05min) >>> Contracepting Religious Freedom
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Thank God the bishops are using their clout against the attempt of the Obama administration to force Catholic institutions to pay for contraception. Although I do not agree with Paul Moses entirely, I believe he has a point in suggesting that the effort could backfire. But that is a risk we have to take. Unfortunately, politics today is largely part of our sound bite culture. So many people are more interested in the outcome of the Twitter war than they are about having an in-depth and clear understanding of the problem at hand. Political persuasion is to a great extent about perception. Winning a debate seems more important than dealing with the fundamental issues. Clarifying first principles often clouds the particular agenda and appeals more to the intellect than it does to the emotions. Emotional arguments work better. (more…) |
Video – Fr Gabriel: Marian Plan of Franciscan Life
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Ave Maria! In this interview with Fr. Gabriel M. Pelletieri, Co-Founder of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, the basic points on “The Marian Plan of Franciscan Life” are covered. Ave Maria! +++ |
Audio (MP3)Video – Conferences #120: Scott Spear Gay Marriage and Religious Liberty
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Ave Maria! Attorney Scott Spear takes up a difficult topic at the Knights of Columbus in Providence, Rhode Island where he gives a talk on the Redefinition of Marriage and Its Impact Upon Religious Liberty. Listen as he brings up many points that many have never heard before. Very profound. We apologize if the sound is not so good at times, but it is very audible. Ave Maria! +++ |
Video – Face of Pro-Life #77: John Martin on Bishops and Politicians
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Ave Maria! John Martin discusses with host Corinn Dahm the growing conflict between Catholic morals and government policy which is pitting Bishops vs Politicians. This is exemplified by the recent clash between Senator Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island and Archbishop Tobin of Providence, RI over abortion funding in health care. They discuss the ramifications of the government funded heath care on the quality of medical services and its effects on religious liberty for medical personnel and Catholic Hospitals. Ave Maria! |
Sep 11 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Bl Bonaventure of Barcelona
Friday, September 11th, 2009
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St. Alphonus Liguori
Saturday, August 1st, 2009Ave Maria MeditationsAugust 1st: St. Alphonsus Liguori, founder of the Redemptorist Order
SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1696-1787) An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are truly in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I long for you in my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart as though You have already come. I embrace You and unite myself entirely to you; never permit me to be separated from You! I say that it is the will of God that all graces should come to us by the hands of Mary. Sooner would heaven and earth be destroyed than would Mary fail to assist anyone who asks for her help, provided he does so with a good intention and with confidence in her. To learn more of this good doctor, continue on… |
Song from the Scaffold
Friday, July 17th, 2009A worthy encore:
Blessed Teresa of Sf. Augustine and Companions (1794) Blessed Teresa and fifteen other Carmelite nuns were guillotined during the “Reign of Terror” of the French Revolution. Two years earlier they had made an Act of Consecration by which they offered themselves as a holocaust to bring peace to the Church and the country. When they were arrested Sister Henriette exclaimed, “Let us rejoice in the joy of the Lord, that we shall die for our Holy Religion.” As each Sister ascended the guillotine, her companions sang the Veni Creator Spiritus. The normally noisy crowd was strangely silent, and a witness remarked, “They looked as if they were going to their wedding.” Within ten days of their death, the Reign of Terror ended. |
Video – Fr Angelo – Standing Fast #23: Religious Chivalry
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Ave Maria! Fr. Angelo is back and vlogging with a vengeance. This episode is on religious chivalry vs secular chivalry. Referring to groups like the Society of Creative Anachronisms which are trying to reintroduce Chivalry with an ethical code not based on religious principles but on secular or even neo-pagan ones, Fr Angelo mentions that this is nothing new. Listen as he points out how western chivalry was uniquely Christian and thus superior to any of the many other forms of Chivalry, especially in regard to the treatment of women which was based on devotion to Mary. Ave Maria! |
