Comments on: The International Eucharistic Congress http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/ Cardinal Seán shares his reflections & experiences. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:41:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Monique French http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-15111 Monique French Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:05:35 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-15111 Wow, cardinals who blog. You guys certainly move with the times. I'm very impressed. When I think back to the 70s, our cardinals were far from being trendy. Good on you! Wow, cardinals who blog. You guys certainly move with the times. I’m very impressed. When I think back to the 70s, our cardinals were far from being trendy.

Good on you!

]]> By: Sr. Lovey Reyes, ICM http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-14144 Sr. Lovey Reyes, ICM Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:32 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-14144 Dear Cardinal Sean, Thanks much for the contents of your blog. I was particularly touched by your help to our dear Island, MOntserrat. Carry on the good work and know that I continue to be proud of you and my prayers continue to follow you. Jamaica is a big challenge to me not bieng a Catholic country. But you know I love challenges. Just finished a class of Adult Religious Education and I spoke about the Pauline Year to the students. Will appreciate anything on this, e.g. ideas regarding celoebrating it. Gratefully, Lovey, icm Dear Cardinal Sean,

Thanks much for the contents of your blog. I was particularly touched by your help to our dear Island, MOntserrat. Carry on the good work and know that I continue to be proud of you and my prayers continue to follow you.

Jamaica is a big challenge to me not bieng a Catholic country. But you know I love challenges. Just finished a class of Adult Religious Education and I spoke about the Pauline Year to the students. Will appreciate anything on this, e.g. ideas regarding celoebrating it.

Gratefully,
Lovey, icm

]]> By: Sr. Lovey Reyes, ICM http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-14143 Sr. Lovey Reyes, ICM Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:02 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-14143 Dear Cardinal Sean, Yes, this is Lovey reacting to your website from Jamaica, W.I. Come September 15, I will be 3 years here after finsihing 9 years in Dominica. Congratulations for the wonderful work you continue to do for the Kindom! I continue to be proud of you and your ministry.\\ Guess what? I am still strongly awaiting the day you will be our POPE. Carry on the good work and my prayers are with you. Grateful for your insightful words and the inspiration to move on in spite of the difficulties and social disorders here. Lovey, icm Dear Cardinal Sean,

Yes, this is Lovey reacting to your website from Jamaica, W.I. Come September 15, I will be 3 years here after finsihing 9 years in Dominica.

Congratulations for the wonderful work you continue to do for the Kindom! I continue to be proud of you and your ministry.\\

Guess what? I am still strongly awaiting the day you will be our POPE.
Carry on the good work and my prayers are with you.
Grateful for your insightful words and the inspiration to move on in spite of the difficulties and social disorders here.

Lovey, icm

]]> By: Joe Rizzo http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13920 Joe Rizzo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:10:44 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13920 Dear Cardinal Sean, WOW, you have moved now to the South Shore and closed the Brighton offices. Apparently you are in the closing mode as yet 2 more churches have met their demise this past weekend. With a movement of a pen and no thought behind it, these wonderful ethnic structures are padlocked and shackled. In one case, Holy Trinity, here for more than a century and a half, is suddenly left to rot. The history and all the orations repeated over the years is now silenced. And for what? A lame excuse of shortages and logistics. And to please the Latin Mass community, you stick us in the basement of the cathedral? Yes, Christ was born in a stable and Fr. John Connoly, as if to paint a rosy picture, prays that we can grow and develop in new surroundings and become whole again. What were you thinking? Did you not see the tears and how distraught you have left the faithful? Did you not see media coverage of those fighting back tears as we are slapped in the face by one who is supposed to be the Good Shepherd of his flock? I do not see him here. I have the utmost respect for your office and the position you hold. My heart breaks and is heavy with such a loss. What gets me, there is no sound reasoning here. You never once spoke to this parish which is literally walking distance to your residence. I would have been more than happy to pick you up and bring you there. Instead, your henchman had the job a couple of years back to announce this closing. Your canonical lawyer who also mentioned that he had to close the parish of his grandparents!!! How does that look on his resume'? Shocked and appalled and so disappointed since the departure of Cardinal Law and your arrival here. Because of the horrendous sins of a few, the faithful must suffer. God help us, Joe Rizzo Dear Cardinal Sean,

WOW, you have moved now to the South Shore and closed the Brighton offices. Apparently you are in the closing mode as yet 2 more churches have met their demise this past weekend. With a movement of a pen and no thought behind it, these wonderful ethnic structures are padlocked and shackled.

In one case, Holy Trinity, here for more than a century and a half, is suddenly left to rot. The history and all the orations repeated over the years is now silenced. And for what? A lame excuse of shortages and logistics. And to please the Latin Mass community, you stick us in the basement of the cathedral? Yes, Christ was born in a stable and Fr. John Connoly, as if to paint a rosy picture, prays that we can grow and develop in new surroundings and become whole again. What were you thinking? Did you not see the tears and how distraught you have left the faithful? Did you not see media coverage of those fighting back tears as we are slapped in the face by one who is supposed to be the Good Shepherd of his flock? I do not see him here.

I have the utmost respect for your office and the position you hold. My heart breaks and is heavy with such a loss. What gets me, there is no sound reasoning here. You never once spoke to this parish which is literally walking distance to your residence. I would have been more than happy to pick you up and bring you there. Instead, your henchman had the job a couple of years back to announce this closing. Your canonical lawyer who also mentioned that he had to close the parish of his grandparents!!! How does that look on his resume’?

Shocked and appalled and so disappointed since the departure of Cardinal Law and your arrival here. Because of the horrendous sins of a few, the faithful must suffer.

God help us,

Joe Rizzo

]]> By: John Riley,M.A.,M.Div. http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13736 John Riley,M.A.,M.Div. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:51:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13736 Cardinal Sean , The "Call to Matthew" is direct and to the point. The call to follow Christ is also to all of us as mentioned in your blog. We all try to follow Christ in one way or another. It is good of you to remind us once in a while. Have a nice summer. I may see you occasionaly at the Cathedral. Cardinal Sean ,
The “Call to Matthew” is direct and to the point. The call
to follow Christ is also to all of us as mentioned in your blog. We all
try to follow Christ in one way or another. It is good of you to remind
us once in a while. Have a nice summer. I may see you occasionaly at
the Cathedral.

]]> By: Richard Clifford http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13369 Richard Clifford Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13369 Cardinal O'Malley, I wish to appeal to you to reverse your decision to suppress Holy Trinity German Church. This church has been the linchpin of Western civilization in America, introducing Christmas customs such as the Christmas tree and the creche, along with great worship music. It should be allowed to continue and to flourish. Although I've never attended services there myself, I believe that its contributions to American culture are too beautiful to destroy! I beg you to reconsider closing the parish and reopen it so that the great traditions of Catholic worship and arts may continue to bring communities together in faith. Thank you. Cardinal O’Malley, I wish to appeal to you to reverse your decision to suppress Holy Trinity German Church. This church has been the linchpin of Western civilization in America, introducing Christmas customs such as the Christmas tree and the creche, along with great worship music. It should be allowed to continue and to flourish.
Although I’ve never attended services there myself, I believe that its contributions to American culture are too beautiful to destroy! I beg you to reconsider closing the parish and reopen it so that the great traditions of Catholic worship and arts may continue to bring communities together in faith.
Thank you.

]]> By: Jim http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13336 Jim Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:26:43 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13336 Dear Cardinale Sean, Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to attend Mass with the Pope and you at Yankee Stadium, truly a great event. So many people where impressed that I got tickets they thought I new you personnally. Thank you for making Bishop Dooher the South Regional Bishop, he is a wonderful priest and a great leader for the flock. I wish we could intergrate athletics,CYO, more within the parishes as I feel that our younger generation could become more expossed to God even if their parents or certain friends did not participate. I know when I was a teenager 45 years ago it meant a lot to be in CYO. God Bless Jim Dear Cardinale Sean,
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to attend Mass with the Pope and you at Yankee Stadium, truly a great event. So many people where impressed that I got tickets they thought I new you personnally. Thank you for making Bishop Dooher the South Regional Bishop, he is a wonderful priest and a great leader for the flock. I wish we could intergrate athletics,CYO, more within the parishes as I feel that our younger generation could become more expossed to God even if their parents or certain friends did not participate. I know when I was a teenager 45 years ago it meant a lot to be in CYO. God Bless Jim

]]> By: Daryl Gonyon http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13181 Daryl Gonyon Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:29:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13181 Happy birthday, Cardinal Sean. Happy birthday, Cardinal Sean.

]]> By: Emilio & Maria Biosca http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-13145 Emilio & Maria Biosca Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:15:29 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-13145 6-29-08 Muy recordado siempre en nuestras oraciones, en especial en dia de hoy. Maria & Emilio Biosca 6-29-08

Muy recordado siempre en nuestras oraciones,
en especial en dia de hoy.

Maria & Emilio Biosca

]]> By: Fred Schaeffer, SFO http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2008/06/20/the-international-eucharistic-congress/#comment-12905 Fred Schaeffer, SFO Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:44:42 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=4556#comment-12905 Thanks for your wonderful blog! I think it's great that a busy Cardinal of our Church makes the time to have a blog to get in touch with parishioners, out-of-towners and distant brothers and sisters. That must be a first! I met you two or three times in Vero Beach, FL when you were still in Diocese of Palm Beach. You are in my daily prayers. Thank you again for your genuine example of humility to the world. Peace and Good! Fraternally, Fred Thanks for your wonderful blog! I think it’s great that a busy Cardinal of our Church makes the time to have a blog to get in touch with parishioners, out-of-towners and distant brothers and sisters. That must be a first!
I met you two or three times in Vero Beach, FL when you were still in Diocese of Palm Beach. You are in my daily prayers. Thank you again for your genuine example of humility to the world.
Peace and Good!
Fraternally,
Fred

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