Video – Card. Burke – Priest as Moral Guide – 6/8 – CONF 296

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Cardinal Raymond Burke gives the sixth reflection for the 2015 Priests' Retreat themed "Holy Priesthood: Sacrament of Christ's Pastoral Charity". This talk is titled the "Priest as Moral Guide". Topics covered include:

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• People look to the Church for moral guidance


• Troubled times many issues but abortion is greatest evil.


• Care for the life of community


• Directory on the Ministry and Life of Priests #56
  
  
  
  • http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cclergy/documents/rc_con_cclergy_doc_31011994_directory_en.html
  
  
  
  


• Indissolubility of marriage


• Abortion Kathleen Sebelius


• Western Europe is very secularized and is dying but America is not as far down the road, but needs a good guide from priests


• Vat II Gaudium et Spes parag 48
  
  
  
  • http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_cons_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html
  
  
  
  


• Our Lady of America Sister Mildred Neuzil
  
  
  
  • Need to be pure and spread purity
  
  
  • But america is becoming a culture of death
  
  
  
  


• Still there is much hope if we keep up the fight we will share in the victory of Christ.
  
  
  
  • Keep the voice of men of good will present in the world.
  
  
  
  


• Catholic Morals are essentially Christian and follow the natural law.


• Respect for life linked to integrity of marriage
  
  
  
  • Misuse of sex by separating it from procreation, contraception
  
  
  • Catholic Church has upheld this principle against all expectations
  
  
  • This misuses results in many other errors, pornography divorce
  
  
  
  


• Paul VI Humanae vitae
  
  
  
  • http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html
  
  
  
  


• Benedict XVI Caritas in Veritate on Huma vitae and Evangelium Vitae
  
  
  
  • http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.html
  
  
  
  


• JPII human goods


• Need to form consciences well
  
  
  
  • John Card Newman Conscience is a messenger to him who speaks behind the veil
  
  
  • Misuse of word conscience
  
  
  • Benedict XVI on Newman conscience is not subjective
    
    
    
    • http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19900428_ratzinger-newman_en.html
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • current world morals is considered non objective therefore only subjective
  
  
  • Newman refers it to truth, man's capacity to recognize truth.
  
  
  • Truth should unite in truth who is truth who is the one who unites us
  
  
  • Benedict XVI to German Parliament 2011
    
    
    
    • https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2011/september/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20110922_reichstag-berlin.html
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • We must recognize that we are not the creator of ourselves and this will enable us to be free
  
  
  • Subjectiveness goes against this and can be seen in decision against
  
  
  
  


• Fr. John Hardon on martyrs, red martyrs are ultimate bu so are those who speak the truth, witness to the truth


• We are fortified by our baptism in this


• Christ will give us strength walking along our path of suffering


• Jesus is the model of our martyrdom that is made present in the sacrifice of Mass


• Eucharistic adoration extends to other parts of our life.


• St Maximilian Kolbe other martyr in cell sketches Sacred Heart


• Mary Immaculate help for giving good witness.


• John Paul II Veritatus Splendor
  
  
  
  • http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html
  
  
  
  


• There is no cheap grace

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