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Saturday, April 24, 2010
More on the 2005 Missions Pilgrimage
Yes, I know... I didn't speak about earthquakes in the first blog. What became apparent to those of us on the pilgrimage was that almost all 21 of the missions were very near the San Andreas fault line that extends parallel to the Camino Real--the "King's Highway"--along the spine of California.
As we traveled to each mission we prayed the rosary many times. We prayed and sang songs to Mary in our vehicles and proceeded from mission to mission, completing the visitation of all 21 missions in 8 days.
I lived in California in the Los Angeles area from 1976 until 1987. I experienced 3 earthquakes during that time--two very intense ones that shook for at least 30-80 seconds and one minor one. They were a little scary but fortunately none of them caused major damage where I lived. Shortly after I moved from California a major earthquake occurred centered in the very valley where I lived.
Why do earthquakes occur? Although there are the obvious physical reasons---the shifting of the tectonic plates beneath the earth and the earth's release of pent-up pressures, often many miles deep---there are also spiritual and energetic reasons.
I believe that mankind's violence, war, unconsiousness and negative thoughts, feelings and actions pool and build up a certain energetic pressure within the earth's auric field. This has to be released in some way so that balance and harmony can be sustained. Earthquakes are one way of the rebalancing to occur.
However, we can change our consciousness. We can become more loving, kind and reverent toward the earth and all life. We can pray and visualize light going forth to mitigate earthquakes and darkness. This is what we did on the 2005 pilgrimage. As a result of our work, I believe that many souls were "saved" from a greater calamity and given opportunity to awaken to a higher spiritual spiral of being. For this, I am grateful.
So in a very direct but outwardly unobservable way we helped to mitigate greater calamity through earthquakes through this sacred work. The rosary is a very powerful spiritual tool, partly because Catholics have been giving it for hundreds of years and there is a momentum built up through these prayers.
In 1974 I learned a "new age" version of the Hail Mary that to me uses more conscious language. Instead of saying "pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" in our version of the Hail Mary we say "pray for us children of love now and as shine with virtue, health and life." Isn't it better to focus on ourselves as beings sons and daughters of God and children of love rather than continuing to see ourselves as sinners? Isn't it better to ask Mary to be with us all the time rather than only at the hour of our death?
So although some Catholics may wonder why these words are changed, I explain that it is "progressive revelation" that brought forth this new version. God is revealing new and wonderful teachings, concepts and truth through some who are able to see beyond the veil and experience the living reality of the saints and mystics who have gone before us and ascended into the realms of light in heaven.
In my next blog I'll speak of some specific miracles that occurred on the 2005 Missions Tour.
As we traveled to each mission we prayed the rosary many times. We prayed and sang songs to Mary in our vehicles and proceeded from mission to mission, completing the visitation of all 21 missions in 8 days.
I lived in California in the Los Angeles area from 1976 until 1987. I experienced 3 earthquakes during that time--two very intense ones that shook for at least 30-80 seconds and one minor one. They were a little scary but fortunately none of them caused major damage where I lived. Shortly after I moved from California a major earthquake occurred centered in the very valley where I lived.
Why do earthquakes occur? Although there are the obvious physical reasons---the shifting of the tectonic plates beneath the earth and the earth's release of pent-up pressures, often many miles deep---there are also spiritual and energetic reasons.
I believe that mankind's violence, war, unconsiousness and negative thoughts, feelings and actions pool and build up a certain energetic pressure within the earth's auric field. This has to be released in some way so that balance and harmony can be sustained. Earthquakes are one way of the rebalancing to occur.
However, we can change our consciousness. We can become more loving, kind and reverent toward the earth and all life. We can pray and visualize light going forth to mitigate earthquakes and darkness. This is what we did on the 2005 pilgrimage. As a result of our work, I believe that many souls were "saved" from a greater calamity and given opportunity to awaken to a higher spiritual spiral of being. For this, I am grateful.
So in a very direct but outwardly unobservable way we helped to mitigate greater calamity through earthquakes through this sacred work. The rosary is a very powerful spiritual tool, partly because Catholics have been giving it for hundreds of years and there is a momentum built up through these prayers.
In 1974 I learned a "new age" version of the Hail Mary that to me uses more conscious language. Instead of saying "pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" in our version of the Hail Mary we say "pray for us children of love now and as shine with virtue, health and life." Isn't it better to focus on ourselves as beings sons and daughters of God and children of love rather than continuing to see ourselves as sinners? Isn't it better to ask Mary to be with us all the time rather than only at the hour of our death?
So although some Catholics may wonder why these words are changed, I explain that it is "progressive revelation" that brought forth this new version. God is revealing new and wonderful teachings, concepts and truth through some who are able to see beyond the veil and experience the living reality of the saints and mystics who have gone before us and ascended into the realms of light in heaven.
In my next blog I'll speak of some specific miracles that occurred on the 2005 Missions Tour.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Earthquakes can be prevented and mitigated
Mother Mary has appeared throughout the earth to dozens of seers who, through humility and a deep reverence to God, were chosen to convey important messages to humanity. She has often come to various nations before major challenges occurred, seeking to prevent war, calamity and suffering by a return to prayer and devotion to God. She chooses whoever she will--often the most meek and gentle people, children and the pure of heart and not those who will seek personal fame, name or fortune.
I was born and raised Catholic, attending St. Isaac Jogues school from 1st to 8th grade in Hinsdale, Illinois. I was one of 10 children and an altar boy. When asked in second grade by the priest what I desired to be when I grew up, I said a priest. Although later I decided to follow a path that led me to be married, I saw my life as one of service and ministry to others.
From the time I was 18 year old I gave the rosary daily, reciting the words from the Gospels that related to the various mysteries for each day of the week between giving the Hail Marys. I felt the expansion of a deep love for God, Jesus, Mary and the saints in my heart as I would commune with them in the stillness of the early morning hours, often while observing the rising sun.
In early 2004 I was privileged to be able to visit some "heartfriends" in Barcelona, Spain. During this trip I made a side trip to Fatima in Portugal and Lourdes in southern France--both very special Catholic pilgrimage sites where Mary appeared to children.
A couple weeks before this trip Mary appeared to me in a dream that was more than a dream. She was the most beautiful and radiant being I have ever seen. Her love was almost unfathomable. When I saw her beauty I began to levitate into the air. Immediately she came closer to me and pulled me down to where she stood. She brought me to her bosom and when our hearts met there was an explosion of light and love. She told me that our hearts would always be one. I awoke startled from this experience with the most holy feeling of oneness with God that I have ever felt in my life.
A few months after this experience and the trip to Europe I began to have regular visitations from Jesus, Mary and other saints. They would come and convey to me certain beautiful words through what I would call locution, where they would speak to my heart and mind simultaneously through a very poetic language of divine love.
Jesus was the first one to come to me. His loving radiance flowed to me, through me and all around me. It was pure peace. It was pure, heavenly joy. It was blessedness, glory and heavenly light.
I began writing down in longhand what Jesus, Mary, St. Francis and others would tell me. When I would reread the words after they were finished with their message I was amazed at the words--often with concepts and phrases that were beyond my own ability to convey. With each message was a gentle call to spiritual action, a heartfelt prodding to merge a little more with the Spirit and to allow the Holy Spirit's presence and love to work through my heart.
At first the messages were personal. But very soon it became obvious that they were for a greater audience of people, of souls who would be open to the possibility that God could speak to someone in a more direct way, with words of encouragement, beauty and grace. Although at first I only told my wife about these messages, for she knew of my deep devotion to Mary and to God, I eventually shared with a few close spiritual friends some of the messages.
Then one day in the spring of 2005 Mary came and asked me to lead a pilgrimage to all 21 of the original Catholic Spanish California Missions. My heart leaped at this request, which became a very special holy commission. I felt like one of the early disciples who would be going to do some special work for God.
Mary conveyed that she would tangibly be with the pilgrims on this tour and would come at each mission and speak through me to all present. Again, my heart leaped in joy as I anticipated what she would say. Stay tuned in my next post for what happened next.
I was born and raised Catholic, attending St. Isaac Jogues school from 1st to 8th grade in Hinsdale, Illinois. I was one of 10 children and an altar boy. When asked in second grade by the priest what I desired to be when I grew up, I said a priest. Although later I decided to follow a path that led me to be married, I saw my life as one of service and ministry to others.
From the time I was 18 year old I gave the rosary daily, reciting the words from the Gospels that related to the various mysteries for each day of the week between giving the Hail Marys. I felt the expansion of a deep love for God, Jesus, Mary and the saints in my heart as I would commune with them in the stillness of the early morning hours, often while observing the rising sun.
In early 2004 I was privileged to be able to visit some "heartfriends" in Barcelona, Spain. During this trip I made a side trip to Fatima in Portugal and Lourdes in southern France--both very special Catholic pilgrimage sites where Mary appeared to children.
A couple weeks before this trip Mary appeared to me in a dream that was more than a dream. She was the most beautiful and radiant being I have ever seen. Her love was almost unfathomable. When I saw her beauty I began to levitate into the air. Immediately she came closer to me and pulled me down to where she stood. She brought me to her bosom and when our hearts met there was an explosion of light and love. She told me that our hearts would always be one. I awoke startled from this experience with the most holy feeling of oneness with God that I have ever felt in my life.
A few months after this experience and the trip to Europe I began to have regular visitations from Jesus, Mary and other saints. They would come and convey to me certain beautiful words through what I would call locution, where they would speak to my heart and mind simultaneously through a very poetic language of divine love.
Jesus was the first one to come to me. His loving radiance flowed to me, through me and all around me. It was pure peace. It was pure, heavenly joy. It was blessedness, glory and heavenly light.
I began writing down in longhand what Jesus, Mary, St. Francis and others would tell me. When I would reread the words after they were finished with their message I was amazed at the words--often with concepts and phrases that were beyond my own ability to convey. With each message was a gentle call to spiritual action, a heartfelt prodding to merge a little more with the Spirit and to allow the Holy Spirit's presence and love to work through my heart.
At first the messages were personal. But very soon it became obvious that they were for a greater audience of people, of souls who would be open to the possibility that God could speak to someone in a more direct way, with words of encouragement, beauty and grace. Although at first I only told my wife about these messages, for she knew of my deep devotion to Mary and to God, I eventually shared with a few close spiritual friends some of the messages.
Then one day in the spring of 2005 Mary came and asked me to lead a pilgrimage to all 21 of the original Catholic Spanish California Missions. My heart leaped at this request, which became a very special holy commission. I felt like one of the early disciples who would be going to do some special work for God.
Mary conveyed that she would tangibly be with the pilgrims on this tour and would come at each mission and speak through me to all present. Again, my heart leaped in joy as I anticipated what she would say. Stay tuned in my next post for what happened next.
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