Reminder: Advent Reconciliation Service, Monday, Dec 6 at 7pm

Coming Tomorrow: Chicago's "Things Go Better With God"

Coming Dec 1: Chicago's "Things Go Better With God" Series

Mon-Wed-Fri during the Advent season....

Advent 1 Monday/Nov. 29: Thought for the Day

From Benedict XVI's remarks yesterday: "Our moral and spiritual 'stature' can be measured by that for which we wait, by that in which we hope....Each of us...can ask ourselves, 'What am I waiting for?'"

Nov 27 -- Closing Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

This will be our last thought before Advent:

CRY OUT, 'LORD, INTO YOUR HANDS I PLACE MY SPIRIT.'

Thank you for reading and thinking. Have a blessed day!

Chicago

ADVENT THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

ADVENT 1 THOUGHT FROM
DEACON TONY GOSTKOWSKI
(St. Bartholomew, East Bruns/St. Patrick, NYC)
HERE AT SACRED HEART TO PREACH THIS WEEKEND:
"Thank God for hope!"

Nov 26 -- Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

Parishioner Alan Auciello is never at a shortage for words. A daily Mass attendee for nearly three decades, but with his ear to the New Brunswick streets running "Chicago's" hair salon on Somerset St, he has a wealth of unique life experiences that he draws upon in speaking of faith to religious ed groups and incarcerated teens.

Over two months, he has distilled some of his favorite thoughts to Twitter-size expressions that we'll be running on the blog and on our Twitter.

Thanks for reading and for your support, and have a blessed day.

Chicago

Today's thought:  

SMILE FOR NO GOOD REASON

Previous thoughts:
FRIENDSHIPS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR JOYS OF LIFE
--To respond to reality as it is, is called Wisdom.--The narrow-minded mind hinders the power of all you are
from your awareness.

--KEY: FORGIVE RATHER THAN JUDGE

--MAKE THE DECISION TO EXTEND KINDNESS AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF LOVE REPLACE EVERYTHING ELSE. 

--TO BE HAPPY, THE SECRET IS TO EXTEND LOVE AND RECEIVE LOVE.

--PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE AND WEALTH WILL COME TO YOU

--THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HAPPINESS IS TO REALIZE THAT NOW IS THE ONLY TIME THERE IS.

--When you fall you are sinking. Be still. Ask God for help and grab the vine.  Swing on home!

--Don't perceive a situation wrongly if you are experiencing something other than compassion.

--DON'T SEEK APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE, GIVE IT.

--Father/Son/Holy Spirit, 3 in 1, it's all possible with God.

--What you resist will persist

LORD, MAY I LEARN TO MAKE MY WORK AN OFFERING TO YOU AND SERVICE TO OTHERS

NOTHING TO EARN, EVERYTHING TO ACCEPT

 A life-giving experience comes in part through our service to others

LORD, HELP ME DISCOVER THE JOY OF MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I HAVE 
Know what you can change and what you can't

Think of God as a good dry cleaner

GOD HAS NO SCORECARD, MOVE ON ALREADY!

--Limitations to your happiness are the ones you invent 

-GIVING FROM THE HEART CREATES TRUST

--Choose to listen to the gentle voice within you as it offers you your answers.

--Listen more than you talk

--The world is a stage and everyone is playing a part.

-- When you stand for nothing you fall for everything!

--Life is a carnival, believe it or not.

--DON'T VALUE THE VALUELESS

--BEFORE JUDGING: PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU.

--TOMORROW IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO LIVE TODAY.

--JESUS IS ALWAYS KNOCKING BUT THE HEART OPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

--IF YOU KNEW THE RESULTS OF THE GAME, THERE WOULD BE NO FUN PLAYING...SUCH IS LIFE!

Sacred Heart 2011 Liturgical Calendar Available Very Soon

Sacred Heart's annual homemade calendar, loaded with wonderful Tom McNellis photos, will be available for purchase in a few days, just in time for Advent and your Christmas shopping.  This year's calendar has a new twist; it is not organized by months, but by liturgical seasons.

Nov 24 -- Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

Parishioner Alan Auciello is never at a shortage for words. A daily Mass attendee for nearly three decades, but with his ear to the New Brunswick streets running "Chicago's" hair salon on Somerset St, he has a wealth of unique life experiences that he draws upon in speaking of faith to religious ed groups and incarcerated teens.

Over two months, he has distilled some of his favorite thoughts to Twitter-size expressions that we'll be running on the blog and on our Twitter.

Thanks for reading and for your support, and have a blessed day.

Chicago

Today's thought:  

FRIENDSHIPS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR JOYS OF LIFE

Previous thoughts:
--To respond to reality as it is, is called Wisdom.--The narrow-minded mind hinders the power of all you are
from your awareness.

--KEY: FORGIVE RATHER THAN JUDGE

--MAKE THE DECISION TO EXTEND KINDNESS AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF LOVE REPLACE EVERYTHING ELSE. 

--TO BE HAPPY, THE SECRET IS TO EXTEND LOVE AND RECEIVE LOVE.

--PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE AND WEALTH WILL COME TO YOU

--THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HAPPINESS IS TO REALIZE THAT NOW IS THE ONLY TIME THERE IS.

--When you fall you are sinking. Be still. Ask God for help and grab the vine.  Swing on home!

--Don't perceive a situation wrongly if you are experiencing something other than compassion.

--DON'T SEEK APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE, GIVE IT.

--Father/Son/Holy Spirit, 3 in 1, it's all possible with God.

--What you resist will persist

LORD, MAY I LEARN TO MAKE MY WORK AN OFFERING TO YOU AND SERVICE TO OTHERS

NOTHING TO EARN, EVERYTHING TO ACCEPT

 A life-giving experience comes in part through our service to others

LORD, HELP ME DISCOVER THE JOY OF MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I HAVE 
Know what you can change and what you can't

Think of God as a good dry cleaner

GOD HAS NO SCORECARD, MOVE ON ALREADY!

--Limitations to your happiness are the ones you invent 

-GIVING FROM THE HEART CREATES TRUST

--Choose to listen to the gentle voice within you as it offers you your answers.

--Listen more than you talk

--The world is a stage and everyone is playing a part.

-- When you stand for nothing you fall for everything!

--Life is a carnival, believe it or not.

--DON'T VALUE THE VALUELESS

--BEFORE JUDGING: PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU.

--TOMORROW IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO LIVE TODAY.

--JESUS IS ALWAYS KNOCKING BUT THE HEART OPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

--IF YOU KNEW THE RESULTS OF THE GAME, THERE WOULD BE NO FUN PLAYING...SUCH IS LIFE!

Nov 22 -- Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

Parishioner


Parishioner Alan Auciello is never at a shortage for words. A daily Mass attendee for nearly three decades, but with his ear to the New Brunswick streets running "Chicago's" hair salon on Somerset St, he has a wealth of unique life experiences that he draws upon in speaking of faith to religious ed groups and incarcerated teens.

Over two months, he has distilled some of his favorite thoughts to Twitter-size expressions that we'll be running on the blog and on our Twitter.

Thanks for reading and for your support, and have a blessed day.

Chicago

Today's thought:  

To respond to reality as it is, is called Wisdom.

Previous thoughts:
--The narrow-minded mind hinders the power of all you are
from your awareness.

--KEY: FORGIVE RATHER THAN JUDGE

--MAKE THE DECISION TO EXTEND KINDNESS AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF LOVE REPLACE EVERYTHING ELSE. 

--TO BE HAPPY, THE SECRET IS TO EXTEND LOVE AND RECEIVE LOVE.

--PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE AND WEALTH WILL COME TO YOU

--THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HAPPINESS IS TO REALIZE THAT NOW IS THE ONLY TIME THERE IS.

--When you fall you are sinking. Be still. Ask God for help and grab the vine.  Swing on home!

--Don't perceive a situation wrongly if you are experiencing something other than compassion.

--DON'T SEEK APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE, GIVE IT.

--Father/Son/Holy Spirit, 3 in 1, it's all possible with God.

--What you resist will persist

LORD, MAY I LEARN TO MAKE MY WORK AN OFFERING TO YOU AND SERVICE TO OTHERS

NOTHING TO EARN, EVERYTHING TO ACCEPT

 A life-giving experience comes in part through our service to others

LORD, HELP ME DISCOVER THE JOY OF MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I HAVE 
Know what you can change and what you can't

Think of God as a good dry cleaner

GOD HAS NO SCORECARD, MOVE ON ALREADY!

--Limitations to your happiness are the ones you invent 

-GIVING FROM THE HEART CREATES TRUST

--Choose to listen to the gentle voice within you as it offers you your answers.

--Listen more than you talk

--The world is a stage and everyone is playing a part.

-- When you stand for nothing you fall for everything!

--Life is a carnival, believe it or not.

--DON'T VALUE THE VALUELESS

--BEFORE JUDGING: PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU.

--TOMORROW IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO LIVE TODAY.

--JESUS IS ALWAYS KNOCKING BUT THE HEART OPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

--IF YOU KNEW THE RESULTS OF THE GAME, THERE WOULD BE NO FUN PLAYING...SUCH IS LIFE!

Approaching Advent

What is your deepest hope this coming Advent? (Keeping in mind George Iles' description: "" Hope is faith holding its hand out in the dark.")

Nov 19 -- Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

Parishioner Alan Auciello is never at a shortage for words. A daily Mass attendee for nearly three decades, but with his ear to the New Brunswick streets running "Chicago's" hair salon on Somerset St, he has a wealth of unique life experiences that he draws upon in speaking of faith to religious ed groups and incarcerated teens.

Over two months, he has distilled some of his favorite thoughts to Twitter-size expressions that we'll be running on the blog and on our Twitter.

Thanks for reading and for your support, and have a blessed day.

Chicago

Today's thought:  
The narrow-minded mind hinders the power of all you are
from your awareness.

Previous thoughts:

--KEY: FORGIVE RATHER THAN JUDGE

--MAKE THE DECISION TO EXTEND KINDNESS AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF LOVE REPLACE EVERYTHING ELSE. 

--TO BE HAPPY, THE SECRET IS TO EXTEND LOVE AND RECEIVE LOVE.

--PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE AND WEALTH WILL COME TO YOU

--THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HAPPINESS IS TO REALIZE THAT NOW IS THE ONLY TIME THERE IS.

--When you fall you are sinking. Be still. Ask God for help and grab the vine.  Swing on home!

--Don't perceive a situation wrongly if you are experiencing something other than compassion.

--DON'T SEEK APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE, GIVE IT.

--Father/Son/Holy Spirit, 3 in 1, it's all possible with God.

--What you resist will persist

LORD, MAY I LEARN TO MAKE MY WORK AN OFFERING TO YOU AND SERVICE TO OTHERS

NOTHING TO EARN, EVERYTHING TO ACCEPT

 A life-giving experience comes in part through our service to others

LORD, HELP ME DISCOVER THE JOY OF MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I HAVE 
Know what you can change and what you can't

Think of God as a good dry cleaner

GOD HAS NO SCORECARD, MOVE ON ALREADY!

--Limitations to your happiness are the ones you invent 

-GIVING FROM THE HEART CREATES TRUST

--Choose to listen to the gentle voice within you as it offers you your answers.

--Listen more than you talk

--The world is a stage and everyone is playing a part.

-- When you stand for nothing you fall for everything!

--Life is a carnival, believe it or not.

--DON'T VALUE THE VALUELESS

--BEFORE JUDGING: PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU.

--TOMORROW IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO LIVE TODAY.

--JESUS IS ALWAYS KNOCKING BUT THE HEART OPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

--IF YOU KNEW THE RESULTS OF THE GAME, THERE WOULD BE NO FUN PLAYING...SUCH IS LIFE!

Advent Resources from USCCB

Daily Reflections, Lessons, Carols, other resources

Preparing for a Green Christmas from US Catholic

Will you be green for Christmas?

Nov 17 -- Thinking Thoughts for the Thought Thinker

Parishioner Alan Auciello is never at a shortage for words. A daily Mass attendee for nearly three decades, but with his ear to the New Brunswick streets running "Chicago's" hair salon on Somerset St, he has a wealth of unique life experiences that he draws upon in speaking of faith to religious ed groups and incarcerated teens.

Over two months, he has distilled some of his favorite thoughts to Twitter-size expressions that we'll be running on the blog and on our Twitter.

Thanks for reading and for your support, and have a blessed day.

Chicago

Today's thought:  

KEY: FORGIVE RATHER THAN JUDGE

Previous thoughts:
--MAKE THE DECISION TO EXTEND KINDNESS AND FEEL THE WARMTH OF LOVE REPLACE EVERYTHING ELSE.--TO BE HAPPY, THE SECRET IS TO EXTEND LOVE AND RECEIVE LOVE.

--PRACTICE DAILY GRATITUDE AND WEALTH WILL COME TO YOU

--THE KEY INGREDIENT TO HAPPINESS IS TO REALIZE THAT NOW IS THE ONLY TIME THERE IS.

--When you fall you are sinking. Be still. Ask God for help and grab the vine.  Swing on home!

--Don't perceive a situation wrongly if you are experiencing something other than compassion.

--DON'T SEEK APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE, GIVE IT.

--Father/Son/Holy Spirit, 3 in 1, it's all possible with God.

--What you resist will persist

LORD, MAY I LEARN TO MAKE MY WORK AN OFFERING TO YOU AND SERVICE TO OTHERS

NOTHING TO EARN, EVERYTHING TO ACCEPT

 A life-giving experience comes in part through our service to others

LORD, HELP ME DISCOVER THE JOY OF MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT I HAVE 
Know what you can change and what you can't

Think of God as a good dry cleaner

GOD HAS NO SCORECARD, MOVE ON ALREADY!

--Limitations to your happiness are the ones you invent 

-GIVING FROM THE HEART CREATES TRUST

--Choose to listen to the gentle voice within you as it offers you your answers.

--Listen more than you talk

--The world is a stage and everyone is playing a part.

-- When you stand for nothing you fall for everything!

--Life is a carnival, believe it or not.

--DON'T VALUE THE VALUELESS

--BEFORE JUDGING: PUT THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO YOU.

--TOMORROW IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO LIVE TODAY.

--JESUS IS ALWAYS KNOCKING BUT THE HEART OPENS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

--IF YOU KNEW THE RESULTS OF THE GAME, THERE WOULD BE NO FUN PLAYING...SUCH IS LIFE!