Noreen Madden McInnes

Catholic wife, mother, grandmother, disciple, liturgist, author, evangelist

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

Women do not have the same dignity as men as long as they are barred from ordination based on their sex.

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV: “It is, therefore, not enough to state simply that men and women have equal dignity and rights; it is necessary that this be reflected in concrete decisions, such as in laws, access to employment, education, social and political responsibilities, and the way society listens to and values women’s contributions. As long as this gap persists, we cannot say that society truly and fully recognizes that women have the same dignity as men.”

[☩ 𝕁𝕄𝕋 ☩ @SecretFire79]

Proof that your local diocesan parish doesn’t need to have terrible cringe “Table of Plenty” and Dan Schutte’s greatest hits as liturgical music in the program…

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Let us never forget the fundamental importance, at every level, of respect for life and its protection at all stages—from conception to old age, and up to the moment of death. I hope this awareness will continue to grow, especially regarding access to medical care and medicines.

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

@JohnTraddington @RichRaho ca. 400 AD, St. Cyril of Jerusalem wrote:
"When you approach, do not extend your hands with palms upward and fingers apart, but make your left hand a throne for your right hand, since the latter is to receive the King."

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

@JohnTraddington @RichRaho There is something more numbing … when Canon Law is rejected for your own preference.
Can. 230 §3. When the need of the Church warrants it and ministers are lacking, lay persons, can also … distribute Holy Communion, according to the prescripts of the law.

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

@CatholicVote @grok where is this church?

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

@BarronTxNewsX Amen 🙏🏻

[Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ @sscjusa]

Reposted from Leanne Bowen https://t.co/MFnYtkJE3z

During the 70s, some priests were becoming rather casual with the liturgy. One afternoon, a priest came into the soup kitchen that Dorothy Day was working at. He wanted to offer a liturgy for the homeless. He went into the kitchen and grabbed a mug to use for the chalice.
Dorothy, although frustrated at the irreverent use of houseware for the liturgy, prayed throughout the mass with the priest. After the liturgy ended, she quietly got up and started to cleanse the vessels. Then, she walked outside with the mug and a shovel.
A man followed her and asked her what she was doing. It is said she kissed the mug and then buried it. She told him that it was no longer a mug, but a chalice. It was no longer suited for coffee- it had held the Blood of Christ. She didn’t want anyone to mistake it for a mug again. Once something holds the Body of Christ, it is no longer what it was. When the mug held the Blood of Christ, it changed its vocation forever. It could no longer hold anything less than Christ again.
We were common mugs. Simple, functional, practical, and good people. We had a capacity to hold good things. But when Christ entered our lives, we became more. We became Chalices. We started to hold divinity Himself within our hearts. Now that we have held the Body of Christ within our bodies, we are no longer common, but rather extraordinary.
May you know the transformation God has placed in your heart. May you trust that you are truly made new and be extraordinary today.
Pictured: Dorothy Day holding a different mug.

[cassie 🇻🇦 @CatholicCassie]

Pope Leo XIV looking up at Jesus

[USA NEWS 🇺🇸 @usanewshq]

The countries with the largest Christian populations is truly mind blowing

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

Caring for your elderly parents is more of a blessing for you than your parents!Read how it blessed me in:
Keep at It, Riley! Accompanying my Father Through Death into Life.

https://t.co/yjDtGiAsLw

[Sage Steele @sagesteele]

I think one of the hardest things in life is witnessing our parents get older.

Not only is @MariaBartiromo handling it beautifully, I think she’s an incredibly inspiring example of true love when it comes to caring for our parents. ❤️

#sagesteeleshow

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

@sagesteele @MariaBartiromo Caring for your elderly parents is more of a blessing for you than your parents!Read how it blessed me in:
Keep at It, Riley! Accompanying my Father Through Death into Life.

https://t.co/yjDtGiAsLw

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

Sr. Theresa we pray for your continued intercession to promote women’s ordination today.

[Heidi Schlumpf @HeidiSchlumpf]

#RIP Sr. Theresa Kane, who stood up to Pope John Paul II about women's ordination--and inspired generations of Catholic women, including me.

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

The most courageous speech in history was given by a 4 ft 11 in Catholic nun at The National Prayer Breakfast in 1994.

The speaker, was Saint Mother Teresa. To her right were the Clinton’s. To her left the Gore’s.

Chilling quotes from her speech 🧵

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

Great to see our Focolare Friends at the Eucharistic Revival! Read the story of how the Eucharist is a tremendous blessing to the sick and homebound in Keep at it Riley! Accompanying my Father from Death into life!

[Focolare Media @FocolareMedia]

Our journey to the @euchrevival_ began with excitement and anticipation. We traveled and set up our booth, eager to present our spiritual resources and connect with both new faces and old friends. Thank you for joining us on this meaningful journey.
@aaronwessman @noreenmcinnes

[Bishop Robert Barron @BishopBarron]

"I found him whom my soul loves." —Song of Songs 3:4

[Noreen Madden McInnes @noreenmcinnes]

Hopefully it will be in San Diego:

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

#Breaking

A National Eucharistic Congress has been announced to take place in the United States in the year 2033, the 2000th anniversary of the death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

[Diocese of San Diego @DioceseSanDiego]

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy issued this statement today:

“Let every man, woman and child join in prayer this day for President Trump, for his family and for our tormented nation." Complete statement: https://t.co/7eLMeKGZLW

[Simon Ateba @simonateba]

BREAKING - YOUR REACTION: Defiant and upbeat President Biden lays out the first 100 days of his second term.

1- Restore Roe v. Wade to make it the law of the land
2- Sign the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
3- Pass the Freedom to Vote Act
4- Expand and strengthen Social Security Medicare
5- End medical debt and ensure medical debt can no longer be put on credit reports
6- Raise the federal minimum wage
7- Pass the Pro Act to end union busting
8- Ban assault weapons again
9- Continue leading the world on climate and clean energy
10- Make the child care tax cut permanent
11- Ensure no senior pays more than $2,000 a year for prescription drugs starting in 2025
12- Extend the $35 insulin cap for seniors to all Americans
13- Make housing more affordable by building 2 million housing units and capping rent increases at 5% a year
14- End Trump’s tax cuts for the very wealthy and corporations
15- Ensure no one making less than $400,000 pays more in federal taxes
16- Impose a minimum 25% income tax on billionaires
17- Generate $500 billion in revenue over ten years to fund child care, elder care, and reduce the federal deficit