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incredible proof of Our Lord's presence in the Eucharist in a modern-day
Eucharistic miracle.
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The National Museum of African American History and
Culture is working to collect artifacts that preserve our history through a
"national collections initiative." For more information about this effort, as
well as to add your family's story to the museum's Memory Book, go to:
http://nmaahc.si.edu/section/collections/view/100
The latest Pew Research Center surveys show
Americans now evenly divided about whether or not abortion should be legal. A
series of questions in the survey all showed declining support for abortion
compared to polls in 2007 and 2008. The survey found no change in the abortion
stance of African Americans, but the report does not disaggregate Black
Catholics' views. Among Catholics who are white, non-Hispanic, and weekly
Mass-goers, the 2009 survey showed a substantial (10 point) pro-life shift. For
the full report, see
http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=441.
Respect for human life and dignity, affordability,
and the inclusion of legal immigrants are three fundamental criteria for
assessing the justice of any health care reform, according to a September 30
letter to the U.S. Senate from three leading bishops. More information at:
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2009/09-190.shtml.
A study of 4,000 men and women in the early
years of their vocations to religious life finds growing demographic
diversity among those in formation. While 94% of men and women
finally-professed are white, among those in formation, 6% are African or
African American, 21% are Hispanic, and 14% are Asian or Pacific
Islander. The study of religious did not include diocesan priests. The
Center for the Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown
University conducted the for the National Religious Vocation Conference
(NRVC) in order to identify effective practices for attracting and
retaining members. For the full report, see
http://www.nrvc.net/
"Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ
bore witness by his earthly life and especially by his death and
resurrection, is the principal driving force behind the authentic
development of every person and of all humanity. Love - caritas - is an
extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and
generous engagement in the field of justice and peace." So begins the
newest encyclical from Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas en Veritate issued
June 29, 2009, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. Read the entire
teaching at:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html
Does the health reform proposal pending in
the U.S. House of Representatives promote euthanasia? Or does it simply
facilitate the responsible practice of writing a living will? The truth
is somewhere in between, according to the Associate Director of the
Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities at the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops. Richard Doerflinger clarifies the issues at:
http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/082109.shtml
Guided by Catholic Social Teaching, the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops advocates universal health
care reform, with respect for human life and dignity and special concern
for the poor and legal immigrants. To learn more about what the bishops
are saying and doing about health reform, see
http://www.usccb.org/healthcare/
A Year To Develop Spiritual Perfection
Pope Benedict XVI has declared the Church
will observe a year for priests from June 19, 2009. to June 19, 2010.
The purpose of the jubilee year, the pontiff said in a March 16 speech,
is simple, yet challenging: "To encourage priests in this striving for
spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their
ministry depends."
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Dear Brother Priests,
On the forthcoming Solemnity of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday 19 June 2009 - a day traditionally devoted
to prayer for the sanctification of the clergy -, I have decided to
inaugurate a "Year for Priests" in celebration of the 150th anniversary
of the "dies natalis" of John Mary Vianney, the patron saint of parish
priests worldwide. [1] This Year, meant to deepen the commitment of all
priests to interior renewal for the sake of a more forceful and incisive
witness to the Gospel in today's world, will conclude on the same
Solemnity in 2010.
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* Year opens on the Solemnity of the Sacred
Heart * June 19
* June 20/21 * Formal announcement from Cardinal Rigali to be read in
every parish announcing the Year of the Priest to the people and
inviting them to participate prayerfully.
* Veneration of the Relic of St. John Vianney, Patron of Priests
The relic will travel to all the parishes of the Archdiocese during the
year.
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Congratulations to Chantal Fleming, a
parishioner of St. Jude in Sumter, South Carolina, who received the
coveted 'Claver Woman of the Year' Award at the 2009 Knights of Peter
Claver Gulf Coast District Conference. Chantal, one of the youngest to
receive the award, overcame a competitive field of 11 ladies from seven
states to win this recognition, which is given for service to church and
community.
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