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All make the Sign of the Cross.

Head of Household: “Peace be to this house and: to all who dwell here, in the name of tfie Lord.

All: Blessed be God forever.

Reader: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (more…)

One Minute Meditation

It is only the Child lying in the manger who pos­sesses the true secret of life. For this reason he asks us to welcome him, to make room for him within us, in our hearts, in our homes, in our cities, and in our societies. The words of John’s Prologue echo in our minds and hearts: “To all who received him … he gave power’ to become children of God” (1: 12).

Let us endeavor to be among those who welcome him. Before him one cannot remain indifferent. We too, dear friends, must continuously take sides. What will our response be? With what attitude will we welcome him? The simplicity of the shepherds and the seeking of the Magi who scrutinized the signs of God by means of the star come to our help. The docility of Mary and the wise prudence of Joseph serve as an example to us …

The love that Jesus, born in Bethlehem, brought into the world binds to himself in a lasting relation­ship of friendship and brotherhood all who welcome him. Saint John of the Cross says: “In giving us all, that is, his Son, in him God has now said all. Fix your eyes on him alone … and you will find in addition more than you ask and desire.”

Pope Benedict XVI

Roving Reporter #91 – Rev. Br. Joseph Aytona, CPM here ( 07min) >>> Play

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On November 7th three friars attended a “Family Vocation Day” in Cranston, RI, where they set up a table promoting our community; Franciscans of the Immaculate.

Family Vocation Ministries envisions 10 to 20 years in the future to witness a substantial increase of vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. The ministry also aspires to sow an increase of awareness regarding the importance of family life.

They hope and pray to have a direct effect on at least:

• Five to ten men ordained to Christ’s ministerial Priesthood.
• Five to ten consecrated religious profess to God their perpetual vows of obedience, poverty and chastity.
• Forty to Fifty families improve in practicing their Catholic faith. Which may include but not be limited to: attending Sunday Mass together faithfully, praying the rosary together at least once a week and learning together about the Church’s special vocations concerning the priesthood and the consecrated life.

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Homily #091115 ( 10min) Play – Fr. Ignatius explains the parable in today’s Gospel of how the Kingdom of God is like a muster seed that grows into into the largest of bushes. This miracle of growth from the tiniest of seeds  occurred by the action of God in the form of miracles and also by the action of men in the witness they gave by practicing their faith to a heroic degree. God is still performing miracles. Are we doing our part?
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Readings EF – 1st: 1th 1:2-10 – Gsp: mat 13:31-35

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Face of Pro-Life #72 – Progress on the Ave Maria Home ( 30min) >>> Play

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Corinn Dahm and Lisa Martin discuss the blossoming effort to raise funds for the Ave Maria Home for pregnant mothers in the Norwich Diocese. These homes will be affiliated with and patterned after the very successful Good Counsel Homes started by Chris Bell and Fr. Benedict Groeschel in NY City.

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Marycast #89 ( 11min) Play – In this episode Dr. Miravalle begins a three part series on the apparitions of Our Lady of America that occurred in Indiana and Ohio in the 1950’s. He focuses on this first part on the message of Our lady to Americans and to the world at large, how she wants our  Catholic Bishops in conjunction with all American Catholics to lead the US to become a beacon of purity in the world.

To ask questions regarding Mary, email Dr Mark Miravalle: marycast@airmaria.com
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Short Series #43 – See you next year ( 09min) >>> Play

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Celebration of All Hallows Eve at the Franciscan Friary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Griswold, CT.
The Church day by day gives special veneration to one or more of the holy men and women who have helped to establish it by their blood, develop it by their labors, or edify it by their virtues. But, in addition to those whom the Church honors by special designation or has inscribed in her calendar, how many martyrs are there whose names are not recorded! How many humble virgins and holy penitents! How many unknown anchorites and monks, Christian fathers and mothers, young children snatched away in their innocence! How many courageous Christians, whose merits are known only to God and His heavenly court! – magnificat.ca

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Roving Reporter #86 – Maggie Gallagher ( 07min) >>> Play

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Maggie Gallagher, Founder / President
In addition to serving as President of the National Organization for Marriage, Maggie Gallagher is also president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy (www.iMAPP.org), a nonprofit organization whose unique mission is research and public education on ways that law and public policy can strengthen marriage as a social institution.

Maggie is a nationally syndicated columnist, the author of three books on marriage (including most recently with University of Chicago Prof Linda Waite “The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier, Healthier, and Better-Off Financially”), and a leading voice of the new marriage movement. National Journal named her to the 2004 list of the most influential people in the same-sex marriage debate.

She appears frequently on major TV and radio and is frequently asked to lecture at colleges, universities and law schools. She has testified as an expert witness on marriage before the U.S. Senate and in various state legislatures. Her writings on marriage have appeared in The New York Times, The Weekly Standard, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as scholarly journals such as the Louisiana Law Review, and the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy.

Maggie is a graduate of Yale (class of ‘82).

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Roving Reporter #80 – Christopher Plante of National Organization for Marriage, Rhodes Island ( 06min) >>> Play

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At the recent Celebrate Marriage Day in Warwick, RI Chris Plante of National Organization for Marriage, Rhodes Island gives his thoughts on the importance of marriage and the need to keep the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman.

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Roving Reporter #79 – Scott Spear on the greatness of Marriage  ( 07min) >>> Play

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At this summer’s Celebrating Marriage event conducted by the Rhode Island chapter of the the National  Organization for Marriage Scott Spear gives an address on the beauties of Marriage before the crowd of couples that gathered at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick who are ready to renew their wedding vows.

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Roving Reporter #78 – Fr. Peter Fehlner with Pierluigi Molla ( 13min) >>> Play

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Pierluigi Molla is the son of Saint Gianna Molla who died in 1962 after giving birth to his little sister.  St. Gianna developed a fibroma in her uterus during the second month of her pregnancy which required immediate surgery to save her, but since it would certainly terminate her pregnancy she put it off to save her child. Despite the best efforts of the doctors they could not save the heroic mother.

Pierluigi came to Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse, WI to give a pro-life talk on the first anniversary of the opening of the Shrine. While he was there he graciously consented to an interview with Fr. Peter, the rector of the shrine, and shares his memories of his mother and his thoughts on  what her life gave witness to.

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Roving Reporter #77 – Renewing vows at the Celebrate Marriage and Family Day in RI ( 05min) >>> Play

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On August 16, a Sunday, the RI Chapter of National Organization for Marriage (NOM) in conjunction with the Diocese of Providence held their first annual Celebrate Marriage and Family Day at the Aldrich Mansion in West Warwick, RI. It was a smash hit with hundreds of couples and families from RI and beyond coming to celebrate marriage and even renew their vows. We interviewed Fr. Bernard Healy of the Diocese of Providence who explained the significance of the event and plans for future action.

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Roving Reporter #72 – Eduardo in Connecticut ( 10min) >>> Play

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On August 11th Eduardo Verastegui, the lead actor in the award winning pro-life movie Bella, came to the Eastern Connecticut University campus in Willimantic and gave a press conference followed by a talk in front of a packed auditorium. The event was organized by the Sisters of Charity in Baltic, Ct. We captured the press conference and are presenting it in three parts.

Part One:

Eduardo talks about his upcoming movies including one on St Peter with a $160 million budget. Then he discusses his company Metanoia Films and the difficult road of being an independent film producer. He mentions his recently completed world tour for the promotion of the movie Bella. And, finally, about his new non-profit organization Mantle of Guadalupe (Espanol) with which he goes on world missions to give help to the pour and is helping to build a hospital for pregnant mothers in a downtown LA Latino barrio.

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Roving Reporter #73 – Eduardo on his film company and the moral struggle in Hollywood ( 10min) >>> Play

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In Part 2 of 3 Eduardo answers questions about how he had to start his own film company in order to avoid playing degrading, immoral roles and the difficulties and obstacles on the road to success. He relates his involvement in promoting adoption, then  how much actors in Hollywood struggle with immorality but how it is worth the struggle, and finally his status as a role model.

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