Relations between Pope Benedict's personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, and Pope Francis have been acrimonious, to say the least. Ganswein wrote a tell-all book which was very critical of Pope Francis, which came out less than a week after the Pope-emeritus' funeral. Unsurprisingly, Pope Francis didn't give him an assignment which would have enabled him to stay in the Vatican. However a year after Ganswein was told he needed to return home to Germany, it has been announced that he does have a new assignment. From this article in NCR:
Monday, June 24, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
Accepting who our children are
This is my homily for yesterday, the 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B. The readings are here. And of course, yesterday also was Father's Day.
Friday, June 14, 2024
Evening Prayer Sunsets
The Lake Metroparks Webcams
provide a wonderful background for Evening Prayer at sunset.
You can celebrate using the resources of my blog:
which are celebrated at 5pm Central Time
SAINT MEINRAD LIVESTREAMS
Unfortunately, Saint Meinrad does not provide a text
SAINT MEINRAD LIVESTREAMS
Unfortunately, Saint Meinrad does not provide a text
but they do list the psalms they are singing
They use the Grail Version of Psalms that have been used for decades
not the recently revised version.
$19.95/ Amazon above for 15.99
Their Booklet is a very convenient size 5 X 8 inches
with interesting introduction to each psalm
The Gelineau Psalm Tones are given in the back
An alternative version is
regularly sells for $49.95, Amazon above for $40.88
It is a hardback book slightly larger than 8.5 by 11
The Grail edition of the Psalms, hand-lettered by Trappist monks
and set in big size print for personal chanting or choir singing
The chant varies with the number of lines (2,3,4,5,6) in each stanza.
This version will tell you how many lines to expect from the Meinrad monks.
The chants are easy to learn.
The stanzas are alternated between a cantor or cantors
and the rest of the choir.
Listen what the cantor sings and sing with the choir.
When Betty and I sing one of us takes the cantor stanzas the other the choir
has a bargain sale now until July 31 while supplies last
but you have to enter the code BC24 in your cart
to get the bargain catalog price
The Abbey Psalter is $34.97; the Singing Version is $13.97
The Meinrad Monks sing a 2-week psalter
rather than the regular 4-week psalter.
Clergy who have the obligation to pray the hours fulfill their obligation
when they celebrate with any congregation
even if the congregation uses a different office.
I think that could be extended to virtual celebration
especially since Betty and I are part of the Saint Meinrad virtual congregation.
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Podcast I Enjoyed
I think I have shared before that I follow a podcast by Father Nathan Castle. He is a Dominican friar, and has been a priest for 37 years. His day job for most of his career has been campus ministry.
But his sideline is near death experiences and a prayer ministry for souls of people who have passed over, but aren't in heaven yet. Today's podcast is an interview with Michael Quinn, wbo with his wife Linda (now deceased) has done hospice ministry for many years. You'd think someone talking about death would be a grim interview. But actually I found it positive and inspiring.
Here is the link, for what it's worth. Feel free to pass on by if it isn't your thing, but you might find it interesting:
Monday, June 10, 2024
My three keys to college success
Some unsought-for advice to someone preparing to go off to college.
Friday, June 7, 2024
Lake County Ohio Webcams of Lake Erie
Lake County Metroparks
MISSION
To conserve and preserve the natural resources of Lake County while providing a variety of safe, affordable and enjoyable educational and recreational programs and activities that enhance the quality of life in Lake County now and for the generations to follow.
The Lake County Probate Court Judge, Mark J. Bartolotta, appoints a three-member board of citizens to govern Lake Metroparks without compensation, for three-year alternating terms. In March of each year, the Board of Park Commissioners appoints an Executive Director who serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the park district.
WHAT’S HERE
Portions of two state designated wild and scenic rivers — and many tributaries — flow through and are protected by Lake Metroparks. In addition to protecting watersheds and open space, Lake Metroparks annually provides more than four million visitors with countless recreational and educational experiences at diverse facilities including an agriculturally-themed park, a nature center, a state-of-the-art education and wildlife rehabilitation center, two golf courses, more than 60 miles of trails including a 4.8-mile paved bike/hike trail, six parks on Lake Erie’s shoreline and a cross-country ski center.
Yesterday I discovered that Lake Metroparks has recently set up a series of webcams, including three at their Lake Erie park locations. Since the pandemic I have rarely gone to the Lake Erie shoreline. Before the pandemic I was there almost weekly between March and November. So, I am now able to be there virtually every day all the day. Virtual lakeshores are even better that virtual liturgies!
Last night I watched the sunset as seen through all three sites. Today I set up my computers so that I can easily use them as screen savers. My new iphone takes wonderful pictures; it even shifts me into "natural light" mode when I take a screen shot.
Today I made the following post to a website, Lake County Ohio Weal, that I plan to use for developing a Commonweal Local Community for Lake County. Click on the link below and enjoy!
Lake Metroparks Webcams
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Mary's intervention
Mark gives us a few words about Mary this Sunday which seem to challenge popular conceptions about the Blessed Mother.
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