Articles For Heart Mind Soul

Letter to the Editor, Critical Conversations with Customers Early Saturday morning Mrs. Fulano went to Sunbucks Coffee where the barista who was concocting her favorite caffeine jolt wanted to discuss race relations. Barista: Thank you for agreeing to discuss race together. Mrs. Fulano: Sure, I think it’s a great idea that someone is interested in talking about race relations in Del Rio. Barista: Oh, I didn’t know we were going to talk about race relations in Del Rio. I thought we were just going to talk about race relations in a broad, conceptual, generic sort of way. Mrs. Fulano: But I think we first need to start talking about race relations in our own community and then we can branch out to the rest of the country and then we can even go out to the whole wide world. Barista: Well, thank you for taking your time to talk with me about this most important issue of the day. Mrs. Fulano: Is that it? Barista: Who’s next in line? Then Mrs...

The LEGION OF MARY of the Del Rio Catholic Community under the Spiritual Direction of Father Antonio O. Moreno is inviting all Catholic adults to come visit our weekly meetings on Fridays at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Office Meeting Room. Please join us for prayer and spiritual growth. Visit “Articles For Heart Mind Soul” internet blog, a Catholic New Media Evangelization Ministry providing information, instruction and inspiration for the Del Rio Community. La Legión de María de la Comunidad Católica de Del Rio bajo la dirección espiritual del Padre Antonio O. Moreno está invitando a todos los católicos adultos para venir a visitar nuestras reuniones semanales los domingos a las 5:30 pm en la Sala de Reuniones de la Oficina de San José. Por favor, únase con nosotros para la oración y crecimiento espiritual. Visite "Articles For Heart Mind Soul” blog de internet, un Ministerio Católico de Nuevos Medios de Evangelización proporcionando información, in...

Women of the Gospel:  Friends and disciples Sponsored by  The Legion of Mary Opening Prayer:  St. Luke 1: 46-55 Topic:   Passion of Christ/ Sorrowful Mother Introduction:  Meditation on the Seven Sorrows of Mary the Mother of God promotes union with the suffering of her Son Jesus Christ.  By uniting ourselves with both the Passion of Christ and His Holy Mother, we enter into the Divine Mercy of Jesus’ heart.  By honoring Mary’s sorrows we honor Jesus greatly.  Her Sorrows accompany us to the Passion and Resurrection of her Son our Savior Jesus Christ. The Seven “Dolores” are taken from Scripture events.  Pope Pius VII in 1815 approved the Devotion of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The feast of the Seven Dolores is traditionally either the Friday of Passion Week, Which is the Friday before Good Friday, or more generally on S...

(Email received) I was walking through the cafeteria of one of the schools I am assigned to.  I tested this little girl so she stopped me.   Janeth has lost almost all hearing in both years.  She is nine and failed 3rd grade. Mom sent the doctor's report to the campus 3 years ago.  Out of the blue, I got an email in October from someone I don't know telling me about her. She was my first initial evaluation.  Today she stopped me, I looked down  and realized how her case came my way after three years of floating around. I want one. Do you know how much more at risk children are in a large urban district.   So many immigrant students from Mexico, Central and South America.  Poverty is a terrible thing.  Greed is a terrible thing.  So many of these families come here and work so hard for a better and safer life for their children.  I love these kids.   It's  funny because my son...

Pope Francis shared three essential tools for those who are far from God but want to get to know Him. "To all these people, we can offer three things: the Gospel, the Crucifix and the witness of our faith.  The Gospel: there we can encounter Jesus, listen to Him, know Him.  The Crucifix: sign of the love of Jesus who has given Himself for us.  And then a faith that is translated in simple gestures of fraternal charity.”

Based on the New York Times best-selling book, Killing Jesus charts the political and historical conflicts that led to the execution of one of history’s most well-known figure. The 3-hour television event, premieres on Sunday, March 29 at 7 pm Central Time.

Fr. Jordi Rivero is co-founder of Love Crucified Community. You may want to visit their very rich website at www.lovecrucified.com . Judging and Correcting Fr. Jordi Rivero, March 22, 2015 See also: Gossip   What did Jesus mean when he said not to judge others Who am I to Judge? Fr. Jordi Rivero Pope Francis has alarmed many faithful Catholics by saying more than once: “Who am I to judge?” They interpret his words as an assertion of moral relativism. But this cannot be the meaning of the pope's words because he has elsewhere repeatedly confirmed the Church's teaching on morality. A question remains: why does he say such things, running the risk of being misunderstood? The pope is seeking to shift our attention from judging others to judging self, from condemnation to mercy. This shift is an essential element of the Gospel which is often forgotten.   The pope's question “Who am I to judge?” does not deny the importance of objective moral law. It does not ...

To Brothers & Sisters In Christ From: Covenant Of Love Core Team Join us on Friday, March 27 at 6:30PM St. Joseph Catholic Church "The Way of the Cross for Couples" The Covenant of Love "Date Nights" is a ministry provided to the couples of our parish to help enrich and support Catholic marriages. Attendees will discover God's plan for marriage, as well as gain practical tools to build a stronger and more joy-filled marriage. This is a perfect time to bring or invite another couple who would also like to enrich their marriage. A love offering be taken for the St. Joseph Covenant of Love Ministry Contact Albert and Kristina for more information about the Covenant of Love 830-734-5861 or 830-734-4792 albert_kristina@stx.rr.com

From Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, executive producers of "The Bible," the next installment of the epic story comes to NBC, Easter Sunday 2015.  Trailer soundtrack: "Dangerous Man" by Little Dume. » Learn More About A.D. The Bible Continues:   http://www.adtheseries.com/ » A.D. The Bible Continues Premieres Sunday April 5th 9/8c on NBC!

Fr. Barron's "Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues" demonstrates how we can counteract our sinful patterns through a conscious focus on virtue. Here is a brief overview: 1.        Sin:   Pride ·          Virtue:   Humility -stay close to the earth. 2.        Sin:   Envy ·          Virtue:   Admiration -make a conscious effort to praise the goodness in others. 3.        Sin:   Anger ·          Virtue:   Forgiveness -take concrete steps to make amends, even if you were not at fault. 4.        Sin:  Sloth ·          Virtue:   Zeal - pray that God will reveal your mission, and then do it! 5.     ...

Women of the Gospel: friends and disciples Sponsored by the  Legion of Mary Opening Prayer:  Exodus 15:1-18 – The Song of Miriam Topic: Mary: Which Mary are we talking about? Introduction:  The name of “Mary” appears 54 times in the New Testament There is Mary the Mother of Jesus (Matthew 1:18) 1.       Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2) 2.       Mary, the mother of James and Jose (Mark 15:40) 3.       Mary “the wife of Clopas” (John 19:25) 4.       Mary of Bethany (John 11:1) 5.       Mary the mother Mark (Acts 12:2) 6.       Mary of Rome (Romans 16:6) Mary was a popular name in the New Testament times (Greek “Maria”, Hebrew “Mariam”. Miriam in the Old Testament is the sister of Aaron and Moses.  She was considered a Prophetess and sung the Song of Miria...

Letter to the Editor, 1942 Crystal City & 2014 Dilley    The recently published book “The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family Internment Camp During World War II” by Jan Jarboe Russell, brings to mind and conjures up a truly haunting and harrowing realization that history is unfortunately repeating itself. The Department of Homeland Security in December 2014 opened in Dilley, Texas the largest immigrant family detention center.  The facility houses mostly women and children refugees from Central America claiming to seek asylum, who are apprehended crossing the southern border of the United States. The Crystal City internment camp and the Dilley detention center are approximately 100 miles and 70 years apart; yet apparently the historical lessons have not been learned, because there are many striking similarities that are incongruously and incredulously ...

On a sad note, we recently lost three pro-life heroes  Dr Jack Willke, founder of Life Issues Institute, was a pioneer of the pro-life movement. He died February 20. Dr. Willke’s activism began in the late 1960s when he and his wife, Barbara, began lecturing about what abortion does to the unborn child.   Brother Paul O’Donnell, who was an advocate for Terri Schiavo, passed away on February 19.  Dr. Charles Rice, emeritus law professor at the University of Notre Dame, passed away on February 25. He wrote extensively about life issues.  Please keep their families in your prayers. May they rest in peace.

Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day - Tuesday - March 24, 2015 The Bishops and rally participants will come together to stand in solidarity as we address diverse issues related to Catholic Social Teaching. Participating in civic advocacy is an urgent task for the Catholic faithful in our archdiocese. Perhaps, now more than ever, we must unite as Missionary Disciples and bring our message to the public square, and especially to our state legislators. By our very baptism, we have been called to hunger and thirst for justice and to be peacemakers in our communities. These actions affirm the dignity of each person as made in God’s image with rights to be respected and responsibilities to fulfill. Archbishop Gustavo wants to encourage all faithful catholic citizens from around the Archdiocese of San Antonio to participate in Advocacy Day to help bring awareness, prayer for laws and policies that defend our religious liberty and which pursues true social justice founded upon respect...