Josh Brahm, director of education and public relations for Right to Life of Central California, will present “Making Abortion Unthinkable.”
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A Christmas message revealed behind closed doors
We are ‘fallen and hurt people’ raised up by God’s love
Incarnation calls Christians to live differently in light
Not all that long ago, during my time in college, I was taking a course on Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics,” one of the most important works of all of Western civilization.
Vatican today — December 21, 2011
• Christmas: Eternity Enters into Confines of Time and Space
• Korean Children Thank the Pope for His Service to Mankind
• Other Pontifical Acts
Courage apostolate helps those struggling with same-sex attraction
Courage and EnCourage are at the service of the church throughout the world. The apostolate has a presence in half the dioceses in the U.S. and many places overseas.
Making room for Jesus this Christmas
Our minds are overcrowded with news and information . . . our schedules are overcrowded with things
to do.
Quotes from this week’s newsmakers – December 22, 2011
“When the economy fails to generate sufficient jobs, there is a moral obligation to help protect the life and dignity of unemployed workers and their families.”
— Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, Calif., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in a Dec. 12 letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Vatican today — December 20, 2011
• Cuba Will Greet the Pope with Affection and Respect
• Kateri Tekakwitha: First Native North American Saint
Vatican today — December 15-17, 2011
• Video Message for Closure of Naples Jubilee Year
• New Evangelisation Is Not an Abstract Concept
• Christians in Oceania Must Rediscover Their Mission
• Other Pontifical Acts
• Pope Calls for Prisoners’ Dignity to Be Respected
• Rebbibia: Holy Father Responds to Prisoners’ Questions
• Who Trusts in God Accepts Jesus through the Holy Spirit
• Jesus Will Never Let You Down
• Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
• Audiences
Archbishop issues prayer for marriage
To assist statewide efforts to defend and define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution, Archbishop John Nienstedt has issued a prayer intended for use as part of the Prayers of the Faithful at Mass.
Quotes from this week’s newsmakers – December 15, 2011
“Imagine what would happen if a squad of firefighters runs so fast at the sound of an alarm to put out a fire, but once on the scene realizes that they have no tanks, not even a drop of water with them. That’s how we are if we run out to preach without praying. One who prays without speaking does more evangelization than one who speaks without praying.”
Vatican today — December 15, 2011
• Solidarity Is the Driving Force for Integral Development
• Audiences
• Other Pontifical Acts
Communion host that turned red not a miracle, archdiocese says
A Communion host that turned red after it fell on the floor of St. Augustine Church in South St. Paul in June is not a miracle, according to a news release from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Christmas sing-a-long at St. Bridget of Sweden
An annual Christmas sing-a-long at St. Bridget of Sweden in Lindstrom will be held Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Jesus is source and model of our prayer
The following is the Vatican text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks at his weekly general audience Dec. 7.
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