Please Help !!!

The Portiuncula
Franciscan
Hermitage and Retreat Center
Needs Your Help!

As you know, I'm a supporter of Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage and
Retreat Center and I want to share with you a simple way for you to help
support this organization.

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Then please e-mail this page to 10 of your closest friends today.

Please remember that the Portiuncula Hermitage
tithes 10% of their income to BirthRight
(a loving alternative to Abortion).

Chris Dickson
http://portiunculathelittleportion.blogspot.com

The Portiuncula Hermitage and Retreat Center Needs Your Help!

The Portiuncula Hermitage and Retreat Center Needs Your Help!

I want to share with you a simple way for you to help support the Portiuncula Hermitage.

Just download the GoodSearch – Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage and Retreat Center toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/portiuncula-franciscan-hermitage-and-retreat-center

Each time you search the web with GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny will go to the Portiuncula.

Also, every time you shop online at 1,000 participating stores including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Staples, Expedia, etc., a percentage of your purchase will be donated for free! The site also has thousands of money-saving coupons!

Please tell 10 friends about the GoodSearch toolbar today. They've been featured in the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America and more.

Please remember that the Portiuncula tithes 10% of their proceeds to BirthRight (a loving alternative to Abortion)

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Congressman Mike Pence Condemns Obama's Decision to Move Gitmo to Illinois

Actual photo of a Taliban Truck

RECLAIMING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM

December 14th - Feast Day of St. John of the Cross

Dark Night of the Soul
by
Saint John of the Cross

On a darkened night,
Anxious, by love inflamed,
-- O happy chance! --
Unnoticed, I took flight,
My house at last at peace and quiet.

Safe, disguised by the night,
By the secret ladder I took flight,
-- O happy chance! --
Cloaked by darkness, I scaled the height,
My house at last at peace and quiet.

On that blessed night,
In secret, and seen by none,
None in sight,
I saw with no other guide or light,
But the one burning in my heart bright.

This guide, this light,
Brighter than the midday sun,
Led me to the waiting One
I knew so well -- my delight!
To a place with none in sight.

O night! O guide!
O night more loving than the dawn!
O night that joined
The lover with the Beloved;
Transformed, the lover into the Beloved drawn!

Upon my flowered breast,
For him alone kept fair,
There he slept
There I caressed,
There the cedars gave us air.

I drank the turret's cool air
Spreading playfully his hair.
And his hand, so serene,
Cut my throat. Drained
Of senses, I dropped unaware.

Lost to myself and yet remaining,
Inclined so only the Beloved I spy.
All has ceased, all rests,
Even my cares, even I;
Lost among the lilies, there I die.

T

Obama's Poll Numbers "Slip Sliding Away"

RECLAIMING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 23% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -19.

Today is the second straight day that Obama’s Approval Index rating has fallen to a new low. Prior to the past two days, the Approval Index had never fallen below -15 during Obama’s time in office (see trends).

The 23% who Strongly Approve matches the lowest level of enthusiasm yet recorded. Just 41% of Democrats Strongly Approve while 69% of Republicans Strongly Disapprove. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 21% Strongly Approve and 49% Strongly Disapprove.

Mystic Monk Coffee: Order In Time For Christmas!

Fra. Giles Mary Christopher of the Portiuncula Hermitage tells us that The Mystic Monks have been busy preparing some surprises for this Christmas Season!

The most important of these is the

Christmas Blend 2009

It is the most sophisticated blend available with a special blend of eight beans from all over the world. It is best described as a Medium Dark Blend with Citrus Flavors at first taste then a very smooth finish with pleasant pungentry. But hurry, because it is a Limited Edition Coffee Only!

To Order, simply click on the
Mystic Monk Icon
on the Left Side of this screen!

And what would a Mystic Monk Christmas be without a little

Jingle Bell Java?

Our famous Jingle Bell Java will only be available until the end of the Christmas Season, so be sure to stock up now!

We also have a beautiful new single handled Christmas Mug with a logo,
and an insulated Mystic Monk Travel Mug - Perfect for enjoying our
coffee while on the go!


To Order, simply click on the 
Mystic Monk Icon 
on the Right Side of this screen!

Thank you for your support of the
Portiuncula Hermitage,
Mystic Monk Coffee®
and Birthright.

May God Bless you,

Br. Michael Mary

Please remember that the Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage and Retreat Center donates ten percent of their Mystic Monk Coffee Sales to Birthright
(a loving alternative to abortion) !!!

To order, simply click on the
Mystic Monk Icon
on the Right Side of this screen!

T

Viva la France!

"RECLAIMING
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND
THE AMERICAN DREAM"

It's Friday, Christmas is almost here and I'm in a merry ole mood. So for your reading pleasure more jokes about our French cousins, those cheese-eating surrender monkeys:

"France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
--Mark Twain

"I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me."
--General George S. Patton
"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion."
--General Norman Schwartzkopf
"We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it."
--Marge Simpson

"As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure."
--Jacques Chirac, President of France

"As far as France is concerned, you're right."
--Rush Limbaugh

"The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee."
--Regis Philbin "The last time the French asked for 'more proof' it came marching into Paris under a German flag."
--David Letterman

"Only thing worse than a Frenchman is a Frenchman who lives in Canada ."
--Ted Nugent

"War without France would be like .. World War II."
--Unknown

"What do you expect from a culture and a nation that exerted more of its national will fighting against Disney World and Big Macs than the Nazis?"
--Dennis Miller

"It is important to remember that the French have always been there when they needed us."
--Alan Kent

"They've taken their own precautions against al-Qa'ida. To prepare for an attack, each Frenchman is urged to keep duct tape, a white flag, and a three-day supply of mistresses in the house."
--Argus Hamilton
"Somebody was telling me about the French Army rifle that was being advertised on eBay the other day --the description was, 'Never shot. Dropped once.'"
--Rep. Roy Blunt, MO

"Do you know how many Frenchmen it takes to defend Paris ? It's not known, it's never been tried."
--Rep. R. Blount, MO

"Do you know it only took Germany three days to conquer France in WWII? And that's because it was raining."
--John Xereas, Manager, DC Improv

...and one more joke just to leave you on your merry way...

"Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican national holiday celebrating an important military victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla. Yet one more reason for Americans to adopt and celebrate this great Mexican holiday. Because if the French would have won, we'd have Frenchman jumping, running, and swimming across the border into the United States instead of Mexicans."
--Tito, CVSTOS FIDEI blogger

Please Help Us Build The Portiuncula Chapel

To build this Chapel, the Portiuncula Hermitage needs to raise $120,000

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,


It's times like these that tempt Catholics to throw in the towel and give up on the culture of despair.

Greed and corruption have wreaked havoc on our nation's economy. Euthanasia just received Washington State's stamp of approval. And all the pro-life victories of the past decade are now in jeopardy. It's the perfect storm for despair. But despair is the last thing we should do.

In troubled times, Christ calls us to pray, to trust in his perfect will, and to cooperate with his grace.

Ultimately, Christ calls us to hope. He calls us to remember that for Christians, peace does not rest on who wins an election or on the value of our stock portfolios, but in a loving God who “in everything...works for good.”

Of course, God doesn't just call us to hope. He gives us reasons to hope and signs of the good things to come.

I truly believe one of those reasons, one of those signs, is the Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage and Retreat Center.

While many other Catholic institutions have sold out to the culture of death, the Portiuncula, along with a few others, has fought steadfastly for a culture of life. It has faithfully stood alongside the Church, forming men and women capable of true leadership and committed to bringing Christ to the culture.

But the "Portiuncula Chapel" can't be built alone. To continue building, we need your help! And that is why I'm writing you today: To invite you to join me in helping our culture through these troubled times by helping build the Portiuncula Chapel.

United in the Roman Catholic tradition and obedient to the Magisterium of the Church and the Bishop of Steubenville, we are committed to our Lord and Savior in the Scriptures, the Eucharist, the Sacraments of the Church and in our Brothers and Sisters.

With God's grace and your help, I believe past Portiuncula retreatants and those soon to follow in their footsteps will lead our culture and our country out of these troubled times.

That is why I invite you to share the work of these Catholics and the Portiuncula Hermitage that is forming them.

First, allow them to pray for you.

Prayer is the lifeblood of the Portiuncula Hermitage, and the Franciscan family would be honored to include you in their prayers. Please e-mail your most pressing intentions to: dicksoncorp@parallax.ws

Everyone at the Portiuncula will pray for your intentions before the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and at Mass.

In turn, please pray for the Portiuncula, that it might continue to form leaders who can be salt and light to our world.

Finally, I would be grateful if you supported the work of building the Portiuncula Chapel with a generous financial contribution.

Your support of the Portiuncula will make it possible for the sons and daughters of the Church to grow in faith during their retreats, and become the courageous Catholic leaders the world desperately needs.

Today, I want to ask you to become a partner in the Portiuncula's mission to build the Portiuncula Chapel by simply donating $5.00 $10.00 $15.00 a month.

PORTIUNCULA FRANCISCAN HERMITAGE/RETREAT CENTER

ON LINE DONATION

Please, become a part of the Portiuncula Hermitage's work today. Don't let this chance to turn the culture around pass you by.

Pax Et Bonum!

T

Obamacare: Coming Soon To A Clinic Near You

Government Taxes vs St. Francis of Assisi

VS.

"It is not lawful to take the things of others to give to the poor. It is a sin worthy of punishment, not an act deserving a reward, to give away what belongs to others."

St. Francis of Assisi
Admonitions To The Bretheren

Catholic Cardinal: Global Warming Hystyeria a "New Religion"

A cardinal in the Catholic Church says the hysteria over man-made climate change is akin to a “new religion” and a symptom of “pagan emptiness.”

Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, has been the target of criticism in his country for expressing doubts about the validity of man-made global warming.

In an interview that appeared in The Catholic World Report, he said: “Right now, the mass media, politicians, many church figures, and the public generally seem to have embraced even the wilder claims about man-made climate change as if they constituted a new religion.

“These days, for any public figure to question the basis of what amounts to green fundamentalist faith is tantamount to heresy.”

Cardinal Pell called long-term weather forecasting “notoriously imprecise,” and pointed to predictions in the 1970s that the planet was about to enter a new ice age because of global cooling.

He said some of the more “hysterical and extreme” claims about impending climate change “appear symptomatic of a pagan emptiness, of a Western fear when confronted by the immense and basically uncontrollable forces of nature…

“It’s almost as though people without religion, who don’t belong to any of the great religious traditions, have got to be frightened of something. Perhaps they’re looking for a cause that is almost a substitute for religion.”

As for Al Gore’s message of doom about climate change, Cardinal Pell noted that there are “significant errors” in his film “An Inconvenient Truth,” and added: “Few of us have the scientific knowledge to question the wild claims Gore has made — other than some grains of common sense.”

ACORN: The Nut Doesn't Fall Very Far From The Tree

Breaking WorldNetDaily report on ACORN:

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=110131

Mystic Monk Coffee: Order In Time For Christmas!

The Mystic Monks have been busy preparing some surprises for this Christmas Season!

The most important of these is the

Christmas Blend 2009

It is the most sophisticated blend available with a special blend of eight beans from all over the world. It is best described as a Medium Dark Blend with Citrus Flavors at first taste then a very smooth finish with pleasant pungentry. But hurry, because it is a Limited Edition Coffee Only!

To Order, simply click on the
Mystic Monk Icon
on the Left Side of this screen!

And what would a Mystic Monk Christmas be without a little

Jingle Bell Java?

Our famous Jingle Bell Java will only be available until the end of the Christmas Season, so be sure to stock up now!

We also have a beautiful new single handled Christmas Mug with a logo,
and an insulated Mystic Monk Travel Mug - Perfect for enjoying our
coffee while on the go!


To Order, simply click on the 
Mystic Monk Icon 
on the Right Side of this screen!

Thank you for your support of the
Portiuncula Hermitage,
Mystic Monk Coffee®
and Birthright.

May God Bless you,

Br. Michael Mary

Please remember that the Portiuncula Franciscan Hermitage and Retreat Center donates ten percent of their Mysitc Monk Coffee Sales to Birthright (a loving alternative to abortion)!!!

To order, simply click on the
Mystic Monk Icon
on the Right Side of this screen!

Prayers Needed

Rarely have your prayers been more urgently needed to save lives. The
South American nation of Uruguay faces a crucial turning point on
Sunday, November 29, 2009.

If the people vote for the Frente Amplio or Broad Front candidate for
president, he has promised to legalize abortion-on-demand in Uruguay and
will have the votes to do it. If the National Party candidate wins,
abortion will be blocked. Currently the opinion polls show almost 50% on
each side.

It is a thousand times easier to prevent legal abortion than it is to
reverse it once it has taken root. Spain recently had their second rally
for life with over 1 million people on the streets in Madrid and their
socialist government still insists on keeping abortion-on-demand.

Human Life International's Uruguayan affiliates are working day and
night to educate and mobilize their fellow citizens to defend innocent
human life. The picture above is from a march for life they organized on
Monday in the capital of Montevideo and other cities.

Please join with us in praying for a pro-life outcome to this election
by adding this important intention to your Mass and Rosary prayers for
the next few days. Even a single Hail Mary and Our Father will be
valuable contributions. We need an outpouring of grace on Uruguay as we
all collaborate prayerfully to stop the global advance of death that
threatens to overtake our entire world. This Thanksgiving holiday in the
USA and Sunday let us storm Heaven for life.

T

Eucharistic Miracle Buenos Aires Argentina