benedictate: December 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

6th Annual World Peace Day Inter-Faith Prayer Service

Time Sunday, January 2, 2011 · 3:30pm - 6:30pm

Location First Congregational United Church of Christ
25 East Benton Street
Naperville, IL

Created By Peace and Social Justice Ministry - Catholic Diocese of Joliet

More Info From Fear to Compassion: Coming Together to Repair a Trouble World

Speaker: Rev. Bob Bossie, SCJ
Bob (Robert) Bossie, SCJ, has been a staff person at the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago since 1980. He works on issues of peace, human rights, economics and non-violence. Bob has traveled around the world working for peace; most recently in Iraq where he lead numerous delegations to deliver medicines at a time when economic sanc...tions prohibited this activity. Bob is a member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, an international congregation and is part of a small faith community in Uptown Chicago committed to justice, peace and nonviolence.

World Peace Day Sponsors: Pax Christi Illinois, First Congregational United Church of Christ of Naperville, Buddha’s Light International Association, , St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Naperville, Congregation Beth Shalom, Naperville, St. John United Church of Christ, Naperville, Baha'i Community of Naperville, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Naperville, Islamic Center of Naperville, St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Naperville, DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church, Knox Presbyterian Church (USA), Naperville, St. Raphael Catholic Church, Naperville, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Naperville, Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Naperville, St. Michael’s United Church of Christ, West Chicago, Diocese of Joliet Peace & Social Justice Ministry Office, West Suburban Faith-based PEACE Coalition and others.

How To Plant Your Garden

How To Plant Your Garden

First, you Come to the garden alone,
while the dew is still on the roses...

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING,
PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:

1. Peace of mind
2. Peace of heart
3. Peace of soul

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:

1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:

1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:

1. Turnip for love
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another

TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE THYME:

1. Thyme for each other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for friends

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.
THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP
WHAT YOU SOW. NOT BAD, HUH?!

My instructions were to send this to people that I
wanted God to bless and I picked you!--From Friends of Ben Wolf

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/living/2010/12/20/umrani.washington.basilica.cnn

Saturday, December 25, 2010

The Christmas Broadcast 2010

Christmas Broadcast 2010

Christmas Broadcast 2010

HRH Queen Elizabeth II Christmas Broadcast 2010

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St. Patrick's Lorica Prayer:

Christ Be With Me, Christ Before Me,

Christ Behind Me, Christ In Me,

Christ Beneath Me, Christ Above Me,

Christ on my Right, Christ on my Left,

Christ Where I Lie, Christ Where I Sit,

Christ Where I Rise,

Christ in the Heart of Every Man Who Thinks of Me,

Christ in the Mouth of Every Man Who Speaks of Me,

Christ in Every Eye That Sees Me,

Christ in Every Ear That Hears Me.

(My Grandmother gave me this prayer and we prayed together since her birthday has been during March 11, 1901)

Bio

Gardenia C. Hung has been writing prose, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction topics for the last forty-two (42) years in English, Spanish, French, and sometimes into Portuguese translation. She has written poetry for Scholastic Magazine in Spanish encouraged by her lyrical expression and descriptive style. Ms. Hung completed Elementary and Middle School in Santiago de Cuba with a diploma and certification in Spanish. Then, Gardenia C. Hung continued studies in the United States of America for Middle School, grades 6th with Miss Honeywood, 7th, and 8th at Avondale Elementary School where she graduated with High Honors in Mr. Herbert Hebel's 8th grade homeroom, in Chicago, Illinois. For Middle School English. Ms. Hung wrote original stories which received praise for writing style and authentic narrative topics, encouraged to continue studying English by Miss Kardos, her ESL teacher at Avondale Grammar School and other mentors, family, and friends. Later at Madonna High School, Ms. Hung received a High School Diploma with High Honors for graduation in the top ten percent of the Class of 1977 with majors in English, French, Art, History, and the Humanities in Chicago, Illinois. Gardenia C. Hung was admitted at Northeastern Illinois University with Advanced Placement in English, French, and Spanish where she majored in Education, English, French, Spanish, Linguistics and minors in Music, Dance, and Physical Education to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree for the Class of 1982. At NEIU, she received a summer scholarship from Laval University in Ville de Québec, Canada to major in French Linguistics, Syntax, and Phonetics. The following year, in 1983, Ms. Hung continued graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago for a Master of Arts in Communications & Theatre, which included majors in Rhetoric, Ethnography, and Theatre. Gardenia C. Hung has written publications for professional associations and community groups. In addition, Ms. Hung writes for online media CNN iReport, Triblocal, Blogger, Facebook, WordPress, Typepad, and other social media groups on the world wide web.

Faculty Service for the Community Colleges of Illinois

Foreign language skills in English, French, and Spanish hired me to work as a Foreign Language Teacher at the Community High School District 218 during 1988-1989, teaching French and Spanish at the Alan B. Shepard High School with an annual salary of $23,778.

Bilingual aptitude in English and Spanish opened the door for me to work as Faculty at St. Augustine University in Chicago where I was teaching English as a Second Language, College Prep and Developmental Skills, U.S. Citzenship for the Amnesty Program, Research Writing and other language development courses which included preparation for High School General Education Development.

Afterwards, I also worked as Faculty for Oakton Community College in the Continuing Education Program, Alliance for Lifelong Learning in Skokie, Illinois. I was teaching English as a Second Language from August 1992 until March 1993.

From September 18, 1997 through October 8, 2001, I was employed as Faculty at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn and Lombard, teaching English Writing Development, English 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105, on campus, as well as commuting to teach Spanish for Healthcare Professionals at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, National Chiropractic College in Lombard, also known as National University for Health Sciences, and at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.

In addition, I taught French and Spanish for Berlitz Schools of Languages in Chicago, Hinsdale, Oak Brook Brook Forest and York Middle School, and Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.A. Foreign language teaching experience at Inlingua Schools of Languages also included commuting to teach on-site visiting corporate clients, and other travelling students at home. Arroyave Academy of Languages in Highland Park and Arlington Heights also provided teaching work for corporate clients which included translation for the General Learning Corporation in Northbrook, Caremark, Abbot Laboratories, Baxter International and other global companies promoting languages around the world.

Year of the Eucharist: April 1, 2010 - June 26, 2011

Diocese of Joliet in the Year of the Eucharist--Bread of Life. Covenant of Love.

EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

June 26, 2011

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois

http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/

PRAYER OF THE YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

ANIMA CHRISTI

Jesus, may all that is you flow into me.

May your Body and Blood be my food and drink.

May your passion and death be my strength and life.

Jesus, with you by my side enough has been given.

May the shelter I seek be the shadow of your cross.

Let me not run from the love which you offer,

but hold me safe from the forces of evil.

On each of my dyings shed your light and your love.

Keep calling to me until that day comes,

when, with your saints, I may praise you forever. Amen.

Lord Jesus, Bread of Life and Covenant of Love--

Nourish us with your Body and Blood

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament--

Pray for us

Diocese of Joliet

425 Summit St., Joliet, Illinois

(815) 722-6606

http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/