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Leader of Vatican study commission on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Humanae Vitae says contraception is “intrinsically wrong”.

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Head of Vatican commission says contraception is ‘intrinsically wrong’ by Dan Hitchens Thursday, 19 Jul 2018 Pope Paul VI in St Peter's Square. The pontiff released Humanae Vitae 50 years ago next week (Getty)

There had been speculation that Mgr Gilfredo Marengo's commission would challenge Church teaching

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Cardinal Dolan calls for prayer campaign for the change in the US Supreme Court

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Chairman of U.S Bishops’ Conference Committee on Pro-Life Activities Calls for National Prayer Effort That Every Human Being is Protected In Law And Welcomed in Life

July 19, 2018

 WASHINGTON— Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee ... Read More »

Homily of Pope Francis on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2018)

Posted by Bob Herz on 7/21/18

Holy Mass and blessing of the Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2018) | Francis HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Saint Peter’s BasilicaFriday, 29 June 2018 [Multimedia]

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Monsignor Yennock's Homily July 8, 2018 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 7/09/18

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY JULY 8, 2018

CARDINAL RATZINGER BEFORE HE BECAME BENEDICT XVI, WROTE A LITTLE BOOK ENTITLED GOD IS NEAR US. THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS: “WHAT ABOUT THE SOUL? IN THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, THE WORD ‘SOUL’ HAS VERY WIDELY BEEN PLACED ON THE LIST OF FORBIDDEN WORDS.” ... Read More »

Do not flee from Christ’s Cross or people’s wounds, Pope preaches to new cardinals

Posted by Bob Herz on 6/30/18

The readings we have just heard link us to the apostolic Tradition. That Tradition “is not the transmission of things or words, an assortment of lifeless objects; it is the living stream that links us to the origins, the living stream in which those origins are ever present” (BENEDICT ... Read More »

Bishop Arthur Serratelli: The loss of freedom in a culture of radical individualism

Posted by Bob Herz on 6/23/18

The loss of freedom in a culture of radical individualism

Basic to the American dream is the search for freedom. In the 17th century, Europeans facing persecution for their beliefs fled to America. Since World War II, millions of people have come to the shores of this country. Wars, ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock's Homily June 17, 2018 - Father's Day

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 6/18/18

FATHERS 2018

ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JUNE 17, 2018 PAUL COULD WELL BE SPEAKING TO FATHERS WHEN HE SAYS: “WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT”; “WE ARE ALWAYS COURAGEOUS”; “WE MUST ALL APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF GOD.” WE EXPECT FATHERS TO ALWAYS WALK BY ... Read More »

Pope Francis: Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (3 June 2018)

Posted by Bob Herz on 6/17/18

Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (3 June 2018) | Francis HOLY MASS, PROCESSION AND EUCHARISTIC BLESSINGON THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS  

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Monsignor Yennock's Homily June 10, 2018 - The Sacred Heart of Jesus

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 6/11/18

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

TENTH SUNDAY JUNE 10, 2018

IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS GOD SAYS TO THE DEVIL: I WILL PUT ENMITY BETWEEN YOU AND THE WOMAN, AND BETWEEN YOUR OFFSPRING AND HERS; HE WILL STRIKE AT YOUR HEAD, WHILE YOU STRIKE AT HIS HEEL.”

IN 1972, POPE ... Read More »

Monsignor Yennock's Homily June 3, 2018 - Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Posted by Fr Thomas Ward on 6/11/18

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST.

JUNE 3, 2018

ALBERT EINSTEIN WHO USHERED IN THE NUCLEAR AGE SAID THIS: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING WE CAN EXPERIENCE IS THE MYSTERIOUS. IT IS THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUE ART AND SCIENCE. HE WHO IS A STRANGER TOTHIS ... Read More »