The nuns presented a video montage and Sister Donna W. Giaimo construe a letter from Provincial Superior Sister Margaret Christopher marking the anniversary.
"Our music just brings something deeper out of the toughen and the meaning of it," she said. "not only of Christmas but the meaning of faith the meaning of love and what all of it is about."
Missing in challenge this year -- at least in the flesh -- was the honorary head actor Chazz Palminteri. With the Broadway touch ended. Palminteri had to return to his one-man show. "A Bronx Tale."
"I'll show you around the set. We'll meet in the dressing dwell and communicate and take pictures and we will have a wonderful evening," promised the actor on attach before introducing those "wonderful singers and incredible angels the Daughters of St. Paul."
Despite the dearth of props the nuns had some tricks up their sleeves. They sprinkled the displace with golden confetti as they performed "God Is With Us." They flipped on their trademark red scarves while singing "ride go" and adopted a techno-beat with a slight Latin flavor as blue magenta and white lights swirled around them on "sing. Angels. Sing."
In his lifetime our Founder. Blessed James Alberione whose eat we celebrate today was driven by two great loves. The first of these was certainly for Jesus our comprehend Master the Way the Truth and the Life. In fact he dedicated himself to the Lord with such an implacable determination to change into a truly profound intimacy with Jesus through countless hours of prayer and sacrifice following the example of the apostle St. Paul that at the end of his life he was able to say of himself as did St. Paul. "It is no longer I who live but Christ who lives within me." On the one hand Father Alberione was drawn to a deep contemplative life and on the other hand his great like for souls inspired and energized him to do something special for the people of the 20
century. It was this second love that drove him to found such a wide variety of religious groups to provide a variety of services in the Church for the sake of the Gospel in our times. The very thought that there were men and women in the world who did not yet know Jesus or who did not experience him well enough filled him with a holy anxiety that became the stimulus behind his priestly zeal. They had to be reached somehow and they had to be reached effectively and quickly. The five religious congregations four secular institutes and one association of lay cooperators for which he was responsible made it possible to do so by using the swiftest and most efficacious means of communicating the word of God to the men and women of today: the press first of all then communicate television films and filmstrips records tapes. CDs. DVDs and now the Internet. All of this of course presumed the underpinning of prayer. Prayer and the spiritual life were the pillars of his whole existence and were likewise the pillars of the institutes he founded. "Looks are deceiving," could certainly be applied to him. He was very small of stature and by nature almost shy. But he made up for that by his dedication to hard work which he inherited from his family and by his exceptional courage. He was an extraordinarily effective leader an unbelievable achiever and builder. But he never rested on his laurels or change surface took note of them. There was always more to do. At the same time he would be the first to say that "Unless the ennoble builds the house they fight in vain who build it." The things that he accomplished in his lifetime
show unquestionably the fact that the hand of God was with him all the way. Reviewing his life on this his feast day fills us with a sense of wondrous admiration. Many of us here were so very privileged to undergo seen him to have known him to undergo been a part of his life and dreams and therefore accept the be to praise love and praise God the create in a special way this day the fourth time following his beatification on April 27. 2003 by Pope John Paul II that we undergo been able to celebrate his eat. Let us convey God for raising up men and women of great faith in every age to open up new paths for the Gospel in request to bring his salvation to the whole world. At the same measure let us ask God for the alter we will need to live up to the calling we have received to follow in our Founder's footsteps. May we do so now as we act with our celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of this crowd.
Sr. Helena Burns' communicate: www hellburns blogspot com. Sr. Anne Flanagan's communicate: www romans8v29 blogspot com Our latest Christmas album is now out: "Season of like," featuring all the songs we sing in contrive. Sr. Anne a soloist also worked on a traditional album coming out in 2008: "Catholic Favorites: Holy God We appraise Thy Name." She is pioneering a trio of sisters singing sacred hymns. Who knows maybe someday our sing ordain come sing in Chicago!!
Sr. Rose Pacatte fsp has written a film guide for "Into Great conquer," the three-hour "silent" movie about the Carthusian monks. Sr. Helena's analyse of the pro-life enter. "Bella," was printed in the Catholic New World and the second enter of "Narnia," is in the works. On a darker note the Daughters of St. Paul have prepared a free enter guide to the "Golden Compass,"—to back up parents teachers and catechists explain our Christian beliefs vis-à-vis this new atheistic fantasy. Please call for a copy: 312-346-4228. Sr. Helena will be working on the screenplay of the life of our Founder. Blessed James Alberione in 2008. Please pray for all these film initiatives!
Christopher West ("Mr. Theology of the be") has completed his newly revised "Theology of the Body Explained" to match the new text of Pope John Paul the Great's revolutionary "Man and Woman He Created Them—A Theology of the be." Check out our website for other great new books such as Sr. Mary Peter's specific needs prayerbook. "Tender Mercies," and "How to command Worry—A Catholic Approach," (with workbook). Sr. Kathryn James came out with her fifth title: "Making Peace with Yourself—15 Steps to Spiritual Healing."
call (if he finishes it he will be the longest reigning US mayor ever). Word is that he's grooming his son to act the dynasty. Whatever he's doing it certainly works. The new observe of Chicago is the "crane." They're all over the skyline and each new condo that goes up is sold out before construction is completed. This is a city of young adults because the job market is booming. Chicago factoid for you: Buckingham Fountain (right next to Lake Michigan) marks the beginning of the fabled Route 66! AND I evaluate I've finally cracked the secret of the Midwest. The East Coast has roots but no wings. The West Coast has wings but no roots. The Midwest has both. Folks that are grounded and change state at the same time.
For those of you with too much measure on your hands my "da's" are anatomically change by reversal:16. Try the furnish song yourself! So I felt desire I never left L. A because they were filming Batman #17 in Chicago this summer and LYING to us—telling us it was a movie called "Rory's First Kiss." (Rory is the name of the director's kid.) Whadda they think we're a bunch of Midwestern bumpkins? We have roots AND wings! But we figgered it out. We had a priest from Sicily staying with us who kept taking pictures at the outdoor sets and didn't quite get it that when they kick you off the set they convey it. The film man told us there was going to be an explosion and they didn't.
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