by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… Fr. Oko continued the theme, citing shocking numbers: As many as 10 percent of the clergy worldwide are homosexual, according to his estimate, going up to a stunning 50 percent in Rome. In spite of claims that the sex abuse scandals and homosexual infiltration are largely a thing of the past, Fr. Oko’s commentary reveals this remains a grave
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“… Referring to the Gospel reading of the day, Pope Francis said Jesus came to destroy the influence of evil on our hearts. …”
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Catholic TV Mass for the Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, Jan. 19, 2016, from Catholic TV in Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“… He told His Disciples to have a boat ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crush Him. He had cured many … those who had diseases were pressing upon Him to touch Him. … whenever unclean spirits saw Him they would fall down before Him and shout, ‘You are the Son of God.’ He
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“#Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath ….”
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“As #Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath, His Disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. … He said …. ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’”
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“… People came to Jesus and objected, ‘Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but Your Disciples do not fast?’ Jesus answered … ‘Can the wedding guests fast while the Bridegroom is with them? …” … no one pours new wine into old wineskins. …Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.’”
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Catholic TV Mass for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jan. 15, 2016, from Heart of the Nation in Wisconsin. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“Yes, hell is real, and for Catholics, it’s existence is a matter of dogma. … The great 16th century saint, Teresa of Avila … describes a vision of a hell she believed God gave her to help her turn away from her sins ….”
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“… In the prayer, #Solomon acknowledges that #God made humankind ‘to govern the world in holiness and righteousness and to render judgment in integrity of heart.’ The king continues by asking God for wisdom, ‘the consort at your throne, and do not reject me from among your children.’ Solomon also pleads with God to send wisdom ‘that she may be
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