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The Predictability of Indifference: A Sinless Pagan Culture?

By Dan Shea | August 7, 2013

When a culture is allegedly emancipated from its traditions, it emasculates the nation's ancestors and denies their rich legacy to their progeny. Long overdue is a vociferous chorus of outrage over these drastic changes in moral standards traditionally held by this nation. We must confess, with Ronald Knox, "There is no sign, yet, of a rally, no distant foot-fall of the Prodigal's return." The contemporary culture decided a "fair" God would overlook sin if one led a "reasonable" life, meaning to be nice, not hurt others feelings, not make waves or challenge a society that allows pagans to revolutionize the nation's moral code

Fr. Paul Schenck on Edith Stein: Daughter of Israel, Daughter of the Church

By Fr. Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck | August 8, 2013

August 9 is the Memorial of St. Teresia Benedicta a Cruce, Edith Stein, Catholic feminist, philosopher and martyr of Auschwitz. In this sketch, Fr. Paul Chaim Benedicta Schenck, Jewish born priest and Chair of the National Pro-Life Center (Washington, DC), examines the meaning of her Jewish identity

Guest Opinion: Catholic Action, Faithful Citizenship and Religious Freedom

By Deacon Joseph B. Gorini | August 7, 2013

America must be brought back to and forward from "In God we trust!" America must move towards "It is God we honor and serve - and neighbor as self!" The French Revolution and its stepchildren are based on a body of lies - and the Catholic Church, especially in America, has the opportunity to lead the world back to the right path - a path towards real liberty and justice for all.

Anti-Christian Attacks Continue in Egypt: Trial Against Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Set

By Asia News | August 6, 2013

More clashes are feared as the Muslim Brotherhood continues its sit-in despite bans by the army and the Interior Ministry. General Al-Sisi talks to Salafists. Envoys from the US, EU, UAE, and Qatar visit Cairo. Al Qaeda accuses Christians of complicity with the \"coup\" as attacks on churches and faithful continue.

TUESDAY HOMILY: Heeding God the Father's Command

By Fr. Roger J. Landry | August 6, 2013

There are only three times that we hear God the Father speak in the New Testament. The first is at Jesus' baptism, when he declares that Jesus is his Son in whom he is well-pleased. The last is during the Last Supper, when Jesus asks him to glorify his name and the Father responds "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again" (Jn 12:28). The only other time we hear him speak is in this event of the Transfiguration that we celebrate today.

The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ: What Does it Mean For Us Right Now?

By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 7, 2013

The Transfiguration. Does it seem somewhat esoteric or perhaps a bit too theological? On this Feast Day we are invited to consider whether the truth it reveals is being embraced and experienced in our own daily lives. It is not meant only for theologians to speculate over- or for mystics alone to encounter. We are all invited into the experience. The path up that mountain proceeds through prayer and encounter. On that Mountain, Jesus revealed before mortal eyes the Transcendent Truth of who He is - and who Peter, James and John - and each one of us - will become in Him. They were invited to exercise their freedom and embrace the path that He had prepared. So are we, right now.

MONDAY HOMILY: Giving Everything

By Fr. Stephen B. Reynolds | August 5, 2013

The apostles didn't hold anything in reserve for themselves. They gave everything to the Lord, as he asked. There was no provision for a personal safety net; everything was entrusted to God.

Lord, Have Mercy: A Prayer for a Nation in Rebellion

By Matt Barber | August 6, 2013

We confess our national sins and entreat Your forgiveness. We confess our arrogance. We confess our selfishness. We confess that we have broken - and continue to break - the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God. We have rejected Your laws, embraced our own fallen impulses and called them laws.

They Took Offense At Him: Courageous Christians Needed. Are We Willing to Lose Human Respect?

By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 4, 2013

This was his first visit to Nazareth, his own hometown, after He began His public ministry. In the ordinariness of His Sacred Humanity, He was simply too much for them. They took offense at God Incarnate! After all, he was the son of a carpenter, and his extended family lived in the neighborhood! How could He preach this kind of message of repentance? How could he work miracles? So it is with those who bear His name - Christians - if we truly seek to walk in His ways, to participate in His ongoing redemptive mission, to be faithful to His continued work, through His Body, the Church, of which we are members. They will - they do - take offense at us!

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