January 2008 Archives

Let us pray:

Gracious God, we know that you are present today as you were at our founding. We thank you for the pastoral vision of Servant of God, Fr. Isaac Thomas Hecker and the missionary zeal of his companions.

We ask that you bless our Paulist family. Inspire us to use our gifts to serve the people of North America. Enkindle a fire within us to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. Challenge us to reconcile all who have been hurt or alienated. Encourage us to unify the Body of Christ and to pursue dialogue with people of all faiths.

By the grace of your Holy Spirit and through the intercession of St. Paul the Apostle, lead us in wisdom's ways into a future not our own; strengthen us to be the servants of your Word. May we strive to help all men and women to discover Christ in our age so that together we might build up your kingdom of Earth.

We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Paulist Fathers' latest video on what is the Paulist mission.

Rocco, the man who can find out anything about anything within the Catholic Church has named his Churchman of the Year for 2007: His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston.

The story, very detailed with a word count just under 6,000, shares with all what I've been hearing from my friends in the Galveston-Houston area—this guy is awesome.

While I've only met the Cardinal once, with him climbing into the minivan I was in, I'll be seeing him again on November 1, 2008 when he celebrates with us the 100th Anniversary of Catholic Campus Ministry at UT, assuming the new meetings he'll be requested to make as a cardinal don't conflict.

Personally, I wonder where Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin will end up. He might not be Cardinal DiNardo, but he's a solid person as well. Who knows, Archbishop Hughes of New Orleans just turned 75 in early December...