Candace’s Corner Try 4-Ingredient Kielbasa and Sauerkraut Skillet
· Spirit Hour: Flaming Boilermaker in honor of St. John at the Latin Gate.
· Pray Day 4 of the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
· Tuesday: Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
· Bucket List trip: Kyivan Caves Monastery
· Alexi’s Grill
o Welcome to Alexi’s Grill, a family-owned and operated restaurant that has been a treasured Phoenix tradition for more than a quarter-century. Opened by Christo and Connie Panagiotakopoulos, of Christo’s Ristorante, in 1994, has since become a Midtown Phoenix landmark and highly acclaimed fine dining establishment. Now, nearly 30 years after our founding, Alexi’s Grill is dedicated to continuing our longtime legacy of fantastic food, outstanding service, and a welcoming, upscale ambiance.
o We are proud to have created an ideal environment for any occasion, including business lunches, special celebrations, and even romantic dates. Besides our dine-in and take-out services, we also offer catering for a wide range of events. Intimate and chic, yet decidedly relaxed, Alexi’s Grill provides a dining experience unlike any other in the Valley.
o Happy Hour
o Mon – Fri, 3:00PM – 7:00PM
All-inclusive Wellness Resort in Mexico Feels Just Like Summer Camp — With 40 Miles of Hiking Trails and Cooking Classes
Holistic spa treatments, an on-site culinary school, and desert hikes await.
Named one of the best destination spas in the world by Travel + Leisure Rancho La Puerta is a special place.
Rancho La Puerta has been family-owned and operated since 1940 and is widely recognized as the pioneer of the 20th-century wellness movement in the U.S. In the wake of World War II, Edmond Szekely, a Jewish Romanian scholar known as “the Professor,” and his wife, Deborah, were forced to move south across the border to Mexico after his immigration status expired. The couple found a scrap of land at the base of sacred Mount Kuchumaa with a bare-bones storage shed to live in, and not long after, Rancho La Puerta was born.
- The expansive grounds span 4,000 acres, with 40 miles of hiking trails and 32 acres of landscaped gardens.
- A daily sunrise hike concludes with breakfast at the ranch’s culinary school, set on an organic farm.
- There’s a huge, diverse selection of fitness activities and spa treatments to choose from.
- The villa accommodations have private patios and wood-burning indoor fireplaces.
Today is Orson Welles' birthday.
May 6th (1915)
In honor of him we will be also watching
CITIZEN KANE (1941)
5 Life Lessons from the Film ‘Citizen Kane’[1]
“If I hadn’t been very rich, I might have been a really great man.” — Charles Foster Kane
As a young boy, Charles Kane is sent away by his parents in rural Colorado to live under the guardianship of an austere banker. After a valuable gold mine was discovered on the Kane family property, his mother wanted him to be raised in a manner befitting his future inheritance. Later in life, Kane saw this wealth as a curse, shielding him from the adversity that could have forged him into a “great man.”
· Set Goals… Then Work to Achieve Them
“There's only one person who's going to decide what I'm going to do and that's me.” - Charles Foster Kane
Kane resolved as a young adult to direct his energy towards making a positive impact on his country. He grew a floundering city newspaper into a national media empire, and ran for Governor of New York on a progressive and anti-corruption platform.
· On Friendship: Quality Beats Quantity
“I know too many people. I guess we’re both lonely.” — Charles Foster Kane
Although he was always surrounded by people, Kane kept most of his acquaintances at arm’s length. Demanding loyalty from his friends and colleagues, but offering little in return. As a consequence, he often felt lonely and isolated.
· Principles Are More Valuable Than Possessions
When Kane took the helm of that first newspaper, he promised (via a front page cover story), to operate the periodical according to the principles of truth and honesty. As his empire expanded however, he chose to compromise these principles in service of his ambition.
Kane attempted to fill the resulting void in his life by collecting art and curios from around the world. In the end, he died alone in his cavernous mansion, surrounded by his collection destined for an auction house or incinerator.
Scene from end of Citizen Kane
· We Are All Tapestries of Diversity
“Mr Kane was a man who got everything he wanted, and then lost it. Maybe Rosebud was something he couldn't get or something he lost. Anyway, it wouldn't have explained anything. I don't think any word can explain a man's life. No, I guess Rosebud is just a piece in a jigsaw puzzle… a missing piece.”
— Jerry Thompson
MAY 6 Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
1 Maccabees, Chapter 10, Verse 8
They were struck with FEAR when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather an army.
The, they, in this verse were the Hellenized Jews who were losing their power which came from supporting Greece (King Demetrius). At once they were afraid for their lives, realizing that their power over Jonathan was gone, they decided to leave Jerusalem. Along comes Alexander Balas who claims to be the son of Antiochus and the rightful king, he has the backing of Rome. Jonathan plays these two opponents against each other to make Jerusalem great again. Jonathan then accepts from Alexander permission to become high priest which he accepts. There is just one problem; he is not a Levi, only Levis can be priests. Here is high stakes politicking.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Day 324 2514-2519
PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST
SECTION TWO-THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
CHAPTER
TWO-YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
Article 9-THE NINTH COMMANDMENT
You shall not covet your
neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant,
or his maidservant, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's.
Every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with
her in his heart.
2514 St. John
distinguishes three kinds of covetousness or concupiscence: lust of the flesh,
lust of the eyes, and pride of life. In the Catholic catechetical
tradition, the ninth commandment forbids carnal concupiscence; the tenth
forbids coveting another's goods.
2515
Etymologically, "concupiscence" can refer to any intense form of
human desire. Christian theology has given it a particular meaning: the
movement of the sensitive appetite contrary to the operation of the human
reason. the apostle St. Paul identifies it with the rebellion of the
"flesh" against the "spirit." Concupiscence stems from
the disobedience of the first sin. It unsettles man's moral faculties and,
without being in itself an offense, inclines man to commit sins.
2516 Because
man is a composite being, spirit and body, there already exists a certain
tension in him; a certain struggle of tendencies between "spirit" and
"flesh" develops. But in fact this struggle belongs to the heritage
of sin. It is a consequence of sin and at the same time a confirmation of it.
It is part of the daily experience of the spiritual battle:
For the
Apostle it is not a matter of despising and condemning the body which with the
spiritual soul constitutes man's nature and personal subjectivity. Rather, he
is concerned with the morally good or bad works, or better, the permanent
dispositions - virtues and vices - which are the fruit of submission (in the
first case) or of resistance (in the second case) to the saving action of the
Holy Spirit. For this reason the Apostle writes: "If we live by the
Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."
I. Purification
of the Heart
2517 The heart
is the seat of moral personality: "Out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, fornication...." The struggle against carnal
covetousness entails purifying the heart and practicing temperance:
Remain
simple and innocent, and you will be like little children who do not know the
evil that destroys man's life.
2518 The sixth
beatitude proclaims, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
God." "Pure in heart" refers to those who have attuned
their intellects and wills to the demands of God's holiness, chiefly in three
areas: charity; chastity or sexual rectitude; love of truth and
orthodoxy of faith. There is a connection between purity of heart, of
body, and of faith:
The faithful
must believe the articles of the Creed "so that by believing they may obey
God, by obeying may live well, by living well may purify their hearts, and with
pure hearts may understand what they believe."
2519 The
"pure in heart" are promised that they will see God face to face and
be like him. Purity of heart is the precondition of the vision of God.
Even now it enables us to see according to God, to accept others as
"neighbors"; it lets us perceive the human body - ours and our
neighbor's - as a temple of the Holy Spirit, a manifestation of divine beauty.
PRAYERS AND TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Prayer to Patron Saint
Great Saint N., who at my
baptism was chosen as my guardian and under whose patronage I became an adopted
child of God and solemnly renounced Satan, his works and allurements, assist me
by your powerful intercession in the fulfillment of these sacred promises. Amen
Daily Devotions
·
Unite in the work of the Porters of St. Joseph by joining them
in fasting: Today's Fast: Increase in Christian Feminism
·
Litany of the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face
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