Catholic Dads HQ: Faith formation is job #1 - Provides interactive content and commentary to enrich the lives of Catholic dads, their families and communities everywhere.
iMissal - An app to edify your faith for life. "Whether you are a Priest, Deacon, Lector, RCIA Candidate or Parishioner, iMissal has something for you!"
"Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." — Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
"Since it must be treated from conception as a person, the embryo must be defended in its integrity, cared for, and healed, as far as possible, like any other human being." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, par. 2274
National Catholic Bioethics - Why is the Church Opposed to Abortion?
Alexander Tsiaras: Conception to birth -- visualized
Resources
Catholic Vote - Five Things You Can Do Right Now to End Abortion
Women Betrayed - "Women have been betrayed by Planned Parenthood. Families have been deceived. And the smallest among us have been the ultimate victims..."
"Today, there is recognition that women, children and men are trafficked into many different forms of labour, and for sexual exploitation." - World Health Organization
The U.S. Department of Justice "opened 2,515 suspected incidents of human trafficking for investigation between January 2008 and June 2010." - Bureau of Justice Statistics
There are six ways you can help the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops address and eliminate human trafficking. - See Become a Shepherd Tool Kit
"Today...[L]et us commemorate the Lord’s entry into the city for our salvation, following in his footsteps, so that, being made by his grace partakers of the cross, we may have a share also in his Resurrection and in his life." - www.CatholicPhilly.com
The Varieties of Religious Therapy: Catholicism - "From a Roman Catholic approach to psychotherapy, religion and spirituality can provide a powerful resource for the healing process. For Catholics, religious belief and practice promote growth in the life of faith, hope, and love (and the other virtues)." - PsychologyToday.com
"As those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions. This right is fundamental. As far as possible parents have the duty of choosing schools that will best help them in their task as Christian educators. Public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right and of ensuring the concrete conditions for its exercise." - Catechism of the Catholic Church
"God is alive... He is with us forever..." (Daughter of Asia Bibi).
Death Penalty Upheld; Battle Not Over - 10.21.2014
Hate is a learned behavior and so is the act of disengagement. - Barbara Coloroso
Did you know over 100,000,000 brothers and sisters in Christ suffer persecution for their faith? That is to say, people who believe in our Lord, and live out their lives faithful Christ's teachings "suffer interrogation, arrest and even death for their faith" - Open Doors USA
"Lord, I have a heavy burden...
But your Word is shut up like a fire burning in my bones...
"There are more martyrs today than in the first early centuries of the church." - Pope Francis
Did you know in 2010 then Pope Benedict XVI had something to say about religious persecution? - FoxNews.com
According to Vatican News, "Holy Father Benedict XVI...stressed that in many Countries Christians are deprived of fundamental rights and sidelined from public life; in other countries they endure violent attacks against churches and their homes. At times they are forced to leave the countries they have helped to build because of persistent tensions and policies which frequently relegate them to being second-class spectators of national life." Vatican News
Did you know as a faithful follower of Jesus, you can do something to help?
Let others in your parish know, and begin to dialogue and allow the Holy Spirit to move each of you to employ your collective skills, talents and prayer to aid others in need.
"Every man and every woman should be free to confess their religion of choice..." - Pope Francis
A persecuted Church ‘The 21st century has already seen in its first 13 years 1 million people killed around the world because of their belief in Jesus Christ.’ - Editorial Board OSV Newsweekly
"It is necessary that all participate, each according to his position and role, in promoting the common good. This obligation is inherent in the dignity of the human person." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 913
American Center for Law and Justice - By focusing on U.S. constitutional law, European Union law and human rights law, the ACLJ and its affiliated organizations are dedicated to the concept that freedom and liberty are universal, God-given and inalienable rights that must be protected.
Security Adviser McDonough on Religious Freedom - "[W]e need to be respectful of other religious traditions at the same time that we unequivocally proclaim that violence in the name of religion is wrong" (Cardinal Dolan as cited in McDonough, 2012).
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom - "Across the global landscape, the pivotal human right of religious freedom was under escalating attack. To an alarming extent, freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief was being curtailed, often threatening the safety and survival of innocent persons, including members of religious minorities" (Annual Report, 2012).
Father Gerald Murray on the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI - "[T]he pope is very intent that all believers in God come to a common understanding of how we defend the basic right to religious freedom in the modern world, the right of believers to be able to practice their faith in the public square without coercion; also very sensitive to the right of people to be able to change their religion without suffering penalties of the civil law."
Our First, Most Cherished Liberty (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) - "Freedom is not only for Americans, but we think of it as something of our special inheritance, fought for at a great price, and a heritage to be guarded now. We are stewards of this gift, not only for ourselves but for all nations and peoples who yearn to be free."
Muslim Persecution of Christians: December 2012 (FrontPageMag).
Church in Need - As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.
Hudson Institute: Center for Religious Freedom - The Center for Religious Freedom promotes religious freedom as a component of U.S. foreign policy by working with a worldwide network of religious freedom experts to provide defenses against religious persecution and oppression.
Odyssey Network - "Stories of Faith in Action. Stories Changing the World. Odyssey Networks, founded in 1987, is the nation's largest multi-faith coalition dedicated to producing and distributing media that fosters understanding among people of different beliefs and perspectives and that enriches spiritual life."
Persecution.org - International Christian Concern: ICC acts as a bridge between believers in free countries and believers in persecuted countries. This bridge carries encouragement, prayers and aid in while news, requests, and love flow back over the bridge.
The Woolf Institute - The Woolf Institute is a global leader in addressing one of the most pressing and rewarding challenges of our time: the current and historical relationships that exist between the faith-traditions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity, with special reference to Europe and the Middle East.
Vatican Radio - The voice of the Pope and the Church in dialogue with the world!
United States Commission International Religious Freedom
Where God Weeps - Where God Weeps is a weekly TV & Radio show produced by Catholic Radio & Television Network with the support of the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need.
World Watch List - The World Watch List (WWL) is a ranking of 50 countries where persecution of Christians for religious reasons is worst.
Light House Catholic Youth - IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT FAITH - Welcome to Lighthouse Catholic Youth! If you're like us, you've gotten tired of the surface level - surface level happiness, surface level friendship, surface level faith. Ready to go deeper?
XT3 - More than a social network! It is an interactive social media platform for all your latest videos, podcasts, articles and much more. An award-winning Catholic online network, Xt3 will keep you in touch with Church news and events, keep you informed on all the hot topics.
Youth Outreach: Transforming the Lives of Today and Tomorrow
"Beloved:
Clothe yourselves with humility
in your dealings with one another, for:
God opposes the proud
but bestows favor on the humble.
So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time.
Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.
Be sober and vigilant.
Your opponent the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
Resist him, steadfast in faith,
knowing that your brothers and sisters throughout the world
undergo the same sufferings.
The God of all grace
who called you to his eternal glory through Christ Jesus
will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you
after you have suffered a little.
To him be dominion forever. Amen." 1 Peter 5:5B-14
"Without adding or detracting from the singular mediation of Christ Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary is acknowledged and invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress, and Mediatrix. She is the model of maternal love who must inspire all those who cooperate – through the apostolic mission of the Church – in the regeneration of all humanity." - Adoration, Reparation, Spiritual Motherhood for Priests
"Beginning with Mary's unique cooperation with the working of the Holy Spirit, the Churches developed their prayer to the holy Mother of God, centering it on the Person of Christ manifested in His mysteries..."
- Catechism of the Catholic Church; 2675
"The mother of Jesus, Mary, is revered in many branches of Christianity as the all-holy Mother of God. In this video Dr. Mary Cunningham looks at the origins of devotion to Mary, and her place in Orthodox and Catholic theology and belief." - Dr. Mary Cunningham, University of Nottingham
"One of the major figures of The Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Leo Joseph Suenens, reflects on Mary the Mother of God, in light of Council documents in an Interview with Servant of God, Father Patrick Peyton [The Rosary Priest], CSC, on Family Theater Production's TV show, Matter of Faith." - Family Theater Productions
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