Face of Pro-Life #82 – Leticia Velasquez on how to Keep Infants with Down Syndrome ( 30min) >>> Play

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Leticia Velasquez tells her plight on the difficulties of finding health care for her child Christa who has Down Syndrome. In her effort to look out for her child and help others in the same situation she started an organization called K.I.D.S. for Keep Infants with Down Syndrome. The group especially tries to encourage expectant mothers who have a pre-born child diagnosed with Down to keep their child in the face of tremendous pressure from their medical community, family and friends to have an abortion. She focuses on the joys of having one of these special children and how they go down to Washington DC each year for the March for Life.

You can read her blog:
Keep Infants with Down Syndrome blog

and Facebook:
Keep Infants with Down Syndrome Facebook Group

Last year’s K.I.D.S. trip to March for Life in DC!

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Variety #90 – Alveda King on Racism and Abortion ( 40min) >>> Play

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Alveda King of Priests for Life came to Malden, Mass on Friday, Sept 17, 2010 and gave an inspirational talk at the Eternal Life Radio Breakfast for Clergy and Community Leaders on the connection between the civil rights movement, so ably lead by her late uncle Martin Luther King, and the right to life movement. She asks, “How Can the Dream Survive if we murder our Children?” She highlights the evidence that abortionist are racists and focus their deadly business on the poor and minorities. She plays a YouTube video of a movie trailer on this subject called Maafa 21. And then another trailer Blood Money on how abortionists try to increase number of abortions for the sake of more money. She also plays a music video of one of her songs and then a video by Randy Albright Let Me Live from his album “A Musical Celebration of Life”

You can visit her website at kingforamerica.com. She is also involved with Rachel’s Vineyard and Silent No More.

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Homily #130614 ( 04min) Play – St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazienzen had a profoundly holy friendship. Father explains how community life is a great spiritual support where brothers encourage one another in the advancement of virtue, holiness, and zeal.
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Mass: St. Basil the Great – 3rd Cl – Form: EF, Os Iusti
Readings: 
1st: 2ti 4:1-8
Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c2a1.htm

PART THREE – LIFE IN CHRIST
– SECTION ONE: MAN’S VOCATION: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
– – CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNITY
– – – ARTICLE 1: THE PERSON AND SOCIETY
– – – – I. The Communal Character of the Human Vocation
– – – – II. Conversion and Society
– – – – IN BRIEF

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PART THREE – LIFE IN CHRIST
– SECTION ONE: MAN’S VOCATION: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
– – CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNITY
– – – ARTICLE 2: PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE
– – – – I. Authority
– – – – II. The Common Good
– – – – III. Responsibility and Participation
– – – – IN BRIEF

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“Tour of the Catechism of the Catholic Church” is given by Fr. Daniel J. Mahan, S.T.L., pastor of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomington, Indiana, and St. Jude the Apostle in Spencer. He will cover the entire Catechism in about 80 videos, giving an outline of the content along with clear easy to follow explanations. It will be based on the  2nd Edition of the Catechism.

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PART THREE – LIFE IN CHRIST
– SECTION ONE: MAN’S VOCATION: LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
– – CHAPTER TWO: THE HUMAN COMMUNITY
– – – ARTICLE 3: SOCIAL JUSTICE
– – – – I. Respect for the Human Person
– – – – II. Equality and Differences among Men
– – – – III. Human Solidarity
– – – – IN BRIEF

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“Tour of the Catechism of the Catholic Church” is given by Fr. Daniel J. Mahan, S.T.L., pastor of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Bloomington, Indiana, and St. Jude the Apostle in Spencer. He will cover the entire Catechism in about 80 videos, giving an outline of the content along with clear easy to follow explanations. It will be based on the 2nd Edition of the Catechism.

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Fr. Elias on the need for Christians to be a light to the nations. This involves being able to settle their own disputes as a witness to the ability of the Gospel to bring peace to Earth, giving  good example by purity in marriage and how the Lord chose apostles and sent them out to bring the light to all peoples.

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Mass: Tuesday in the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: 1co 6:1-11
Resp: psa 149:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 9 0
Gsp: luk 6:12-19

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Part III – Life in Christ – #2234 – 2257

Fr. Mahan continues his discussion of the 4th Commandment and the Duties of Family Members (Ex 20:12) where the Catechism extends these to the all of humanity, all our neighbors, our superiors and those whom we represent.

NAB Ex 20:12 http://www.usccb.org/bible/exodus/20

CCC Part III – Life in Christ – #2234 http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a4.htm#V

V. THE AUTHORITIES IN CIVIL SOCIETY
– Duties of civil authoritiesp
– The duties of citizens
– The political community and the Church

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In the homily for the memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot (Jul 11) , Fr. Maximilian offers some highlights on the life and spirituality of St. Benedict, “Father of Western Monasticism,” and Co-Patron of Europe, whose spirituality has been condensed into the motto “Ora et Labora — Pray and Work.” This phrase might be taken as a general formula for a holy, Christian life, in other words: put God at the center and serve Him accordingly.

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Mass: St. Benedict – Memorial

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Ave Maria!  Some of Milwaukee’s artists are reclaiming their alleyways from criminals, using Marian artwork.  It’s a beautiful example of ingenuity, creativity and devotion.

In the quiet alleyway at 26th and Mineral streets behind Tree of Life Earthworks, a new art installation is starting to grow.

Five black wrought-iron trellises seem to have sprung up out of the cracks in the concrete. Two of the panels are already crowded with dozens of tiles covered in children’s scrawl, a multicolored garden of clay roses and doves secured with twisted copper wire.

At the center bloom two larger blue ceramic medallions. The faces of two young women rise off the circles in bas-relief. Their features and clothing are different — yet there is something strikingly similar in their kind eyes and serene smiles.

They are the first two of five planned sculptures of the Virgin Mary from various national and cultural traditions. Lori Gramling, the local artist who runs Tree of Life Earthworks out of her converted carriage house, said she first conceived the idea years ago, as a symbolic guardian for the neighborhood where she has lived and worked for more than a decade.“

Alleys can be a place of danger and of garbage. In a lot of neighborhoods, it’s the place you don’t want to walk in at night,” explained Gramling. “We knew it was important to claim our alleys as our backyards.”

The challenge was to design a project that was feasible and affordable. This winter, inspiration struck: why not use wire to attach individual ceramic pieces to fencing behind her studio?

A team of local artists spearheaded the art installation. From the beginning, Gramling felt it was important to get Clarke Square residents involved in the project. “It was going to be the voice of our community, not just our voices,” she said.

Source: New sculpture installation to display diverse images of Virgin Mary | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

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