Comments on: Closing our Bicentennial Year

By: Nikki

Nikki — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:59:43 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
I enjoyed this blog very much. It’s nice to see so many different communities all coming together for God. I hope that everyone will see that we are all children of God and we should all be one person in God. I hope you can visit St. Paul’s sometime, it would be great to talk you you in person.

~Nikki
Grade 7
St. Paul’s Hingham

By: Deirdre Gill

Deirdre Gill — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:33:40 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I really enjoyed this blog! It was great to see the pictures and read about your gathering with those wonerful people. Hope to hear from you soon.

By: Jake whitcomb

Jake whitcomb — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:04:42 +0000

Dear cardinal Sean,

I would like to comment on a few things.

First is that it would be a honor to be there with you so i can ask you a few questions. I think the church is hudge! you can fit so many people in there.There are beutiful painting’s there in the church.

ps. I Hope you caan come to Saint Pauls school to come visit us we would be glad to have you there.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:00:14 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I am a seventh grade student from St. Paul’s school in Hingham. It is great that so many different ethnic communities were at the mass. I really like Bishop Cheverus’s motto: “Diligamus nos inuicem.” I think that the Catholic community has made many contributions to our local community, and I know that we will continue to help others. Please come and visit St. Paul’s school in Hingham!

Thank you!

By: Celene

Celene — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:26:24 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I agree with you about how we should be thankful for all the things we have during Thanksgiving. With more people becoming homeless and jobless and wars and uprisings such as the attack in Mumbai, we should be thankful for the things we have, such as the computer I have to be typing this comment.

About the closing of or bicentennial year, I think that it is important that people know that Christians are of many races and ages and that all you need to be a Christian is to have faith.

Also, I was wondering if it would be convenient for you to visit St. Paul School in Hingham sometime you were not busy. It would give us an event to look forward to.

-Celene, 7th Grade Student attending St. Paul School

By: Gabriella (a student from St. Paul School)

Gabriella (a student from St. Paul School) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:18:57 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
In this week’s blog I liked reading about the celebration of the Mass closing the Bicentennial Year. I was able to relate to the gospel from Matthew 25 that described the time Jesus told the Apostles: “What you did not do for the least ones, you did not do for me.” I myself try to live by this message by treating everyone with respect and care as if I was in front of Christ. This was a great blog and I can’t wait for the next one!
God Bless.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:33:08 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I think it is great how you celebrated the Bicentennial Year. I also think that it is good how the Catholic Church welcomes people of all different backgrounds and cultures. The Catholic Church is a terrific example of how you should treat others with respect and it should not matter where they come from or what color skin they have.

Sincerely,
Jenna

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:29:36 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean-

I think that the Mass for the end of the Bicentennial Year looks incredible! The church seems beautiful also! The Cheverus Medal appears to be a great honor. Congratulations to the 68 member who have done outstanding work for the Church! I hope that you will consider stoping by St. Paul when it’s convenient for you!

Sincerely,
Lindsey, Grade 7

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:56:02 +0000

Cardinal,

Once again, I am very intersted in your latest blog! You seem to travel to different places all the time. My favorite part of this blog is the speech about God’s love. How He loves us and how He loved us first. I find that speech very interesting and touching. It was very beautiful. Thank you, Cardinal, for all of the wonderful blogs you post!

Elizabeth

By: Clara

Clara — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:40:38 +0000

Hi Cardinal Sean!! Again, another great posting. Your blog just amazes me, because you do so much in one week… one day for that matter!! I thought it was very interesting that all those people of different ethnic backgrounds were there at that particular mass!!!!

Thank you so very much Cardinal Sean. I love reading your blog, and I hope more people will start to read it too!!!! =)

Clara K.
St. Paul Student
Hingham Ma.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:36:19 +0000

I was extremely intersted in your blog this week. The cathedral looked outstanding! I hope the mass went well. I hope you can come visit our school sometime.

Jake
St.Paul’s School Hingham

By: Caroline H

Caroline H — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:55:16 +0000

I have been to Rome and i have been to most of the churches there but I cant remember what the name of the church you went to. All of the churches I went to were beautiful. I hope to see you visit St Pauls School in Hingham soon.

Sincerly
Caroline Hughes

By: ShannonW.

ShannonW. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:40 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean, I thought this weeks blog was very interesting. I loved the pictures that you took of the church in Rome. The church looks beautiful, and it also looks a little like Saint Pauls church in Higham. I can't wait for the next blog. From, ShannonW.

By: Mackenzie

Mackenzie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:52:58 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,
I really enjoyed reading your blog. Your trip to Rome seemed to be very interesting. The church you went to is beautiful! From what I have read, Rome looks like a great place to visit someday. I can’t wait to read your next blog!

By: Zack

Zack — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:52:43 +0000

I was very interested in your blog. It was great for you to tell your time in Rome and it was must’ve been great to go to all these different churches.

By: shannon

shannon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:52:28 +0000

Cardinal Sean-
This weeks blog is very interesting. I really liked the pictures of the church in Rome.It looked alot like our church in Hingham. You should come and visit. You are always welcome at St. Paul School. I agree with the idea that Thanksgiving should be a time were we are mindful of our obligation.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:51:11 +0000

When I was looking at all of the beautiful pictures you have posted, I was amazed to see all the different cultures that were gathered together.

I liked your homily, too. You are right in saying that Christ is in every person, including the poor and sick. We must be prepared for the coming of the kingdom of God and always be kind and loving to everyone. We must be respectful and repent our sins so that we are ready.

I hope you and your family had a blessed Thanksgiving!

-Kate, Grade 7, Saint Paul School

By: Mariah

Mariah — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:49:14 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I am a seventh grade student at St. Paul School. In religion class we learn about being king and caring to others. Jesus is in every one of us. If we are mean to someone we are mean to Jesus. We need to perform acts of kindness to everyone we meet. If everyone did one kind thing for someone else, the world would be a better place.

Sinceraly,
Mariah

By: Mikayla

Mikayla — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:48:05 +0000

It must have been great to go to Rome and go to that beautiful church. The pictures you took were beautiful and someday soon I hope to go to Rome. Thanksgiving this year was a hard time because of the crisis in our nation. I found myself donating food to my church to go to poor people everywhere. I go to St. Paul’s school in Hingham MA. I hope you come visit us this year. I hope you stop by soon when it is convenient.

Thankyou,
Mikayla McGrath
St. Paul School
Hingham MA.02043

By: Giovanni Graceffa

Giovanni Graceffa — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:57:53 +0000

Dalle foto sembra sia stata una magnifica celebrazione.

Tantissimi Auguri

Sia Lodato Gesù Cristo.

By: Caroline S.

Caroline S. — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:42:50 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

It was very nice to see that there was a big crowd for your closing Mass of the Bicentennial Year. The thing that I liked the most about that Mass was that there were not only a lot of people, but people of many different ethnic communities, parishes and youth groups. Thank you.

Caroline S.-A Student at Saint Paul School

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:33:45 +0000

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving day with your family. You certainly deserve a “time out” from your duties as Cardinal.

By: Joe Rizzo

Joe Rizzo — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:19:59 +0000

I was honored to have been able to attend the Mass ending the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the archdiocese. Thanks so much for placing the text of the sermon here. We need to hear more sermons like these and to hear the words of Father Pro, “Viva Christo Rey” was inspiring in itself.

The reception across the street added a nice touch to the afternoon and actually gave us a chance to meet socially with those from different areas.

Thank you Cardinal Sean!

Joe