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Body, Mind, and Spirit
We
sh o u ld
honor the feminine
“ e n e rg y ” w ithin
ourselves because
its basic nature is
to give.
W henever we
develop the capac­
ity to give, we op­
erate more from
the h e a rt. Our
h e a rts dem and
love. Giving love requires the
“heart center” to stay open and
soft. Eastern spiritualists call
this “heart center” the Fourth
Chakra or Seat o f Emotional
Power. It mediates between the
body and spirit. Carolyn Myss,
an Intuitive healer describes the
Fourth Chakra as an area that
teaches us how to act out of love
and compassion and to recog­
nize that the most powerful en­
ergy we have is love.
It is a Law of the Universe
that giving engenders receiving.
This is a dynamic exchange.
Deepak Chopra, an Ayurvedic
doctor further explains that giv­
ing and receiving are different
aspects o f the flow of energy in
the Universe.
It is in our willingness to give
that which we seek, that we keep
the abundance of the Universe
circulating in our
lives.
We lack nothing
because our essen­
tial nature is one of
pure potentiality
and infinite possi­
bilities. This then
allows us to give
abundantly, with­
out measure.
My mother is a
model giver. She was raised in
the Philippines under Third
World conditions.
Working hard and getting an
education were instilled in her
to get beyond poverty con­
sciousness.
As a parent, she sacrificed a
lot for us as well as compromis­
ing her most cherished dreams.
Mom never expected presents
on her birthdays or at Christ­
mas time. For all she has done
out o f love, if only she would
give herself permission to re­
ceive, I would lavish her sense­
less.
I ’d like to send out a C h rist­
mas in v ita tio n th a t read s:
Come to a party . Don’t bring
presents, ju st your presence.
T his is my way of asking
frien d s and fam ily to give
their Self, as a gift.
I ’d Never Do That!
W e’ve all observed individu­
als engaged in some type of ac­
tivity we don’t approve of. In
fact some of us would go as far as
to say, “I ’d never do that.”
Of course no Christian wants
to see another Christian fall from
the grace of God. But, people
repeatedly underestim ate the
power of Satan's influence on
those that, for whatever reason,
choose not to stay in the protec­
tive force o f G od’s word. No one
but, no one is strong enough to
withstand Satan’s cunning nature
without Jesus Christ as a con­
stant ally.
When we take it upon our­
selves to judge others instead of
forgiving and intending an invi­
tation of help to each other, we
are blindly opening up the door
for Satan to move in. He does
this by appealing to your sense
of pride. You and I begin to think:
“I ’ve never done anything like
that, so “I ’m justified in feeling
and acting the way I do in re­
gards to and towards that per-
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son.
As you can see this trend of
thought can dangerously snow­
ball into uncontrollable resent­
ment and even hatred if not
treated.
The treatment is calling on God
for help to release one’s self from
the hold, and opening one’s heart
and mind in order to receive
G od’s help and direction.
We must learn to love the sin­
ner but, hate the sine sin!
We have all made mistakes and
we will make more, simply be­
cause we are human! We are all
sinners!
Reach out to each other when
their spirit is in need.
To horde our forgiveness
makes us guilty of greed.
Merry Christmas and
Happy Hanukkah & Kwanzaa
; _r O i l
Archbishop for Western Oregon to be installed
A rch b ish o p John G. V lazny
w ill be in s ta lle d as the tenth
A rchbishop o f P ortland in O r­
e g o n on F r id a y , D e c e m b e r
19,1997. The M ass o f In sta lla ­
tion will be held at the C ath ed ral
o f the Im m acu late C o nception
B eginning at 3:00 p.m . (A d m is­
sion is by tic k e t o n ly .) A rc h ­
bish o p A g o stin o C a c c ia v illa n ,
A p o s to lic P ro -N u n c io to the
U nited S tates, w ho is the Papal
rep resen tativ e w ill be the in sta ll­
ing prelate.
A rch b ish o p B lazny w as a p ­
p o in ted A rc h b ish o p o f P ortland
in O regon on O cto b er 28, 1997
by Pope John Paul II. He su c ­
c e e d s A rc h b is h o p F ra n c is E.
G eorge, O .M .I., w ho was nam ed
A rch b ish o p o f C h ic a g o in A pril,
1997.
The M ass o f in sta lla tio n will
be attended by C ard in al R oger
M ahony, A rch b ish o p o f Los A n­
g e le s, A rc h b ish o p W illiam J.
L evada, A rch b ish o p o f San F ran­
cisc o and e ig h th A rch b ish o p o f
Portland, and A rchbishop Francis
E. G eorge, A rch b ish o p o f C h i­
cago and ninth A rch b ish o p of
P ortland. M ore than 60 a rc h b ish ­
ops, bishops and abbots
alo n g w ith 230 p rie sts
will attend the in sta lla ­
tion.
Born in C hi­
c ag o F eb rary
22,1937, A rch­
bishop Vlazny at­
tended Q uigley
Preparatory Semi
nary in Chicago and St.
Mary ofthe Lake Seminary,
Mundelein. IL., where he
received a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1958.
He attended the N orth
A m e ric a n C o lle g e and
the P o n tifical G regorian
U niversity in Rom e earning
a Sacred T heology B achelor d e ­
gree in 1960 and a Sacred T h e o l­
ogy L icen tiate degree in 1962.
He later earned a M aster o f
A rts degree in the C lassics from
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us. Fortunately, the pain of a loved-
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Our whole mission, in life, is to
get back home. In other words, we
should live in such a manner I hat will
make us eligible and yearn to spend
eternity with God. Trusting in God
and his promises to us. will give you,
the faith you need, the strength you
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Call for Resignation ‘Ill-Advised’
The Rev. Henry J. Lyons, presi­
dent of the National Baptist Con­
vention USA Inc. said the decision
by NAACP leadership to ask for his
resignation from its national board
is ill-advised. “I have always be­
lieved that the NAACP stood for
justice and fought against injustice
at any cost. To ask me to step aside
because of verbal allegations is cer­
tainly ill-advised.”
But Rev. Lyons said “though
three of the other board members
were people either charged or who
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ating under allegations that have
been continuously sparked by lo­
cal media.”
He vowed that “I will continue to
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St. A loysius Parish in C h icag o ,
where he served from 1979-1981.
He was ap pointed R ecto r of
N iles C o lleg e Sem inary in 1981,
and served in that p o sitio n until
19 8 3 .T he history o f the A rch ­
diocese o f P ortland began with
the arriv al of father F ran cis N.
B lanche! and F a th e r M o d este
F e m e r s , m is s io n a r ie s fro m
C anada, at Ft. V ancouver on N o­
vem ber 24,1838.
The first M ass in the cu rrent
state o f O regon was ce le b ra ted
by Father Blanche! in a log church
at St Paul on January 6,1839.
T he O re g o n T e r r ito r y w as
nam ed as a V icariate A postolic
by the C hurch on D ecem ber 1,
1843, and erected as the A rch ­
diocese o f O regon C ity on July
24, 1846.It is the second lodest
arc h d io c e se in the U nited States
after B altim ore.
The nam e was changed by Pa­
pal D ecree o f Pope Pius XI on
S eptem ber 26, 1928, to the A rch ­
diocese o f P ortland in O regon.
the U niversity o f M ichigan in
1967, and a M aster o f E ducation
degree in School A d m in istratio n
from L o y o la U n iv e rsity , C h i­
cago, in 1972.
He was ordained a priest
at St P e te r ’s B a silic a ,
Rome, on D ecem ber 20,
1961. As a priest of
he A rchdiocese of
C hicago, Father
V lazny served as
A ssociate Pastor
in five parishes
b e tw e e n 1962
and 1979. At the same
tune he served on the fac­
ulty of Q uigley Prepara­
tory North in C hicago
from 1963 to 1979.
He w as D e a n o f
S tudies at Q uigley P re ­
p a ra to r y N o rth from
1969-1979. F ather V lazny was
P resident o f the P resb y teral S e n ­
ate for the A rchdiocese o f C h i­
cago 1976 to 1977.
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