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Ave Maria! In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. This is the third and last homily of this retreat. In this talk, Father Casey discusses the topic of fatherhood. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. This is the second homily of three in this retreat. In this talk, Fr. Casey discusses the Priesthood. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! In June, 2010, Fr. Bill Casey of the Fathers of Mercy preached a retreat at the Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center on “Confidence in God”. There are 3 homilies and 5 conferences in this retreat. In this first homily, Fr. Casey introduces the retreat. Ave Maria! +++ |
Ave Maria! Ginny Baudinet and Ellen Cavallo gives us a view of Carolyn’s Place a pregnancy care center in Waterbury which started in 1992 after a baby was left on doorsteps of their parish. Since 2007 they have there own place which provides many services:
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Ave Maria! Susan Boyce discusses how the proposed Health Care is against the Catholic social principle of Subsidiarity. Bishops are doing good by fighting for the Stupac Amendment but ignore the fact that it is against the Catholic principle of subsidiarity where the smallest organization should take care of any given issue and only go to a state or national organization if this is needed. She mentions how the bill saddles us with too high of a tax burden, and bureaucratic institutions that are too large. As such, once it passes it will be hard to get rid of. She praises two bishops in Kansas City who are are advocating opposition of the bill because it does not achieve the Catholic balance of not being too individualistic nor too socialistic. Sources referenced in the talk: The Kansas City Bishops’ Pastoral Letter: Solidarity vs. Subsidiarity: Raymond Arroyo’s Seen & Unseen: Msgr Barreiro’s Commentary from HLI Politico’s article: Ave Maria! |
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After having fulfilled our obligations toward the Son of God, we have three duties to his holy Mother: +
The first is to prostrate ourselves in heart and in spirit at her feet asking her pardon for the cruel death of her Son, and for the most bitter sufferings of her pure heart which we have caused. In reparation, we must offer her all the honor, glory, and praise which have been, are, and will be forever rendered to her in heaven as well as on earth by the Most Holy Trinity, by the sacred humanity of her Son, by all the angels, and all the saints. We must also give ourselves to our Lady as her slaves, promising that we wish to serve and honor her all our lives in every way possible to us. |
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Jesus was offered to his Father in the arms of Mary.
Never had such an offering been made in that temple before and never again would there be another like it. The next such Offering would be made by Jesus himself. +
Mary, Co-redemptrix with Christ. The meaning of pain.
Old Simeon, having blessed the young couple, turned to Mary and, inspired by the Holy Spirit, opened her eyes to the sufferings her Son would have to undergo and to the sword of sorrow that would pierce her soul. Pointing to Jesus, he said: Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (more…) |
Ave Maria Meditations
The infant Christ is the whole Christ. Christ was not more God, more Christ, more man, on the Cross than He was in His Mother’s womb. His first tear, His first smile, His first breath, His first pulsation in the womb of His Mother, could have redeemed the world. In fact, Christ chose the life of growth and work and suffering, and the death on the Cross which we know; but by His own choice all this was to depend on a human being giving herself to Him in His infancy, giving her own humanity to the actual making of that Infant’s humanity and giving Him her life in which to rest. |
Ave Maria Mediations September 8th: Nativity of Mary, the CAUSE OF OUR JOY
Causa nostrae laetitiae, ora pro nobis
CAUSE OF OUR JOY (1) MARY, we greet you as the Cause of our Joy because you brought forth the Redeemer and thereby shared in the work of our redemption. (more…) |
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August 15th: The Solemnity of the The Assumption
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40. Hence the revered Mother of God, from all eternity joined in a hidden way with Jesus Christ in one and the same decree of predestination, immaculate in her conception, a most perfect virgin in her divine motherhood, the noble associate of the divine Redeemer who has won a complete triumph over sin and its consequences, finally obtained, as the supreme culmination of her privileges, that she should be preserved free from the corruption of the tomb and that, like her own Son, having overcome death, she might be taken up body and soul to the glory of heaven where, as Queen, she sits in splendor at the right hand of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages.
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 August 14th: St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe
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Dearest children, I desire very much to tell you, to repeat for you, now good the Immaculate is. That way I could remove forever from your little hearts all sadness, despondency and discouragement. The word “Maria” spoken by a soul steeped in doubts, aridity and even misfortune due to sin re-echoes in her heart, which loves us very much. And the greater the unhappiness of a soul sunk in its faults, the more solicitous is the care of her, the Refuge of us poor sinners. Never worry that you do not feel this love. If you have the will to love, you already give a proof that you love. What counts is the will to love. External feeling is also a fruit of grace, but it does not always follow the will. Sometimes, my dear ones, the thought, a sad longing, as if a plea or a complaint, may occur to you: “Does the Immaculate still love me?” Most beloved children! I tell you all and each one individually, in her name (mark that: in her name!), she loves every one of you. She loves you very much and at every moment, with no exception. This, my dearest children, I repeat for you in her name??? (more…) |
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