Mar 08 2010
Here is Programa 4 of the series, recorded on Feb 26, 2010 and hosted by Concepcion Serrano and Magnolia Serna. Please enjoy Listen . Due to technical issues, we were unable to record Programa 3 last week.
Feb 16 2010
Please listen to our second program hosted by Concepcion Serrano. Listen
Feb 12 2010
Please listen to our first program which aired February 2, 2010. Our host was Magnolia Serna. Listen here: Primera programa Conceptos Financerios
Jan 29 2010
Beginning on Friday, Feb 5th, from 10:30 - 11:00 AM, and every Friday thereafter, you will be able to listen to Concepcion Serrano and Magnolia Serna discussing the role that God plays in our finances and how to get out of debt. You can listen live by clicking on the “listen” link on our Hispanic webpage, or click here to listen. We welcome Concepcion and Magnolia to our Crown Catholic family!
Dec 07 2009
There is still leftover turkey from Thanksgiving in the refrigerator, and the whole world is already in a headlong rush toward Christmas Day. It’s that one day when everything is PERFECT. And on this special day you will have the perfect family who just opened the perfect gifts under the perfectly decorated tree in the perfectly adorned house, and….we all know this is a myth. Unfortunately it’s a myth all too many people believe. This year, bust the myth and take time to celebrate the real joys of this special day. Here are some practical ideas to help you slow down and enjoy the real Christmas. read more…
Dec 02 2009
As a Catholic with a mind towards stewardship, I was surprised to read that the Living Will that is part of my Revocable Living Trust promotes euthanasia. I thought that there must be some mistake, but much to my chagrin, the author of the book I was reading - Finish Faithful by Mark Henry - was absolutely correct! And he had never seen any of my documentation!
I learned that the format of a typical Living Will spells out (once you have signed it) that the doctors have the right to deprive you of food and water if you are “deemed” to be “terminal”. What is terminal? You and I, all of us, are terminal! It’s just a matter of time until we go to our eternal rest. If you have been deemed terminal, are in a hospital, and have signed a Living Will the doctors have the right to starve you and dehydrate you until you die!
Deuteronomy 32:39 says, “Learn then that I, I alone, am God, and there is no god besides me. It is I who bring both death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them, and from my hand there is no rescue.” It is clear that only God has the right to determine when we die. ”Now this doesn’t mean that as Catholics we are required to heroically fight death by employing every available medical procedure. In the Declaration on Euthanasia, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith states, ‘When death is clearly imminent and inevitable, one can in conscious refuse forms of treatment that would only secure a precarious and burdensome prolongation of life, so long as the normal care to the sick person in similar cases is not interrupted.’ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Euthanasia, 1980″ Finish Faithful by Mark Henry, 2003.
Copies of Catholic Living Wills can be found on the following websites:
http://www.culturalcatholic.com/CatholicLivingWill.htm
http://www.orlandodiocese.org/departments/advocacy_justice/life/downloads/livingwillformENGLISH.pdf
Oct 10 2009
Act 1, Scene 1: God is knocking on your door. (OK, he probably won’t actually knock on your door, but we all know he does call us.) You open the door and God says, “Hi, I’ve got this plan for you. I need you to go work on … ”
As God continues with his revelation for your life, you’re thinking, “This is not a good time to be called. I have a job and I need to work. I owe about…read more
Sep 03 2009
I recently read the following and found it inspiring and revealing and wanted to share it with you.
I didn’t get it until 10 a.m. Mass, August 16, 2009.
For years I heard about the Church being the bride of Christ. I’ve read over and over again that marriages should resemble the union of Christ and his Church.
I’ve also heard for many, many years that, during the Mass, we are offered with Christ to the Father.
But I didn’t get it.
August 16, I got it:
“Let your Holy Spirit come upon these gifts so that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Our pastor, Father Charles Mitchell, prayed these words over the bread and wine – and over all of us.
· We were part of the offering to the Father; we were united to Jesus in the consecration of the sacred species.
Then came those ancient words, the words uttered by Christ himself, spoken by the priest who is, in this liturgy, standing in, for and with Christ: “This is my Body,” and “This is my Blood” – and there is no longer bread and wine but the living, resurrected and glorious Jesus Christ, completely present, his Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.
And then we receive him – something marvelous happens.
· We are transformed by Eucharist – really and truly becoming his Body. We take on his flesh as he took on our flesh. We are one with him – intimately united in divine life and love.
And then, in another moment of insight, I saw the Mass as a wedding ceremony, uniting all of us to him as his Church, his bride, with whom we are intimately united.
Consider the Mass as a marriage ceremony:
· The procession into the church is the meeting and greeting of the future bride and groom.
· The penitential rite is the apology lovers make to each other for their inadequacies (although Christ never offends us).
· The Liturgy of the Word is the “getting to know you” period, the courtship.
· The offertory is the proposal and engagement.
· The Great Amen is the vow lovers take.
· Reception of the Eucharist is the “First and Lasting Food” for the couple. (For all of us, it is the consummation of the spiritual, holy and glorious marriage of Christ and his Church.)
· The dismissal, “Go in peace,” is the marching orders to go out and live the union with God in such a way that others want to become what we have become – the Body of Christ.
In baptism we are begin to live the divine life of God himself. He draws us into the divinity and joy of the Most Holy Trinity. We live as one with the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Then at the Mass, we have this “marriage feast of the Lamb,” a dynamic and dramatic, face-to-face meeting with Christ. This special encounter deepens and strengthens our union with him. With every Mass and Communion we are invited to dive deeper into the mystery of God’s love and life. We are one with God. God is so great and vast we can never get to the end of him.
But we go deeper and deeper – until at last, we achieve full union with him – and with all the other saints in heaven.
Written by Deacon Henry Liebersat of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Altamonte Springs, FL. Used with permission of Deacon Henry.
Aug 22 2009
Thirty or 40 years ago if you had asked someone if they were honest or truthful, they would have looked at you as if you had two heads. Back then there was no discernable difference between the two. Our attitudes have changed so much that people often manipulate their words and actions so they are scrupulously truthful without being absolutely honest. Unfortunately, the act of being absolutely truthful without being honest is acceptable in our secular society. Read more…
Aug 07 2009
Crown will offer a bi-lingual Life Group Leader Training class on Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Pinecrest, FL. Registration can be accomplished by going to www.Crown.org/CrownEvents/default_new.asp. The location of the training is:
Bilingual Small group leader training
August 29, 2009
8:30-3:00pm
St Louis Catholic Church
7270 SW 120 ST
Pinecrest, FL 33156
Call Eva Cordova at 954-294-9733 for more information.