EWTN to Air ‘Dominic: Light of the Church’

Called to be a Great Saint! EWTN to Air ‘Dominic: Light of the Church’

He was a renowned preacher, a tireless defender of the Faith, and famous for his profound learning, heroic sanctity and apostolic zeal. He founded one of the greatest orders in Church history, and according to pious tradition, the Blessed Mother appeared to him in 1214, instructing him to preach the Rosary, something his order has been instrumental in spreading for centuries.  

Find out more when EWTN airs “Dominic: Light of the Church” at 8 p.m. ET, 5 pm Pacific, Saturday, April 24. See the full program schedule in your local time:

http://bit.ly/EWTNtv 

Dominic was born to noble parents, Felix de Guzman and Joanna of Aza, in 1170 at Caleruega, Spain. Their saintly example not only affected the young Dominic, but also his brothers. Antonio, the eldest, became a secular priest caring for the poor and ministering to the sick in hospitals. Manes, following in Dominic’s footsteps, would become a friar preacher and was later beatified by Gregory XVI. Dominic’s mother Joanna was beatified by Leo XII in 1828.

Dominic was educated at the University of Palencia. In 1191, Spain was hit by a famine. Dominic gave up many of his possessions to feed the hungry, including precious manuscripts. In 1194, at age 25, Dominic was ordained a priest for the Canons Regular in the canonry of Osma. He would later travel with Diego de Acebo, bishop of Osma and prior of his community to spread the Gospel. In 1207, with Pope Innocent III’s blessing, the two went to preach in the south of France to the Cathars, a heretical sect with gnostic and dualistic beliefs.   

After Diego’s death in 1207, Dominic continued to preach with a community and a few of the converts he won from the Cathar sect. In 1215, he moved on to Toulouse, adapting a new rule of life based on The Rule of St. Augustine. By December of 1216, Pope Honorius III approved of the new Order of Preachers, popularly known today as the Dominicans.   

St. Dominic went home to the Lord in Bologna on Aug. 6, 1221. Jordan of Saxony, Dominic’s first successor, wrote of him: “Nothing disturbed the even temper of his soul except his quick sympathy with every sort of suffering. And as a man’s face shows whether he is happy or not, it was easy to see from his friendly and joyous countenance that he was at peace inwardly.” In 1234, Pope Gregory IX canonized him.

Let us ask for St. Dominic’s intercession in these trying times that we too will always give a heroic defense and have a strong zeal for our Catholic Faith.

St. Dominic, pray for us!

Action Needed – New Abortion Clinic

From Brenda:

Dear pro-life friends,
I am forwarding this excellent email from Sarah Livingstone, pro-life leader from St. Michael’s church. We need to take action immediately on this important matter! So many lives could be saved if we act immediately.
Catholics, please consider having Masses offered up for the individual members of this family, and for the late-term abortionist, Dr. Charlie Browne:

From Sarah:
As many of you know, there is a new late-term abortion clinic that has opened downtown at “The 511 Building”, also known as the “Portland Medical Center”. Here is the Strategy List we can up with that we think is most effective to close Lilith Clinic, especially through having its lease pulled which could be in the works:

Strategies for Stopping/Closing New Lilith Clinic Late-Term Abortion Facility:

1. Email & call ‘511 Building’ owners – The Menashe Family – 3 separate emails to Barry Menashe (Father), Jordan Menashe (Son) & Lauren Menashe (Daughter) and ask them to cease the lease with new Lilith Clinic.

[Sample letter below]

We have confirmation from people who have spoken to them on the phone this week that Lilith Clinic is not what they thought it would be and they are not happy about them being tenants in their building. We really need to PRAY for the Menashe’s to end their lease with this late-term abortion facility.
* See Attached Email Letter to the Menashes I wrote and attached flyer – Please personalize your letter/email and attach the flyer which provides more information on why Lilith Clinic would not be a good tenant for the building and its surrounding businesses.

Here are the 3 email addresses to send your email letters to:

Barry Menashe (Father – Founder & Principal)
barry@menasheproperties.com<mailto:barry@menasheproperties.com>

Jordan Menashe (Son – CEO, Principal)
jordan@menasheproperties.com<mailto:jordan@menasheproperties.com>

Lauren Menashe (Daughter – Principal)
lauren@menasheproperties.com<mailto:lauren@menasheproperties.com>

2. Pray & protest in front of Lilith Clinic at 511 Building. As always, please be peaceful and careful and have at least one person with you. We are there to help women and save their preborn babies lives and to let people know that late-term abortions are now being performed there.

3. Let 511 Building tenants & local businesses know of their presence:
Hand out flyers (see attached flyer). Let the tenants and neighboring businesses know that a late-term abortion facility, Lilith Clinic, is in their building or next to their building and that we will be protesting and praying in front of it. (See my attached letter for more talking points on this).

4. Spread the word!
Let everyone you know through social media, person-to-person, etc about downtown Portland’s new late-term abortion clinic. Most Portlanders do NOT want a late-term abortion facility here nor to become a destination spot for late-term abortion as Lilith Clinic is promoting.

PLEASE SEND YOUR EMAILS TO THE MENASHES ASAP! They are on the fence about revoking Lilith Clinic’s lease and they need to hear from us. AND PRAY!

Thank you all for your work for LIFE! Christ, the Victor, is on our side and He will help us protect His most innocent children and support their mothers!

In hope and prayer,
Sarah

[Example email]

Dear (Barry, Jordan or Lauren) Menashe,

Hope this finds you well. My name is Sarah Livingstone and I am a professional fashion designer, mother, doula, proud Portlander and pro-life activist. I lead the downtown St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church’s Pro-Life Group and am involved in 40 Days for Life. I am writing you today because I am very concerned and disappointed in finding out that you are leasing in your 511 Building, #904, to the new late-term abortion facility, Lilith Clinic, which opened for business a few days ago, on Friday, March 19th. I am imploring you to end your lease with this new late-term abortion facility, not only for the sake of your business, reputation and legacy, but also in shaping what Portland stands for and the many babies that will lose their lives at your building and whose mothers lives and hearts will never be the same.

Here are a few points of interest that I think you should know about and consider in leasing your 511 Building to the Lilith Clinic:

  1. Late-Term Abortions Performed at Lilith Clinic:

Lilith Clinic will be performing late-term abortions up to 22 weeks gestation, 5 and ½ months old for the pre-born baby. Babies this age can live outside the womb with help. These babies are given NO anesthesia before they are brutally killed. It is a 2-3 day procedure and these women will be coming back and forth to your building to complete this barbaric ‘procedure’ as they call it.

https://www.lilithclinic.com/

The owner of Lilith Clinic is late-term abortionist Charlie Browne. He was Seattle based and is known for late-term abortions and claims to train others how to be abortionists. His late-term abortion facility in Seattle is now named the ‘sister’ clinic to Lilith Clinic and is called All Women’s Care. Abortions are performed up to 26 weeks gestation – that is weeks into the 3rd trimester at 6 and ½ months along for the baby. Late-term abortions are VERY expensive – thousands of dollars. They are not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts for others. This is big business for and very profitable for late-term abortionist Charlie Browne who is now in your 511 Building.

Many obstetricians have publicly come out to say that there is no reason for late-term abortions. A woman can have a cesarean section and deliver the baby whether it is for the life of the mother or fetal demise. Late-term brutal abortions are neither necessary nor humane.

https://www.awcseattle.com/

  • Concierge Service/Flying in Clients to Portland for Late-Term Abortions:

Lilith Clinic’s website repeatedly promote their ‘Concierge Service’ where they will fly a woman in, arrange car travel from the airport directly to their clinic and arrange hotel accommodations for her late-term abortion. This is not even about helping women in our community of Portland as they claim to do. They want Portland to be a mecca and destination spot for late-term abortions while making big money off of them. Their Seattle clinic’s website boasts, “Women from all over the world choose us.” So not only are they trying to fly women in nationally, they are trying to fly women in internationally to have their business of late-term abortions. As I mentioned above, late-term abortions are very expensive and they are very profitable for them. What they are promoting is Portland to become a go-to destination for late-term abortions – all happening in your 511 Building downtown. Do you want this? Does Portland want this? Most of Portlanders would certainly say NO! Even most pro-choice people are against late-term abortions. Please do not allow this to occur in your building and turn our beloved downtown Portland into a late-term abortion destination spot. This will change Portland dramatically. Downtown Portland is still exhausted and damaged from all the civil unrest of this past year and this will only reignite it in front of your 511 Building.

  • Biomedical Waste (Aborted Babies) Disposal & Storage:

How will the refrigeration and disposal of biomedical waste (aborted baby parts) be handled in your 511 Building? Where will it be stored? Will your tenants and their patrons be using the same elevators that have waste containers of baby parts in them? This does not make for good business or the happiness of your tenants and their patrons in the 511 Building.

  • Training Facility Safety Issues:

Owner and abortionist Charlie Browne states he wants to train students to do abortions at Lilith Clinic. Late-term abortions are already risky as the pre-born baby is so large and it takes 2-3 days to complete. This sounds like a recipe for disaster in safety – having students ‘practice’ and learn on women for late-term abortions. It also sounds like they will be using these vulnerable women who come to them for late-term abortions as guinea pigs for training. Do you want this occurring in your building?

  • Frequent Emergency Ambulances to 511 Building:

At late-term abortion facility Lovejoy Surgicenter in NW, that closed this past January, they had frequent emergency ambulances come to take women to the ER due to abortions gone wrong. Usually this is from a perforated uterus, where a hole is punctured in the uterus during and abortion and the woman could bleed out and die. She must be rushed to the ER when this happens. Do you and the tenants in your 511 Building want frequent ambulance visits? I would imagine not. It is not good for business and will upset your existing tenants and patrons.

  • Protesters & Counter-Protesters & Police:

Your 511 Building is about to have a lot of people praying and protesting outside it because pre-born babies are being killed through abortion in Suite 904 at the Lilith Clinic. While the groups I am involved with (St. Michael’s Pro-Life Group & 40 Days for Life) are peaceful, some others are not. We hope to offer women resources to help them choose life, like maternity homes, rent support, free ultrasounds, baby registries, etc. As we all know, downtown Portland has been a hotbed for civil unrest and rioting this past year with protesters and counter-protesters. The location of your 511 Building downtown could attract Antifa groups and other violent counter-protesters. With all this of course comes frequently police activity there and presence. Again, I ask you, do you want this at your building?

  • Reputational Risk & Bad for Business – Tenants & Neighboring Businesses:

Leasing to Lilith Clinic is a reputational risk that I would imagine the Menashe family does not want nor need. You have built a great reputation here in Portland with your thoughtful and well planned development. I have some friends who know your family personally and they cannot believe that you are leasing to a late-term abortion facility and keep telling me it must be a mistake and that they think you will stop leasing to them. I hope and pray for this as well.

Your tenants in 511 Building are going to inevitably be bothered by one or many of the above points I mentioned – whether it’s protesters, biomedical waste (aborted babies) disposal next to them, frequent police and ambulances, etc. Also your neighboring businesses are not going to be too happy about it as well. The new Ritz Carlton Hotel being built right across the street is about to have protesters and people praying on their side of the street as well facing your building. Nearby Jake’s famous restaurant – a Portland and family institution here – will certainly not appreciate the protesters and counter-protesters and police activity, nor that they are now a neighbor to a building where late-term abortions are performed. None of this is good for anyone’s business. But most importantly, people do not want to be right next to a late-term abortion facility. It is very disturbing to most people and they will boycott those businesses.

  • ‘Lilith’ Clinic Meaning:

Are you familiar with what ‘Lilith’ means? Lilith is from the old Hebrew Bible meaning ‘demon’ that claims she was Adam’s first wife who rebelled. Irish poet James Joyce named her the ‘patron of abortion’ as unborn children were to die and be ‘stolen’ in her presence. Is this the kind of tenant and name that you want associated with the Menashe’s and your properties?

I, along with many in our Portland community, am imploring you to end your lease with Lilith Clinic. Contracts can be broken, especially if you did not know what it all entailed with your tenant’s business. I am hoping this is the case as I have admired Menashe properties in Portland for a long time and how you have thoughtfully considered Portland and its citizens in your development. This seems out of character for the Menashe family that I have come to respect and admire. You can unwind this. You do not need to house a late-term abortion facility for many reasons.

Please see the attached flyer that has been mailed to tenants to 511 Building and handed out to neighboring businesses by the Portland pro-life community. It has some facts and sources you may find interesting and disturbing and not want your building involved with.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration on this. Leasing to the new late-term abortion facility, Lilith Clinic, is going to cause you more problems and grievances than it is worth as well as reputational risk. Most importantly, you have the opportunity in shaping our beloved Portland towards a culture of life and not having it turn into a mecca and destination spot for late-term abortions in your building. Do you want Portland to embody more a culture of life or a culture of death? You have the power to greatly influence this. Many of us Portlanders are hoping and praying you will stand for what is just and lease to tenants who support a culture of life. Please let us know if there is anything we can do in assisting with this.

In thanks and hope,

Sarah Livingstone

Please Pray for Fr. Augustine

From Denise Harvey, President, Lay Provincial Council:

Dear Brothers and Sisters,


I hope you’re having a blessed Holy Week and making the most of the last few days of Lent. Please pray for Fr. Augustine who will be having neck surgery tomorrow for a herniated disc. Pray also for his doctors and a quick recovery.

Father prays so much for us and offers Mass frequently for the laity. Please be generous in your prayers.

God bless you! Denise

PS: Please forward this to all your chapter members so they can join us in prayer.


Fr. Augustine is scheduled to give our annual retreat on April 9 to 11. We wish him a speedy recovery so we can see and learn from him then.

[Fr. Augustine Hilander is the Promoter Provincial for the Laity]

DSPT – Wise Habits – Angels and Us

NEXT UP: Angels and Us
Lent alerts us to spiritual battle all around us. In these 40 days, we strive to ward off temptation while calling upon the forces of the heavenly host to light, guard, rule, and guide us. Fr. Michael Hurley, O.P. will open our eyes to appreciate the world of angels and demons of which we are a part. Beginning with the creation and fall of the angels, we will discover both the nature of these spiritual persons and better understand how we might interact with them on our journey towards salvation. 
Thursday, Mar. 18th at 5:30 pm Presented by Fr. Michael Hurley OP, DSPT Alumnus and Pastor of St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco.

Aquinas 101

I’ve got great news: the new trailer for Aquinas 101: Science & Faith has just been released! 

Can I ask you for your help?  It’s something small: would you forward this email to your friends, and encourage them to sign up for Aquinas 101?  (It’s completely free and will stay that way.)  

By signing up, they’ll learn from scientists, philosophers, and theologians about the harmony of truth — in order to dispel the illusion of conflict between science and faith. 

The potential impact of these videos is enormous. They tackle interesting (and sometimes difficult!) questions. It’s a great way to meet the challenges to the faith from contemporary skeptics.   

These videos provide clear, reasonable responses that affirm the importance of both science and faith. But that won’t matter if they don’t have an audience.

That’s why your help is so important! Would you help me spread the word by sharing this email? You might even share the trailer on social media. 

Because we want our subscribers to have every possible spiritual benefit, I offered Mass for you yesterday (and for all the Aquinas 101: Science and Faith subscribers) in our St. Thomas Aquinas chapel. You can find the Mass card here.  

In Christ,
Fr. Dominic Legge, O.P.
 
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Novena of St. Joseph (March 10-18) and Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19)

Dear Brothers & Sisters,
This preached online novena is a beautiful way for us to join with the friars in prayer to St. Joseph during this year dedicated to him.
Mark your calendars, the novena begins on March 10th.
Here is the link  opwest.org/stjosephnovena

God bless you,
Cecelia 

——– Forwarded Message ——–

Subject:Novena of St. Joseph (March 10-18) and Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19)
Date:Tue, 2 Mar 2021 23:35:38 +0000
From:Fr. Stephen Maria Lopez, O.P. <smlopez@opwest.org>

Dear Friars and Staff:

During this Year of St. Joseph, the Province’s MARCOM Team is putting together a preached Novena to St. Joseph that will be broadcast online. We have a full team of preachers from five different Dominican communities, each one preaching on a different title from the Litany of St. Joseph:



Novena to St. Joseph

Mar 10) Husband of the Mother of God & Diligent protector of Christ: Fr. Brian Mullady

Mar 11) Most Chaste: Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett

Mar 12) Most Valiant: Rev. Br. John Winkowitsch

Mar 13) Most Obedient: Fr. James Junipero Moore

Mar 14) Model of Workers: Fr. Michael Sweeney

Mar 15) Pillar of Families: Fr. Michael Hurley

Mar 16) Patron of the Dying: Fr. Anthony Rosevear

Mar 17) Terror of Demons: Fr. Peter Junipero Hannah

Mar 18) Protector of Holy Church: Fr. John Marie Bingham



Solemnity of St. Joseph:

Mar 19) Fr. Christopher Fadok will reflect on the readings for the Solemnity.


Please consider including a blurb about this preached online novena in your bulletin and/or pulpit announcements, directing interested parishioners and students to opwest.org/stjosephnovena. I have attached a graphic for use in the bulletin, social media platforms, and website of your ministry.


Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support.



In Christ and St. Joseph,

fr. Stephen Maria, op


fr. Stephen Maria LOPEZ, O.P.
Master of Students | Provincial Syndic/Treasurer
Dominican Friars | Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
opwest.org<http://opwest.org/> | Western Dominican Vocations
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Fr Antoninus Wall passes at 96 years old

From: dj.harvey@verizon.net<dj.harvey@verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 04:04:16 PM PST
Subject: Fr. Antoninus Wall



Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of Fr. Antoninus Wall.
Fr. Wall passed away last night [March 2] at St. Albert’s. He was 96 years old.

Many of you know Father from our LPC meetings. He was always there to say hello, hear our confessions and share his wisdom.
Father also had a ministry at Christmas of going to the nearby Mall and just sitting. He would talk to whoever passed by and hear their confession. Below is an article from the Catholic Sentinel on the great work he did.

Fr. Wall is one of the sweetest souls I’ve ever met. We will miss him dearly.

Please pray a Rosary, Divine Mercy chaplet or Office for the Dead, for Father. I’m sure he will repay you from heaven.

God bless you,
Denise

https://catholicsentinel.org/Content/Faith-Spirituality/Living-Faith/Article/An-itinerant-Catholic-preacher-keeps-his-post-in-a-shopping-mall/4/29/17179

Province Update from Denise

From newest to oldest this year:

Subject:Pope Francis Trip to Iraq
Date:Tue, 2 Mar 2021 22:18:35 +0000 (UTC)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As many of you know, our Holy Father will be visiting Iraq this coming weekend, March 5-8. Although there are concerns regarding the virus and terrorism, Pope Francis
has confirmed his plans in an effort to show pastoral care to Christians in that region. Among them, are our Dominican brothers and sisters that have experienced terrible sufferings and displacement since the 2014 attacks from Isis.
In support of our Pope, several Dominican communities throughout the world have pledged to pray for him throughout the duration of his trip. Each participating community has been assigned a specific day to offer prayers. We, of course, agreed to participate and our assigned day is Friday, the 5th. Please offer prayers and sacrifices for the safety and success of Pope Francis’ trip, throughout that day. Also, please keep our Dominican brethren, in your prayers as well.
May Our Lord use this trip – and our prayers – for a renewal of the faith in that region.

Thank you for your support.
May God bless and protect you, Denise
P.S. Please forward this to your chapter members so they can participate

Subject: Fwd: A Modern Day Miracle
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:42:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you’re all doing well and having a holy start to Lent.
Studying the lives of the Saints is always a great practice, especially during Lent. On Saturday, the 27th, the St. Dominic’s chapter in San Francisco is hosting a Zoom presentation with guest speaker Kevin Becker. Many of you know Kevin from our 2016 LPC Jubilee. He is a wonderful young man who experienced a miraculous healing through the intercession of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati – a third order Dominican. Kevin has also spoken with a few of our chapters throughout the province, inspiring us with his incredible testimony. Kevin’s story is one of hope that continues to bear fruit to this day. Details on the event are in the attached flyer.

Please participate in the event, if you can, and invite your chapter members and friends.

Stand firm in the faith, high in hope and childlike in trust.
May God continue to bless and protect you,

Denise

Subject: Fwd: Hope as an Emotion Versus Hope as a Virtue by Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:18:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net
Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I hope you had a blessed Ash Wednesday, and a good beginning to Lent.

Below is a link to a talk, tonight with Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP, on the virtue of Hope. We always need our hope to be strong, but it is especially true today.
Please send this to your chapter members so they can participate as well.

May your hope be high, your faith be strong and your charity Divine,

God bless you,
Denise


Subject: Happy Feast Day!
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:40:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes!

I hope you are all doing well during these challenging times. May Our Lady of Lourdes intercede for us all in a special way today.

Just a couple of items to share with you:

First, our Treasurer, Kathy, recently sent out the annual request for assessments. Please remember that those who are prayer members do not have to pay assessments, even if they just moved to prayer status. Also exempt are those who are not financially able to contribute. This has always been the policy, but is now even more the case. So, if you typically pay 15 assessments, and this year pay 5 or 7, that’s fine. And, if your chapter can’t pay any, that’s fine too. We are only asking those who are active – and able – to contribute.

The reason for asking those active and able to contribute this year is that our retreat center, for the foreseeable future, is Vallombrosa, which is almost double the cost of St. Albert’s. This was approved by the Reps who attended our November 7 LPC Zoom meeting. That meeting served as our 2020 LPC, since we were not able to meet in person. We also anticipate reimbursing everyone for airfares- and covering the Covid testing cost (required to fly).

Since cases have gone up since early November, we will be monitoring the situation. We are currently booked for May 28-30/31. If necessary, we will postpone to next fall. There is no penalty to us for postponing. Our main concern is the safety of our members. We will keep you posted.

Second, as you know, Lent begins next week. Our world and Church needs your prayers and sacrifices. Please be generous with them.
Prayer is powerful and praying as a community is even more powerful. Together let’s commit to praying the “Jesus Prayer” every day:

        "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me"

Please also spend time in Adoration through livestream. There is a link on our website. Abundance of grace is given during Adoration.

Finally, if you know of any member that is seriously ill, or severely impacted financially, please contact me. We will have Masses said, and look into other ways to help.

Stay in touch, stay well and stay holy,

In the love of Christ, and the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Denise

PS; Please share this email with your chapter members.

Year of St. Joseph

Year of St. Joseph

With the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. To mark the occasion, the Holy Father has proclaimed a “Year of Saint Joseph.” 

Archbishop Sample talks live Friday evenings directly from his home chapel on a variety of topics. This past Friday he discussed his advocacy on reasonable accommodations for houses of worship during the pandemic.

Watch live or watching the recordings later at www.facebook.com/bishopalexandersample/