David Murgia su Tv2000.it --- Indagine ai confini del sacro --- "Da veggente ad attrice: lo strano caso del sedicente mistico"



 

THE GOSPEL:

 

Matthew 7:15-20 -- True and False Prophets - Is-siġra tingħaraf mill-frott

Is-siġra tingħaraf mill-frott
(Lq 6, 43-44)

[Mt:7:15] "Iftħu għajnejkom mill-profeti foloz; għax dawn jiġu għandkom libsin ta' nagħaġ, u minn ġewwa jkunu lpup ħattafa! [Mt:7:16] Mill-frott tagħhom tagħrfuhom. Jaqaw jiġbru għeneb mix-xewk, jew tin mill-għollieq? [Mt:7:17] Hekk kull siġra tajba frott tajjeb tagħmel, imma s-siġra l-ħażina frott ħażin tagħmel. [Mt:7:18] Siġra tajba ma tistax tagħmel frott ħażin, anqas siġra ħażina ma tagħmelx frott tajjeb. [Mt:7:19] Kull siġra li ma tagħmilx frott tajjeb titqaċċat u tinxteħet fin-nar. [Mt:7:20] Għalhekk mill-frott tagħhom tagħrfuhom.

 

 

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>>>   (from THE DIDACHE - THE TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES Chapter 11) 

"...if he asks for money, he is a false prophet."   <<<

 

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--- video published on Apr 14, 2016

“Cosa porta le persone a credere a sedicenti veggenti come Paolo Catanzaro? L’illusione che di loro mi posso fidare quasi ciecamente perché sono uniti a Dio e mi risolvono tutti i problemi. E’ una forma di surrogato, cioè le persone che non hanno una fede autentica e non la coltivano rischiano di rimanere intrappolati nella rete”. Questo é il commento dell’Arcivescovo di Brindisi-Ostuni, Mons. Domenico Caliandro, durante l’inchiesta di ‘Indagine ai Confini del Sacro’ di David Murgia su Tv2000, sulla vicenda di Paolo Catanzaro, sedicente veggente che dagli inizi degli anni ’90, per circa 20 anni, ha raccontato di incontrare la Madonna ogni 24 del mese nella chiesetta rurale di contrada Uggio, nelle campagne di Brindisi. Durante gli incontri, a detta dei testimoni, avrebbe compiuto guarigioni e profetizzato rivelazioni in un turbine di svenimenti, profumi intensi, sole che cambia colore e altri fenomeni. Paolo Catanzaro, le cui apparizioni sono state ritenute dall’arcidiocesi di Brindisi-Ostuni e dalla Congregazione della Dottrina della Fede non autentiche, è imputato presso il Tribunale di Bari per truffa aggravata. Il sedicente veggente ha successivamente cambiato sesso diventando Paola Catanzaro. Ha quindi intrapreso la carriera artistica come attrice cinematografica con il nome d’arte Sveva Cardinale.

 

 

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We are all sinners - and we should help each other and pray for one another to start a new life, everyday faithful to Jesus, Our God's teachings...

Pope Francis at the general audience: We must distinguish between sin and sinner - Published on Apr 20, 2016

Satan is a deceiver.

2 Corinthians 11:3  But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

Matthew 24:24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Romans 16:18 for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.

Colossians 2:8 Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.

2 Timothy 3:13 But evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse as they deceive others and are themselves deceived. 

Luke 21:8 He said, “Be careful that you are not deceived, because many will come in my name and say, ‘I AM’ and, ‘The time has come.’ Don’t follow them.

Deceiving yourself into thinking your bad friends won’t lead you astray.

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”
 

Being deceived by worthless things such as idols and riches.

Job 15:31 Let him not deceive himself by trusting what is worthless, for he will get nothing in return.

Deuteronomy 11:16 Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.

Matthew 13:22 The seed planted among thornbushes is another person who hears the word. But the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of riches choke the word so that it can’t produce anything.

 

Being deceived by thinking you don’t sin.  

1 John 1:8 If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we’re not being truthful to ourselves.

 

Being deceived by sin, which causes you to live in rebellion.  

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or anyone practicing homosexuality, no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

1 John 1:8 The person who practices sin belongs to the evil one, because the Devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason that the Son of God was revealed was to destroy what the Devil has been doing.

Drugs deceive us. 

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.








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5480 Blows You Suffered; How Many Know ? --- FORGIVENESS --- THANK YOU --- The Four Threats to The Virtue of Joy

    in persecution ...

Pope in Santa Marta: Persecution is the daily bread of the Church - Published on Apr 12, 2016





   

 

Bullying is the devil’s work, says Pope Francis - Tuesday, 9 Jan 2018
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2018/01/09/bullying-is-the-devils-work-says-pope-francis/





    JESUS - bullied...ridiculed...hated...struck...beaten...

 The High Priest Questions Jesus [John 18:19-23]

¹⁹ Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching. ²⁰ Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. ²¹ Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said to them; they know what I said.” ²² When he had said this, one of the police standing nearby struck Jesus on the face, saying, “Is that how you answer the high priest?” ²³ Jesus answered, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong. But if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?” ²⁴ Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.




Nigeria: Habila Shot for Refusing to Deny Jesus

On November 28, 2012, Habila was shot in the face in front of his wife and 6-year-old child. Why? Because he refused to deny Jesus when militant Muslims burst into his house, demanding he renounce Christ and accept Islam. Habila was badly injured but despite everything he been through, he has forgiven those who tried to take his life.

Even other Christians will misunderstand you at times.
The good news is: You don’t need to do a thing about your enemies except love and pray for them.
Save your adrenaline for your good deeds, and

let God take care of the trouble-makers
through His mysterious ways of tender mercy and the inexhaustible gift of His pardon through the priest, in the Sacrament of Reconciliation,
for each and every one of us who repents.

Pope Francis in the general audience: There is no saint without a past or a sinner without a future - video published on Apr 13, 2016

 

 

Pope Francis at Santa Marta: “If you can’t forgive, you are not a Christian.”

 

 

 

 

5480 Blows You Suffered... How Many Know ? ( by Paul Lisney)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xUWAA3vx8s

Saint Bridget prayed for a long time to know how many blows Jesus Christ suffered during His terrible Passion. Rewarding her patience, one day He appeared to her and said, "I received 5480 blows upon My Body. If you wish to honour them in some way, recite fifteen Our Fathers and fifteen Hail Marys with the following Prayers, which I Myself shall teach you, for an entire year. When the year is finished, you will have honoured each of My Wounds." 

 

The prayers became known as the Fifteen O's, because in the original Latin, each prayer began with the words O Jesu, O Rex, or O Domine Jesu Christe .......

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_of_Sweden

 

 

 

FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY
(HOW MANY KNOW?)
Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered
No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered
The pictures show You hanging from The Cross
No marks but the five wounds, but that’s not the way it was
How many know You were covered from the soles of Your feet to the crown of Your head?
Covered with wounds, bleeding, not an inch of You free from torment
How many know?...
Five thousand four hundred-eighty
Five thousand four hundred-eighty
Five thousand four hundred-eighty blows, You suffered.

For those who ask, He gives a glimpse of His bitter Passion
Reveals the fear, the anguish and pain before His Crucifixion
He condescended to come in human form
He chose to suffer knowing all He would endure
And how many know of The Garden, when He saw all the sins of the world He would bear?
How Our Lord and Saviour was taunted, shown all throughout time who never would care
How many know?...
Five thousand four hundred-eighty…

Centuries ago a child asked You of Your Passion
A favoured soul, You spoke to her of Your Crucifixion
Saint Bridget knelt before Your Crucifix in Rome
"These prayers I give to you if you wish to honour My wounds"
Insulted, struck and beaten, never was there pain like unto Thine
Crushed with blows of The Scourging, then Crowned with Thorns till the blood filled Your eyes
The Cross tore the flesh of Your shoulder, You felt the pain You saw in Your Mother’s eyes
Enraged, they stretched Your body, separating Your bones as they pulled from all sides
How many know?...
Five thousand four hundred-eighty... .

Paul Lisney
http://alonetone.com/plisney/tracks/5480-how-many-know

http://alonetone.com/plisney/tracks 



 

 

THE UNFATHOMABLE LOVE AND MERCY OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE REPENTED THIEF...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Lu5udXEZI

Thank You - Jesus Army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp4N12X1jKo
 

So many times,

You reached out to me,

But I turned my back 'cause I didn't think You had what I need.

Now You're everything,

You're everything to me.

And I can't be without You God,

You're everything.

And I want to say THANK YOU,

I was lost and You found me,

I was dead inside,

And You breathed into me,

And You brought these bones to life.

I want to say thank You,

Thank You for saving me.

Thank You for loving me un-con-dition-ally God.

You stood with open arms,

But I ran away.

'Cause I was scared of the pain that came with trust. O, O, O

But I came running back,

Into Your embrace,

Because I knew You'd still be there,

You'd never leave me God.

Chorus

I don't deserve You God (x2)

But You keep on loving me anyway.

Oh, You'd never stop loving me God.

Chorus

 

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The Four Threats to The Virtue of Joy

- Self-Pity  

- Worry 

- The Belief that happiness comes from something OUTSIDE of myself

- Complaining








also from the Book - Called To Be Holy - by Cardinal Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York  




- 10-step guide to holiness  (an edited excerpt)
https://www.osv.com/TodaysIssues/MarriageandFamily/Article/TabId/698/ArtMID/13742/ArticleID/13247/Called-to-be-holy-Cardinal-Dolan%E2%80%99s-10-step-guide-to-holiness.aspx

Here is the key to our spiritual growth: a faithful, personal, loving relationship with Jesus. To know Jesus, to hear Jesus, to love Jesus, to trust Jesus, to obey Jesus, to share his life in the deepest fiber of our being, and then to serve him — this is our goal.

How do we grow in holiness? How? That, of course, is our spiritual program, isn't it, the stewardship of the spirit, "the regimen of the soul bringing about the reign of God," to quote servant of the poor Charles de Foucauld. I propose to you a spiritual regimen, a stewardship of the spirit coming not from me, but from centuries of practice and learning.

1. Daily Prayer
Patient, persevering, persistent prayer, every day, is number one. Here I am not speaking of the Mass — such as the Eucharist — but of silent, personal, private prayer, a daily period of quiet communion with the Lord, conscious of his presence, accepting of his love, and returning it with praise, petition, and thanksgiving.

2. Daily Mass
From this daily Eucharistic meal will come, for all celebrate the Eucharist as the essential moment in their day, a reverential awe for the Real Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, and a desire to spend time before him there in visits and prayer.

3. Daily Fidelity to the Liturgy of the Hours
This ancient prayer of the Church is mostly associated with those in Holy Orders. It is also intended to be the prayer of the laity, who “are encouraged to recite the divine office, either with the priests, or among themselves, or even individually” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1175).

4. Daily Spiritual Reading
Lectio divina, daily reverent meditation upon Sacred Scripture, is first and foremost, of course, but I also speak of daily spiritual reading of the enduring books of our Catholic tradition, as well as interest in the burgeoning contemporary literature on the interior life. Nor should we forget attention to the documents of the magisterium, the words of our Holy Father, the documents of the Apostolic See, the messages and pastorals of our own bishops, all vehicles of the Holy Spirit for fostering our growth in sanctity.

5. Spiritual Direction
An honest, trusting, fruitful, consistent relationship with a spiritual director is, in some ways, the linchpin of all the rest, for this is where integration and interiorization begin to take place. The danger we all face is a life of formalism, where we passively do things just to get by, not allowing the values of formation to sink in and become part of us. Spiritual direction can promote this interiorization, this integration.

6. The Sacrament of Penance
Regular reliance upon the mercy of God abundant in the Sacrament of Penance should be a priority in our lives. While how often you approach this sacrament is a good topic to discuss with your spiritual director, at least once a month seems a solid tradition of the Church. That you approach confession regularly is a hallmark of sound spiritual stewardship. And, a practical help to make our regular confessions more fruitful would be a daily examination of conscience, praising God for our growth, asking for healing of the faults we admit.

7. Growing in Virtue
A tireless effort for growth in virtue and turning away from sin should be the pattern of our daily lives. Obedience to the constant refrain of the Gospels, we are always in the process of conversion, repentance, dying to sin, self, and Satan, rising to new life in Christ. This is the “paschal mystery.” In practice, this means growth in virtue and struggle with sin. Development in particular virtues is most appropriate: faith, hope, charity, simplicity of life, chastity, obedience and integrity.

8. Devotion to the Blessed Mother sand the Saints
Our devotion to them is a sustaining dependence upon the "Communion of Saints," an awareness that we are members of a supernatural family not confined to the here and now, that we have the saints as examples and helpers, pre-eminently, especially our Blessed Mother. Thus, a wholesome devotion to her would be an essential part of our spiritual regimen.

9. Holistic Formation, Allowing Spirituality to Permeate Our Lives
The spiritual life is not a tidy, isolated compartment of our existence! No, as the Pope John Paul II said, "Spiritual formation is the core which unifies and gives life to our entire being." Thus, every element of our lives is part of the spiritual arena, and growth in holiness will entail wholehearted immersion in a spiritual regimen.

10. The Final Component: Keeping Ever in View the Call to Holiness
Our goal is nothing less than a reordering of life through the sacraments, which will configure us in an irrevocable, radical way to Christ. That we may be good, holy, happy, healthy, learned, zealous selfless, committed faithful is the goal of our spiritual growth.

I have two notes of caution, however. First, growth in holiness is not our accomplishment, but a pure gift from God. The Lord does it, not me! These 10 steps of spiritual stewardship I just went through are not cozy little acts we perform to produce holiness — they are simply tried-and-true ways we open up in humility to let the Lord in to do his work in, on, for, and, often, in spite of us!

Second, to use the words of Sister Bridge McKenna, "The road inward to spiritual growth always results in a U-turn outward in love for others." Our stewardship of the Spirit is never a soothing benefice we cling to, but an inspiration to love humankind better. The Jesus who calls us to spiritual ecstasy on Mt. Tabor likewise invites us to the pouring out of self on Mt. Calvary.

Cardinal Dolan is the archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

This is an edited excerpt from then Archbishop Dolan's "Called to Be Holy."






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Pope Francis denounces human trafficking - A crime against humanity --- & --- Appeals for freedom for people seized in war zones



L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO: April 8, 2016
A crime against humanity
Francis denounces human trafficking 
http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/crime-against-humanity





Appello Regina Caeli --- 10-Aprile-2016





The Holy Father appeals for the release of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil SDB - 10 April 2016
http://avosa.org/news/the-holy-father-appeals-for-the-release-of-fr-tom-uzhunnalil-sdb




OSSERVATORE ROMANO: April 11, 2016

Freedom for people seized in war zones



http://www.osservatoreromano.va/en/news/freedom-people-seized-war-zones

 



 

 

 

Pope in Santa Marta: Hearts that are closed to God’s truth are led only by the truth of the Law - Published on 11 Apr 2016 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pope Francis presided over the Holy Mass for the Centro Aletti - Friday, April 8, 2016

Pope Francis presided over the Holy Mass for the Centro Aletti, the Atelier where a group of Christian artists live, pray and work together.



Papa Francesco nella messa celebrata nella cappella Redemptoris Mater per il Centro Ezio Aletti si è soffermato sull’importanza e il valore della testimonianza cristiana e ha messo in guardia da chi segue Gesù per il proprio tornaconto. La testimonianza cristiana non è per guadagnare


https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centro_Aletti 


http://www.centroaletti.com/