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...and now the Necessaries
Please note: St. Anthony Catholic Church is one of two local churches celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass (EFLR) in the Wichita area. Though this blog is loosely centered around this parish and it's members, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of, or for, St. Anthony Parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor.
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Father James Jackson
25th Anniversary of Priesthood
Submitted by Larry Bethel
Father James Jackson is celebrating his 25th anniversary of priesthood on May the 18th, this Tuesday, at St Anthony Catholic Church, 2nd and Ohio, Wichita, Ks. at 4 pm.
His desire is to celebrate his anniversary in Wichita. He has received permission from Bishop Jackels and Fr. Pham, the pastor of St. Anthony's to celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite.
His desire is to celebrate his anniversary in Wichita. He has received permission from Bishop Jackels and Fr. Pham, the pastor of St. Anthony's to celebrate Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite.
After the Mass there will be a pot luck.
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Comedy Central Developing Jesus Christ Cartoon
Angelqueen.org
Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on "South Park," yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ.
Jesus-south-park As part of the network's upfront presentation to advertisers (full slate here), the network is set to announce "JC," a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his "powerful but apathetic father" and live a regular life in New York City.
In the show, God is preoccupied with playing video games while Christ, "the ultimate fish out of water," tries to adjust to life in the big city.
"In general, comedy in purist form always makes some people uncomfortable," said Comedy Central's head of original programming Kent Alterman.
When asked if the show might draw some fire, especially coming on the heels of the network's decision to censor the Muslim faith's religious figure on "South Park," Alterman said its too early in the show's development to be concerned about such matters.
"We don't even know what the show is yet," he said.
Like all Comedy Central executives, Alterman declined to address the recent controversy over "South Park," where the network aired a heavily redacted episode after the show's creators were threatened by an extremist Islamic Web site.
"JC" is produced by Reveille ("The Office"), Henrik Basin, Brian Boyle ("American Dad"), Jonathan Sjoberg and Andreas Ohman.
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Vatican Talks with Splinter Group Difficult-Cardinal
Thu May 6, 2010 3:09am IST
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
Angelqueen.org
PARIS (Reuters) - Vatican talks with a controversial splinter group have been difficult and the ultra-traditionalist Catholics will have to make concessions if an accord is to be reached, a senior Vatican cardinal said on Wednesday.
The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), whose four bishops were readmitted to the Church last year after a ban of 21 years, cannot conduct the doctrinal discussions on their terms, but only on those of the Vatican, Cardinal Walter Kasper said.
The closed-door talks are a key issue for the Catholic Church because, although the SSPX is small, its return to the fold has been so stormy. One readmitted bishop, Richard Williamson, is a Holocaust denier convicted and fined for hate speech in Germany.
Pope Benedict's eagerness to rehabilitate the SSPX, despite its rejection of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) reforms, troubles Catholic critics who see them as anti-Semites who want to turn back the clock on 40 years of dialogue among religions.
"Dialogue with them is not easy," Kasper, who heads the Vatican department for relations with other Christian churches and with Jews, told a news conference during a visit to Paris.
"The main problem with them is not the Mass in Latin," he said, referring to the SSPX's insistence on the pre-Council liturgy, "but the concept of tradition. Do we want a living tradition or a petrified one?"
"I'm for a dialogue, but on our conditions, not on the traditionalists' conditions," he added. The SSPX had to accept the Council reforms, the "sine qua non" of any accord.
Without an accord, the group will have no official status and its clergy will not be recognised as Catholic priests or allowed to exercise their ministry.
Benedict, who has promoted a return to Catholic tradition and identity during his five-year papacy, said in January that the talks among three theologians from each side were held up over "doctrinal problems" he did not specify.
The SSPX, numbering several hundred thousand members, insists it represents the true faith and the Vatican and the vast majority of the Church went off the rails at the Council.
POPE'S SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
Even while its theologians meet Vatican experts every other week to seek a common understanding of the Council, its leaders have been criticising key doctrines of that historic event.
SSPX head Bishop Bernard Fellay said in March the Vatican theologians "wish the Church well but also want to save the Second Vatican Council -- that's like squaring a circle."
Williamson, ignoring a gag order Fellay imposed on him after his interview denying the Holocaust, dismissed the Vatican talks in January as a futile bid to harmonise irreconcilable views.
"Either the SSPX becomes a traitor, or Rome converts, or it's a dialogue of the deaf," he said.
In recent months, the SSPX head in Germany has criticised Benedict for visiting the Rome synagogue and the French district head said dialogue with other faiths was ruining the Church.
A former colleague, German theologian Wolfgang Beinert, told Der Spiegel magazine last month that the pope had told him the SSPX issue "robs him of his sleep." He did not think Benedict would compromise at any cost with the ultra-traditionalists.
Kasper, the second-highest German at the Vatican after Benedict, said the SSPX has staunchly opposed the dialogue with other Christian churches for which he is responsible.
"They've attacked me as a heretic," he said with a smile.
Asked why the ultra-traditionalists opposed ecumenical dialogue so strongly, he said: "Some people feel threatened in their Catholic identity when we speak with Protestants.
"We need to have a Catholic identity," he said. "But we need an open and mature identity, not a closed one. That's not a mature identity."
I hope you can come.
Postmaster General to dedicate Mother Teresa stamp in Sept. 5 ceremony at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) -- The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced that the Postmaster General will dedicate its new stamp honoring Mother Teresa on Sept. 5 at a ceremony at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Post Office looks forward to a “very dignified and successful” ceremony, a spokesman said.
In a May 10 phone call, Roy Betts, a community relations manager with the USPS Stamps department, talked with CNA about the dedication of the stamp.
He reported that the ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. and that Postmaster General Jack Potter has been confirmed as the dedicating official.
Betts said did not know what Catholic officials were planning for the ceremony.
CNA asked about previously raised concerns over whether the stamp involves constitutional issues such as the separation of church and state.
Betts acknowledged there had been “a little activity, a little noise” about the issue when the stamp was first announced, but any controversy has since faded.
“In the past month or so, I've not received a single call or e-mail or anything about the concerns that others have raised,” he reported.
Initial complaints about the stamp were raised by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation. People supportive of the Mother Teresa stamp sent a petition with more than 70,000 signatures to the Postmaster General this past February.
“The stamp program recognizes Mother Teresa for her work as a humanitarian,” said Betts. “She was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, she was an honorary U.S. citizen. Her work on behalf of the poor is being recognized. And this honor is being bestowed on her, and it is well deserved.”
According to Betts, the U.S. Postal Service is not violating its own policy on the issue, which forbids singling out a religious organization for honors.
“This is recognition of a humanitarian who is world-renowned,” he explained.
Betts listed several religious figures have been honored by the USPS, such as a 1961Mahatma Ghandi stamp and a 1979 stamp honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Catholic figures on stamps included a 1982 edition of a St. Francis of Assisi stamp and a 1986 stamp honoring Fr. Edward J. Flanagan, founder of the Boys Town orphanage.
Religious buildings featured on stamps have included the Episcopalian Washington National Cathedral and the Baltimore Cathedral.
We’re just honored and proud to honor, to recognize Mother Teresa,” Betts said.
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Dedication of Mother Teresa Stamp to be Sept. 5
California Catholic Daily
Postmaster General to dedicate Mother Teresa stamp in Sept. 5 ceremony at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News) -- The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced that the Postmaster General will dedicate its new stamp honoring Mother Teresa on Sept. 5 at a ceremony at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Post Office looks forward to a “very dignified and successful” ceremony, a spokesman said.
In a May 10 phone call, Roy Betts, a community relations manager with the USPS Stamps department, talked with CNA about the dedication of the stamp.
He reported that the ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. and that Postmaster General Jack Potter has been confirmed as the dedicating official.
Betts said did not know what Catholic officials were planning for the ceremony.
CNA asked about previously raised concerns over whether the stamp involves constitutional issues such as the separation of church and state.
Betts acknowledged there had been “a little activity, a little noise” about the issue when the stamp was first announced, but any controversy has since faded.
“In the past month or so, I've not received a single call or e-mail or anything about the concerns that others have raised,” he reported.
Initial complaints about the stamp were raised by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation. People supportive of the Mother Teresa stamp sent a petition with more than 70,000 signatures to the Postmaster General this past February.
“The stamp program recognizes Mother Teresa for her work as a humanitarian,” said Betts. “She was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, she was an honorary U.S. citizen. Her work on behalf of the poor is being recognized. And this honor is being bestowed on her, and it is well deserved.”
According to Betts, the U.S. Postal Service is not violating its own policy on the issue, which forbids singling out a religious organization for honors.
“This is recognition of a humanitarian who is world-renowned,” he explained.
Betts listed several religious figures have been honored by the USPS, such as a 1961Mahatma Ghandi stamp and a 1979 stamp honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Catholic figures on stamps included a 1982 edition of a St. Francis of Assisi stamp and a 1986 stamp honoring Fr. Edward J. Flanagan, founder of the Boys Town orphanage.
Religious buildings featured on stamps have included the Episcopalian Washington National Cathedral and the Baltimore Cathedral.
We’re just honored and proud to honor, to recognize Mother Teresa,” Betts said.
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