Archive for February, 2014

Politics and Pulpit: "Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open!" Part One
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Politics and Pulpit: “Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open!” Part One

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by on Feb 10, 2014 in Columnists, Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Law & Justice, Leadership
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It’s an election year, and it’s time to open our mouths, in the Church, about politics, candidates, and the right to life. Our fight for our unborn brothers and sisters is a fight for freedom and against tyranny; for people and against oppressive governments. Our Founding Fathers fought this fight, and so must we, with […]

We are the Light of the World
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We are the Light of the World

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by on Feb 08, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Sunday Reflections
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FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  “Jesus is the greatest treasure in the universe.  Jesus is better than anything—even the Super Bowl.  If you have Jesus, it’s still awesome, whether you win or lose.” In a recent television interview, Rocky Seto, a coach for the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL champions of Super Bowl 48, expressed his […]

Poem: "Fame is a Fickle Food"
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Poem: “Fame is a Fickle Food”

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by on Feb 08, 2014 in Poetry
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Fame is a Fickle Food (Part 5: The Single Hound IV) Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate, Whose table once a Guest, but not The second time, is set. Whose crumbs the crows inspect, 5 And with ironic caw Flap past it to the Farmer’s corn; Men eat of it and die. […]

You are the Salt of the Earth
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You are the Salt of the Earth

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by on Feb 08, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Sunday Reflections
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As a Catholic teen growing up in one of the most Catholic areas of the US, I never would have considered abandoning my faith. But neither would I ever have considered getting excited about it. Why should I? Nobody else in my parish seemed excited. The teens in the parish went wild at the rock […]

Patron of Compulsive Shopping Disorders
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Patron of Compulsive Shopping Disorders

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by on Feb 08, 2014 in Featured, Live in Christ, Personal Finance, Tips, Tools, Tech
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As a cradle Catholic, I’ve had the privilege of learning about and praying for the intercession of many saints for all my life.   Lose my keys again?  Calling on Saint Anthony.  Test coming up?  St. Joseph of Cupertino to the rescue. Pregnancy issues?  Alternate between St. Gerard Magella and St. Raymond Nonatus. Husband unemployed?  […]

St. Jerome Emiliani
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St. Jerome Emiliani

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by on Feb 08, 2014 in MyChurchParish.com, Saint of the Day
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ST. JEROME EMILIANI was a member of one of the patrician families of Venice, and, like many other Saints, in early life a soldier. He was appointed governor of a fortress among the mountains of Treviso, and whilst bravely defending his post, was made prisoner by the enemy. In the misery of his dungeon he […]

The Great Family of the Heavy-Hearted
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The Great Family of the Heavy-Hearted

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by on Feb 07, 2014 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Featured, Live in Christ
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I read about a young man paralyzed in a freak accident. The story gave a glimpse of his grief and sorrow. It’s been just a year since his accident. The terrible prospect of permanent disability is beginning to sink in and it’s breaking his heart. He told the reporter, “It’s really, really hard.” And so […]

Fathers Needed
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Fathers Needed

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by on Feb 07, 2014 in Featured, Men, Parenting
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Fatherhood is likely to be a central part of the discussion when the world’s bishops gather at the Vatican this October. Pope Francis has called an extraordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops to consider the “Pastoral challenges for the family in the context of evangelization.” He also has asked bishops to meet in 2015 […]

I'm In The Olympics
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I’m In The Olympics

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by on Feb 07, 2014 in Featured, Live in Christ
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Of course I’m not, really.  I’m probably one of the least athletic people I know.  But I love the Olympics, in a love-hate kind of way.  The hate part isn’t really “hate,” but I do end up feeling like there is a risk of an over-emphasis on one’s body, and that the soul can be […]

Hate-Crimes the European Parliament isn't Worried About
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Hate-Crimes the European Parliament isn’t Worried About

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by on Feb 07, 2014 in Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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While the controversial “Lunacek-Report”, which it has adopted this week, calls on EU Member States to“register and investigate hate crimes against LGBTI people, and adopt criminal legislation prohibiting incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”, the European Parliament seems very much less concerned about the hate crimes that actually do take place […]

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Climate Change Deliberation

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues, The Economy
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We are asked to ignore the simplest hypothesis that the earth’s climate is ever changing.

The Playgrounds of War II
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Sixteen Juveniles Rescued in Super Bowl-Related Sex Trafficking Stings

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Featured, Law & Justice, The Social Order, Those in Need
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Dozens of agencies and organizations, including the FBI, rescued 16 juveniles from sex trafficking rings in the two weeks prior to Super Bowl XLVIII. More than 50 adult women were rescued, and 45 pimps were arrested. Huffington Post reports the efforts took several months, and required “training for legions of law enforcement personnel, hospitality workers, […]

Soft Tissue In T-Rex Bones: Don’t Pick a Side
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Soft Tissue In T-Rex Bones: Don’t Pick a Side

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Featured, Science
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In 2005 Science journal reported the discovery of soft tissue in the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex, and how it got there has been debated ever since. Dr. Mary H. Schweitzer, whose research team found the soft tissue, maintains that it was preserved by an exceptional process over the 65 million years since T-rexes became extinct. […]

Eugenics Still Coercive and Devoid of Real Compassion
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Eugenics Still Coercive and Devoid of Real Compassion

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Featured
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Today more and more people are whole-heartedly embracing eugenics. They probably don’t know it as eugenics, but every time a human life in the womb or in the lab is cut short because his or her genetics is not up to snuff, that is undoubtedly eugenics. Many associate the eugenics of old with a lack […]

Book Review: <em>Dear God, You Can’t Be Serious!</em>
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Book Review: Dear God, You Can’t Be Serious!

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Columnists, On Books, Parenting
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Have you ever found a really good series of kids’ books, something the kids love to hear read aloud and to re-read on their own (or for our kids, to leaf through and look at the pictures again), but wished that there was something more in them than a light adventure story? I love reading […]

St. John Bosco and the Exercise of Virtue
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St. John Bosco and the Exercise of Virtue

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by on Feb 06, 2014 in Featured, Leadership, Live in Christ, Those in Need
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Is it better to be Prudent or not? When discussing the infamous educational system of St. John Bosco (Preventive System) one cannot help to see how prudent he was in helping the children of Turin. The Method of St. John Bosco A striking characteristic one encounters upon reading about St. John Bosco and his Preventive […]

UN Asks Church To Change Teaching on Abortion, Homosexuality
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UN Asks Church To Change Teaching on Abortion, Homosexuality

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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The Vatican accused a UN committee of interfering with Church doctrine and violating religious freedom after it was asked to change its teaching on abortion and homosexuality. The Church should change its teaching on abortion, according to a UN committee that monitors the rights of children. The Church should no longer automatically excommunicate those who […]

Poem: "A Better Resurrection"
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Poem: “A Better Resurrection”

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Poetry
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A Better Resurrection Have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numb’d too much for hopes or fears; Look right, look left, I dwell alone; I lift mine eyes, but dimm’d with grief No everlasting hills I see; My life is in the falling leaf: O Jesus, quicken […]

Faith at Work
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Faith at Work

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Featured, Law & Justice, Live in Christ
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Last fall, the Supreme Court agreed to review two religious liberty cases surrounding the Obama Administration’s contraception mandate. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties maintain that the federal requirement is an unlawful infringement upon religious liberty, and this year we’ll find out if the highest court in the land concurs. In support of the cases, […]

Au Revoir, Phillip Seymour Hoffman
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Au Revoir, Phillip Seymour Hoffman

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Columnists, Featured, Live in Christ, Those in Need
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Death is always a hardship, and death by any means besides natural causes is a tragedy. So, when the body of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found Sunday, February 2 in the bathroom of his Greenwich Village apartment, it was a tragedy. Hoffman, 46, had died of an apparent drug overdose. A friend found him […]

My Predictions in Bioethics Right Again!
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My Predictions in Bioethics Right Again!

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Catholic Bioethics, Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Contraception & Abortion, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, Reproductive Technology
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Can you believe a year has come and gone since I last told you what would happen, before it happened, in bioethics? Maybe it’s my increasing age, but time is passing too fast! So, how did I do? Not as well as in years past, but still an A-. Let’s take a look: The Affordable […]

Reflections For Sunday, February 9, 2014
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Reflections For Sunday, February 9, 2014

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by on Feb 05, 2014 in Catechesis, Featured, Sunday Reflections, Vocations
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Meditation and Questions for Reflectoin/Group Discussion (Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112:4-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16) What it Means to Demonstrate the Power of God to Others … with a demonstration of spirit and power. (1 Corinthians 2:4) Christians are called to be kind and generous, to serve those in need, and to be honest and […]

West Wants Nigeria as ‘Dumping Ground’ for ‘Immoral Practices’
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West Wants Nigeria as ‘Dumping Ground’ for ‘Immoral Practices’

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by on Feb 04, 2014 in Featured, The Homosexual Agenda
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Western governments and media around the world are attacking Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013, which outlaws same-sex “marriage” as well as propagandizing by the homosexualist lobby. However, one of the few voices giving public support is that of the Nigerian Catholic bishops, who have issued a statement congratulating the government for the passage […]

How Can We Work 40+ Hours a Week and Still Put God First?
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How Can We Work 40+ Hours a Week and Still Put God First?

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by on Feb 04, 2014 in Featured, On the Job
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How you manage your time depends on who or what you put first. Does your family come first or does your job? And what about God? Ideally, our priorities will be God, family, and work, in that order. But with only 24 hours in a day, it’s hard to know how to give everyone their […]