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Video – Fr. Angelo – Face of Pro-life#3: The March of the Culture of Death

apostolate — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:33:18 +0000

Face of Pro-life #3 – Fr. Angelo and Corinn Dahn on the state of Pro-Life>>> Play

Ave Maria!

The swearing in of a Democratically-controlled Congress in 2006 was a setback for the Culture of Life. Today’s public assault against the virtue of chastity and the sanctity of family life began in 1965 with the Supreme Court case of Griswold vs. Connecticut that legalized contraception. Ever since then, emotions have trumped right reason in the public discourse. Without a total conversion of our own hearts, others will never see the light of truth, and the slaughter of innocents, the trivializing of sexuality, and the emptiness of our cultural experience will continue. In this program, Fr. Angelo and Corinn touch on all the consequences of electing a party whose foundation rests on the principles of the Culture of Death.

Ave Maria!

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Humanae Vitae

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:00:24 +0000

July 25th: The Anniversary of a Prophetic Encyclical

Ave Maria Meditations

In our present world where the embracing of intrinsic evils, which are the compromises with the devil, are becoming more and more mainstream and even mandated, a courageous voice spoke out in 1968. He was publicly denounced for this even by some high ranking clergy. Society was warned but did not heed the warning and never has human life become so cheapened and the dignity of a human being so debased. The consequences of the embracing of moral evils has yet to be fully realized. God help us.

ENCYCLICAL LETTER
HUMANAE VITAE
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF
PAUL VI

some excerpts from the Encyclical Letter which can be found at:

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae_en.html

Honored Brothers and Dear Sons,
Health and Apostolic Benediction.

The transmission of human life is a most serious role in which married people collaborate freely and responsibly with God the Creator. It has always been a source of great joy to them, even though it sometimes entails many difficulties and hardships.

The fulfillment of this duty has always posed problems to the conscience of married people, but the recent course of human society and the concomitant changes have provoked new questions. The Church cannot ignore these questions, for they concern matters intimately connected with the life and happiness of human beings.

Faithfulness to God’s Design

13. Men rightly observe that a conjugal act imposed on one’s partner without regard to his or her condition or personal and reasonable wishes in the matter, is no true act of love, and therefore offends the moral order in its particular application to the intimate relationship of husband and wife. If they further reflect, they must also recognize that an act of mutual love which impairs the capacity to transmit life which God the Creator, through specific laws, has built into it, frustrates His design which constitutes the norm of marriage, and contradicts the will of the Author of life. Hence to use this divine gift while depriving it, even if only partially, of its meaning and purpose, is equally repugnant to the nature of man and of woman, and is consequently in opposition to the plan of God and His holy will. But to experience the gift of married love while respecting the laws of conception is to acknowledge that one is not the master of the sources of life but rather the minister of the design established by the Creator. Just as man does not have unlimited dominion over his body in general, so also, and with more particular reason, he has no such dominion over his specifically sexual faculties, for these are concerned by their very nature with the generation of life, of which God is the source. “Human life is sacred?all men must recognize that fact,” Our predecessor Pope John XXIII recalled. “From its very inception it reveals the creating hand of God.”

Consequences of Artificial Methods

17. Responsible men can become more deeply convinced of the truth of the doctrine laid down by the Church on this issue if they reflect on the consequences of methods and plans for artificial birth control. Let them first consider how easily this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards. Not much experience is needed to be fully aware of human weakness and to understand that human beings?and especially the young, who are so exposed to temptation?need incentives to keep the moral law, and it is an evil thing to make it easy for them to break that law. Another effect that gives cause for alarm is that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods may forget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires, no longer considering her as his partner whom he should surround with care and affection.

Finally, careful consideration should be given to the danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law. Who will blame a government which in its attempt to resolve the problems affecting an entire country resorts to the same measures as are regarded as lawful by married people in the solution of a particular family difficulty? Who will prevent public authorities from favoring those contraceptive methods which they consider more effective? Should they regard this as necessary, they may even impose their use on everyone. It could well happen, therefore, that when people, either individually or in family or social life, experience the inherent difficulties of the divine law and are determined to avoid them, they may give into the hands of public authorities the power to intervene in the most personal and intimate responsibility of husband and wife.

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Our present Holy Father also mentions this encyclical in his new encyclical writing:

15. Two further documents by Paul VI without any direct link to social doctrine — the Encyclical Humanae Vitae (25 July 1968) and the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (8 December 1975) — are highly important for delineating the fully human meaning of the development that the Church proposes. It is therefore helpful to consider these texts too in relation to Populorum Progressio.

The Encyclical Humanae Vitae emphasizes both the unitive and the procreative meaning of sexuality, thereby locating at the foundation of society the married couple, man and woman, who accept one another mutually, in distinction and in complementarity: a couple, therefore, that is open to life. This is not a question of purely individual morality: Humanae Vitae indicates the strong links between life ethics and social ethics, ushering in a new area of magisterial teaching that has gradually been articulated in a series of documents, most recently John Paul II’s Encyclical Evangelium Vitae.

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Video – Defend Jesus-Defend His Church – Dr. Miravalle: Mcast123

apostolate — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:45:38 +0000

Marycast #123 ( 9min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle asks us if we are willing to defend Jesus Christ and so defend His Church. He refers to a recent pop star that claimed Jesus has the disordered inclination of homosexuality and other unfortunate incidents that are blasphemous and calls us to not be silent in these cases.

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Ave Maria!

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Video – Face of Pro-Life #129: Single Parenthood and Abortion

apostolate — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:46:52 +0000

Face of Pro-Life #129 – Fr. Angelo and Corinn Dahm on single Motherhood ( 30min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

In this episode Fr. Angelo and Corinn Dahm discuss the connection between the general lack of marriage and abortion. Corinn begins by quoting a statistic that 87% of women that have abortions are not married. They further relate this to the general loss of the sense of family and the orientation of sexuality to that end and how this effects our society.

Ave Maria!

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Video – Dr. Helen Alvare – Taking Pope Francis at His Word – CONF 259

apostolate — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:29:15 +0000

Conferences #259 – ( 68min) >>> Play

Adult themes Discussed

For the 2014 Courage Conference in Philadelphia at Villanova University Dr. Helen Alvare answers the question, “What If We Took Pope Francis at His Word? She focuses on an overall understanding of the moral sea that we swim in, especially the legal aspects that tie into cultural and psychological considerations and then how to address the situation based on the words of Francis.

For more on the Courage apostolate go to couragerc.org

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Video – Fr. Koterski – Meaning of Human Sexuality – CONF 260

apostolate — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:29:26 +0000

Conferences #260 – ( 80min) >>> Play

Adult themes Discussed

For the 2014 Courage Conference in Philadelphia at Villanova University, Fr. Joseph Koterski, S.J., talks on “The Christian Meaning of Human Sexuality” where he gives a comprehensive view of human sexuality, its purpose and how it fits in with morality and the human person.

For more on the Courage apostolate go to couragerc.org

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The Charity of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr – Jan 21 – Homily – Fr Alan

apostolate — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:46:59 +0000

In the homily for the memorial of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr (Jan 21), Fr. Alan explains how the death of the virgin Agnes, described by St. Ambrose as “one victim, but a twin martyrdom, to modesty and to religion,” illustrates the Christian vocation to bear witness to God, by example and by confession. Agnes’ heroic fidelity constitutes the highest charity toward God and neighbor.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Agnes – Mem

Readings:

1st: 1 Cor 1:26-31
Resp: Ps 23:1-3, 4, 5, 6
Gsp: Mt 13:44-46

More on the Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/0121-memorial-agnes.cfm

For Catechism section on The Eighth Commandment and the obligation to bear witness to the truth in word and deed: http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a8.htm

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Not Rude: 6th Mark of Charity – Jan 24 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:13:00 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jan 24, 2022, on the 6th Mark of Charity, love is not rude, continuing his series on the Marks of Charity (1 Corinthians 13:5)

Rude refers to behaving disgracefully or shamefully and thus is an admonition against sexual misconduct.

to not confuse love and lust, Love is not rude but lust is

Also is against all pornography, form of false intimacy

Respect the commandments of God

love and lust are opposites on all points.

love has nothing to do with crude or foul in speech:

1 we are called to righteousness

2 desacralizes what is sacred, our sexuality

3 contributes to misconduct as it make sin feel at home

4 weakens inhibition and resistance to temptations

Love is not ambitious

Charity is not ashamed because it is not ambitious

Luke 19:10 come to seek the sinners

St Basil love of Christ did not reject harlots and washed feet

John Chrysostom charity knows not what dishonor or disgrace she covers with her wings of gold all our sins

proverbs Love covers over a multitude of sins

Sweeps sins under the rug

Love is not rude in that it helps us to forgive, let go of offenses

More from this series, Marks of Charity:
YouTube Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLejh_e0-LN4zbDleFGSzczRhHHIz6_883
On AirMaria: http://dev.airmaria.com/tag/marks-of-charity/

Marks of Charity are from First Corinthians Chapt 13 – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/13

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Francis de Sales – Mem
Readings: – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0124-memorial-francis-de-sales.cfm
1st: eph 3:8-12
Resp: psa 37:3-6, 30-31
Gsp: joh 15:9-17

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