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Headlines Obianuju Ekeocha on World AIDS Day - The Condom and the Killer Virus By Obianuju Ekeocha | December 4, 2013 In a bid to promote a Godless ideology and culture reminiscent of a sexual revolution, some of the rich donor organizations and countries have blindly inflicted much pain on Africa through their HIV "prevention" programs that have done quite the opposite of what they promised. So far, they have not helped Africans but have harmed us. They have not enriched but impoverished us. They have not strengthened but weakened us. They have not freed but shackled us. Tragic indeed! Continue Reading... Dr. Deal W Hudson on Why God Became Man By Deal W. Hudson | December 4, 2013 With the Incarnation, the good news of deliverance and redemption entered the human field of vision, made available to even the most depraved of minds. The Word becoming present to the senses and through the senses to the mind transfigured human existence. The way of knowing called Faith could "see through the glass darkly" the gift of God's presence in the world, all that need be known and loved to receive eternal life. Continue Reading... Advent: Mary, John the Baptist and Pope Francis Call Us to Gospel Joy By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 4, 2013 Let us respond to the invitation of Pope Francis and follow his example. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to cultivate the fruit of Gospel joy within us. Let us embrace by grace the way of humility demonstrated by John the Baptizer and Mary and find the happiness of heaven - beginning right here on earth. St. Josemaria Escriva, a Saint of our own time who teaches us that the universal call to holiness embraces every vocation and state in life, once wrote, "I am every day more convinced that happiness in Heaven is for those who know how to be happy on earth." (The Forge, 1005) Continue Reading... Francis Xavier, Pope Francis and the Missionary Transformation of the Catholic Church By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 3, 2013 Pope Francis writes of the need for a "missionary conversion" for the whole Church. He shares his dream of a "missionary option". He speaks of the need to put all things in a "missionary key". He challenges the pastors of the Church to engage ministry in a "missionary style". The word missionary runs throughout the entire manifesto entitled The Gospel of Joy. It seems our Pope may have also had Francis Xavier in mind - and heart - on that night when the Holy Spirit encouraged him to choose the name Francis. Continue Reading... Black gold, Texas tea! How a major discovery in a tiny Australian mining town is about to change your world By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | December 3, 2013 The quaint, hot town of Coober Pedy, Australia has long been known for a few things. Opal mining, scorching heat, and underground dwellings because of the former. Now it may become known for something else-something that could change everything. Continue Reading... Christians of East and West Must Give Common Witness: Pope Francis Writes Patriarch Bartholomew By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 4, 2013 Pope Francis' reference to the Patriarch as my brother Andrew showed the fraternal affection said to exist between them already. However, it did much more. It pointed back to the ancient bond in which the Church will find its path back to full communion, the brotherhood of Simon (Peter) and Andrew. Will the Two Lungs of the Church, East and West Breathe Together Again? I believe that they will, and sooner than many expect. This recent letter from Peter to Andrew is one more sign of the movement of the Holy Spirit toward that glorious day. May it be a seed of the coming full communion between the two sister Churches Continue Reading... Vatican, State Department defend embassy move By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | December 4, 2013 Both the Obama administration and some within the Vatican are working to quell rumors over last week's news that the State Department would be closing the current free-standing Vatican embassy and move the mission to a complex in Rome. Detractors have suggested the move is a symbol of strained relations between Obama and the Catholic Church. Some Church officials are denying this alleged motivation. Continue Reading... Rush Limbaugh is Wrong, Karen Finney of MSNBC is Nuts: Pope Francis and Capitalism By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 4, 2013 Do you get it Karen Finney and E.J. Dionne? It is not "progressive" to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life! The lie of your brand of political progressivism has been exposed, rejected and dismissed by the Pope whom you think you can use to bolster your political agenda! Also disturbing were words spoken by Rush Limbaugh. His contention, offered on the EIB Network, that some of the words written by Pope Francis were Marxist is reprehensible. Further, his claim that they must have been written by someone else showed a serious lack of the show prep Limbaugh purports to engage in before he opines from his golden microphone at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies. Continue Reading... Prepare the Way for the Lord: Why We Celebrate Advent By Deacon Keith Fournier | December 2, 2013 This Sunday, Advent begins. In a western culture where the influences of Christian traditions are waning, many ask why we even celebrate Advent. It is helpful to know our Liturgical history in order to explain what we do to those who may inquire. But even more importantly, it can help each of us to enter more fully into the seasonal participation and experience the grace it offers. Over the next four weeks preceding the great celebration of the Nativity of the Lord Jesus, (Christ-Mass), Christians are invited to prepare, to get ready, to make a place for the Lord in our lives and in our homes and to anticipate His coming. Continue Reading...
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