Comments for USCCB's Papal Visit Blog http://usccb.wordpress.com Give us your thoughts on the papal visit Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:57:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Benedict XVI’s Plea: Put the Poor at the Heart of Catholic Life by Linda Gaboardi http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/benedict-xvi%e2%80%99s-plea-put-the-poor-at-the-heart-of-catholic-life/#comment-1012 Linda Gaboardi Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:57:34 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-1012 Do not forget that we ourselves are the poor in spirit. Yes, Sylvia, how inspiring it would be to see our beloved Benedict XVI minister to the visibly downtrodden in the heart of NY or DC. Nevertheless, lifting up the poor in spirit by meeting with the victims of sexual abuse, and building the bridges of friendship by accepting the invitation of the Rabbi and holocaust survivor are two beautiful and inspiring gestures. Witnessing history as Benedict represented 6 million US Catholics, preaching to and teaching our President, addressing the United Nations, and making reconciliatory gestures, brought much joy to this poor soul. It was good to be a Catholic in the US, for those short days. Benedict was a witness to the power of the Holy Spirit in our Church. Deo Gratias! Do not forget that we ourselves are the poor in spirit.

Yes, Sylvia, how inspiring it would be to see our beloved Benedict XVI minister to the visibly downtrodden in the heart of NY or DC. Nevertheless, lifting up the poor in spirit by meeting with the victims of sexual abuse, and building the bridges of friendship by accepting the invitation of the Rabbi and holocaust survivor are two beautiful and inspiring gestures.

Witnessing history as Benedict represented 6 million US Catholics, preaching to and teaching our President, addressing the United Nations, and making reconciliatory gestures, brought much joy to this poor soul. It was good to be a Catholic in the US, for those short days. Benedict was a witness to the power of the Holy Spirit in our Church.

Deo Gratias!

]]> Comment on What Now? by Lisa http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/what-now/#comment-999 Lisa Tue, 13 May 2008 22:47:12 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-999 A hearty thank you from one of this blog's devoted 'blog stalkers'. It is great to have this resource and i enjoyed the posts very much. it seems like yesterday that the Holy Father was here, but at the same time it seems like long ago. I hope and pray to continue to live his message and his call to action. Thanks again! A hearty thank you from one of this blog’s devoted ‘blog stalkers’. It is great to have this resource and i enjoyed the posts very much.
it seems like yesterday that the Holy Father was here, but at the same time it seems like long ago. I hope and pray to continue to live his message and his call to action.
Thanks again!

]]> Comment on Youth Rally with Pope Benedict XVI by TG http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/youth-rally-with-pope-benedict-xvi/#comment-994 TG Tue, 13 May 2008 17:07:20 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-994 Miss Kroll, I have a program. If you need a copy, let me know. I will scan and email it. Miss Kroll, I have a program. If you need a copy, let me know. I will scan and email it.

]]> Comment on About USCCBs Blog by mellody http://usccb.wordpress.com/about/#comment-988 mellody Fri, 09 May 2008 02:08:45 +0000 #comment-988 I was so excited to learn that the pope is coming to the U.S. and to also find out about this website. I want to thank everybody who made this possible. I also read where this site might be ending sometime in june, which I hope does not happen. I have watched the videos over and over and it still excites me to see the pope as if he just got here. I was so excited to learn that the pope is coming to the U.S. and to also find out about this website. I want to thank everybody who made this possible. I also read where this site might be ending sometime in june, which I hope does not happen. I have watched the videos over and over and it still excites me to see the pope as if he just got here.

]]> Comment on Mass at Yankee Stadium by Nestor Palabyab http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/mass-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-974 Nestor Palabyab Mon, 05 May 2008 10:56:11 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=92#comment-974 I watched almost all the events at EWTN in Manila, except for the mass at Yankee Stadium. How come I cannot access the video streaming of that Mass thru the internet? Is there a DVD or recordingm of the beautifulmusiuc during the Pope's visit? Nestor Palabyab I watched almost all the events at EWTN in Manila, except for the mass at Yankee Stadium. How come I cannot access the video streaming of that Mass thru the internet?

Is there a DVD or recordingm of the beautifulmusiuc during the Pope’s visit?

Nestor Palabyab

]]> Comment on Participant Profile: Behind the Music by Sean Whelan http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/participant-profile-behind-the-music/#comment-857 Sean Whelan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:31:15 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=64#comment-857 How could one forget Marty Haugen for crafting the "Mass of Creation" setting of the Mass Ordinaries? From a parish in Minnesota, this has become the most widely reckognized Mass setting in the English speaking Church. How joyful to hear it used! How could one forget Marty Haugen for crafting the “Mass of Creation” setting of the Mass Ordinaries? From a parish in Minnesota, this has become the most widely reckognized Mass setting in the English speaking Church. How joyful to hear it used!

]]> Comment on Meeting with Young People with Disabilities by Edwin Cooper, MD http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/meeting-with-young-people-with-disabilities/#comment-840 Edwin Cooper, MD Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:04:55 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-840 The words of Pope Benedict XVI remind us that God loves and values all humans: whether able-bodied or with severe mental, physical, or emotional impairments. As St. Paul explained, all members have a function in the Body of Our Lord. (Excerpts from I Corinthians 12: 18 & 22, in The Jerusalem Bible) “…God put all the separate parts in the body on purpose.” “What is more, it is precisely the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest which are the indispensable ones…” With similar concerns, the late Pope John Paul II promoted respect for those humans in reduced states of consciousness. Please see the article written by Susan Brinkmann a few years ago titled “The Vatican and Science agree: Cognitively disabled can recover” All individuals are created in the image of God. Edwin Cooper, MD The words of Pope Benedict XVI remind us that God loves and values all humans: whether able-bodied or with severe mental, physical, or emotional impairments. As St. Paul explained, all members have a function in the Body of Our Lord.

(Excerpts from I Corinthians 12: 18 & 22, in The Jerusalem Bible)

“…God put all the separate parts in the body on purpose.”

“What is more, it is precisely the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest which are the indispensable ones…”

With similar concerns, the late Pope John Paul II promoted respect for those humans in reduced states of consciousness. Please see the article written by Susan Brinkmann a few years ago titled “The Vatican and Science agree: Cognitively disabled can recover”

All individuals are created in the image of God.

Edwin Cooper, MD

]]> Comment on The Papal Visit’s Impact on Evangelization and Catechesis by Helene W. http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/the-papal-visits-impact-on-catechesis-and-evangelization/#comment-780 Helene W. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:16:34 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-780 I am reminded of the Gospel of John, chapter 14. Philip asks Jesus to show him the Father. Jesus responds "whoever has seen me has seen the Father." With Pope Benedict's visit, with all his words and actions that we were able to witness, he showed a beautiful reflection of the Love the Father has for all of us. How blessed we are that the Holy Father came to visit - and thank you to the USCCB for all the work you did to bring us the wonderful coverage of his visit. I am reminded of the Gospel of John, chapter 14. Philip asks Jesus to show him the Father. Jesus responds “whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” With Pope Benedict’s visit, with all his words and actions that we were able to witness, he showed a beautiful reflection of the Love the Father has for all of us.
How blessed we are that the Holy Father came to visit – and thank you to the USCCB for all the work you did to bring us the wonderful coverage of his visit.

]]> Comment on The Papal Visit’s Impact on Evangelization and Catechesis by Lisa http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/the-papal-visits-impact-on-catechesis-and-evangelization/#comment-767 Lisa Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:43:18 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=96#comment-767 What a wonderfully written post. Father Bransfield you totally nailed it....even though the Holy Father is back in Rome i am still trying to take it all in....reading and watching anything i can about his visit and how lives have been changed. I know it sounds cliche to say i have changed...but i feel i really have. if i were a practicing Catholic before Pope Benedict's visit, i am a now a practicing and ACTIVATED Catholic now. i have already made changes to put my faith in action, and i owe it to this gentle shepherd who is a true witness to Christ. Thank you again to the USCCB for this blog and for keeping the flame alive. We all appreciate your hard work. What a wonderfully written post. Father Bransfield you totally nailed it….even though the Holy Father is back in Rome i am still trying to take it all in….reading and watching anything i can about his visit and how lives have been changed.
I know it sounds cliche to say i have changed…but i feel i really have. if i were a practicing Catholic before Pope Benedict’s visit, i am a now a practicing and ACTIVATED Catholic now. i have already made changes to put my faith in action, and i owe it to this gentle shepherd who is a true witness to Christ.
Thank you again to the USCCB for this blog and for keeping the flame alive. We all appreciate your hard work.

]]> Comment on Reliving the Papal Visit by Marian Trebon http://usccb.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/reliving-the-papal-visit/#comment-759 Marian Trebon Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:39:01 +0000 http://usccb.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-759 Please make this website available for a long, long time. I am rereading and trying to absorb each of the talks the Holy Father gave. It is also great to be able to refer others to it who were unable to view or hear any of the papal visit. Thanks for an excellent presentation and coverage! Marian Trebon Sequim, Washington Please make this website available for a long, long time. I am rereading and trying to absorb each of the talks the Holy Father gave. It is also great to be able to refer others to it who were unable to view or hear any of the papal visit. Thanks for an excellent presentation and coverage!

Marian Trebon
Sequim, Washington

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