Archive for September, 2007
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Friday, September 28th, 2007If you haven’t yet, you should check out this Sunday’s homily by Fr. Robert Pecotte at www.cuf.org. (Click “Sunday Homily” on the left.) It packs a punch.
Here’s just a snippet:
American cultural values are not of Jesus Christ! America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. It has become […]
Conversion for Life
Friday, September 28th, 2007When I returned to Jesus Christ and His Church in 1984, it wasn’t as though a decade of unchecked sinful habits and behaviors fell by the wayside. I had to struggle mightily to replace vice with virtue. The struggle continues to this day. After all, “denying myself” and “turning the other cheek” don’t come naturally.
I […]
The Book of God
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007The next worldwide Synod of Bishops is going to focus its attention on Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, Dei Verbum. This pivotal conciliar document has called Catholics to draw more effectively upon the life-changing power of Sacred Scripture.
And yet, Dei Verbum is not simply about the Bible. The title of this document itself […]
More on Contraception
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007As part of his series of posts on Humanae Vitae, expert John F. Kippley briskly shreds the argument that scientific advances in contraceptive techniques justify their use, and he also points out the “good science” behind natural family planning. For more in-depth treatment, see the resources offered at the end of Mr. Kippley’s article, which CUF […]
The “Book” on Gambling
Monday, September 24th, 2007What’s the big deal about gambling anyway? After all, the Church says it’s not a sin. Why get worked up about church bingo?
You Bet Your Life
Friday, September 21st, 2007Many of my fondest childhood memories of my long-deceased father involve my going to the horse races with him. He even on occasion let me stay home from school (I guess I was “home-stretch schooled”) to go with him to Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California. I also looked forward to the scenic drives down […]
Fit to Be Tithed
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007My wife Maureen and I have always looked forward to the dinner in which our bishop would launch the annual diocesan fund-raising campaign. It’s become an annual “date” for us. We try to give what we can to our diocese and parish, Catholic apostolates, and worthwhile charities.
Each year we’re stretched a little thinner as we […]
Victims of War
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007After posting my commentary “We Remember” on Monday, I went online to see if other dioceses were sponsoring similar Masses for parents of children who died very early in life.
The first one I found was one in the Archdiocese of Hartford. The article on the archdiocesan blog was very heartwarming, so I went to read […]
Will Work 4 Food
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007CUF just held its annual board meeting. And while approving the budget and setting the coming year’s agenda are important, what excites me most is all the leftover food. You see, the board members are served breakfast and lunch at the CUF office, so all the leftovers go right into the CUF fridge—which means free […]
We Remember
Monday, September 17th, 2007Some of my friends know that I’m the youngest of fourteen children. Few people, however, know that I am also the proud father of fourteen children (and one beautiful granddaughter). Yet, most who look upon our family from a distance count only six children. Where are the others?
Well, I’ve never seen the others alive either, […]