Comments on: Celebrating together

By: Gunther

Gunther — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:18:20 +0000

It is NOT IMPRESSIVE for a Cardinal to be standing behind an ADL podium and photographed.

Jewish-Catholic relations are usually one-sided.

A pillar of “interfaith” Jewish-Christian organizations tends to be the propagandizing of Christian sensitization to Jewish concerns about “anti-Semitism” (underscoring alleged Christian blame for the “Holocaust”), and revision of historical Christian religious texts to accommodate Jewish demands. These types of interfaith organizations are typically constructed towards Christian sympathy of Jewish hostility to Christianity. Note that some directors are actually rabbis at Christian colleges — a situation that is reciprocally unthinkable at a Jewish center of higher learning. Interfaith “dialogue” with Jewry is essentially Christian CONCESSION to Jewish perspective, never the other way around. Thanks for listening.

By: enonim

enonim — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 21:06:09 +0000

Super w ko?cu kardyna? otwarty na ludzi

By: Bruno Bogacz

Bruno Bogacz — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:48:16 +0000

Peace and Goodness- Cardinal Sean,
Blessings today and always – especially as you celebrate the anniverary of receiving the “red hat” .

Celebrating the call and gift that has been given,

Bruno

By: Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T.

Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T. — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:45:03 +0000

Happy aniversary. God has done wonderful things through you, that you report every week to us.

Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T.
http://www.parishworld.net

By: George Rodrigues

George Rodrigues — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:13:24 +0000

It was a pleasure to hear your homily at the Men’s conference. I traveled down with a group from Maine and we all appreciate your humility and your prayerfulness.

I am particularly grateful that both Paul Madore and Mike Heath had a few moments to speak with you personally. Catholic men throughout New England are praying for you and more than willing to follow you as we confront the culture of death.

By: peace

peace — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:52:52 +0000

Congradulations on the anniversary of your elevation. God bless you!

By: Sean Dooley

Sean Dooley — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:44:16 +0000

Cardinal Sean,
Congrats on the anniversary of your elevation. I really enjoy reading your detailed blog every Friday. Please continue this blog and thank you for your service to the Church. May God continue to bless your works.

In Christ,
Sean Dooley, Pontifical College Josephinum

By: G

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:31:08 +0000

Its not really fair to call your postings “self-congratulatory”. One of the things I like about this blog is that it hits hard issues (like immigration etc) head on. I very much appreciate hearing yout (& the Church’s) perspective.
It seems like church closings are a real hot button issue for some people. If we remember that the Church is really the Body of Christ on earth, it shouldn’t really matter where we worship. The way things are going, we’re all going to have to get used to alot more persecution than that in the years to come.

By: dorothy a sheehan

dorothy a sheehan — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:51:44 +0000

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, CARDINAL SEAN. OUR LIFE HAS BEEN SO BUSY WITH THE GOINGS ON IN OUR PARISH AND DIOCESE
THAT I THINK I AM TIRED SOMETIMES, BUT FORGET ABOUT IT.
IT IS SUCH A TREAT….AND THANKS TO YOU AND OUR PASTOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS ALIVE….

By: Ephrem

Ephrem — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:44:20 +0000

I agree that it might be somewhat misleading for Christians to celebrate the Seder. I suppose that there might be catechetical reasons, as well as the important motive of interreligious peace, for becoming familiar with the Jewish ritual, but the problem is that celebrating a Seder meal can be confusing. The Holy Father clarified just the other day in Sacramentum Caritatis that the Eucharist is not an adaptation or renewal of the Passover, but something radically new.

Jesus thus brings his own radical novum to the ancient Hebrew sacrificial meal. For us Christians, that meal no longer need be repeated. As the Church Fathers rightly say, figura transit in veritatem: the foreshadowing has given way to the truth itself. The ancient rite has been brought to fulfilment and definitively surpassed by the loving gift of the incarnate Son of God. The food of truth, Christ sacrificed for our sake, dat figuris terminum.

I don’t think that it’s necessarily “wrong” to participate in a Seder supper. But in order to avoid confusion, I think it should be made very clear that the difference between the Seder and the Eucharist is not on the level of adaptation, but on the level of a truly “new creation.”

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Sorry, I hope I’m not going off on a tangent here. It’s just that I am very interested in this one point that the Holy Father was making. It seems pivotal in his document.

By: Walt Trachim

Walt Trachim — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:27:46 +0000

Cardinal Sean,

Happy Anniversary from your neighbor to the north. It is always fascinating reading your blog entries – you are always going, which tells me that you’re an “active pastor” rather than a passive one. That is truly heartening.

Please continue to pray for those who think our church is fragmenting. It is not. Unfortunately, the world we live in constantly tries to get in our way and undermine our faith. We, as Christians have to work hard to not let this happen. Besides, nobody said life as a Catholic was ever going to be easy…..

Peace,
Walt

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:33:12 +0000

Cardinal Sean, you’re blog is inspiring and always a pleasure to read. Closing Holy Trinity would be a terrible loss for the Church and the city. The church is not only historic, but also easily handles the liturgical needs of its bi-ritual community. Please reconsider closing Holy Trinity.

By: Myriam Frias-Dox

Myriam Frias-Dox — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:28:52 +0000

Padre Sean,
Yo me recuerdo como si fuese ayer la cena SEDER en la Agrupacion Catolica en Washington, fue una experiencia inolvidable. Me alegra que continue trabajando y fomentando buenas relaciones ecumenicas.
Felicidades Padre en su aniversario. Que Dios le bendiga.

By: Deirdre Dunn

Deirdre Dunn — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:21:44 +0000

Happy Anniversary-you have offered a beacon of hope to the those of us who survived and suffered during the years of disgrace and deception. I applaud your efforts to reach out to our brothers and sisters of different faiths, we are all children of God. I just wish interfaith programs and experiences were more available to our children so that understanding and compassion could be learned at an ealy age. I think this should be brought into our parochial school system and our CCD teaching.
Please keep up with the blog-it is a way for those of us who have never met you to get a sense of who you are as the man and the pastor.
May the wind be ever at your back, I know you are in the hollow of His Hand.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:12:27 +0000

It is good to be able to follow, in part, how God’s plan for you is unfolding. Thank you for keeping up the blog. We continue to keep you in our hearts and prayers in the PB diocese. Your intentions were included at Mass today. God continue to bless and keep you. Peace and all good.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:36:09 +0000

I understand from today’s news that the future looks grim for the beautiful neo-Gothic Holy Trinity Church in the South End.
Please reconsider selling this archdiocesan gem that has a thriving Latin Mass community with young growing families and an historic German-American history.
Holy Trinity is a treasure we should not lose.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:45:04 +0000

Happy Anniversary Cardinal Sean.
Just reading about all your affairs, makes me tired. Soooo, what do you do in your free time? lol
Maybe stop back and visit old friends in the VI. We are temporarily without a Shepherd.

By: Chris McInerney

Chris McInerney — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:16:11 +0000

In seeing Stella’s comment above I could not help but feel sad for her. There will always be trouble in our great Catholic faith because it is the one, True church and therefore the only church that satan is always trying to destroy.

The serenity prayer comes to mind where we need to change the things we can….. which is by evangelizing our brothers and sisters… one heart at a time.

Happy Anniversary and thanks for a memorable conference last week.

By: Jean Greaux, Jr.

Jean Greaux, Jr. — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:22:13 +0000

How time flies indeed, one year since your being elevated to Cardinal. You remain in my family’s prayers each day. Joanne and I were just thinking back this week to the trip we made to Rome to see your being elevated to Cardinal. What a wonderful experience and again our thanks for having us there to share that significant day in your life. Do continue your fine work in the vineyard of the Lord.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 03:26:11 +0000

Cardinal Sean,
You and the work that the Lord has given you are truly inspiring. It is the Catholics like you (who truly do Jesus’ work) that give young Catholics (21 year-old convert) like me hope for the future.
You stopped right next to me during the processional hymn at the Mass for Life in DC this year; what a privilege (I was one of the people in the isle!). God’s blessings and my prayers are with you as you continue his work.
Ryan

By: Marc Bergeron

Marc Bergeron — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:37:36 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Cardinal Sean!

I am enjoying reminiscing about watching Pope Benedict confer the red hat on you a year ago. It was so grand to have the privilege of being there with you. What a joy to know that you are really appreciated for all that you give to the church and to us who know and love you. Ad multos annos!

Persevere in God’s grace!

Fr. Marc Bergeron, Pastor St. Anne’s in Fall River, MA

By: Stella Gruenbacher

Stella Gruenbacher — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 20:26:41 +0000

Dear Cardinal O’Malley
What has happened to the Catholic Church? When churches are being sold ( to those who scorn the Church) and chaos reigns in this world, all I see on your blog are self congratulatory “events” that laud individuals and multicultualism.
I joined the church (as a convert from Judaism)ten years ago. I thought it stood for what the one true Church of Jesus Christ has always stood for. I was sadly misled.

By: Christina

Christina — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:16:04 +0000

Happy Anniversary Cardinal Sean, and continued blessings on you and your work.

Justus, ut palma florebit: sicut cedrus Libani multiplicabitur.

By: Jim Gardner

Jim Gardner — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:44:01 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Cardinal Sean…May this be only the first of many years of anniversaries as you continue your good work in Christs name. Is it possible to get tapes or DVD’s of any of your
talks? I’ve never meet you or heard any of your homilies but
would love to.

Jim Gardner – North Kansas City, MO

By: Martha Novelly

Martha Novelly — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:21:51 +0000

Happy Anniversary, Cardinal Sean!

Thank you for sharing much of your first year as a Cardinal with all of us who faithfully read your blog every week.

You are in my prayers each and every day at Mass. May God continue to bless you and your work in Boston and throughout the Church!

Martha Novelly, Affiliate, Capuchin Province of St. Augustine

By: dexter

dexter — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:13:51 +0000

Happy Anniversary Cardinal Sean….
It has been a year ago when the Holy Father elevated you together with our Cardinal, Gaudencio Rosales to the College of Cardinals, I had the oppurtunity to watch that event through EWTN!

again Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!!