Category: Faithwatch

CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Lenten exercises: “Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God” (Jl 2:13)” – Saint Pope Leo the Great, 10th Homily for Lent (SC 49 rev)/DailyGospel

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“… although any time is suitable for the exercise of the virtue of charity, it is more especially urged on us by this present season. … those who long to receive the Lord’s Pasch with bodies and souls made holy must strive earnestly to acquire this grace which includes the sum of all virtues and ‘covers a multitude of sins’

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: Archdiocese of Chicago: “Ash Wednesday [and Saint Valentine’s Day] Announcement”

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Stylized Ashes in Form of Cross

The Archdiocese of Chicago issued a statement noting that Ash Wednesday 2018 falls on February 14, a day on which many persons still celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day, but declared that no dispensation would be granted from the requirements of fasting and abstinence from meat. “In view of the significance of Ash Wednesday the obligation of fast and abstinence must naturally

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “The Best Lent Ever” – Archbishop William E. Lori/ Catholic Review

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File Photo of Baltimore Skyline and Inner Harbor, adapted from image at epa.gov

“… the word ‘Lent’ does not pertain to darkness or despair. … The original meaning … has to do with springtime. … Lent … represents a new springtime in our spiritual lives. … when the darkness of sin is to give way to new Light of Grace. … Lenten practices … are harbingers of hope for a more Christ-centered way

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “What’s destroying some Catholic marriages? The answer may surprise you” – CNA

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Wedding Rings File Photo

“‘Anger is a poison,’ Fr. [Thomas] Morrow, a moral theologian and author of ‘Overcoming Sinful Anger’ [said] … ‘If a husband and a wife are angry with each other a lot, it destroys the relationship. … often … anger morphs into sinful anger … motivated by a desire for revenge … And this sinful anger has a devastating effect on

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Faithful Catholics Launch Petition Backing Bishop Robert Morlino; Measure Counters Attack by Church Dissidents, So-Called ‘LGBT’ activists”

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Madison, Wisconsin, Skyline From Water, adapted from image at huduser.gov

“Faithful Catholics are rallying to the defense of an orthodox U.S. bishop for upholding Catholic doctrine on sexuality. … LifeSiteNews introduced a petition in support of Bp. Robert Morlino of the diocese of Madison, Wisconsin. … In late October, Morlino came under attack after his vicar general issued priests of the diocese a series of guidelines, suggesting that anyone in a same-sex ‘marriage’ who

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “[‘They do not practice what they preach’] Saint Hilary Commentary on Saint Matthew’s Gospel” – DailyGospel

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“The Lord warns us … flattering words and sweet promises should be judged by the fruits they produce. … What sense would a holiness be that was limited to the invocation of a Name? For the Kingdom of Heaven is to be found in obedience to God’s will …. We have to give something … of our own … desire good,

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Three Characteristics of the Diabolic That Are Widely Evident Today” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

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Statue of Saint Michael the Archangel With Sword Raised, Stomping on the Devil

“… Archbishop Sheen identifies three characteristics of the diabolic … examining the story of the Gerasene demoniac … Love of Nudity … Violence … Division (split personalities, disjointed minds) … these three characteristics of the diabolic are alive and flourishing in the modern world …. * * * 1. Love of Nudity … Pornography … The overall sexualization of our culture

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: Stations of the Cross

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Jesus Carries the Cross, adapted from image at loc.gov

[embedded facebook post from Saint Michael’s Catholic Church in Stillwater, Minnesota, should load below, depicting Stations of the Cross with text captions] I. Jesus is Condemned to Death We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by Your Holy Cross You have Redeemed the world. [genuflect] II. Jesus Takes Up His Cross We adore you, O Christ, and

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: “Saint Pope John Paul II at the Mount of Beatitudes, Homily, Mass for Youth 3.24.00” – Vatican.Va

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“… In the end, Jesus does not merely speak the Beatitudes. He lives the Beatitudes. He is the Beatitudes. Looking at Him you will see what it means to be poor in spirit, gentle and merciful, to mourn, to care for what is right, to be pure in heart, to make peace, to be persecuted. This is why He has

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FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time 1.19.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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Historic Bible

“… 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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