Comments on: Visiting the homeless and the imprisoned http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned Cardinal Seán shares his reflections & experiences. Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alex Giblin http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-180654 Alex Giblin Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:04:02 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-180654 Dear Cardinal Sean,
That’s so nice how you spent your chritmas with the less fortunate at teh Pine Street Inn. Also those were beatiful pictures of the midnight mass. Hope you had a great Chritsmas and a wonderful New Year.

Thanks Again,
Alex Giblin
Grade 7
St. Paul’s School

]]> By: Emma Hofmann http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-180652 Emma Hofmann Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:57:50 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-180652 Dear Cardinal Sean, thank you so much for keeping us readers posted on your weekly activities. They are so interesting to read. I must say that the Cathedral you served at for the Midnight Mass, was just gorgeous! I have seen some very beautiful churches before but, this doesn’t even compare to how beautiful this Church is. I also think that you are a wonderful role model. You are always willing to give everything you have to help another. The way that you went to the Pine Street in on New Year’s Eve to spend time with those people is really great. Thank you once more for writing and keeping us posted.

God Bless You,
Emma Hofmann
Saint Paul School
Grade 7

]]> By: Morgan Giblin http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-180541 Morgan Giblin Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:41:16 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-180541 Dear Cardinal Sean,
Thank you so much for posting all of the wonderful things that you do. I thought that the church looked beautifully decorated. It was nice to see all the kids volunteer at the Pine Street Inn. It was nice hearing from you.

God Bless,
Morgan Giblin
Saint Paul School
Grade 7

]]> By: Matt Luongo http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-180022 Matt Luongo Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:33:46 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-180022 Dear Cardinal Sean,
I am a freshman at BC High, and as a student I can safely say that our religion is a major part of the fuel that leads our daily lives. I think that having a midnight mass on New Years Eve is a great idea to welcome in the New Year with God. I would gladly attend one of these masses if it was offered at my parish, because a New Year is a wonderful thing and being at mass to celebrate it and thank God for it greatly appeals to me. Everyone there looks like they had a great time, without a giant glass ball or ice sculptures. Thank your for the great blog entry and the pictures. God bless.
Matt Luongo
BC High Freshman

]]> By: Erin Duffey http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179992 Erin Duffey Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:11:56 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179992 Dear cardinal Sean,
My name is Erin Duffey and i atttend Saint Paul School in Hingham MA. I think attending the Christmas Eve dinner at the Pine Street In was a great way to spend Christmas Eve and that the people there enjoyed your presence. I think that all the people that helped with the dinner were appreciated. Thank you for letting us know how your weeks go.
God Bless You!
Erin Duffey
Sint Paul School
Grade 7

]]> By: John Kenneally http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179991 John Kenneally Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:11:36 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179991 Dear Cardinal Sean,

Thank you for this wonderful blog. It was nice to see how you were helping out at the Pine Street Inn. Because of this, I have been inspired to do good as well. The Cathedral you celebrated mass at was beautiful. Thanks again for the wonderful blog.

John Kenneally
Saint Paul School
Hingham, MA
Grade 7

]]> By: Katie Irish http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179989 Katie Irish Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:09:05 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179989 Dear Caridinal Sean,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! The way you spent Christmas was very thoughtful. Its sad that the prisoners can’t see their families n that special day. It is so moving to read that their lives have been turned around and they are now helping others by training seeing eye dogs! I can’t wait for your next blog.
God Bless.
Katie Grade 7
Saint Paul School Hingham

]]> By: Sally Stover http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179988 Sally Stover Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:08:21 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179988 Dear Cardinal Sean,
The people in the Pine Street Inn are very special, their dedication to serve the homeless is amazing. At our school we do fundraisers for the Pine Street Inn and it always leaves a great feeling in my stomach when I do something good. The volunteers at the Pine Street Inn are very humble and it goes to show that you can do anything if you work as a group. The Cathedral looked amazing it must have taken a lot of dedication for the people who decorated it. As always you have a busy week, I can’t wait to hear from you soon!
Respectfully,
Sally Stover
Saint Paul School, Hingham MA

]]> By: Hugh Gorman http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179987 Hugh Gorman Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:18 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179987 Dear Cardinal Sean,

That was very kind of you to spend your christmas helping the less fortunate. I enjoy reading your detailed blogs. I hope that you had a Merry Christmas and an excellent new year.

Sincerely,
Hugh Gorman
Saint Paul School
Grade 7

]]> By: brendan sullivan http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179983 brendan sullivan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:03:57 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179983 Dear Cardinal Sean, I thought it was cool that you used your Christmas to visit the less fortunate at the pine street in. Were they very excited to see you; I would be if you visited me on Christmas. Well I hope you had a merry Christmas and have a great new year.

Sincerely,
Brendan Sullivan

]]> By: Aidan Hogan http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179982 Aidan Hogan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:59:02 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179982 Thank you for talking about Pope Pius XII. I was just reading a book the other day about him. He is a great role model and definitely a person I look up to.

As always thank you and best wishes,
Aidan Hogan.

]]> By: Kathleen Ryan http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179979 Kathleen Ryan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179979 Dear Cardinal Sean,
The catherdal that you celebrated the midnight mass at looks so beautifuly dececorated. The creche with all of the trees with lights around it looks so amazing in the dark. It is wonderful that people used their time and talents to create it. I hope that you had a blessed Christmas and New Year. Thank you for your wonderful blog this week!
God Bless You,
Kathleen Ryan
Saint Paul School
Grade 7

]]> By: Chris Flynn http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179795 Chris Flynn Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179795 Dear Cardinal Seán,

My name is Chris Flynn and I am currently a senior at Boston College High School. I just wanted to take a quick moment to thank you for the experiences you have provided for the readers of your blog. Alongside your volunteer work in the city of Boston, it is great to see a plethora of other volunteers devoted to helping others locally. In comparison to your post, I can relate as my senior class helped to organize a hunger banquet about a month ago. It truly was astonishing to see how many families and individuals go hungry in the world given the current state of affairs, let alone the growing number in the city of Boston. The freshman, for whom the banquet was provided, seemed to appreciate what they have been blessed with after a mere forty-five minute presentation. Thanks again and I wish you a healthy, happy new year.

]]> By: Peter http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179284 Peter Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:08:16 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179284 Your Emminence, Greetings from south of the great southern land of the Holy Spirit (Melbourne Australia). It is of great comfort to identify with our international catholic community. May the Good Lord bless you and your ministry.

]]> By: Dan Cheely http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179215 Dan Cheely Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:11:50 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179215 Cardinal Sean,
Thank you for helping people learn about the real story of the great, brave work of Pope Pius XII, done at great risk to himself, for our “elder brothers” in faith during WWII. It was effective, and created lifelines of safety for the persecuted. It would have been the stupidest thing in the world to jeopardize those lifelines–and the people sheltered in Catholic institutions–by “in your face” public statements that would have stimulated the Nazis to even more radical action against the Church. Jewish leaders at the time entreated the Pope NOT to make any more public statements than he already had precisely for their own protection. The record of Pope Pius is something to be proud of, not ashamed. Few people know that even the author of the Song of Bernadette was Jewish, and he decided to write his book after he had escaped to America, because he had been sheltered by the Church at Lourdes!

]]> By: John McCarthy http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179204 John McCarthy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:29:28 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179204 Dear Cardinal Sean:

I greatly appreciate the messages that you send…Please keep doing this…It’s very valuable to me and, I’m sure, to many others…God Bless!

John

]]> By: Maycon http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179203 Maycon Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:06:08 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179203 Morning Eminence.

I Maycon, Brazil. I read your blog for some time. Congratulations on the excellent work.

I want your blessing and prayers for me and my chaplain of the university (Franciscan friar as Your Eminence). He was killed 30 days.

NB. Excuse me, do not speak your language very well.

Thank Eminence.

]]> By: Erik from MA http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-179108 Erik from MA Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:28:15 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-179108 Cardinal Sean, thank you for the comments you make on this blog
and the stories you share with us. I found this post very inspiring about volunteering to help the homeless and I feel more inspired to do so. Also, thank you for the pictures that you share. I’m a freshman right now attending Boston college high school.

]]> By: Mark from PA http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/12/31/visiting-the-homeless-and-the-imprisoned/comment-page-1/#comment-178835 Mark from PA Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:26:13 +0000 http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=8281#comment-178835 Cardinal Sean, Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures and sharing the story of your holidays with us. It is very inspiring. Your comments on Pope Pius XII are very interesting. I have a degree in history and have mixed feelings about the canonization of Pope Pius XII. I do know that he helped to save the lives of many Jewish people. I only wish that more could have been saved. Happy New Year and peace and blessings to you.

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