Homily #080725 ( 14min) Play – Today we celebrate the Feast of St. James the Apostle, and the 40th anniversary of the Encyclical Humanae Vitae. In today’s homily Father Ignatius speaks about our disordered desire for independence from authority, and the nature of the Married State in relation to the Church’s teaching against contraception.
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Instruction “Dignitas personæ“

on some bioethical questions

Introduction

1. The dignity of a person must be recognized in every human being from conception to natural death. This fundamental principle expresses a great “yes” to human life and must be at the center of ethical reflection on biomedical research, which has an ever greater importance in today’s world. The Church’s Magisterium has frequently intervened to clarify and resolve moral questions in this area. The Instruction Donum vitae was particularly significant. And now, twenty years after its publication, it is appropriate to bring it up to date.

The teaching of Donum vitae remains completely valid, both with regard to the principles on which it is based and the moral evaluations which it expresses. However, new biomedical technologies which have been introduced in the critical area of human life and the family have given rise to further questions, in particular in the field of research on human embryos, the use of stem cells for therapeutic purposes, as well as in other areas of experimental medicine. These new questions require answers.

http://www.usccb.org/comm/Dignitaspersonae/Dignitas_Personae.pdf

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Homily #090902 ( 09min) Play – Today’s Gospel reading describes a typical day in the life of Christ, which included a busy schedule of miraculous cures, but he still found time to pray.

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Homily #091122 ( 27min) Play – Today is the Feast of Christ the King and Fr. Bonaventure outlines how we need this kingship in this age so resistant to Christ’s teaching where we seem bent on rejecting all Christian influence on public life.

Ave Maria! Mass readings
1: Dan 7:13-14
R: Ps 93:1-2,5
2: Rev 1:5-8
G: Jn 18:33-37

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Marycast #101 ( 10min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle continues with his discourse on the Second Vatican Council’s teaching on Mary. Here he covers Lumen Gentium 66-68 on the two extremes of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, of attributing divinity to Mary or, on the other extreme, not acknowledging her prerogatives, especially in regard to accepting her as our mother.

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Homily #100114 ( 06min) Play – St. Hilary of Poitiers fought the heresy of Arianism in his time. He did this by being true to the Magisterium. As the Catechism says:

Par 85 “The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the Church alone. Its authority in this matter is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ.” This means that the task of interpretation has been entrusted to the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome.

This simple policy guarantees that we won’t fall into error of personal interpretation whether of scripture as the Protestants do or of Tradition as the ultra Traditionalists do.

Ave Maria! St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – Mass: EF, In Medio Ecclesiae – Readings: 1st: 2ti 4:1-8 – Gsp: mat 5:13-19

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Homily #100511 ( 06min) Play – Fr. Bonaventure preaches on the first reading from Acts where Paul rejoices because he is imprisoned for his teaching. We too must ask for the grace to be willing to suffer for our faith. If we do then we will be truly free, will upbuild the Body of Christ on earth and will have life everlasting.
1: Acts 16:22-34
R: Ps 138:1-3,7-8
G: Jn 16:5-11

Today is also the the feast of St. Ignatius of Laconi, Franciscan

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In April, 2010, Msgr. Charles Mangan preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center entitled “How to Make Sense Out of My Conscience”.   In Talk #1 he introduces the subject of conscience and how important the  formation of it is, relating to social, moral and doctrinal teaching of the Church.

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In April, 2010, Msgr. Charles Mangan preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center entitled “How to Make Sense Out of My Conscience”. In Talk #4, Monsignor discusses erroneous and malformed consciences.

Ave Maria!

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