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Divine Mercy Sunday — Time to Celebrate God’s Mercy

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:20:45 +0000

Start With These Basics

Article written by Joseph Pronechen and taken from www.ncregister.com

Worried about the world situation? About your spiritual life? Jesus gives us the hope-filled solution. Seek and accept his mercy. Start in the Eastertide celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday, then continue with the devotion.

Jesus himself called for this [...]

Pro-life campaign saves over 800 babies during Lenten outreach

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:05:32 +0000

The 40 Days for Life spring campaign of pro-life advocacy, prayer and community outreach ended on April 1 after saving hundreds of babies from abortion.

“This was the largest number of ‘saves’ that we’ve ever had in the 40 Days for Life campaign,” director Shawn Carney told CNA April 11.

With local reports still being compiled, [...]

Benedictine Nun Makes a Splash at 2012 Oscar Ceremony

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:48:46 +0000

Among the Hollywood stars walking the red carpet at this year’s Oscars, will be a 73 year old Benedictine nun. She now goes by the name Mother Dolores and she belongs to the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. But long before she was known as Dolores Hart, a rising young actress, who starred [...]

Pope: Facing infertility with care and hope

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:41:29 +0000

“The Church pays great attention to the suffering of couples with infertility, she cares for them and, precisely because of this, encourages medical research.”, said Pope Benedict XVI, in his address Saturday to members of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Over the past week the Academy has gathered together experts from the world of [...]

Contribution of Women – Pope’s General Prayer Intention for March 2012

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:49:17 +0000

This month, the Holy Father has asked Catholics everywhere to pray: “That the whole world may recognize the contribution of women to the development of society.” Fr. Kubicki reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s general prayer intention for March 2012 in this video.

The Pope has also asked that we pray for Persecuted Christians this [...]

Noisy world is enemy of prayer, says Pope Benedict

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:53:38 +0000

Vatican City, Mar 7, 2012 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The constant noise that accompanies modern life is an enemy of God’s word being heard in prayer, Pope Benedict XVI said.

“Interior and exterior silence are necessary in order to hear that Word,” and yet, “our age does not, in fact, favor reflection [...]

My Brother the Pope – Interview with Msgr. Georg Ratzinger

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:54:57 +0000

It wasn’t always the case that Msgr. Georg Ratzinger lived in the shadow of his younger brother, Joseph. Georg was an accomplished musician, who for over 30 years directed the world-famous boys’ choir of the Regensburg cathedral. Brother Joseph was a brilliant young professor, but mostly known in German academic circles.

Now Georg writes about [...]

We Hold These Truths – The HHS Mandate and Religious Liberty

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:36:50 +0000

From the creators of the excellent video “Why I Love Religion and Love Jesus“, this new video titled “We Hold These Truths” was produced in order to clearly state the main issue in regards to the (HHS) Health and Human Services Mandate. The main issue is Religious Liberty. The mandate, as it stands [...]

Abraham, Isaac and Christ: A Commentary by Fr. Barron

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:29:19 +0000

One of the most dreadful stories in the Bible, is the story of Abraham, who was commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. It is hard to understand this story both from an emotional point of view, as well as theologically. What is the point of this story? In this video, Fr. Robert Barron [...]

The New Missal

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:15:33 +0000

The introduction of the English/Maori Missal marks a very important stage in the way in which we pray the Mass in New Zealand. For the first time in our history we have a complete Maori translation of the Roman Missal. A great debt of gratitude is owed to all those who participated in a mammoth [...]