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A Beacon Of Light… Sacramentals Prepare Us To Receive Grace

February 8, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light… Sacramentals Prepare Us To Receive Grace

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + For the past several weeks we have explored the second pillar of the Catechism which consists of the Celebration of the Christian Mystery. In this second section of the Catechism we had the privilege of exploring the various aspects of the Church’s liturgical life, like the Paschal Mystery and the Church, the Church’s liturgy, the Holy Trinity in the liturgy, the particular details of liturgy, liturgical diversity and unity, and the seven sacraments. All…Continue Reading

Guess What Happened At School Today?

February 7, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Guess What Happened At School Today?

By DEACON MIKE MANNO Apparently, at a Michigan high school, school authorities have taken the position that even if a student is speaking in private, either in-person or by text, if that conversation can be heard by an eavesdropper who might be offended, the student can be suspended from school.And adding to the student’s burden, while he is allowed to have his own religious and political views, they cannot be expressed on any social media platform.You see, at this particular school, there is no such thing as free speech. At least until the lawyers finish with it.According to the federal lawsuit filed by the Great Lake Justice Center in Lansing, Mich., on behalf of the student’s parents, their son was…Continue Reading

A Matter Of Phrasing

February 6, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Matter Of Phrasing

By TOM TAKASH Not long ago, sipping my morning coffee and checking the Internet for the latest news, I came across the following: “A recent UC Irvine inclusive language guide directs people to stop using the phrase ‘kill two birds with one stone,” and instead use the less violent ‘feed two birds with one scone’.” I just had to read it a second time. Then, I read it a third time.This suggestion sounded crazy to me. My first reaction was to completely reject it as apparently some academic’s delusional attempt to help direct one’s thoughts away from aggressive behavior toward our “animal friends.” It implied that this rephrasing could result in a kinder and gentler approach to life. Who could…Continue Reading

America Needs A Pro-Family Marshall Plan

February 5, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on America Needs A Pro-Family Marshall Plan

By CHRISTOPHER MANION During his general audience on January 5, as Pope Francis addressed the role of St. Joseph in the Holy Family, he paused to address the beauty of adoption and its role in family life.“I think particularly of all those who are open to welcoming life by way of adoption, which is such a generous and beautiful, good attitude. Joseph shows us that this type of bond is not secondary; it is not second best. This kind of choice is among the highest forms of love, and of fatherhood and motherhood. How many children in the world are waiting for someone to take care of them!“And how many married couples want to be fathers and mothers but are…Continue Reading

All We Own

February 4, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on All We Own

By JOE SIXPACK I must admit, like most Americans I’ve been living most of my life on the materialistic side. There’s nothing wrong with possessing “things” or having lots of money. In fact, I’ve been rich and now I’m poor, but I know which one I prefer. (HINT: It ain’t the latter.) After all, if we didn’t have fruits from our labors, there would be no way the Church could acquire what she needs to fulfill the mission given her by her Founder. Somebody has to pay the electric bill, among other things.But materialism is sort of like emotions; both will lie to you every time. When we rely on and trust in our emotions more than relying on and…Continue Reading

A Book Review… A Tool For Reinforcing Marriage

February 3, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Book Review… A Tool For Reinforcing Marriage

By DONALD DeMARCO Couples, Awaken Your Love by Robert Cardinal Sarah; Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2021, 138 p., translated by M. Miller, $15.95. Robert Cardinal Sarah’s reliability, orthodoxy, clarity of thought, and his love for people have been well established in his several books, especially, for this reviewer, in his 2019 book, The Day Is Now Far Spent (350 pages). In Couples, Awaken Your Love, he turns his attention from the broad problems of the world and of the Church to something more domestic — marriage.In the main part of the book, he emphasizes two things. First, the importance of marriage and the family, and a truth repeated so often by St. John Paul II, that “The future of humanity…Continue Reading

Archbishop Lori On Abortion… “This Time We’re Really Serious — Honest!”

February 2, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Archbishop Lori On Abortion… “This Time We’re Really Serious — Honest!”

By CHRISTOPHER MANION Last Saturday, January 22, on the forty-ninth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called on the faithful to “pray, fast, and work for the day when the gift of every human life is protected in law and welcomed in love” on the anniversary of the court’s decision. He asks for prayers through “when we anticipate a decision by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.”His Excellency is correct. This year holds much in store. In fact, we have to go back twelve years to find a critical and decisive time of similar significance.January 2010 found Capitol Hill in the…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light… Sacraments Of Service — Holy Orders

February 1, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light… Sacraments Of Service — Holy Orders

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Today our journey through the Catechism brings us to the Upper Room. As we gaze inside, we see Jesus seated with His apostles around the table as they celebrate the Last Supper. It is here where we begin our consideration of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. On the night before He was to be betrayed, Jesus gathered with His apostles, took bread, blessed, and broke it.Likewise, He gave them the chalice, filled with wine.…Continue Reading

Federal Intimidation Of Christians

January 31, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Federal Intimidation Of Christians

By DEACON MIKE MANNO It appears that the anti-Christian Biden administration is engaging in another attempt to intimidate conservative Christians into silence and inaction. And unlike some other measures, this one was taken in a manner to keep the public unaware.Here is what is going on: At least 19 federal agencies have announced that those employees who are seeking a religious (or conscience) exemption to Mr. Biden’s order that all federal employees must be vaccinated against COVID will be required to provide the government with certain personal information that raises concerns about how that information may be used.[Editor’s Note: A federal court in Texas on January 21 issued an injunction against President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the federal workforce,…Continue Reading

In Brilliant Sunshine And Biting Cold . . . MCCL March Draws Thousands Of Hopeful Pro-Lifers

January 30, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on In Brilliant Sunshine And Biting Cold . . . MCCL March Draws Thousands Of Hopeful Pro-Lifers

By PEGGY MOEN ST. PAUL — The night before the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life rally at the state capitol, I watched EWTN’s coverage of the January 21 national March for Life in D.C. Several commentators observed that this could be the last March, given pro-life hopes that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down Roe in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. A decision is expected by late June.I thought about that, already feeling nostalgic and thinking that it would be strange not to attend another March for Life after half a century.The next morning, however, I drove up to the Cathedral of St. Paul for the Prayer Service for Life. After crossing snowy, icy Selby Avenue…Continue Reading