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Headlines Abp. Chaput on Why Faith Matters: Belief As a Cornerstone of What it Means to be Human By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. | August 25, 2013 When Christians talk about "the dignity of the human person" and "the sanctity of human life," we're putting into words what all people instinctively know. Unique in nature, and unlike any other creature, something elevated and sacred in men and women demands our special respect. When we violate that human dignity, we do evil. When we serve it, we do good. And therein lies one of many modern ironies. We live in a society that speaks piously about protecting the environment and rescuing species on the brink of extinction. But then it licenses the killing of unborn children and the abuse of human fetal tissue as lab material. (Archbishop Chaput) Continue Reading... SUNDAY HOMILY: The Happy Priest - Passion for Heaven By Fr. James Farfaglia | August 25, 2013 The same Jesus that Pier Giorgio Frassati loved with so much passion is calling you to live that same authentic Christian life that he lived. Continue Reading... Pope Francis may be giving you a telephone call real soon! By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | August 24, 2013 Strangers have been getting a most surprising - but welcome telephone call. Pope Francis has adopted the process of calling back people who send him letters asking for spiritual advice. It's just the latest wrinkle in a pope who stresses simplicity and a more personal approach. Continue Reading...  Poster Couple for an Anti-Theology of the Body By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. | August 25, 2013 The LGBT crowd has been busy touting as poster children to their cause the strange and curious (and one might say perverse) engagement of the transgender Welsh couple Jamie Eagle and Louis Davies. Behind all of this propaganda is an erroneous view of the human person, even what might be called an "anti-theology of the body." Continue Reading... Worldwide Christian Persecution Reveals the Rise of Evil and Grace By Michael Terheyden | August 25, 2013 The evil inflicted on these brave Christian souls fills me with sadness and anger, but their response to this evil inspires me and fills me with hope. I know it may seem strange to say, but there is a great good here as well as evil, and the good is stronger. Continue Reading... FRIDAY HOMILY: Fr. Randy Sly on Love and the Greatest Law By Fr. Randy Sly | August 23, 2013 The rendering of God's law issues from a heart of love. The purpose of the Ten Commandments was to help build up our love for the Father, not to simply spoil our fun here on earth. For some reason, human beings seem to gravitate to legalism, when we establish many forms of relationship. It keeps things from being messy, being sloppy.However, it also takes the love right out of it. Continue Reading... Did Pope Benedict XVI Hear the Lord Tell Him to Retire and Pray? By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 23, 2013 The European Media is abuzz with a report from a reliable source who spoke to His Holiness Benedict XVI just last week. The reports indicate that pope Emeritus Benedict heard the Lord tell him to step aside from his apostolic office and spend the rest of his life in prayer.Not only is the report reliable, it comes as no surprise to many observers of the Pope Emeritus. Benedict XVI really is a mystic, in the proper sense of the word. He lives in an intimate communion with the Lord in prayer. Continue Reading... Respond to the Wedding Invitation of Jesus: Live the Nuptial Mystery By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 23, 2013 It is not accidental that the Bible, from beginning to the end, uses marriage as a metaphor and a symbol to reveal the plan of God for the whole human race. Marriage was God's plan from the beginning as we see in the first book of Genesis. Throughout the Old Testament, the Lord speaks through His messengers to remind Israel that has espoused her Himself. Then, in the fullness of time, he sent the Bridegroom, Jesus, his only Son, to initiate the New Israel, the Church - through His saving Incarnation, life and redemptive death. At the cross he espoused Himself to the Church, which is now His Bride.  Comfortable in our Catholic Skin: Reject Triumphalism, Embrace the Call to Christian Unity By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 25, 2013 Triumphalism is not the way toward Christian unity. It is not being comfortable in our Catholic skin. We need to reject it. One of the most difficult obstacles in making progress toward the visible unity of the Church is the reticence of some Catholics to accept the leadership of the Magisterium, the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the clear teaching of the Catholic Church on its priority. Continue Reading... Duck Dynasty Breaks Cable Records: Robertson Family Moves Hearts with Authentic Christian Faith By Deacon Keith Fournier | August 24, 2013 The Robertson family, like most families, has eccentric members. They are given over to the inside humor between one another which is so often used as a means of showing affection, especially among men. The personalities are delightful. My wife and I have developed our favorites among the cast. The situations they face each week, and the lessons learned as a result, serve as a framework for communicating timeless values in a simple but effective way. There are real, human, redemptive values on display in each episode as the family faces the stuff of raising children, remaining faithful to their marriages, and supporting one another in the rough and tumble of real life. In addition, in almost every episode, they end with the extended family sharing a meal which begins with a heartfelt and sincere prayer of thanksgiving to the Lord. Continue Reading...
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