Comments on: Miles Jesu founder dismissed for ‘totally unacceptable’ behaviour

By: Daniel P Ewald

Daniel P Ewald — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:54:00 +0000

The need is for prayers and patience. As a former member of Miles Jesu I can say this much, The Institute has very good and holy members striving to learn God’s will. As for Fr. Duran, he had problems that came from his illnesses and medicines that he was taking. This caused many of the actions to be harsh and inconsistent with the founding principles of the Institute. When anyone raised questions of concern about this the questions were dismissed or ignored. The person many times suffered from ridicule at times for their views and silenced. This has been the real sufferings caused. As to the concerns of one in these comments, there has been no indications of sexual abuses in the Institute on the part of Fr. Duran. I do think of him as a holy but also a disturbed man, who has the effects of medication and illness that clouded most of his judgements. Still his love for God and service for the Church was and is undeniable. Along with Steve Ryan I wish only to extend a prayerful and helping hand to all the members and the former members of Miles Jesu. I thank God I am not with them now, but I also thank God for knowing the many faithful servants of God who I meet and served with inside of Miles Jesu.
I sign this with my name Daniel P Ewald

By: LeFloch

LeFloch — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:25:00 +0000

“Loyalists”? Do you mean those renegade clerics who backed the Reds? Saints? You’re having a laugh, surely!

By: Kiebrana A

Kiebrana A — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:29:00 +0000

It’s so sad to find out how such infighting has destroyed good vocations, religious communities and the image of the Catholic Church all over the world. I am glad that action has been taken and the surviving community members will embark on a very long path to reconsilition, healing and recovering. I now wonder whether similar types of hostile community environment were responsible for the death cruel of a Catholic nun in Kenya. The incident which was reported in a local newspaper (East African Standard), stated that the nun burned her self to death (self-immolation) in the church compound while members of her religious community were attending Sunday mass during last week. The details were sketchy but it’s reported that she took her own life aftre having received a dismissal letter from her supriors, informing her that she was no longer a member of the religious community, whose name was not indicted in the news article.

By: Neville DeVilliers

Neville DeVilliers — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:58:00 +0000

“Many of the Saints canonized by JPII were groups of martyrs of the Spanish civil war”

Many were Falangist operatives and collaborators of Franco. I wonder how many of those priest saints were Loyalists?

By: Neville DeVilliers

Neville DeVilliers — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:55:00 +0000

“Members who challenged his actions or behavior were often ostracized.
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What’s so strange about this? Sounds like an average day in the Vatican.

By: Fredempsey

Fredempsey — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:33:00 +0000

Many of the Saints canonized by JPII were groups of martyrs of the Spanish civil war. There were some other martyrs this past century, too, from Mexico, Russia, Germany and Poland. Or perhaps you didn’t notice. Just in case your Catholic guilt reflex kicks in, as sometimes happens with ex-Catholics, you might like to know that the canonization of a saint is an infallible proclamation. Name me anyone canonized by JPII who was not saintly.

By: FlangeSqueal

FlangeSqueal — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:34:33 +0000

Opus Dopus – a cult of personality – their Founder was made a “saint” just like about 900 others by that Saint-Happy JPII.

They're merely 'catholics' playing at being as haughty and judgemental as ignorant evangelical Baptists.

By: FlangeSqueal

FlangeSqueal — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:31:49 +0000

The Archdiocese of Chicago is currently being overly friendly to the Legioinaries of Christ – the outfit founded by pederast and bigamist Marcel Maciel…to the point of allowing this band of misfits to run a school – called, innocently and deceivingly enough “Everest Academy” – right in Lemont, IL It coctc over $9K to send a child here – it's a GRADE SCHOOL ! They use textbooks prepared by their OWN cult and don't allow for visitors to tour the facility.

Time to get limping Cardinal George OUT of Chicago.

By: Robert S

Robert S — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:40:28 +0000

I know these people. They celebrated mass in my home. I don't know what to think.

By: Francisco

Francisco — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:10:05 +0000

I did not meet Fr. Duran, but I did spend almost three months in discernment with Miles Jesu, before returning home.
Their zeal and love for God and service to the Church was second to none. I hope and pray with them as they restructure their constitution. May the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of the Epiphany pray for her sons and daughters.