Revolution of Love

Revolution of Love

Do small things with great love.

An Online Raffle of “The Love That Saves”

thelovethatsaves.jpgMy brother Rob and his girl friend (the amazing artist) Maria Rangel have a dear friend named Liza Boquiren who has been accepted into community of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Alhambra. (An awesome order of nuns in So Cal.) However, Liza has school loans she needs to pay off. Liza’s friends brainstormed and came up with a way they could help her with her vocation – they are holding a raffle for this piece entitled “The Love That Saves.” Here are the details:

E-Raffle Information:
– E-Raffles are $5.00 a piece, no limit per person.
– For every 5 raffles you buy, get a 6th one FREE!
– E-Raffle drawing will occur on October 28th, 2008.
– All E-raffle purchasers will be notified of the winner via email (phone if no email).


Prize Information:– Image of John Paul II.
– Size 2 ft. x 2 ft. giclée print on canvas of an oil painting, value $900.00.
– Artist, Maria Rangel, www.rangelstudios.com

For more information or to purchase your raffle “ticket,” go to http://lizaboq.blogspot.com/2008/07/online-raffle-love-that-saves.html. (Purchase a raffle and spread the word to others! Thanks! -Bobbi) The raffle is closed.

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About Liza (by Rebecca Flynn)

Liza is a spirited, joyful, intelligent, beautiful woman of God. She has a great love for Christ, and seeks the will of God in everything. She has a great compassion and love for others as well. Liza strives to live her life for God, in all ways.
Liza has taught Confirmation Classes, for girls, at her parish, St Peter Chanel. She has helped spread Pope John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” A couple of years ago, with the backing of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, Liza got the approval of three California Dioceses to start a group called ENDOW (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of Women) in Southern California, where she lives. ENDOW is an organization that brings women together to study the documents of the Church, especially the writings of JPII on women (The Letter to Women, etc.) for fellowship, intellectual growth and renewed knowledge on what it means to be truly feminine.
August 16th, Liza will be entering the community of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. Although, prior to entering, Liza needs support in reducing her debt from school loans. The Carmelites, like most religious communities, cannot afford to assume debt, so please consider buying a raffle ticket. Liza is very humble. She has never asked for any financial assistance. The idea for this raffle came about through the brainstorming of Liza’s friends. This effort, on Liza’s behalf, was brought to fruition by the gifting and generosity of Maria Rangel, the artist who so beautifully painted “The Love that Saves.”
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and prayerfully considering how you can best support Liza’s vocation.
God’s blessings, Rebecca Flynn
UPDATE:
Special thanks to all who participated and donated, especially MG.
(Aug 2011)
Rob and Maria are now married. Their first child Maximilian was born in May 2011.
Liza is now Sr. Meredith and Max’s godmother. Here are photos of when they first met.
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Sr. Meredith and Max meeting for the first time.

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Sr. Meredith, Max and Maria

From Soccer Field to Priesthood

Here’s a cool story from CNA that I thought you might enjoy.

Soccer Pro Retires to Pursue Catholic Priesthood

soccer_priestPhoto credit: CNA

 

“A professional soccer player in Massachusetts has retired from the sport to enter a Catholic seminary, saying he is ‘moving on to something much greater.’ Chase Hilgenbrinck, a defender for the New England Revolution, explained the motives for his retirement:

‘After years of discernment, I feel strongly that the Lord has called me to become a priest in the Catholic Church,” he said in a press statement released by his team. “Playing professional soccer has been my passion for a long time and I feel blessed to have successfully lived out this dream. My passion now is to do the will of God, which is wanting only what He wants for me. Though I will miss the game of soccer, I know that I am moving on to something much greater.’ ” (Continue Reading)