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The 85th Catholic Carnival: Prayer and 9/11

It’s always good to host the Catholic Carnival. This week’s Carnival seems to have focused inwardly on prayer and historically on 9/11 that occurred 5 years ago this week. This is a great collection of posts:

c.a. Marks starts us off with a personal goal in My Mission. The goal: A visit to Rome, Italy and the Vatican – if the fear of flying can be overcome. I’ve been twice and couldn’t recommend it more!

Within the Garden is another first-timer (I believe) with Hail, Jack-O-Claus Turkey!. It’s a reflection on sacred time, seasonal celebration, the jack-o-claus turkey, and the bane of all holiday treats - candy corn.

Help With Everything gives us some practical advice in How to be Happy. A straightforward list of eight things you can do today to be more happy.

Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering takes a seasonal look at Unsharpened Pencils. Sarah reflects on her life as an unsharpened (and sharpened) pencil – or tool in God’s hands.

HMS Blog is the first to touch on 9/11 with VINDICATION. It’s a reflection on the readings for Sunday 9/10, focusing on the meaning of the divine “vindication” mentioned by Isaiah, in the context of the 9/11 anniversary.

Kicking Over My Traces continues on that vein with Praying for Our Enemies. The post ponders our role in prayer on the eve of the fifth anniversary of 9/11.

Wheelie Catholic takes up the prayer theme with Vegetable Soup and a Prayer. Ruth expresses gratitude for the fact that she can work, which she took for granted before becoming disabled. But now, after years of adjusting the way she does things, and seeing how many people with disabilities still have enormous barriers in front of them before they can work, Ruth has a completely changed attitude.

Castle of the Immaculate continues with The more one prays, the more there is time to pray. It’s the first post in a series on prayer. How does a busy mother make time for prayer? Read and find out.

From the Anchor Hold gives us some history with Martyrs? Memphis, Tennessee?. It’s the story of Constance and her companions, the Martyrs of Memphis, Catholic and Episcopalian sisters and parish clergy who gave up their lives for the Lord's poor during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic which took the Memphis population from 46,000 pre-epidemic to 800 after.

50 Days After reminds us of Christian persecution in Persecution for His Sake. The post points out that persecution continues in many areas of the world.

Adoro Te Devote takes us back to 9/11 in We Will Never Forget. The post explains why we cannot and should not forget what happened 5 years ago on 9/11.

A Penitent Blogger explores excommunication in Over the line, but ultimately reflects on our obligation to truth, love and salvation.

Crusader of Justice brings us back around to 9/11 with Confiteor. It’s a personal confession prompted by the anniversary of 9/11.

Santificarnos is back this week with Ordinary Saints. Besides using the aliases of Andrews and Draper, impersonating a priest, and being a jailbird, Nicholas was known to associate with outlaws. On paper he was anything but a saint.

Living Catholicism ends this Carnival with A Prayer for 9/11. Written by a Navy chaplin, it is a simple prayer for our country concerning 9/11.

Hope you enjoyed!

God bless,
Jay