another author. I told her of my ongoing struggle trying to combat witchcraft in my family with this Pottermania, only to have a family member provide their article from "my source" as the green light to read Potter books. I've been trying to keep a running listing of those opposed to promoting witchcraft with the reading of these books, including personal comments made by then-Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, on our Catholic Homeschooling blogspot at: http://stcroixvalleycatholichomeschooling.blogspot.com. Ironically, I found another article written by Pete Vere entitled "Linking Sorcery and Contraception." Linking Sorcery and Contraception by Pete Vere
Linked here is an excellent article by Fr. Christopher Crotty of the Fathers of Mercy: The Truth About Harry Potter
The Wanderer article is available upon request in .pdf format, or log in for a free copy at The Wanderer. The article is titled Why Feminists Hate Harry Potter.
H.S. ADMINISTRATOR ACCUSED OF PERFORMING SANTERIA RITUAL
CANON 915:
THE DISCIPLINE REGARDING
THE DENIAL OF HOLY COMMUNION
TO THOSE OBSTINATELY PERSEVERING
IN MANIFEST GRAVE SIN
"... In the Decree of Gratian, we also find a quotation from a letter of Cyprian Euricacius to a confrère, in which he responds to a request for counsel regarding the question of whether a certain charlatan and sorcerer ought to be given Holy Communion. The question makes reference to the fact that the person in question perseveres in the shamefulness of his art, becoming a teacher and expert for children who, because of his bad example, are not educated but are led astray [23]. It further references the truth that evil taught to some also reaches others, which seems to be a clear reference to scandal. The response is: (I think that it is neither congruent with the divine majesty or evangelical discipline, in order that the modesty and honor of the Church not be sullied by such an indecent and infamous contagion). [24]..."
"...Regarding the ministering of the Sacrament to the faithful, the Rituale Romanum established:
All the faithful are to be admitted to Holy Communion, except those who are prohibited for a just reason. The publicly unworthy, which are the excommunicated, those under interdict, and the manifestly infamous, such as prostitutes, those cohabiting, usurers, sorcerers, fortune-tellers, blasphemers and other sinners of the public kind, are, however, to be prevented, unless their penitence and amendment has been established and they will have repaired the public scandal. [28]
The discipline by which those persevering in manifest and grievous sin are kept from receiving Holy Communion is seen as integral to the worship and care of the Holy Eucharist. The responsibility of the Church in the matter clearly rests with the priest as the minister of the Sacrament, lest the greatest good of the Church be violated, the communicant commit sacrilege, and the faithful, in general, be scandalized.
The language of the discipline reflects the language of the Decretal Law. The same language will be found in the subsequent articulation of the Church's discipline.
The Rituale Romanum concludes the instruction to the priests by taking up three other cases of persons to whom it may be necessary to refuse Holy Communion. The first case involves occult grievous sinners who ask for Holy Communion. If they ask occultly and the priest does not recognize them as having amended their life, he is to refuse Holy Communion to them. If, however, they publicly seek the Sacrament and the priest cannot deny the Sacrament to them without causing scandal, then he is to give Holy Communion to them..."
"...6. Synodal Legislation of the Eastern Churches
The discipline regarding the denial of Holy Communion to public sinners is also clearly enunciated in the synodal legislation of the Eastern Churches. For example, in 1599, the Malabar Church of southern India held a synod in the city of Diamper, which was convoked by the Latin Archbishop of Goa, Alexius de Menezes [35]. Decree III of the Synod of Diamper, referring to the teaching of Saint Paul in the First Letter to the Corinthians, declared:
Wherefore, it is not permitted to give this Sacrament to public sinners, until they will have given up their sins, such as are public sorcerers, prostitutes, the publicly cohabiting, and those who publicly profess hatreds without reconciliation. [36]
The decree in question also gives careful instruction regarding the vigilance of the local vicars, lest they sin gravely by offering the Sacrament to public sinners.
In 1720, the Ruthenian Church held a provincial council at Zamostia, in which the Apostolic Nuncio, the metropolitan archbishop, 7 bishops, 8 major superiors of religious, and 129 members of the secular and regular clergy participated. [37] Regarding the denial of Holy Communion, the Synod made its own the perennial discipline of the Church:
Lest occasion be given to some scandal or loss of good name, the Holy Eucharist is not to be denied to the unworthy sinner because of some secret sin, above all, if the priest giving Communion will have received news of it from the confession of the sinner himself, seeking publicly the Eucharist. Heretics, schismatics, the excommunicated, the interdicted, public criminals, the openly infamous, as also prostitutes, the publicly cohabiting, major usurers, fortune-tellers, and other evil-doing men of the same kind, however, are not to be admitted to the reception of this Sacrament, according to the precept of Christ: (Do not give the Holy to dogs). [38]..."
"...Regarding Holy Communion, the Synod of 1736 legislated that the "publicly unworthy" are not to be admitted to Holy Communion. The legislation gives as examples of those to be denied Holy Communion the following: (heretics, schismatics, apostates, the excommunicated, the interdicted, and the openly notorious, such as prostitutes, the cohabiting, usurers, sorcerers, fortune-tellers, blasphemers and other sinners of this public kind). The legislation gives two conditions under which they may subsequently be admitted to receive Holy Communion: 1) the establishment of their penance and change of life; and 2) the prior repair of public scandal. [40] In other words, the canonical discipline is directed both to the eternal salvation of the soul of the sinner and to the correction of the scandal given by a person who publicly violates the moral law in a grave mat>ter and then presumes to receive Holy Communion..."
"...Confusion, of course, is one of the most insidious fruits of scandalous behavior..."
Friday, August 31, 2007
September News
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Tri-County Life Care Center Raffle
From: Carrie Brannon [mailto:ctn33957@centurytel.net]
TRI-COUNTY LIFECARE CENTERIS HAVING A RAFFLE!
PROCEEDS WILL HELP FUND A MUCH NEEDED ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR OUR CLIENTS! HELP US SERVE OUR COMMUNITY - And have a lot of fun while you’re at it!!
YOU COULD WIN A 2007 ATV 4 WHEELER!! For more information contact us at:
307 Cascade St.
Lower level, suite 4
P.O. Box 163
Osceola, WI 54020
(715) 755-2229
Or visit our web site at:
www.osceolatlc.com
GRAND PRIZE: 2007 50cc JunBo 4 Wheeler
FIRST PRIZE: 2007 110cc JunBo Dirt Bike
SECOND PRIZE: Queen Size homemade quilt
THIRD PRIZE: A $50.00 Savings Bond
RAFFLE ENDS NOV. 26 TH!! GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT!!!!
Tickets Cost $5 each or 5 for $20! You can buy tickets directly from one of our volunteers or at one of many convenient locations around town. You can also get tickets by calling the center line at: 715-755-2229. If you choose to stop in and purchase a ticket, we are open Mon. Tues. & Thurs. Noon – 4 P.M. Located at 307 Cascade St. LL4
Don't miss out on all the fun! Buy your ticket today for your chance at winning one of these great prizes!
TRI-COUNTY LIFECARE CENTERIS HAVING A RAFFLE!
PROCEEDS WILL HELP FUND A MUCH NEEDED ULTRASOUND MACHINE FOR OUR CLIENTS! HELP US SERVE OUR COMMUNITY - And have a lot of fun while you’re at it!!
YOU COULD WIN A 2007 ATV 4 WHEELER!! For more information contact us at:
307 Cascade St.
Lower level, suite 4
P.O. Box 163
Osceola, WI 54020
(715) 755-2229
Or visit our web site at:
www.osceolatlc.com
GRAND PRIZE: 2007 50cc JunBo 4 Wheeler
FIRST PRIZE: 2007 110cc JunBo Dirt Bike
SECOND PRIZE: Queen Size homemade quilt
THIRD PRIZE: A $50.00 Savings Bond
RAFFLE ENDS NOV. 26 TH!! GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT!!!!
Tickets Cost $5 each or 5 for $20! You can buy tickets directly from one of our volunteers or at one of many convenient locations around town. You can also get tickets by calling the center line at: 715-755-2229. If you choose to stop in and purchase a ticket, we are open Mon. Tues. & Thurs. Noon – 4 P.M. Located at 307 Cascade St. LL4
Don't miss out on all the fun! Buy your ticket today for your chance at winning one of these great prizes!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Children of God for Life Vaccine Information/Updates
Welcome to our new supporters! This e-newsletter is now published quarterly unless there is important breaking news. To be removed from future updates please reply to this email with the word Remove in the subject line.
* Federal complaint filed against Austin Diocese on denial of vaccine exemption
* Chickenpox vaccine causing shingles epidemic
* Appeal for Congressional intervention for FDA import of rubella
* New - Updated Vaccine list includes Canada
* FDA poised to approve tainted polio combination vaccine
* Gardasil
* FLICA legislation needs sponsors!
* Federal complaint filed against Austin Diocese on denial of vaccine exemption
In an unprecedented move, the USDA has opened a formal investigation into the Diocese of Austin for refusing a medical exemption to a Catholic student. The child, Garrett Bowen has a certified letter from his physician attesting he cannot be immunized due to a direct genetic predisposition to systemic rheumatoid arthritis. The Austin diocese is among 12 of the 15 dioceses in the State that do not allow religious or philosophical exemptions, in direct contradiction to Texas law – and Catholic teaching. In fact, less than 2 dozen dioceses nationwide deny religious or philosophical exemptions. But Austin in the only diocese in the country to deny a medical exemption! Read the Bowen's story at www.cogforlife.org/bowen.htm Or view the news video Video From KXAN.com For an in-depth look at the law and the religious right of moral conscience see www.cogforlife.org/religiousconscience.htm
* Chickenpox vaccine causing shingles epidemic
Sent to us by one of our supporters, an archive from the Journal of Toxicology revealed a study into the surge in shingles cases among Americans since the implementation of chickenpox vaccinations. See www.cogforlife.org/varivaxshingles.htm
* Appeal for Congressional intervention for FDA import of rubella
Several hundred families filed letters through Children of God for Life to the FDA in March of 2006 for personal import of the untainted Takahashi rubella vaccine from Japan. Despite a promise by the FDA to one member of Congress that a response was forthcoming, they have continued to ignore our request. We are asking all parents who registered and physicians who are slated to administer the vaccines to contact your Congressmen and Senators and demand action by the FDA. For further information go to www.cogforlife.org/rubellaadmin.htm
* FDA poised to approve tainted polio combination vaccine
While Canadians rejoice at the availability of Sanofi Pasteur’s untainted Pediacel vaccine earlier this year, Sanofi is seeking FDA approval of its tainted Pentacel version in the US. We have updated our vaccine list to include both the tainted and untainted versions. See www.cogforlife.org/fetalvaccines.htm
* New - Updated Vaccine list includes Canada
The latest version of our vaccine brochure includes Canadian vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines. However, the alternatives available in the US may or may not be available in Canada. Citizens should check with their doctors or Health Canada to see if the ethical versions may be imported from the US. Also new – a downloadable version of the list of vaccines is up on the website at: at www.cogforlife.org/fetalvaccines2.pdf Please NOTE: We are currently in the process of updating the latest brochure version and they should be available by the end of August!
* Gardasil
Two excellent articles were posted on our website in the spring by Judicial Watch and Peg Luksik, PhD Check them out at www.cogforlife.org/gardasil.htm
* FLICA legislation needs sponsors!
Children of God for Life is appealing to all concerned parents and physicians: Ask your Congressmen and Senators to sponsor the Fair Labeling and Informed Consent Act. This legislation requires full disclosure whenever aborted fetal cell lines are used in medical products through both clear package labeling and the Vaccine Information Statements provided prior to vaccination under federal law. This important legislation provides the incentive for the pharmaceutical industry to produce ethical versions for all vaccines and will discourage future immoral research. Please ask your Federal Representatives to contact us directly at 877-488-LIFE or email: cogforlife@aol.com
Talking points: We believe ALL consumers have the right to know and select ethical alternatives – but with the advent of new vaccines – both tainted and ethically produced - for polio, influenza, Avian flu and West Nile virus how are medical professionals and consumers supposed to know which ones to select? If the FDA can require fat and carbohydrate content on cookies, shouldn’t we know when the DNA of an aborted child is part of the vaccine ingredients? For full information go to www.cogforlife.org/flica.htm
Thank you for your ongoing support, donations and prayers! The Campaign for Ethical Vaccines now exceeds 600,000 signatures! But we need to add another zero to that figure before the industry will stand up and take notice, so please spread the news of our work to friends, families and pro-life groups.
And please keep the Bowen family - and all others who have been denied the right to religious exemptions by their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ - in your prayers. None are so blind as those who refuse to see.
God bless you always,
Debi Vinnedge
Children of God for Life
* Federal complaint filed against Austin Diocese on denial of vaccine exemption
* Chickenpox vaccine causing shingles epidemic
* Appeal for Congressional intervention for FDA import of rubella
* New - Updated Vaccine list includes Canada
* FDA poised to approve tainted polio combination vaccine
* Gardasil
* FLICA legislation needs sponsors!
* Federal complaint filed against Austin Diocese on denial of vaccine exemption
In an unprecedented move, the USDA has opened a formal investigation into the Diocese of Austin for refusing a medical exemption to a Catholic student. The child, Garrett Bowen has a certified letter from his physician attesting he cannot be immunized due to a direct genetic predisposition to systemic rheumatoid arthritis. The Austin diocese is among 12 of the 15 dioceses in the State that do not allow religious or philosophical exemptions, in direct contradiction to Texas law – and Catholic teaching. In fact, less than 2 dozen dioceses nationwide deny religious or philosophical exemptions. But Austin in the only diocese in the country to deny a medical exemption! Read the Bowen's story at www.cogforlife.org/bowen.htm Or view the news video Video From KXAN.com For an in-depth look at the law and the religious right of moral conscience see www.cogforlife.org/religiousconscience.htm
* Chickenpox vaccine causing shingles epidemic
Sent to us by one of our supporters, an archive from the Journal of Toxicology revealed a study into the surge in shingles cases among Americans since the implementation of chickenpox vaccinations. See www.cogforlife.org/varivaxshingles.htm
* Appeal for Congressional intervention for FDA import of rubella
Several hundred families filed letters through Children of God for Life to the FDA in March of 2006 for personal import of the untainted Takahashi rubella vaccine from Japan. Despite a promise by the FDA to one member of Congress that a response was forthcoming, they have continued to ignore our request. We are asking all parents who registered and physicians who are slated to administer the vaccines to contact your Congressmen and Senators and demand action by the FDA. For further information go to www.cogforlife.org/rubellaadmin.htm
* FDA poised to approve tainted polio combination vaccine
While Canadians rejoice at the availability of Sanofi Pasteur’s untainted Pediacel vaccine earlier this year, Sanofi is seeking FDA approval of its tainted Pentacel version in the US. We have updated our vaccine list to include both the tainted and untainted versions. See www.cogforlife.org/fetalvaccines.htm
* New - Updated Vaccine list includes Canada
The latest version of our vaccine brochure includes Canadian vaccines using aborted fetal cell lines. However, the alternatives available in the US may or may not be available in Canada. Citizens should check with their doctors or Health Canada to see if the ethical versions may be imported from the US. Also new – a downloadable version of the list of vaccines is up on the website at: at www.cogforlife.org/fetalvaccines2.pdf Please NOTE: We are currently in the process of updating the latest brochure version and they should be available by the end of August!
* Gardasil
Two excellent articles were posted on our website in the spring by Judicial Watch and Peg Luksik, PhD Check them out at www.cogforlife.org/gardasil.htm
* FLICA legislation needs sponsors!
Children of God for Life is appealing to all concerned parents and physicians: Ask your Congressmen and Senators to sponsor the Fair Labeling and Informed Consent Act. This legislation requires full disclosure whenever aborted fetal cell lines are used in medical products through both clear package labeling and the Vaccine Information Statements provided prior to vaccination under federal law. This important legislation provides the incentive for the pharmaceutical industry to produce ethical versions for all vaccines and will discourage future immoral research. Please ask your Federal Representatives to contact us directly at 877-488-LIFE or email: cogforlife@aol.com
Talking points: We believe ALL consumers have the right to know and select ethical alternatives – but with the advent of new vaccines – both tainted and ethically produced - for polio, influenza, Avian flu and West Nile virus how are medical professionals and consumers supposed to know which ones to select? If the FDA can require fat and carbohydrate content on cookies, shouldn’t we know when the DNA of an aborted child is part of the vaccine ingredients? For full information go to www.cogforlife.org/flica.htm
Thank you for your ongoing support, donations and prayers! The Campaign for Ethical Vaccines now exceeds 600,000 signatures! But we need to add another zero to that figure before the industry will stand up and take notice, so please spread the news of our work to friends, families and pro-life groups.
And please keep the Bowen family - and all others who have been denied the right to religious exemptions by their fellow brothers and sisters in Christ - in your prayers. None are so blind as those who refuse to see.
God bless you always,
Debi Vinnedge
Children of God for Life
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Percipio Fieldtrips for September through January due August 20
Just a reminder that submissions for the Percipio Fieldtrips for September through January are due on August 20.
Participation in this group is open to all area homeschooling families who plan and submit an organized outing. Parents/Guardians are required to attend fieldtrip to provide appropriate supervision, unless otherwise noted in the trip description. A "hard copy" of the trips available may be obtained at the September and February meetings at a cost of $2.00/copy. All other information will be provided via this website. Please check the site regularly for additional trips that may have been added after the submission deadlines. These late submissions will not be available in "hard copy" form.
To propose an outing, please submit the following information to info@hudsonpercipio.com:
1) Date and name of fieldtrip
2) Location of fieldtrip
3) Appropriate ages
4) Cost
5) Additional information - directions, dress, food, etc.
6) Organizer contact information
7) RSVP date
The dates for submissions are:
Fall/Early Winter 2007, August 20 (Trips from late September through January)
Late Winter/Spring 2008, January 20 (Trips from Late February through early June)
For additional inquiries, please email the above address or contact Kim Larsen at 715-425-0015.
Participation in this group is open to all area homeschooling families who plan and submit an organized outing. Parents/Guardians are required to attend fieldtrip to provide appropriate supervision, unless otherwise noted in the trip description. A "hard copy" of the trips available may be obtained at the September and February meetings at a cost of $2.00/copy. All other information will be provided via this website. Please check the site regularly for additional trips that may have been added after the submission deadlines. These late submissions will not be available in "hard copy" form.
To propose an outing, please submit the following information to info@hudsonpercipio.com:
1) Date and name of fieldtrip
2) Location of fieldtrip
3) Appropriate ages
4) Cost
5) Additional information - directions, dress, food, etc.
6) Organizer contact information
7) RSVP date
The dates for submissions are:
Fall/Early Winter 2007, August 20 (Trips from late September through January)
Late Winter/Spring 2008, January 20 (Trips from Late February through early June)
For additional inquiries, please email the above address or contact Kim Larsen at 715-425-0015.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Andrew Pudewa of the Institute for Excellence in Writing in Hudson from October 2-6, 2007
Please forward this information to any home school organizations you
may be involved in. Registration is now available online and by
phone. If you would like to assist in publicity or during the
conference, pls. contact Kathy Metcalf @ 715-425-7709 or kathy.metcalf
@gmail.com.
Mr. Andrew Pudewa of the Institute for Excellence in Writing will
present several workshops in Hudson from October 2-6, 2007. You may
learn more about the classes and register by either going to the
website at www.writing-edu.com or calling IEW at 1-800-856-5815.
Advance registration is required for the classes.
All classes will be held at the Teens For Christ Center, 538 Old
Highway 35, Hudson, WI.
Student Writing Intensive (Oct. 2 & 4)
This two-day seminar provides your student with the first two-days of
the Student Writing Intensive with Andrew Pudewa. The students are
divided into groups according to grade levels and each group receives
approximately 2 ½ hours of instruction per day. You will receive the
remaining two-days of the seminar on DVD to be completed at home.
Includes all four days of class materials. $75/student.
High School Essay Practice (Oct. 3)
This new 6-hour seminar for High School students, teachers, and
parents will explore writing essays of many types. Contact IEW for
more details. $50/participant.
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (Oct. 5-6)
Learn to Teach Writing with Structure and Style by attending Andrew
Pudewa's two-day seminar live. This is the same seminar offered on
DVD. $89 for both days.
Nurturing Competent Communicators
This new evening seminar offers families the opportunity to hear
Andrew teach on this important topic. The best part is that it is
free! 7-8:30 pm. No registration necessary—just come!
may be involved in. Registration is now available online and by
phone. If you would like to assist in publicity or during the
conference, pls. contact Kathy Metcalf @ 715-425-7709 or kathy.metcalf
@gmail.com.
Mr. Andrew Pudewa of the Institute for Excellence in Writing will
present several workshops in Hudson from October 2-6, 2007. You may
learn more about the classes and register by either going to the
website at www.writing-edu.com or calling IEW at 1-800-856-5815.
Advance registration is required for the classes.
All classes will be held at the Teens For Christ Center, 538 Old
Highway 35, Hudson, WI.
Student Writing Intensive (Oct. 2 & 4)
This two-day seminar provides your student with the first two-days of
the Student Writing Intensive with Andrew Pudewa. The students are
divided into groups according to grade levels and each group receives
approximately 2 ½ hours of instruction per day. You will receive the
remaining two-days of the seminar on DVD to be completed at home.
Includes all four days of class materials. $75/student.
High School Essay Practice (Oct. 3)
This new 6-hour seminar for High School students, teachers, and
parents will explore writing essays of many types. Contact IEW for
more details. $50/participant.
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style (Oct. 5-6)
Learn to Teach Writing with Structure and Style by attending Andrew
Pudewa's two-day seminar live. This is the same seminar offered on
DVD. $89 for both days.
Nurturing Competent Communicators
This new evening seminar offers families the opportunity to hear
Andrew teach on this important topic. The best part is that it is
free! 7-8:30 pm. No registration necessary—just come!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Urgent Action Alert--Call/E-Mail Rep. Kitty Rhoades
ACTION ALERT--AN URGENT NEED TO CALL OR E-MAIL REP. KITTY RHOADES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! (Click on link for sample correspondence)--Contact Representative Rhoades, Phone: (608) 266-1526 or (888) 529-0030; Email: Rep.Rhoades@legis.wisconsin.gov.
Your Immediate Action is Needed!
Please PHONE or EMAIL State Representative Kitty Rhoades and (1) thank her for eliminating the expansion of the Medicaid Family Planning Demonstration Project in the Assembly budget bill, and (2) urge her to block the expansion of the Project on the conference committee.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE BUDGET BILL
NOT INCLUDE ANY EXPANSION OF THE
MEDICAID FAMILY PLANNING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT !
The Family Planning Demonstration Project currently provides free, taxpayer-funded birth control to 15, 16 and 17-year-old girls without their parents’ knowledge or consent. Federal and state law prohibits parents from being notified that their minor daughters are receiving free contraceptives under this demonstration project. This undermines parental authority and increases underage pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by encouraging sexual promiscuity. Expanding the project to include 15, 16, and 17-year-old boys further undermines parental authority in the sensitive area of teen sexual health.
LET’S STAND UP FOR PARENTS AND PROTECT OUR KIDS!
Your Immediate Action is Needed!
Please PHONE or EMAIL State Representative Kitty Rhoades and (1) thank her for eliminating the expansion of the Medicaid Family Planning Demonstration Project in the Assembly budget bill, and (2) urge her to block the expansion of the Project on the conference committee.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE BUDGET BILL
NOT INCLUDE ANY EXPANSION OF THE
MEDICAID FAMILY PLANNING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT !
The Family Planning Demonstration Project currently provides free, taxpayer-funded birth control to 15, 16 and 17-year-old girls without their parents’ knowledge or consent. Federal and state law prohibits parents from being notified that their minor daughters are receiving free contraceptives under this demonstration project. This undermines parental authority and increases underage pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) by encouraging sexual promiscuity. Expanding the project to include 15, 16, and 17-year-old boys further undermines parental authority in the sensitive area of teen sexual health.
LET’S STAND UP FOR PARENTS AND PROTECT OUR KIDS!
Miles Christi Retreat September 14-16, 2007
Miles Christi Retreat (www.MilesChristi.org). September 14-16, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Miller Pads and Paper Gathering?
If anyone is interested in having Miller Pads and Paper visiting our area, please call me at 715-386-1089. We would need at least 100 people to have them set up a workshop in our area, not to mention a location. If you're interested, let me know. This would be for anyone--not just home educators. Miller Pads and Paper
Attn. Homeschool Support Groups in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota & Iowa
Miller Pads and Paper will be doing their first ever Fall Tour. If you and your support group would like Miller Pads and Paper to come to your support group this fall, please contact Renee or Randy Miller. We will arrange to visit these groups in order of location. All you need to do is call us and give us the groups meeting date and time, plus a contact name and phone number. Next decide if you would like us to come just as an exhibitor or if you would like us to do our art workshop as well as exhibit.
The workshop is 1 hour in length and is titled: Art, The Glue That Makes it Stick! If you are looking for ways to make learning fun by combining Art with core subjects, this workshop is for you. You'll leave with ideas galore and very excited. I rarely get to finish as there is too much to share! Don't worry, I talk with you afterwards if you still have questions. We will provide a handout and free gift to all attendees! We have 2 requests.
1. Groups should be approx. 100 members (or larger). 2 or more smaller groups can combine for this meeting.
2. Please make sure there are no steps for us to go up or down. Our displays are roll in and very heavy!
Please make sure you ask for Randy or Renee Miller. We hope to be a blessing to all we meet with this fall.
Randy and Renee Miller, Miller Pads and Paper, www.millerpadsandpaper.com
608-375-2181
P.S. We must do this on a first come first serve basis, so please call as soon as you can if you are interested. We will only be able to do approx. 20 groups!
Attn. Homeschool Support Groups in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota & Iowa
Miller Pads and Paper will be doing their first ever Fall Tour. If you and your support group would like Miller Pads and Paper to come to your support group this fall, please contact Renee or Randy Miller. We will arrange to visit these groups in order of location. All you need to do is call us and give us the groups meeting date and time, plus a contact name and phone number. Next decide if you would like us to come just as an exhibitor or if you would like us to do our art workshop as well as exhibit.
The workshop is 1 hour in length and is titled: Art, The Glue That Makes it Stick! If you are looking for ways to make learning fun by combining Art with core subjects, this workshop is for you. You'll leave with ideas galore and very excited. I rarely get to finish as there is too much to share! Don't worry, I talk with you afterwards if you still have questions. We will provide a handout and free gift to all attendees! We have 2 requests.
1. Groups should be approx. 100 members (or larger). 2 or more smaller groups can combine for this meeting.
2. Please make sure there are no steps for us to go up or down. Our displays are roll in and very heavy!
Please make sure you ask for Randy or Renee Miller. We hope to be a blessing to all we meet with this fall.
Randy and Renee Miller, Miller Pads and Paper, www.millerpadsandpaper.com
608-375-2181
P.S. We must do this on a first come first serve basis, so please call as soon as you can if you are interested. We will only be able to do approx. 20 groups!
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Salvete!
As an opening post to this blog, here is a partial quote from Seton Catholic Home Study Mission statement: www.SetonHome.org
Pope Leo XIII declared: It does not however follow from this that the parents' right to educate their children is absolute and despotic; for it is necessarily subordinated to the last end and to natural and divine law, as Leo XIII declares in another memorable encyclical, where He thus sums up the rights and duties of parents: "By nature parents have a right to the training of their children, but with this added duty that the education and instruction of the child be in accord with the end for which by God's blessing it was begotten. Therefore it is the duty of parents to make every effort to prevent any invasion of their rights in this matter, and to make absolutely sure that the education of their children remain under their own control in keeping with their Christian duty, and above all to refuse to send them to those schools in which there is danger of imbibing the deadly poison of impiety."
This incontestable right of the family has at various times been recognized by nations anxious to respect the natural law in their civil enactments. Thus, to give one recent example, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, in a decision on an important controversy, declared that it is not in the competence of the State to fix any uniform standard of education by forcing children to receive instruction exclusively in public schools, and it bases its decision on the natural law: the child is not the mere creature of the State; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right coupled with the high duty, to educate him and prepare him for the fulfillment of his obligations. (37)
The Church places at the disposal of families her office of mistress and educator, and the families eager to profit by the offer, and entrusting their children to the Church in hundreds and thousands. These two facts recall and proclaim a striking truth of the greatest significance in the moral and social order. They declare that the mission of education regards before all, above all, primarily the Church and the family, and this by natural and divine law, and that therefore it cannot be slighted, cannot be evaded, cannot be supplanted.
Disorderly inclinations then must be corrected, good tendencies encouraged and regulated from tender childhood, and above all the mind must be enlightened and the will strengthened by supernatural truth and by the means of grace, without which it is impossible to control evil impulses, impossible to attain to the full and complete perfection of education intended by the Church, which Christ has endowed so richly with divine doctrine and with the Sacraments, the efficacious means of grace.
The first natural and necessary element in this environment, as regards education, is the family, and this precisely because so ordained by the Creator Himself. Accordingly that education, as a rule, will be more effective and lasting which is received in a well-ordered and well-disciplined Christian family; and more efficacious in proportion to the clear and constant good example set, first by the parents, and then by the other members of the household. (71)
We wish to call your attention in a special manner to the present-day lamentable decline in family education. The offices and professions of a transitory and earthly life, which are certainly of far less importance, are prepared for by long and careful study; whereas for the fundamental duty and obligation of educating their children, many parents have little or no preparation, immersed as they are in temporal cares. The declining influence of domestic environment is further weakened by another tendency, prevalent almost everywhere today, which, under one pretext or another, for economic reasons, or for reasons of industry, trade or politics, causes children to be more and more frequently sent away from home even in their tenderest years.
From this it follows that the so-called "neutral" or "lay" school, from which religion is excluded, is contrary to the fundamental principles of education. Such a school moreover cannot exist in practice; it is bound to become irreligious. We renew and confirm [their] declarations, as well as the Sacred Canons in which the frequenting of non-Catholic schools, whether neutral or mixed, those namely which are open to Catholics and non-Catholics alike, is forbidden for Catholic children, and can be at most tolerated, on the approval of the Ordinary alone, under determined circumstances of place and time, and with special precautions. (79)
For the mere fact that a school gives some religious instruction (often extremely stinted), does not bring it into accord with the rights of the Church and of the Christian family, or make it a fit place for Catholic students. To be this, it is necessary that all the teaching and the whole organization of the school, and its teachers, syllabus and text-books in every branch, be regulated by the Christian spirit, under the direction and maternal supervision of the Church; so that Religion may be in very truth the foundation and crown of the youth's entire training; and this in every grade of school, not only the elementary, but the intermediate and the higher institutions of learning as well. To use the words of Leo XIII: It is necessary not only that religious instruction be given to the young at certain fixed times, but also that every other subject taught, be permeated with Christian piety. If this is wanting, if this sacred atmosphere does not pervade and warm the hearts of masters and scholars alike, little good can be expected from any kind of learning, and considerable harm will often be the consequence. (80)
The proper and immediate end of Christian education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian, that is, to form Christ Himself in those regenerated by Baptism, according to the emphatic expression of the Apostle: "My little children, of whom I am in labor again, until Christ be formed in you." For the true Christian must live a supernatural life in Christ: "Christ who is your life," and display it in all his actions: "That the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh." (94)
For precisely this reason, Christian education takes in the whole aggregate of human life, physical and spiritual, intellectual and moral, individual, domestic and social, not with a view of reducing it in any way, but in order to elevate, regulate and perfect it, in accordance with the example and teaching of Christ. (95)
Hence the true Christian, product of Christian education, is the supernatural man who thinks, judges and acts constantly and consistently in accordance with right reason illumined by the supernatural light of the example and teaching of Christ; in other words, to use the current term, the true and finished man of character. For, it is not every kind of consistency and firmness of conduct based on subjective principles that makes true character, but only constancy in following the eternal principles of justice And on the other hand, there cannot be full justice except in giving to God what is due to God, as the true Christian does. (96)
Pope Leo XIII declared: It does not however follow from this that the parents' right to educate their children is absolute and despotic; for it is necessarily subordinated to the last end and to natural and divine law, as Leo XIII declares in another memorable encyclical, where He thus sums up the rights and duties of parents: "By nature parents have a right to the training of their children, but with this added duty that the education and instruction of the child be in accord with the end for which by God's blessing it was begotten. Therefore it is the duty of parents to make every effort to prevent any invasion of their rights in this matter, and to make absolutely sure that the education of their children remain under their own control in keeping with their Christian duty, and above all to refuse to send them to those schools in which there is danger of imbibing the deadly poison of impiety."
This incontestable right of the family has at various times been recognized by nations anxious to respect the natural law in their civil enactments. Thus, to give one recent example, the Supreme Court of the United States of America, in a decision on an important controversy, declared that it is not in the competence of the State to fix any uniform standard of education by forcing children to receive instruction exclusively in public schools, and it bases its decision on the natural law: the child is not the mere creature of the State; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right coupled with the high duty, to educate him and prepare him for the fulfillment of his obligations. (37)
The Church places at the disposal of families her office of mistress and educator, and the families eager to profit by the offer, and entrusting their children to the Church in hundreds and thousands. These two facts recall and proclaim a striking truth of the greatest significance in the moral and social order. They declare that the mission of education regards before all, above all, primarily the Church and the family, and this by natural and divine law, and that therefore it cannot be slighted, cannot be evaded, cannot be supplanted.
Disorderly inclinations then must be corrected, good tendencies encouraged and regulated from tender childhood, and above all the mind must be enlightened and the will strengthened by supernatural truth and by the means of grace, without which it is impossible to control evil impulses, impossible to attain to the full and complete perfection of education intended by the Church, which Christ has endowed so richly with divine doctrine and with the Sacraments, the efficacious means of grace.
The first natural and necessary element in this environment, as regards education, is the family, and this precisely because so ordained by the Creator Himself. Accordingly that education, as a rule, will be more effective and lasting which is received in a well-ordered and well-disciplined Christian family; and more efficacious in proportion to the clear and constant good example set, first by the parents, and then by the other members of the household. (71)
We wish to call your attention in a special manner to the present-day lamentable decline in family education. The offices and professions of a transitory and earthly life, which are certainly of far less importance, are prepared for by long and careful study; whereas for the fundamental duty and obligation of educating their children, many parents have little or no preparation, immersed as they are in temporal cares. The declining influence of domestic environment is further weakened by another tendency, prevalent almost everywhere today, which, under one pretext or another, for economic reasons, or for reasons of industry, trade or politics, causes children to be more and more frequently sent away from home even in their tenderest years.
From this it follows that the so-called "neutral" or "lay" school, from which religion is excluded, is contrary to the fundamental principles of education. Such a school moreover cannot exist in practice; it is bound to become irreligious. We renew and confirm [their] declarations, as well as the Sacred Canons in which the frequenting of non-Catholic schools, whether neutral or mixed, those namely which are open to Catholics and non-Catholics alike, is forbidden for Catholic children, and can be at most tolerated, on the approval of the Ordinary alone, under determined circumstances of place and time, and with special precautions. (79)
For the mere fact that a school gives some religious instruction (often extremely stinted), does not bring it into accord with the rights of the Church and of the Christian family, or make it a fit place for Catholic students. To be this, it is necessary that all the teaching and the whole organization of the school, and its teachers, syllabus and text-books in every branch, be regulated by the Christian spirit, under the direction and maternal supervision of the Church; so that Religion may be in very truth the foundation and crown of the youth's entire training; and this in every grade of school, not only the elementary, but the intermediate and the higher institutions of learning as well. To use the words of Leo XIII: It is necessary not only that religious instruction be given to the young at certain fixed times, but also that every other subject taught, be permeated with Christian piety. If this is wanting, if this sacred atmosphere does not pervade and warm the hearts of masters and scholars alike, little good can be expected from any kind of learning, and considerable harm will often be the consequence. (80)
The proper and immediate end of Christian education is to cooperate with divine grace in forming the true and perfect Christian, that is, to form Christ Himself in those regenerated by Baptism, according to the emphatic expression of the Apostle: "My little children, of whom I am in labor again, until Christ be formed in you." For the true Christian must live a supernatural life in Christ: "Christ who is your life," and display it in all his actions: "That the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh." (94)
For precisely this reason, Christian education takes in the whole aggregate of human life, physical and spiritual, intellectual and moral, individual, domestic and social, not with a view of reducing it in any way, but in order to elevate, regulate and perfect it, in accordance with the example and teaching of Christ. (95)
Hence the true Christian, product of Christian education, is the supernatural man who thinks, judges and acts constantly and consistently in accordance with right reason illumined by the supernatural light of the example and teaching of Christ; in other words, to use the current term, the true and finished man of character. For, it is not every kind of consistency and firmness of conduct based on subjective principles that makes true character, but only constancy in following the eternal principles of justice And on the other hand, there cannot be full justice except in giving to God what is due to God, as the true Christian does. (96)
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