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Lyrics:

At this time in America we’ve come to the crossroads
Standing with our religious freedom and what we have been told.
We hold these truths to be self evident all men created the same
Endowed with certain unalienable rights that can’t be taken away
They cannot be taken away by man, they were given by the creator
God almighty in Heaven, greater than any legislature
No system, No policy, No mandate has the power
To trample on our conscience and rob us of what is ours
Things that violate health, we are told we must provide
Using faulty percentages to justify conquer and divide
This is not about one issue that we need to just let go
It’s not simply about contraception but about government control
A Year to comply? A Year to deny?
A Year to turn the other way and let our conscience die?
A Mandate that violates the corporate conscience of our faith
And once this door is open every religion and creed is at stake
Every American should see this as a threat to our country’s foundation
Religion doesn’t make us second class, settling for an accommodation
Our conscience is sacred; our freedom of religion is a treasure
Handed to us by Soldiers who fought and sacrificed beyond measure
The 1st amendment protects the free exercise of Religion
To exercise our freedom without living a contradiction
As faithful Americans we HOLD THESE TRUTHS
Life, Liberty and Happiness’ pursuit
This isn’t to be partisan or to endorse a candidate
This is about a plea to the administration to rescind this mandate
And as you deliberate for freedoms sake just remember
We get to use our rights and cast our two cents in November

Fr. Claude (Dusty) Burns
Aka Pontifex
2/24/12

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As we have blogged about here on AirMaria the HHS Mandate on Contraception is a serious impingement on religious liberty that affects everyone’s First Amendment rights. There will be a nation wide rally at 12 noon to 1pm on Friday March 23 to stand up for our rights and will take place at hundreds of locations around the country. God willing, the AirMaria team will be going to the one in Hartford where none other than Joe Scheidler will be speaking.

You can listen to Raymond Arroyo speak with Professor Alvare about her open letter to Obama and Sebelius telling them they don’t speak for all women, and explain why the HHS Mandate is unconstitutional.

PLEASE NOTE

• All rallies start at noon local time, Friday March 23, unless noted on the official website.
• Signs will be provided.
• It is not necessary to RSVP.

Some local places relative to our friary in Griswold are:

CONNECTICUT

Hartford

Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building

450 Main Street (Map)

E-mail the Rally Captain

New Haven

Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse

141 Church Street (Map)

E-mail the Rally Captain

RHODE ISLAND

Providence

Burnside Park

Washington and Exchange Streets (Map)

E-mail the Rally Captain

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Face of Pro-Life #176 – Bill O’Brien and Corinn Dahm discuss the HHS Mandate ( 29min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Bill O’Brien of CT Right for Life explains the nature of the HHS mandate for contraception. He discusses with hostess Corinn Dahm how it violates the First Amendment rights of Catholics, how the Obama ‘compromise’ is no compromise at all and is effectively not even a change from the original, offensive mandate. They cover the many political forces pushing for contraception (pharmaceuticals, abortion providers, hedonists, population control advocates) the effects of contraception on health and families and on women. They ask why is contraception being offered for free when life saving medication and procedures are not free, but require a co-pay? Why artificial birth-control is offered completely free and natural family planning is not funded at all.

Ave Maria!

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Face of Pro-Life #179 – Discussing religious liberty on the Face of Pro-life ( 29min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Fr. Angelo Geiger and Corinn Dahm discuss the Religious Liberty issue surrounding the HHS Contraception Mandate. They relate this to other issues and how it influences our daily lives as Catholics, how the Bishops have come together to fight against this and what this means for the Church.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #130505b ( 09min) Play – Fr. Ignatius on how Jesus has promised that the Holy Spirit will come and instruct the Apostles in all things and he will never leave them. Let us, then, stay close to the guaranteed authority of the Church’s Magisterium.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Sunday 6th Week of Easter – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: act 15:1-2, 22-29
Resp: psa 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
2nd: rev 21:10-14, 22-23
Gsp: joh 14:23-29

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Homily #150329n ( 19min) Play – Father compares the gospel from the blessing of the Palms to the Passion read during Mass, and observes that in less than a week, the people went from shouting “Hosanna” to “Crucify.” The scandal of the Cross made them fall away. In this world, Our Lord reigns from the Cross, and if we are to follow Him, we must pick up our own crosses and be crucified with Him. Father presents the example of Bl. Jose Sanchez del Rio, a young boy who gave his life for “Christ the King” in Mexico less than 90 years ago. We must draw near the Cross, and be willing to swim against the current and resist the “Lord of this World.” The only persons to remain faithful to Our Lord, are those who went with Our Lady, let us go to Her so as not to wimp out when we encounter the Cross.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Palm Sunday – Sunday – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: isa 50:4-7
Resp: psa 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
2nd: phi 2:6-11
Gsp: mar 14:1-15:47

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On the Feast of St. Anthony (Jun 13), Fr Maximilian gives the homily on St. Anthony’s response to Our Lord’s mandate to “go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature” (Mk 16:15).

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Anthony of Padua – Feast

Readings: 
1st: Wis 7:7-14
Resp: Ps 40:3-4, 10-11, 17
2nd: Eph 4:7, 11-15
Gsp: Mk 16:15-20

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