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We will use this space for suggestions, prayers and other ideas that we can share with you. We hope this will be of assistance to you in your personal and family life. A Personal Review of "The Nativity Story" I was fortunate enough to be invited to see The Nativity Story yesterday at a private viewing. The man who is the producer, Marty Bowen is from our area, and he set this up for his family, friends, and other folks like me who work in the diocese.
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. The cinematography is beautiful; my understanding is the movie was filmed in Italy and Morocco, depending on the scenes. The settings for Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and all the other sites seemed so realistic to me, I really felt transported in to that time and world. The acting was very well done. The young girl who played Mary was the girl who was in Whale Rider a few years back. She brought a humanity to Mary that I haven’t seen depicted in a Nativity movie in quite some time. I especially like the young actor who played Joseph. I really felt the dilemma and anguish he must have gone through during the whole ordeal of the pregnancy, the trip to Bethlehem, the birth, and the subsequent flight into Egypt. One of the things I also enjoyed was the way you saw Mary and Joseph grow together as a couple and begin to experience what I sensed was the beginnings of love for each other. Yes, I’m a romantic at heart, but I felt like there was something definitely stirring. The other actors did equally well in their roles and brought to life some characters that often get a brief mention and are then forgotten, like Ann and Joachim and Elizabeth and Zachariah. The Three Kings were a delight to watch in the movie. They provided a touch of comic relief and as well as a reason to understand their other moniker, the “wisemen”.
For folks with children older than 10 – about the 4th grade and up range, I would say go to see this movie, and bring your kids. Leave the little ones home with a sitter, the opening piece with the Roman soldiers killing the male children in Bethlehem is not extremely graphic, but it would be scary for a young child. It’s one thing to share a bible story with a child about the death of the Holy Innocents; it’s another for a 6 year old to see it played out on the big screen. The movie is rated PG, and I think that’s a fair rating.
Happy Thanksgiving to
all, and if you get a chance to hit the movie when it opens Dec.
1st, it gets a thumbs up from Rita. CHECK OUT OUR NEW FAMILY FLYERS! English or Español _____________________________________________ Is Your Parish Looking for a Way to Celebrate the Year of the Eucharist? Liturgical Publications Inc. is proud to present "Source & Summit" - a 6 week faith-sharing program containing all the resources for adults and youth alike to depen their understanding of the Eucharist. Topics for discussion include:
If you or your parish are interested in buying this, contact Pat at the Diocesan Office, 307-237-2737 or www.yearofeucharist.com for ordering information Prolife
Across America This group puts up billboards all across America, such as the one shown here. We have 3 such billboards in Wyoming and would like to have one in/near every town! This is quite expensive and your donations can help! You can donate through their web-site or by mail. If you do, make sure that you write on the envelope "Wyoming" or let them know that when you donate on the web. ALL of the money that is donated by and for Wyoming IS USED IN WYOMING!! The money is used to maintain the billboards and to put up new ones. This can be a great way for a family to donate to this wonderful, educational and non-political method of geting the knowledge out about the sacred-ness of all life, from conception to natural death.
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Catholic Connection Chat Room!
The following prayer is for the year of study (and beyond) on the Theology of the Body in our Diocese. A Prayer for Healing and Holiness Come,
Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful Lord
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Holy Cross/Family Rosary/Family Prayer Check out this site!!! They have alot of information on the Rosary and Family Life. The address is: www.hcfm.org and click on the Family Rosay link for solid information on the Rosary, from the history of it, how to pray the rosary and all the mysteries of the rosary. There are also retreats and much, much more! FAMILY PRAYERS: These are Scripture based family prayer/discussion/activities that are appropriate for any family. Check them out at http://www.hcfm.org/main/prayer-family.php The following is a sample. READINGS: REFLECTION: We usually think of Easter as the shining forth of Christ’s glory to his followers. But if we take a closer look at the Scriptures that describe his various appearances after the resurrection, we will find their coming to believe was a gradual process. If we look only to the blaze of resurrection, we can miss the quiet bits of risen life that come to warm, encourage and to cheer. PRAYER: God, our Father, you give us the joy of recalling the rising of Christ to new life. May the joy of our Easter celebration reflect itself in all that we say and do. Amen. FAMILY DISCUSSION/ACTIVITY: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: PRAYER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Intercessory Prayers: Please click on this to read petitionary prayers that have a deliberate family focus. There is one for each weekend. Please bring these to the attention of the person charged with formulating or choosing the Prayers of the Faithful for your community each weekend. Bulletin Inserts from a Family Perspective: Please use this link to get to the Bulletin inserts that can be used each weekend.. Bulletin Inserts and Suggested Prayers from "Choose Life" the National Right to Life Committee Newsletter: |
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Book
Reccomendations:
We have copies in the Diocesan Library or contact Pat at 307-237-2723 or e-mail pat@dioceseofcheyenne.org "Half-Moon and Empty Stars", by
Gerry Spence. "The death penalty, killing without responsibility, was a gift to all who hated, to all who were angry, to all who feared, to all who suffered twisted psyches, to all who did not care because no one ever cared for them. It was a gift to all who could not love."
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Links: The following is a list of web-sites that would
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