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	Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Headlines TUESDAY HOMILY: Growing Together with Christ, the Fruitful Fallen Grain of Wheat By Fr. Roger J. Landry | July 30, 2013 Throughout the globe, Jesus sows good seed, which he defines as children of the kingdom, the true sons and daughters of his Father. Each of us is called to be that good seed planted in the midst the world, which is meant to be transformed into his kingdom. At the deepest level, Jesus is himself the good seed planted in a fallen world by God the Father. He is the grain of wheat that fell to the ground and died in order to bear that good fruit. And we are supposed to be that seed-bearing fruit that he can in turn plant elsewhere continuing that same mission. Continue Reading... On Plane Back to Rome: What Did the Pope Really Say about Homosexual Practice vs. Media Hype By Deacon Keith Fournier | July 30, 2013 On his return from the historic World Youth Day in RIO de JANEIRO, Pope Francis had an informal conversation with journalists aboard the plane. In the midst of a warm and even humorous dialogue, he expressed the teaching of the Catholic Church - and the Sacred Scripture - concerning mercy and forgiveness. A part of that liberating teaching is that when someone repents of sin, they should not only be forgiven - but their past failure should be forgotten. Of course, that involves any sin, including sexual sin. Yes, even homosexual acts, which are sinful and always morally disordered. Continue Reading... Consecrated Married Couples Are the Vanguard of the New Christian Counterculture By Deacon Keith Fournier | July 30, 2013 The Christian claims concerning life and marriage are not outdated notions of the past but the path to a future of freedom for all men and women. They are the antidote to the malady rotting western civilization from within. Faithful Christians are a Counter Culture and consecrated married couples and their families, called from antiquity the domestic church, are the vanguard of this new Christian counter culture movement. Continue Reading... Francis Tells Millions at Closing Mass: Go, Do not be afraid, and Serve. The Gospel is for Everyone By Catholic Online | July 29, 2013 Jesus does not treat us as slaves, but as free men, as friends, as brothers and sisters; and he not only sends us, he accompanies us, he is always beside us in our mission of love. Where does Jesus send us? There are no borders, no limits: he sends us to everyone. The Gospel is for everyone, not just for some. It is not only for those who seem closer to us, more receptive, more welcoming. It is for everyone. Do not be afraid to go and to bring Christ into every area of life, to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest away, most indifferent. The Lord seeks all, he wants everyone to feel the warmth of his mercy and his love. (Pope Francis) Continue Reading... A New Missionary Age: Francis Calls Two Million Youth to Rebuild the Church By Deacon Keith Fournier | July 29, 2013 In Francis, we have a missionary Pope, perhaps like few in history. He has done nothing but evangelize from the moment he stepped out onto that balcony at St Peters. His words and his actions have set the tone. There is no doubt in this deacon's mind that he is leading us all to embrace the missionary moment in which we live. He is calling us to live our lives in the heart of the Church for the sake of the world. He is sending us out in response to the command of Jesus to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. Continue Reading... Why We Need the Eucharistic Jesus to Worship God By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. | July 29, 2013 Jesus, the Son of God become man, was able, through his human nature joined to the person of the Word of God, to offer perfect, infinite, and meritorious worship and adoration to the Godhead. This feat no one has the ability, and one will have the ability, and no one is able to have the ability to do on his own. Continue Reading... SUNDAY HOMILY: The Happy Priest - The Awesome Gift of Faith By Fr. James Farfaglia | July 29, 2013 Many of our contemporaries do not feel that they need God and therefore, they do not have a firm trust in God. Independence and self-sufficiency are the problem. Contemporary man thinks that he can do it on his own. Continue Reading... World Youth Day: Pope Francis Leads the Young on the Way of the Cross By Catholic Online | July 27, 2013 The Cross of Christ bears the suffering and the sin of mankind, including our own. Jesus accepts all this with open arms, bearing on his shoulders our crosses and saying to us: "Have courage! You do not carry your cross alone! I carry it with you. I have overcome death and I have come to give you hope, to give you life" (cf. Jn 3:16).Dear young people, let us entrust ourselves to Jesus, let us give ourselves over entirely to him (cf. Lumen Fidei, 16)! Only in Christ crucified and risen can we find salvation and redemption. With him, evil, suffering, and death do not have the last word, because he gives us hope and life: he has transformed the Cross from an instrument of hate, defeat and death into a sign of love, victory and life. Continue Reading... Oh Gender, Thy Name is Legion: The Dangers of the Gender Identity Movement By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. | July 27, 2013 There is a new Legion among us in the form of transgender community, a legion of genders. This community bases itself on a false philosophy of sexuality which is gnostic and dualistic in nature, and deeply anti-marriage and anti-family. Continue Reading... Most Popular Black racism in America won't end until blacks decide to end it - 'Racism in America' Read More   As Antarctic ice melts, a warning emerges from the past Read More   Atheists losing ground as Christianity surges Read More   Facts aren't racist, so let's talk about racism and Trayvon Martin Read More   Obama Judicial Nominee Calls Abstinence Education Unconstitutional Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. 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