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Toward Big Hearted Ecumenism: Pope Francis Speaks to Lutheran Leaders and Shows Us the Way

By Deacon Keith Fournier | October 22, 2013

I believe that it is truly important for everyone to confront in dialogue the historical reality of the Reformation, its consequences and the responses it elicited. Catholics and Lutherans can ask forgiveness for the harm they have caused one another and for their offenses committed in the sight of God. Together we can rejoice in the longing for unity which the Lord has awakened in our hearts, and which makes us look with hope to the future. (Pope Francis to Lutheran Leaders)

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An Interview with Dr. Alveda C. King: Protecting the Civil Rights of the Unborn

By Adele M. Gill, RN, BSN | October 22, 2013

It is hard to think about Civil Rights, without thinking of the great civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., best known for his famous speech, "I have a Dream." Yet, the life-giving work begun by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. continues on, as his niece, Dr. Alveda C. King, also a minister, carries the civil rights torch for him, and her deceased father, Reverend A.D. King for the peaceful preservation of civil rights for all Americans, especially those of women and the unborn.

Interview with Priest for Life's Janet Morana, Author of 'Recall Abortion'

By Matt C. Abbott | October 22, 2013

The title Recall Abortion has a double meaning. First, the women who have had an abortion, even if they have gone through healing, still recall their abortion. In fact, many of them will recall the exact date of their abortion. In my book, I treat abortion as a failed product. If any product did what abortion does to women-physical and psychological damage-it would be pulled off the market.

TUESDAY HOMILY: Opening Our Hearts to the Superabounding Grace of Mercy

By Fr. Roger J. Landry | October 22, 2013

To light a lamp is always a clear sign of readiness and expectation. Today as we celebrate the liturgical memorial of Blessed John Paul II, we can recall his readiness to pass from the apostolic palace to the Father's house on April 2, 2005. The lights in his bedroom remained on as the Mass for Divine Mercy was celebrated and he received the Lord in viaticum who was about to come for him. St. Peter's Square was filled with the lights of tens of thousands of Catholic faithful praying in unison. John Paul II waited for the Lord whose light he reflected and in whose service he had worked so hard for so many years. He who showed the whole world how to live with Christ also showed us how to die with Christ.

Obamacare designed to target Catholic Church, Archdiocese fights back

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | October 21, 2013

The Archdiocese of Washington D.C. is suing the government asking for protection of the First Amendment rights of Catholics. In a court document filed in September, the Archdiocese listed those entities which are compelled to contract with a third party provider that will participate in the unethical HHS mandate.

MONDAY HOMILY: The Story of the Rich Fool

By Fr. Stephen B. Reynolds | October 21, 2013

The "vanity" of the Scriptures refers to a false and deadly way of living. This understanding helps to unlock the meaning of Jesus' words in today's Gospel (Luke 12:13-21). The sacred text gives us two examples of a disordered relationship with material goods, one drawn from real life and the other a parable. They share a common theme, namely, a disproportionate attachment to material things upends one's sense of tranquility and order, and can misdirect one away from eternal life.

Pope Francis: Without Prayer We Become Closed to God and Can Devolve into Empty Moralism

By Deacon Keith Fournier | October 20, 2013

This humble man named Francis is a simple pastor at heart. He does what all parish priests do, he preaches on the Gospel of the day to the faithful. He is not selecting the text and then developing some formal instruction. Rather, he is breaking open the readings of the day for all those who are present at daily Mass. And, for all who read his homily through the mediation of the media, we need to remember this context. Keep this in mind when you read some media reports which intimate that Pope Francis gave some "shocking teaching" or "singled out this group or that".

Learning to Pray Always - and Not Grow Weary

By Deacon Keith Fournier | October 21, 2013

We are all called to persevering prayer, no matter what our state in life or vocation. Preparing ourselves for such prayer means learning to silence the clamor of the age, stop the ever accelerating pace of the futile quests that so often occupy our hearts, and live in the eternal now by surrendering ourselves - and even our best aspirations- to the One who created us -and now re-creates us- in His Son Jesus Christ. It is there, in the emptied place, in the stillness of the eternal now, where we prepare a room for the King of all hearts. And, in that encounter, we will find the longing of our heart fulfilled.

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