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Meet Diane Duhig: (Part 2)
My name is Diane Duhig (nee Bodner). I was born in D.C. to a Jewish couple who then moved to the then new Levitt housing here in Bowie. At the age of 8, having already decided that Judaism and atheism were not workable, I decided to become a Catholic. I did not attend my first Mass, however, until I was about 14. Thereafter, I would at times sneak out of the synagogue across Route 450 to reach St. Pius for Mass. I would also sneak out of the house to go to Mass there, when I was not spending her lunch break as a Candy Striper attending the Mass at Prince George’s General Hospital. At the age of 18, it was my mother who insisted that they meet with Father (later Monsignor) Thomas Wells. He initially also expressed doubts about the sincerity of my call to become a Catholic. However, during a follow-up meeting with my mother, brother and myself, Father Wells gently suggested to my family that I was indeed serious about becoming Catholic. I subsequently received the Sacraments on the Easter Vigil (also Maryland Day and the Feast of the Annunciation) 1978, when I was 18.As an undergraduate college student, I majored in philosophy and political science, completing my (graduate) Law at the Catholic University of America, and completing virtually all the requirements for a master’s degree in Philosophy.In the 1970s, I became heavily involved with opposing abortion; politically, in debates, by volunteering to counsel at a pregnancy help center, and in other ways. I risked arrest during sit-ins at abortion centers in 3 states, and in the District of Columbia. I was arrested eleven times and some of my deepest lifelong friendships were formed after sharing jail cells with others doing the same thing.A member of St. Edward’s parish since late 1989, I was President of Prince George’s County Right to Life for many years. I could be seen representing PGRTL; during the Vote kNOw referendum, at the county Fair, and outside Mass raising funds by selling pro-life Christmas cards and giving away Mother’s Day corsages.
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FAITH FORMATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
BI-WEEKLY REFLECTION: from St. John Paul II
A short Mother’s Day on Mary and the glory of womanhood
For every Christian, for every human being, Mary is the one who first “believed,” and precisely with her faith as Spouse and Mother she wishes to act upon all those who entrust themselves to her as her children. And it is well known that the more her children persevere and progress in this attitude, the nearer Mary leads them to the “unsearchable riches of Christ”(Eph. 3:8). And to the same degree they recognize more and more clearly the dignity of man in all its fullness and the definitive meaning of his vocation, for “Christ…fully reveals man to man himself. [Gaudium et Spes, 22]”
This Marian dimension of Christian life takes on special importance in relation to women and their status. In fact, femininity has a unique relationship with the Mother of the Redeemer, a subject which can be studied in greater depth elsewhere.* Here I simply wish to note that the figure of Mary of Nazareth sheds light on womanhood as such by the very fact that God, in the sublime event of the Incarnation of his Son, entrusted himself to the ministry, the free and active ministry of a woman. It can thus be said that women, by looking to Mary, find in her the secret of living their femininity with dignity and of achieving their own true advancement. In the light of Mary, the Church sees in the face of women the reflection of a beauty which mirrors the loftiest sentiments of which the human heart is capable: the self-offering totality of love; the strength that is capable of bearing the greatest sorrows; limitless fidelity and tireless devotion to work; the ability to combine penetrating intuition with words of support and encouragement.
John Paul II
Redemptoris Mater, par. 46
A MOTHER'S DAY BLESSING
Loving God, as a mother gives life and nourishment to her children, as you watch over your Church. Bless these women, that they may be strengthened as Christian mothers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honor them always with a spirit of profound respect. Grant this through Christ our Lord.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!!!!
According to last week's survey, most parishioners would rather:
1. Hear Paul speak to a crowd about Jesus than be baptized by John the Baptist
2. Watch Jesus heal a blind man than watch Jesus walking on water
3. Eat with Jesus at the Last Supper than watch Lazarus be raised from the dead
4. Wash Jesus's feet with your tears than anoint His head with oil
WOULD YOU RATHER..........OLD TESTAMENT
WOULD YOU RATHER..........
have the super strength of Samson
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have the wisdom of Solomon
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WOULD YOU RATHER..........
be cooped up in the ark for 377 days taking care of animals all day
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lay on your side for 390 days
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WOULD YOU RATHER..........
live through a famine
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live through the 10 plagues of Egypt
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WOULD YOU RATHER..........
be imprisoned for over 2 years
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or be swallowed by a whale
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WHAT IS GOD'S VISION FOR MY LIFE?
How can we pray for you this week?
Please contact me at office@stedwardbowie.com with your prayer requests and whether or not you want just a name, just a request and no name or both.
We will also continue to pray for any one else who needs our prayers but for the month of May, we will honor the Blessed Mother by praying for all women (wives, mothers, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, friends, etc.,) who are no longer with us, who even now, pray for us and have been and continue to be great influences on our lives.
Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
For the women that we have lost:
Maureen Flanagan
Christine Boranko
Kiatherine Hanlon
Georgia Pavlin
Betty Federici
Mary Trinity
Evelyn Brennan
Mary Jane Bock
Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
For the women that we have lost:
Maureen Flanagan
Christine Boranko
Kiatherine Hanlon
Georgia Pavlin
Betty Federici
Mary Trinity
Evelyn Brennan
Mary Jane Bock
Wachita Justimbaste
Remedios Cicon Fabia
PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISHIONERS,
FAMILY & FRIENDS:
Philip Falgiani
Jone Bente
For the repose of the soul of:
Florence Zook
Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
ONE LAST THING........
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us.