tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117891572024-03-11T23:52:05.884-05:00HELL BURNSThe THEOLOGY OF THE BODY & MEDIA LITERACY blog of Sr. Helena Raphael Burns, fsp #medianunsSr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.comBlogger1129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-57736854821047315502023-08-04T04:16:00.002-05:002023-08-04T04:17:54.861-05:00THEOLOGY OF THE BODY IN BOSTON (FREE!)--SEPTEMBER 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBrlDztRtK4xe4K2HU-NkxXrNVPhAwnC8TNsqfOAqcTFXKjdsIvujoerLgWidBLwwbhmihgDwguC-c5d3B68046ZQYq3WOobdeFam_bgGjZR_yZ5_RrLAEZKLzGuZfAEsJzOrBNDk0euUvRmxyT2_Q6X8Ma8GiONkueSu12BBFl0lFEVMCxE61g/s435/FRAMINGHAM%20TOB%20SEPTEMBER%202023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBrlDztRtK4xe4K2HU-NkxXrNVPhAwnC8TNsqfOAqcTFXKjdsIvujoerLgWidBLwwbhmihgDwguC-c5d3B68046ZQYq3WOobdeFam_bgGjZR_yZ5_RrLAEZKLzGuZfAEsJzOrBNDk0euUvRmxyT2_Q6X8Ma8GiONkueSu12BBFl0lFEVMCxE61g/w640-h640/FRAMINGHAM%20TOB%20SEPTEMBER%202023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-68925107893184595762022-11-25T19:15:00.004-06:002022-11-25T19:15:35.024-06:00DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOUR 2022!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBxIUJiVNO7fp_fWM-mkVjhaz4kBxXFsDD00UR1H0ql7Zg8jJ-HWjUoa32h_Ec8is2YZSxgaMikyfnsTuH8YwnEwJIFo01QpHFNo0r19aNgu5_aeGSHaaZ-sKN3Id3lhA2ZxWPlEckZaFFadBvrwaG_GuwLsURCCBvoRPQ24OQSMinULbRDE/s960/CHRISTMAS%20CONCERT%20GOOD%20DAY%20LA%202018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBxIUJiVNO7fp_fWM-mkVjhaz4kBxXFsDD00UR1H0ql7Zg8jJ-HWjUoa32h_Ec8is2YZSxgaMikyfnsTuH8YwnEwJIFo01QpHFNo0r19aNgu5_aeGSHaaZ-sKN3Id3lhA2ZxWPlEckZaFFadBvrwaG_GuwLsURCCBvoRPQ24OQSMinULbRDE/w640-h480/CHRISTMAS%20CONCERT%20GOOD%20DAY%20LA%202018.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><div class="css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline-flex; flex-basis: auto; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap; z-index: 0;"><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; flex-direction: row;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/DaughterStPaul" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">@DaughterStPaul</a></span></div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Choir doing only TWO Christmas concerts this year! Boston & Charleston!
Get your tickets NOW! </span><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><img alt="🎄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-sjv1od r-zw8f10 r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f384.svg" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Christmas tree" /><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span class="r-18u37iz" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: #0f1419; flex-direction: row; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/medianuns?src=hashtag_click" role="link" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: inherit;">#medianuns</a></span><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p><br /></p></div>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-58429424934914837322022-03-13T01:33:00.005-06:002022-03-13T01:38:56.729-06:00PRAYING FOR THE MEDIA WITH BLESSED FR. JAMES ALBERIONE------"THE PAULINE OFFERTORY"<p style="text-align: center;"> THE ORIGINAL 1924 PRAYER</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyr-sgsbQKFlRbPgaFt7liiuMLwjV23wTf5I98AT96YPaUpvljWPEq-dLBJFFzSd1-7LGN0ycGMiyV7f3m7O5Nfo7IQpMa7B0ExriwGtHUVfnf1CJaUpm-AQw9UAGLPUroxVKfDkXcuPm3aXpghcynaxawuX9gw3LvHQZD7PNOjcKmRwrSLbE=s753" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="753" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyr-sgsbQKFlRbPgaFt7liiuMLwjV23wTf5I98AT96YPaUpvljWPEq-dLBJFFzSd1-7LGN0ycGMiyV7f3m7O5Nfo7IQpMa7B0ExriwGtHUVfnf1CJaUpm-AQw9UAGLPUroxVKfDkXcuPm3aXpghcynaxawuX9gw3LvHQZD7PNOjcKmRwrSLbE=w640-h542" width="640" /></a></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga3SrJP6VqsLQHivV3C4gUYZaI-NDkeQjAu1jxkFYzcpFxiEkKhcJ7duS4YVkRQy_57fcbw_2DwSxEfXcdw8GO_drjaqVprTmg0gsK2ls1udgupcl3vyTXTeS2_UPfApjNIgwKe2kO3jbd6GS4X2W9bcgQRRdp8B0ZNWqG5xvXD2pGsySzzvc=s730" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="730" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga3SrJP6VqsLQHivV3C4gUYZaI-NDkeQjAu1jxkFYzcpFxiEkKhcJ7duS4YVkRQy_57fcbw_2DwSxEfXcdw8GO_drjaqVprTmg0gsK2ls1udgupcl3vyTXTeS2_UPfApjNIgwKe2kO3jbd6GS4X2W9bcgQRRdp8B0ZNWqG5xvXD2pGsySzzvc=w640-h310" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PAULINE OFFERTORY UPDATED BY FR. ALBERIONE IN 1950'S</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpLMMS-jicij7KiLHdjSLVLQf1cXzqGtwaukIhpmw9glFle4ZSQVp8iz5TCKXis1o1-mgBiGv94D2giupI2nHZlY8tGVR_33NyFnEeQjer4AAyxrB3oEsP71hULV6o6vGynIoOSB0ocbj9AUJFrfIg9aYIKACsx69oR_TtwqsyoX54TOgHEU0=s499" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="499" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpLMMS-jicij7KiLHdjSLVLQf1cXzqGtwaukIhpmw9glFle4ZSQVp8iz5TCKXis1o1-mgBiGv94D2giupI2nHZlY8tGVR_33NyFnEeQjer4AAyxrB3oEsP71hULV6o6vGynIoOSB0ocbj9AUJFrfIg9aYIKACsx69oR_TtwqsyoX54TOgHEU0=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj21sfuiVWhNmb_hIlGt_U5rLwnvk8CuGOQLRZmlZ4dSYQpJeRxyJAOwzF_cqmQsYpaSAwuk6MRqcBMsMJJorPqv7PBNOUXq5W657VAQiJXH1n2PHvHFEXe3FrBiHveWfvWoPpnu-VEQAHNd2Z0HMeL96hCT74IodpemQ3nDBJweZVo3RFl0d8=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj21sfuiVWhNmb_hIlGt_U5rLwnvk8CuGOQLRZmlZ4dSYQpJeRxyJAOwzF_cqmQsYpaSAwuk6MRqcBMsMJJorPqv7PBNOUXq5W657VAQiJXH1n2PHvHFEXe3FrBiHveWfvWoPpnu-VEQAHNd2Z0HMeL96hCT74IodpemQ3nDBJweZVo3RFl0d8=w502-h640" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-71929693344299423602021-11-07T19:42:00.000-06:002021-11-07T19:42:03.733-06:00"FROM RITUAL TO RELATIONSHIP"--Advent Mission with Sr. Helena Burns, fsp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AkfBc9c0gSN-WWtZkVoYTcE4Q9SOYaRjUYPXVxQU6PdhKnfGFsXKXpf90PRqoznW88dqhkydILNI8ZFKoynIBhV1jm49-ENmZup303PufzBknS9KF34goHZuM2-t-pNWqIGBlQ/s2000/From+Ritual+to+Relationship.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1294" height="995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AkfBc9c0gSN-WWtZkVoYTcE4Q9SOYaRjUYPXVxQU6PdhKnfGFsXKXpf90PRqoznW88dqhkydILNI8ZFKoynIBhV1jm49-ENmZup303PufzBknS9KF34goHZuM2-t-pNWqIGBlQ/w644-h995/From+Ritual+to+Relationship.png" width="644" /><br /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-37248645539717406032021-11-07T13:43:00.000-06:002021-11-07T13:43:29.070-06:00BOSTON: "ST. JOSEPH & THEOLOGY OF THE BODY" NOVEMBER 13, 2021!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyiIphTESgcuBB3kjYK8AdwxIk9tARbnowv1fHCMp3_GNPsoJf5eKCNBcoTQChtoJgk0o7FRfHlrQgOGwIGLGd2KnStFKqpLXDBOxMYmjfTRLz9q2KCksAfx5Y90zOI1NKzl2lg/s674/ST.+JOSEPH+%2526+THEOLOGY+OF+THE+BODY+IRL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyiIphTESgcuBB3kjYK8AdwxIk9tARbnowv1fHCMp3_GNPsoJf5eKCNBcoTQChtoJgk0o7FRfHlrQgOGwIGLGd2KnStFKqpLXDBOxMYmjfTRLz9q2KCksAfx5Y90zOI1NKzl2lg/s16000/ST.+JOSEPH+%2526+THEOLOGY+OF+THE+BODY+IRL.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">REGISTER HERE:</span></b><br /> <br /><a href="http://ReligiousLifeCatalog.com">ReligiousLifeCatalog.com</a> OR 847-573-8975</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: x-large;">Hope to see you there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnaRPbk_oyB5Rc6Zo68MOKdYkvmS216l3H9MeYWzAx64r59w1LrciYdOyFr_vuaIGLj0CMIn2L3rbHp2nDje4qqDBYormG8M_VO75ewxaleOCfLfg0iXhBSS3SufU841yOhLj4w/s913/IRL+ST.+JOSEPH+PAGE+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="913" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnaRPbk_oyB5Rc6Zo68MOKdYkvmS216l3H9MeYWzAx64r59w1LrciYdOyFr_vuaIGLj0CMIn2L3rbHp2nDje4qqDBYormG8M_VO75ewxaleOCfLfg0iXhBSS3SufU841yOhLj4w/w640-h486/IRL+ST.+JOSEPH+PAGE+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kROD3DHur4n7m_UtR47r00twY3bYyI9ABc9NKjZ55enWWKFs7au9o_K43EBbQjdeoSTBxb1kPdxX1ADwZkQuY95nfizytyoLldKl7IpQi7ApmXDIsq3Ob0OZDp27IAoLwiHYfw/s912/IRL+ST.+JOSEPH+PAGE+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="912" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kROD3DHur4n7m_UtR47r00twY3bYyI9ABc9NKjZ55enWWKFs7au9o_K43EBbQjdeoSTBxb1kPdxX1ADwZkQuY95nfizytyoLldKl7IpQi7ApmXDIsq3Ob0OZDp27IAoLwiHYfw/w640-h486/IRL+ST.+JOSEPH+PAGE+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-60380370211612624262021-10-29T19:36:00.004-05:002021-10-29T19:42:32.091-05:00Sr. Helena's Advent Mission 2021: "FROM RITUAL TO RELATIONSHIP"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wlXLlyJD5gs" width="478" youtube-src-id="wlXLlyJD5gs"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Free for parishes & groups!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: center;">For more information: <a href="http://SacredHeartCollege.ca">SacredHeartCollege.ca</a></p></div><p><br /></p><p> </p><br />Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-36457287904211363142021-09-17T15:31:00.003-05:002021-09-17T16:35:43.123-05:00NEW! ST. JOSEPH PRAYER BOOK <---MOST COMPLETE ST. JOSEPH PRAYER BOOK EVER!!!!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ99AYwAjqi0m7VjnioKWTkJIF4rCUUwL-pd10p3NcnOUYUaP63s9BhSJ-6GuixjURyRY5a3MnEFu_BqbuRwHQZDVyyzINxYXsT61tYpA08A0mC21GZ3uAVmisycjVIuuCAALcQ/s1320/St_Joseph_Prayerbook_png.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="1100" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZ99AYwAjqi0m7VjnioKWTkJIF4rCUUwL-pd10p3NcnOUYUaP63s9BhSJ-6GuixjURyRY5a3MnEFu_BqbuRwHQZDVyyzINxYXsT61tYpA08A0mC21GZ3uAVmisycjVIuuCAALcQ/w334-h400/St_Joseph_Prayerbook_png.png" width="334" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>cover: St. Joseph, Terror of Demons!<br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hardcover with built-in gold ribbon<br />compact 4"x 6"<br />272 pages</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">SALE!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">USA: <a href="https://paulinestore.com/st-joseph-prayer-book-qs1005571-197885.html">https://paulinestore.com/st-joseph-prayer-book-qs1005571-197885.html</a> $19.95 US<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CANADA: <a href="https://paulinestore.ca/st-joseph-prayer-book-qs1005571-197885.html">https://paulinestore.ca/st-joseph-prayer-book-qs1005571-197885.html</a> $22.95 CAD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also available at above websites (FOR KIDS!):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kKBmVYxjn3GY69n5F3v2PNHTtNrNpynffbRB2e31WUsiK6Bhoelf8AVUq6GIAUBP00qEbe-fb10-kG6PuAIloqp0ryaTGIPpg7lMF6r6nDNr3HkPwIkUtwB-MJPMu5gYyQbSAQ/s2048/STAIRCASE+FOR+THE+SISTERS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1691" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kKBmVYxjn3GY69n5F3v2PNHTtNrNpynffbRB2e31WUsiK6Bhoelf8AVUq6GIAUBP00qEbe-fb10-kG6PuAIloqp0ryaTGIPpg7lMF6r6nDNr3HkPwIkUtwB-MJPMu5gYyQbSAQ/w330-h400/STAIRCASE+FOR+THE+SISTERS.jpg" width="330" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The amazing true story of St. Joseph building a staircase for nuns in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1873. <br />(The staircase is still there!)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvz0GM1qEUNxlHv0Kz7vzkSZw3ZtsHqTMqG2LapIjro1mLLAMWMoYCU28kmDJaPL6P5-Z3wPx75XwPwWerPmLQ62lZq1iAJYPAqNX-yu0VFbWTds425L-W_CyKW8DYxTmwbxynQ/s500/HOLY+FAMILY+BOARD+BOOKS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvz0GM1qEUNxlHv0Kz7vzkSZw3ZtsHqTMqG2LapIjro1mLLAMWMoYCU28kmDJaPL6P5-Z3wPx75XwPwWerPmLQ62lZq1iAJYPAqNX-yu0VFbWTds425L-W_CyKW8DYxTmwbxynQ/w528-h640/HOLY+FAMILY+BOARD+BOOKS.png" width="528" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Board books" for the wee ones!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-87345341039340977812021-09-15T18:58:00.002-05:002021-09-15T18:58:21.355-05:00BUY A NUN A BOOK DAY! SEPTEMBER 17 -- FEAST OF ST. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's that time of year again!
Buy a Nun a Book (or 2!) Day=Sept. 17 Feast of St. Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church!
Here's my list: </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">https://</span>amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls<span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 0px; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: inherit;">/3DZJACUYKEQ6H?ref_=wl_share</span><span aria-hidden="true" class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-lrvibr r-qvutc0" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: none; white-space: inherit;">…
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HINT: I'm exceedingly interested in the back to nature books!
GOD BLESS!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83eI26ft2ylxTGsgEk7VnLmWjauhn3rLH25hupBnXcrLwsh-BaSiW0E1Iaxqjh9Wg8UfR3ICH7Wryk3lZsgxw0avvB-0YM-1GSKWsKYBdIXP-W2DF3RYGKneb47mgJ1OHlgG1MQ/s259/BUY+A+NUN+A+BOOK+blurry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83eI26ft2ylxTGsgEk7VnLmWjauhn3rLH25hupBnXcrLwsh-BaSiW0E1Iaxqjh9Wg8UfR3ICH7Wryk3lZsgxw0avvB-0YM-1GSKWsKYBdIXP-W2DF3RYGKneb47mgJ1OHlgG1MQ/w480-h640/BUY+A+NUN+A+BOOK+blurry.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; 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color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I will also be giving a talk: "Where Feminism Went Wrong."
Dr. Carrie Gress (who almost NEVER gives talks!): "The Mary Option," "The Anti-Mary: Rescuing the Culture from Toxic Femininity," "Theology of Home"</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv5UiXVkx5-lSGKcu4Z0l1M21UebvB1wsA_bGfMNZpcmINviToLZZYYfGqMgfM8QeMqbZTN2PcPnWjIg87NtnwM7dZ8GNzf5D7BMl2SzcfYW28lHbNKouATRHOJKSyktr0I7QAg/s792/DYNAMIC+WOMEN+OF+FAITH+2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXv5UiXVkx5-lSGKcu4Z0l1M21UebvB1wsA_bGfMNZpcmINviToLZZYYfGqMgfM8QeMqbZTN2PcPnWjIg87NtnwM7dZ8GNzf5D7BMl2SzcfYW28lHbNKouATRHOJKSyktr0I7QAg/w637-h826/DYNAMIC+WOMEN+OF+FAITH+2021.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><br /><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6mrju-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="6mrju-2-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-50236491813053197412021-02-14T18:28:00.004-06:002021-02-15T14:08:39.118-06:00WHAT DOES "FREE SPEECH" MEAN FOR A CHRISTIAN? (THINK: THE GREAT COMMISSION)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qYihI4k9_u9ieikVwxrhdz1afeIcJKjipQGv1Ew-67-yo2OBp5HvafucjlYSerriYGThpd4hQP7HVtaKizKUTJu3UWpWy7qvbwxHw_pequrtlyF8nzwEYKqE-txuKP1RCUL2pw/s850/THE+GIVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="850" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qYihI4k9_u9ieikVwxrhdz1afeIcJKjipQGv1Ew-67-yo2OBp5HvafucjlYSerriYGThpd4hQP7HVtaKizKUTJu3UWpWy7qvbwxHw_pequrtlyF8nzwEYKqE-txuKP1RCUL2pw/w640-h426/THE+GIVER.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>(originally published in the Catholic Register: <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32673-sr-helena-burns-free-speech-and-the-christian-mandate">https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32673-sr-helena-burns-free-speech-and-the-christian-mandate</a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">How often have we heard (or declared
ourselves): “I can say what I want! Last time I checked this was a free
country!” Um, when <i>was</i> the last time
you checked? Oh, sure. We have freedom of expression guaranteed by the charter,
but ask yourself this question: Have you ever halted recently (say, in the past
few years when you wouldn’t have previously) before you said something in person
or posted something online and thought: “This isn’t politically correct, I
might get serious flak,” and you drastically rephrased it or simply didn’t say
or post anything at all? And remember, if it’s Big Tech doing the reproving or
censoring, we’re talking about a global reach eclipsing national jurisdictions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Let’s be clear. Because we are children of
God and followers of Jesus, we should always speak the truth, but always the
truth in charity. It’s best not to be lazy, labeling or insulting in the way we
talk about people or issues. If we are accusatory, inflammatory or demonizing,
we should be prepared for a reaction in kind, akin to a self-fulfilling
prophecy. Avoiding uncharity in speech or digital expression does not mean we
need to water anything down. In fact, if we elevate our speech and other modes
of communication, we take the high road and appeal to people’s better angels
with the power of persuasion. Should they wish to do an about-face and join us,
they won’t have to crawl up from the mire we have bludgeoned them down into,
but simply “see the light,” and “agree” with a better way of seeing and doing
things. Civility and kindness aren’t weakness. The Bible says: “a gentle tongue
can break a bone.” The great evangelizer, St. Francis de Sales was fond of
repeating: “You get more flies with honey than with vinegar.” St. Edith Stein
also had a wise measuring stick: “Do not accept anything as the truth if it
lacks love. Do not accept anything as love if it lacks truth. One without the
other becomes a destructive lie.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">In the film “The Giver,” the
history-erasing, baby-eliminating, dystopian governing forces keep the
population in line through something called “preciseness of speech” (think:
Jordan Peterson’s “compelled speech”). If you can control people’s speech, you
can control their thoughts. You can squelch, deform and silence truth. We begin
self-censoring in the privacy of our own home, the privacy of our own brain.
Why? Perhaps at first we want to be nice, we don’t want to offend, but
then—when we realize that even the most obvious of truths offend, and we
witness the recriminations against those who speak these truths—we do so out of
fear. Fear of what? Fear of very real repercussions: losing a social media
account, losing a promotion, losing a job, losing a friend, losing your money (fines), losing your freedom (imprisonment).<br />
<br />
We are watching and feeling the screws of censorship and totalitarianism
tighten around us as we try to “keep on rockin’ in the free world.” But wait.
What does that mean, “free world”? Are parts of the world not free? If so,
where, why? Wherever there are dictatorships or ideologies such as Communism
that believe 1) human beings are cogs in a machine 2) everything, even basic
human rights are “politics,” in order to dismiss equal participation in the
conversation by all 3) utopia on this earth is possible through social control—then
there will be oppression and revoking of freedoms of all kinds. Just ask Hong
Kong.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">In my case, as a presenter of John Paul
II’s “Theology of the Body,” I know that I will be “caught up with” soon
enough—when the powers that be figure out how offensive this “Gospel of the
Body” and the science that backs it up really is. (As Jordan Peterson warned: “They’re
coming for you next, biologists.”) So what am I doing in preparation for that
fateful day? For starters, I have begun substituting Greek letters for similar-looking
Roman alphabet letters online to make it harder for bots and algorithms to
purge me. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">We can’t be cowardly. We must keep on
truckin’. We have a divine mandate by our baptism to witness to Jesus Christ
and His “words of everlasting life.” “…They ordered them not to speak in the
name of Jesus, and released them. The apostles left…rejoicing that they had
been counted worthy to suffer disgrace for the Name.” “Rejoicing?!” Well,
“there is no other name by which we can be saved.”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">So, for Christians, if limiting free speech
means not being allowed to lovingly preach, teach and share the whole truth,
the full Gospel? Then N/A. These restrictions are not applicable. "Better for us to obey God than men" (Acts 5:29).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></p><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-79590506355700074592021-01-07T14:11:00.002-06:002021-01-07T14:14:05.385-06:00WHERE IS HOME? WHAT IS HOME?<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_13Ef2a4VeZCCzE5PtDtJGgecVzWuwoc1K0Jnj7WA1Is0X6Y8pA3GiY3qsW7CUcCVUX0pEoPlJ755DmFH0MxgnoHPt8T0Tk4VGTU9O2qcdN-nEMUiapKWYim3Wj9M5u3sNxbkg/s1496/HOBBIT+HOUSE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1496" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_13Ef2a4VeZCCzE5PtDtJGgecVzWuwoc1K0Jnj7WA1Is0X6Y8pA3GiY3qsW7CUcCVUX0pEoPlJ755DmFH0MxgnoHPt8T0Tk4VGTU9O2qcdN-nEMUiapKWYim3Wj9M5u3sNxbkg/w640-h428/HOBBIT+HOUSE.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(originally published in <a href="http://CatholicRegister.org">CatholicRegister.org</a>)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The first
haiku I ever wrote was about home. I was in sixth grade French class staring
out the window as usual <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(zut alors!), </i>and
it came to me wholly formed, in a flash of insight. <br /><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh, how I do think<br />
of how lovely life would be<br />
if I could go home.<br /><br />
</i>Lest you are thinking I went to a boarding school, I did not. The content
and sentiment of the haiku startled even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">moi</span>-<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">même</span>, </i>because I knew it didn’t mean my home right down the
street. The poem was surely a grace from God, whispering to me that I had another
home, my real home for which I was longing. It was my first inkling of heaven.<br />
<br />
“Home” has been much more than a concept during the 2020 pandemic filled with
lockdowns, shutdowns and restricted activities. People got reacquainted, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very</i> reacquainted with their living
spaces, such as they are, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> with
their families and roommates, such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">they
</i>are. My friend--who was paying off her dream condo on Yonge St.--became
quite literally a prisoner for months on end in her cozy little nest (due to
pre-existing lung conditions). The upshot of “home” for her was that, “when the
days of her confinement were over,” she sold the thing and bought a home in
Thorold, swearing to never be a cliff dweller again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As I see it,
everyone has three homes. <br />
1) Our physical home: where we crash at night. Even the home-less might
consider the streets their home, or perhaps a piece of hard-earned turf somewhere.
This physical, practical place can be palatial or humble, and we might change our
address many times throughout life. For some, the family homestead has great
significance, having been passed down from generation to generation. Indelible
memories and family history are ingrained in every doorway and staircase. I
remember when we were kids going on a family vacation each summer, we’d
actually wave and say “goodbye house!” as the station wagon pulled away. My mum
still lives in this same house she’s lived in for sixty years now. My Dad lived
in it even longer, and before him a professor whose grown-up grandchildren (all
girls) would periodically visit our house—just the house, mind you—and weep as
they remembered their dear Grandpa Morgan. You see, love is the only real
thread that keeps any of us attached to anyone or anything.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">2) Our
spiritual home: whose hearts we live in/who lives in our hearts. How often have
you heard a spouse say of their beloved: “she <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> my home/<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">he</i> is my
home”? And God definitely wants to be enthroned in our hearts, first and
foremost: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone…opens, I will enter
and sup with him” (Revelation 3:20).<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">3) Our
forever home: God. Our third home overlaps with our second home, because heaven
starts now if God is in our heart. (Hell can also start now if He isn’t!) Heaven
is a place <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> a Person.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">If, as the
Bible tells us, “…here we have no lasting city…” (Hebrews 13:14), then why are
we so invested in “here”? Why are we so sad to think of leaving this world to
be with God forever in paradise? Because our earthly home—with all its
warts--is all we know, and the unknown can be terrifying, even if our good God
is both the destination and the One making the promises. So, “don’t be such a
stranger!” We have our whole lives to get to know God so well that “death will
be like moving from one room to another” (Blessed James Alberione). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Jesus Himself
had a checkered trajectory when it came to “home.” There was no room…in the
inn” (Luke 2:7). Born in a barn (we really shouldn’t use that expression
pejoratively); a child refugee; returns to Nazareth; moves to Capernaum; hits
the road preaching, teaching and healing, and tells His disciples: “The birds
of the sky have nests, the foxes have dens, but the Son of Man has nowhere to
lay his head” (Luke 9:58); buried in a borrowed tomb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For those
worn out, depressed, or even made suicidal by these plague days, I would like
to say: “Home is on the way!” Our earthly life is so short—but we don’t get to
decide when it ends. So hang in there--one year at a time [gives 2020 the bum’s
rush]--with Jesus: our Friend, our Saviour, our Home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Sr. Helena Raphael Burns, fsp, is a
Daughter of St. Paul. She holds a Masters in Media Literacy Education and
studied screenwriting at UCLA. </span></i><a href="http://www.hellburns.com/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">www.HellBurns.com</span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Twitter: @srhelenaburns<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-39722060348279443662021-01-07T13:32:00.000-06:002021-01-07T13:32:03.437-06:0030 MINUTES B.C.--A NATIVITY STORY (FILMED PLAY)<p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-CA">“30
MINTUES B.C.--A NATIVITY PLAY”<br />
<a href="http://www.gkchestertonentertainment.org/">GKChestertonEntertainment.org</a>
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Review by Sr. Helena Raphael Burns, fsp</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKI_bm0wsQUX1VVetQhz0PXDCv-Vo95WtJzXJ-N0fN_Q148TcyWkO0f16N95vg8w34T78kcGsGiduQhd0ac5vpyvRslIPE2_ORbwvuy7MD7qPWhBsr_2nEu1HgTsAOBDiaU6Enw/s776/30+MINUTES+BC+A+NATIVITY+STORY.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="776" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKI_bm0wsQUX1VVetQhz0PXDCv-Vo95WtJzXJ-N0fN_Q148TcyWkO0f16N95vg8w34T78kcGsGiduQhd0ac5vpyvRslIPE2_ORbwvuy7MD7qPWhBsr_2nEu1HgTsAOBDiaU6Enw/w640-h342/30+MINUTES+BC+A+NATIVITY+STORY.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">TRAILER:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="https://vimeo.com/488746762">https://vimeo.com/488746762</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The forty-three minute filmed play, written
and directed by Denise Vi Flaten is an imaginative, lovely drama of Joseph and
Mary just thirty minutes before the Savior is born. The narrator is none other
than Jonathan Roumie (Jesus in “The Chosen”)—however, the narration is more
like a few brief, mostly unnecessary stage directions. Even if it was supposed
to be a fun little device, it doesn’t really work, is disruptive and takes us
out of contemplating the scene before us. Thankfully it isn’t often! There is
one super-ugly and jarring line (is it a joke?) right after Jesus’ birth.
Joseph quotes Isaiah, and Mary <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blurts out
the exact chapter and verse. </i>What is this, Bible Trivia? But these are
minor flaws.<br />
<br />
The setting is a stage populated with hay bales and a manger. The loquacious
couple “defer to one another out of reverence for Christ”: affectionate ribbing,
Scripture references, religious concerns and also solo dialogues with God—which
all help us to see from a very human standpoint what the holy pair were going
through. Such love and respect between these spouses—a lesson for all married
couples. Joseph is a fierce protector of Madonna and Child—feisty and angry and
frustrated that he can’t provide more for his wards. There are ample “joys and
tears mingled all the while” (a hymn to St. Joseph) with not a few premonitions
of the Passion. A few well-placed sound effects are delightful. The actors are
quite good.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Inspired by the writings of Blessed Anne
Catherine Emmerich, Maria Valtorta and Venerable Mary of Agreda, the vocabulary
aims for a first-century feel, but is speckled with a few stray
contemporary-sounding expressions. Some, of course, will object to the fact
that Valtorta is cited as a source, due to her writings having sketchy, extremely
fraught and conditional Church approval. However, I feel we should just look at
the play—the final outcome of these inspirations—on its own merits or lack
thereof.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Joseph is about ten years older than Mary
and a work in progress (he’s rather impatient). But then he effuses about the
little Lord about to be miraculously birthed: “My God and my son!” “How will I
not die of joy holding God in my arms?” </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">My favorite moment is when Mary cries and
prays to God in her dire straits (the momentousness of what is unfolding).
Haven’t we all felt—even though we understand God is with us—fearful and
desolate when we are in the depths of suffering, or facing what we know will be
a difficult future? Mary and Joseph’s heartfelt prayers give a hint of their
rich interior lives. And their conversations (basically what the entire play is
made of) are not ordinary. We know they talked, right? What <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">would</i> they have said to each other? I
love the conversations of the Holy Family in my favorite Jesus movie (“The
Young Messiah”), but they are cursory and minimal. “30 Minutes B.C.” dialogues
are a feast. Methinks we should all talk about and to God more like this.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">This is an utterly Catholic play, utterly
loyal to God and man. Mary is slightly more the protagonist than Joseph. She is
as humble as she is strong. I am changed by watching this play. Theology of the
Body “feminists” like myself (who appreciate men and believe in our
non-identical equality and complementariness) will love what Mary has to say
about herself as a woman, how she loves and accepts her nature and embraces her
(divine) motherhood, mission and vocation in life, body and soul.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The strength of virginity (in this
interpretation, Joseph has also been committed to perpetual virginity his whole
life), the strength of parenthood, the strength of human and divine love is
central and the narrative’s guiding star.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">This depiction will not be everyone’s cup
of tea, especially if you prefer the mystery of a “Silent Night,” a church
tableau, or a simple, sparkly Christmas card. I approach it as an artistic
attempt to fill in the blanks, which I don’t feel like I need (although some
earnestly do). The Scriptures are plenty for me. But I can always find
something inspiring in almost any Bible film, drama, painting or other artistic
representation. Well done, thou good and faithful thespians!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-91661063024971347212020-12-22T16:32:00.005-06:002020-12-22T16:34:09.066-06:00LIVE WATCH PARTY TONIGHT--WITH CHOIR Q & A SESSION!<p> <span data-offset-key="79gfk-0-0" face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-text="true">TONIGHT! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="893" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEJXxz_zo0PO_mBpCQjcusGK67n5shPsX1agurmKOLt0Dhtgghv-gDc3ff64ljrbvgw69laFHH-lg7c-j-yyKU325twX1LN3S_pzC7mV4WuYISX5YJ3jL4jy7hkiQdxU_bspGyg/w503-h893/2020HFC_Instagram_StoriesTONIGHT.png" width="503" /></a></div><br /><span data-text="true"><br /></span><p></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-28434884039943877332020-12-20T22:02:00.000-06:002020-12-20T22:02:08.487-06:00FOLLOW-UP ON YOUNG WOMAN SUING TRANSGENDER CLINIC<p> Here's a follow-up to my post of 2/23/2020:<a href="https://hellburns.blogspot.com/2020/03/23yo-woman-sues-transgender-clinic-for.html#.X-AWDNhKiM8">https://hellburns.blogspot.com/2020/03/23yo-woman-sues-transgender-clinic-for.html#.X-AWDNhKiM8</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWC47lr8f0SE9rheWYoQHMZCbsF7N4NccX0ia9EYJsQE8YZrcnJUe-vxVVKcoHtZ2rZ34kLBeC5Yl_eOn5zmkLErNM7y9HzZsV9Ng0ctVrREod-__1n80mmlIFWHARe11mVtU5A/s599/DETRANSITIONER+SUING+TRANSGENDER+CLINIC+KEIRA+BELL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="599" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWC47lr8f0SE9rheWYoQHMZCbsF7N4NccX0ia9EYJsQE8YZrcnJUe-vxVVKcoHtZ2rZ34kLBeC5Yl_eOn5zmkLErNM7y9HzZsV9Ng0ctVrREod-__1n80mmlIFWHARe11mVtU5A/w640-h586/DETRANSITIONER+SUING+TRANSGENDER+CLINIC+KEIRA+BELL.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://unherd.com/2020/12/for-me-self-identification-was-a-con/">https://unherd.com/2020/12/for-me-self-identification-was-a-con/</a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-61391920066326928542020-12-19T19:09:00.003-06:002020-12-19T19:21:54.401-06:007 KEY THEMES OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING<p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5asTr5ieHyhCGfMitrzfIiIjVpcGG38XVxkGpO2Y3H7i1Z-puiI2l40tAzsjxVx41I8PpvBh3BWzP5sr5Delu8GDaaU0eETp1y2IFHqpQhkdZKJjXnUiI1ZoYc5ffj8zdIMDPNQ/s2048/LOOKING+FOR+HUMAN+KINDNESS+MATT+COLLAMER+UNSPLASH+HABITAT+FOR+HUMANITY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5asTr5ieHyhCGfMitrzfIiIjVpcGG38XVxkGpO2Y3H7i1Z-puiI2l40tAzsjxVx41I8PpvBh3BWzP5sr5Delu8GDaaU0eETp1y2IFHqpQhkdZKJjXnUiI1ZoYc5ffj8zdIMDPNQ/w640-h426/LOOKING+FOR+HUMAN+KINDNESS+MATT+COLLAMER+UNSPLASH+HABITAT+FOR+HUMANITY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">photo by Matt Collamer / Unsplash</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">GOD'S SOCIAL PLAN / PROGRAM / PHILOSOPHY / POLITICS:</span></p><p>-<span style="font-size: medium;">-Sacredness of Human Life & the Dignity of the Human Person</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Family, Community & Participation</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Rights & Responsibilities</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Option for the Poor & Vulnerable</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Dignity of Work & Rights of Workers</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Solidarity</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">--Care for God's Creation</span></p><p><i>for more information: <a href="https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching">https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching</a></i></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhoVCBDzyQrqpTtMZxu_xjYsnJfRPICzRgiBxGPyLPjwZSgSQZLWZPyK6v6ee91z0-9kSnDCyEXOd1tUs_1qJwmXdSYoQXvnxlmkDS30USKQu3lT4KqjX3qN6rp-uHXhgJQcMWg/s800/BEATITUDES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhoVCBDzyQrqpTtMZxu_xjYsnJfRPICzRgiBxGPyLPjwZSgSQZLWZPyK6v6ee91z0-9kSnDCyEXOd1tUs_1qJwmXdSYoQXvnxlmkDS30USKQu3lT4KqjX3qN6rp-uHXhgJQcMWg/w640-h480/BEATITUDES.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-67374875637820858002020-12-19T14:31:00.003-06:002020-12-19T18:36:39.929-06:00"BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES FOR 2020--THE YEAR FROM HELL-O 2021!"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FwYiYrgEOTm7ne5t_QZdg2D2yh5fJ5pXD-IWcXOVUssra2HaDUU2dG16Qz0GYLz-Jf94aHhY5OWr9jBYvQQXd-tiUL1QXW0LC1NTobYVq0OVZqs1ztZHFzNfCI4uLUUOHeAjMA/s1200/CHRISTMAS+CHRONICLES+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1200" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FwYiYrgEOTm7ne5t_QZdg2D2yh5fJ5pXD-IWcXOVUssra2HaDUU2dG16Qz0GYLz-Jf94aHhY5OWr9jBYvQQXd-tiUL1QXW0LC1NTobYVq0OVZqs1ztZHFzNfCI4uLUUOHeAjMA/w640-h362/CHRISTMAS+CHRONICLES+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My article: <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/item/32516-best-of-the-season-christmas-movies-to-capture-the-spirit">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/32516-best-of-the-season-christmas-movies-to-capture-the-spirit</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are my 2019 picks: <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/item/30890-lights-camera-and-holiday-cheer-the-best-of-christmas-spirit-on-film">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/30890-lights-camera-and-holiday-cheer-the-best-of-christmas-spirit-on-film</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-54099817059726058132020-12-19T14:05:00.002-06:002020-12-19T18:37:16.232-06:00"IS THE NUCLEAR FAMILY OBSOLETE? SHOULD IT BE?"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq-JjMhFJnvST4yQ64CtFJ1lD-s9CkFfsdLMJj360DkfqwnUCku-CtjIW78e2PuCqU8Rqnbrr6GmNwIEiDa772S8Vcm_P6DuNWm8hIdwmPySt3pNkaHyXvGZd-vlyJpeUyNqjMQ/s842/CHRISTMAS+TREE+SHOPPING+CNS+photo+Katie+Rutter.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="842" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq-JjMhFJnvST4yQ64CtFJ1lD-s9CkFfsdLMJj360DkfqwnUCku-CtjIW78e2PuCqU8Rqnbrr6GmNwIEiDa772S8Vcm_P6DuNWm8hIdwmPySt3pNkaHyXvGZd-vlyJpeUyNqjMQ/w640-h430/CHRISTMAS+TREE+SHOPPING+CNS+photo+Katie+Rutter.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CNS photo/Katie Rutter</span></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My article: <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32499-sr-helena-burns-time-to-revive-the-nuclear-family">https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32499-sr-helena-burns-time-to-revive-the-nuclear-family</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-16475841975999310882020-12-18T19:46:00.005-06:002020-12-19T14:00:14.070-06:00DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL CHRISTMAS CONCERT WATCH PARTY--LIVE with CHOIR Q & A<p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">AGAIN!!! "Home For Christmas" Virtual Concert WATCH PARTY! Join us Tuesday, Dec. 22-- 7:30pmET for LIVE Q&A with Choir Sisters followed by Concert! LIVE on our "Daughters of St. Paul Choir" FB page, Twitter & YouTube dishing on behind-the-scenes tour stories & more! Get your ?s ready!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6osMH35wyrKxBLAAkOf3mIZe8fBFsy9BGm7-jhx2koRO8OATK7MIELOejqHcJdP4k-EOa9cW-fwkLv2VgVe1KpnV_qKvaEUCoodV7zzMlSTipM0zHx6kXFlv2y8ljRL4aZSmYVA/s1200/WATCH+PARTY.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6osMH35wyrKxBLAAkOf3mIZe8fBFsy9BGm7-jhx2koRO8OATK7MIELOejqHcJdP4k-EOa9cW-fwkLv2VgVe1KpnV_qKvaEUCoodV7zzMlSTipM0zHx6kXFlv2y8ljRL4aZSmYVA/w640-h336/WATCH+PARTY.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-86772675433983410722020-12-13T13:00:00.003-06:002020-12-19T14:06:05.976-06:00"DON'T KNOCK VIRTUAL REALITY"<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvWLXkIvr7kER9LH8zqKMpPgtdhEnnWGimbIUmmm0A8fLS72TZ-1D43febmwfFIUEtPODCoK34YdyuJsbhbKjaihsf6aTdgiH5cfnNCZwmZloKzGdILkc7X6puGP1LKRp-P_psA/s752/ZOOM+FACES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="752" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvWLXkIvr7kER9LH8zqKMpPgtdhEnnWGimbIUmmm0A8fLS72TZ-1D43febmwfFIUEtPODCoK34YdyuJsbhbKjaihsf6aTdgiH5cfnNCZwmZloKzGdILkc7X6puGP1LKRp-P_psA/w640-h360/ZOOM+FACES.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>My article for the Catholic Register here: <a href="https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32396-sr-helena-burns-virtual-reality-and-theology-of-the-body">https://www.catholicregister.org/opinion/columnists/item/32396-sr-helena-burns-virtual-reality-and-theology-of-the-body</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-62445842123868014352020-12-02T16:44:00.000-06:002020-12-02T16:44:10.005-06:00FREE DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL CHRISTMAS CONCERT--DECEMBER 3, 8PM ET!<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="4tmbm-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daughters of St. Paul FREE </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Christmas</span><span data-offset-key="4tmbm-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Concert LINK is here!</span></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2fgb2" data-offset-key="22jvm-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="22jvm-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span class="py34i1dx" style="color: var(--blue-link);"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/jJzNz6W9Atk">https://youtu.be/jJzNz6W9Atk</a></span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2fgb2" data-offset-key="3r9nk-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3r9nk-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><br /></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="2fgb2" data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Gather the fam, tell yer friends!</span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh96AfYF-oirvioI6-d6R9GpC30jjgyJdemNcJPHhmQy6PkN38TIecyL4fyibUMJDY_8KXiUbRAWQExU7_0b4K5_G1DqhxZ1d5-u5ZHcTjF-9uOfTLLQ2q6REYb2MIlQEpujbXIg/s1080/VIRTUAL+CHRISTMAS+CONCERT+2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="641" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh96AfYF-oirvioI6-d6R9GpC30jjgyJdemNcJPHhmQy6PkN38TIecyL4fyibUMJDY_8KXiUbRAWQExU7_0b4K5_G1DqhxZ1d5-u5ZHcTjF-9uOfTLLQ2q6REYb2MIlQEpujbXIg/w641-h641/VIRTUAL+CHRISTMAS+CONCERT+2020.png" width="641" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCACFdVDbFlmG0Gh8ZnkpbdLsqaOa0DBsCqTB8eEXezKPp_YSKhaOMi4Jrdys7t1EhYXztAtFBbuM6Jw7o25XnkF4eHyqsPd5RC0dgul-ZmY53K0yAg8MpcB5WS1KkzxYWLaz9Bg/s960/CHRISTMAS+CONCERT+GOOD+DAY+LA+2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCACFdVDbFlmG0Gh8ZnkpbdLsqaOa0DBsCqTB8eEXezKPp_YSKhaOMi4Jrdys7t1EhYXztAtFBbuM6Jw7o25XnkF4eHyqsPd5RC0dgul-ZmY53K0yAg8MpcB5WS1KkzxYWLaz9Bg/w630-h472/CHRISTMAS+CONCERT+GOOD+DAY+LA+2018.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="4apqs-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-12087954834618222042020-11-08T18:25:00.001-06:002020-11-08T18:25:08.643-06:003-HOUR VIRTUAL RETREAT WITH ST. ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY--NOVEMBER 14!<p> </p><p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #14171a; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 1.3125; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3-hour virtual retreat with Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity November 14!</span><br /></p><p><a href="https://pauline.lpages.co/tabernacle-of-the-heart-retreats/">https://pauline.lpages.co/tabernacle-of-the-heart-retreats/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIpHrhKwJyMOCC7B0bSio6kuAU7wmjtBdaM0iush9RymYfB-accewViRlmQm-JjkjwVPnA86O4YLpDLaK2Fmqw7f_4h7sgLwqVhWwuvid4uBqykr3N457N0kvtVVIl2_Wg45Aw/s850/ELIZABETH+OF+THE+TRINITY+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="850" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIpHrhKwJyMOCC7B0bSio6kuAU7wmjtBdaM0iush9RymYfB-accewViRlmQm-JjkjwVPnA86O4YLpDLaK2Fmqw7f_4h7sgLwqVhWwuvid4uBqykr3N457N0kvtVVIl2_Wg45Aw/w640-h302/ELIZABETH+OF+THE+TRINITY+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-81910196639104456072020-10-26T14:41:00.003-05:002020-10-29T15:32:27.983-05:00MOVIES: "GET ON UP" (THE JAMES BROWN STORY)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="366" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0F_pxMmOG4I" width="420" youtube-src-id="0F_pxMmOG4I"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Although “Get On Up” (the James Brown
story) is a 2014 film, and I generally review only recent films, I must pause during
this year from hell (2020) and honor the film, the man, the music and the
actor, Chadwick Boseman. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">I wanted to see “Get On Up” when it first
came out, but I didn’t make it to the cinema in time. Then it wasn’t available
for streaming on Netflix (and I no longer have a Netflix DVD subscription). I finally
just borrowed it from a Boston Public Library and am so glad I did.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The filmmaking is pretty superb. I’m convinced
that filmmaking about musicmaking is an extremely <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>challenging genre all its own, and GOU nails
it. The film reminded me very much of “Bohemian Rhapsody” (the story of Queen)
in several ways. First of all, the performers’ lifestyle shenanigans are
sanitized, making it a truly PG-13 film. For younger music lovers, I tell
parents: go ahead and let your 13+yo’s watch both films. The history of popular
music is woven into history in general, and in the case of James Brown,
American history in particular, and is important to know and—if it’s quality—enjoy.
Also, the 4 purposes of Media Literacy are--according to one of my mentors, the
Australian ML great, Dr. David Considine--protection, preparation, participation
and, yes, pleasure.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">After a slow, episodic start flashing back
to James’ impoverished and abused childhood in Georgia, the story picks up not
speed but depth. From his youngest years, James, and many of those around him, always
believed he was going to be some kind of bright light. (There’s a delightful
scene where an up-and-coming Little Richard both prophesies to and advises his
contemporary.) It wasn’t clear at first that James' fame and fortune was going to
be through music, but James always had that special something: drive,
persistence, fierce determination, raw willpower, and not only prodigious musical
ability but business smarts that changed the music industry forever. This fact
is all the more marvelous in that he was “coming from behind,” as a Southern
Black man in the first half of the twentieth century. But he knew how to
leverage his talent and notoriety to the maximum, never blinked in the face of
the odds, demanded (and got) respect at every turn.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">The flashbacks to the very young James
Brown are highly effective to understanding the man. His mother (Viola Davis,
always stellar at playing a hard luck woman) left both him and his violent
father. His father then deposited him with his aunt (Octavia Spencer, always
locked-in playing an earth mother—so out of character and scary when she’s
not!). Aunt Honey greatly believed in him. While making him work hard, she
taught him to believe in himself <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> the
art of the hustle. Although James found much support around him throughout his
life: an adoptive family, a “friend who sticks closer than a brother,“ his two
wives (only two of his three wives are in the film) and children, his business manager (a weathered Dan Akroyd, still speaking in his thick,
clipped Ottawa Valley accent), his band (a very serious Craig Robinson as a
saxophonist)—the rejection of his parents wounded him profoundly. He was a
lonely superstar who found it almost impossible to trust anyone but himself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Was God in the picture of James’ life? Oh,
definitely. God was a given. Where James came from, God, prayer, Scripture were
a part of everyday life and speech and figured into everything. James
acknowledged his gift was from above, and we frequently go back to an
experience he had during childhood of a joyous praise revival at a church,
replete with a dancing congregation; a soulful, jazzy brass band; and a
flamboyant minister dressed to the nines who screeched “Love God!” and “Have
faith!” while spinning like a whirling dervish. Easily a big contributor to James’
influences.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">His faults are on full display: arrogant, overbearing,
fining and withholding wages from his band and his staff. One brief scene of him
beating his second wife, DeeDee (the always lovely Jill Scott), is hard to
watch. His one loyal friend (ultimately, James returns the loyalty) was with him
from the start: Bobby Byrd (an appropriately understated performance by Nelsan
Ellis).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">How is racism portrayed? Lightly. We see
the “banality of evil” in James’ childhood as he casually steals dress shoes
off a lynched Black man’s corpse, still hanging from a tree. I think the
prejudice is downplayed because what’s emphasized is James <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">turning the tables. </i>He <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">r</span>equired
all to call him “Mr. Brown” and “Sir,” as he swiftly and deftly changed the
rules of every game—to his favor. The famous quelling of a potential riot
during a gig in Boston right after Martin Luther King’s assassination is played
up. I was disappointed not to see his spontaneous chant: “I’m Black and I’m
proud” that actually transpired there—but it was shown later in a recording
studio with JB and a gaggle of kids.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">In addition to Mick Jagger being a
producer, I think a lot of actors wanted in on this biopic, and so you’ll see a
hilarious cameo by Allison Janney as a bigoted white woman won over by the
infectious James Brown sound. (While we’re at it, can someone please tell me
why James Brown is the “Godfather of Soul” and not the “Godfather of FUNK”? I
never understood that. I mean, didn’t he essentially INVENT funk? Perhaps he
didn’t <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">develop</i> funk like Bootsy Collins
and George Clinton, but I always associate James Brown with bringing the funk. Isn’t
that what we love about his music, why it stands out? Perhaps he’s the “grandfather,”
not “godfather” of funk.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Now. Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick works magic
in every way, imitating the physical swagger, mirroring the attitude, pinning
down the stage persona<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and moves, as
well as maintaining the James Brown rasp throughout the depictions of his later
life. To tell you the truth, it was hard to understand some of the dialogue (as
it was often hard to understand the real JB). James Brown is to rasp what Bob
Dylan is to mumble. Incidentally, or not so incidentally, Brown and Boseman
were both born in South Carolina. Chadwick did all of his own dancing for the
film and some singing. The soundtrack was live performances of JB.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Towards the beginning of the film, we only
get snippets of James’ performances—an excellent device that builds anticipation
for his full-on shows featuring some of his greatest hits, dance moves and
dancing chicks. (Also, may I interject: best Superbowl halftime show ever? Just
because it was James Brown, no other reason. The cape alone could have carried
it off by itself.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">“Although he is the <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">writer</span> of virtually every <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">song</span> he recorded, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">his</span> immense power as a performer
made him better known as a concert superstar, singer and recording artist. ...
As a singer, <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Brown's</span> style
evolved over the years but never strayed from <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">his</span> roots in gospel and soul <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">music</span>.” songhall.org</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">James Brown was an incredible spirit, an
incredible American whose exuberant, electrifying music will endure wherever people need
to Get On Up and dance for joy.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Sr. Helena Burns, fsphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09196121481873845379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11789157.post-71953986782057073142020-10-12T11:35:00.005-05:002020-10-13T15:09:22.472-05:00"LADIES, YOU'RE BEING LIED TO: YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ALL"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwJXw420NOcqR-J0Q5_RDAW_TM44Ij-_YA0YUW65_6iYuTcCShdNAfMXHGvSdeieRSwtCDhogG83ETHq2CeHp6QG3w2P_K7g8oUPIUraYMmrkY5_3CCH6lgxVAT3WYx4dTLGVGQ/s1697/mom+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1697" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwJXw420NOcqR-J0Q5_RDAW_TM44Ij-_YA0YUW65_6iYuTcCShdNAfMXHGvSdeieRSwtCDhogG83ETHq2CeHp6QG3w2P_K7g8oUPIUraYMmrkY5_3CCH6lgxVAT3WYx4dTLGVGQ/w640-h426/mom+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; 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