Conferences #162 – MIM Conference ( 80min) >>> Play
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Apostolic Letter “Motu Proprio data” Porta Fidei of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI for the Indiction of the Year of Faith
“I have decided to announce a Year of Faith. It will begin on 11 October 2012, the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, and it will end on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King, on 24 November 2013. The starting date of 11 October 2012 also marks the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a text promulgated by my Predecessor, Blessed John Paul II, with a view to illustrating for all the faithful the power and beauty of the faith. This document, an authentic fruit of the Second Vatican Council…”
Ave Maria! Yes, we are front runners for the ‘Silver Fish Award’ at the Vatican’s International Catholic Film Festival in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress for the feature length motion picture that the FI’s in Italy produced titled “Duns Scoto” on the life of Bl. John Duns Scotus. The other two films that are also finalists, and with which we are competing, are listed below. These finalists were chosen from a total of 746 films. The announcement will be made before the festival ends this Saturday, May 21, probably on Thursday. This is a great opportunity to put a spotlight on Bl. John Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholar, who gave the theological foundation for the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, winning the title ‘The Marian Doctor’. It is also a great boost to our worldwide media efforts. Please keep us in your prayers that we win.
FILMS IN COMPETITION
Best Film – Best Director – Best Actor / Actress
Duns Scoto by Fernando Muraca, Italy 2010 – 90 ‘- The story of the medieval philosopher John Duns, also called Scotus because of his nationality (Scotland), who lived between the thirteenth and fourteenth century. The film is produced by the Franciscans of the Immaculate.
God’s MightyServant by Markus O. Rosenmüller, Germany 2010 – 2 x 90 ‘- The story of Sister Pasqualina, and the special role she had in the life of Pius XII, masterfully played by Remo Girone.
Marcelino pan y vino by José Luis Gutierrez, Mexico 2011 – 110 ‘ – Remake of the famous film. The main hero (an orphan in love with Jesus) is played here by a remarkable child actor. The action takes place
The film was Co-produced by TVCO, a multimedia production company based in Naples, Italy, which is also the executive producer and the international distributor of the work.
Variety #110 – In Defense of Vatican II (09min) >>> Play
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In Defense of Vatican II – Part 4
In this short four part series Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner outlines many of the blessings brought to the Church through the Second Vatican Council. He also explains the need to interpret its documents in light of Tradition with a “view to reform” avoiding both extremes of Modernism and Traditionalism.
Variety #109 – In Defense of Vatican II (09min) >>> Play
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In Defense of Vatican II – Part 3
In this short four part series Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner outlines many of the blessings brought to the Church through the Second Vatican Council. He also explains the need to interpret its documents in light of Tradition with a “view to reform” avoiding both extremes of Modernism and Traditionalism.
December 25, 2010. ‘May the birth of the Prince of Peace remind the world where its true happiness lies; and may your hearts be filled with hope and joy, for the Saviour has been born for us,’ said the Pope during his Christmas speech, the Urbi et Orbi message. The Pope also denounced the situation of Christians in China and asked God to ‘inspire political and religious leaders to be committed to full respect for the religious freedom of all’.
December 17, 2010. The Vatican has accused China of oppressing religious freedom and says that attempts to control the conscience of its citizens and interfere in the internal affairs of the Catholic Church does no credit to Beijing. In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican said their attitude is a sign of fear, weakness and intransigent intolerance. The report also states that Beijing has “unilaterally damaged the climate of trust and dialogue” that had developed between the Vatican and the government.
December 8, 2010. The Immaculate Conception Room, located in the heart of the Vatican Museums, regained its glory in 2007, after an extensive restoration. Now, just years later, the spotlight returns for the publication of an spectacular book about its frescoes.
Pope Benedict has issued the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini [The Word of the Lord], the most important Church document devoted to Sacred Scripture since the Second Vatican Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum), which was promulgated in 1965.
Full text is over 200 pages. The ending is included here on AirMaria since it relates to Mary, Mother of God and so Mother of Joy:
“ Mater Verbi et Mater laetitiae ”
124. This close relationship between God’s
word and joy is evident in the Mother of God.
Let us recall the words of Saint Elizabeth: “ Blessed
is she who (more…)
Variety #94 – Bsp. Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska (14min) >>> Play
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Fr. Elias Mills of our Bloomington, Indiana friary recently interviewed the renowned Bishop Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska on current issues of faith and Church in America. We are posting them here in a five part series. In the first part, in answering Fr. Elias questions, the bishop relates his thoughts about:
His 50 years as a priest and bishop in the Church and all the changes and events in the time.
His visits to shrines in Europe and Rome.
His 19 years as Bishop of Lincoln.
The graces that are ever needed for his office
His work with John Paul II and Benedict XVI
What these two papacies have done for the Church especially the continuity that they reaffirmed between the post and pre-Vatican II Church
The Moto Proprio of Pope Benedict and how it is not at all against Vatican II
The unlikelihood of a mixture of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the liturgy
New English translation of the Ordinary Form of the Liturgy
How well Catechisis has been carried out in the Post Vatican II era
balance needed between doctrine and pastoral and social concerns
Listening to Bsp. Bruskewitz’s clear insights and answers is refreshing indeed.
Conferences #83 -Fr. Peter giving the Introduction ( 24min) >>> Play
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For the introduction to our Symposium “Mother of the Church” on Marian Coredemption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 21, 2010, Fr. Peter Fehlner, Mariologist and rector of the shrine, gives a formal introduction to the symposium. He explains the title of the symposium “Mother of the Church” and what it means to call Mary this, relating it to the 8th Chapter of Lumen Gentium of Vatican II and the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and then gives a logical outline of the upcoming talks and how they relate to the prerogatives of Mary as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate.
MaryCast Specials #73 (11min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle teaches on the apparitions of Fatima in anticipation of Pope Benedict arriving there May 11th, today. Dr. Mark focuses on the Third Secret of Fatima that was made public by the Vatican on June 2000. He gives some proper procedures for interpreting private revelations and their place in the public life of the Church, stressing that it is not for curiosity. He goes over some of the popular interpretations and some words by Sr. Lucia who received the messages.
MaryCast Specials #69 (06min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle continues with his synopsis of the Roman Forum sponsored by Inside the Vatican on March 25 in Rome and points out that the dogma does not impose on anyone but rather proposes what is already an accepted doctrine. The forum can be viewed at the Inside the Vatican Web Site.
MaryCast Specials #68 (08min) Play – Dr. Mark Miravalle gives a synopsis of the events on March 25 in Rome as many theologians and bishops and even Cardinals gathered for the Roman Forum sponsored by Inside the Vatican to discuss how opportune the time might be for the proclamation of the 5th Marian Dogma. The panel was unanimous in its conviction that now is the opportune time for the declaration especially as an antidote to the current crisis that seems to be a full out attack on the Church. The event can be viewed at the Inside the Vatican Web Site.
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Ave Maria! Yes, we are front runners for the ‘Silver Fish Award’ at the Vatican’s International Catholic Film Festival in the categories of Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress for the feature length motion picture that the FI’s in Italy produced titled “Duns Scoto” on the life of Bl. John Duns Scotus. The other two films that are also finalists, and with which we are competing, are listed below. These finalists were chosen from a total of 746 films. The announcement will be made before the festival ends this Saturday, May 21, probably on Thursday. This is a great opportunity to put a spotlight on Bl. John Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholar, who gave the theological foundation for the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, winning the title ‘The Marian Doctor’. It is also a great boost to our worldwide media efforts. Please keep us in your prayers that we win.
Ave Maria!
