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Headlines Pope Francis Warns of a Throwaway Culture, Calls Abortion Horrific, Media Misses the Message By Deacon Keith Fournier | January 15, 2014 The inference in many media reports is utterly absurd, that Pope Francis is speaking out on the intrinsic evil of procured abortion to somehow silence his conservative critics. Sadly, this lightweight narrative has been propelled in the media, secular and religious, since Francis assumed the Chair of Peter. The truth is that Francis is as passionately Pro-Life as his predecessors. In fact, he may, with his newest inspired turn of phrase, Throwaway Culture be giving the movement dedicated to protecting our youngest neighbors in the womb the fresh verbal and conceptual framework it needs at this critical time. Continue Reading... Culture, Its Delights and Distractions: Why Dictators Start with the Culture By Deal W. Hudson | January 15, 2014 American culture over the past 50 years has slowly been \"occupied\" by elites that don\'t profess the same values of the Founders; or the religious groups who came here to freely practice their faith; or the men and women who fought and died in the two great wars. The nation\'s most historic and influential youth clubs, first the Girl Scouts and now the Boy Scouts, have become flagships for the \"gay agenda,\" which goes far beyond the issue of basic human rights.There is no need to enumerate the major cultural institutions that have become voices for an ideology counter to the Christian, and other faiths. What we need to affirm, however, is that we never faced an army rolling down the street with tanks and machine guns. We have actually accepted and funded the cultural takeover, voluntarily. Continue Reading... Freedom, Choosing and Becoming: The Moral Life and the Splendor of Truth By Deacon Keith Fournier | January 15, 2014 What we choose determines who we become. Choosing what is good changes the chooser, empowering him or her to proceed along the pathways of virtue and develop the habitus - or habits- which promote Christian character. The Catechism of the Catholic Church addresses human choice, action and freedom: The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes. There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just. The choice to disobey and do evil is an abuse of freedom and leads to \"the slavery of sin\". (Cf. Rom 6:17) (CCC#1733) Continue Reading... A 'BIG' Thank You from Catholic Online for your answer to Pope Francis' call to 'Prayer and Action!' By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | January 13, 2014 Today, we're sending out a great big thank you to everyone who has answered Pope Francis' call to 'Prayer and Action' and gave generously to help end world hunger. We'd now like to give you a status update. Continue Reading... Long defending the practice, Pope Francis baptizes child of unmarried couple By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | January 13, 2014 Having long called for the practice, Pope Francis baptized the baby of an unmarried couple in the Sistine Chapel during Baptism of the Lord mass at the Vatican. The unnamed parents and their child took part in the traditional Baptism of the Lord mass with 31 others, commemorating the day St. John baptized Jesus. Continue Reading... Ten Maxims Catholics Need to Know to Change the Culture By Deal W. Hudson | January 14, 2014 Last week I was asked by a Legatus group in Phoenix to address the issue of how Catholics impact and change the culture. I offered this list of ten "maxims" about political participation, the place where Catholic influence in the culture has needed serious attention for a long time. Continue Reading... Maureen Adams on Confronting Tyranny: He Will Lead Us Now By Maureen Adams | January 14, 2014 History records that Patrick Henry did not hesitate to invoke "God Almighty" that day, or any day. As a matter of fact, there is no record of any Founders avoiding theological allusions or concepts in their writing and their speeches. Of course, they were not envisioning the combined power of the Church and the state as in the Europe left behind. But they did consider faith as an aid to reason, to citizenship, an encouragement of virtue, and the cultivation of wisdom. They viewed the Christian faith as under-girding and infusing the state - and it worked - at least until now. Continue Reading... Discipleship: Following Jesus Christ in the Ordinary Time of Life By Deacon Keith Fournier | January 15, 2014 Ordinary time presents us with an opportunity to consider again the fact that living as a Christian calls us to meet the Lord in the real stuff of daily life. He is already there, walking before us and beckoning us to follow after Him. After weeks of preparing for -and then celebrating the Christmas season - all the decorations have come down in our homes and our church sanctuaries. The patterns of daily life now unfold before us and invite us to find the Lord in them. Continue Reading... Pope Francis makes special plea, but will Catholics really listen? By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) | January 9, 2014 Pope Francis continues to call for aid to the poor as the holiday season ends. The Holy Father has set a goal to eradicate global hunger by distributing food more equitably around the world and he has called on all faithful Catholics to help. It's a call that can't be answered by a single second collection at Mass. Continue Reading...
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