Teaching the World to Hear and See













Fr. Cyril Axelrod Legacy Foundation: Celebrating Our Common Abilities



"My interaction with deaf, mute and blind students has reinforced the message that those of us with minor physical challenges have little excuse for not using our God given talents" (YMCA Africa Alliance.  Different ability is not inability: working with the deaf, mute and blind)

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Original Post: 10.16.2013
Updated: 11.23.2014
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Psalm 144: 1-2
















"When I am tired and so afraid,
your love is like a fire that will light my way..."
- Third Day - Your Love is Like a River




Free Military Download of the Month Club

"Personally I have been thrilled with these CDs before while in Iraq in 2007–2008." - U.S. Navy Command Chaplain CDR Miles J. Barrett CHC

"As an ex-serviceman, I can relate to Fr. Goldmann's story. 'The Shadow of His Wings' is truly awe inspiring." - Jim - Wichita, KS




Psalm 144:1-2




Fulton Sheen's Wartime Prayer Book - The Catholic Company





Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA




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Vocations



United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
National Vocation Awareness Week
November 2-8, 2014







Six compelling excuses for not becoming a nun - debunked!


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Published 01.12.2013
Republished 11.01.2014
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Faithful Citizenship




Christianity did not come by force of arms, nor could it. Christianity will never come by Act of Parliament. The wisest of earth’s scholars, and the most astute of her politicians, can lift no finger to help the Kingdom of God save by coming in to the school of Jesus, and learning of Him by the inshining of the Holy Spirit.

- Morgan, G. C. (1897). Discipleship (pp. 30–31). New York; Chicago; Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company (Retrieved from Logos Bible Software - http://bit.ly/1z9PWVp).


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"Catholicism...It's your story." (Fr. Barron)



Word on Fire: The Catholicism Project

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Sin and Forgiveness

Love Forgiveness Reconciliation, by Judy Dodds





Pope in General Audience: Every two weeks I go to Confession
- RomeReports.com - Published on Nov 20, 2013


 The spiritual effects of the sacrament of Penance are:

 - reconciliation with God by which the penitent recovers grace
- reconciliation with the Church
 - remission of the eternal punishment incurred by mortal sins
- remission, at least in part, of temporal punishments resulting from sin
- peace and serenity of conscience, and spiritual consolation
- an increase of spiritual strength for the Christian battle
Catechism of the Catholic Church, para. 1496




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"When we seek forgiveness in a human relationship, the resolution of guilt can strengthen the love in that relationship,” Lynch said. “Likewise, when we ask for forgiveness of sins in confession, we have an opportunity to restore our relationship with the Father as a child of God.” - Archdioces of Denver

Organizations
  • The Fetzer Institute - Engaging with people around the world to foster awareness of power love and forgiveness in our global community.
  • Oregon Catholic Press - For more than 80 years, OCP has responded to the diverse and changing needs of churches and worshipers around the world.



Story Behind the Song: Forgiveness



To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you." - Lewis B. Smedes




Confession: Roman Catholic App - Received an imprimatur from Bishop K. Rhodes

Being with the Energy of Love and Forgiveness




"Merciful and gracious is the LORD, slow to anger, abounding in mercy." - Psalm 103:8








Published: 07.31.2013
Updated: 11.20.2013; 02.28.2014; 10.27.2014
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Student Rights












     

AllianceDefendingFreedom.org

YOUCAT - Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church





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, Paragraph 2229






Maryland Student Says Faith Drives Morals,
Denied Admission Twice -

"During his [Dustin Buxton] admission interview, Buxton told the interviewer that his faith drives his morals, in response to a specific question about what he views as his guiding life principles. His answer was deemed unacceptable..." - ACLJ, 09.28.2104





Liberty Counsel

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Catholic Education Newsletter







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No Greater Love





Pursuing the Language of Conversion and Truth: The Good News of Christ - Synod fathers on updating church language

The Urging of Christ's Love: The Saints and the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church

"[T]he author of a delightful book that introduces us to the principles of Catholic social teaching through the lives of the saints... His emphasis is not so much on the exposition of doctrines or texts, but on telling the stories of saints who have exemplified the principles contained in the Church’s teaching." - CatholicVote.org





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Light of the World













When Jesus spoke to the people again, he said: I am the light of the world; anyone who follows me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the light of life. - John 8:12

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Co-Workers of the Truth: Meditations for
Every Day of the Year
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

It is about dying to ego and rising
as a sacrament of Christ.
GodSpy: Faith at the Edge



Word on Fire

Re-experience the Catechism
Logos Bible Software

The Logos Catholic collection is indispensable
and invaluable for every priest, deacon, religious or lay faithful.
- Rev. Fr. John Trigilio Jr., PhD, ThD
Verbum: Study the Faith (Powered by Logos)


"...Through the harmonious and complementary efforts of all the ranks of the People of God, may this Catechism be known and shared by everyone, so that the unity in faith whose supreme model and origin is found in the Unity of the Trinity may be strengthened and extended to the ends of the earth" (John Paul, Catechism of the Catholic Church).







Published 12.31.2012
Updated: 09.06.2014
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Assumption of the Virgin Mary





August 15 - Solemnity of the Assumption
American Catholic

 "In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life.  You conceived the living God and, by your prayers,
will deliver our souls from death."



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Published: 08.03.2012
Updated: 08.14.2014
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Wonderful Child




















The Visual MD: The Joy of Motherhood

The Biology of Joy




A Poem for the Crying, Coming Children - J. Piper




"Contemporary jazz pianist Paul Cardall was born April 24, 1973; suffering from a congenital heart defect, he was given only days to live but defied medical expectations, enduring a series of surgeries and illnesses throughout his childhood...." (Pandora).


"Each of us is willed..., loved... [and] necessary." -Benedict, XVI as cited in Sisters of Life




Published: 07.11.2013
Updated: 08.01.2014


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