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May 1, 2019

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: God and Man in an Age of Unbelief

By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput - Happiness, real happiness, is tied to a kind of wisdom, and wisdom grows out of risk and suffering; the beauty and hard edges of experiencing the real world.  It’s never the result of commerce.  We can’t own it.  We can’t buy it.  It’s also never solitary.  Happiness needs other people.  The joy of a young mother is linked to the gift of life she makes to a new and unrepeatable soul in the act of birth; to the pain and effort she experiences in bearing her child.  Happiness is either made and shared with others here and now, or remembered as moments shared with others in the past.
April 23, 2019

Msgr. Charles Pope: 3 Reasons Why the Notre Dame Blaze Broke So Many Hearts

By Msgr. Charles Pope, EWTN News - The burning of Notre Dame in Paris last week struck us all very deeply, more deeply, I think, than most of us imagine. Even the most secular in France were struck and saddened. Why is this? Simply put, Notre Dame is far more than a building. What follows are three short reflections on the deeper meanings of the burning of Notre Dame. What unites them is an archetypal longing for what we once were and have seemingly lost but can regain if we allow Our Lady to lead us back to her Son.
April 16, 2019

Is Abortion Okay? No Hands Went Up, by Sr. Christina M. Neumann

By Sr. Christina M. Neumann, Catholic Stand - The Church teaches the truth about the value of every unborn child in clear, unequivocal terms: Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person – among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life… Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth.(CCC2270)
April 8, 2019

Why Unplanned Is a Hit, While Other Great Pro-Life Films Weren’t, by John Zmirak

By John Zmirak, The Stream - What did the makers of Unplanned get right? They told a simple story beautifully. They did not run from the fire but through the fire. Having courage in your marketing is as important as having courage in your storytelling. The filmmakers and their team never flinched. The storytellers demonstrated the courage of their brave protagonist, Abby Johnson... it simply and courageously tells the story of a young women’s commitment to living a kind and just life in our fallen and confused world. It is a work of daring impiety to the gods of our city. Of Hollywood, the Main Stream Media and the Democrat party.

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