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Kicking the Devil in the Gut! Courageous Archbishop John Nienstedt Survives False Abuse Allegation

By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 13, 2014

Today, many evil forces have set their sights on the dissolution of marriage and the debasing of family life. Sodomy, abortion, contraception, pornography, the redefinition of marriage, and the denial of objective truth are just some of the forces threatening the stability of our civilization. The source of these machinations is none other than the Father of Lies. Satan knows all too well the value that the family contributes to the fabric of a good solid society, as well as the future of God's work on earth.- Archbishop John Nienstedt

Deal Hudson: Is Cultural Conservativism the Future of the Religious Activism?

By Deal W. Hudson | March 13, 2014

Why do I bring up this story about National Review? It confirmed the direction I have been moving in for some time, one that is being guided by my Catholic understanding of the relationship between politics and culture, and particularly the impact of culture on moral convictions. Those, like Ponnuru, who regard themselves as the champions of conservatism, no longer know who their friends are, and, thus, are no longer interested in rebuilding the movement represented by National Review. As a result, conservatives, whether religiously or philosophically inspired, are looking elsewhere for leadership and inspiration.

What will your Lenten Pledge be?

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | March 15, 2014

Catholic Online's 'Catholic Team Global is challenging the faithful to take our Lenten pledge. This Lent we are challenging you to make a real Catholic commitment of penitence, and make a difference that will truly help our fellow man.

Polish Bishops and Pope Francis Expose the Gender Identity Movement

By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 13, 2014

The Gender Identity Movement insists upon recognition in the civil law of the State a new found, manufactured right to choose one's gender, and then to change ones mind, at any time. The proponents insist upon civil laws which accommodate, fund, and enforce this new right. Those involved in the activist wing of the movement want to compel the rest of society to recognize their vision of a brave new world or face the Police Power of the State. This is cultural insanity. Pope Emeritus Benedict was absolutely correct, "the profound falsehood of this theory and of the anthropological revolution contained within it is obvious." The Bishops of Poland were correct in warning the faithful of the dangers of the gender identity movement. Gender is a gift and the dangers of the Gender identity Movement must be exposed and opposed.

Why America's Catholics Need an Apocalypse

By Deal W. Hudson | March 13, 2014

There is nothing more clarifying to a group or an individual than an apocalyptic moment - when the choice you make in response to that disaster reveals the bottom line, what really matters. Once such moment occurred with the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, out of which the very powerful and lasting pro-life movement was born. But we need to witness the birth of a larger, more audacious movement, a cultural movement, one that reorients the political towards a higher, more fundamental goal.

Brothers in Arms: St Benedict and St Francis.

By Fr Dwight Longenecker | March 12, 2014

How amazingly providential, then that we now have two popes: Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict! Pope Benedict following the Benedictine way by retiring to a life of prayer, study and work while Pope Francis steps on to the world stage to live the life of activity, reform and renewal. The two popes are meeting today, and I am convinced that when Pope Benedict moves to his hermitage in the Vatican, that the two of them will meet on a regular basis to support one another as brothers in arms.

Courageous Cardinal George Challenges Us to Use Lent as a Time to Take Stock of Our Lives

By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 11, 2014

Lent 2014 brings the death and resurrection of the Lord more insistently into the horizon of our lives. Before the Lord, we are all weak and needy, poor in who we are, rich in him. Grateful for our various callings and rejoicing in that poverty that opens us to God's grace, let us observe Lent together in prayer, penance and almsgiving. God bless you.- Francis Cardinal George

Deal Hudson on the Creed: What Kind of One is 'One God'

By Deal W. Hudson | March 11, 2014

That the Cross was an unprecedented act of love was not recognized as such by His contemporaries until He appeared to them and His inscrutability was gradually replaced by His light. His Church through prayer, worship, and reflection would, over the next three centuries, piece together a new theology of God, a new understanding of God as Love. Love that exists first all in God, a Love shared between the three persons of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Cross and Resurrection would lead the Church to formulate a Trinitarian understanding of God to account for all revealed by God about Himself in both the Old and New Covenants.

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Led by the Spirit into the Desert: God Does Not Need Lent, We Do

By Deacon Keith Fournier | March 10, 2014

This ancient practice of setting aside 40 days in order to enter - in Jesus - into the desert places in our own daily lives and confront the temptations and struggles we face - is a gift. It comes from the Lord and is offered through the Church who is our mother. The Church as mother and teacher knows just what we need. We all know the truth and need to be honest, particularly so during Lent. We all struggle with disordered appetites and unconverted ways of thinking and living. We also demonstrate in our daily lives a lack of charity in our relationships with others. We have developed unhealthy habits which cause us untold sadness and impede our progress in virtue. None of these set us free or help us to flourish as human persons. They are the bad fruit of sin. The Desert of Lent is where we learn to conquer in the One who both shows us the Way and is Himself the Way.

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