SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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LAX ABOUT LAZARUS
September 26, 2010
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father Edward McIlmail, LC
Luke 16: 19-31
Jesus said to the Pharisees: "There was a rich man who dressed in
purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And
lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from
the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When
the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of
Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the
netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw
Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, 'Father
Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger
in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these
flames.' Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what
was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what
was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.
Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent
anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or
from your side to ours.' He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him
to my father's house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn
them, lest they too come to this place of torment.' But Abraham
replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'
He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to
them, they will repent.' Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen
to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone
should rise from the dead.'"
Introductory Prayer: In you, Lord, I find all my joy and happiness.
How could I offend you by chasing after fleeting success and lifeless
trophies? I believe in you because you are truth itself. I hope in
you because you are faithful to your promises. I love you because you
have loved me first. I am a sinner; nevertheless, you have given me
so many blessings. I humbly thank you.
Petition: Lord, make me more aware of the people around me who need
my help.
1. Nice Isn't Enough The rich man in today's Gospel is the
proverbial "nice guy." His good qualities abound. He does, after all,
accept his fate meekly. He doesn't ask to be released from hell; he
asks for only a drop of water to quench his thirst. And when he
can't get even that much relief, he begs for a special messenger in
the hopes of sparing his own brothers a similar fate. He at least
thinks of the welfare of others. Yet, all that niceness didn't save
him from eternal punishment. Do I ever think that just being a
"nice" person will get me to heaven? Might I be using my own
standards to judge my worthiness, rather than using God's standards?
2. The "O" Word The rich man never seemed to be bothered by
Lazarus. The poor man was doubtlessly a pitiful sight to behold. Some
people would have been quick to send servants to chase the beggar
away. But not the rich man; no, he deliberately left the beggar
alone. And that is where the rich man erred. His was a sin of
omission. The rich man lost his soul not for what he did, but for
what he failed to do. Am I much better? Is there someone in need,
right under my nose, who I routinely ignore? Is there something I
could be doing to end an evil? Do I help the pro-life effort? Do I
contribute to the poor? Do I dedicate time to a needy child or
sibling or in-law?
3. Late Love The rich man, now condemned, shows concern for his
five brothers. They, presumably, are living it up — and
destined for the same end as their hapless sibling. The rich man's
concern is well-placed, but his timing is late. If only he had shown
concern for his brothers' souls when he was alive — then he
might have made an impact. Caring for family members, helping them
reach heaven, is the most loving thing we can do for them. Everything
else will be meaningless if our own behavior (or omission) prevents
others from attaining salvation. Does that prompt me to pray
constantly for family members? To offer up sacrifices for them? Do I
try to help others grow in their faith?
Conversation with Christ: Lord, my time in this world is short.
Too many people suffer the unexpected death of loved ones and then
regret that they didn't do more for them. Let me not make that same
mistake. Help me see that each day is a gift, and each encounter with
another person is an opportunity to show your love to them.
Resolution: I will do an act of charity for someone whom I have
been taking for granted.
meditation.regnumchristi.org

News Media And Their Owner's/Ceo's:

Murray Rothstein: aka "Sumner Redstone."

Owner of CBS, MTV, LOGO (Homosexual TV) Blockbuster Videos, Paramount and Dreamworks Movie Studios.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_Redstone

Edgar Bronfman Jr. Principle holder of Time-Warner Corporation...Media venues include NBC Television, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, AOL, and Time Magazine.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bronfman,_Jr.

Jeff Zucker: CEO of NBC Television

www.nbcuni/…/zucker_jeff.sht…

Michael Eisner: Former CEO of Walt Disney Co. Principal Holder of Capital Cites which owns ABC Television. Present Owner of the Tornante Co. which develops companies in the Media Sector!

www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/eis0bio-1

Rupert Murdoch: His Mother (by which Jews trace their racial designation) is Elizabeth Joy Greene, a Jew. Murdoch owns FOX TV, TV Guide, 20th Century Fox Studio, Wall Strret Journal, New York Post and The London Times.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch

Peter Chernin: New York born Jew,..CEO of Murdoch's New's Corp. and Corporate Director for American Express.

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Chernin

Mortimer Zuckerman: Owner of U.S. News and World Report and the New York Daily.

www.forbes.com/lists/2006/101WO7H.html

Donald E. Graham: CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Washington Post which owns Newsweek Magazine. He is the son of Katherine MEYER Graham, whose father, Eugene Meyer, a wealthy Jewish financier, purchased the Washington Post in 1933.
Donald E. Graham now overseas the Washington Post Operation.

www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Graham

They all have in common their Jewish origins.

CNN's Attack on Pope
This weekend the CNN television network will air a special report, “What the Pope Knew.” The goal of the show, apparently, is to persuade viewers the Pope Benedict XVI bears much of the blame for the sex-abuse scandal. If that requires massaging the facts and covering up inconvenient evidence, CNN is prepared to take those steps.
The CNN special concentrates on the case of the late Father Lawrence Murphy, a Milwaukee priest who was the target of multiple abuse complaints. In March of this year the New York Times gave the Murphy case front-page treatment, and charged that then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had stymied a bid by the Milwaukee archdiocese to laicize the accused priest. That charge was based on a series of misunderstandings: about the case, about the duty of the Milwaukee archdiocese, about the Vatican’s authority, and about the priest’s due-process rights under the Code of Canon Law. As I wrote at the time, a proper understanding of the story would have led the Times to understand that Cardinal Ratzinger was not at fault:
This is a story about the abject failure of the Milwaukee archdiocese to discipline a dangerous priest, and the tardy effort by Archbishop Weakland--who would soon become the subject of a major scandal himself--to shift responsibility to Rome.
Eventually the misunderstandings in the Times story were cleared up, objective reporters recognized that the Murphy case was in no way a “smoking gun” demonstrating the Pope’s culpability, and the story slipped into the background. But now, six months later, CNN is resurrecting the same charges that the Times story made—without bothering to mention that the charges have been discredited.
The CNN report not only repeats the errors of the Times story, but ignores the powerful rebuttals that followed. Is this a question of journalistic incompetence, or something worse? Matthew Balan of Newsbusters inclines to the latter explanation, charging that the CNN show “left out key information in order to paint Benedict XVI in the worst possible light.”
"How exactly does CNN have so little journalistic integrity that it can repeat inaccuracies that were widely debunked seven months ago, and for which there is clear, incontrovertible documentary evidence?” ask Greg Erlandson and Matthew Bunson, the co-authors of Pope Benedict XVI and the Sexual Abuse Crisis. It’s an unanswerable question.
In addition to the Murphy case, CNN has also unearthed the similar case of an Illinois priest who was convicted of sexual abuse. CNN contacted one of the priest’s victims, and “told him about a letter signed by the pontiff—then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—refusing to defrock the pedophile priest.”
What Cardinal Ratzinger actually said, in a letter to the bishop responsible for the case, was that the abusive priest could not be laicized without a trial. Under the terms of canon law, the accused priest had the right to defend himself against the charges. The Springfield diocese could bring charges against him, just as the Milwaukee archdiocese could have brought charges against Murphy. But the bishops supervising these cases should have handled the matters themselves, rather than shuffling the cases off to Rome for a solution.
Ironically these two cases cited by CNN —one from Milwaukee, one from Springfield-- have something else in common. Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee and Bishop Daniel Ryan of Springfield both resigned after having been credibly accused of sexual abuse. In the headlong effort to indict the Pope, CNN is in effect relying on the testimony of two bishops whose own credibility has been gravely damaged by the sex-abuse crisis.
www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm