St. Augustine in his sermon on today’s Gospel from Luke 18:9-14 explains that when you are ill and go to the doctor it would not make much sense to tell the doctor about another person’s illness. The doctor would not be able to treat you if complained about someone else’s illness and did not tell […]
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Dear Friends, this week, we continue our reflection on natural family planning (NFP) as key to living responsible parenthood (the God endowed vocation to all married couples) fully, and exploring further its effectiveness, I invite you to take a brief look at the background of effectiveness of family planning methods in general. First, to understand
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We really don’t need a reminder that we live in a fallen world. Our Lord’s command in Luke 18:1-8 is that His followers must always be praying because prayer will maintain a healthy and strong faith while enduring the trials in this life. What are some things that may try to rob us of faith?
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MONTH OCTOBER 2019 Heavenly Father, when your only begotten Son Jesus Christ rose from the dead, he commissioned his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” and you remind us that through our Baptism we are made sharers in the mission of the Church.Empower us by the gifts of the Holy Spirit to
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Dear Friends, this week, we continue our reflection on natural family planning (NFP) as key to living responsible parenthood (the God endowed vocation to all married couples) fully, and exploring further its effectiveness, I invite you to take a brief look at the background of effectiveness of family planning methods in general. First, to understand
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In the gospel passage of Luke 17:11-19 Jesus asked a very poignant and revealing question: “Where are the nine?” Nine of the ten lepers had faith in Jesus as a miracle worker, were cleansed of their leprosy, and left without giving thanks and praise to Jesus. These men were cleansed physically, but still spiritually sick.
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Dear Friends, this week, we continue our reflection on natural family planning (NFP) as key to living responsible parenthood (the God endowed vocation to all married couples) fully, and exploring further its effectiveness, I invite you to take a brief look at the background of effectiveness of family planning methods in general. First, to understand
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POPE’S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER POPE’S EVANGELIZATION INTENTION: A MISSIONARY “SPRING” IN THE CHURCHThat the breath of the Holy Spirit engender a new Missionary “spring”. We pray O Lord. ARCHBISHOP’S INTENTION: That all mankind may work for justice and peace in the world.We pray O Lord. PARISH PRIEST’S INTENTION: For growth in the
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The request to increase our faith, the belief that if I had more faith things would be different, reveals, at best, a misunderstanding of faith itself and, at worst, demonstrates our own unfaithfulness. Jesus is very clear that faithfulness is not about size or quantity (Cf. Luke 17:5-10). “If you had faith as a grain
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The Effectiveness of Natural Family Planning (NFP) This week dear Friends, we begin to explore the common concern of couples when they hear of natural family planning. As you read, please stay focused and listen to your heart as the Spirit of Truth and Reason enlightens you! As Natural Family Planning (NFP) teachers, we are
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