 The covenant of St. Michael's Pilgrims of the Jubilee declare our belief in God our Loving Father, in our Risen Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit who is among us. We hear and respond to God's call to minister to the needs of all, that we may grow spiritually as brothers and sisters. We have as our foundation, and the guiding principle of all our activities, fidelity to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, especially to Our Pope, Benedict XVI, vicar of Christ. Our covenant will be led by the Holy Spirit so that the witness of our lives will reflect the peace gained by accepting the sacrifice of Christ.
Western Massachusetts Catholic Homeschoolers
Statement of Purpose:
Our families come together in order to support each other, as obedient Roman Catholics, and to bring the Catholic way of life to greater fruition and brilliance in our homes. We have as our foundation, and the guiding principle of all our activities, fidelity to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, especially to our pope, Benedict XVI, vicar of Christ. Thus we affirm the Magisterium on contraception and other life issues as central to our mission as families. As emphasized in the Second Vatican Council, we parents have a most solemn obligation to educate our offspring. Therefore we are the primary educators of our children. As lay faithful, we are dedicated to promoting home education among Catholic families and to support those families who are engaged in providing their children’s primary education at home.
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by David on August 09, 2008, 08:32:59 PMI'm sorry folks, but the Coffeehouse crashed while Mrs. Pollette & I were in Martha's Vineyard on a mini-vacation. We're home now, and I found and squashed the bug a few minutes ago. Thanks for your patience. 86 Views | 4 Replies
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by Jessica on August 07, 2008, 04:45:47 PMMark your calendars for a trip to Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Litchfield, CT, on August 16th! Suggested time of arrival is 11:00am, Mass is at 11:30 in the Grotto. There are outdoor, full-size Stations of the Cross. Additional shrines include: Saint Joseph, Saint Jude, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, Saint Michael the Archangel, and The Immaculate Heart of Mary. Does anyone have a particular devotion to any one of these saints? 220 Views | 10 Replies
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by David on July 21, 2008, 09:08:52 PMI thought this was cool, so I'm sharing...  One of the world's oldest Bibles, the Codex Sinaiticus, which was discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, is to be made available online this week, the Leipzig University library said Monday. The Codex Sinaiticus, which dates from the fourth century, is one of the two most ancient copies of the entire Bible in Greek. The other is the Codex Vaticanus. The manuscript was uncovered by a German scholar in St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai desert. Much of it, written on some 350 pages of vellum, ended up in St. Petersburg. In the 1930s, most of this treasure trove was then sold by Stalin to the British Museum in London. Some 40 pages also ended up going to Leipzig University, while yet more pages were found in the 1970s in a walled-up room at St Catherine's monastery. The project, sponsored by the British Museum and Leipzig University, aims to put the Bible back together in digital form -- scanning all the pages held in Britain, Germany, Russia, and Egypt -- and making it available on the Internet. As of Thursday, "more than 100 pages, those from Leipzig and 67 from the British Museum, will be available online at http://www.codex-sinaiticus.net" according to Leipzig library curator Ulrich Johannes Schneider. Another part of the Codex will be made available in November and the remainder by next year, according to Schneider. The codex, which is believed to contain the most accurate version of the New Testament, can be viewed online in high-definition pictures, with a full transcript of the Greek text, and translation into English and German of some key passages. 100 Views | 0 Replies
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