tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494389065455445962023-11-16T21:38:19.282-05:00Connecticut Catholic Corner"The laity are given this special vocation: to make the Church present and fruitful in those places and circumstances where it is only through them that she can become the salt of the earth."
-Lumen Gentium Ch.4 -Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comBlogger1072125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-24702045057616701812023-03-13T10:31:00.001-04:002023-03-13T12:01:33.306-04:00Church Militant removed my comment so I'm posting it here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxhWRqlTDyTfIbCykBHFrE-7FPvAUC-FoTXLXWvb4s-76RxpeuG_8-wZOH9kNrUMVMnv0--hmkx5jg14Y5jPbaBvtFGevbpK9EcztvZ34ZZGjgYzbTlt0y6oBBhu0-f9UZtev0Xai2aFjYZegzldLfuTogLoGh27mtdQ2Pd_Mn1JggmfGJcLOk1y4bg/s939/13%20March%202023%20Church%20Militant%20Headline%20News%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxhWRqlTDyTfIbCykBHFrE-7FPvAUC-FoTXLXWvb4s-76RxpeuG_8-wZOH9kNrUMVMnv0--hmkx5jg14Y5jPbaBvtFGevbpK9EcztvZ34ZZGjgYzbTlt0y6oBBhu0-f9UZtev0Xai2aFjYZegzldLfuTogLoGh27mtdQ2Pd_Mn1JggmfGJcLOk1y4bg/w202-h320/13%20March%202023%20Church%20Militant%20Headline%20News%20image.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">As is my daily custom for years, I went over to Church Militant's website to watch the "Headline News" show and "The Vortex" which I enjoy very much. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The "Headlines" producer Kim Tisor's first story today is "Poland Defends JPII's Legacy: Polish government votes to defend pope against cover-up accusations." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">[Link: <a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2023-03-13">https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2023-03-13</a> ]</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">After listening to this story I remembered years ago that when Pope Benedict was being attacked for the clergy abuse in the Church, the Vatican released documents proving that Pope Benedict as far back as the 1980's was trying to get rid of horrible abusers in the Catholic Church but was stopped by two things. Pope (Saint now) John Paul II and the 1983 Code of Canon Law. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">So in the comments area I shared two quotes and the titles of the Associated Press articles. In less than 5 minutes my comment was removed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Perhaps CM has a legal issue with that or a policy that people commenting aren't allowed to quote other news article, I don't know. They've got their reasons I guess. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Since my mentioning these articles was removed on CM for Catholics to see or be reminded of, I'm sharing them here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">From the Associated Press article entitled <b><u><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-in-1988-sought-to-remove-abusers-faster#ixzz2LeAI4CgO" target="_blank">"Pope in 1988 sought to remove abusers faster"</a></u></b>... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Quote:</b> </span></div><div><div></div><blockquote><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">"The Vatican on Thursday released documentation showing Pope Benedict XVI sought as early as 1988 to find quicker ways to permanently remove priests who raped and molested children but was rebuffed.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">A 1988 letter from then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger could serve as the Vatican's best defense to date that the future pope wanted to quickly remove pedophile priests but found himself stymied by church law.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">In the letter, republished in Thursday's Vatican newspaper, Ratzinger complained that church law made it exceedingly difficult to remove abusers if they didn't request to be laicized voluntarily. He asked to get around the problem by finding "a quicker and simpler procedure" than a cumbersome church trial to punish those priests who "during their ministry were found guilty of grave and scandalous behavior."</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">He was turned down on the grounds that the priests' ability to defend themselves would be compromised.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">The documentation was included in an article in L'Osservatore Romano explaining an upcoming revision of church law, which was last updated in 1983. The Vatican has long sought to portray Benedict as having done more than anyone else at the Vatican to crack down on pedophile priests. But it has usually cited as his starting point a 2001 decision to have all abuse cases sent to his former office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">The Feb. 19, 1988 letter shows he sought changes far earlier given that his office was already hearing from bishops who were having trouble dealing with pedophiles."[end quote]</span></div></blockquote><div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Further down in the article it goes on to state that it was both Pope John Paul II and the 1983 Code of Canon Law that prevented the removal of abusive clergy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Quote: </span></b></div><div><div></div><blockquote><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">"As the clerical abuse scandal erupted earlier this year, Benedict was mired by accusations that as prefect of the congregation, he repeatedly refused bishops' requests to have abusers removed.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Ratzinger at the time was following laws and rules introduced by his predecessor Pope John Paul II, which largely left punishing such priests in the hands of local bishops, who often decided against conducting church trials because they found them too cumbersome.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #ffe599; color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">John Paul had also made it tougher to leave the priesthood, hoping to stem the tide of thousands of priests who left in the 1970s to marry.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">A consequence of that policy was that, as the priest sex abuse scandal arose in the U.S., bishops were no longer able to sidestep the lengthy church trial necessary for so-called laicization.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Rather than conduct the church trials or report abusers to police, bishops often moved abusers from parish to parish or sent them for counseling — actions which later resulted in lawsuits by abuse victims that bankrupted many U.S. dioceses.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Ratzinger's request for faster procedures was rejected by Cardinal Jose Rosalio Castillo Lara, who headed the Vatican commission responsible for implementing the 1983 code.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">In a March 10, 1988 letter to Ratzinger, Castillo Lara said simplifying the procedures "would endanger the fundamental right of defense" of the priest while straying from the church's legal-based system, according to the letter reprinted in L'Osservatore."[end quote] </span></div></blockquote><div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">After Pope Benedict's death just a few months ago, the Associated Press did another story entitled <b><i>"While blamed, Benedict fought sex abuse more than past popes"</i></b>, relating to the above story. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can read that here: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-sexual-abuse-fbd12ab979717ec2dec0781c017b79e0">https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-sexual-abuse-fbd12ab979717ec2dec0781c017b79e0</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">All that said, I do believe Saint John Paul II is a Saint. I just think he was in error and the 1983 Code of Canon Law was horrible. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">My comment on CM wasn't to bash Saint John Paul II, but merely to show that this uproar in Poland isn't new. The story about JPII's policies and abuse in the Church is an old one. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">And posting this here isn't to bash Church Militant either. About 90% of the time I agree with CM and I am a huge supporter of their Faith shows like "The One True Faith", "Case Files" and their old daily "The Download" (which Simon says is returning and I'm personally very happy about). So if you want to comment just to bash CM you're wasting your time. I know lots of people dislike them because of their take on the SSPX. Let's not make this post about any of that. This post is merely sharing articles from years ago about Pope John Paul II and the clergy abuse in the Catholic Church. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Christ, </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Julie </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sources: </span></u></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2023-03-13">https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2023-03-13</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-in-1988-sought-to-remove-abusers-faster#ixzz2LeAI4CgO">https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-in-1988-sought-to-remove-abusers-faster#ixzz2LeAI4CgO</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-sexual-abuse-fbd12ab979717ec2dec0781c017b79e0">https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-religion-vatican-city-sexual-abuse-fbd12ab979717ec2dec0781c017b79e0</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></div>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-66945941535376717362023-03-07T13:15:00.000-05:002023-03-07T13:15:00.982-05:00Southern Poverty Law Center & Catholic groups<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This morning I was reminded by <u><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-long-time-coming" target="_blank">Church Militant</a></u> about the <u><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2006&ideology=rad-trad-catholicism" target="_blank">Southern Poverty Law Center</a></u> putting Catholic groups on their "hate list" (after the recent <u><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-catholics-traditionalists-report-retracted-extremists-southern-poverty-law-center-72b817c9" target="_blank">FBI leak</a></u>). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In today's "Vortex" entitled <u><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-long-time-coming" target="_blank">"Long Time Coming"</a></u>, Mr. Voris spoke of the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton & Podesta after losing to Trump how the left came after Catholic groups:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Quote: "The government can't censor you, but those First Amendment protections only protect you from the government, not private corporations. So the canceling began in earnest. It was in this time frame that we, here at Church Militant, began drawing attention from national media outlets and were labeled extremists, alt-right, White nationalists, etc.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">The Southern Poverty Law Center, a radical extremist hate group if there ever was one (but operated by the Left), put Church Militant on its hate group list. As a result, as well as the general anti-Catholic animus present in the dominant culture, our hosting providers and other digital services began canceling us. These attacks by the Marxists necessitated us creating our own digital ecosystem independent of Big Tech — and yes, that cost us a small fortune.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">The combination of that designation as a hate group plus the canceling and the lying, fake news reports about us is what got us into that FBI dossier where we are discussed on Page 4. Even in the Church, lies and propaganda were launched against our work on behalf of the Faith by multiple leftist bishops and their cowardly cooperators in the Catholic establishment.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">The leviathan of modernism and Marxism has and is taking dead aim at us here at Church Militant, which is why we are asking you to join us and make your support (for what we do here) known. We have launched our dollar-a-day campaign, asking you to help us stay the leading Catholic force in attacking all this."</span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I recalled many years ago Michael Matt doing a video telling everyone that <u><a href="https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php" target="_blank">The Remnant</a></u> had made the SPLC's hate group list. I had never heard of the SPLC until Mr. Matt mentioned them and the list.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to SPLC's website, they listed The Remnant as a "Radical Traditional Catholicism Hate Group" beginning in 2006. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJZSpzDPUpMfXF6uMUkFJHmw_XPjv84LFAWK3uZlAdY5xtthwRG_9aoq3T7tHXxDC0OKZUT1Z95wxmxbT_niIqeyNxCQVY_G9_MDctMn4cCpnqFLyzOrU-xmsMCSVGZFW3VlpEIDssR8F0F7Zr_ZMRIFTkc83tyKiRGkctik2qab0MWV66ZiCQNWQwA/s1896/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20The%20Remnant%20on%20their%20hate%20group%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1896" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJZSpzDPUpMfXF6uMUkFJHmw_XPjv84LFAWK3uZlAdY5xtthwRG_9aoq3T7tHXxDC0OKZUT1Z95wxmxbT_niIqeyNxCQVY_G9_MDctMn4cCpnqFLyzOrU-xmsMCSVGZFW3VlpEIDssR8F0F7Zr_ZMRIFTkc83tyKiRGkctik2qab0MWV66ZiCQNWQwA/w400-h199/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20The%20Remnant%20on%20their%20hate%20group%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Some of the other "Radical Traditional Catholicism Hate Groups" to make that list back in 2006 were <u><a href="https://catholicfamilynews.com/" target="_blank">Catholic Family News</a></u>, and the <u><a href="https://fatima.org/crusader-magazine/" target="_blank">Fatima Crusader</a>.</u> </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSMf8JwVEMG09yvEMocJo9jeOGuhhWujTt25jf7570O0zhpB7p-69r-ZEjdrpOkxji_6f6EHZVbtGbhwWQ_Q4UYFIT7OMHUMfvOj3t69hZSxA3qAoNCRuPem9ljB-H4a7b6Sl905F_eK0Av38upmlVGHlsaQnuxUou1UjM0nHwXWeG1CQeq2hFzYz5g/s1171/SPLC%20Radical%20Traditional%20Catholicism.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1171" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSMf8JwVEMG09yvEMocJo9jeOGuhhWujTt25jf7570O0zhpB7p-69r-ZEjdrpOkxji_6f6EHZVbtGbhwWQ_Q4UYFIT7OMHUMfvOj3t69hZSxA3qAoNCRuPem9ljB-H4a7b6Sl905F_eK0Av38upmlVGHlsaQnuxUou1UjM0nHwXWeG1CQeq2hFzYz5g/w400-h204/SPLC%20Radical%20Traditional%20Catholicism.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm reading the SPLC website and shaking my head because while SPLC put groups like The Remnant and Catholic Family News and the Fatima Crusader in their "Radical Traditional Catholicism" hate group, the SPLC states: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><blockquote><i><span style="color: #990000;">"Radical traditionalists are not the same as Catholics who call themselves “traditionalists” — people who prefer the old Latin Mass to the mass now typically said in vernacular languages — although the radicals, as well, like their liturgy in Latin. They also embrace extremely conservative social ideals with respect to women."</span></i></blockquote></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">These people are just hate-filled lunatics. <br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPFe3GFZ21LTShGWJmAVeBo9EMYTlmDt239V5Fj5l90Q8-C1DjAWULIYXzSBNGermBxnO94t7a38iboC4sNGz8ud4FHfKW7kQOZHipS8UD0nqkNY7Xot9S6zXRYKLy2gt2i-Mt66pROHXAbNDWqspBsppBR2Lnregey9yJEWQjEtPoT59yzIO60ObxQ/s1894/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20Catholic%20Family%20News%20on%20group%20hate%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1894" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPFe3GFZ21LTShGWJmAVeBo9EMYTlmDt239V5Fj5l90Q8-C1DjAWULIYXzSBNGermBxnO94t7a38iboC4sNGz8ud4FHfKW7kQOZHipS8UD0nqkNY7Xot9S6zXRYKLy2gt2i-Mt66pROHXAbNDWqspBsppBR2Lnregey9yJEWQjEtPoT59yzIO60ObxQ/w400-h199/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20Catholic%20Family%20News%20on%20group%20hate%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a9nB0m13vyHv9v0Dvtac2vate_HAG_kkoQOUwVRLFO8m4099v7ciJnGsb4l_v7TbPlxFZROEVM7kDGdJpWuiACyxLasHQcrkUlCKIKxH7Y78baj-LtQvJBiySdpD7IcJS8s00rl1WIQUb6H_c8JD5bz7RhO4mHG3nCW6rL5ET82xVZpA1YZKFIaa_A/s1893/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20Fatima%20Crusader%20on%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1893" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0a9nB0m13vyHv9v0Dvtac2vate_HAG_kkoQOUwVRLFO8m4099v7ciJnGsb4l_v7TbPlxFZROEVM7kDGdJpWuiACyxLasHQcrkUlCKIKxH7Y78baj-LtQvJBiySdpD7IcJS8s00rl1WIQUb6H_c8JD5bz7RhO4mHG3nCW6rL5ET82xVZpA1YZKFIaa_A/w400-h199/2006%20SPLC%20puts%20Fatima%20Crusader%20on%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The criteria SPLC uses to declare anyone a "hate group" seems to be anyone who disagrees with them on any given subject. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ijc7DotdShu7foCOb49FzM_2rO0uOmn17tUyowp-wTQx_HJdGcVUxOiXOHbuxpC-6HEuS3nHRpySXw20tfU5i8a9TItgV96uaqyXbLisQGh_QAKxkRA3H9l67NEwgJzts4Tub1EOb33szrA7ahTIc4DvBe1xqhp9bMUg8e5LNKmAr1Mf91sCldCajg/s1061/SPLC%20anti%20lgbt%20criteria%20statement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1061" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ijc7DotdShu7foCOb49FzM_2rO0uOmn17tUyowp-wTQx_HJdGcVUxOiXOHbuxpC-6HEuS3nHRpySXw20tfU5i8a9TItgV96uaqyXbLisQGh_QAKxkRA3H9l67NEwgJzts4Tub1EOb33szrA7ahTIc4DvBe1xqhp9bMUg8e5LNKmAr1Mf91sCldCajg/w400-h203/SPLC%20anti%20lgbt%20criteria%20statement.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">What I didn't know was that Church Militant was </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">not</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> put on the SPLC "hate group" list for being a "Radical Traditional Catholicism Hate Group" like The Remnant, but rather CM got on the list in 2018 for being "Anti-LGBTQ". </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1zmddJznX5bbV6FknpHB6imGZeKtuMN63mXwz2iGVZd-ksiZVplEnn5mIQ7TA57uVBVQVtYfFFOJGga8TQDjEsUdM5lqK0DWCUVY-EFjmHaU-FUEtSNXzhIBflH4wsTdSL6SJ-S_nOqxvrluec_HGzWfECn0r68cCypuF2TkWnyRKanhjW-lh64TAA/s1890/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1890" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1zmddJznX5bbV6FknpHB6imGZeKtuMN63mXwz2iGVZd-ksiZVplEnn5mIQ7TA57uVBVQVtYfFFOJGga8TQDjEsUdM5lqK0DWCUVY-EFjmHaU-FUEtSNXzhIBflH4wsTdSL6SJ-S_nOqxvrluec_HGzWfECn0r68cCypuF2TkWnyRKanhjW-lh64TAA/w400-h199/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">No mention of "radical" Catholicism with CM at all in the years listed on SPLC. I was surprised by that-not that I think CM is "radical" (I don't think The Remnant and the others are radical either), but surprised that SPLC didn't seem to notice CM as a Catholic Media outlet defending the Faith. CM was going by the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality. They weren't giving an opinion, but rather quoting from the Catholic Catechism and Saints on the subject. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Xn4QqLTekGhhliGZoBhG6e9tDhGKg8jhBS0srDmyCICc0h76ZFznsouCsCaJooXPb3-XkxeLTDc7Pl73u5J2C4MDCUqf21NkM_pcfqh41-8iK5dyA_rSdJMkDR79IF-B8IGG_UivpY0ipOyfrmALHVQ7Br0Gqw4i0-tipCszkCbkIEO3JKzZTHAJA/s1890/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1890" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Xn4QqLTekGhhliGZoBhG6e9tDhGKg8jhBS0srDmyCICc0h76ZFznsouCsCaJooXPb3-XkxeLTDc7Pl73u5J2C4MDCUqf21NkM_pcfqh41-8iK5dyA_rSdJMkDR79IF-B8IGG_UivpY0ipOyfrmALHVQ7Br0Gqw4i0-tipCszkCbkIEO3JKzZTHAJA/w400-h199/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mr. Voris had stated in his Vortex Show today that: </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">"It was in this time frame that we, here at Church Militant, began drawing attention from national media outlets and were labeled extremists, alt-right, White nationalists, etc."</span></span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I suppose Church Militant made SPLC list as "extremists" for simply believing and holding to the Catholic Faith on the single subject of homosexuality. They did not make the SPLC list for being "Radical Traditional Catholics" or for being "alt-right" or "white nationalists", but for being "Anti-LGBTQ" in 2018, years after the 2016 election. That said, there are likely other groups or media outlets that have listed CM as "alt-right" or "white nationalists". I'm only looking at SPLC specifically because of the FBI leak and because Mr. Voris mentioned them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SPLC <u><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2016&ideology=anti-lgbt" target="_blank">2016 Anti-LGBTQ hate groups</a></u> Map </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAVGuB6Qxeg9jvnUJPDfkQN8GarP_h9KuNvl1sYKe-LpiLb76mYnOA1LkqVNXXSdn_HQc8Vjiac6MgKVnLNyY7aiAjV7qArVSGOW9x1hbV4Ys9zTu71ecJ-9mGSOTQ4kKlc3YdXwoQx1lI9l7VEtGoSmTFT6TQA14qpHlonC1fGSI906pKmR_b8JbZA/s1893/2016%20SPLC%20anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20group%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1893" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAVGuB6Qxeg9jvnUJPDfkQN8GarP_h9KuNvl1sYKe-LpiLb76mYnOA1LkqVNXXSdn_HQc8Vjiac6MgKVnLNyY7aiAjV7qArVSGOW9x1hbV4Ys9zTu71ecJ-9mGSOTQ4kKlc3YdXwoQx1lI9l7VEtGoSmTFT6TQA14qpHlonC1fGSI906pKmR_b8JbZA/w400-h198/2016%20SPLC%20anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20group%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SPLC <u><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2016&ideology=rad-trad-catholicism" target="_blank">2016 "Radical Tradition Catholicism"</a></u> hate groups Map </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8ctLk9OJSz5Q0KorzqwzSAYYn2Z7x7cMJV4zzhbqdWIE8hBMV-g20wLUSr71aVNaOjUa4-IfkkdpEcsZ7C0YtMmlHZprwOQHDpxnC1nCHm7Vk8x2BOAnU7REeWVz7ieweb9OMGNhEnlPCu-0iULm74hPVXCdgaTwWW3caOU7xa2SY3ra0buoywXLJg/s1897/2016%20SPLC%20Radical%20Traditional%20Catholicism%20hate%20groups%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1897" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8ctLk9OJSz5Q0KorzqwzSAYYn2Z7x7cMJV4zzhbqdWIE8hBMV-g20wLUSr71aVNaOjUa4-IfkkdpEcsZ7C0YtMmlHZprwOQHDpxnC1nCHm7Vk8x2BOAnU7REeWVz7ieweb9OMGNhEnlPCu-0iULm74hPVXCdgaTwWW3caOU7xa2SY3ra0buoywXLJg/w400-h190/2016%20SPLC%20Radical%20Traditional%20Catholicism%20hate%20groups%20map.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SPLC <u><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2017&ideology=anti-lgbt" target="_blank">2017 Anti-LGBTQ hate groups</a></u> Map </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIqyvalvoDQIK6yhCORHl-eJG9rb-utLwWpTfDdxEJ3_bYZIjBwHQ-yHv94gSADx9fbaYwtsi4yl6A98B67188G_FvwCRaJ9AXJGFurgdJgpyhCEwzrJ_TIuQsc7yRuDZuTXwd2l5n4EiavGfM7DilCTAkZeLrb0Ik1qDi1p-2XcasCynJBwyXIKIXQ/s1892/2017%20SPCL%20anti%20LGBTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1892" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIqyvalvoDQIK6yhCORHl-eJG9rb-utLwWpTfDdxEJ3_bYZIjBwHQ-yHv94gSADx9fbaYwtsi4yl6A98B67188G_FvwCRaJ9AXJGFurgdJgpyhCEwzrJ_TIuQsc7yRuDZuTXwd2l5n4EiavGfM7DilCTAkZeLrb0Ik1qDi1p-2XcasCynJBwyXIKIXQ/w400-h198/2017%20SPCL%20anti%20LGBTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">SPLC <u><a href="https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2018&ideology=anti-lgbt" target="_blank">2018 Anti-LGBTQ hate groups</a></u> Map</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RE33ToPJnC-uhN8H2z_IT2T7gtBoUGJcvfENMb5lMGPlajntSSKZlrirLPBvZgJ--jrt1j6WsA7ubA5VW0Gx4HoG3TNDsoGRMBuFlocopZAdrZ5vVbaQNLzvnoNAOKlWOzFEeTb5ZnTJmn1lZQUjIin1WpmlWDCdMq14GQrPY4V_P0CzcaaGdIXybQ/s1890/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1890" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RE33ToPJnC-uhN8H2z_IT2T7gtBoUGJcvfENMb5lMGPlajntSSKZlrirLPBvZgJ--jrt1j6WsA7ubA5VW0Gx4HoG3TNDsoGRMBuFlocopZAdrZ5vVbaQNLzvnoNAOKlWOzFEeTb5ZnTJmn1lZQUjIin1WpmlWDCdMq14GQrPY4V_P0CzcaaGdIXybQ/w400-h199/2018%20SPLC%20puts%20Church%20Militant%20on%20their%20Anti%20LBGTQ%20hate%20groups%20list.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p>At this point I asked myself what did Church Militant do between 2016 & 2018 to get on SPLC's "Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups" list? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Took less than 5 minutes to find </span><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">(certainly could be wrong) </span></i><span style="font-family: georgia;">what I think...or I should say, WHO got Church Militant on SPLC's list. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Father James Martin.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeDZWOU8pmiXY4F3FschPyF420hb3zPM8YKegDYYQlr6W8VYtRBZbQLPcykAJtmGy1Hh9V8rCqi4qYKw5ZZQbC_cYmtDOuVtwHHzytnyuw8dySiG88KhpNK9pNpQeuMhXWIufIlsuSJpGWl5hw-2rlJlU8XVad-jDeASyHxy_gEjf99P2UWfFtmw7jw/s320/Building%20a%20Bridge%20Father%20James%20Martin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="320" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeDZWOU8pmiXY4F3FschPyF420hb3zPM8YKegDYYQlr6W8VYtRBZbQLPcykAJtmGy1Hh9V8rCqi4qYKw5ZZQbC_cYmtDOuVtwHHzytnyuw8dySiG88KhpNK9pNpQeuMhXWIufIlsuSJpGWl5hw-2rlJlU8XVad-jDeASyHxy_gEjf99P2UWfFtmw7jw/s1600/Building%20a%20Bridge%20Father%20James%20Martin.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Honestly, can anyone be surprised? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Back in 2017 Fr. James Martin published his book <i><span style="color: #990000;">"Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity"</span></i> which Church Militant tore into all over social media (See <u><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/faithful-catholics-fight-back-against-fr.-james-martin" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The year 2018 was one news report after another about Fr. James Martin speaking at parishes around the United States. Catholic laity protested and Martin was disinvited from some events (see <u><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/fr.-james-martin-speaker-at-lenten-reflection" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>). A war broke out on social media over actual Catholic teaching on homosexuality and what Martin was promoting. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJq_rjMWyGr5rt9FTAubfnaJtl5g_BzguDYaMODnW3mj3aIYLLyY7pJH-l-bzxCKZ3-oAVQbVrOVobxlZwxSEaW7oViqxpw_gFTOYhAcNTbtcg2ifm_5hvt9ICjfaAE4VVY7rnB1Osbnk-Ad-I4tGZOx3L5qI2gS7Z1-TO1KeR-HzuW1ieUTcQjDGzQ/s1351/Catholic%20catechism%202357%20homosexuality%20Biblical%20sources%20documents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1351" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJq_rjMWyGr5rt9FTAubfnaJtl5g_BzguDYaMODnW3mj3aIYLLyY7pJH-l-bzxCKZ3-oAVQbVrOVobxlZwxSEaW7oViqxpw_gFTOYhAcNTbtcg2ifm_5hvt9ICjfaAE4VVY7rnB1Osbnk-Ad-I4tGZOx3L5qI2gS7Z1-TO1KeR-HzuW1ieUTcQjDGzQ/w400-h258/Catholic%20catechism%202357%20homosexuality%20Biblical%20sources%20documents.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Church Militant didn't let Martin get away with warping Catholic teaching on homosexuality, and they were loud about it (see <u><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/growing-opposition-to-fr.-james-martin-in-chicago" target="_blank">HERE</a></u>). </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are dozens upon dozens of Church Militant articles, reports and Vortex episodes on Fr. James Martin and other "homosexual approving" clergy. This is, in my opinion, the trigger that got the Southern Poverty Law Center to add Church Militant to their 2018 Anti-LGBTQ hate group list. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVuzo8TMTWSFk1R8YDMjrmlnB7fiEUcgshcA1LOT7fMJadgRNEaNrkZWKouZg__mBkztuKbrNAW5XTp2HGvpfO9ZKFk98aYfrrOXJg67-uLJunHBUcC27QEEqUAfVE2qvawXtxTJzsZ5ztuOgoO3Ul50UGevLnmKS4yNz2nQMDuFUP0kvCFKW3Y11Pg/s1037/priest%20quote%20gays%20and%20homosexuals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="1037" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVuzo8TMTWSFk1R8YDMjrmlnB7fiEUcgshcA1LOT7fMJadgRNEaNrkZWKouZg__mBkztuKbrNAW5XTp2HGvpfO9ZKFk98aYfrrOXJg67-uLJunHBUcC27QEEqUAfVE2qvawXtxTJzsZ5ztuOgoO3Ul50UGevLnmKS4yNz2nQMDuFUP0kvCFKW3Y11Pg/w400-h185/priest%20quote%20gays%20and%20homosexuals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keep fighting the good fight Catholics, by getting on these asinine bogus lists for holding to Catholic teachings you're getting noticed by the other side. Could save souls. Keep up the good work.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRWQ_-MzDiXczjGWv38J0YXaKekJ437GEfKKpOHWewJkv8zJmXARG7pgU2nhdCOnCFcSjrJg2yFL0y61Sbyb8VWdJe0XldIyUVC1heo2Clr0IY0rupydc-zKFYJvv5U7yuu6nuTzu0LhcO8Jsj6IA1PZ20ZBtnXIhW7_1IgolcLUXc-t4eo-Kq89OMw/s1300/Saint%20John%20Chrysostom%20on%20homosexaulity%20gay%20sin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1300" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRWQ_-MzDiXczjGWv38J0YXaKekJ437GEfKKpOHWewJkv8zJmXARG7pgU2nhdCOnCFcSjrJg2yFL0y61Sbyb8VWdJe0XldIyUVC1heo2Clr0IY0rupydc-zKFYJvv5U7yuu6nuTzu0LhcO8Jsj6IA1PZ20ZBtnXIhW7_1IgolcLUXc-t4eo-Kq89OMw/w400-h261/Saint%20John%20Chrysostom%20on%20homosexaulity%20gay%20sin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK7JHaeN37hzFySx-qZNbYI2-2dqx-C8L7T5x-ZUDG4VLxVbzhU2A9creUtlLhomBG9AP8X9VVZ-4llliPbQmAYAH0k4CovBn5IXcRr-x34hHMHcwqmYYXreVaVvaRIKLBEkMw-peW1p1MZCYENnasjclsq9T9nEn6NeFlD38DAhRDK62BkM4nlAmng/s958/Catholic%20Vatican%20document%20on%20homosexul%20unions%20and%20behavior%20gay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="958" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPK7JHaeN37hzFySx-qZNbYI2-2dqx-C8L7T5x-ZUDG4VLxVbzhU2A9creUtlLhomBG9AP8X9VVZ-4llliPbQmAYAH0k4CovBn5IXcRr-x34hHMHcwqmYYXreVaVvaRIKLBEkMw-peW1p1MZCYENnasjclsq9T9nEn6NeFlD38DAhRDK62BkM4nlAmng/w400-h359/Catholic%20Vatican%20document%20on%20homosexul%20unions%20and%20behavior%20gay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH_kiWn2TkhFvzaOrvjyNAURUhYibCtPndUn9JdKsDvTUO8p2w4oJTcXl-gpoYj3E8QwkT7M0ncP2B1cVAir1wsZkdncu1MKR54Vij4j0jQcj1CVO0Q6u94WepaelzJ-hu_ZJ5opVnS17qHVhIpklbr1-ok5l-dQv7Gm6tyP9o2CMG7ciFWbr07wjmg/s1334/Bible%20quote%20Romans%201%20RSVCE%20version%20homo%20gay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1334" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH_kiWn2TkhFvzaOrvjyNAURUhYibCtPndUn9JdKsDvTUO8p2w4oJTcXl-gpoYj3E8QwkT7M0ncP2B1cVAir1wsZkdncu1MKR54Vij4j0jQcj1CVO0Q6u94WepaelzJ-hu_ZJ5opVnS17qHVhIpklbr1-ok5l-dQv7Gm6tyP9o2CMG7ciFWbr07wjmg/w400-h261/Bible%20quote%20Romans%201%20RSVCE%20version%20homo%20gay.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Christ, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Julie </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Links: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-long-time-coming </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?year=2006&ideology=rad-trad-catholicism </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?ideology=rad-trad-catholicism </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map?ideology=anti-lgbt </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://catholicfamilynews.com/ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://fatima.org/crusader-magazine/ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/faithful-catholics-fight-back-against-fr.-james-martin</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/growing-opposition-to-fr.-james-martin-in-chicago </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;">https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-catholics-traditionalists-report-retracted-extremists-southern-poverty-law-center-72b817c9 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-67340947830826956532023-01-05T10:40:00.001-05:002023-01-05T10:41:53.365-05:00EWTN's Pope Emeritus Benedict's Funeral Mass & Other Specials schedule<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCPMNTj1FEEC-agzn8dggMLDEyg7ENAmWrQh8-TA82spdZ9TwJuEMUJUYarD9DI1LNNcnoNvkdMz5CQ5PBnUNKrXZGULD0wT2L2jB_w2jOENdEHVeeAEEXQ0biGgL3B8koyxiPH2YJMgfxndHioz4YCtCwtk9dNDpnc0PDFcHlH128j0wjppoETTeFA/s320/EWTN%20new%20logo_2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="92" data-original-width="320" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCPMNTj1FEEC-agzn8dggMLDEyg7ENAmWrQh8-TA82spdZ9TwJuEMUJUYarD9DI1LNNcnoNvkdMz5CQ5PBnUNKrXZGULD0wT2L2jB_w2jOENdEHVeeAEEXQ0biGgL3B8koyxiPH2YJMgfxndHioz4YCtCwtk9dNDpnc0PDFcHlH128j0wjppoETTeFA/s1600/EWTN%20new%20logo_2016.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 25.68px;"><br /></span></strong></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 25.68px;"><br /></span></strong></p><p> </p><h2 style="text-align: left;">EWTN to Air Pope Emeritus Benedict's Funeral Mass and Other Specials </h2><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></h3></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17.12px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><strong>Irondale, AL (EWTN)</strong> – EWTN will broadcast the Funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as well as many other special programs on Thursday, Jan. 5. The day’s schedule appears below. Please note: Times are subject to change. For live updates, please check EWTN’s website, <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=gURXI9OG90Vu4md0bc3411mT0amG9ofvX3rmKTtutbMV-2FlSYKlui2rZ18dKbi0WLU1TH_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVI5OZzKXTPp5kVl1irlj6AShQyXNxUAsYTpSJGdk3ZzFn-2B8-2BOk1P6xegEyBP4HhIWGSNJwDN-2B4TbAvyNg7AUa1mlFMKuhhllf4ezhuGsRiOeX20XlcaP7-2BUwo-2B7c9C9H-2F6vPAV40DxlUKRgjHgvZlWL3mQUr9ZL8H90FMz8BC8sZenEMpj-2BuyUut5FXkwK-2BBj45E2-2FEr304IJPZ0ayoBKbTASLNNZY9Vw6sbI3ldyFEkvnZFVpmhiDBQ0YI8BXOCf1sFE-2FQB5RkwDXxIeuuS0MYvrrHU8REfoaL2FsGSo4NMJ6S7MUL50UI5NmFqSu1Fy5hqHh1nuqbWBDOgnbcOHcWtY-2BUiiY4bbbJbnNYkVOJFA-3D-3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.ewtn.com/tv/schedule</a>; the EWTN app; and EWTN’s Facebook page, <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=gURXI9OG90Vu4md0bc3410crT57zGcuybCv04Y8raoAlAKjEW16IbvJrSlZ-2FgTI18fI6_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVI5OZzKXTPp5kVl1irlj6AShQyXNxUAsYTpSJGdk3ZzFn-2B8-2BOk1P6xegEyBP4HhIWGSNJwDN-2B4TbAvyNg7AUa1mlFMKuhhllf4ezhuGsRiOeX20XlcaP7-2BUwo-2B7c9C9H-2F6vPAV40DxlUKRgjHgvZlWL3mQUr9ZL8H90FMz8BC8sZenEMpj-2BuyUut5FXkwK-2BBj6P0V8WQDEaNzo4IXv-2BjvHEEDbgucIDbumXUVl0yIKi1TsDNkoLZsjJo4Rb6rQ5Qx9oCOJsZJRJIKiJi6PVOL3s1D5w41Mwyo6hVOL5muMVlqxXA3L6o6zY-2B49O56sc9f0SX4HVD1MPoeu1X8kiNY0NKFKuryksmdtF3J8fkgwMKw-3D-3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/ewtnonline</a>. Here’s the lineup:</p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thursday, Jan. 5</span></strong></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2:30 a.m. ET – Funeral Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> - Pope Francis celebrates the Solemn Funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, live from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Encores at 2:30 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET.</span></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8 a.m. ET - Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> – Live from the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels in Irondale, AL, celebrated by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. Encore at 7 p.m. ET.</span></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">9 a.m. ET - Rosary for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> - Live from the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels in Irondale, AL, led by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word.</span></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">11 a.m. ET – The Papacy of Reason</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> – Interviews with Church leaders, Vatican experts, Vatican experts, and prominent Catholic journalists on the principal teaching themes of the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.</span></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">12:10 p.m. ET - Memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> - From the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., celebrated by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio, in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica.</span></p><p style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1:30 p.m. ET – Thought of Pope Benedict XVI: Who is Joseph Ratzinger?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> – A spirited meditation on the life of Pope Benedict XVI with Fr. 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</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";"><a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-hundred-years-war" target="_blank">Church Militant</a></b><span face="Verdana, "sans-serif""> today, Michael Voris put out a Vortex show entitled </span><span face="Verdana, "sans-serif"" style="color: #984806;">“<b>HUNDRED
YEARS’ WAR: Things get worse before they
get better. Really?”</b></span><b style="font-family: Verdana, "sans-serif";"> </b><span face="Verdana, "sans-serif"">speaking to the need for Catholics to “fight” against the fall of the world
and not being “Pollyanna's”.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Voris makes the assumption that Catholics aren’t truly fighting against
the corruption in our Church and our nation/government because so many believe
that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“things will get a lot worse before
they get better”.</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He says, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">“</span><span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">No one could
have thought, even one generation ago, that any of the current conditions
would be so prevalent, yet here we are. All of this, of course, suggests that
things will get worse. On that score, we often hear the expression "Things
will get a lot worse before they get better." The first part of that is
certainly true, but the back half, "before they get
better," has in there an assumption not rooted in anything realistic.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Who says things will
"get better" or that there is some magical trajectory that
things always improve? Most of humanity is damned. It certainly doesn't apply
in the spiritual war, so why would anyone think it applies in the natural
order of events? It's a Pollyanna reading of historical events. Left to their
own natural arrangement, things get worse, not better.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I take offense at his statement, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“not
rooted in anything realistic”,</i> as if Catholics aren’t doing anything at
all. We are just dead things floating along with the current. We aren’t dead
and very many of us are certainly not going with the current. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mr. Voris continues by saying<span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">, “Middle school students can learn about
masturbation to pornography, get their biological sex characteristics cut
off and even kill their children, all without their parents'
knowledge, much less, consent. It took a century to get here and now, with
all the momentum, it is only going to get worse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">Where is
the organized counterattack? Where is the Catholic military response to this
aggression? Your country, your land, has not been infiltrated. It's been<i> invaded</i> and
is now occupied, and too many think clicking a petition or reposting some
clever satire on Twitter is sufficient.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">They
want you to think that. It makes you feel secure, lulls you into a
false sense of security, makes you feel like you are in the fight
— but you're not (not in any meaningful way, that is). It's like
voting Republican; sure, why not? But don't expect anything on that score,
except a minor win here or there.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I’ve got two thoughts on this, first Freemason’s founded the United
States of America and perhaps it is doomed to fail because of that. Should the
Freemason’s American experiment fail, what might rise up in its place?
Something I occasionally contemplate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Now no offense intended to Mr. Voris, but here’s something the single, never married,
never a parent didn’t address. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My second thought, Catholic parenting. That is the ONLY “counter attack”
that will create the army needed on this earth to fight this war. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Catholic parents, most of us I would think, know what our Lady said at
Fatima, <span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">“The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about
Marriage and the Family. Don't be afraid…because whoever works for the sanctity
of Marriage and the Family will always be fought against and opposed in every
way, because this is the decisive issue.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We are here now. We are in the “final battle” our Lady warned us of. What
the world needs are Catholic families raising decent, well taught and informed
Catholic children. Homeschooling them or sending them to proven good Catholic
schools and raising them in the Faith is how we fight against everything wrong
in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We convert nations beginning with raising devout Catholic children who
will grow up to be priests, religious, and/or devout Catholic parents
themselves raising the next generation after us. The first commandment God gave to Adam and Eve (besides not touching the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge) was to procreate! We are called to raise children! The battle has always been about the family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Voris continues, <span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">“You need a fighting force before you can deploy it.
Right now, the "force" resembles little else than a ragtag,
confused gathering of a few people aimlessly wandering about, dazed and
confused and clicking on things at their keyboards.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">An army, a
military, a militia — rooted in Catholic truth, trained and equipped
for battle — needs to be built up. Part of all that includes knowledge of
the past. How did we get here, who were the players, what did
they espouse and so forth? This is a major reason we are asking for your
support here at the end of the year, to keep Church Militant as the tip of
the spear in this effort.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He doesn’t see-or simply fails to mention, that it’s the Catholic fathers
and mothers raising children that create the “fighting force”. Too many
Catholics in my opinion are looking OUTSIDE of their family. As if the fix is
simply donating to this or that organization. Sure support good organizations
that you trust are making a difference, but focus first on your family. Your
children are the next generation-how are you preparing them to live, thrive and
survive what’s coming next?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We must all raise our children to the best of our abilities. I’m not naïve
in thinking <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">all </i>our children will
remain in the Faith. Sadly, we know this isn’t the case in society today- we’ve
seen it in our own families. Yet this is our fight. Catholic parents must
battle to keep our families intact and never give up on a wayward adult child
(or any family member) that wonders away from the Faith. Pray and have faith
like Saint Monica.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Mr. Voris ends by asking for a donation so Church Militant can continue
their fight. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">“Please
contribute whatever you can to our continuing efforts here at this
apostolate, to lay the groundwork for the counterattack. It must come
— or give up any hope of things "getting better" after
they get worse. Without a fight, they only get worse after they get worse.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Maybe I have tunnel vision, but all I’m hearing in my head & heart
right now are the words of Our Lady of Fatima: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;">“The
final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about Marriage
and the Family. Don't be afraid…because whoever works for the sanctity of
Marriage and the Family will always be fought against and opposed in every way,
because this is the decisive issue.”</span></i><span style="color: #548dd4; mso-themecolor: text2; mso-themetint: 153;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There’s another huge problem in the United States with parenting children
that needs to be addressed. I’d like to see more Catholic outlets (including
Church Militant) talk about this. Parentless children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">If you don’t have children have you considered adopting or fostering a
child? Think of a parentless child in our nation today…they often know nothing
of God. They’ve been abandoned, or orphaned and have no one to love them, guide them, prepare them or raise them up in the Faith that will save them and our
society from falling further. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">According to the United States Census Bureau, homosexuals are adopting and
fostering more children than heterosexual people. My heart breaks for these children.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"">From the
ACLA Williams Institute (2013): <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Adopted children</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br />
<u>Same-sex couples raising children are <b>four times more likely</b> than
their different-sex counterparts to be raising an adopted child</u>. Among
couples with children under age 18 in the home, 13% of same-sex couples have an
adopted child compared to just 3% of different-sex couples. More than 16,000
same-sex couples are raising an estimated 22,000 adopted children in the US
(see Figure 4).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Among all children under age 18
being raised by same-sex couples, approximately one in ten (10%) are adopted,
compared to just 2% of children being raised by different-sex couples. In
total, 1.4% of all adopted children under age 18 living in households with
same-sex or different-sex couples live in a same-sex couple household.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Parenting of foster and other children</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><br />
<u>Same-sex couples are <b>six times more likely</b> than their different-sex
counterparts to be raising foster children</u>. Among couples with children
under age 18, 2% of same-sex couples are raising a foster child compared to
just 0.3% of different-sex couples. Approximately 2,600 same-sex couples are
raising an estimated 3,400 foster children in the US. In total, 1.7% of foster
children living with same-sex or different-sex couples are being raised by
same-sex couples.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">[Source: <a href="https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-parenting-us/#:~:text=More%20than%2016%2C000%20same%2Dsex,raised%20by%20different%2Dsex%20couples">https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-parenting-us/#:~:text=More%20than%2016%2C000%20same%2Dsex,raised%20by%20different%2Dsex%20couples</a>
] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif""><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"">From the
United States Census Bureau 2020:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Who Is More Likely to
Adopt?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Overall,
same-sex couples were more likely (3.1%) than opposite-sex couples (1.1%) to
adopt a child. In fact, 20.9% of same-sex couples with children had
adopted children; the same was true for 2.9% of opposite-sex couples with
children. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="color: #943634; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">Same-sex
couples were also more likely (0.5%) than opposite-sex couples (0.2%) to foster
children. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">[Source: <a href="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/fifteen-percent-of-same-sex-couples-have-children-in-their-household.html">https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/fifteen-percent-of-same-sex-couples-have-children-in-their-household.html</a>
] <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7BeH-PvXCx4a1IzjU9SAjBUSi43NNny47CUIQfF7iMNC5Pt43lvNCbg1127RPdYflT02rUX3mBTh8-susHYswKnZzno0aCLQjK1R0_RNZ4pV-VxSmHIRg0PuyEzub009uWWfTtxmBTnKSlZFLyRY4iRAH37cHNQUU3drft3lOAhIQMR5Kr32lnznJA/s746/Saint%20Rose%20of%20Lima%20Catholic%20quote%20convert%20souls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="746" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7BeH-PvXCx4a1IzjU9SAjBUSi43NNny47CUIQfF7iMNC5Pt43lvNCbg1127RPdYflT02rUX3mBTh8-susHYswKnZzno0aCLQjK1R0_RNZ4pV-VxSmHIRg0PuyEzub009uWWfTtxmBTnKSlZFLyRY4iRAH37cHNQUU3drft3lOAhIQMR5Kr32lnznJA/s320/Saint%20Rose%20of%20Lima%20Catholic%20quote%20convert%20souls.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></i></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span></span></i></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Have we Catholics forgotten about these children in need? I hope not. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">What would our nation...our world look like if Catholics worked harder to adopt and foster ALL the abandoned children we could?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Something to think about… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In Christ, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Julie <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"">Church
Militant Vortex link</span></b><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">: <a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-hundred-years-war">https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vort-hundred-years-war</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-28836290554717140802022-02-18T12:30:00.003-05:002022-02-19T06:29:57.408-05:00Meatless Friday Greek Chickpea Soup Recipe<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just found this recipe and wanted to share it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I follow <u><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRmRqmB5uzpx7wWYEVVdCNw">"Spain on a Fork"</a></b></u> on Youtube and love his recipes. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qpxpCEaN49M" width="320" youtube-src-id="qpxpCEaN49M"></iframe></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Enjoy!! </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-13756957025108799852021-05-02T20:58:00.000-04:002021-05-02T20:58:12.313-04:00WARNING ADULT ONLY POST: Walmart selling and promoting pornography <p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8kfWrwiXKrUJCf7rG23BtczJKMEhLuVITI5F7tUyxfZNDzJhQcNT955N1zsdp5lukILXA4trq9d-FyEVY2l1Xq-mTYrys1zvoGdIhqQnh9qfD2nOFuU7FNcFVeTF2ICKCG5EJV9fxdE/s320/computer+desk+Why+gif.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8kfWrwiXKrUJCf7rG23BtczJKMEhLuVITI5F7tUyxfZNDzJhQcNT955N1zsdp5lukILXA4trq9d-FyEVY2l1Xq-mTYrys1zvoGdIhqQnh9qfD2nOFuU7FNcFVeTF2ICKCG5EJV9fxdE/s0/computer+desk+Why+gif.gif" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> I don't shop at Walmart much at all, so maybe you all already know this, but it was shocking to me. I am writing this to inform others like me who may not be aware of what Walmart is selling on their website. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">This weekend I had caught the end of an old classic movie on TCM and wanted to see the entire thing. It wasn't available on my current streaming subscriptions so I searched for it and found it was available as a DVD on Walmart's website. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I added it to my cart, and it said I would get free shipping if spend $11.00 more so I decided to look and see if there was anything else I might like. So I searched in "Movies & TV Shows/Complete Movie Series & Box Sets" and found the following (no warnings at all) on PAGE 1. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.walmart.com/browse/movies-tv-shows/boxed-sets-collections-movies-tv/4096_5732611?page=1">https://www.walmart.com/browse/movies-tv-shows/boxed-sets-collections-movies-tv/4096_5732611?page=1</a> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXWlDcbM5u-N7-Eihm3XGdW7YOXjBURQCvkLqpFk1J5r_vj8v3fsT_-xMv6gmzAwV8o6Zqy_p_VrUqLSZyVqHGcweTMeJePyWPXL32QPzLDWKwyajws0tV4BsF4D7AIkSgZHYb0niQEg/s1899/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1899" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXWlDcbM5u-N7-Eihm3XGdW7YOXjBURQCvkLqpFk1J5r_vj8v3fsT_-xMv6gmzAwV8o6Zqy_p_VrUqLSZyVqHGcweTMeJePyWPXL32QPzLDWKwyajws0tV4BsF4D7AIkSgZHYb0niQEg/w400-h183/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just disgusting. How many kids are looking for movies and this crap is showing up on Walmart's front page for movies and tv shows? It's right between Harry Potter and Friends!<br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">More from the first page from Walmart...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UWtaj7SfZ0Ze2cf6By01CASml75n9zGVV2Zo9P2ZdgAYLFoHb-c_bXIslVCTP0tqLwIXULLFy8-sHPs2RnzqCu-qxtGH0RgCW8l5ZWsUPeiw9D4b25V-vIO-dr49RMLqSAp7V06mIOE/s1902/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1902" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UWtaj7SfZ0Ze2cf6By01CASml75n9zGVV2Zo9P2ZdgAYLFoHb-c_bXIslVCTP0tqLwIXULLFy8-sHPs2RnzqCu-qxtGH0RgCW8l5ZWsUPeiw9D4b25V-vIO-dr49RMLqSAp7V06mIOE/w400-h184/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+01.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">This dvd came with no description, but I think the title & cover speak for themselves. </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">---</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">It continues with...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLXQwlv1lSv82wQnyL-o31UYCBe9zDiOekhf2qhn_ccC046RrUkloASZRKDNIZbK1XoaSQp1SVA1IfBLua63uOURFi8-JeSBJ0UFVpf7rSna2zNvw8XGbGJ2stuAmG_CAqy1pIvEqeq8/s1890/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1890" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLXQwlv1lSv82wQnyL-o31UYCBe9zDiOekhf2qhn_ccC046RrUkloASZRKDNIZbK1XoaSQp1SVA1IfBLua63uOURFi8-JeSBJ0UFVpf7rSna2zNvw8XGbGJ2stuAmG_CAqy1pIvEqeq8/w400-h196/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+02.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>This one has the following description from Walmart</b>: <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Domestic Girlfriend contains episodes 1-12 of the anime directed by Shota Ihata. Natsuo Fuji has a serious crush on one of his teachers, Hina Tachibana, but since he knows he has zero chance of ever being in a relationship with her, he lets his friends talk him into going to a party where he meets Rui. One thing leads to another and then, well, neither of them is a virgin anymore. Unfortunately, it wasn't what they expected, but that's fine. They're just ships passing in the night and they'll never have to see each other again, right? Except when Natsuo's father announces that he's getting married again, Natsuo discovers that he's getting two new step-sisters as well. Now there's a problem, because one is his teacher, Hina, and the other is Rui. Yep, the family dinners at Natsuo's house are about to get REALLY awkward!Domestic Girlfriend: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray)</span></i><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The movie genre for this is listed under "Adventure" by Walmart. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">---</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">And then there's this one, complete with a graphic description: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rG4LQffWWGCdBYedXBAukTSz5-UkAuVaUqfVco_hc4TpgMV3Tps4Na7UnK9C8wwpKDVV2Ojde23NspP3B_8fPI3iv5sTU24REiWJvDVY44AwjGbZXItU7LKyK1JB_qsAfFip9hN5xgQ/s1904/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1904" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rG4LQffWWGCdBYedXBAukTSz5-UkAuVaUqfVco_hc4TpgMV3Tps4Na7UnK9C8wwpKDVV2Ojde23NspP3B_8fPI3iv5sTU24REiWJvDVY44AwjGbZXItU7LKyK1JB_qsAfFip9hN5xgQ/w400-h198/Walmart+disgusting+dvds+03.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><u>Walmart description</u></b>: </span><div><div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">About This Item</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">We aim to show you accurate product information. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. See our disclaimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">This Cool Devices Complete Collection contains all 11 episodes of the anime directed by Hiroyuki Utatane, Osamu Shimokawa, and Yumisuke Kotoyoshi:</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Curious Fruit</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Sacred Girl Lover Doll</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Winter Swimsuit</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Enema Kirei Seek I</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Slave Girl Marino Seek II</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">S&M Queen Saki</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Yellow Star</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Slave Warrior Maya I</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Slave Warrior Maya II</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Binding</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Fallen Angel Rina</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Don't say we didn't warn you!</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Enter a world of forbidden pleasure tightly bound together inside eleven erotic tales of lust and desire where the darkest yearnings and deepest hatreds intertwine to create the most exquisite ecstasy imaginable. <b>Where sex and depravity shatter the illusion of innocence and replace it with the unquenchable flames of desire!</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;">Special Features: Digitally Remastered, Art Galleries, Cool Devices Teaser & Trailers, Previews.</span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.</span> -end- </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">----</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">You can't look through Walmart's movies and tv show series without page after page of cartoon porn listed as "unrated" and under the genre of "Adventure". It's disgusting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am truly stunned because years ago I remember Walmart refused to sell music with foul language in the lyrics. Now they are selling porn along side children's movies and classics! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm so disgusted. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia;"><b>Be warned parents, don't let your children use Walmart's website. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-65939577964942799422021-02-18T17:53:00.000-05:002021-02-18T17:53:26.175-05:00Well...<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Haven't been here in ages. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The world is a mess and blogging about it doesn't make anyone feel any better.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I don't know when I'll be back to this blog. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I hope one day I will. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Right now I am not online much at all, though I do pop in on Twitter to touch base with other Catholics occasionally. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of the things I've given up for Lent is being critical of clergy- so basically I'm mute until Easter. 😉</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">God bless anyone who still stops by here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Christ, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Julie </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-10639657861155799762020-06-26T12:19:00.000-04:002020-08-10T14:36:25.093-04:00To the Glory of God<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This morning my family decided to get out and do some photography-its a family thing and we love it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So we took a morning drive to <i><u><a href="https://elizabethparkct.org/garden/rose-garden">Elizabeth Park in West Hartford</a></u></i>. It was just beautiful and peaceful. A few people walking about, talking, admiring the flowers and just enjoying the nice weather and being together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Surprising to me, much of it felt a bit like I had jumped into the pages of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Let me know if the photos bring that to your minds as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Among pine trees, roses, flowers, ponds, babbling brooks, wildlife, stone bridge and rock bridge I found a little stone someone had left for others to find and it just made my day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These are some of the photo's I took, I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Inside the Hobbit house...</span></div>
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On top of this stone wall was a small blue painted stone...</div>
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Up close you can read it... it says <i><span style="color: blue;">"To the Glory of God"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What a wonderful find around our last corner before leaving Elizabeth Park this morning. I smiled all the way home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God bless you all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Christ, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Julie </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: xx-small;">Link: <a href="https://elizabethparkct.org/garden/rose-garden">https://elizabethparkct.org/garden/rose-garden</a> </span><br />
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-8034788860576909712020-06-19T12:34:00.000-04:002020-06-20T11:33:42.863-04:00A people without good morals is incapable of self government<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I invite all Catholics to read what the Catholic Church taught in 1910 about the United States of America and Patriotism-and what would happen if immoral ignorant people were voting in our great country. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If we want to fix our country, our Catholic Church must return to teaching this about our country and how to hold on to it- or we will certainly loose it. Socialism and communism are just a heartbeat away. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">highlighted</span> some parts that stood out to me in light of our current trials+tribulations in America.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: xx-small;">(The Catholic Instructor: An Educational Library of Ready Reference, published by The Office of Catholic Publications, 1910)</span></span></i></div>
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The Duty and Value of Patriotism </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By The Most Rev. Archbishop Ireland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A History of the achievements of the church in America from
the great pens of John Gilmary Shea, LL. D. and the review of its progress and
growth by Richard H. Clark, LL. D. two native Catholic historians of recognized
pre-eminence in the field of Catholic History in the United States, may very
appropriately be accompanied by an extensive quotation from the celebrated
address on “The Duty and Value of Patriotism,” delivered by the <u><a href="https://www.archspm.org/leadership/past-bishops/most-reverend-john-ireland/">Most Rev. JohnIreland, D. D., Archbishop of St. Paul</a></u>, before the New York Commandery of the
Loyal Legion, and an authentic History of the origin and foundation of that
great Patriotic Catholic Organization, “The Knights of Columbus.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No one has earned a better right to speak for American
Patriotism or Liberty, than the Archbishop of St. Paul. He served his country
in her hour of peril and speaks as one of her defenders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The calumnies so frequently uttered against the Church, and
the Americanism of Catholic citizens, should need no other refutation than will
be found in the lofty patriotism breathed in this eloquent address to his
comrades in arms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The following are pertinent selections from the Archbishop’s
address: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I shall define
patriotism as you understand and feel it. Patriotism is love of country, and
loyalty to its life and weal-love, tender and strong; tender as the love of son
for mother, strong as the pillars of death; loyalty generous and disinterested
shrinking from no sacrifice, seeking no reward save country’s honor and country’s
triumph.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">More than a century ago a trans-Atlantic poet and
philosopher, reading well the signs wrote: </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Westward the star of empire takes its way.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first four acts already past,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A fifth shall close the drama with the day:<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Time’s noblest offspring is the last.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Berkeley’s prophetic eye had descried America. What shall I
say in brief discourse of my country’s value and beauty, of her claims to my
love and loyalty? I will pass by in silence her fields and forests, her rivers
and seas, the boundless riches hidden beneath her soil and amid the rocks of
her mountains, her pure and health-giving air, her transcendent wealth of
nature’s fairest and most precious gifts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will not speak of the noble
qualities and robust deeds of her sons, skilled in commerce and industry,
valorous in war, prosperous in peace. In all these things America is opulent
and great; but beyond them and above them is her singular grandeur, to which her
material splendor is only one fitting circumstance. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">America born into the family of nations in these latter
times is the highest billow in humanity’s evolution, the crowning effort of
ages in the aggrandizement of man. Unless we take her in this altitude we do
not comprehend her; we belittle her towering stature, and conceal the singular design
of Providence in her creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">America is a country of human dignity and human liberty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the fathers of the Republic declared: <i>“That all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,”</i> a
cardinal principle was enunciated, which in its truth was as old as the race,
but in practical realization almost unknown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Slowly, amid sufferings and revolutions, humanity had been
reaching out toward a reign of the right of man. Ante-Christian paganism had
utterly denied such rights. It allowed nothing to man as man; he was what
wealth, place, or power made him. Even the wise Aristotle taught that some men
were intended by nature to be slaves and chattels. The sweet religion of Christ
proclaimed aloud the doctrines of the common fatherhood of God, and the
universal brotherhood of men. Eighteen not yet put its civil and political institutions
in accord with its spiritual faith. <span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The Christian Church was all this time
leavening human society, and patiently awaiting the promised fermentation. This
came at last, and it came in America. It came in a first manifestation through
the Declaration of Independence; in came in a second and final manifestation
through President Lincoln’s proclamation of emancipation. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In America all men are civilly and politically equal; all
have the same rights; all wield the same arm of defence and of conquest, the
suffrage; and the sole condition of rights and of power is simple manhood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Humanity, under the spell of heavenly memories, never ceased
to dream of liberty, and to aspire to its possession. Now and then, here and
there, its refreshing breezes caressed humanity’s brow. But not until the
Republic of the West was born, not until the star-spangled banner rose toward
the skies, was liberty caught up in humanity’s embrace, and embodied in a great
and abiding nation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In America the government takes from the liberty of the
citizen only so much as is necessary for the weal of the nation, which the
citizen by this own act freely concedes. In America there are no masters, who
govern in their own right, for their own interest, or at their own will. We
have over us no Louis XIV., saying: <i>“L’etat c’est moi”</i>; no Hohenzollern,
announcing that in his acts as sovereign he is responsible only to his
conscience and to God. Ours is the government of the people, by the people, and
for the people. The government is our own organized will. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">THERE IS NO STATE ABOVE OR APART FROM THE PEOPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rights begin with, and go upward from the people. In other
countries, even those apparently the most free, rights begin with and come downward
from the state. The rights of citizens, the rights of the people, are concessions
which have been painfully wrenched from the governing powers. With Americans,
whenever the organized government does not prove its grant, the liberty of the
individual citizen is sacred and inviolable. Elsewhere there are governments
called republics; universal suffrage constitutes the state; but once
constituted the state is tyrannous and arbitrary, and invades at will private
rights, and curtails at will individual liberty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One Republic is liberty’s
native home- America. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The God-given mission of the Republic of America is not only
to its own people; it is to all the peoples of the earth, before whose eyes it
is the symbol of human rights and human liberty, toward whom its flag flutters
hopes of future happiness for themselves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Is there not for Americans a meaning to the word, Country? Is
there not for Americans reason to live for country, and, if need there be, to
die for country? Whatever the country, patriotism is a duty; in America the
duty is thrice sacred. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Duty to country is a duty of conscience, a duty to God. For
country exists by natural divine right. It receives from God the authority
needful for its life and work; its authority to command is divine. The apostle
of Christ to the Gentiles writes:<i> “There is no power but from God, and those
that are, are ordained of God. Therefore, he that resisteth the power,
resisteth the ordinance of God.”</i> The religion of patriotism is not sufficiently
considered; and yet, it is this religion which gives to country its majesty,
and to patriotism its sacredness and force. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PATRIOTISM IN THE TIME OF PEACE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The days of peace have come upon our fair land; the days
when patriotism was a duty have not departed. What was saved by war must be
preserved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A government of the people, by the people, and for the
people, as proposed by the founders of the Republic, was, in the light of the
facts of history, a stupendous experiment. The experiment has so far succeeded.
A French publicist, De Maistre, once dismissed with contempt the argument drawn
from the United States in favor of free institutions in Europe, remarking; <i>“The
Republic of the United States is in its swathing-clothes; let it grow; wait a
century and you will see.” </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Republic has lived out a century, it has lived
out a mighty civil war, with no diminution, assuredly, of vigor and promise.
Can we say, however, that it is beyond all the stages of an experiment? The
world at large is not willing to grant this conclusion; it tells us, even, that
the Republic is but now entering upon its crucial crisis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">New conditions,
indeed, confront us; new perils menace us, in a population bordering on the hundredth
million and prepared quickly to leap beyond this figure, in plethoric unwieldy
urban conglomerations, in that unbridled luxury of living consequent on vast
material prosperity, which in all times is a dreaded foe to liberty. It were
reckless folly on our part to deny all force to the objections which are put to
us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile, the destinies of numerous peoples are in the balance.
They move toward liberty, as liberty is seen to reign undisturbed in America;
they recede toward absolution and hereditary régimes, as clouds are seen
darkening our sky. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Civil, political, social happenings of America are watched,
the world over, with intense anxiety, because of their supported bearings upon
the question of the practicability of popular government. A hundred times the
thought pressed itself upon me, as I discussed in foreign countries the modern
democracy, that, could Americans understand how much is made to depend upon the
outcome of republican and democratic institutions in their country, a new fire
of patriotism, a new zeal in the welfare of the Republic, would kindle within
their hearts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For my part, I have unwavering faith in the Republic of
America. I have faith in the providence of God and the progress of humanity; I
will not believe that liberty is not a permanent gift, and it were not if
America fail. I have faith in the powerful and loyal heart of America, which clings
fast to liberty, and sooner or later rights wrongs and uproots evils. I have no
fears. Clouds cross the heavens; soon a burst of sunlight dispels them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Different interests in society are out of joint with one another, and the
social organism is feverish; it is simply the effort toward new adjustments; in
a little while there will be order and peace. Threatening social and political
evils are near, and are seemingly gaining ground; the American people are conservatively
patient; but ere long the national heart is roused and the evils, however
formidable be their aspect, go down before the tread of an indignant people. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">DANGERS TO A GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The safety of the
Republic lies in the vigilant and active patriotism of the American people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">There is a danger of ignorant voters. As a rule, the man who
does not read and write intelligently, cannot vote intelligently.</span> Americans
understand the necessity of popular instruction, and spare no expense at
spreading it. They cannot be too zealous in the matter. They need to have laws
in every State which will punish, as guilty of crimes against the country, the
parent who neglects to send his children to school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">There is a danger-and a most serious one-in corrupt morals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">A people without good morals is incapable of self-government.</span> At the basis of
the proper exercise of the suffrage lie unselfishness and the spirit of
sacrifice. A corrupt man is selfish; an appeal to duty finds no response in his
conscience; he is incapable of the high-mindedness and generous acts which are
the elements of patriotism; he is ready to sell the country for pelf or
pleasure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patriotism takes alarm at the spread of intemperance, lasciviousness,
dishonesty, perjury; for country’s sake it should arm against those dire evils
all the country’s forces, its legislatures, its courts, and above all else,
public opinion. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Materialism and the denial of a living, supreme God annihilate
conscience, and break down the barriers to sensuality; they sow broadcast the
seeds of moral death; they are fatal to liberty and social order. A people
without a belief in God and a future life of soul will not remain a free people.
The age of the democracy must, for its own protection, be an age of religion. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP-THE SOLE STANDARD<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Storms are passing over the land, arising from sectarian
hatred, and nativist or foreign prejudices. These are scarcely to be heeded;
they cannot last. Day by day the spirit of Americanism waxes strong; narrowness
of thought and unreasoning strife cannot resist its influences. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The country is America; only they who are loyal to her can
be allowed to live under her flag; and they who are loyal to her may enjoy all
her liberties and rights.</span> Freedom of religion is accorded by the Constitution;
religion is put outside the state action, and most wisely so; therefore, the
religion of a citizen must not be considered by voter or executive officer. The
oath of allegiance to the country makes the man a citizen; if that allegiance
is not plenary and supreme, he is false to his profession; if it is, he is an
American. </span></div>
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lines of religion, of birth-place, or of race, or of language-and, I add, or of
color- is un-American, and wrong.</span> Compel all to be Americans, in soul as well
as in name: and then, let the standard of all value be their American
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speaks out in noble pride, with beating heart</span>; Civis Americanus-I am an
American citizen; patriotism active, which shows itself in deed and in
sacrifice; patriotism public-spirited, which cares for the public weal as for the
apple of the eye. Private personal civic virtue is not uncommon among us; more
uncommon is public civic virtue, which watches the ballot and all approaches to
it, which demands that public officials do their duty, which purifies public
opinion on all matters where country is concerned. This patriotism will save
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From her veteran soldiers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Noblest ship of state, sail thou on over billows, and
through storms, undaunted, imperishable! Of thee I do not say: “Caesarem
vehis-thou carriest Caesar.” But of thee I say: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Libertatem vehis-thou carriest Liberty</i>.” Within thy bulwarks the
fair goddess is enthroned, holding in her hands the dreams and hopes of
humanity. Oh! For her sake, guard well thyself. Sail thou on, peerless ship;
safe from shoals and malign winds, ever strong in keel, ever beauteous in prow
and canvas, ever guided by heaven’s polar star! Sail thou on, I pray thee,
undaunted and imperishable!" --end--</span></div>
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-64353741786918384472020-05-22T10:48:00.002-04:002020-05-22T10:50:05.793-04:00Pictures from my hike today<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Needed to get out of the house and away from the house so I took a drive to Middletown and found <u><b><a href="http://www.newenglandwaterfalls.com/ct-westfieldfalls.html">Westfield Falls</a></b></u>. It's steep with slippery rocks, but beautiful. </span><br />
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Beautiful day for a walk in the woods with a double waterfall!<br />
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-64570488871811924832020-05-08T20:44:00.000-04:002020-05-08T20:44:11.723-04:00EWTN Press Release: Andrew Walther Named President of EWTN News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(WASHINGTON, DC/ May 8) – EWTN Global Catholic Network, the world’s largest Catholic media organization, today announced that Andrew Walther – an experienced Catholic journalist, media executive, and advocate for persecuted Christians – has been named president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, Inc. The appointment is effective June 1.<br />
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Walther began his Catholic media career as a journalist writing for the National Catholic Register two decades ago. Most recently he has served as vice president for communications and strategic planning at the Knights of Columbus. In his role as president of the news division, Walther will oversee EWTN’s vast news media platforms, which create content in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Italian. Its holdings include Catholic News Agency, the National Catholic Register, the ACI group, ChurchPop and EWTN’s lineup of television and radio news programming.<br />
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“As well as being an accomplished Catholic journalist and media executive, Andrew Walther brings to this role unique expertise in the global Church,” said EWTN Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw. “His leadership experience with a global Catholic communications and media operation – and his previous work with the National Catholic Register and EWTN News Nightly – gives him the added advantage of already knowing the Catholic media world and many of the people within the EWTN family. We look forward to having him lead and strengthen our news division,” Warsaw said.<br />
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Since 2005, Walther has worked in senior roles at the Knights of Columbus. During his tenure at the Knights, Walther helped launch the organization’s modern communications department overseeing work with Catholic and secular media outlets, the launch of social media channels and video production, and the organization’s global media work, especially in Europe and the Middle East. He was also heavily involved in the organization’s charitable work and disaster relief initiatives.<br />
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Walther also organized and led the Knights’ work on behalf of persecuted Christians in the Middle East, traveling to Iraq several times and successfully leading a public effort to have ISIS’ campaign of persecution declared “genocide” by Secretary of State John Kerry.<br />
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His advocacy for persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East helped shape policy in both the Obama and Trump administrations, and he also helped play a role in forging a bipartisan legislative consensus on behalf of persecuted Christians and other victims of ISIS in the Middle East. Walther’s efforts included working with other governments and the UN as well as with Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim leaders to end violence and persecution and bring relief to persecuted Christian communities.<br />
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“Andrew Walther has been a good friend and a trusted colleague for many years,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and a longtime member of EWTN’s board of governors. “Andrew is one of the Church’s finest strategic thinkers and a highly respected advocate for international religious liberty. All of this will serve him well as head of the world’s largest Catholic news organization. I wish him great success.”<br />
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While working closely over the years with many bishops, dioceses and Catholic organizations in North America, Walther also worked closely with the Vatican on several projects under both Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.<br />
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“Mother Angelica created a network dedicated to ‘the advancement of truth’ and Catholic news is a vital part of this mission,” Walther said. “I look forward to working with the talented and dedicated team of journalists at EWTN News to provide news from a Catholic perspective and to highlight important stories that might otherwise be overlooked.”<br />
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In addition to his roles in media and religious freedom advocacy, Walther also oversaw the Knights’ polling and book publishing operations, which included several New York Times bestsellers. Together with his wife, Maureen, he co-authored The Knights of Columbus: An Illustrated History, a book released this year.<br />
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ABOUT EWTN<br />
EWTN Global Catholic Network, founded in 1980, is the largest Catholic media network in the world. EWTN’s 11 global TV channels are broadcast in multiple languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week to over 350 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories. EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS/XM, Sky satellite radio, iHeart Radio, and over 500 domestic and international AM & FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; several of the most visited Catholic web, digital and social media outlets in the world; EWTN News; as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong> </strong>Irondale, AL (EWTN) – <span style="color: #1f497d;">Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), announced April 23 that the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops to renew the consecration of the two nations to the care of our Blessed Mother. EWTN Global Catholic Network will air the brief liturgy and prayer of re-consecration at 3 p.m. ET, Friday, May 1, live from Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles with Archbishop Gomez celebrating. The event will also be aired live on EWTN’s Facebook page, </span><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=TeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9jw1V-2Bo5zjnJlDYvuv2Uss9LaZGza6WoIt8st5dy9NbsSwLe_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVIb3O2d37x0WHcpj7xf3-2F8eGJVyJL4K4LPGmcA-2F4-2FUwbGlZwsWaXflBqOXTE5mw2kS-2Fb0gnlqs2Mcaiurtn2hJQ1rdKVW5lvb0W-2FOZYY8TdWx6PWiL-2BAn-2FYYg3BDz3CD14451zwWc5J-2B-2Bzu0tcc2TID18CKY6lDIKkfnMsNK-2FVQ1AkYK14ZNxjLzh9eGSFsIALvbEZLKvVmHbAXUU1ocBDCXT1GBMen25TBO9MqGkyoOEgw5FNrwmfmO4Uj9T-2F4mRYo-2FYGPH3kh-2B-2BG4usS3TPtqIgczERN6M-2FYeKLPwwoRsVXP53VL-2B2mLPwnnmN1XtzYw-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><u>www.facebook.com/ewtnonline</u></a><span style="color: #1f497d;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the day of the Re-Consecration, Birmingham Bishop Robert J. Baker will celebrate the 8 a.m. ET Daily Mass and the Franciscan Friars of the Eternal Word will conduct a Rosary Holy Hour at 2 p.m. ET.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">In addition, as a lead up in the week of the Re-Consecration, the Friars </span>will<span style="color: #1f497d;"> lead a series of </span>short meditation<span style="color: #1f497d;">s</span> on the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady.<span style="color: #1f497d;"> The meditations will immediately follow the 8 a.m. ET Mass on EWTN and will air in place of a recessional hymn. These meditations will also be aired live on EWTN’s Facebook page, along with a post containing the words to each day’s meditation. (Note: Dioceses interested in setting up a cross-posting relationship on Facebook are invited to contact <a href="mailto:dcowden@ewtn.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;">dcowden@ewtn.com</a>.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Irondale, AL (EWTN) – As part of an ongoing call to prayer during these troubled times, EWTN Global Catholic Network invites the public to join with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word in praying the Fatima Chaplet of Adoration and Reparation in Time of Pandemic. The program will air at 9 a.m. ET, Friday, April 24. (Find EWTN at <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=TeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9rvTAfnj6wmpJN2dywvzx3tGECkR-2F58QTI-2F5QT5gIfly2lfq_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVIb3O2d37x0WHcpj7xf3-2F8eGJVyJL4K4LPGmcA-2F4-2FUwbGlZwsWaXflBqOXTE5mw2kQdCFwHeBESwkQXZlSKZX2v6s7l2ar-2FCGEB7knt5YyjiiO5qsgpBOUmqp1X8RYFWv2oe4POtcLq2YNheQs3if7VJG-2B-2BmucFIgN-2FVYcg97LYsdPCCEostg4-2BU7jaJZJEEkHHQNp0205-2FAssnrVgVuqvKJ5QhiJ1r0FPg1N1GyVCYWyVlS-2F7nxomEQsC1tf2e5dcKNBcSjGzQETEYatCgtfQiCwU5a0Shkx9vG9826LBLy2U0lul3A0bUlaVGBuF0e10-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><u>www.ewtn.com/tv/channel-finder</u></a>.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“This devotion uses prayers taught to the Fatima children, two of whom perished in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918,” said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. “This makes the devotion particularly appropriate and very much needed during the 2020 pandemic, which has affected so many people across the globe.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In an August 2018 letter to the people, Pope Francis described the origins of the Chaplet, which is associated with the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“The Fatima children; Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta, said three apparitions of the Angel of Peace occurred in 1916 prior to apparitions of Our Lady which took place six times between May 13 and Oct. 13, 1917, at Cova da Iria. During the apparitions of the Angel of Peace, the children said they saw a transparent figure in the form of a young man, whiter than snow and of great beauty. He appeared over the trees and said, ‘Do not be afraid! I am the Angel of Peace. Pray with me.’ Then the Angel knelt and prayed, 'My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You' three times.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To learn how to say the Chaplet and for a more complete history, please see this 2018 article from the National Catholic Register, a service of EWTN: <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATURyoXg63oWxwdUGuJK8RcWILAk8ZO08NPdSghDkhBohlAKuu_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVIb3O2d37x0WHcpj7xf3-2F8eGJVyJL4K4LPGmcA-2F4-2FUwbGlZwsWaXflBqOXTE5mw2kQdCFwHeBESwkQXZlSKZX2v6s7l2ar-2FCGEB7knt5YyjiiO5qsgpBOUmqp1X8RYFWv2oe4POtcLq2YNheQs3if7VJG-2B-2BmucFIgN-2FVYcg97LYsZADXRwaoCPcPP4lXwd1tJVLKFhuTYxzWh1lmJaryEeJt9d7Kxs1OjAHKgaapB5uaI4y57FMl6A-2BN9y6c0XHnkUB7oQLMH-2F-2F3OvgZSeu0Ersr62o-2BhhmaOxTETw3fzdBrWqLUsvPjBlH0XTdL4I6fNA-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><u>https://bit.ly/ChapletOfReparationNCR</u></a>. Then, turn to EWTN to pray the Chaplet with viewers across the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 38th year, is the largest religious media network in the world. EWTN’s 11 global TV channels are broadcast in multiple languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week to over 300 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS/XM, iHeart Radio, and over 500 domestic and international AM & FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; one of the largest Catholic websites in the U.S.; electronic and print news services, including Catholic News Agency, “The National Catholic Register” newspaper, and several global news wire services; as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Irondale, AL (EWTN) – Beginning Easter Sunday, EWTN Global Catholic Network will broadcast a live “Novena to the Divine Mercy in Time of Pandemic.” The novena will air shortly after the conclusion of the live Daily Mass, which airs at 8 a.m. ET. (The text to the novena can be found at <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/mercy">www.ewtn.com/mercy</a>.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“The graces of Divine Mercy Sunday are so extraordinary that every Catholic should take full advantage of them, especially since Our Lord made them so easy to obtain,” said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. “Although EWTN viewers can recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy every weekday at 3 p.m. ET along with EWTN’s friars, the Network makes even more programs available on Divine Mercy Sunday itself, and during the week leading up to it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Chaplet of Divine Mercy from Our Lady of Grace Shrine in Sasse, Cameroon, Africa</b>: Airs 3:45 a.m. ET. Encores 1:45 a.m., Tuesday through Saturday, April 14 through 18. Combines Cameroon’s rich native culture and melodies with the beauty and serenity of God’s Mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The God of Mercy – Faustina, A Story of Mercy</b>: Airs 5:30 p.m. ET with an encore at 3:30 a.m. ET, Tuesday, April 14. Fr. Bala Udumala shares the life of St. Faustina as permeated with the mission of mercy entrusted to her by Jesus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The Face of Mercy</b>: Airs 4 a.m. ET. Encores 8 p.m. ET, Friday, April 17. Documentary on the origins of the Divine Mercy devotion and the personal impact it ha had on the lives of several Catholics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Saint Faustina: Divine Mercy in Our Souls:</b> Airs 1:30 p.m. ET. Fr. Roesch talks to Bob and Maureen Digen about Maureen’s healing at the tomb of St. Faustina, which led to Blessed Faustina’s beatification in 1993.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The God of Mercy: The Five Elements of the Divine Mercy Devotion</b>: Airs 5:30 p.m. ET, with an encore at 2:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, April 15.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The God of Mercy – Yahweh, The God of Mercy in the Old Testament</b>: Airs 5:30 p.m. ET, with an encore at 3:30 a.m. ET, Thursday, April 16.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The God of Mercy – Jesus, The Incarnation of Mercy in the New Testament</b>: Airs 5:30 p.m. ET, with an encore at 3:30 a.m. ET, Friday, April 17.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Divine Mercy – The Canonization of John Paul II</b>: Airs 10:30 am. ET. Newt and Callista Gingrich, along with a cast of scholars, witnesses, and pilgrims share their experiences of the canonization of Pope John Paul II and reflect on his legacy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The God of Mercy – Mercy Wanted Today</b>: Airs 5:30 p.m. ET, with an encore at 3:30 a.m., Saturday, April 18. Fr. Bala Udumala relates that the message of Divine Mercy is needed today in a violent and godless world, in which mercy is redemptive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Original Image of the Divine Mercy, The Untold Story of an Unknown Masterpiece</b>. Airs 8 p.m. ET. A look at the history of the original image of Divine Mercy, from the events that led to its creation under St. Faustina’s guidance to its current place in the Cathedral in Vilnius, Lithuania.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Life and Times of Sister Faustina</b>: Airs 3 a.m. ET. Encores at 3 a.m. ET, Tuesday, April 21. Fr. Seraphin Michalenko, Vice Postulor for the Cause of Canonization for Blessed Fautina for North America, explains this re-enactment of Blessed Faustina’s life and the Divine Mercy Novena.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Divine Mercy Celebration from Vilnius, Lithuania</b>: Airs 10 a.m. ET. Celebrated by Archbishop Gintaras Grusas from the Shrine of Divine Mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Divine Mercy Preview Show</b>: Airs Noon and midnight ET. Celebrated by Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Mass and Celebration of Divine Mercy from Stockbridge, MA</b>: Airs live at 1:30 p.m. ET. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Divine Mercy Holy Hour With the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word</b>: Airs 4 p.m. ET with an encore at 7 a.m. ET, Monday, April 20. Live from the Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Irondale, Ala.</span><br />
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-30213099543107898522020-04-08T16:09:00.002-04:002020-04-08T16:09:49.730-04:00EWTN’s Spiritual Resources Site Offers Comfort and Hope in Troubled Times<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Irondale, AL (EWTN) – To meet the spiritual needs of people during these troubled times and in the future, EWTN Global Catholic Network has launched a new Spiritual Resources site, <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/resources">www.ewtn.com/resources</a>,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Our newly created Spiritual Resources site provides people with a vast array of tools for coping with the coronavirus pandemic,” said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. “But this resource is not just for today’s pandemic. All of us face troubled times at points in our lives and, when we do, we search for answers. In those times, EWTN is always there proclaiming the Word of God, which alone can provide the comfort and hope people are seeking.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On EWTN’s Spiritual Resources site, users will find Daily Mass and Scripture readings, live adoration from the U.S., U.K. and Poland, prayers and devotions specific to this time, a summary of the special pandemic indulgence, a place to enter prayer requests, a Mother Angelica Live video on overcoming fear, homeschooling resources, coronavirus updates from EWTN News, and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To find EWTN television in your area, please go to <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/tv/channel-finder">https://www.ewtn.com/tv/channel-finder</a>. For all the many ways to access EWTN, please go to <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/everywhere">https://www.ewtn.com/everywhere</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For your convenience, below is EWTN’s expanded Triduum and Easter Sunday schedule of Masses and a few important devotions. For the complete schedule, please click https://www.ewtn.com/tv/schedule/united-states/2020-04-09. (Note: Events are subject to change so please check back for updates.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*<b>Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper From Rome</b>: 12 p.m. ET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*<b>Choral Meditations and Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper</b>: 5:30 p.m. ET, live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*<b>Mass of the Lord’s Supper</b>: 10:30 p.m. ET, live from Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Walk the Way of the Cross</b>: San Giovanni Rotondo: 10 a.m. ET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Stations of the Cross During the Pandemic of COVID-19</b>: 2 p.m. ET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Choral Meditations and Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion</b>: 2:30 p.m. ET, live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Choral Mediations and Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion</b>: 6 p.m. ET, live from Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Way of the Cross From Rome</b>: 8 p.m. ET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Celebration of the Lord’s Passion from Rome</b>: Live at 12 p.m. ET and Midnight ET</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Way of the Cross From Rome:</b> 5:30 a.m. ET (Encore from Good Friday)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Veneration of the Shroud:</b> 11 a.m. ET, live from Turin, Italy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Easter Vigil Mass From Rome</b>: 3 p.m. ET</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Easter Vigil Mass:</b> 8 p.m. ET, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Easter Vigil Mass</b>: 11 p.m. ET, live from Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. (3 hours)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Solemn Mass of Easter Sunday From Rome</b>: 5 a.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET (75 min.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Urbi Et Orbi: Message and Blessing</b> - Easter: 6 a.m. ET and 8 p.m. ET (Estimated times since this airs after Easter Mass. Encores at 3 a.m. ET and 7 a.m. ET, Monday, April 13.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Sunday Mass</b>: 8 a.m. ET and Midnight ET, from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. (80 min.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Easter Sunday Mass</b>: Noon ET, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (65 min.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>*Sunday Vespers With Benediction</b>: 6 p.m. ET, from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel with the Franciscan Friars of the Eternal Word. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-68470772089161444302020-03-27T16:10:00.001-04:002020-03-27T16:10:37.783-04:00EWTN Holy Week Press Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Irondale, AL (EWTN) – EWTN Global Catholic Network is here for you during and after the coronavirus pandemic with Masses and other devotions – especially as we prepare to enter the most important week of the year: Holy Week and Easter. The following is the schedule of Masses and a few important devotions. Please click <a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUaezef-2FrucpwuWSV3IMLqx7FyyZUI4or8S1zEpKN-2F4heatD9vluZUIif-2FXgmQjP-2F8dNxQUlsP3rCTGh0GkPEtt8-3DagAT_EOv6mSoExVwbedzJgsY2djOhy-2BHRjJLFS3bOkldCSVIb3O2d37x0WHcpj7xf3-2F8eGJVyJL4K4LPGmcA-2F4-2FUwbGlZwsWaXflBqOXTE5mw2kRTlilSNEWcg9RWzZDbNM6GTDyPp5tP0-2FDuofDQS2bi6Me-2BrVl-2Fqsi2PhcOnLHbZmCIe-2BZY-2B71XPckOtTzyC4gajp6wftpAJEjL63XCrQ99ugvTHNvNZaMoRF0uLVO9jaRZkATzEt53vnHkHab5EDySojKDQevPvJAqws2K092D0Y1XwbomuKrPqOXVHzPPGBurDZLO-2FT-2F8bFL6oVl9-2B0BJErKK7PcPct8c-2FCK-2BI4FikGt-2B60uHFdApXYv6siJldic-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">EWTN Holy Week Schedule</a> for the complete listing of events. (Note: Events are subject to change. Please check our schedule at the link above for updates.)</span></div>
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<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper From Rome: 11 a.m. ET</span></strong></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Choral Meditations and Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 5:30 p.m. ET</strong>,<strong> </strong>live from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.</span></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 10:30 p.m. ET</strong>,<strong> </strong>live from Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA.</span></li>
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<li style="padding-left: 7.48pt; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="text-transform: none;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">St. Faustina’s Way of the Cross at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy: 2 p.m. ET</span></strong></span></li>
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<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Easter Vigil Mass: 8 p.m. ET</strong>, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.</span></li>
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<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Urbi Et Orbi: Message and Blessing - Easter: 6 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET</span></strong></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. ET and Midnight ET</strong>, from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word. (80 min.)</span></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Easter Sunday Mass: Noon ET</strong>, from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (90 min.)</span></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Louisville Chorus - In Exaltation: 1:30 p.m. ET and 11:30 p.m. ET</span></strong></li>
<li style="padding-left: 7.94pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><strong>Sunday Vespers With Benediction: 6 p.m. ET</strong>, from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel with the Franciscan Friars of the Eternal Word.</span></li>
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Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-65185594875255072812020-03-25T16:59:00.001-04:002020-03-25T16:59:24.187-04:00EWTN Introduces Radio Essentials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Irondale, AL (EWTN) – EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network announces the launch of EWTN Radio Essentials.<br />
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“To assist listeners struggling to cope with the closing of so many churches due to the coronavirus pandemic, EWTN has temporarily transformed EWTN Radio Classics into EWTN Radio Essentials, a one-stop source for Mass and devotions,” said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. “On this channel, listeners will have the opportunity hear Mass eight times per day beginning at 8 a.m. ET. As people of faith know, prayer is what will get us all through this difficult time.”<br />
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Between Masses, listeners can join in various devotions, such as the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the Angelus, St. Michael’s Chaplet, and more. The schedule also includes programs featuring the wisdom of spiritual icons like Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Father Groeschel, Fr. Andrew Apostoli, Fr. George Rutler, and, of course, Mother Angelica.<br />
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You can find both EWTN Global Catholic Radio and EWTN Radio Essentials by downloading the EWTN app and clicking on “Live Streams” and then scrolling down to either “Listen Live – EWTN Radio” or “Listen Live – Radio Essentials.” Alternatively, you can access the channel online, by going to <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/">www.ewtn.com</a>, clicking on Radio at the top of the page, then “Listen Live,” and finally click on “United States” where you will see a drop-down menu with “Radio Essentials.”<br />
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EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 38th year, is the largest religious media network in the world. EWTN’s 11 global TV channels are broadcast in multiple languages 24 hours a day, seven days a week to over 300 million television households in more than 145 countries and territories. EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS/XM, iHeart Radio, and over 500 domestic and international AM & FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; one of the largest Catholic websites in the U.S.; electronic and print news services, including Catholic News Agency, “The National Catholic Register” newspaper, and several global news wire services; as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Irondale, AL (EWTN) – Below is the statement by Michael P. Warsaw, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network, on the appointment of Bishop Steven J. Raica as Bishop of the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">“Today’s announcement of the appointment of Bishop Steven J. Raica as the fifth Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama comes as very good news in a very difficult time. I congratulate Bishop Raica on his appointment. I also look forward to welcoming him to our EWTN campus in Irondale and sharing with him the great work of evangelization that EWTN is doing around the world. I want to assure Bishop Raica of our prayers and support for him as he assumes his new ministry in the Diocese of Birmingham.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Irondale, AL (EWTN) – As the coronavirus outbreak affects an increasing number of people around the world, many dioceses and parishes have taken the extraordinary measure of cancelling the celebration of public Masses. In other cases, they have dispensed the elderly and those with health issues from their Sunday obligation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"During this extraordinary time in which people around the world are experiencing so much fear and anxiety, I invite Catholics and people around the world to tune into EWTN for live broadcasts of the Mass at 8 a.m. ET every day from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, Alabama," said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. [Encores air at noon ET, 7 p.m. ET, and midnight ET]. "The mission of EWTN is to bring the light of Christ to a world starved for Truth. My prayer is that, during these dark days, people will be able to find hope through our programming."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Click <b><u><a href="https://www.ewtn.com/tv/channel-finder?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailymass&utm_content=coronavirus&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9CPSl6xmyPUBpB2caFlfXvT2k31AWpAVCJFrW4Y3spN2712QMQxLjcHTDC07Nf4vTv6fRma2o4pROQyxvVLem3qsLQA&_hsmi=84731509">here</a></u></b> to quickly discover the channel on which to find EWTN on your local cable or satellite provider, and <u><b><a href="https://www.ewtn.com/tv">here to find the television schedule</a></b></u>. Note: While on the aforementioned television schedule link, viewers outside the U.S. should click on "United States" to see a drop down menu of EWTN's TV schedules via satellites around the world. Click <b><u><a href="https://www.ewtn.com/radio">here to find the EWTN Radio</a></u></b> schedule.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In addition to the Mass, EWTN has begun offering viewers the opportunity for Adoration of Our Lord, both on-air and on social media, via a live feed from Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale. In the U.S., adoration will immediately follow the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at approximately 3:20 p.m. ET and remain on-air for about 10 minutes. However, viewers can adore Our Lord from 8 a.m. ET (just after daily Mass) to 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, via EWTN’s Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ewtnonline">www.facebook.com/ewtnonline</a></span></div>
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St. Joseph, the pure spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and foster father of our Blessed Lord, was descended from the royal house of David. He is the "just man" of the New Testament, the lowly village carpenter of Nazareth, who among all men of the world was the one chosen by God to be the husband and protector of the Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ, God Incarnate. To his faithful, loving care was entrusted the childhood and youth of the Redeemer of the world.<br />
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After the Mother of God, not one of the children of men was ever so gifted and adorned with natural and supernatural virtues as was St. Joseph, her spouse. In purity of heart, in chastity of life, in humility, patience, fortitude, gentleness and manliness of character, he reveals to us the perfect type and model of the true Christian.<br />
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Poor and obscure in this world's possessions and honors, he was rich in grace and merit, and eminent before God in the nobility and beauty of holiness. Because St. Joseph was the representative of the Eternal Father on earth, the divinely appointed head of the Holy Family, which was the beginning of the great Family of God, the Church of Christ, on December 8, 1870, the Vicar of Jesus Christ, Pope Pius IX solemnly proclaimed the foster father of Jesus, Patron of the Universal Church, and from that time his feast has been celebrated on March 19th as a feast of high rank. In some places it is observed as a holy day of obligation.<br />
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Devotion to St. Joseph, fervent in the East from the early ages, has in later times spread and increased in such a marvelous way that in our day the Catholics of all nations vie with one another in honoring him. Besides the feast of March 19th there is another feast called the "Patronage of St. Joseph", which is celebrated in the more joyous Easter time. It was formerly observed on the third Sunday after Easter, but it is now celebrated with the octave on the Wednesday before the third Sunday after Easter, and its title is "The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Patron of the Universal Church."<br />
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From his throne of glory in heaven, St. Joseph watches over and protects the Church militant, and no one who calls on him in need ever calls in vain. He is the model of a perfect Christian life and the patron of a happy death. His patronage extends over the Mystical Body of Christ, over the Christian family, the Christian school, and all individuals who in their need appeal to his charity and powerful intercession, especially in the hour of death; for he who, when dying, received the affectionate ministry of his foster Son, Jesus, and his Virgin spouse, Mary, may well be invoked and trusted to obtain for us poor sinners the mercy of God and the grace of a peaceful and holy death.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #b45f06;">Prayer: We beseech You, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the merits of the Spouse of Your Most Holy Mother, so that what we cannot obtain by our own power may be given to us through his intercession. Amen. </span></i><br />
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Source: "Lives...of the Saints; for every day of the year", Catholic Book Publishing Co., New York, June 1, 1955.<br />
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-72197201467513316592020-03-17T11:19:00.001-04:002020-03-17T11:19:52.108-04:00Saint Patrick's Day prayer<br />
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<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-13033075562737086452020-03-13T15:03:00.001-04:002020-03-13T15:03:37.811-04:00Notice to Catholics from the Diocese of Norwich, CT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Reposted from: <a href="https://www.norwichdiocese.org/Stay-Informed/All-Diocesan-Articles/ID/3084/General-Dispensation-Granted-and-Precautions-Taken-in-Response-to-COVID-19coronavirus" style="background-color: transparent;">https://www.norwichdiocese.org/Stay-Informed/All-Diocesan-Articles/ID/3084/General-Dispensation-Granted-and-Precautions-Taken-in-Response-to-COVID-19coronavirus</a> </span></h4>
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The following is a summarized version of a letter emailed to the clergy of the Diocese on Monday March 9th. </h4>
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In light of the general concern about the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus),<span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bishop Michael R. Cote has granted a general dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for those who are ill or experiencing symptoms of illness. </span>Anyone experiencing symptoms are not obliged to attend Mass, and out of charity they ought not attend. </h6>
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As a reminder, the precautionary measures that were put in place at the beginning of the flu season are still in effect.</h6>
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The Sign of Peace and the distribution of the Precious Blood are suspended until further notice. </h6>
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Communicants may be encouraged to receive in their hands rather than on the tongue. However, as has been made clear by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments in its Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum (25 March, 2004) “each of the faithful always has the right to receive Holy Communion on the tongue” (n. 92)</h6>
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Bishop Cote has asked that you join him in praying for an end to this illness around the world as well as for those who are suffering with it.</h6>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because He proceeds from the Father and the Son, and is as it were, the Spirit of the Father and the Son. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What does the Holy Ghost effect in men?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He renews their hearts, by cleansing them from sin, by imparting to them the sanctification and likeness to God gained through Christ, together with all these supernatural gifts and graces by which they can become holy and happy, and bring forth in them wonderful fruits of sanctity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which are these gifts of the Holy Ghost? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The seven following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1) The gift of wisdom, which teaches us to value the heavenly more than the earthly, infuses in to us a longing for the same, and points out to us the right means to salvation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2) The gift of understanding, which enlightens us to rightly understand the mysteries and doctrines of our holy religion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3) The gift of counsel in doubtful cases, which enables us to know what to do or omit, and what to advise others. This gift is particularly necessary for superiors, for those who are changing their state of life, and for those who are entangled in perplexing and unfortunate marriage relations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4) The gift of fortitude, which banishes all timidity and human respect, strengthens a man to hate sin, and steadfastly to practice virtue; preferring contempt, temporal loss, persecution, and even death, to denying Christ by word or deed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5) The gift of knowledge, by which the Holy Ghost enlightens us with an inner light, that we may know ourselves, the snares of self-love, of our passions, of the devil, and of the world, any may choose the fittest means to overcome them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6) The gift of piety and devotion, which infuses into us veneration for God and divine things, and joy in conversing with Him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7) The gift of the fear of God, that childlike fear, which dreads no other misfortune than that of displeasing God, and which accordingly flees sin as the greatest evil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Source</u>: <i>Goffine’s Devout Instructions, page 242-243, Copyright, 1896 by the Benziger Brothers, New York</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Christ, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Julie </span><br />
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