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This Summer, the Introduction to the Theology of the Body with Christopher West will be offered at St Ursula's on Harford Road in Parkville MD. This eight week course will meet every Thursday at 7pm starting July 16th, under the capable direction of Bernie Miller. Space is Limited!
TIME: Thursdays, July 16th through September 3rd, 2009. 7PM - 9PM
PLACE: The Spiritual Center
COST: $15.00. This covers the cost of the workbook.
TO REGISTER:
Or you may bring both the first night of class.
QUESTIONS? Call 410-382-7731 or email Bernie Miller: bmillers@comcast.net
DIRECTIONS TO ST. URSULA'S: compliments of Google
FUTURE OFFERINGS: In September the Introduction to Theology of the Body will be offered at St Francis Xavier and also at St. Ursula's and in January 2010 at SFX we will be offering 'Into the Heart' a more in depth study of TOB for those that have completed the Introduction.
Archbishop O'Brien discusses how we got into the Culture of Death
The late great Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., once deplored what he cited as the penchant of some contemporary Catholics for “excessive and indiscreet compromise.” Without denying the value of open and honest debate, we would do well to beware of the role that such “compromise” played in raising the political tide that washed in our society’s sad acceptance of unrestricted abortion today. Any attempt to compromise Church teaching on abortion in the name of “open mindedness” is deplorable.
In a first-rate address to more than a hundred bishops gathered last February for a workshop conducted by the National Catholic Bioethics Center, Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, referred to a Wall Street Journal opinion piece of January 7 of this year.
Titled “How Support for Abortion Became Kennedy Dogma,” the article goes a long way in explaining how so many Catholic politicians, once pro-life, arrived at a deplorable compromise, abandoned their pro-life convictions, and even became, in too many instances, ardent “pro-choice” proponents.
Read the rest of the article: http://www.catholicreview.org/subpages/storyworldnew-new.aspx?action=6273
The Gospel of Life Annual Retreat was held at the Catholic Community of St. Francis Xavier, Hunt Valley Maryland, May 16, 2009 from 8 am to 3 pm.
The Spiritual Director and Mass Celebrant will be Fr. Abel Agbulu, a dear friend and priest, from Nigeria. He is currently studying at St. Mary's Seminary and serving at Saint Cecilia's in Baltimore.
The retreat started with morning mass, followed by a session in which Fr. Abel shared with us how to grow in faith and strength as our culture attempts to relegate the Church to the dark ages.
In addition to Mass the day included time for discussing our personal response to what Father Abel shared and how our Gospel of Life Group can best serve the community at St Francis Xavier.
The notes for this retreat are amazing. Click here for our retreat page.
TORONTO, February 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - 12-year-old "Lia" of Toronto has become a star at her school and on Youtube with her five-minute pro-life speech, crafted for a school competition. Despite discouragement and outright opposition, Lia's presentation was so well done that she reportedly won the contest she was told she would be disqualified from, due to the "controversial" message of her speech.
Read the Article: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/feb/09021605.html
View her video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOR1wUqvJS4&feature=channel_page
Story of an Unborn Child Saved by Her Presentation: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/feb/09021807.html
"Most of Satan’s work in the world he takes care to keep hidden. But two small shafts of light have been thrown onto his work for me just recently. The first, a short article in the Association of Catholic Women’s ACW Review; the second, a remark (which at first surprised me) from a priest in Russia who claimed that we now, in the West, live in a Communist society. These shafts of light help, especially, to explain the onslaught of officialdom which in many countries worldwide has so successfully been removing the rights of parents to be the primary educators and protectors of their children.
The ACW Review examined the corrosive work of the ‘Frankfurt School’ - a group of German-American scholars who developed highly provocative and original perspectives on contemporary society and culture, drawing on Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Weber. Not that their idea of a ‘cultural revolution’ was particularly new. ‘Until now’, wrote Joseph, Comte de Maistre (1753-1821) who for fifteen years was a Freemason, ‘nations were killed by conquest, that is by invasion: But here an important question arises; can a nation not die on its own soil, without resettlement or invasion, by allowing the flies of decomposition to corrupt to the very core those original and constituent principles which make it what it is.'"
Read the Article: http://catholicinsight.com/online/features/article_882.shtml
A new law has been proposed in Connecticut that has bee called "irrational, unlawful, and bigoted". It would incorporate each Catholic Parish in Connecticut as a separate corporation - removing them from control by their pastors or the Bishop. It further allows for state intervention on behalf of anyone who wishes to allege financial impropriety, whether their money was involved or not.
Full Article on the Archdiocese of Bridgeport's Website
Text of the proposed bill
Entry on Fr. John Zuhlsdorfs Blog
Update from Life Site News
"Project Rachel reaches out to all women and men hurting emotionally and spiritually after involvement with abortion. This ministry helps heal your wounded relationships with yourself, your child and God. Extending God's compassion, unconditional love, and forgiveness, Project Rachel offers hope and peace."
Project Rachel offers Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreats which offer a beautiful opportunity for healing to any woman or man who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion.
The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is October 30 - November 1, 2009. Click for details
We offer you a golden opportunity to become active as a community of faith. Please pray the Rosary with us on Sunday in our Chapel at 10:45 a.m. This time was chosen for the convenience of those just finishing the 9:30 Mass and those attending the 11:30. Nothing creates stronger community bonds than taking action together through prayer. Join us as we pray for your special intentions, for our community, for vocations to the religious life, our Church, our nation, and for the blossoming of a culture of life.
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WASHINGTON, DC, January 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The most well received speech at the March for Life this year was that of an African American pastor from Frederick Maryland. Pastor Luke Robinson began noting that the election of the first African American President of the United States was a fulfillment of “part” of the “Dream” of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.