tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.comments2023-09-04T08:51:16.091-06:00Hermano JuancitoJohn (Juancito) Donaghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-76053312109557213042023-03-24T21:16:17.334-06:002023-03-24T21:16:17.334-06:00Thanks, brother Ray.
That address of Pope Francis...Thanks, brother Ray. <br />That address of Pope Francis is central to my understanding of my diaconal ministry. What is important is to accompany, to listen, to be there.<br />Blessings<br />JohnJohn (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-78358989631464803072023-03-24T20:03:16.663-06:002023-03-24T20:03:16.663-06:00Thank you, brother Hermano. I serve in a high pove...Thank you, brother Hermano. I serve in a high poverty section of East Cleveland Ohi0. I cannot stress enough the importance of being present to our sisters and brothers in need and being a presence of Jesus to them. I keep on my desk a copy of "ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PERMANENT DEACONS OF THE DIOCESE OF ROME, WITH THEIR FAMILIES. Poor people just need to have someone listen to them, be compassionate and pray with them. <br /><br />Deacon Ray Daull<br />Communion of Saints Parish<br />Diocese of Cleveland<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726648526806253356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-8880626754764984802023-03-15T12:58:35.497-06:002023-03-15T12:58:35.497-06:00Don, my side effects are really minimal, so far. M...Don, my side effects are really minimal, so far. Mostly feeling weaker than normal. <br />My oncologist called for 10 to 12 sessions.I go see him next Monday after lab tests to see how things are going. Then another treatment in the week before Holy Week. <br />This really is a different Lent for me.John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-36937626945340973982023-03-15T12:43:59.859-06:002023-03-15T12:43:59.859-06:00John, it is interesting that everyone's chemo ...John, it is interesting that everyone's chemo experience is different. I just went through 8 sessions of chemo last fall. I did not have your side effects, but I did have hearing loss, an increase in my tinnitus, some hair loss. But I GAINED weight during chemo. Go figure. I am out of chemo for over 2 months now, and I pray that your experience is tolerable and effective. God bless your ministry and give you good health!<br />DonDeacon Don Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462979848342422397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-56820209495240613672023-03-12T12:54:29.540-06:002023-03-12T12:54:29.540-06:00It could be worse if you said your preference in m...It could be worse if you said your preference in music had turned “metallic”. This chemo therapy is nasty, it is designed to change the chemistry of the body so that it does a search and destroy mission on unwanted cells, but obviously every cell is also affected. Not an easy road but far better than the alternative. Perhaps in a hundred years there will be something different, but for now these therapies have allowed us to live longer and to live meaningful extra years. So be strong, eat well, and know that in sharing these experiences you help others who may someday face the same choice. AbrazosPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724098802076434357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-19995257249027915862023-02-17T18:01:18.310-06:002023-02-17T18:01:18.310-06:00Another beautiful and inspiring reflection, John. ...Another beautiful and inspiring reflection, John. It is truly a lovely and healing action to welcome the community into our suffering. May you continue to be filled with grace and find strength for this journey.Joetta Handrich Schlabachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487655064558875936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-46465281814759600002023-02-17T12:02:01.897-06:002023-02-17T12:02:01.897-06:00If I were to rewrite this post, I'd add that t...If I were to rewrite this post, I'd add that there is a great need to rescue the sick from their anonymity, their being avoided and unseen. <br />I think if we look at some of Jesus' healings, we find that he opens up a space so that they can be seen.<br /><br />John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-8152332329474530302023-02-15T20:38:39.104-06:002023-02-15T20:38:39.104-06:00These are all very appropriate questions because t...These are all very appropriate questions because they deal with the discrepancy between the lived memory and the seeming exaggerated adulation that the home town would want to show to a local man who has gained international prominence. It is perhaps the “American way” that cannot ignore the official recognition of a “blessed” in their midst but wanting to soften the message, remove the offensiveness, that his martyrdom might direct back to his home country. Compare Padre Apla to Padre Guadalupe, a Jesuit totally committed to serving the poor campesino, definitely more openly political and a thorn in the side of American transnationals and who was assassinated under the direction of American ambassador John Negroponte, tortured and disappeared by Batallón 3-16. The American government has refused to release to the Carney family in the USA documentation on the assassination of Padre Guadalupe because his memory still haunts many who are implicated. No shrines or churches for Guadalupe. It is fair to suggest that the powerful example of Padre Apla and his message to the American church is being toned down. As Dorothy Day suggested, it is almost an insult to canonize these true “witnesses” (martyrs) to solidarity, commitment and the preferential option downward to be with the suffering.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724098802076434357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-45093898144397575592023-02-11T16:49:09.963-06:002023-02-11T16:49:09.963-06:00Totally understand! We are praying for you. KSTotally understand! We are praying for you. KSAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309942905582842345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-89113488546887007602023-02-10T19:28:18.914-06:002023-02-10T19:28:18.914-06:00Let us pray for each other. - and all the ill.
Let us pray for each other. - and all the ill.<br />John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-41287289485398881192023-02-10T19:06:26.941-06:002023-02-10T19:06:26.941-06:00Thanks for sharing, John. Your recollections are m...Thanks for sharing, John. Your recollections are making me wonder if I have assiduously avoided chronically ill people or if I have simply not been aware of opportunities/calls to do so. I'm praying and watching.<br /><br />I know I have become keenly aware of my own physical decline and perhaps in that there has become avoidance. Pray for me as I do for you. Matt SAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810830262945192702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-50922084596919207712023-01-29T19:35:30.333-06:002023-01-29T19:35:30.333-06:00Thank you, John, for your transparency, your vulne...Thank you, John, for your transparency, your vulnerability, your courage, your faith. As I approach 75, I find myself asking similar questions. Thank you for helping me see them more clearly. Prayers continue.<br />Robert Sevensky, OHChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850634380373412121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-18342330404246112142022-09-15T12:43:12.840-06:002022-09-15T12:43:12.840-06:00You have expressed how I feel. I was an immigrant ...You have expressed how I feel. I was an immigrant as a child. How scary, the trauma, for the kids after such exhausting weeks of traveling and not knowing what is happening. And their parents are confused and scared as well. It is heart breaking to see how powerful Catholics treat the poorest of the poor in such a inhumane manner just to score political points; presenting these poor families as unwanted and disposable. God bless and protect those families. God help change those hearts of stone. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309942905582842345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-28266968427681615992022-09-13T16:38:25.593-06:002022-09-13T16:38:25.593-06:00I think it is only available at the store of INHES...I think it is only available at the store of INHESCO in Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras. There may be a few there stores in Honduras which might have it. <br />John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-20980029714605183382022-09-13T15:31:40.383-06:002022-09-13T15:31:40.383-06:00My name is Mauro castagnaro, a journalist from Ita...My name is Mauro castagnaro, a journalist from Italy. How can I find the book "Adalid Martínez Perdomo, Fausto Milla: un sacerdote revolucionario"? Waiting for an answer. Thank you very much Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07096221916166954310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-33985545425465126872022-08-03T10:11:03.630-06:002022-08-03T10:11:03.630-06:00Excellent blog Brother Jack, good job, God bless ...Excellent blog Brother Jack, good job, God bless you.ORLIN GONZALEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280185033359735780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-659676060045833332022-08-03T10:07:37.497-06:002022-08-03T10:07:37.497-06:00I am a student from Villa de los Niños and I belon...I am a student from Villa de los Niños and I belong to the Dulce Nombre de María Parish and this is my last year of study.ORLIN GONZALEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280185033359735780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-90668945525082017722022-08-03T10:05:51.879-06:002022-08-03T10:05:51.879-06:00
It is very true Honduras has suffered many natura...<br />It is very true Honduras has suffered many natural disasters but thank God we have managed to get out of these circumstancesORLIN GONZALEZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280185033359735780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-439051121023881882022-07-27T19:14:38.007-06:002022-07-27T19:14:38.007-06:00,The book is also available in Spanish: El pastor ...,The book is also available in Spanish: <i>El pastor que no huyó </i>John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-16085387133842892672022-07-27T19:10:40.540-06:002022-07-27T19:10:40.540-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-37679611137141550192021-12-10T15:56:10.952-06:002021-12-10T15:56:10.952-06:00Por favor , enviar datos como conseguir ese direct...Por favor , enviar datos como conseguir ese directorio. Mil gracias.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885377162227586606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-21576317097843502442021-10-23T19:40:14.945-06:002021-10-23T19:40:14.945-06:00I read all of the bishops' statement at the Pa...I read all of the bishops' statement at the Parish Council meeting a day before I preached and I left some copies with the office so they could pick it up to read in their meetings. `<br />The pastor has also been very outspoken in terms of voting - especially against "votando en plancha" - voting a straight ticket.<br />John (Juancito) Donaghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711543214465586727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-45191807448471880952021-10-23T19:23:43.598-06:002021-10-23T19:23:43.598-06:00A wonderful message of courage and guidance based ...A wonderful message of courage and guidance based on faith. I hope it is used as you have to encourage congregation members to vote thoughtfully. Thanks for sharing,John.<br /><br />David HansenDavid Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889121194290218152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-1566041061603858572021-07-29T18:01:18.255-06:002021-07-29T18:01:18.255-06:00Thanks for translating these. It seems to create a...Thanks for translating these. It seems to create a state within the state with its own laws.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269838683150226544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30408888.post-15206624007156726052021-07-07T19:59:35.620-06:002021-07-07T19:59:35.620-06:00Wow! How blessed they are to have you and you to h...Wow! How blessed they are to have you and you to have them! Sending prayers! Karen S.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309942905582842345noreply@blogger.com