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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2013-12-04
Listen to podcast version here.
Father John Doyle, LC
Matthew 15:29-37
At that time: Jesus walked
by the Sea of Galilee, went up on the mountain,
and sat down there. Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed,
the mute, and many others. They placed them at his
feet, and he cured them. The crowds were amazed
when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole,
the lame walking, and the blind able to see,
and they glorified the God of Israel. Jesus summoned
his disciples and said, "My heart is moved with pity
for the crowd, for they have been with me
now for three days and have nothing to eat.
I do not want to send them away hungry, for
fear they may collapse on the way." The disciples
said to him, "Where could we ever get enough bread
in this deserted place to satisfy such a crowd?"
Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you
have?" "Seven," they replied, "and a few fish." He ordered
the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then
he took the seven loaves and the fish, gave
thanks, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples,
who in turn gave them to the crowds. They
all ate and were satisfied. They picked up the fragments
left over–seven baskets full.
Introductory Prayer: Lord
Jesus, I now turn confidently to you, who are my
friend and savior. You are always watching over me
and protecting me, whether I'm mindful of you or not.
Thank you. I love you, and I'm grateful for
these moments to refresh myself in your presence.
Petition: My Jesus, give me an unshakeable confidence in
your unconditional love.
1. Jesus on the Mountain: Jesus is
the focal point of history and of all human aspirations.
Even when he goes to out-of-the-way places, as is
the case in this Gospel passage, he is sought
after. He strides by the Sea of Galilee and scales
up the mountain, and all humanity seeks him out.
He doesn't interrogate them about their past or condemn
them for their sins. He simply gives to each what
he or she needs: to the blind, sight; to
the mute, the gift of speech; to the deaf,
hearing. Imagine for a moment this poor mass of humanity
around the Master. Place yourself with them. Your turn
comes, and suddenly it is as if the crowd
disappears and you are alone with Jesus. He looks into
your eyes with loving concern and asks what you
are seeking––even though he already knows it. My Jesus,
it is you that I seek. Heal me, and do
not let any sin separate me from you today.
"They Have Nothing to Eat." Love is not always
very practical. Jesus' heart is moved with compassion for
all those who have sought him out. He knows the
sacrifices that they have made in searching him out,
and he is not going to leave them disappointed.
The disciples saw only the practical problem, but in his
charity towards his neighbor, Jesus all but ignores it.
What can I learn from Christ's attitude? Will I
ever be let down or not be satisfied if I
seek Christ with a sincere heart?
3. The Bread of
Life: The miracle that Jesus works in multiplying the
loaves is a prelude to an even greater miracle
he plans to bring about. Jesus knows the longings of
our hearts, and he knows that material food has
its limits, even when it is abundant. St Augustine
states, "You made us for yourself, Oh Lord, and our
hearts are restless until they rest in you." How
can I not trust that Jesus will always provide
for what I truly need, after his lowering himself to
appear as bread so that we can feed on
him and be satisfied?
Conversation with Christ:My Jesus,
I have a very wayward heart. I know that you
are the only one who can fulfill the longing
of my soul; yet so often I put my confidence
in the fleeting things of this world instead. Reassure
my heart that you will always provide for me
if I put all my trust in you. Keep me
going up the mountain towards your heavenly Kingdom, where
you will be all in all.
Resolution: I will
pause sometime during the day––perhaps before lunch––and make a
spiritual communion by inviting Christ into my heart. I
will thank him for the gift of himself in
the blessed Eucharist and renew my confidence in him.
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DETROIT -- Bad knee and all, Valtteri Filppula delivered for the Wings on Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena just like they had been hoping for at the start of the season.
Filppula scored twice and Jimmy Howard made 25 saves to lead Detroit past the Dallas Stars, 4-1.
"Fil's a huge talent for us and we need him to be a high end scorer for us," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "He hasn't been practicing. He's got a few bumps and bruises, but he found a way to play here and he helped our team find a way to win."
Detroit, which killed off all five Dallas power play chances, also got goals from Henrik Zetterberg (assist) and Damien Brunner, who notched his team-leading third of the season. Pavel Datsyuk had two assists.
"It's important for us to have depth up front, scoring, not just rely on a couple of the guys," Howard said. "With Fil, he did a good job finding the soft areas on the ice and Pav found him."
Loui Eriksson got the Stars' goal, while Kari Lehtonen made 21 saves and Richard Bachman stopped both shots he faced after coming on in relief late in the third period.
Filppula has not practiced or participated in morning skates before games of late as he's still dealing with pain from a repaired MCL strain he suffered while playing overseas during the lockout.
"It definitely feels good to score," Filppula said. "Really nice plays by Pav and (Todd Bertuzzi) as well, so it was nice to get those goals.
"It felt good," Filppula added about scoring his first goal. "I think it's always important to get goals. I'm glad I got my first one. Definitely gave me confidence, I'm happy that way."
Filppula, who came in with three assists on the year, posted career numbers last season, 23 goals and 46 points.
"Obviously it's been a lot of games so between games it hasn't been too much time to rest," Filppula said of his knee injury. "I've had to take practice days off and that's not always the best thing but so far, I'm happy that I've been able to play all the games. Hopefully the knee starts feeling better as well."
Filppula recorded his first goal of the season after Datsyuk did his patented stripping-of-the-puck-from-behind-the-net, this time on Jordie Benn, and fed it to him alone in front of Lehtonen.
"It's kind of whenever he has the puck, trying to get ready and you can always get it," Filppula said of Datsyuk's ability to take pucks away. "It's a good example of that. Nice pass there and I tried to shoot it right away. Luckily it went in."
Before the period ended Zetterberg got just the Wings' third power play goal of the season sending a rocket top shelf past Lehtonen after getting a feed from Patrick Eaves.
The goal came just before a 5-on-3 man advantage was about to expire and with just 24 seconds left in the period.
Brunner notched his team-leading third goal of the season, redirecting in a shot from the point from Johan Franzen just over six minutes into the third period.
"He looks like a hockey player to me," Babcock said of Brunner. "He shoots. He goes to the net. He's getting better defensively. We feel we've found ourselves a pretty good player. We feel real fortunate when we saw him and we were able to convince him to come here. He seems like a good fit."
Just 23 seconds later, Filppula scored his second goal of the season and in the game sliding home a pass from Datsyuk after he had split a pair of forwards in the Stars' zone and feeding it to his linemate.
Filppula nearly recorded his hat trick shorthanded but was stopped on a breakaway and then rebound attempt by Lehtonen.
There was a scary moment late in the second period when Bertuzzi was clipped under his left eye.
"Wearing a visor might be a good thing," Babcock said. "I'd hate to see that happen to a guy because that could change your life forever. That's part of the game, but a visor would fix that."
The most exciting part of the first period for Wings fans came when Jordin Tootoo got into two fights.
Tootoo first dropped his gloves with Eric Nystrom just three seconds into the period and then squared off with Brendan Dillon with four minutes left.
As a team Detroit had just 15 fighting majors last season, led by Justin Abdelkader with six. Tootoo already has three this season.
"Just good old-time hockey," Tootoo said. "I mean, I thought we needed another little energy boost there and that's pretty much what happened."
Detroit did however fail to score in the first period for a sixth straight game to begin the season.
"I think we didn't start as well as we wanted to," Filppula said. "Even though last game we played in Chicago we played an OK game. That's the most important thing, trying to keep getting better every game. I think today was a good game and hopefully we can build on it."
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Tysons Land Use Task Force Presents Recommendations
Sept. 22, 2008
News Highlights
- Tysons Land Use Task Force recommendations are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons.
- 95 percent of new development will be located within walking distance of transit.
- Environmental sustainability, affordable housing and green space are major components of the plan to transform Tysons.
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Tysons could change from suburban office park into a livable urban center, based on a new plan presented to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors today.
The plan for the area's development during the next 40 years was submitted by the Tysons Corner Land Use Task Force. The group was asked to update the area's land use plan because four new Metrorail stations are expected to be built in Tysons. The recommendations are available at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons.
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The proposal calls for Tysons to be a place where people live, work and play — not a place where people only come to work or shop. It sees the area as home for almost 100,000 residents and 200,000 jobs by 2050. Because the plan was designed to take advantage of the new Metro stations, future growth will be focused within an eighth of a mile from the stations. Overall, 95 percent of new housing, retail and offices will be a three-minute walk from transit, including buses that will go to and from the stations.
Future development is closely tied to benefits for the community, including:
Environment Sustainability: New buildings must meet green
construction standards; all buildings must be LEED Silver certified by
2013. Green buildings will help the county reach its goal of cutting
carbon emission by 80 percent because they use 25-30 percent less
energy. The plan also calls for stormwater to be contained on site or
recycled. Currently, 70 percent of stormwater runs untreated into local
streams, harming Old Courthouse Spring Branch, Rocky Run, Scotts Run
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Affordable Housing: The plan requires that 20 percent of new
residences be set aside as work force or affordable housing. This
requirement goes beyond the county's current policy of 12 percent.
This housing will be made available to residents making from 60 to 120
percent of the area median income.
- Parks and Open Space: The plan calls for 160 additional acres of parks —double the acreage today. New parks and open space will include a 3.5-acre, central park that could be used for farmers markets, concerts or fairs.
The plan is built on an approach called transit-oriented development or TOD. By building homes, stores and offices near transit, car trips can be dramatically reduced. This finding is proven by recent research by the Federal Transit Administration. Its study shows that people living in Washington area TODs cut their car trips by almost 50 percent.
As currently built, Tysons caters to cars not people. Today, 105,000 people commute into Tysons daily while just 17,000 people live there. As a result, there are 167,000 parking spaces in Tysons — or 1.3 spaces for every employee and resident. These spaces also consume 40 million square feet of land.
To change this development pattern, the plan calls for a locally circulating bus system. These "circulators" will take people from Metro stations to homes, stores and offices, thereby reducing car trips. A grid of streets accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists are also recommended.
The Tysons Corner Land Use Task Force created its plan based on extensive input from the public. The group conducted 45 public meetings and workshops that were attended by more than 2,000 people. Public feedback was directly responsible for shaping the task force's recommendations.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Revelations about $173,928 in bonuses being paid to employees of the Duval County Clerk of Courts office resulted in a last-minute budget change that reduced the city of Jacksonville's funding of the clerks office by the same amount.
Councilman John Crescimbeni, the most verbal critic of the bonuses, offered a floor amendment before Tuesday night's 2012-2013 budget vote to reduce the city's contribution to the clerk's office by $174,000. The amendment passed.
"It would take me an hour to give me all my reasons why this is terrible," Crescimbeni said. "It's a long list of words to describe how bad mismanagement this is.… If this were an election year, Mr. Fuller would not be handing out bonuses."
The clerk's office office says 35 appointed employees were given bonuses of up to $8,000 for going above and beyond their duties. But Channel 4 investigators learned that civil service employees of the clerk's office have taken 2 percent pay cuts and were forced to take a furrow day without pay.
DOCUMENT: Clerk of courts staff who received bonuses, cuts
Four days after the bonuses were first reported, Clerk of Courts Jim Fuller responded to the critics.
The incentives I have out were all out of state money -- had nothing to do with state money whatsoever," Fuller said. "I'm surprised that the news would pick up and say something like that."
Channel 4's Jim Piggott also learned Tuesday that 10 of the 35 employees who got bonuses made a $500 political contribution to Fuller during either his 2008 or 2012 campaigns. Fuller was running for a fourth term as clerk of courts until he failed a court challenge to term limits.
There is nothing illegal about that, but Crescimbeni says it raises questions.
"It's certainly troubling to see so many names on the bonus list that are also on the campaign contribution list," Crescimbeni said. "It's disheartening."
In the day's before Fuller responded to his critics, his wife sent emails to Crescimbeni.
"While I regret sending my previous email in anger, I still don't think you understand the Clerk's budget," Barbara Fuller wrote. "Once again he is efficient and works within a balanced budget; he has realized a surplus and he has not fired any employees nor had any layoffs."
She continued: "Your Philosophy is that because the city is hurting financially no one should be allowed incentives. Because the clerks office is operating in the black he feels he has the right to properly compensate his employees to suggest otherwise is not a republic form of government."
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Dassault unveiled its latest Falcon business jet today here in Geneva on the eve of the EBACE show. The new Falcon 2000S is very much aligned with the tough economic times, being a lower cost derivative of the Falcon 2000 that replaces the slow-selling Falcon DX, and may even compete with competitors' smaller super-midsize jets.
The Falcon 2000S, priced below $25 million, retains the Falcon 2000LX's cabin size, but its range has been cut to 3,350 nm (though still 100 nm more than the DX). Takeoff and landing performance is improved thanks to wing modifications.
The first 2000S made its first flight on February 17 this year and certification is pegged for the fourth quarter of next year. The first delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2013.
Dassault's justification for the 2000S is to have an attractive offering at the low end of the Falcon range. The DX was not fulfilling this role. The price difference between the Falcon 2000DX and 2000LX was "less than 10 percent," a company source told AIN. The 4,000-nm-range 2000LX, which has been for a few months the entry-level Falcon, has a $32.1 million price tag.
To make a significantly less expensive product, Dassault first reduced the range. This made the 2000S's fuel system more straightforward. In addition, the cabin can no longer be fully customized. A fixed floorplan for 10 passenger seats still accommodates several "harmonies" of colors and design. Manufacturing the cabin interior in a more standardized way greatly cuts production costs, Dassault said.
But the Falcon 2000S is not just a simplified DX. Inboard slats have been added to the wing. These help reduce the approach speed by 10 knots, to 108 knots. In addition, the autobrake function is standard. Combined, these improvements enable reductions in takeoff distance, to 4,450 feet (at the 41,000-pound mtow), and landing distance, to 2,600 feet (at typical landing weight). The 2000S keeps the winglets introduced on the LX for fuel efficiency. In climb, it takes 19 minutes to reach 41,000 feet at mtow.
The engines are improved, too. The Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308C has a new Talon II combustor that cuts nitrous oxide emissions by 20 percent. This means they are now 40 percent below CAEP6 standards. Overall, Dassault claims the 2000S has the "greenest footprint in the super-midsize category."
Compared to super-midsize business jets, such as the Challenger 300, Gulfstream 250 and Hawker 4000, Dassault admits the Falcon 2000S is more expensive. However, the company touts its lower fuel consumption, which reduces direct operating costs.
BMW DesignworksUSA co-authored the design of the cabin. Rockwell Collins is supplying its FCMS2 cabin management system, which has high-resolution displays, among other in-flight entertainment features. Communications use Aircell's Axxes II Iridium satcom system.
In terms of aesthetics, Dassault engineers also remembered the pilots. The EASy II avionics suite is integrated in a more modern way, Dassault says, with "more fluid" lines. Colors and materials have been updated, too.
So is the Falcon 2000S similar to the original Falcon 2000, announced in 1989? The short answer is no–it is not just "back to basics." The Falcon 2000S has better range and airfield performance, as well as a lower fuel burn. Its EASy II flight deck is more modern. Its only shortcoming seems to be that the cabin interior cannot be really customized.
Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne said the 2000S is "not an interim aircraft," while the codenamed SMS is still in the design phase. It is "a definite answer" in the $20 to $25 million segment, he said. The SMS twinjet, the size category of which is still unknown, is slated to enter into service in 2016.