[JOYnet] Wise
If you follow Mary You will not swerve from the right path; If you pray to Her, you will not fall into despair; If She holds you, you will not fall; If She protects you, you need not fear; If She leads you, you will never weary; and If She befriends you, you will be safe. --St. Bernard (1153) Jento, Sharjah http://www.netmails.com/members/daje/ _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join To get a standard help message on the list services send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] We Do Not Believe In The Apparitions by Christopher Gaul (Oct. 3, 2002)
Catholic Review Oct. 3, 2002 Note: it is implied that The Mercy Foundation belongs to Dr. Talone- Sullivan! We do not believe in the apparitions By Christopher Gaul Review associate editor An archdiocesan theological commission investigating messages alleged to have been delivered to Gianna Talone-Sullivan by the Blessed Virgin Mary has concluded that there is nothing supernatural going on and that, in fact, there are negative elements contained in some of the apocalyptic prophecies she has made public. In a letter sent to the visionary Sept. 24 at her home near Emmitsburg, the archdioceses judicial vicar and cardinals delegate for canonical affairs, Monsignor Jeremiah F. Kenney, informed Dr. Talone-Sullivan that Cardinal William H. Keeler accepts the findings of the three-priest commission and has instructed that no Catholic church properties may be used for the purpose of providing a platform for any activities associated with the alleged apparitions. We do not believe in the apparitions, Monsignor Kenney told The Catholic Review. On Sept. 27 Cardinal Keeler sent a letter to the pastor of St. Joseph, Emmitsburg, informing him of the commissions decision. It was at St. Joseph that Dr. Talone-Sullivan claimed to receive messages from the Virgin Mary during Thursday evening prayer services beginning in 1993 until September 2000 when the archdiocese banned them. In the letter to Father William OBrien, C.M., Cardinal Keeler quoted the commission as stating that, given the present circumstances throughout the world of what may be called a growing addiction to the spectacular, we think that the Church should not promote or encourage persons claiming to have extraordinary channels to God. In response, Dr. Talone-Sullivan, who has a doctorate degree in pharmacology, said she is grateful for the time, devotion and commitment, which the commission undertook in reviewing and studying the alleged experiences and events. It is, she further stated, a great gift to belong to the Catholic Church, and we are always safe when we bow in obedience under her wing. However, she maintained that her regular apparitions and messages were and continue to be real. In an open letter to those who have followed her messages, Dr. Talone-Sullivan said, We ask forgiveness from you if any misunderstanding or confusion has been caused to you or your family as a result of the lessons and messages that have been given to me by Our Lord and Our Lady. The archdiocese and the commission were also critical of a video called, Unbridled Mercy, produced by Dr. Talone-Sullivans Mercy Foundation, in which references are made to a eucharistic spiritual reign where the Child Jesus will usher in a kingdom of peace. The commission noted that such a spirituality is not the traditional Church teaching about the eucharistic mystery. It may well be a comforting devotion for the visionary, the commission stated, but it cannot claim to be a private revelation of divine inspiration, to be presented as a divine message for the public. Married to a physician, Dr. Michael Sullivan, Dr. Talone-Sullivan is the founder of the Mission of Mercy, based in Fairfield, Pa., near Emmitsburg. It is a non-profit mobile medical program that works to provide free medical and dental care to the poor, homeless, uninsured and underinsured patients in central and Western Maryland. After first receiving private revelations in Scottsdale in 1987, Dr. Talone-Sullivan said she began to receive messages in 1988 that she said the Virgin Mary wanted to be made public. She said that from Dec. 19, 1989, to the present time, Our Lady has appeared and spoken to her nearly every night (except Fridays) during her private prayer, and during nearly every weekly public prayer group in both Scottsdale, Ariz., and since November 1993 at St. Joseph, Emmitsburg, In 1989 Bishop Thomas OBrien of Phoenix formed an investigative commission to look into Dr. Talone-Sullivans reported apparitions and messages and later announced that the diocese neither supported nor condemned the events. The bishop wrote that people were free to believe in private revelations if you wish. The Archdiocese of Baltimore remained silent on the events in Emmitsburg until Aug. 30, 1995, when Monsignor Kenney said that because a diocesan investigation in Arizona had uncovered nothing contrary to faith Baltimore was neutral on the matter at this time. Events at St. Josephs parish accommodated the growing crowds which averaged some 600 people every Thursday evening, growing to about 1,000 during the summer months. After the archdiocese ordered the cessation of the Thursday prayer service, which Dr. Talone Sullivan accepted in obedience, she stopped publishing the messages she claimed to receive from the Virgin Mary until this past August when she again began to post them on an
[JOYnet] Prayer Request
Hello guys, Please pray for the church in America At the end of Mass today, we were asked by the Cardinal of our Archdiocese to pray many Rosaries for the Bishops who are to meet on Thursday in Dallas. I'm posting to ask that you join us in praying the Rosary for them and for the Church in America. We were reminded of the power of the Rosary throughout the ages used in time of trouble and sorrow. Please pray as many Rosaries as you can this week, in the car on the way to work, while you wash dishes, while at Adoration, wherever you are, even one decade will help. The Church needs your prayers. With the Rosary, we can find peace and much aid. peace and all good, Gail Jento _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Dance During the Mass
Liturgical Dance Aerobics Scores High With Seniors by Bobby Jo Clifford St. Petersburg Senior Gazette First there was the old Shaker tune, I Danced in the Morning. Then there was Michael Flattley and The Lord of the Dance. Oh, and we mustn't forget last year's country hit, I Hope you Dance. It seems everyone wants to shake their groove thing these days. Well, now one area Catholic Church is incorporating dance into Sunday liturgy. From Chicken Dinners to Chicken Dance Folks at Our Lady of the Palms parish, St. Petersburg, Florida, have seen quite a change in their parish this last year. The parish that was made up of mostly retirees, a.k.a. snowbirds as we call 'em, has more then doubled in size. Now they have twice the amount of senior citizens. What caused a parish that could barely support itself by selling Knights of Columbus Chicken dinners to turn into one of the most well known places in all of Jed Bush's state? Did they add another Bingo? No. Did they return to a Latin mass? No. The secret came from a little town close to the Appalachians. Dancing Queen I've always known I was meant to do something special, said Glenn Reen, music director at Our Lady of the Palms. I just didn't figure out what it was until after I turned the big 4-0. Reen has revolutionized Palms by creating a liturgical dance program. Every week during mass, a dancer helps lead in the procession and helps take up the offertory. We always had liturgical dancers at the parish I came from, Reen explained. When I came here to Palms, I have to admit, I was shocked they knew nothing about it. We tried some cold run-throughs, but let me just say the seniors, bless their hearts, didn't pick it up too well. That's when I decided to institute the liturgical dancing classes. What started out as simple one-on-one training with only three people has grown into daily classes of nearly forty participants. I've always been a big fan of Richard Simmons, said Reen. It's just amazing how that guy can motivate people. So I thought to myself, here's my chance! I can teach dance, which is something I've been doing since I was a boy in the mountains, and I can give these seniors a good workout. Reen's program, Sweatin' with the Spirit has become extremely popular. We teach all the basics of liturgical dance, said Reen. When to stretch, when to extend your hand out, and when to do a few quick running steps. Last Dance Reen's classes have given many seniors a renewed sense of importance and a profound new lease on life. I was close to entering myself in a nursing home, said Ted Braski, a retired automotive worker and recent liturgical dancer. I was sick of hearing my wife's voice nagging me to get off the couch and fix this or go do that. Then I heard about liturgical dancing. I asked Glenn if it involved a partner. He said no. I said you've got yourself one liturgical dancer! Another member of Reen's dancing team, Helen Merrow, also enjoys the soothing nature of liturgical dancing. I like it because it makes me feel like a ballerina. I feel like a ballerina. When I dance for God, I feel like a ballerina. Indeed the movements in liturgical dancing are often graceful and low impact. It is the perfect non-stressful workout. This probably explains Reen's success with stroke victims. You should have seen me when I first tried dancing, said William Stanton, a recent stroke victim. I could hardly lift one of my hands above my head. But after training with Glenn, I am much more flexible and am able to use both hands just fine. I can even lift that bowl of hot spoke over my head now. Do You Love Me, Now That I Can Dance? With new classes forming nearly every few weeks, there appears to be no end in sight for the massive popularity of liturgical dance aerobics. However, Reen doesn't want people to get the wrong idea. I want everyone to know that liturgical dancing is for Catholics and Protestants alike, said Reen. I know some Protestants don't believe in dancing, but I also now some Catholics who think that a mass has to be a boring affair. It's time to spice things up a little bit. And for a bunch of snow bird Catholics, that's just what Reen has done. If you would like Reen's liturgical dancing aerobics to come to your parish, you can purchase a video cassette tape of Sweatin' with the Spirit 367 Lee St., St. Petersburg Florida, 45629 care of Glenn Reen _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Mother Teresa
THis is long but worth it. Edward W. Desmond in 1989 for Time magazine . Time: What did you do this morning? Mother Teresa: Pray. Time: When did you start? Mother Teresa: Half-past four Time: And after prayer Mother Teresa: We try to pray through our work by doing it with Jesus, for Jesus, to Jesus. That helps us to put our whole heart and soul into doing it. The dying, the cripple, the mental, the unwanted, the unloved they are Jesus in disguise. Time: People know you as a sort of religious social worker. Do they understand the spiritual basis of your work? Mother Teresa: I don't know. But I give them a chance to come and touch the poor. Everybody has to experience that. So many young people give up everything to do just that. This is something so completely unbelievable in the world, no? And yet it is wonderful. Our volunteers go back different people. Time: Does the fact that you are a woman make your message more understandable? Mother Teresa: I never think like that. Time: But don't you think the world responds better to a mother? Mother Teresa: People are responding not because of me, but because of what we're doing. Before, people were speaking much about the poor, but now more and more people are speaking to the poor. That's the great difference. The work has created this. The presence of the poor is known now, especially the poorest of the poor, the unwanted, the loved, the uncared-for. Before, nobody bothered about the people in the street. We have picked up from the streets of Calcutta 54,000 people, and 23,000 something have died in that one room [at Kalighat]. Time: Why have you been so successful? Mother Teresa: Jesus made Himself the bread of life to give us life. That's where we begin the day, with Mass. And we end the day with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. I don't think that I could do this work for even one week if I didn't have four hours of prayer every day. Time: Humble as you are, it must be an extraordinary thing to be a vehicle of God's grace in the world. Mother Teresa: But it is His work. I think God wants to show His greatness by using nothingness. Time: You are nothingness? Mother Teresa: I'm very sure of that. Time: You feel you have no special qualities? Mother Teresa: I don't think so. I don't claim anything of the work. It's His work. I'm like a little pencil in His hand. That's all. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do it. The pencil has only to be allowed to be used. In human terms, the success of our work should not have happened, no? That is a sign that it's His work, and that He is using others as instruments - all our Sisters. None of us could produce this. Yet see what He has done. Time: What is God's greatest gift to you? Mother Teresa: The poor people. Time: How are they a gift? Mother Teresa: I have an opportunity to be with Jesus 24 hours a day. Time: Here in Calcutta, have you created a real change? Mother Teresa: I think so. People are aware of the presence and also many, many, many Hindu people share with us. They come and feed the people and they serve the people. Now we never see a person lying there in the street dying. It has created a worldwide awareness of the poor. Time: Beyond showing the poor to the world, have you conveyed any message about how to work with the poor? Mother Teresa: You must make them feel loved and wanted. They are Jesus for me. I believe in that much more than doing big things for them. Time: What's your greatest hope here in India? Mother Teresa: To give Jesus to all. Time: But you do not evangelize in the conventional sense of the term. Mother Teresa: I'm evangelizing by my works of love. Time: Is that the best way? Mother Teresa: For us, yes. For somebody else, something else. I'm evangelizing the way God wants me to. Jesus said go and preach to all the nations. We are now in so many nations preaching the Gospel by our works of love. By the love that you have for one another will they know you are my disciples. That's the preaching that we are doing, and I think that is more real. Time: Friends of yours say that you are disappointed that your work has not brought more conversions in this great Hindu nation. Mother Teresa: Missionaries don't think of that. They only want to proclaim the Word of God. Numbers have nothing to do with it. But the people are putting prayer into action by coming and serving the people. Continually people are coming to feed and serve, so many, you go and see. Everywhere people are helping. We don't know the future. But the door is already open to Christ. There may not be a big conversion like that, but we don't know what is happening in the soul. Time: What do you think of Hinduism? Mother Teresa: I love all religions, but I am in love with my own. No discussion. That's what we have to prove to them. Seeing what I do, they realize that I am in love with Jesus. Time: And they should love Jesus
[JOYnet] Proud Catholic Mothers
Proud Catholic Mothers Four Catholic ladies were having coffee. The first Catholic woman told her friends, My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him 'Father.' The second Catholic woman chirped, My son is a bishop. Whenever he walks into a room, people call him 'Your Grace.' The third Catholic womam said, Well, my son is a cardinal. Whenever he walks into a room, people say 'Your Eminence.' The fourth Catholic woman sipped her coffee in silence. The first three women gave her this subtle, Well..? So she replied, My son is a gorgeous, 6' 2 hard- great body. When he walks into a room, people say, 'Oh my Lord!' _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] 23rd Psalm
Timmy was a little five year old boy that his Mom loved very much and, being a worrier, she was concerned about him walking to school when he started Kindergarten. She walked him to school the couple of days but when he came home one day, he told his mother that he did not want her walking him to school everyday. He wanted to be like the big boys. He protested loudly, so she had an idea of how to handle it. She asked a neighbor, Mrs. Goodnest, if she would surreptitiously follow her son to school, at a distance behind him that he would not likely notice, but close enough to keep a watch on him. Mrs. Goodnest said that since she was up early with her toddler anyway, it would be a good way for them to get some exercise as well so she agreed. The next school day, Mrs. Goodnest and her little girl, Marcy, set out following behind Timmy as he walked to school with another neighbor boy he knew. She did this for the whole week. As the boys walked and chatted, kicking stones and twigs, the little friend of Timmy noticed that this same lady was following them as she seemed to do every day all week. Finally, he said to Timmy, Have you noticed that lady following us all week? Do you know her? Timmy nonchalantly replied, Yea, I know who she is. The little friend said, Well who is she? That's just Shirley Goodnest Timmy said. Shirley Goodnest? Who the heck is she and why is she following us? Well, Timmy explained, every night my Mom makes me say the 23rd Psalm with my prayers cuz she worries about me so much. And in it, the prayer psalm says, 'Shirley Goodnest and Marcy shall follow me all the days of my life.' So I guess I'll just have to get used to it. _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Cute
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES A Sunday school teacher was teaching her class about the difference between right and wrong. All right children, let's take another example, she said. If I were to get into a man's pocket and take his billfold with all his money, what would I be? Little Johnny raises his hand, and with a confident smile, he blurts out, You'd be his wife! At Sunday School they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam's ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as though he were ill, and said, Johnny what is the matter? Little Johnny responded, I have a pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife. _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Last Days of St. Rita
St. Rita During the last four years of her life, Rita was confined to bed and was able to eat so little that she was practically sustained on the Eucharist alone. One of those who visited her some months before her death - a relative from her hometown of Roccaporena - was privileged to witness firsthand the extraordinary things wrought by Rita's requests. When asked whether she had any special desires, Rita asked only that a rose from the garden of her parent's home be brought to her. It was a small favor to ask, but quite an impossible one to grant in the month of January! Nevertheless, on returning home the woman discovered, much to her amazement, a single, brightly-colored blossom on the bush where the nun said it would be. Picking it, she returned immediately to the monastery and presented it to Rita, who gave thanks to God for this sign of His love. Thus the saint of the thorn became the advocate of all those whose own requests seem impossible as well. Having faithfully and lovingly responded to God's many invitations to her in the course of her seventy-six years, Rita returned to him in peace on May 22, 1457. As a special sign of God's favor, granted to only a small number of those the Church has raised to sainthood, Rita's body has remained incorrupt over the centuries. It is venerated today in the shrine next to the monastery in Cascia, which now bears her name. Her feast is observed on the anniversary of her death. Rita is invoked as the Saint of the Impossible because of the exemplary way in which she met with the many difficulties and crosses in her own life, and turned them into instruments of growth in holiness before God. Saint Rita leaves with us her message of forgiveness, peace, love, suffering, humility and joy. http://www.geocities.com/sistersofstrita/rita.html Prayer to St. Rita Feast Day: May 22 (patron of impossible cases) Holy patroness of those in need, Saint Rita, so humble, pure and patient, whose pleadings with the Divine Spouse are irresistible, obtain for us from your Crucified Jesus our request (mention it). Be gracious toward us for the greater glory of God and we promise to honor you and sing your praises forever. Amen. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Love of Eternal Wisdom
This document explains how Jesus Christ, the eternal Wisdom was active before, during and after the story of Creation. http://www.ewtn.com/library/Montfort/LEW.HTM Jento _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] New Web Site for Pieta Prayer Book online
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/rafaelmarie/ThePieta/athepieta.html _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Prayer Request
From: Sanad_Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jase Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hi Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:39:53 +0530 Can you do a favour for me, Pls post thus prayer request in the Joy Net Today... Some of the Nursing staff are attending an interview today in Hbad for the placement in Singapore.. Pls do pray for them. With Prayers, Sanath Henry ** This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. ** _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Counting Pecans
Counting Pecans On the outskirts of town, there was a big old pecan tree by the cemetery fence. One day two boys filled up a bucket with nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me, said one boy. Several were dropped and rolled down towards the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, One for you, one for me. One for you and one for me. He just knew what it was. Oh my, he shuddered, it's Satan and the Lord dividing the souls at the cemetery. He jumped back on his bike and rode off. Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. Come here quick, said the boy, you won't believe what I heard. Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls. The man said, Beat it, kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk? When the boy insisted, though, the man hobbled to the cemetery. Standing by the fence they heard, One for you, one for me. One for you, one for, me. The man whispered, Boy, you've been telling the truth. Let's see if we can see the devil himself. Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, but were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought-iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of Satan. At last they heard, One for you, one for me. And one last one for you. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence, and we'll be done. They say the old guy made it back to town 5 minutes before the boy. _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Executive Hell
One day while walking down the street a highly successful executive was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself. Welcome to Heaven, said St.Peter. Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we've never once had an executive make it this far and we're not really sure what to do with you. No problem, just let me in. said the woman. Well, I'd like to, but I have higher orders. What we're going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven and then you can choose whichever one you want to spend an eternity in. Actually, I think I've made up my mind...I prefer to stay in Heaven, said the woman. Sorry, we have rules... And with that St. Peter put the executive in an elevator and it went down-down-down to hell. The doors opened and she found herself stepping out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club and standing in front of her were all her friends - fellow executives that she had worked with and they were all dressed in evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks and they talked about old times. They played an excellent round of golf and at night went to the country club where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner. She met the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kinda cute) and she had a great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved good- bye as she got on the elevator. The elevator went up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly Gates and found St. Peter waiting for her. Now it's time to spend a day in heaven, he said. So she spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing the harp and singing. She had a great time and before she knew it her 24 hours were up and St. Peter came and got her. So, you've spent a day in hell and you've spent a day in heaven. Now you must choose your eternity, he said. The woman paused for a second and then replied, Well, I never thought I'd say this, I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell. So St. Peter escorted her to the elevator and again she went down-down-down back to Hell. When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and Filth. She saw her friends were dressed in rags and were picking up the garbage and putting it in sacks. The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her. I don't understand, stammered the woman, yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we danced and had a great time. Now all there is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable. The Devil looked at her and smiled. Yesterday we were recruiting you; today you're staff. _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Teresa Neumann
TERESA NEUMANN Teresa Neumann was born on Good Friday, April 8, 1898 in Konnersreuth, in northeastern Bavaria. She was the first child in a family of ten children. Her parents owned a small farm, but they were not exactly well off. Teresa's father supplemented the income by working as a tailor. Teresa's parents were devout Roman Catholics, as were the rest of the inhabitants of tiny Konnersreuth. Although Teresa received a strong Catholic education, there was never anything remarkable to set her apart from the rest of her peers. She was quiet, well behaved, but enjoyed games and good joke now and then. She had a great love of nature in all its forms, and especially enjoyed the companionship of the animals on the farm. She was robust in health and became a great help to her parents in raising her younger brothers and sisters. This became especially necessary when her father was conscripted to fight in World War I. She also did most of the farm work. Teresa found nothing too difficult, and enjoyed the heavy work farming entailed. But when a fire broke out in a neighbor's barn, Teresa spent two solid hours standing on a stool and lifting pails of water to a person higher up in the stable who was fighting the fire. She collapsed from exhaustion and fell to the floor. As a result she suffered partial paralysis and severe leg cramps from the fall. Even the most skillful doctors were unable to relieve her infirmities. But Teresa was not a quitter. She was so determined to recover from the affliction that she forced herself to do as much as she could with her disability. She fell repeatedly while she was at it, until one day she fell down the basement stairs. From this resulted a period of fainting spells and blindness. Confined to bed, she developed bedsores so deep her bones were exposed. Feeling herself a burden to her family whom she could no longer support, she offered herself to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus to suffer in true submission to Him for the conversion of sinners. She spent years in this condition. Although Teresa Neumann had been named after St.Teresa of Avila, she was personally devoted to St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower, who had died the same year Teresa was born. On the day of Therese of Lisieux's beatification, on Sunday, April 29, 1923, at the exact moment the Pope beatified the French nun in Rome, Teresa Neumann completely received her eyesight back. When Blessed Therese of Lisieux was officially canonized a Saint on May 17, 1925, the Saint carried on a dialogue with Teresa Neumann. St. Therese asked her if she wanted to be completely cured. Teresa Neumann replied she only wanted what God wanted, whether that was to be sick or to be well. St. Therese told her not to be afraid, because she would suffer greatly in the future, but that she would help her from Heaven. When the conversation finished, Teresa rose from her bed completely cured, after six and a half years of paralysis and bedsores. Doctors attested to the instantaneousness of the cure, particularly of the deep bedsores which they saw vanish in seconds before their very eyes. On the First Friday of Lent, March 5, 1926, Teresa had a weak spell which confined her to bed. She then experienced a vision of Jesus with three of His Apostles on Mt. Olivet. After the vision, she noticed she was bleeding from her side, from a wound just above her heart. She hid the wound from her family, and washed her nightgown and bedclothes in secret so they wouldn't see the blood. However, the next Friday, March 12, Teresa went into ecstasy again, only this time one of her sisters was present in the room when it occurred. While Teresa was in ecstasy, the wound reopened and bled again. During this vision, Teresa saw Jesus being scourged at the pillar, after the command of Pontius Pilate. The same thing repeated on the third Friday of Lent, March 19, during which vision Teresa saw the Crown of Thorns cruelly fastened to Jesus's Head by the soldiers On the fourth Friday, March 26, in addition to the wound in her side, Teresa received the first of the nail Wounds, in her left hand. Her hand and her side bled so profusely she and her sister could no longer keep it a secret from their parents. During the vision on this day, Teresa saw Our Lord's tremendous suffering in dragging His Cross on His Shoulder all the way to Calvary where He would be crucified. At midnight on Holy Thursday, 1926, Teresa went into ecstasy and mystically underwent the entire Passion of Jesus Christ beginning with His Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane until 3pm on Good Friday, when Our Savior died on the Cross. At the moment when Jesus sweat blood in the Garden (St. Luke 22:43-44), blood oozed from the pores in Teresa's scalp. When He was scourged at the pillar (St. John 19:1), welts and oozing sores appeared all over Teresa's body. When He was nailed to the Cross, holes burst open in both her hands and her feet and bled profusely. Her head was running
[JOYnet] Miracle Recalled
Sunday, March 31, 2002 Miraculous Cure Recalled By ANGELA MOSCONI Special to The News retired New York City firefighter who beat cancer says he's alive today thanks to the miracles performed by a Catholic priest who will soon be made a saint. What is particularly unusual about the claims by Anthony Fuina, 67, is that the man he says he owes his life to - Blessed Padre Pio - had died nearly 30 years before Fuina encountered him on a Long Island street. Fuina's story, including his medical records, were forwarded by the Diocese of Rockville Centre to the Vatican as part of the evidence for Padre Pio's sainthood. The Italian Franciscan priest will be canonized by Pope John Paul on June 16. Fuina's amazing tale begins on March 7, 1997, after he had been diagnosed with a large bleeding tumor in his colon. He was driving on Division Ave., near his Massapequa home, to a real estate appointment. Later that day, he was to see his doctor and learn of his biopsy results. A Bearded Stranger Although Fuina had never picked up hitchhikers before, for some inexplicable reason, he stopped for a bearded stranger. The man had asked to be taken to a nearby church, Maria Regina, on Jerusalem Ave. about a mile away. I approached Hicksville Road, and right there was this figure waving to me, recalled Fuina, choking back tears. Although Fuina was rushing to an appointment, he said he felt compelled to offer the man a ride. I felt an immediate tie to this man whom I did not know, he said. When he got into my car, I couldn't believe it, added Fuina. The whole car lit up. He looked at me and said, 'Something is wrong - do you care to tell me about it?' He started to pray over me in the biblical way of tongues and he blessed me. He put his hand right where the tumor was below my chest. I was electrified, said Fuina, a father of five. I had such a euphoria about me. As soon as he stopped praying, every hair on my body stood up, and I had every conceivable goosebump you could imagine. Fuina said he felt a warmth where his tumor was located. I started saying 'Oh my God, Oh my God.' I couldn't believe it, he said. It was the most beautiful sensation I've ever had in my entire life. All he could do was cry tears of joy. He begged the stranger to tell him who he was, and all he replied was, I am a servant of God. Before leaving, the mysterious man told him, The Holy Spirit has entered upon you. You are healed. After dropping the stranger off, Fuina wanted to go back, but when he looked in his mirror, the man was gone. Fuina's spirits were buoyed when he learned that his tumor was benign. A short time later, his doctors were mystified when they sought to remove the large growth - only to find that it had vanished as quickly as the stranger who left his car. Three years later, his fortunes took a turn for the worse when he was told by doctors at North Shore University Hospital that he had incurable esophagus cancer and only had months to live. Just before oncologists embarked upon a drastic campaign to save his life, Fuina's daughter Nancy gave him a wallet-sized picture given to her at a prayer group that day. The snapshot made Fuina's jaw drop - it was a perfect likeness of the stranger he picked up three years previously. Who is this man? Who is this man? Fuina yelled at his daughter. Nancy patiently explained that the man was Padre Pio, a priest known for his healing powers and who also bore the stigmata - marks like the bloody wounds on the crucified body of Christ - for 50 years. Doctors Amazed More puzzling still was this revelation: Padre Pio died on Sept. 23, 1968, in a remote mountaintop monastery in southern Italy. To many, Fuina's insistence that the stranger in his car was Padre Pio might seem absurd. And yet, Padre Pio was renowned during his lifetime among believers as having the power of bilocation - being in two places at once. Regardless of who the stranger was, doctors were stunned three months later, in August 2000, to find that Fuina had rallied from the brink of death and that he had no trace of cancer. He had very advanced esophogaus cancer, said his radiologist-oncologist, Dr. Mitchell Karten of the Nassau University Medical Center. I'm a person of faith, and I do believe things are attainable through prayer. His chances of being cured were very, very remote. It's possible it was a miracle. Fuina has no doubt that it was the long-dead priest who had visited him three years earlier who cured him. I know who my cure was, said Fuina. My cure is Padre Pio. He has changed our lives forever, he added, referring to himself and his family. When Fuima and his wife, Barbara, join an expected million worshipers in Rome for Padre Pio's canonization in June, there will be one more sweet irony: The celebration will occur on their 40th wedding anniversary. _ Join the worlds largest e-mail
[JOYnet] The flying Monk
Many Allied aviation pilots of various nationalities (English, American, Polish, Palestinian) and of varied religions (Catholic, Orthodox, Moslem, Protestant, Jewish) who during the Second World War, after September 8, 1943, were based in Bari to undertake missions on Italian territory, testified to an amazing occurrence. Each time, while fulfilling their Italian military mission, they approached the zone of the Gargano, in the environs of San Giovanni Rotondo, they saw in the sky a Friar, who in stretching out his wounded hands, prevented them from dropping their bombs. Foggia and almost all of the centers of Puglia were subjected to repeated bombardment; on San Giovanni Rotondo not one bomb fell. This event, which is to say the least unheard of, was directly witnessed by the general of Aeronautica Italiana Bernardo Rosini, who at that time was part of the United Air Command operating out of Bari with the Allied air forces. Each time that the pilots returned from their missions, General Rosini told me, they spoke of this Friar that appeared in the sky and diverted their airplanes, making them turn back. Everyone laughed at these incredulous stories. But since the episodes kept recurring, the Commanding General decided to intervene personally. He took command of a squadron of bombers to destroy a cache of German war materials that was said to be right in San Giovanni Rotondo. Up until that time, no one had ever succeeded in going in that direction because of the presence in the air of that mysterious phantasm which forced the airplanes back. Since this had been happening for some time, at the base there was much apprehension. We were all curious to see the results of this operation. When the squadron returned, we went over to ask what had occurred. The American general was quite upset. He recounted that as soon as they arrived near the target, he and his pilots had seen rising up into the sky the figure of a monk with his hands held high. The bombs dropped all by themselves, falling in the woods, and the planes turned in retreat, without any intervention on the part of the pilots. That evening, the episode was the main topic of conversation. Everyone was wondering who was this specter which the airplanes mysteriously obeyed. Someone said to the Commanding general that at San Giovanni there lived a Priest with the stigmata whom everyone considered a saint, and that perhaps he was the very one responsible for diverting the planes. The general found this hard to believe, but as soon as it was possible, he wished to go there to find out. After the war, the general, accompanied by a few pilots, arrived at the Capuchin Convent. As soon as he crossed the threshold of the sacristy, he found himself facing a number of Friars, among whom he recognized immediately the one who had stopped his airplanes. Padre Pio went up to meet him, and putting a hand on his shoulders, said to him: So it is you, the one who wished to do away with all of us. Astonished at seeing and hearing the Friar, the general kneeled before him. Padre Pio had spoken in his usual Benevento dialect, but the general was convinced that the Priest has spoken in English. The two became friends. The general, who was a Protestant, converted to Catholicism. _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Finally Humans are cloned
It didn't come unexpected... First cloned baby is the son of rich Arab, says doctor Sunday, 07 April 2002, CET 09:00 News.telegraph.co.uk report that Dr Antinori have confirmed that the embryo is the clone of a VIP and that he had been experimenting to produce human clones in an Islamic country. Dr Antinori, has told Giancarlo Calzolari, a friend and science reporter at Il Tempo newspaper in Rome, that the pregnancy is real and that he has a limitless supply of money for his experiments. Mr Calzolari said that he had been contacted by the doctor on Friday. He told me it was a clone of an important, wealthy personality, Mr Calzolari said. However, he was vague when I asked him the name of the woman and to at least describe the father. He would only say that he was a grosso personaggio [a big cheese]. The doctor added, 'I have at my disposal whatever amount of money is needed to reach the result. Imagine, it has been possible to carry out in a Muslim country a kind of research that was impossible to do in the West.' L Ed. CellNEWS _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] A Prayer for those who have too much
A prayer for those who have too much While I was deciding which oat bran cereal to eat this morning, you were searching the ground for leftover grains from the passing wheat trucks. While I was jogging at the health center, you were working in the wealthy landowner's fields under a scorching sun. While I was choosing between diet and regular soda, your parched lips were yearning for the touch of water. While I complained about the poor service in the gourmet restaurant, you were gratefully receiving a bowl of rice. While I poured my fresh and better detergent in the washing machine, you stood in the river with your bundle of clothes. While I watched the evening news on my wide screen television set, you were being terrorized and taunted by a dictatorship government. While I read the newspaper and drank my cup of streaming coffee, you walked the dusty hot miles to the tiny, crowded school room to try to learn how to read. While I scanned the ads for a bargain on an extra piece of clothing, you woke up and put on the same shirt and pants that you have worn for many months. While I built a 14 room house for the three of us, your family of 10 found shelter in a one-room hut. While I went to church last Sunday and felt more than slightly bored, you looked out upon the earth and those around you and felt gratitude to GOD for being alive for one more day. My brothers and sisters, forgive me for my arrogance and my indifference. Forgive me for my greed of always wanting newer, bigger and better things. Forgive me for not doing my part to change the unjust systems that keep you suffering and impoverished. I offer you my promise to become more aware of your situation and to change my lifestyle as I work for transformation of our world. Servite Sr. Joyce Rupp, author, most recently of Dear Heart, Come Home, wrote the above after visits to Guatemala and Liberia. Jento _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] The Stones Cry Out: Archeology
The Stones Cry Out: CC By Chuck Colson Chairman of Prison Fellowship Ministries March 28, 2002 Crosswalk.com News Channel - A few years ago, people exploring caves outside Jerusalem came across the find of a lifetime: an ancient burial cave containing the remains of a crucified man. This find is only one in a series of finds that overturn a century-old scholarly consensus. That consensus held that the Gospels are almost entirely proclamation, and contain little, if any, real history. The remains belonged to a man who had been executed in the first century A.D., that is, from the time of Jesus. As Jeffrey Sheler writes in his book Is the Bible True? the skeleton confirms what the evangelists wrote about Jesus' death and burial in several important ways. First, location -- scholars had long doubted the biblical account of Jesus' burial. They believed that crucified criminals were tossed in a mass grave and then devoured by wild animals. But this man, a near contemporary of Jesus, was buried in the same way the Bible says Jesus was buried. Then there's the physical evidence from the skeleton. The man's shinbones appeared to have been broken. This confirms what John wrote about the practice of Roman executioners. They would break the legs of the crucified to hasten death, something from which Jesus, already dead, was spared. This point is particularly noteworthy, since scholars have long dismissed the details of John's Passion narrative as theologically motivated embellishments. Another part of John's Gospel that archeology has recently corroborated is the story of Jesus healing the lame man in John 5. John describes a five-sided pool just inside the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem where the sick came to be healed. Since no other document of antiquity -- including the rest of the Bible -- mentions such a place, skeptics have long argued that John simply invented the place. But as Sheler points out, when archeologists decided to dig where John said that the pool had been located, they found a five-sided pool. What's more, the pool contained shrines to the Greek gods of healing. Apparently John didn't make up the pool, after all. The dismissal of biblical texts without bothering to dig points to a dirty little secret about a lot of scholarly opinion: Much of the traditional suspicion of the biblical text can only be called a prejudice. That is, it's a conclusion arrived at before one has the facts. Scholars long assumed that the Bible, like other documents of antiquity, was essentially propaganda, what theologian Rudolf Bultmann called kerygma or proclamation. But this prejudice does an injustice to biblical faith. Central to that faith are history and memory. Christians believe that God has acted, and continues to act, in history. For us, remembering what God has done is an act of worship -- something that brings us closer to God. Thus, while these discoveries in the desert may come as a surprise to some skeptics, they're no surprise to Christians. While archeology alone cannot bring a person to faith, these finds are an eloquent argument for not dismissing the truth of Scripture before at least examining the evidence -- because, as we are learning every day, Jesus meant it when he said that the very stones will cry out. For further reading: Jeffrey Sheler, Is the Bible True? (HarperCollins, 1999). Visit the Biblical Archaeology Society website. Randall Price, The Stones Cry Out: How Archeology Confirms the Truth of the Bible (Harvest House, 1997). Copyright 2002 Prison Fellowship Ministries. All Rights Reserved. _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Rabits Cloned
Hope they don't clone us... Rabbits Cloned: Read the original report at Nature Biotechnology: http://www.biotech.nature.com/ French Researchers Clone Rabbits (AP) ...The team said cloning rabbits, when linked to the genetic modification of the donor cells,... - Mar 29 11:30 PM ET By The Associated Press French scientists say they have successfully cloned rabbits from adult cells for the first time. The team produced six clones, and four developed normally with two dying. Two of the cloned offspring were later mated naturally, resulting in separate litters of seven and eight bunnies. Scientists reported their results in the April issue of the journal Nature Biotechnology. The team was based at France's National Institute for Agriculture Research in Jouy-en-Josas. _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] For all those who suffer
I wonder what the world would be like if there were not innocent people making reparation for us all...? Today the Passion of Christ is being relived in the lives of those who suffer. To accept that suffering is a gift of God. Suffering is not a punishment.Suffering is a gift-though, like all gifts, it depends on how we receive it. And that is why we need a pure heart-to see the hand of God, to feel the hand of God,to recognize the gift of God in our suffering. Suffering is not a punishment.Jesus does not punish.Suffering is a sign-a sign that we have to come close to Jesus on the cross that He can kiss us, show us that He is in love with us by giving us an opportunity to share in His passion.Suffering is not a punishment, nor a fruit of sin; it is a gift of God. He allows us to share in His suffering and to make up for the sins of the world. ~ Mother Teresa The Best Gift Is Love Jento _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Friendship
John 12:1-11 http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/032502.htm Jesus chose to spend His last peaceful day with his dearest and closest friends. He can relax around them. They are not going to pick a fight with Him. They are not trying to trap Him. If He wants to rest, they will minister to His needs and desires. What a great example of caring friendship! Look at how they dined. It was no simple meal of pita bread and dates, but a banquet! Jesus taught by His own example that we should live in humble simplicity, and yet He also enjoyed a fancy meal with lots of trimmings and gourmet dishes. And He certainly appreciated the luxury of the perfume His friend Mary used on Him. He did not say: Oh, you shouldn't have! He was very gracious in accepting without question the gifts that His friends gave to Him. What a wonderful example of genuine friendship this was. It didn't matter how expensive or frugal the gift; what mattered was the level of friendship in which it was shared. In true friendship, we give service and gifts to each other simply because we love each other. There's no equality to it, no thought of If you pay the bill at the restaurant this time, next time it's my turn or If you invite me to your $100-a-plate wedding reception, then I have to arrive bearing a gift of equal value. Mary didn't anoint Jesus because of all the good He had done for her, but rather because she loved Him. Nor did she choose which perfume to buy based on its price tag, but the beauty of its smell. She was accused of being wasteful, the gift too extravagant, but she didn't spend more than she can afford -- she was only being generous in the enthusiasm of her love. Is your friendship with Jesus like this? How we treat our ordinary friends is how we treat Jesus. Our friendship with Jesus is only as strong as our relationships with the people He has given us for friendship. Not everyone we have labeled as friends are from Jesus. And some are called to be closer than others, but Jesus gives us everything we need through holy friendships. No matter how bad things get, it is in the fellowship of true friends that we meet Jesus and kiss His feet and anoint Him with the perfume of our adoration, and it is in the fellowship of true friends that Jesus ministers to us, healing us and teaching us, dying for us and resurrecting us into victorious living. _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Jeremy's Easter Egg
Jeremy's Easter Egg Jeremy was born with a twisted body, a slow mind and a chronic, terminal illness that had been slowly killing him all his young life. Still, his parents had tried to give him as normal a life as possible and had sent him to St. Theresa's Elementary School. At the age of 12, Jeremy was only in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became exasperated with him. He would squirm in his seat, drool and make grunting noises. At other times, he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time, however, Jeremy irritated his teacher. One day, she called his parents and asked them to come to St. Theresa's for a consultation. As the Forresters sat quietly in the empty classroom, Doris said to them, Jeremy really belongs in a special school. It isn't fair to him to be with younger children who don't have learning problems. Why, there is a five-year gap between his age and that of the other students. Mrs. Forrester cried softly into a tissue while her husband spoke. Miss Miller, he said, there is no school of that kind nearby. It would be a terrible shock for Jeremy if we had to take him out of this school. We know he really likes it here. Doris sat for a long time after they left, staring at the snow outside the window, its coldness seemed to seep into her soul. She wanted to sympathize with the Forresters. After all, their only child had a terminal illness. But it wasn't fair to keep him in her class. She had 18 other youngsters to teach, and Jeremy was a distraction. Why waste any more time trying? As she pondered the situation, guilt washed over her. Oh God, she said aloud, here I am complaining when my problems are nothing compared with that poor family! Please help me to be more patient with Jeremy. Then one day he limped to her desk, dragging his bad leg behind him. I love you, Miss Miller, he exclaimed, loud enough for the whole class to hear. The other students snickered, and Doris's face turned red. She stammered, Wh-why, that's very nice, Jeremy. Now please take your seat. Spring came, and the children talked excitedly about the coming of Easter. Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to emphasize the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. Now she said to them, I want you to take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life. Do you understand? Yes, Miss Miller! the children responded enthusiastically-all except for Jeremy. He just listened intently, his eyes never left her face. He did not even make his usual noises. Had he understood what she had said about Jesus' death and resurrection? Did he understand the assignment? Perhaps she should call his parents and explain the project to them. That evening, Doris's kitchen sink stopped up. She called the landlord and waited an hour for him to come by and unclog it. After that, she still had to shop for groceries, iron a blouse and prepare a vocabulary test for the next day. She completely forgot about phoning Jeremy's parents. The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they placed their eggs in the large wicker basket on Miss Miller's desk. After they completed their math lesson, it was time to open the eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. Oh yes, a flower is certainly a sign of new life, she said. When plants peek through the ground, we know that spring is here. A small girl in the first row waved her arms. That's my egg, Miss Miller, she called out. The next egg contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that is new life, too. Little Judy smiled proudly and said, Miss Miller, that one is mine! Next, Doris found a rock with moss on it. She explained that moss, too, showed life. Billy spoke up from the back of the classroom. My daddy helped me! he beamed. Then Doris opened the fourth egg. She gasped. The egg was empty! Surely it must be Jeremy's, she thought, and, of course, he did not understand her instructions. If only she had not forgotten to phone his parents. Because she did not want to embarrass him, she quietly set the egg aside and reached for another. Suddenly Jeremy spoke up. Miss Miller, aren't you going to talk about my egg? Flustered, Doris replied, But Jeremy, your egg is empty! He looked into her eyes and said softly, Yes, but Jesus' tomb was empty too! Time stopped. When she could speak again, Doris asked him, Do you know why the tomb was empty? Oh yes! Jeremy exclaimed. Jesus was killed and put in there. Then his Father raised him up! The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the school yard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away. Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their
[JOYnet] SCRIPTURE Acts 2:38
An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, Stop! Acts 2:38! (Repent and be baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.) The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you. Scripture? replied the burglar. She said she had an ax and two 38's! PASS THIS ON TO SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A LAUGH TODAY! _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] A Virtual Retreat by Christ
A virtual retreat for all http://wordbytes.org/Lent/PassionRetreat/ _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Rosary On Good Friday
Rosary on Good Friday Imagine what might happen if every Catholic in America would pray a Rosary on the same day! We have an example from October of 1573, when Europe was saved from the invasion of the mighty Turkish fleet. Europe was saved by the praying of the Rosary by all Christians. So on Good Friday, let's all pray a Rosary for the intention of ending abortion. If possible, please pray your Rosary between noon and 3:00 p.m. If you have e-mail, please e-mail this message to every Catholic on your address list, and ask them to pass it along to every Catholic on their lists. If you don't have e-mail, please ask every Catholic you know to join in this effort. Let's unite in praying one of the most powerful prayers-on one of the holiest days- for this increasingly urgent intention. Thank you! May God bless you! P.S. After you have e-mailed or shared this message, please write it on your calendar so that you won't forget. _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Bringing up boys
Hi I had to edit his speech because it was a long one. This is very serious though and needs a lot of our prayers. --- By Dr. James Dobson © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com The world into which children are born now has become a very dangerous place. It's changed tremendously. When you and I were kids and certainly when I was a child because I'm older than most of you here the culture reinforced positive values and attempted to help parents raise those kids properly. there are many people out there today who see in children an opportunity to change the culture. And they hate for the most part they hate the Judeo-Christian value system. And children are the vulnerable ones. And if they can get control of children and if they can influence children, they can change the whole culture in one generation. And there is now a tsunami coming our way. It is breathtaking to me what's taking place. I hope you're seeing it. Well, eight days ago, one week and one day ago, the National Education Association announced its policy, that they're disseminating to school districts all over the country, that every child in every school and every classroom in the nation should be taught homosexual what I would call propaganda. A child is in school for public schools for 13 years and we're going to start in kindergarten. You think that wouldn't happen and can't happen. California's legislature has already mandated that, and, as of September when the kids came back to school, this is what happened. Every classroom of every school of every year is being taught homosexual propaganda. So they're teaching them that bisexuality is normal and that homosexuality and heterosexuality are morally equivalent. And they're teaching them many, many other concepts. They're bringing gays and lesbians into the school to teach them what a normal thing this is and answer their questions. On February 4th, 12 days ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that gay and lesbian parents, so-called, can raise children and do raise children as effectively as stable marriages where husbands and wives are committed to each other. This is the American Academy of Pediatrics? February 14th, two nights ago, you may have heard that Secretary of State Colin Powell went on MTV, broadcast internationally, and recommended that kids use condoms. And I'll quote for you. Listen carefully to the words he used: Forget about taboos. Guess whose taboos are we going to forget about? Forget about conservative ideas. Guess whose conservative ideas? With respect to what you should tell young people about, it's lives of young people that are being put at risk by unsafe sex, and therefore, protect yourself. Centers for Disease Control, an arm of the federal government, last year issued a report that the press wouldn't report on that said, Condoms do not protect against syphilis, gonorrhea, human papilloma virus, herpes, and most of the other sexually-transmitted diseases. And yet, here is the secretary of state on MTV, not the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of state making a statement like that. But on and on it goes. I saw a video the other day of children in Afghanistan and they were teaching these children how they could slit the throats of Israelis. If you teach that to 6-year-old boys, you will have violent men when they grow up. That's why there is this effort to control the minds of kids. We also know, and you know, there is almost a total disregard for the value of human life in some post-modern circles. Dr. Peter Singer is a bioethicist of all things at Princeton University. He is a tenured professor. Let me read you what he wrote. Very often, it is not wrong at all to kill a child once it has left the womb. He said, and watch the words now, Simply killing an infant is never equivalent to killing a person. That is a bioethicist at Princeton University. He was granted tenure after he made these statements. Do you know that it is a $25,000 fine to kill an eagle's egg and there's no law at all against killing a child in the latter stages of development in utero? For the full article visit http://www.worldNetDaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=26878 _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] The value of a soul
THE VALUE OF A SOUL From: Caterservice Int'l. Sdn. Bhd What is the value of a soul? I asked the Lord one day. What is its worth upon the earth? How much does one soul weigh? Then He showed me a set of scales, in perfect balance, there. And, as I watched, he filled one side, with wealth beyond compare. There was silver, gold and jewels, so beautiful and rare. The different treasures of the world, he quietly placed them there. My heart began to tremble as I watched His nail scarred hands, For on the other side of that great scale, I saw one single man. Who is that man? I asked Him, that he should have such worth? He surely must be famous and the greatest man on earth. Step closer, now, and take a look, Jesus said to me. As I drew near, I recognized a man I'd often seen. His clothes were old and ragged; in his hand he held a glass. He was our city's poorest drunk, a man of lower class. Lord, you don't know that man, I said. He's lived his life in vain. He'll bring disgrace into the church and reproach upon your name. I'd like to know him, Jesus said, but he does not know me. But if you'll help me reach him, then what a change you'll see. I'll take that wretched, sinful life and cleanse it with my blood. And when he gives his heart to me, I'll fill it with my love. His soul cannot be purchased with the wealth you've seen today. But I was sent to die for him; my blood has paid the way. He's my lost sheep, the Savior said, And I love you both the same, But if you think he's worthless, then I surely died in vain. So when you look upon someone whose life is wrecked by sin, If you'll just have compassion, then you'll share your brother's pain. You must not look upon his past or what he seems to be. But look beyond his many faults and know, I'll set him free. Don't look at him as just a man and only see his shame, But see him as a precious soul that I have died to save. This earthly wealth, the Savior said, cannot draw men to me. But I paid a price upon the cross, to set this whole world free. Author Unknown Jento Sharjah _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Scriptures
Today's Scriptures: Wisdom 2:1a, 12-22 Ps 34:17-21 and 23 John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/031502.htm Reflection: There are many ways in which Jesus presents Himself to us. Most of them are unexpected. Sometimes we don't even recognize Him. The people in today's Gospel reading failed to recognize Jesus as the Messiah because they had EXPECTATIONS of what the Messiah would be like. Sheesh! Expectations can sure mislead us! Yes, we can expect God to love us and do good for us, but when we have expectations about HOW and through WHOM He should love us and do good for us, we usually end up disappointed and feeling abandoned. Jesus is present when we suffer, but if we expect Him to remove our pain quickly to prove He cares about us, we will fail to recognize what He is doing that is more loving. We want short-cuts to healing and short-cuts to happiness, but God knows when this would be detrimental for us. Despite what our expectations insist upon, He is present to us in the long-term plan, for which someday we'll be very grateful. Jesus also comes to us in the people we don't like, but since we don't expect Him to show up in jerks and other sinners, we reject Him. It takes effort to find Jesus in persons who are behaving very unChrist-like. But He is there. He is teaching us to love the unlovable. Jesus comes to us in many illogical ways. We expect that everything God does and asks us to do will make sense. But it didn't make sense to Mary that she should become the mother of the Messiah while still a virgin. It didn't make sense to Joseph, either. And it's not logical that God would use a sinner like me to bring you these daily reflections, especially since I don't have a formal college degree, let alone a doctorate in theology. And neither is it logical that you are the right person to do the tasks that God has set before you. But if we say NO to God's plan, we are saying NO to an awesome experience of presenting Jesus to the world. Jesus is presenting Himself to you in unexpected ways today. Look for Him. Here's how to find Him when you can't see Him. Make a list of all those areas of your life where it seems like God has left the room, closed the door and forgotten about you. Wherever He seems to be failing you, abandoning you, or dismissing your needs, this is where Jesus is presenting Himself to you in UNexpected ways. He is not standing where you're looking. Turn around and look in a different direction. You might need to turn toward a direction you don't like. Where you expect disaster and more misery, unexpectedly, He is there, turning the bad into good, for your sake AND for the benefit of everyone involved. *Keep your eyes on Jesus* _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Article on Love
very nice article on love http://www.my-tgif.com/brothers-song.htm Jento Sharjah _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Brocken Wings
Contributed by Marion I had moved my porcelain figurines from one spot to another as workmen came into our house to refinish floors,paint walls and lay new carpet. My bird collection was very special to me, for my now-deceased mother had given it to me. When it was time to replace my nic nacks, I was very disappointed when I discovered my porcelain birds had sustained substantial damage... at my own hand, I might add! I tried to repair the broken wings with one type of glue after another, but to no avail. The wings were so fragile, the glues I used didn't seem to work. I couldn't fix them, so now they adorn my house in their broken state. I cannot bring myself to discard them. I remembered a lovely song which LeAnn Rimes sang called Broken Wing. It told how a female bird stayed with her mate on the onset of winter, when they should have migrated. He had a broken wing and couldn't fly, and she faithfully stayed beside him. We receive broken wings many times in our lives. There are times we are so shattered and down in heart that we feel we cannot function. We may try to glue the pieces of our brokeness together, but to no avail. Our loving heavenly Father has the glue which will work, however, and it is His enormous love. It may repair the damage to your life very quickly, or it may take much longer than you have ever imagined, but He will remain at your side during the time of healing, just as the female bird did in the song. God's love glue will repair any broken wings which life may have thrown you. So if you are feeling crushed or down hearted, allow God to fix your brokeness. Just ask for His help, and be patient as He repairs the damaged pieces. Shared by Fr. Rick of Kingston, NY Jento _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Taking Picture
Sent in by DON A little boy walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, he made his daily trek to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with thunder and lightning. The mother of the little boy felt concerned that her son would be frightened as he walked home from school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder, lightning would cut through the sky like a flaming sword. Full of concern, the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's school. As she did so, she saw her little boy walking along, but at each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile. Another and another were to follow quickly and with each the little boy would look at the streak of light and smile. When the mother's car drew up beside the child, she lowered the window and called to him,What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping? The child answered, I am trying to look nice. God keeps taking my picture. May God bless you today as you face the storms that come your way. And don't forget to SMILE! Jento Sharjah _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Seven Wonders
SEVEN WONDERS A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1. Egypt's Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter's Basilica 7. China's Great Wall While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many. The teacher said, Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help. The girl hesitated, then read, I think the Seven Wonders of the World are: 1. to touch 2. to taste 3. to see 4. to hear She hesitated a little, and then added ... 5. to feel 6. to laugh 7. and to love The room was so full of silence you could have heard a pin drop. Those things we overlook as simple and ordinary are truly wondrous Jento Sharjah _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Palestenian homes become stations of cross
BIRZEIT, West Bank, FEB. 10, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Homes in the Palestinian city of Birzeit have become Stations of the Cross, given the difficulty of Christians going to Jerusalem to pray. This experience, in a city with one of the most important Palestinian universities, is already producing spiritual fruits, Father Abouna Iyad Twal of Regina Pacis Church told ZENIT. This special way of praying the Stations of the Cross is reminding every family of Birzeit of Christ's love in these difficult times, in which each one of them has a painful story or life experience to tell, the priest said. With this initiative, we are experiencing a great spiritual lesson that, regardless of the pain and the hard time we experience in our daily lives, we have a mission to accomplish, a faith to believe in, and God's love to share and make his love real in our daily lives, he added. Father Twal said the initiative has been very positive. People were waiting in the houses to pray and keep the candle of hope lit so that one day we will celebrate the Resurrection, he said. The parish priest appealed to Catholics in other places to continue with us on this path and pray with us that one day we will realize our dream of justice and a peaceful life in the 'Land of Absent Peace.' Taken from Zenith.com Jento, Sharjah _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[JOYnet] Souls in purgatory
PRAY FOR SOULS IN PURGATORY There are more souls released from purgatory during the Consecation of the Mass than at any time. Christmas is the day of the year when most souls are delivered; then feast days of Our Lord, Our Lady and great saints. Souls receive much grace from prayers pffered for them on their birthdays, day of aptism, anniversary of death. The more we work for Poor Souls on earth teh more others will pray for us, the more merciful will Christ be with us when we're in purgatory. Our Lady asked taht we pray very much for the poor souls; that we pray: 5 Ibelieve inGod...; 1 Hail Queen...; 1 Our Father...; 1 Requiem (Eternal rest grat unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them and may they rest in peace. Amen) Jento, Sharjah _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
