14 Saturday Jul 2018
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Pour la Fête de Saint Bonaventure.
12 Thursday Jul 2018
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The Catholic Home, by Father Alexander, O.F.M., with a Foreword by the Bishop of Salford (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow: R. & T. Washbourne, 1914). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in epub, mobi, pdf, and other formats at Internet Archive.
Posted on the Feast of Saints Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin.
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the Church, and delivered himself up for it, that he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle, nor any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.
“So also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself. For no man ever hated his own flesh: but nourisheth and cherisheth it, as also Christ doth the church: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother: and shall adhere to his wife, and they shall be two in one flesh.
“This is a great sacrament: but I speak in Christ, and in the church.” (Ephesians v, 25-32)
26 Tuesday Jun 2018
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Posted on the Feast of Saint Josemaria Escriva. See also the following works by the holy founder:
The Way of the Cross, by St. Josemaria Escriva. May be read online at Escrivaworks.org through its Table of Contents on this page (copyright Studium Foundation, rights reserved).
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“The Lord grants to every baptized person the necessary grace to reach the summits of divine charity. The small events of the day have within them an unsuspected greatness, and by living them with love towards God and towards one’s brethren, it is possible to overcome from the very start any split between faith and daily life” (Pope John Paul II, Address on “The Grandeur of Ordinary Life”)
“[T]he Church… insists first of all that the virtue of penitence be exercised in persevering faithfulness to the duties of one’s state in life, in the acceptance of the difficulties arising from one’s work and from human coexistence, in a patient bearing of the trials of earthly life and of the utter insecurity which pervades it…” (Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution “Paenitemini”)
24 Sunday Jun 2018
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On the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in the Roman Rite.
“He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet, Isaias, said… I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not. The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.” (St. John i, 23, 26-27)
21 Thursday Jun 2018
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Posted on the occasion of World Humanist Day 2018. From the text:
“Only if we are aware of our calling, as individuals and as a community, to be part of God’s family as his sons and daughters, will we be able to generate a new vision and muster new energy in the service of a truly integral humanism. The greatest service to development, then, is a Christian humanism that enkindles charity and takes its lead from truth, accepting both as a lasting gift from God.
“Openness to God makes us open towards our brothers and sisters and towards an understanding of life as a joyful task to be accomplished in a spirit of solidarity. On the other hand, ideological rejection of God and an atheism of indifference, oblivious to the Creator and at risk of becoming equally oblivious to human values, constitute some of the chief obstacles to development today. A humanism which excludes God is an inhuman humanism…
“Development requires attention to the spiritual life, a serious consideration of the experiences of trust in God, spiritual fellowship in Christ, reliance upon God’s providence and mercy, love and forgiveness, self-denial, acceptance of others, justice and peace… All this is of man, because man is the subject of his own existence; and at the same time it is of God, because God is at the beginning and end of all that is good, all that leads to salvation…”
20 Wednesday Jun 2018
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One may also look at the following essays prudentially applying the norms set out in the above document to current issues concerning the movement of refugees/migrants/asylum-seekers from the Middle East to Europe:
Posted on World Refugee Day, 2018.
“‘[{T}he universal common good] includes the whole family of peoples, beyond every nationalistic egoism. The right to emigrate must be considered in this context…’ At the same time, States have the right to regulate migration flows and to defend their own frontiers, always guaranteeing the respect due to the dignity of each and every human person. Immigrants, moreover, have the duty to integrate into the host Country, respecting its laws and its national identity…
“The situation of refugees and of the other forced migrants, who are an important part of the migration phenomenon, should be specifically considered in the light of the theme ‘One human family’. For these people who flee from violence and persecution the International Community has taken on precise commitments. Respect of their rights, as well as the legitimate concern for security and social coherence, foster a stable and harmonious coexistence.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the 97th World Day of Migrants and Refugees [2011])
18 Monday Jun 2018
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On the Feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Doctor of the Church, in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
“Would that other ecclesiastical teachers learn from him how skilfully, how diligently they must work in preaching the doctrine of Christ! And indeed the piety of the faithful has nothing stable and advantageous except to adhere entirely to the mysteries and precepts of the faith. Those who legitimately teach the Sacred Scriptures are warned by the example of the Edessine not to distort the Sacred Scriptures to the good pleasure of their own inclinations, nor, in investigating them, to depart a finger’s breadth from the constant interpretation of the Church.” (Pope Benedict XV, Encyclical on St. Ephrem the Syrian “Principi Apostolorum Petro“, 16)
17 Sunday Jun 2018
Posted in Article, Education, Ethics, Family, Freedom, Human Rights, Internet, Law, Religion, Social Media
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Posted on Stop Cyberbullying Day, 2018.
28 Monday May 2018
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On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, 2018.
“[F]rom the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife. And they two shall be in one flesh. Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh.” (St. Mark x, 6-8)
15 Tuesday May 2018
Posted in Article, Catholic, Christian, Church, Ethics, Government, History, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Religion, Secularism, War
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On the 370th anniversary of the ratification of the Treaty of Munster, as part of the Peace of Westphalia; and in solidarity with the ongoing 70th session of the International Law Commission.
