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Ave Maria!– April’s Theme: Vices

“Blasphemes, impure conversations, and lies are all vices and sins that constitute the old man, the earthly man, the carnal man. It is of these [vices] that the Apostle Paul wants the Christian to strip himself, because from these are born deceptions, perjuries, and thousands of other kinds of mischief that we commit to the damage of our neighbor.”

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Homily #090426 ( 20min) Play – On this 3rd Sunday of Easter Fr. Angelo Geiger preaches on the hope of the Resurrection which gave so much joy to the Apostles when they saw Jesus resurrected, talking and eating among them. As we memorialize His sacrificial death in the Mass let us see with the eyes of faith His veiled, life-giving presence in the Eucharist.

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Ave Maria!– April’s Theme: Vices

“Indignation is a vice that sprouts from anger. One has it when he esteems others unworthy of possessing what he has; it would like to see the other humiliated and degraded with chastisement. The vice of malice, instead, which proceeds both from anger and indignation, tries every way and adapts every means to cause damage to his neighbor.”

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Roving Reporter #62 – Young men with Roman collars invade the CT State Capitol ( 06min) >>> Play

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While we were at the Connecticut State Capitol to cover the vote on gay ‘marriage’ and the related religious liberty issues, we ran into Fr. Doug Mosey the rector of Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, CT and several of his seminarians. They were there in force to support the adding of conscientious objection clauses in the bill for religious organizations and in support of religious liberty for all Americans. In the interview he gives a fascinating account of Holy Apostles and the people who attend.

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Homily #090425 ( 16min) Play – St. Mark was timid, he ran out of the garden when soldiers came to arrest our Lord, had been rebuked by St. Paul, yet he shows us perseverance in the service of the Lord.

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Marycast Specials #44 ( 09min) Play – In this fifth episode of a six-part series by Dr. Miravalle on the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima (1917), Dr. Miravalle discusses how Our Lady revealed her desire for a 5th Marian dogma to the three shepherd children of Fatima, Portugal.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com

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Ave Maria!– April’s Theme: Vices

“Anger is a moral passion common even to the just man. In and of itself it is not a sin; but if one does not know how to manage it, it becomes sinful: as it would be to get angry with someone with whom we should not, or to get angry before we should, or about what we should not. This kind of anger the Apostle Paul tells us to get rid of. Speaking of this, even St. James wants that ‘And let every man be…slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God’”.

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Mission Down Under #6 – Divine Mercy Procession 2009 ( 7min) >>> Play

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Fr. Joseph Michael went on this 50km procession from St. Michael’s Cathedral in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Marian Hills, Tarcutta, NSW. He was the chaplain (and cameraman) to this group of approximately 70 Catholics of various ages. The journey was spread over the course of several days, camping along the way.

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Homily #090424 ( 06min) Play -Fidelis was born in the town of Sigmaringen in Germany in the year 1578. He joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and lived an austere life in vigils and prayers. He was indefatigable in preaching the word of God, and at the command of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith he preached sound doctrine in Raetia. In the year 1622 he was attacked by heretics at Sewis in Switzerland and died as a martyr.

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Short Series #31 – Tradition in Scotus’ Mariology ( 40min) >>> Play

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In the seventh presentation at our International Centenary Symposium on the Mariology of Bl. John Duns Scotus held in Durham, England, Fr. Peter discusses the source of tradition present in the Mariology of Bl. John Duns Scotus.  (The sixth conference will be forthcoming.)

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Ave Maria!– April’s Theme: Vices

“The vices with which one can most offend his neighbor interiorly with the heart are, according to how the Apostle of the gentiles presents is to us: anger, indignation and malice. Whoever wants to show himself worthy of his [Christian] vocation must absolutely guard himself from these.”

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Roving Reporter #61 – Peter Wolfgang on religious liberty in CT ( 07min) >>> Play

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We went to the Connecticut State Capitol yesterday to get the scoop on the efforts to protect religious freedom in the face of the impending vote on the same-sex ‘marriage’ bill and Peter Wolfgang of the Family Institute of CT (FIC) generously gave the Roving Reporter and interview. As predicted, the bill passed the Senate and the House but not before having some important amendments attached that at least partially protect foundational liberties thanks to the action of FIC, the Knights of Columbus, the National Organization for Marriage and the 20,000 Connecticut citizens who called their legislators. The Hartford Currant has a full story of some of the secular points but as Peter Wolfgang points out in one of the FIC’s emails:

Make no mistake: The amendment is not perfect and SB 899 itself is the result of an illegitimate court ruling, not the will of the people. … An FIC-supported amendment to require parents be notified before “gay-friendly” curricula are taught in schools and be allowed to “opt out” was defeated in the Senate and the House. Watch for more information on that vote and what you can do about it.

Well, most of the points that FIC and friends pushed for were added to the amendment which had been rejected by the Judiciary Committee a few weeks earlier. A good day for liberty. Deo Gratias!

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from the Family Institute of CT
SB 899 Passes–But *Only* After Being Amended to Protect Religious Liberty!
The headline on The Courant’s website nicely summarizes the end result of the fight over SB 899: “Amendment Gives Religious Organizations Exemption to Same-Sex Ruling.” Make no mistake: The amendment is not perfect and SB 899 itself is the result of an illegitimate court ruling, not the will of the people.
That said, the bill passed last night is a significant improvement for religious liberty in the wake of that ruling. After the Kerrigan same-sex “marriage” decision, religious liberty in Connecticut was left wide open to each and every one of the ssm-related attacks on it that have occurred elsewhere. The amendment passed last night goes beyond Kerrigan and gives protections to religious liberty in Connecticut that Kerrigan did not. The amendment also gives religious liberty many of the protections which were explicitly rejected by the Judiciary Committee last month. (more…)

Homily #090423 ( 04min) Play – Two companions from Assisi had already joined St. Francis, when Giles, a well-to-do young man of the town, heard about it. He went to the poor hermitage close by Assisi, which the three occupied; and, prostrate upon his knees, he begged St. Francis to accept him into his company. Francis presented him to the other two, saying: “See here a good brother whom almighty God has sent us.” This was on April 23, 1209. On the same day, both went to Assisi, where Giles begged in God’s name for a bit of cloth to make a habit. Giles divided his entire fortune among the poor.   -secularfranciscans.org

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