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Headlines The Feast of All Saints: A Day for Rejoicing, Decision and Anticipation By Deacon Keith Fournier | November 1, 2013 Our readings call us to holiness. As we reflect on the great heroes of the faith, we are meant to walk along the same Way they did. We can progress along that path by embracing the stuff of our everyday life, just as they did, joined to the Lord. We are all called to be saints. We should long to be Saints. Sanctity is not reserved for a few; it is the vocation of all who bear the name Christian. We are all called to be saints. Grace makes it possible. Not easy, but possible. Continue Reading... FRIDAY HOMILY: Saints for Today By Fr. Randy Sly | November 1, 2013 Calling the saints to mind inspires, or rather arouses in us, above all else, a longing to enjoy their company, so desirable in itself. We long to share in the citizenship of heaven, to dwell with the spirits of the blessed, to join the assembly of patriarchs, the ranks of the prophets, the council of apostles, the great host of martyrs, the noble company of confessors and the choir of virgins. St. Bernard of Clairvaux Continue Reading... Agere contra! Doing the Opposite for Christ By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. | November 1, 2013 As the modern world about us goes its merry godless and morally dissipated way, Catholics will be called to be more and more contrarian. A contrarian, of course, is a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion or current practices. Regarding much of what relativist and secularist liberal societies consider "normal," the faithful practicing Catholic will be decidedly contrarian.  Halloween in the Year of Faith: Evangelizing our Pre-Christian Culture By Deacon Keith Fournier | November 1, 2013 Like many Catholics and other Christians I am aware that the contemporary celebration of Halloween, with its undue influence on goblins, ghosts and the demonic, reflects the waning influence of the Christian worldview in the West. However, it also presents an opportunity for Catholic Christians to do what we have always done, live like missionaries in our own culture. Particularly during this Year of Faith I suggest we consider how the Church has transformed cultures throughout her history- and then do the same. Continue Reading... Priest Returns from China - Has Mass Blocked by U.S. Government By Terence P. Jeffrey | October 31, 2013 In China, says Father Leonard, "We expected the Communist Party to interfere and block religious services. They were very clear that they despised religion and they would do that. There was no question. But the great surprise is to be here and be standing in front of my chapel where I am the pastor and told that you can't have services here by decree of the government." Represented by the Thomas More Law Center, this heroic priest is now suing the U.S. Department of Defense for violating the First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion. He says he will take the case all the way to the Supreme Court if he must. Continue Reading... THURSDAY HOMILY: We Are Invited Into an Encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ By Deacon Keith Fournier | October 31, 2013 Today we are gathered in the presence of the same Jesus Christ. He is as truly present as He was in those dusty streets on the way to Jerusalem - for those whose eyes are opened by living faith. The same Holy Spirit which transformed the Apostle Paul has been given to you and me. The same Jesus whom Paul encountered, will soon come to us in the Holy Eucharist and make His home within us. The key is our response to the invitation. Continue Reading... What child is this? Cute little boy hugs Pope Francis during papal address By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | October 30, 2013 Pope Francis got an unexpected surprise yesterday when a little boy wandered onstage during a papal address. Continue Reading... Archbishop William E. Lori Teaches Christians How to Explain and Defend Religious Liberty By Deacon Keith Fournier | October 31, 2013 We must face the facts, the first freedom, religious freedom, is under a ferocious assault in the United States of America. Further, the Catholic Church is increasingly being threatened at the very heart of her mission. Religious faith and the values informed by faith serve and promote the common good. Religious freedom is a fundamental and basic human right which must be secured and protected by law in truly free Nations. Rightly understood and properly respected, religious freedom means a freedom for religious expression; not a removal of such expression from public places. Continue Reading... Achard of St. Victor: 'Punishment Has Some Likeness to God' By Andrew M. Greenwell, Esq. | October 31, 2013 A Juggernaut of a doctrine, the modern "God is love" teaching, when not properly offered, can trample everything before it, including justice and punishment--indeed even, if some modern theologians are to be believed, an eternal Hell. Now, that God is love is absolutely true. (1 John 4:8) It is dogma. But it does not follow that a God of love does not also judge and punish. Love and judgment, love and punishment are not opposites. Punishment which follows judgment is not necessarily inconsistent with love. Continue Reading...
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