July 2017 New Evangelists Monthly - July 2017 New Evangelists Monthly - July 2017 Forward ...about this eBook Adventism and blind people Catholicism and Adventism by Stephen Korsman Adirondack Scrapbooking Campfires and Cleats by Chris Capolino Psalm 139 ~ A Personal Psalm Pauca Verba by Fr. Stephen Morris On Our Own or With God A Spiritual Journey by David Wong It is Easy to Be Faithful When You Happen to Agree With the Church If I Might Interject Don't Fear the Reaper May Not Be the Best Advice Carolyn Astfalk, Author by Carolyn Astfalk Rest in Peace, Mumsy Plot Line and Sinker (Ellen Gable, Author) by Ellen Gable Hrkach 70 Yrs Ago My Sister and I... learned the Rosary Children's Rosary by Blythe Kaufman Children in Mass: Catholic Moms share their thoughts, hurts, and tips The Koala Mom by Bonnie Way Of Coddling Demons and Auricular Confession God-Haunted Lunatic by Rick Becker Grace Afternoon Coffee and Evening Tea by Billie Jo Stoltz Catherine's Mobile Stander The Hahn Family Blog by James Hahn How My Faith Helps Me With Grieving The Not by Mary Cooper Melkite Greek Catholic Bishop Nicholas J. Samra Ordains Deacon Dennis McCarthy to the Priesthood TASTE and SEE by Kathleen Laplante An Autism Ministry... For Everyone The Mission of Saint Thorlak The Gift of Hope Amazing Nearness by Shannon Mary's Relationship with the Eucharist by Tom Perna Living in the Fullness of Who We Are Creo en Dios! by Susan Stabile In Plain Sight Theologyisaverb by Elizabeth Reardon The Tree of Life in The Lord of the Rings by Scott Smith The Hidden Prophecy in The Lord of the Rings by Scott Smith Vocations, Veils, and Vintage Fashions String of Pearls by Laura Pearl The Hidden King David of The Lord of the Rings by Scott Smith Are Most Christians Clueless About Their True Identity? joy of nine9 by Melanie Jean Juneau Catholic Pro-Life Victory in Georgia: Handel Wins House Seat by Scott Smith Eucharist and Conversion (Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, Year A) Gentle Reign by Roy Cooney "Little Nellie of Holy God" -- The Toddler Who Inspired a Pope It Makes Sense to Me by Larry Peterson Skydiving with the Holy Spirit Sweeping Up Joy by Alicia Without Words, Always Inviting CHOCOLATE FOR YOUR BRAIN! by Sherry Antonetti Our Need for Prayer Renew The Church! by Thomas and Deborah Richard The Big Bang by David Torkington All Things The Contemplative Catholic Convert by Rich Maffeo Tobit and the importance of burying the dead Catholic Deacon by Deacon Scott Dodge Let us pray.... 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It's Me, Generation X by Jennifer James Praise Bible Meditations by Barbara Hosbach Ghost of the Machine With Us Still by John Schroeder An Infinite Deal of Words Association of Pauline Cooperators by Rae Stabosz Changing the World One Soul at a Time Association of Pauline Cooperators by Mike Maturen So many times the walk is difficult. Boldly Catholic by Rick Rice Two baptisms, three deaths, and a whole lot of grace The Salt Stories by Amy Wiggin The Road Not Taken Do Not Be Anxious by Tom Smith Sabbath Cross remain not bodies Cruz Wiggins by Thomas Cruz-Wiggins Our culture seems to be obsessed with the living dead. Ordinary Time Is the Spirit Calling? Walking the Path by Christian Miraglia Corpus Christi: God Became Flesh in Order to Be Man's Eternal Food Christ's Faithful Witness by Larry Fox Living in the Image of God Means Living in Communion Christ's Faithful Witness by Fr. Joseph Mungai Pentecost! Reversing the Curse of Babel Christ's Faithful Witness by Fr. Joseph Mungai The Communion of Saints Veils and Vocations by Jennifer Elia Life is measured by how we live, not by how long we live A Moment From De Sales by Fr. Richard DeLillio Deliverance From the Fowler's Snare Bartimaeus' Quiet Place by Bartimaeus Timeo My own road to Emmaus A Catholic Mom climbing the Pillars by Ebeth Weidner | Next | Contents | Forward New Evangelists Monthly is an informal, dynamic, crowd-sourced “meta-magazine” showcasing the best posts faithful Catholic bloggers publish each month. Here you will find many different, but faithfully Catholic viewpoints, insights and perspectives. Contributing authors submit their very best piece from the prior month between subsequent first and second Saturdays. Readers are welcome to visit anytime, even while contributions are still being accepted for a new issue. Back issues are available in the archive. eBook editions such as this are available within a few days following submission deadlines (the second Saturday of each month). eBook formats include .mobi for Kindle users, .epub for most other eBook readers and .pdf for everyone else. For the latest edition of New Evangelists Monthly, or for more information about this New Evangelization initiative, visit us at: NewEvangelists.org COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Regardless of where you enjoy New Evangelists Monthly, either online or in this format, note that copyright is exclusively retained by the respective contributing authors. If you wish to use or redistribute any of their content, please contact them directly for licensing information. | Contents | | Next | Contents | Previous | Adventism and blind people [at Catholicism and Adventism] Healing of the Blind Man Read this story about a blind man: Blind Man Straps Camera To Guide Dog’s Back. When Wife Sees Video Later She’s Horrified Leviticus 19:14 [KJV] – Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord. What do you think of the way people treated this blind man? Immoral? No. Not at all. Or at least that’s what some Adventists will tell you. You see, Adventists often try to differentiate between a moral law, the 10 Commandments, and a ceremonial law, all of the rest. Yes, when I’ve pushed Adventists on this issue, I’ve actually had them tell me that the biblical instruction above (not to put something in front of a blind man so that he falls over it) is a ceremonial law. Which ceremony or ritual or cultic aspect of religion does it pertain to? That said, I would think most thinking Adventists would ignore the logical conclusion of their “moral vs ceremonial” classification, and consider it morally wrong. Further reading: The Law of God vs the Law of Moses This contribution is available at http://blog.theotokos.co.za/ Copyright is retained by the contributing author (follow above link for info on this piece). | Contents | | Next | Contents | Previous | Adirondack Scrapbooking [at Campfires and Cleats] ...from summer 2007...one entire decade ago! North Pole, NY... Santa's Summer home, of course! The Lake~ Happy to link at Create with Joy for WW! ...All these gorgeous flowers popping up throughout our yard were I received as Mother's Day gift from all my boys three years ago! I love it...use it literally every day!! Thank you for spending some of your precious time today This contribution is available at http://campfiresandcleats.blogspot.com/2017/06/adirondack-scrapbooking-ww.html Copyright is retained by the contributing author (follow above link for info on this piece). | Contents | | Next | Contents | Previous | Psalm 139 ~ A Personal Psalm [at Pauca Verba] Psalms are the sung poem-prayers of ancient Israel. Most of them were composed and used for communal worship, but some, like Psalm 139 are very personal to each of us. Click on the photo above to listen as I read the Psalm. Some reflections follow here. Verse 1. God knows me in the details of my life...even my thoughts...not to catch me out like a spy or to make me blush, but that my existence matters to God. God is interested in how I'm doing, much as a good parent would a child who's perhaps been away from home for a time: "What have you been up to?" "What have you been thinking these days?" Some of us were taught that God is an irritable and suspicious super spy. It isn't like that at all. Verse 2. God knows my life is a journey where I stop along the way because the trudging is often difficult and tiresome. God is acquainted with my ways: my strengths and weaknesses, my shortcomings and gifts - everything that characterizes me in and out. Verse 3. God knows the words that come from my lips before I speak them. I'm thinking of the little cross we draw on our lips before the Gospel at Mass: That I would speak the words of Christ. We live in talkative times. There's little silence. A priest from Ukraine said, "Where there are many words, sin cannot be avoided." Verse 4. "You lay your hand upon me." I'm always within God's reach. God's gesture seems to say, "This is one is mine." What a lovely thought - God doesn't just have an eye on me, but a hand.