Shepherds of Christ Daily Writing        

August 11, 2018

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Prayer for Grace for our Country

Dear Father united to Jesus in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Sacrifice of Calvary sacramentally made present, celebrated around the world, in the Holy Spirit. We offer up all we do united to the Mass. We unite in one mind and one heart as members of the mystical body of Christ, with Christ our head in the pure and holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary, through the powerful intercession of Mary with all the angels and saints and souls in purgatory, and we beg for the saving grace, for our country, the United States. Please help us. We further pray for unity to always do the will of God in love. We spread the Blood of Jesus on the leaders and people of the United States and cast the devil into hell. We consecrate our country to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and all our dioceses, and beg for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God help us. We pray for our families, the priests, the Church and the world. In the Name of Jesus please hear us, we pray. We pray for our president and leaders. We pray that we are united as one nation under God to work together in love as God wants.

 

 

                August 11, 2018

 

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kings 19: 4-8

He himself went on into the desert, a day’s journey, and sitting under a furze bush wished he were dead. ‘Yahweh,’ he said, ‘I have had enough. Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.’ Then he lay down and went to sleep. Then all of a sudden an angel touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat.’ He looked round, and there at his head was a scone baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again. But the angel of Yahweh came back a second time and touched him and said, ‘Get up and eat, or the journey will be too long for you.’ So he got up and ate and drank, and strengthened by that food he walked for forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, God’s mountain.

   

Ephesians 4: 30 – 5: 2

do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal, ready for the day when we shall be set free. Any bitterness or bad temper or anger or shouting or abuse must be far removed from you—as must every kind of malice. Be generous to one another, sympathetic, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ

As God’s dear children, then, take him as your pattern, and follow Christ by loving as he loved you, giving himself up for us as an offering and a sweet–smelling sacrifice to God.

   

John 6: 41-51

Meanwhile the Jews were complaining to each other about him, because he had said, ‘I am the bread that has come down from heaven.’ They were saying, ‘Surely this is Jesus son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know. How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven?” ’ Jesus said in reply to them, ‘Stop complaining to each other.

‘No one can come to me
unless drawn by the Father who sent me,
and I will raise that person up
    on the last day.
It is written in the prophets:
They will all be taught by God;
everyone who has listened to the Father,
and learnt from him,
comes to me.
Not that anybody has seen the Father,
except him who has his being from God:
he has seen the Father.
In all truth I tell you,
everyone who believes has eternal life.
 I am the bread of life.
 Your fathers ate manna in the desert
 and they are dead;
 but this is the bread
    which comes down from heaven,
 so that a person may eat it and not die.
 I am the living bread
    which has come down from heaven.
 Anyone who eats this bread 
    will live for ever;
 and the bread that I shall give
 is my flesh, for the life of the world.’

 

 

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 9, 2015

INTRODUCTION – (I Kings 19,4-8; Ephesians 4,30; John 6, 41-51) Jezebel was an evil queen who reigned in Israel eight hundred fifty years before Christ. One of her many goals in life was to eliminate faith and worship of Yahweh, the God of Israel. At the same time in Israel, there also lived the prophet Elijah who was dedicated to serving Yahweh. Naturally, these two would collide. Just previous to today’s first reading from the Book of Kings, Elijah had worked a powerful miracle on Mt. Carmel, a place now known as Haifa, which dramatically demonstrated in the presence of the King, 450 of the pagan priests, and all the people of Israel, that Yahweh was truly God and that the gods Jezebel promoted were nonexistent. Jezebel, instead of being converted, became a sore loser. She sent her army after Elijah to kill him. Elijah quickly got out of town. He ran to the desert in southern Judea and this is where we meet him in today’s first reading. He is hungry, tired, deeply depressed and hoping to die. However, God did not desert his faithful prophet. Instead, God sent Elijah to the same mountain in Sinai where God had given Moses the 10 Commandments, that is, to Mt. Sinai, aka Mt. Horeb.

    This passage has been chosen because it speaks of a special food God gave Elijah, a food that sustained him in his journey to Mt. Horeb for 40 days and 40 nights. The passage connects with the gospel where Jesus tells us he is the bread that will strengthen us on our journey through life and into eternal life.

HOMILY – My intent today is to try to pull together what we’ve already heard from the sixth chapter of St. John’s gospel and to tie it together with what is yet to come. The sixth chapter of John begins with the account of Jesus feeding over 5000 people in a miraculous way. After this demonstration, the people decided they wanted to make him their king. Not only had he fed people, but he healed people. They were smart enough to know they would have a good thing going if they had Jesus as their king. But Jesus had a mission that was bigger than what the people had in mind – he came to save the world, not just one group of people or even one nation – and his mission of salvation would lead to salvation that would last forever. So Jesus stealthily slipped away from the crowd.

    When the people found Jesus a short time later, he explained to them that there’s lots more to life than getting free health care and having free food to eat every day. “Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you,” we heard him say in last week’s gospel. Jesus sounds as if he’s not being practical – but he is very practical. We do have to be concerned about our everyday material needs, and we need to be concerned about the needs of others who cannot provide for themselves. Recall it is the same Jesus who told us that we will be judged on such criteria as “I was hungry and you gave me to eat, thirsty and you gave me to drink, naked and you clothed me, etc.” In this passage from John’s gospel, Jesus wants us to see the bigger picture. There is a whole other life and a whole other world beyond this present life, a life that will have no ending, and as we journey through this life, we must prepare for what comes next.

    Jesus came to reveal that world to us. The bread and fish he had recently fed the crowd was a sign, a sign of something of much greater value he had to give. What he offers is greater than any miracle of feeding we read about in the Old Testament; such as, we heard in today’s first reading or God feeding the Hebrew people with manna. The people pretty much followed what Jesus was saying up to this point. They wanted Jesus to feed them with bread from heaven until Jesus informed them he was that bread. “I am bread that came down from heaven,” he tells them. In order to enjoy the benefits of what he had to offer, he says we have to believe in him. They found that hard to accept. It contradicted what they knew – they were sure that Jesus didn’t come down from heaven. They knew his human origins, his mother and his father. In their certainty, they were blind to knowing who Jesus truly was. Today’s gospel was a little difficult to follow, but this is the key to understanding it: that Jesus really did come down from the Father in heaven.

    Jesus kept insisting on this. He told them listening and learning from God would make it possible for them to have faith in Jesus. The implication is that the crowd failed to listen and learn from God and preferred to murmur about what Jesus was saying. This is saying to us that Jesus is the bread of life for us when we learn from him, when we pray to him, when we follow his ways. He nourishes our spirit with his spirit, his wisdom and his love. In those ways he feeds us. As hard as it was for the people to accept Jesus as the bread of life that has come down from heaven, whom they are to believe in, Jesus really blew their mind when he said further “the bread I will give is my flesh.” This is another way he feeds us, not just through having faith in him, but feeding us with his body and blood, a special unity with him that we will reflect on next week. Amen.

 

 

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Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock, I consecrate myself to Your most Sacred Heart. From Your pierced Heart the Church was born, the Church You have called me, as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates, to serve in a most special way. You reveal Your Heart as a symbol of Your love in all its aspects, including Your most special love for me, whom You have chosen as Your companion in this most important work. Help me to always love You in return. Help me to give myself entirely to You. Help me always to pour out my life in love of God and neighbor! Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You!

 

Act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Dear Blessed Virgin Mary, I consecrate myself to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, this Heart which is symbol of your life of love. You are the Mother of my Savior. You are also my Mother. You love me with a most special love as a member of Shepherds of Christ Associates, a movement created by your Son as a powerful instrument for the renewal of the Church and the world. In a return of love, I give myself entirely to your motherly love and protection. You followed Jesus perfectly. You are His first and perfect disciple. Teach me to imitate you in the putting on of Christ. Be my motherly intercessor so that, through your Immaculate Heart, I may be guided to an ever closer union with the pierced Heart of Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

 

 

                R. Being in one mind and one heart in the
                Hearts of Jesus and Mary is being alive in our
                hearts in God. The Holy Spirit is working in our
                hearts counseling us, filling us with love
                on fire for God, so we operate out of love
                of God, so the Holy Spirit is molding us more and
                more in the image of Jesus and telling us God's
                will for us.

                    Consecration to the Two Hearts means we are
                one in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary and the Holy Spirit
                is in the Heart of Mary, one with Jesus, filling
                us with love and knowing the will of God and
                being what God created us to be more and more
                in His image and likeness.

                    Our whole life is lived in communicating
                and loving God and others as ourselves – striving
                to do God's will in love – striving to put
                on Christ – to be molded more and more in the
                image of Jesus –

                    Just as the heart is the life of the body, it
                must beat for us to have life –

                    We can't be like the world – our heart and
                soul one in intimacy with God brings us
                on the spiritual road of walking with the
                Holy Spirit – being formed in the image and likeness
                of God – knowing God's will and loving on
                fire for God and others – Being consumed in
                the Hearts of Jesus and Mary to love –

                    This takes knowing God. We are developing
                in the capacity God gave us in baptism to
                know and love in an elevated capacity to
                know and love – in our life – in God.
                We share in God's knowing activity
                and God's loving activity. These are gifts
                given in baptism for us to develop.

                    In communicating to God – we ask and
                we receive as God's answers our prayers

                    We want God's will – We depend on God –
                God is to us our Heavenly Father we love –
                Jesus, our beloved Spouse, the Holy Spirit that
                counsels and teaches us and molds us
                in the flames of love and sanctity more
                and more in the image of God.

                    So we live a life of communicating
                with God – of knowing God more and
                more, of loving God more and more –
                We are interior people – living in
                our hearts deeply in love with God
                and be other people – seeing God in
                others.

                    The devil wants people – shut down
                inside – working from the outside –

                    The man of sanctity is one with
                God – His strength comes from his
                interior union with God – the grace
                he is receiving in the sacraments,
                greater life in God, his ability to
                trust and love and know God more and more –

                    He is a work in progress – a
                beautiful gem – the beauty of a man
                living in God – the reflection of
                the Trinity – He is one in God –
                And men as they give their hearts
                to Jesus and Mary are one in God and
                thus one with each other –

                    The Holy Spirit works in their hearts,
                pumping love into their relationships
                in Church – love into their relationships
                in families and communities, in parishes,
                in schools –

                There is love –

                It is the love we see – the reflection
                    of the Trinity –

                Men acting out old wounds of the past,
                    hurting their brothers, full of pain
                    and not even in their hearts are
                    tearing down what God is trying
                    to build in men consecrating
                    their hearts, their lives, their
                    businesses, their parishes, their
                    schools, religious communities,
                    places of worship and prayer to the
                    Hearts of Jesus and Mary –

                The devil is hate –

                The evil spirit tears down –
                    works in the deadly sins
                    of anger, jealousy, envy,
                    slothfulness, pride, gluttony,
                    lust –

                The Holy Spirit – unites, is full of
                    love on fire – is unity –
                    is energy – a fire breathing
                    life into the world –
                    God is light and in Him there is
                    no darkness –

                DYSFUNCTION

                    Feelings can't hurt you –
                    Let feelings come up
                    Be in touch with heart
                    Layers of an onion

                If we want to change how
                    we feel
                    we have to change what
                        we tell ourselves
 

                    Self-talk comes from
                                – senses or
                                – thoughts

                    TRIGGER

                A person can react by anybody
                    giving a simple direction –
                    destructive tapes from the past

                they have decided – NOBODY TELLS
                                THEM WHAT TO DO AND
                                THEY AGREE WILLINGLY
                   


 

                LACK of TRUST of ANYBODY

                    They have a reaction –
                        lots of thoughts how to survive
                        and tactics
                        before they do anything

                Let Go of Negative Behavior Patterns

                    Name it
                    Claim it
                    Dump it

                Slow down to hear their own
                    negative tapes

                Correction that is needed is a good thing.

                Fighting all correction keeps you stuck
                    in a bucket

                Correction is not condemning
                    someone to the core –

                Correction given by God and
                    spiritual guides is to
                    make things better

                Some people are TRIGGERED with
                    (1) Correction
                    (2) Direction
                    (3) Authority
                    (4) Being in social gatherings
                    (5) Eating with others
                    (6) Someone being before others
                        giving directions

                Survival tactics – ANGER, FEAR
                    (1) Start your diversion
                    (2) Stop what is going on
                    (3) Flee

                Positive Thoughts

                    I am safe here
                    I am secure
                    I can trust this leader
                    I want peace - happiness –
                        I don't start a diversion –
                        a fire –
                        stir the pot
                    I am one with the program –
                    I don't seek division - negative attention
                    I don't seek power under
                        authority and oppose
                        God's will

                    This makes me unhappy –

                    This hurts everybody –

                Stuffed Feelings
                    Anger                       Loving
                    Division                    Feeling
                    Isolation                    caring

                Are you Social –

                (1) Do you share yourself and
                    can sit comfortable
                    in a group?

                    Or does a group - threaten
                        your security - safety
                        so you
                        tear it down

                (2) Can you be comfortable
                    being at table eating
                    with people?

                (3) Can you be comfortable
                    being in a group
                    praying, playing with
                    people?

                (4) What Survival Tactics
                    from places unsafe
                    and not secure do you
                    have from childhood?

                (5) Parents taught us about
                    (a) relationships – men and women
                    (b) solving problems
                    (c) communication
                    (d) love
                    (e) trust
                    (f) working in unity

                How was our love in the home
                    – with mom and dad
                    – with brothers and sisters

                Feelings – Survival tactics
                    I need to control everything
                        or things can happen –
                        feelings I could blow up cry –
                        "Crazy rules" in the head –

                Dad could have looked mad most
                    of the time –
                    not give any attention

                TRIGGER – angry man
                                – angry authority figure
                                – any authority figure

                Do whatever you have to to
                    escape it – do something else –
                    Start something opposed

                What is driving your engine?

                    Survival of people who
                        aren't even doing
                        anything, but
                        living life –

                Do you only relate to people
                    that can't do the job
                    so you can control?

                Are you looking for a
                    new mother or father or
                    authority figure –
                    you expect to fix your
                        old lack of the mother
                        or dad you should
                        have had –

                Twisted Reasoning – Survival Tactics

                    Do you create problems to
                        keep division –
                        so you can run things?

                    How is your Self-Esteem?
                    How is your body language?
                    How is your shame?
                    How is your guilt?
                    How is your suppressed anger?
                    How is your addictions?
                    How is your fear?
                    Do you trust others you need
                        to learn to trust?
                    Do you love others?

                Is your life lived to fix
                    your garbage and
                    you haven't started yet
                    because you keep using
                    survival tactics of
                    the past on innocent others?

                Jesus: You are responsible for your
                    actions and how you
                    treat others –
                    I command you to love.
                    Do you push others over you
                    down so you can be on top –
                    I am a God of justice –
                    Loving is the first order.
                    Sins are sins –
                    A man can be afraid because
                        of his past of authority,
                        women and if a woman
                        is over them they do
                        everything to control
                        the situation rather than
                        learn to deal with their
                        dysfunction and do
                        the work that needs to be done.

                You must pray for healing of
                    the wounds of your home
                    origin
                    and not treat others in anger
                    and unloving ways because
                    you are wounded.

                Confession is good for the
                    heart and soul – lying
                    about yourself is
                    keeping you in sin.

                Work out your relationships
                    in love wherever you go.

                Work for understanding and love
                    and justice and unity –

                Roller coasters, unpredictability
                    is not My way of love –
                    I give you My Covenant
                    with you.

                If you do what parents,
                    caretakers did in your
                    home without changing –
                    you will do what parents
                    and caretakers did if
                    they were dysfunctional.

                Listen to your self-talk and
                    quit blaming innocent
                    others for your angry
                    ways you talk to yourself.

                TRUST others
                Be honest
                Be loving
                Communicate clearly and with love –
                Have humor
                Give respect
                Be consistent

                Be agreeable if you are
                    needed to give an honest
                    opinion – not combatal –
                    rebellious – divided

                Be supportive when it is
                    your role

                How is your wall against
                    living life as the Father
                    wills you to live and
                    love

                Your Wall – Is A Wall
 

       Fear   Unpredictable

          No Trust


ANGRY
 

   Not Social    Anxiety    Self-destructive tapes  
  Not constant
 
 
               No Feel
 

Unloving

Arguments

     Combatal


 

NO WALL

 

   Love

         Finds

                 a

                Way

Empathy
Consistent
Loving
Meek
Trusting
Predictable
Truthful
A Light
Feeling

 

   

                February 26, 2015
 

Hebrews 5: 1-10

Every high priest is taken from among human beings and is appointed to act on their behalf in relationships with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins; he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or who have gone astray, because he too is subject to the limitations of weakness. That is why he has to make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honour on himself; it needs a call from God, as in Aaron’s case. And so it was not Christ who gave himself the glory of becoming high priest, but the one who said to him: You are my Son, today I have fathered you, and in another text: You are a priest for ever, of the order of Melchizedek. During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, with loud cries and with tears, to the one who had the power to save him from death, and, winning a hearing by his reverence, he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through his sufferings; when he had been perfected, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation and was acclaimed by God with the title of high priest of the order of Melchizedek.  

 

                R. And Mary is the Immaculate Heart

                    She crushed the head of satan –
                    Mary is humble not proud –
                    Mary is Mother at Our Side –
                    Mary is the pure and spotless one.
     

1 Timothy 2: 1-8

I urge then, first of all that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving should be offered for everyone, for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live peaceful and quiet lives with all devotion and propriety. To do this is right, and acceptable to God our Saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and humanity, himself a human being, Christ Jesus, who offered himself as a ransom for all. This was the witness given at the appointed time, of which I was appointed herald and apostle and-I am telling the truth and no lie-a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.

    In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument.

 

                R. If you seek you will find.

Matthew 7: 7-11

Effective prayer

‘Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. Everyone who asks receives; everyone who searches finds; everyone who knocks will have the door opened. Is there anyone among you who would hand his son a stone when he asked for bread? Or would hand him a snake when he asked for a fish? If you, then, evil as you are, know how to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

 

                R. Men are to be strong, fathers
                and grandfather to be close –
                to Jesus. Jesus came as a Man.
                Jesus shows us how He loved
                His Father, how He lived as
                the Father wanted. Men could
                really bring strength to the –
                family. Children should know
                about God the Father from
                the example of their fathers,
                the grandfathers.

                    God asks us how we have
                witnessed to people we are
                called to work with. God gives
                us families to be a basic unit
                of strength.

                    We know that God gives us
                only so many days to spread
                the Good News and we are to
                hope to be united to the souls in
                heaven some day –
                We are hope for eternal
                happiness in heaven someday.
    

Romans 6: 2-4, 12-14

Out of the question! We have died to sin; how could we go on living in it? You cannot have forgotten that all of us, when we were baptised into Christ Jesus, were baptised into his death. So by our baptism into his death we were buried with him, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father’s glorious power, we too should begin living a new life.

That is why you must not allow sin to reign over your mortal bodies and make you obey their desires; or give any parts of your bodies over to sin to be used as instruments of evil. Instead, give yourselves to God, as people brought to life from the dead, and give every part of your bodies to God to be instruments of uprightness; and then sin will no longer have any power over you—you are living not under law, but under grace.

   

                R. How many men shed their
                blood to help the Church to grow?
                Our own personal holiness is
                so important to our prayer life.
                Prayer is a big part of our lives, to give
                our lives in love for others we
                pray – to be a conduit
                as we pray to God for grace and help.

                    We have such a gift to pray
                through the powerful intercession of the
                angels and saints,
                to love the saints so much.
                We pray through the powerful intercession
                of the angels and saints and souls in purgatory.

                What about the souls in purgatory,
                do we pray for our fathers and
                grandfathers, mothers, grandmothers,
                who have died.

                    We know unity, uniting with the
                angels and saints and
                praying through their powerful intercession,
                souls in purgatory.
                We want to live our lives to be witnesses
                of this truth.
 

November 4, 2013

 

                R. When Mary appeared to me
                I saw her praying with all the
                people. I knew from seeing
                Mary how she really prays
                with us.

                    There are struggles in the Church,
                with cardinals and bishops and
                priests, in parishes, in schools –
                God has called us in the Shepherds of Christ
                to pray for the priests, the Church
                and the world. We belong to
                the Church, as members of
                the Mystical body of Christ
                we must pray for the Church.
   

John 10: 11-15

I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd lays down his life
   for his sheep.
The hired man,
   since he is not the shepherd
and the sheep do not belong to him,
abandons the sheep
as soon as he sees a wolf coming,
   and runs away,
and then the wolf attacks
   and scatters the sheep;
he runs away
   because he is only a hired man
and has no concern for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd;
I know my own
and my own know me,
just as the Father knows me
and I know the Father;
and I lay down my life for my sheep.

 


 

                R. The priests, bishops, cardinals
                are to be witnesses to the rest
                of the world – we must pray for their
                holiness, they live their faith deeply
                and have a deep intimate relationship
                with Jesus.

                    We need unity – not selfish focus,
                not selfish division.

                    In praying the prayers Jesus
                gave Fr. Carter – Jesus makes
                strong promises.
     

July 31, 1994

Words of Jesus to Members of
Shepherds of Christ Associates:

"My beloved priest-companion, I intend to use the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, and the movement, Shepherds of Christ Associates, in a powerful way for the renewal of My Church and the world.

"I will use the newsletter and the chapters of Shepherds of Christ Associates as a powerful instrument for spreading devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart.

"I am calling many to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. To all of them I will give great blessings. I will use them as instruments to help bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. I will give great graces to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. I will call them to be deeply united to My Heart and to Mary's Heart as I lead them ever closer to My Father in the Holy Spirit."

- Message from Jesus to Father Edward J. Carter, S.J., Founder, as given on July 31, 1994,
feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)

   

Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

My dear fellow Associate Members,

Jesus is calling special apostles to join a new division of the Shepherds of Christ Movement. Here is a message from Jesus given to Father Carter:

    My beloved priest-companion, I am requesting that a new prayer movement be started under the direction of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I am asking for volunteers who are willing to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for one hour, twice-weekly. Members of the Shepherds of Christ prayer chapters, as well as others, are to be invited to join this movement.

    These apostles are to pray for the intentions I am giving you. For part of the hour they are to use the prayers of the Shepherds of Christ Associates Handbook. They may spend the rest of the hour as they so choose.

    I will use this new prayer movement within My Shepherds of Christ Ministries in a powerful way to help in the renewal of My Church and the world. I will give great graces to those who join this movement. The name, Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, is to be given to this movement.

    I am inviting My beloved Rita Ring to be coordinator for this activity.

    I pour out the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.

    This is indeed a special calling for us to unite in one heart with His Eucharistic Heart and pray for the following intentions:

    1. For the spread of the devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary culminating in the reign of the Sacred Heart and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart.
    2. For the Pope.
    3. For all bishops of the world.
    4. For all priests.
    5. For all sisters and brothers in the religious life.
    6. For all members of the Shepherds of Christ Movement, and for the spread of this movement to the world.
    7. For all members of the Catholic Church.
    8. For all members of the human family.
    9. For all souls in purgatory.

end of Apostles of the Eucharistic Heart message

 

October 13, 1994

The Birth of the Full Ministries
of the Shepherds of Christ

    "I wish to share with you part of a message which Jesus gave us on October 13, 1994. The message tells us about the expansion of the Shepherds of Christ movement:

    'My beloved priest-companion, today I come to you with another mission. I am asking you to establish Shepherds of Christ Ministries. At My request you have already begun the priestly newsletter, "Shepherds of Christ", and the prayer chapters, Shepherds of Christ Associates...

    'I am giving you this message on this day, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, because of the close connection between the Shepherds of Christ movement and the Fatima message. The Fatima message is centered in devotion to My Heart and My Mother's Heart, especially in consecration to Our Hearts. Shepherds of Christ Ministries is also centered in devotion to Our Hearts. I will use Shepherds of Christ Ministries as a great instrument in helping to bring about the triumph of the Immaculate Heart and the reign of My Sacred Heart. When this occurs, My Church and the world will be experiencing the great era of peace promised by My Mother at Fatima.

    'Today, then, October 13, 1994, the 77th Anniversary of the Great Apparition at Fatima, marks the birth of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. I pour forth the great love of My Sacred Heart to all. I am Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the flock.'

    "Jesus has told us that Shepherds of Christ Ministries includes: the priestly newsletter, Shepherds of Christ, Shepherds of Christ Associates prayer chapters, various publications, including books, whatever else Our Lord directs us to undertake.

    "As members of Shepherds of Christ Associates, you are an extremely important part of Shepherds of Christ Ministries. You have given great joy to the Heart of Jesus by responding to His invitation to become members of Shepherds of Christ Associates. As He draws you closer to His Heart and to His Mother's Heart as Associates members, He will fill you with an ever-increasing experience of His love, peace, and joy."

- From In the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Newsletter of Shepherds of Christ Associates
by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J., Volume 1, No. 1, 1995. p. 2.

     

                R. Marriages and families are so
                important to the Church and the world.

                    We need to pray for the Church and
                the world because Jesus told us
                to pray for them.

                    We see the family; how God
                created brothers and sisters. We
                should see this love as brothers
                and sisters in God's family.
                God tells us we must see each
                other as brothers and love
                our brothers. Sisters and Brothers
                in the family with Mom and Dad as
                the parents should be in
                unity and love.

                    Mary says, the family that
                prays together stays together.
                God has called us to know this
                unity in our family and to
                see this unity in the Father's
                family – We are to be loving,
                we are to be able to share in
                love with each other. Great
                grace is given when we receive
                the sacraments – Jesus wants us
                to go to Mass, to do adoration,
                to go to penance –
   

Psalm 19: 2-5

day discourses of it to day, 
night to night hands on the knowledge. 

No utterance at all, no speech, 
not a sound to be heard, 
but from the entire earth the design stands out, 
this message reaches the whole world. 

High above, he pitched a tent for the sun, 
who comes forth from his pavilion like a bridegroom, 
delights like a champion in the course to be run.

 

                R. Christ gives us the sacraments.
                We receive great grace and this
                helps fight satan. God commands we
                love Him with our whole hearts,
                our whole soul, our whole
                being. We are to love our neighbor
                as a brother to us. We are to
                see Jesus in our brothers.
                We are to see the heavenly eternal
                family. We know the unity
                of heaven –

                    We know communication is
                absolutely essential. Satan
                tries to block communication.
                Satan wants people to not
                communicate to be prideful,
                jealous, envious.

                    We need to be Christ-like to the
                world. Many people of this world
                are suffering so much. Many
                are being persecuted without
                any peaceful dialogue, many
                are living in fear of terror and
                are freezing because they have
                no heat.

 

Matthew 5: 9

Blessed are the peacemakers:
they shall be recognised
   as children of God.

 

                R. We can be so selfish and
                God is blessing us so very much.
                There is so much violence, now,
                in this world. We need to pray for
                the priests and the hierarchy and
                the pope that bring us the Mass –

                    Pray there is unity more than ever
                in Churches. As people suffer
                so much – they should become
                more holy.

                    There are so many oppressed
                in this world, that are
                suffering so much –

                    We need to give to others –
                to give in prayer, to give
                in love – to be as Jesus
                wants us to be. We need to
                support what Jesus has
                asked us to do.

 

1 John 1: 5; 2: 2

This is what we have heard from him 
and are declaring to you: 
God is light, 
    and there is no darkness in him at all.

He is the sacrifice to expiate our sins,
and not only ours,
but also those of the whole world.

 

                R. We pray for hope so men can
                get better from damaged
                childhood – Hoping in eternal happiness
                for ourselves and others – We suffer and
                we pray to deal with childhood pain in recovery –
                pray to deal with it in the right way
                according to God's will so it will bring
                us to greater life. Acting out pain in others
                in relationships brings more pain and more pain
                in the world.

                    Some children have a wonderful
                loving childhood, some are like
                in prison learning survival tactics
                to survive the trauma.

                A child is created by God in God's image.

                    Children can be a victim and have
                a very dysfunctional childhood – even
                though it was awful – it was what
                some children grew up in. They can be still
                so full of pain – acting out pain on others.

                    Recovery is needed, to recover from
                the pain and anger they have inside, to recover
                from survival tactics they learned, from
                bad example and forced to live in
                a dysfunctional home. It wasn't
                a child's fault if they had a horrible
                childhood.

                    People who had trauma in
                childhood need to recover, not
                blame others, for their dysfunction –
                but work through bad patterned
                behavior and quit being angry and hurting
                others from their painful childhood.

                    We, as human beings, have
                tendencies of the wounded human
                nature. God created us in His image and
                likeness. We are to be molded more
                and more in the image of God –
                to advance in the spiritual life.

                    What must happen to recover is
                to come out of denial and admit
                what happened and to grieve for
                their lost childhood not having
                happiness and love as they should,
                the wounded person
                must come out of DENIAL –

                (DENIAL) They must face reality,
                how it really was –

                Some children were abused –
                    and other dysfunctions, but
                    they were swore to secrecy and
                    never permitted to let the world know
                    how bad it really was –

                So they can develop delusions –
                Live inside in a fantasy world of make believe –
                They learn to not admit the
                    truth –

                They cannot trust the unpredictable
                    behavior of their parents or
                    caregivers so they learn to
                    not trust and relate in meaningful
                    relationships.

                A person does not heal from wounds they
                    won't admit they have –

                Some people who are wounded have
                    memory repression -

                It can be like shell shock as a man
                    who was at war –

                But where people should have been
                    given love and taught to love
                    and be loved –
                    they were wounded deeply and
                    can be 50 years old never
                    trusting or loving anyone, but
                    projecting abuse and pain on
                    others – trying to work out the
                    deep pain they have inside –

                Trauma victims feel shamed about everything –

                There can be children that had trauma
                    that need repair –
                    parents were not there for them or
                        mistreated them –
                    so they need attention, they crave attention –
                        they hurt inside and it doesn't go away
                        on its own. They are dark inside.
                    They need a bridge to learn to see
                        how God loves them, how
                        they love themselves and
                        others love them and they are
                        precious to God.

                Song: A Song from Jesus

                R. Traumatized in Love

                Some people passively - attack others to
                    store their pain and shame
                    in others through force and abuse

                The Cycle keeps repeating

                    They don't trust or love anybody –
                        They can use the abuse cycle on others –

                They are full of pain and

                    So they drive themselves further and
                        further from God –
                        which makes them
                        angrier and angrier –

                Being close to God brings happiness. God made us
                    to love and be loved.

                A person hurting others doesn't feel
                    good inside – it is rebelling
                    against God's commandment
                    of love –
 


 

                R. They can think if they feel bad
                    about themselves it is true –
                    so they act in such a way – they
                    can play games to hurt others and
                    drive them away –

                They can be jealous and angry of others, envious
                    wanting to bring them down to their darkness.

                They can be where they don't
                    let anybody in.

  Can send
them to
abuse others
Smells

Love being given

Confidence of the person they abuse

                Trauma from past can be triggered by something
                    and the person goes into a brown out –

                They may have learned to
                    DISSOCIATE from feelings

                So they passively attack others through force
                    to stick their pain and anger
                    in another –

                A person so wounded does not feel
                    good and wants somebody to
                    normalize them –

                They are not structured or consistent

                They misuse power – they can do
                    anything to keep power over others –
                    so they can act out pain and abuse that
                    is filling them.

                It's like a constant war for them –

                Post - Stress - Syndrome – because
                    they are in denial
                    they take out their anger on others

                They need BALANCE

                Some can have serious survival skills.

                They can lose big blocks of time.

                They can listen to a voice in their
                    head that ruins relationships and is
                    not reality.

                Some people were so abused –
                    they check-out – the pain – it
                    hurts so much.

                They need God.

                A person like this can have
                    excessive fantasies so they do
                    not notice pain.

                They use

                ADDICTIONS  –  to anger
                                            to power to handle
                                            their lives

                Instead of living life from
                    inside their body – with a deep
                    meaningful relationship with God
                    they live it from outside
                    their body then
                    they don't feel the pain inside.

                When pain comes up and it does when they
                    are alone, they think of ways to act
                    it out on others. They do not like to
                    be in social gatherings in peace –
                    they can cause things to break it up.

                Laughing at persons misfortune
                    is a survival skill –
                    Stuffed feelings

                CHILDREN ACT OUT what
                    is not being addressed

                CHILDREN DON'T GET
                    DYSFUNCTION
                    ALCOHOLISM
                    etc.

                They learned survival tactics for their
                    lives and stuffed their natural feelings.

                They have problems until they face the truth
                    about their lives – they cause problems
                    with others – they are filled
                    with pain and anger.

                Like - Shell - Shock

                You can change

                    Be positive
                    Smile at Others
                    Love Other
                    You can smile
                    You can be pleasant

                Fear is a feeling
                Fear is like an OLD FRIEND

 

 
 

 

                R. The Blue Books help men learn how
                    much God loves them –
                    The Blue Books and the prayers
                    God gave us can help people
                    that are wounded to know
                    the truth.
 



  English

Spanish

French

Portuguese

Polska

 

                R. The Holy Spirit Novena can be prayed
                    two times a day for special
                    healing and asking the Holy Spirit to
                    help them –

                Pain inside a person – doesn't go away –

                They need to crowd out the pain with
                    love of God and others and
                    learn to receive love from God
                    and others.

                They need healing in their heart –

                They need to be able to love others –
                    repair the heart inside

                The Consecration of the Two Hearts helps
                    them to be on the way to
                    knowing God's love and giving
                    themselves in loving surrender to God.

                Pride keeps them stuck –

                Acting out hatred and pain on others
                    and denying it drives them
                    further from intimacy
                    with God –

                Intimacy with God is where
                    happiness is –

                God created us to be deeply one
                    with Him and others –

                This takes giving ourselves to God
                    in loving surrender –

                This takes turning your will and
                    your life to God and His care –

                This takes praying to the Holy Spirit and
                    praying for an increase
                    of
                    faith, hope and love –

                This takes realizing we are
                    as a little child –

                God is our Father

                Mary is our Mother and
                    we must be sorry for our
                    sins of our past life –

                Sorrow for offending God
                    and others 

Novena al Espiritu Santo  English

Novena al Espiritu Santo  Español

Novena al Espiritu Santo  Français

Novena al Espiritu Santo  Português

Novena al Espiritu Santo  Italiano

Novena al Espiritu Santo  Polska

               
                                     

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Blue Book 14

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Picture of Our Lady of Clearwater  4X 6

Prayer Brochure

 

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The more you use the Blue Books and
    become one with Jesus – more
    intimate with Jesus –
    the more your lives are a blessing and
    everything you do in life can help
    to bring down great grace for the world
    because of your being so
    one with Jesus.

 

   

 

                Given October 29, 2016

                R. Please spread blessed holy water
                (
You can also mix Jesus and Mary water
                with your blessed Holy Water if you have it.)
                in your yard, around your house,
                in the state you live in.

                And ask God to bless your state
                Ask God to bless the United States

                Pray all prayers through the intercession of
                    Our Lady of CLEAR – WATER.

                Ask the Lady of CLEAR - WATER
                    to help with the blessed water.

                Mary has appeared to me for 22 years,
                    in Ohio and Florida.

  
 

 Give the gift that Counts
 

                        

                         

                       

                

 

God's Blue Books - Love Letters from Jesus

Blue Books 1 & 2  -  $4 each
Blue Book 3  -  $3
Blue Books 4 & 5  -  $2 each
Blue Books 6A, 6B, 6C, 7,  8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13  -  $3 each
Blue Books 14, 15, 16 & 17  -  $5 each

     

Shepherds of Christ Book Store
 
Books written by the cofounder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries
 
Rita Ring
Mass Book
A Journey Into the Heart of Jesus - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 12.00

  Mass Book, by Rita Ring: Many of the entries in the Priestly Newsletter Volume II from a spiritual journal came from this book. These entries
  are to help people to be more deeply united to God in the Mass. This book is available in English and Spanish with the Church’s
Imprimatur.

  $12

Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children
From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 10.00

  Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children, by Rita Ring, Short Meditations for both parents and children to be used when praying the
  rosary. These meditations will help all to know the lives of Jesus and Mary alive in their Hearts. Available in both English and Spanish with
  the Church’s
Imprimatur.
$10

God's Blue Book I
Teachings to Lift You Up. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 4.00

God's Blue Book I by Rita Ring. Open Anywhere    This book will change your life. These are beautiful love letters to us from Jesus. A million books have been printed and circulated. Jesus loves us so much    He wants a personal relationship with us    He wants us to go to the Eucharist and be with Him before the tabernacle. $10

God's Blue Book II
The Fire of His Love. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J.
$ 4.00

God's Blue Book II by Rita Ring. Letters from Jesus about His on fire love    Jesus wants this great intimacy with us    On fire love    Personal love letters from Jesus about the love of His Heart    A book on surrender Fr. Carter said! $10

God's Blue Book III
Love God, Love One Another. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 3.00

God's Blue Book III by Rita Ring. Fr. Carter's favorite book    It is about loving and forgiving each other    Being pure in heart    A book for unity in family, community, in life!! $10

God's Blue Book 4
The Love of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Author: Rita Ring
$ 5.00

God's Blue Book IV by Rita Ring. This book is about the love Jesus has for Mary and Mary has for Jesus and Jesus and Mary have for us    It is truly the Love of the Two Hearts. Mary appeared every day at the Holy Spirit Center    Fr. Carter was there. Mary's first apparition July 5, 1994. $5

God's Blue Book 5
So Deep Is the Love of His Heart. Author: Rita Ring.
$ 5.00

God's Blue Book V by Rita Ring. Jesus wants to be the bridegroom of our soul    He is our beloved    Jesus tells us about pure love    how we are to be pure of heart and love God and love others. It is a must, to hear about love from Jesus    Jesus is love    $5

God's Blue Book 6A
He Calls Us to Action Author: Rita Ring.
$ 5.00

God's Blue Book 6A by Rita Ring. Rosaries from Their Hearts during apparitions. Jesus and Mary appeared every day and I received rosaries from Them and They were transcribed from a tape. Also messages of love from Jesus on days of January, 1995    About Baptism    writings from Fr. Carter and the Scriptures. $10

God's Blue Book 6B
He Calls Us to Action - The Sixth Book, Part B Author: Rita Ring.
$ 5.00

God's Blue Book 6B by Rita Ring. Jesus and Mary appeared every day in February, 1995    So beautiful    transcribed from a tape    the Stations, 7 Sorrows, prayers in the Prayer Manual, the Holy Spirit Novena Book and the Song Book. Pure love    loving and forgiving    a book about Jesus' love, baptism, grace and Fr. Carter's Newsletter. $10

God's Blue Book 6C
He Calls Us to Action - The Sixth Book, Part C Author: Rita Ring.
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 7
Intimacy with God by Rita Ring
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 8
See thru the Eyes of Mary. Author: Rita Ring and Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 9
The Mass and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 10
God's Blue Book 10 - This is My Body
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 11
God's Blue Book 11 - Showers of His Grace
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 12
Solidarity In Chirst
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 13
Grace
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 14
God the Father Speaks After Clearwater
$ 5.00
God's Blue Book 15
Life
$ 5.00
Blue Book 16
Mary Mother of the Eucharist
$ 5.00
Apostle's Manual
Shepherds of Christ Overview: Very carefully discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S. J.
$ 20.00

Apostles Manual. About the Movement — the structure of the Movement    All Ministries — from the time 3 months before Mary appeared in Clearwater and 3 months after. Rosaries of the 13ths, Fr. Carter's Newsletters. Messages from God the Father    Reaching the priests, the Church, the schools and the world. $20

Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume I
Red Rosary Book - Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 1. Mary appeared in Clearwater December 17, 1996 in rainbow color and these rosaries left the printer the same day from Apparitions of Jesus and Mary    transcribed from a tape. $10

Blue Rosary Book
Rosaries From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary - Volume II
$ 12.00

Rosaries from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Book 2. This is a book of so many rosaries — transcribed from a tape. So many beautiful rosaries.   pages  $12

Messages From Jesus
Messages From Jesus for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound Given by Jesus to His Messenger - Author: Rita Ring Discerned by Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00

Messages for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This is a big book of loving messages for nursing home people and homebound from Jesus and Mary    Their lives are so important    united to the Mass offering up their suffering, their lives for the souls of this earth. $10

Short Rosary Meditations for the Ederly, Ill, and Homebound
From the Hearts of Jesus and Mary: Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 10.00

Short Rosary Meditations for the Elderly, Ill and Homebound. This book is so important with pictures they can open it and lay it on their laps and pray the rosary. $10

Songs From Jesus
Given by Jesus to His Messenger Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00

Songs from Jesus Songbook. These loving songs were given from Jesus. So beautiful    Love Songs from Jesus of His love — helping us have pure and loving hearts. $3

Daily Messages From Heaven
From the Florida Apparition Site Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00
Rosary Meditations for Little People and Elderly
Short Meditations for the Rosary
$ 3.00
Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Book 1
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00

Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 1 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary — really good. $5 each.

Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Book 2
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00
Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Book 3
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00
Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Book 4
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00
Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary, Book 5
A Coloring Book with Short Meditations on the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Author: Rita Ring. Discerned by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 5.00
Coloring the Lives of Jesus and Mary 6
Mysteries of Light
$ 5.00

Color the Lives of Jesus and Mary. Volumes 6 through 7. Coloring books and meditations for grade school children and others on the mysteries of the rosary — really good. $5 each.

Meditaciones del Rosario
para Pequenos y Ancianos
$ 10.00
Colorea 1
las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
$ 5.00
Colorea 2
las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
$ 5.00
Colorea 3
las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
$ 5.00
Colorea 4
las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
$ 5.00
Colorea 5
las vidas de Jesús y María (recibido el Imprimátur)
$ 5.00
Fr. Joe Robinson
 
Inspiring Homilist & Author
 
Fr. Joseph Robinson has dedicated his life to serving Christ and the Church for over 40 years.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guiding Light - The Word Alive in Our Hearts
Inspiring Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson
$ 10.00

Guiding Light — The Word Alive in Our Hearts. Cycle B   for 2017/2018 

 $10.00

Guiding Light - The Soul Who Could  
Inspiring Homilies by Fr. Joe Robinson
$ 10.00

Guiding Light — The Soul Who Could. Cycle A   for 2016/2017   

 $10.00

 
Guiding Light - Trust and Transform
Guiding Light - Trust and Transform  –
  Cycle C   for 2015/2016
$ 10.00
Guiding Light - By God Through Me
Guiding Light - By God Through Me, Cycle B for 2014/2015
$ 10.00
Guiding Light - Inspired To Be Genuine
Guiding Light - Inspired To Be Genuine, Cycle A for 2013/2014
$ 10.00
Guiding Light - Centered In Christ
Fr. Joe Robinson's latest homilies for Cycle C for 2012/2013.
$ 10.00
Guiding Light - Reflect on the Word
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle B of the Liturgical Year (2011/2012)
$ 10.00

Guiding Light homily series — Reflect on the Word — Cycle B     The Word leaves an impression on our souls. In my thoughts and reflections are born a more tangible understanding of these eternal concepts presented in the Gospels and the readings. Anyone can read a sentence, but not anyone can absorb it's true meaning. Truth, in this day and age, is almost a matter of opinion or individual entitlement. We believe that Christ's truth is our Roman Catholic Church. We, as priests, champion it's teachings; we are ambassadors for the Pope and Christ to those faces looking at us. We are the light by which our congregation reads to reflect upon real truth and we do it hand in hand. $15

Guiding Light - Steadfast to the Son
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle A of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00

Guiding Light homily series — Steadfast to the Son — Cycle A    The sunflower is a great example of how we should be steadfastly guided by light. What a powerful thought that this exceptional plant is not stuck in one pose day in and day out, yet adaptable and magnetized to the sun. We feel the same about our Son. Our heads turns to face Christ as each day presents its challenges to find light. We join together like plants in a field and soak up the Son through the pulpit. We are a warm circle of strength using the wind of our breath to carry our priests' words, Christ's words, to new rich soil. $15

Guiding Light - Focusing on the Word
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle B of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00

Guiding Light — Focusing on the Word — Cycle B    At times we may feel that our path to Christ is a bit "out of focus". Like the disciples in the Book of Mark, this ordinary life clouds our vision of Christ's Divinity. We may doubt the practicality or possibility of applying His teachings and example to our modern life. Cycle B's homilies are a "guiding light" to help us realize Jesus' Messianic greatness and His promise of better things to come. $15

Guiding Light - Feed My Soul
Inspiring Homilies Covering Cycle C of the Liturgical Year
$ 10.00

Guiding Light — Feed My Soul — Cycle C    In a world rapidly advancing and encouraging personal gain, we are faced with modern problems. There is a challenge to find time in our busy schedules for Sunday Mass or a family meal. We are able to research, shop, bank and even work without hearing one human voice. It is no wonder that we may often feel disconnected and famished at our week's end. In Fr. Joe's third book of homilies from Cycle C, we are reminded of the charity that Christ intended us to show each other. We have a calling to turn the other cheek and be the Good Samaritan to others. We are rewarded with the Father's kingdom and love when we are not worthy. We are not left alone or hungry. $15

 

Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.

Here are all the products in this category:

Books written by the founder of Shepherds of Christ Ministries

Response in Christ
Fr. Edward J. Carter gives to the modern Christian a message that will sustain him.
$ 10.00
Response to God's Love
...God Himself is the Ultimate Mystery
$ 10.00

Response to God’s Love by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. In this book Fr. Carter speaks of God as the ultimate mystery. We can meditate on the interior life of the Trinity. Fr. Carter tells us about our uniqueness in the Father's Plan for us, how the individual Christian, the Church and the world are in the state of becoming. Imprimatur. $10

Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 1
Selected Writings on Spirituality—for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 10.00

Shepherds of Christ — Selected Writings on Spirituality for all People as Published in Shepherds of Christ Newsletter for Priests. Contains 12 issues of the newsletter from July/August 1994 to May/June 1996. $15

Spirituality Newsletters 2
Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimatur
$ 12.00

Shepherds of Christ — Volume 2: by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains issues 13—29 of the newsletter (September/October 1996 — Issue 5, 1999) $15

Shepherds of Christ Spirituality Newsletters 3
Selected Writings on Spirituality — for All People Editor: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00

Shepherds of Christ — Volume 3 by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. Contains Newsletter Issues 1 through 4 of 2000 including Fr. Carter’s tremendous Overview of the Spiritual Life $10

Tell My People
Messages from Jesus and Mary Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest
$ 10.00

Tell My People. Messages from Jesus and Mary (As given to Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.)    One of Fr. Edward Carter, S.J.'s Synopsis of the Spiritual Life    From Jesus to Fr. Carter "On Holy Saturday, 1994, Jesus told me that on the following day, Easter, I would also begin to receive messages for others. Our Lord also told me that some of these were eventually to be published in a book  and here is that book." $10

Spirituality Handbook
Shepherds of Christ Associates Spirituality Handbook - A Way of Spiritual Life
Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J. Imprimi Potest

$ 3.00

Spirituality Handbook. Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. did 3 synopsis of the spiritual life. The Spirituality Handbook, the Priestly Newsletter 20he Tell My People book. The way of spiritual life proposed to the members of Shepherds of Christ Associates is centered in consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. All aspects of the spiritual life discussed below should be viewed as means to help members develop their lives in consecration to Christ, the Sacred Heart, and to Mary, the Immaculate Heart. $3

The Spirituality of Fatima
Fatima: The Setting, The Message, The Spirituality of Consecration
$ 5.00

The Spirituality of Fatima by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J. The Fatima apparitions and messages received official Church approval in 1930. In giving her official approval to the Fatima event, the Church tells us that what took place at Fatima involving the three young visionaries is worthy of our belief. $5

Shepherds of Christ 6:20 Prayers CD
Holy Spirit Novena, Associates Prayer Manual and the Rosary Led by: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.
$ 10.00
Priestly Newsletter 2000 Issue 1
Audio CD - Read by Father Edward J. Carter
$ 10.00

Priestly Newsletter — 2000 #1 — CD.Christ is Our Strength — Fr. Edward Carter, S.J. read it the year he died. It is so beautiful. "This brief passage contains one of the greatest lessons of the spiritual life. As we progress along our spiritual journey, we become increasingly aware of how weak we are in our—selves, but how strong we are in Christ. To experience our weakness involves suffering. The degree and kind of suffering can vary. The suffering can include the experience of the classical dark night of the spirit as described by St. John of the Cross. One of the main purposes of the dark night is to make a person keenly aware of his or her helplessness without God." quote by Fr. Carter from the newsletter $10

   

Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena
  Holy Spirit Novena by: Rita Ring
  $ 1.00
  plus postage

 Holy Spirit Novena Booklet. In four languages with the Imprimatur with 18 scripture readings for two complete novenas – this very powerful Holy Spirit Novena has prayers for prayers for Protection by the Blood of Jesus, Healing, Strength and Light, To Be One with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, One with Jesus, To Dwell in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Prayer for the Holy Spirit and His Gifts, and the Word Alive in Our Hearts. All these prayers take about 10 minutes daily recited out loud. $1

 

  Shepherds of Christ Holy Spirit Novena CD
  Holy Spirit Novena Read by: Rita Ring
  $ 10.00 
plus postage


  Holy Spirit Novena CD. Prayers and scripture readings from the Holy Spirit Novena Booklet read by Rita Ring. $10

  Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual
  Shepherds of Christ Associates Prayers
  Author: Fr. Edward J. Carter S.J.

  $ .50 
plus postage

Shepherds of Christ Prayer Manual. The Shepherds of Christ has prayer chapters all over the world praying for the priests, the Church and the world. These prayers that Father Carter compiled in the summer of 1994 began this worldwide network of prayer. Currently the prayers are in eight languages with the Church’s Imprimatur. We have prayed daily for the priests, the Church, and the world since 1994. Associates are called to join prayer Chapters and help us circulate the newsletter centered on spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart and helping to renew the Church through greater holiness. Please form a Prayer Chapter & order a Prayer Manual.

Statues/Religious Items

 

 

 

 Statues, Crucifixes, and Religious Artwork
These items are very special additions to your home or place of worship.

 


 

 

Special 12" Holy Family Statue with Glass
 Ivory gowns with gold trim.
$ 200.00
plus shipping

 

Special 12" Our Lady of Guadalupe Statue with Glass
White or Ivory gown with gold trim.

$ 100.00
each plus shipping

 

Special 12" Sacred Heart or Immaculate Heart Statues with Glass
White gown with gold trim.
$ 100.00 each plus shipping

   

  Special 12" Sacred Heart or Immaculate Heart Statues with Glass
 
Ivory gown with gold trim.
  $ 100.00 each plus shipping

Special 11" Our Lady of Fatima/Clearwater Statue with Glass
White or Ivory gown with gold trim.
$ 60.00 each plus shipping

 
 
Blue Crystal Rosary
  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
  8mm - $ 40.00
plus shipping

 

  Red Crystal Rosary
  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
  8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping

 

 

  Clear Crystal Rosary
  Rosary with the Image of Our Lady of Clearwater
 
8mm - $ 40.00 plus shipping
 

 

 

  

 

                Given March 21, 2014

                R. Pray for These Things

                1) Pray for the Pope & hierarchy to help us start prayer chapters.
                2) Pray for Dan, Sally Jo, Richard, Carol, Margaret, Sue,
                    Jack, Jean, Amanda, Matthew, Special intentions.
                3) Pray for the priests, the Church and the world!
                4) Pray for the spread of prayer chapters,
                    also for the spread of priests doing prayer chapters.
                5) Pray for the spread of Blue Books.
                6) People going to Florida and China.
                7) Vocations to all 7 categories.
                8) Pray for spread of Consecration and Rosary.
                9) Pray for pope helping us.
               10) Pray for Jeff - sales & health. Pray for Nick.
               11) Blue Book 18 and cover and all involved.
                    For our Publisher and all involved
               12) All intentions on my list, Jerry's list.
               13) Priests getting Fr. Joe's book.
               14) Pray for Fr. Joe's new book, cover & funds for printing & postage.
               15) Donors and members and their families.
               16) Healing of the Family tree.
               17) Dan & Melanie, Catherine & mom, Gary, Mary Jo,
                    Jim & statues, Fr. Ken, Monsignor, Kerry, Tom & wife.
               18) All who asked us to pray for them.
               19) All we promised to pray for.
               20) Rita, John, Doris, Sheila, Jerry, Regina, Sanja,
                    Betty, Sophie, Lisa, Eileen, Fr. Mike, Louie, Laverne,
                    2 Dons, Mary Ellen, Fr. Joe, all priests helping us,
                    Ed, Jimmy, Steve, a special couple, Rosie & all involved.
               21) 2 babies and moms.
               22) Funds and insurance.
               23) Jerry's garage.
               24) In thanksgiving for gifts, graces, & blessings received.
               25) Spread the Blood of Jesus on all of us here.
               26) Consecrate all hearts.
               27) Cast the devil out of all of us here and all in Movement.

 


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