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From the Web – The Truth

apostolate — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:34:23 +0000

Ave Maria!

Very clever video from YouTube for our troubled times.

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Sep 13 – Homily – Fr Bonaventure: Bearing Good Fruit

apostolate — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:09:38 +0000

Homily #080913 ( 07min) Play – To Bear Good Fruit, one must be rooted in the Truth. Ave Maria! Mass readings +++

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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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Nov 06 – Homily: Jesus, God’s Irrevocable Gift and Call

apostolate — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:39:29 +0000

St. Paul tells us: “The gifts and the call of God are irrevocable” (Rm 11:29). He Himself is the greatest of these gifts, the Eternal Word made flesh. With the gift of faith comes the call and obligation to live accordingly. It’s a call and an obligation that we can’t evade; our response to the call will have eternal consequences.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday 31st Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy

Readings:
1st: Rm 11:29-36
Resp: Ps 69:30-31, 33-34, 36-37 0
Gsp: Lk 14:12-14

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Jesus, Mary, & Joseph: Martyrs’ Strength – Feb 06 – Homily – Fr Alan

apostolate — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:39:45 +0000

The martyrs remembered today, Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, and companions, died for the Truth with the names of Jesus and Mary on their lips. Then, as now under the “dictatorship of relativism,” Christians draw strength to proclaim the saving truth of Christ by calling on Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sts. Peter Baptist and Companions – Mem

Readings from the Franciscan Lectionary, for the Memorial of Sts Peter Baptist and Companions, Martyrs

1st: Rom 8:31-39
Resp: Ps 31:3-4,6,8,16-17
Gsp: Mt 16:24-27

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Way, Truth & Life – Apr 27 – Homily – Fr Josemaria

apostolate — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:05:39 +0000

Fr Josemaria gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Apr 27 on how Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Friday 4th Week of Easter – Wkdy
Readings:
1st: act 13:26-33
Resp: psa 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11 0
Gsp: joh 14:1-6

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Sts. Philip and James – May 03 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Fri, 03 May 2019 11:05:57 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on May 03, 2019 on the feast of Sts. Philip and James on how Jesus is the Way, the Truth, the Life that he wants to give to us through His apostles. This way involves many trials but gives us the strength to follow in Christ’s truthful, life-giving steps even, if need be, unto shedding our blood as did Sts. Philip and James.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Sts. Philip and James – Feast
Readings:
1st: 1co 15:1-8
Resp: psa 19:2-3, 4-5 0
Gsp: joh 14:6-14

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Being Unpopular for Jesus – Apr 18 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:14:31 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Apr 18, 2022, on how Mary Magdalene and Mary Clopas, who were sincere seekers of the truth but were side-lined for being on the side of Jesus whose teaching was unpopular in the eyes of the Pharisees and other religious leaders of Judea. He relates this to modern times where we can see that the places that have the most money and influence are the ones to be less faithful to Christ’s teachings. He sites the wealthy German Catholic Church and the College of the Holy Cross which have sided with popular movements and rejected Christ’s sound teaching.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Monday of Easter Week – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/041822.cfm
1st: act 2:14, 22-32
Resp: psa 16:1-2, 5, 7-11
Gsp: mat 28:8-15

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FS #42: Spiritual Christocentrism, Part 3 – Aug 01 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 10:58:47 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Aug 01, 2023, where he continues his series on Franciscan Spirituality, and Spiritual Christocentrism, explaining how Christ is The Way, The Truth and The Life, showing the Franciscan triple way. Today he focuses on the first two, Christ as the The Way and The Truth.

Praise be Jesus and Mary. Today, we delve further into Franciscan spirituality, highlighting Christ as ‘the way’ and ‘the truth’ [John 14: 6 – I am the way, the truth, and the life – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?6]. According to Saint Bonaventure’s life of Saint Francis, Francis found Christ everywhere, in the universe and every being, his love for God reflected in all creations. His love yearned for a physical embodiment of Christ, leading him to Palestine to walk in Jesus’ footsteps, connecting with his experiences, from Bethlehem to Calvary.

In sharing Christ’s experiences with others, Saint Francis presented varied facets of Christ, to comfort the timid, inspire the weary, and ignite yearning for union with God. This led to the spread of devotion to Christ’s sacred humanity. Saint Francis’s reflections on Christ, especially his humility and suffering, encourage us to imitate and love Christ, seeking a deep union with God [1 John 4: 16 – God is love and has loved us – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1john/4?16].

Saint Bonaventure and Francisco de Osuna both emphasized the vital role of Christ’s sacred humanity in achieving a deep union with God. For them, the only way to God was through fervent love for Christ. Therefore, Christ is first, the way, and also the truth.

Saint Francis, guided by prayer and intuition, sought truth in Christ with unwavering determination. According to Saint Bonaventure, we gain knowledge and understanding through the Word (the second person of the Trinity) who illuminates our souls, making everything intelligible. All aspects of creation make sense when viewed through the lens of Christ’s mystery, as confirmed by John 14:21 – Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him. – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/14?21 and Psalm 36:9 – For with you is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/36?9.

For Francis, the Cross of Jesus was his ‘book’ of truth, guiding his understanding and spiritual journey, as was for Saint Bonaventure. Meditating on the cross provides a pathway to truth, inflaming hearts with love for God. By meditating and embracing the cross, one is illuminated with the ‘light of life’ [John 8: 12 – I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/8?12].

00:00 – Introduction: Christ as the Way and Truth
00:25 – Bonaventure’s Perspective on Francis’s Vision of Christ
01:28 – Francis’s Pilgrimage to Palestine and His Experience
02:08 –Christ Presented by Saint Francis
03:17 – Deep Union with God & the Role of Christ
04:10 – Christ as the Way and the Truth
05:08 – Understanding Christ and Perception of All Things
06:11 – The Cross of Jesus as the Central Book

Ave Maria!

Francisco de Osuna – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Osuna

St Bonaventure – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventure

This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom

The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., “I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana” in Italian, which translates as “The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality”. No English translations exist at the time of this recording.

Mass: St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori – Mem – http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1284
Readings: Tuesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/080123.cfm
1st: exo 33:7-11, 34:5-9, 28
Resp: psa 103:6-13
Gsp: mat 13:35-43

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