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Eucharistic Miracle in Buenos Aries

Please click on the video below and see an incredible proof of Our Lord's presence in the Eucharist in a modern-day Eucharistic miracle. Watch Video

Save our African American Treasures

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

Americans' Support for Abortion Declines

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.

Bishops: Three Criteria for Health Care Reform

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.

Diversity and Vocations

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

"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

Health Care Reform? Or Euthanasia?

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

Universal Health Care

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 For Priests Begins

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." Full Story.

Letter Of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Proclaiming A Year For Priests
On The 150th Anniversary Of The Dies Natalis Of The Curé Of ARS

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. Full Article

Schedule of Events for the Year of the Priest
Archdiocese of Philadelphia

* 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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St. Jude woman wins regional recognition at Catholic Conference

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. Full Story


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