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Face of Pro-Life #81 – Susan Boyce on the Health Care Plan ( 30min) >>> Play

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Susan Boyce discusses how the proposed Health Care is against the Catholic social principle of Subsidiarity. Bishops are doing good by fighting for the Stupac Amendment but ignore the fact that it is against the Catholic principle of subsidiarity where the smallest organization should take care of any given issue and only go to a state or national organization if this is needed. She mentions how the bill saddles us with too high of a tax burden, and bureaucratic institutions that are too large. As such, once it passes it will be hard to get rid of. She praises two bishops in Kansas City who are are advocating opposition of the bill because it does not achieve the Catholic balance of not being too individualistic nor too socialistic.

Sources referenced in the talk:

The Kansas City Bishops’ Pastoral Letter:
http://www.diocese-kcsj.org/news/viewNews.php?nid=60

Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity:
http://axisofright.com/2009/11/09/the-catholic-bishops-complicity-in-pushing-obamacare/

Raymond Arroyo’s Seen & Unseen:
http://www.ewtn.com/news/blog.asp?blog_ID=2

Msgr Barreiro’s Commentary from HLI
http://www.hli.org/index.php/about/hli-experts/698?task=view

Politico’s article:
http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=233E3ECC-18FE-70B2-A83503850AAC10EE

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After three years of being guardian at Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary in Griswold, CT, USA (which is headquarters for AirMaria) Fr. Ignatius will be leaving for Italy on October 13th to continue his studies for his doctorate in Moral Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. Fr. Dominic Murphy, who has been transferred from New Bedford, MA where he was guardian, has already assumed the role of guardian at the friary and you can see his first homily on AirMaria here.

We will definitely miss you, Fr. Ignatius, and we will pray for the success of your studies and for every grace from God. Arrivederci!

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Homily #120623 ( 03min) Play – Fr. Ignatius on the how Our Lady is the Patroness of the United States of America and how this relates to her Immaculate Conception and the Fortnight for Freedom.
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Mass: Saturday 11th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: 2ch 24:17-25
Resp: psa 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34
Gsp: mat 6:24-34

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 04, 2020, Independence Day in the USA and on how the best way to renew America and preserve democracy is for us to become saints, fostering virtues and avoiding vices and this way we will turn around from barbarism to civility.

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Mass: Saturday 13th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070420.cfm
1st: eph 2:19-22
Resp: psa 117:1, 2 0
Gsp: joh 20:24-29

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1642

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The Life of S. of God Peter de Corpa & 4 Comp, Martyrs, First Order (d. 1597) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Sep 14. S. of God Peter de Corpa & 4 Comp were martyred in what is currently the state of Georgia in the United States in the Spanish Missions there.

Reflection is on the laws of Peter de Corpa & 4 Comp the protection of which lead to the martyrdom of Peter de Corpa and Companions.

For more on S. of God Peter de Corpa & 4 Comp
– https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/franciscan-martyrs-georgia

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/qKlqzsElc4Q

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm

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The Life of S. of God Pamphilus of Magliano, Confessor, First Order (1824-1876) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Oct 31. Pamphilus theologian and professor in Rome. He went to the USA in North East, setting up St Bonaventure University and a new province of the order. He went to Rome and recorded what happened and what the order has done in ts history.

Reflection is on true heroism which forms great memories, the greater the suffering the greater will be the glory of their memory heaven.
Degrees of heroism, the greatest is to be silent in evil times, when one’s character is attacked.
Like Christ who could have defeated all his enemies and confounded his detractors, but instead set an example for his disciples.

Reflection is on

For more on S. of God Pamphilus of Magliano
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamfilo_of_Magliano

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/GJofTc5T0Z8

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm
Graphic By Marica Massaro – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54503805

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The Life of Bl. Mary Frances Schervier, Virgin, Third Order (1819-1876) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Dec 15. Frances was pious from her youth and looked after the poor but had trouble entering the convent as early as she wanted and so she started her own branch of the Franciscans to take care of the poor called the Poor of St Francis. She started in Germany established houses in the USA as well.

Reflection is on giving alms to the poor and how this is a source of blessings.
Blessing depends on the charity and generosity with which we give.
Blessings can occur in this life as well.

For more on Bl. Mary Frances Schervier
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Frances_Schervier
– https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-mary-frances-schervier.html

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/q_vNlAsMim4

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm

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The Life of S. of God Stephen Eckert, Confessor, First Order (1869-1923) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Feb 11. Stephen was born in Canada and worked for helping minorities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Reflection is on becoming all to all and fighting discrimination and working to benefit all souls
Good Samaritan is an example of generous help without discrimination
We need to pray for peace between nations and races.

For more on S. of God Stephen Eckert
– https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/stephen-eckerts-apostolate-in-the-early-1900s-5844

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/o0qICg32k8E

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm
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Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Jul 04, 2022, Independence Day in the USA, and how we have the God-given right to freedom but this comes with responsibility especially to seek the truth as outlined in the Second Vatican Council on religious liberty. If we do not stay focused on the true faith then we will also fail to hold onto the natural law. Thus as we drift from Christianity we have things like abortion, contraception, UFC Fighting, and infanticide come in as our intellect becomes darkened. We need to do all we can to bring the light of Christ into our society, again as Vatican II commands, so all can freedom in Christ.

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Mass: Monday 14th Week of Ordinary Time – Wkdy
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/070422.cfm
1st: hos 2:16, 17-18, 21-22
Resp: psa 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Gsp: mat 9:18-26

More on the Readings: http://dev.airmaria.com/r?m=1643

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