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Pope Benedict XVI to Step Down Feb. 28

BY THE EDITORS

|Posted 2/11/13 at 9:03 AM

The Holy Father, who became the leader of the world's more than 1 billion Catholics nearly eight years ago, says 'my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry.'

Editor's note: Following is the full statement from Pope Benedict XVI resigning his papacy Feb. 28:
Dear brothers,
I have convoked you to this consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine ministry. I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be carried out not only with words and deeds, but no less with prayer and suffering. However, in today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the barque of St. Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which, in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me. For this reason, and well aware of the seriousness of this act, with full freedom I declare that I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of St. Peter, entrusted to me by the cardinals on April 19, 2005, in such a way, that as from Feb. 28, 2013, at 20:00 hours, the See of Rome, the See of St. Peter, will be vacant and a conclave to elect the new Supreme Pontiff will have to be convoked by those whose competence it is.
Dear brothers, I thank you most sincerely for all the love and work with which you have supported me in my ministry, and I ask pardon for all my defects. And now, let us entrust the holy Church to the care of our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore his holy Mother Mary, so that she may assist the cardinal fathers with her maternal solicitude in electing a new Supreme Pontiff. With regard to myself, I wish to also devotedly serve the holy Church of God in the future through a life dedicated to prayer.

From the Vatican, February 10, 2013
BENEDICTUS PP XVI

Noble love

I had to post this letter my wife found. Its just beautiful truth!

Dear Mr. Chesterton,

You seem to support the Catholic notion that the chief object of marriage is the procreation of children. It is the typical masculine and mediaeval argument, smacking of the stud farm. You apparently think nothing of nobler aspect of love and sex.

Signed,
Mr. Herbert

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Dear Mr. Herbert,

Well, Catholics will not resent being called masculine and are used to being called mediaeval. But what strikes me as truly extraordinary is the implication that there is something low about the objective being the birth of a child. Whereas it is obvious that this great natural miracle is the one creative, imaginative and disinterested part of the whole business. The creation of a new creature, not ourselves, of a new conscious center, of a new and independent focus of experience and enjoyment, is an immeasurably more grand and godlike act even than a real love affair; how much more superior to a momentary physical satisfaction. If creating another self is not noble, why is pure self-indulgence nobler?

Your friend,
G.K. Chesterton

learn more fun like this at chesterton.org

Ate a Cookie lately?

Initially, before typing here I figured I would describe my sick days and tell of the events of my life as of late (probably just complaints), but it occurred to me almost immediately that there are those (such as in Haiti) who are in dire need. I wanted the comforts of health, but with the realization that with local medicine provided I will eventually get better.

There are many other places of the world who are in dire need so I do not know exactly why Haiti came to mind, but that country is the most impoverished nation on the Western Hemisphere of the planet. In order to survive they eat cookies. No not cookies like the ones we think of during our abundance during the last week of advent and the first day of Christmas, but cookies made of a type of clay. They eat dirt cooked by the sun in order to get the nutrients contained in the soil to avoid total starvation and death. Imagine all of the dysentery caused by this with out access to medicine this makes life very hard. I don't write this to condemn the practices of the celebrations of our Lord and Savior these are good and fine, but our Lord did call us by His example to help those in need. If anyone wishes to find out more try foodforthepoor.org This organization helps countries with no strings attached (unlike the UN)

2012 in a Nutshell

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Knights of Middle Earth

Why any of this even matters.

Click Thror's map for the story

Additionally I found these good resources that I myself will look into

BILBO'S JOURNEY
Discovering the Hidden Meaning of "The Hobbit". Joseph Pearce goes beyond the dragons, dwarves, and elves, and discovers the surprisingly deep meaning of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novel "The Hobbit". Bilbo's quest to find and slay the dragon Smaug is a riveting tale of daring and heroism, but as renowned Tolkien scholar Joseph Pearce shows, it is not simply Bilbo's journey, it is our journey as well. It is the Christian journey of self-sacrifice out of love for others, and abandonment to Divine Providence and Grace. Paperback. 120 pages.

Price: $13.00
Item #: SB586
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Maps for The Hobbit found online

For your car Links

How to change brake pads
Useful. He fails to mention about the brake fluid. I thought that you may need to get some or open the cap for it in order to push the piston back. At least that is what I thought ( I do take constructive correction and respect input for any who comment) and be sure you don't place the C clamp directly on the piston. You don't want to chip the piston. My father-in-law used a piece of wood.

Family Moments

12-11-12 'ABCs 123s and Jesus Loves me this I know' performed by the amazing singer Lucia co-starring Joseph and Cecilia Filmed by Mama and Introducing Papa