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Founding Professor . . . Laments “Destruction” Of John Paul II Institute

September 11, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Founding Professor . . . Laments “Destruction” Of John Paul II Institute

(LifeSiteNews Editor’s Note: The following is an English translation of the “Public Statement Concerning the Turmoil Surrounding the Pope John Paul II Institute for the Family in Rome,” released on August 28. (The “Statement” was addressed to: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, Great Chancellor of the Institute; Monsignor Pierangelo Sequeri, President of the Institute; Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, prefect of the Congregation for Education; Archbishop Vincenzo Zani, Secretary of the Congregation for Education.) + + + (LifeSiteNews) — Due to the vast coverage in the media (Tagespost, Kath.net, Catholic News Agency, and many others in foreign countries) and due to the publication of the letter written by representatives of the Institute’s student body with now more than 1,500 signatures from students and alumni,…Continue Reading

We Need A Conversion Of Heart

September 10, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on We Need A Conversion Of Heart

By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Fourth Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR C) Readings: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14 1 Tim. 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-32 In the Gospel reading we are told that tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to listen to Jesus. This did not sit well with the Pharisees who complained, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Many things could be said in response to this, but my response is always one of gratitude because we are all sinners. A healthy doctor welcomes sick patients, a well-educated teacher welcomes students who lack knowledge, and the Lord, who came to save us from our sins, welcomes sinners. If He did not, He would be alone in Heaven with His Mother. God…Continue Reading

A Leaven In The World… The Storm That Never Passes

September 9, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on A Leaven In The World… The Storm That Never Passes

By FR. KEVIN M. CUSICK “This too shall pass.” These words are often spoken in sympathy to those suffering the darkness of internal anguish or the mind-numbing pain of serious physical illness. Also, more famously, to someone enduring the storm breaking over him following criminal wrongdoing in the aftermath of Watergate: the president humiliated in resignation, Richard Nixon. Always true of the storms of this life, but perhaps not always the most sympathetic of notions. Those in the midst of suffering often benefit more from simple accompaniment of presence and receptive silence. Words can sometimes do more harm than good. In recent days we’ve witnessed extensive and unprecedented damage in a hurricane of historic power and magnitude as Dorian lashed…Continue Reading

Catholic Replies

September 6, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Catholic Replies

Q. On the controversial matter of whether to admit to Catholic schools children of same-sex parents, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League has written a very good article. Perhaps you could share it with your readers. — A.M.D., via e-mail. A. We are happy to do so. Here is some of what Mr. Donohue said: “Parents are not required to enroll their children in a Catholic school, but once they elect to do so, they are obliged to follow its strictures. If they find some of the rules disagreeable, they are free to enroll their child in some other school. They are not free to reject those rules and then claim victim status. Nor are they free to enlist others…Continue Reading

Amazon Missionary Bishop… Amazon Synod Plans Miss The Real Problems

September 4, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Amazon Missionary Bishop… Amazon Synod Plans Miss The Real Problems

BELEM do PARA, Brazil (CNA) — A longtime missionary bishop of the Amazon River delta has said that the working document for an upcoming synod of bishops on the region does not address the actual problems faced by the Church in the region. Bishop José Luis Azcona, is the missionary bishop emeritus of Marajo, a diocese that includes dozens of islands in the Amazon River Delta. During his years of service in the region, Azcona lived under death threats for denouncing human trafficking and for defending the human rights of indigenous people. In remarks recently offered to ACI Digital, Catholic News Agency’s Portuguese-language sister agency, Azcona criticized the Instrumentum Laboris, or working document, for October’s Pan-Amazonian synod of bishops, which…Continue Reading

The Counsel Of God

September 3, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on The Counsel Of God

By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR C) Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18b Phil. 9:10, 12-17 Luke 14:25-33   In the first reading the question is asked: “Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the Lord intends?” The author goes on to say: “The deliberations of mortals are timid, and unsure are our plans.” By ourselves it is not possible to know what God intends. Look around at what is happening in the Church and in the world. Many people are either scandalized or have walked away because they cannot grasp the possibility that a loving God would allow the horrible things we have seen and experienced. The wise man goes on to point out that…Continue Reading

A Reflection For Our Times… Silence Is Golden

September 2, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on A Reflection For Our Times… Silence Is Golden

By DONAL ANTHONY FOLEY All sorts of reasons have been put forward as to why the Church is struggling to make its message known in the modern world, ranging from inadequate catechesis, to the malign effects of the “spirit of Vatican II,” to the sex-abuse crisis, to widespread indifference, or equally to the increasing hostility on the part of an anti-Christian media. All of these points, and others, are valid, but there may well also be a deeper reason why this is the case, one which is ultimately to do with the nature of modern society and its impact on prayer. We live in a very noisy age. We have grown up with noise and distraction, are used to it,…Continue Reading

Catholic Replies

August 30, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Catholic Replies

Editor’s Note: Are you looking for some solid Catholic books for your high school religious education program, books that have been found to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Then you should get copies of the five-volume Catholicism Series. The topics covered include the Creed and Apologetics (Catholicism & Reason), the Commandments and Sacraments (Catholicism & Life), Salvation History (Catholicism & Scripture), Marriage & Family (Catholicism & Society), and Medical-Moral Issues (Catholicism & Ethics). As co-author and publisher of this series, we are offering a 30 percent discount on the books, meaning they are available in any quantity for $10 each, plus shipping. Visit our website (www.crpublications.com) for more information or to place your order. We…Continue Reading

Be Relevant, Be Counter-Cultural

August 28, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Be Relevant, Be Counter-Cultural

By FR. SHENAN J. BOQUET (Editor’s Note: Fr. Shenan Boquet is president of Human Life International. Fr. Boquet’s commentary below first appeared at HLI.org on August 19 and is reprinted here with permission. All rights reserved.) + + + Sign Of Hope If you listened to certain Catholic thinkers and apologists, you’d think that the most urgent task facing the Church is to figure out ways to become more “relevant.” Especially when it comes to the youth. We need more “youth Masses” with rock bands and hip, joke-cracking priests; more retreats and conferences filled with fun games, good food, and diverting entertainment; more slick websites and marketing materials; less overt religious symbolism, like cassocks on priests, or habits on religious…Continue Reading

Do Everything Out Of Charity

August 27, 2019 Our Catholic Faith Comments Off on Do Everything Out Of Charity

By FR. ROBERT ALTIER Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time (YR C) Readings: Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Heb. 12:18-19, 22-24a Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Gospel reading today our Lord tells us that whoever humbles himself will be exalted, but whoever exalts himself will be humbled. He tells the guests at the dinner to which He was invited to take the lowest place at the table. It may be that the host of the event will notice the person at the lowest place and invite him to sit at a more distinguished spot. Such an occurrence would result in the person gaining esteem from the others at table with him. It is important for us to recognize that these words came…Continue Reading