We have just ended our Liturgical Season of Christmas and we begin Ordinary Time. There is nothing ordinary about Ordinary Time, since we the Gospel focuses in the extraordinary ministry of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Just as there are transitions in our liturgical seasons there are transitions in our NACFLM …
Summer 2011 by Susan Vogt Dear Friends, Trauma comes in many forms – divorce, domestic violence, loss of a spouse or child, sexual abuse, physical illness or accidents, loss of hope, and environmental disasters. There’s no easy or pretty way through it. Yes, of course we pray for those experiencing …
Please join us on Thursday, April 24th for our next Professional Development Conference Call. Steve Bozza will speak about the planning to date of the World Meeting of Families. Specifically: The preparatory catechism that is scheduled for release this summer The theme and subthemes of the event Possibilities of collaboration …
Virtue of the Month Introduction to the “Marital Virtue of the Month” Series By Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Over the past several years, as chairman of the Bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family Life, I’ve had the privilege of listening to many couples reflect on their marriage. Repeatedly, I’ve been struck …
Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Philadelphia in 2015 when it is the site of the next World Meeting of Families. Benedict announced the venue during a Sunday Mass in Milan celebrating the seventh such gathering of families from around the world. The pope sent his greetings to Archbishop Charles …
During Holy Week, Contemplate the actions of the first Pope:
Acts 5 regarding St.Peter AND THE HOLY GHOST:"a certain man named Ananias, with Saphira his WIFE..by fraud kept back part of the price of the land, his WIFE being privy..PETER SAID: Ananias, why hath SATAN TEMPTED thy heart, that thou shouldst LIE to the HOLY GHOST..Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. Ananias hearing these words, fell down, and GAVE UP THE GHOST. And there came great FEAR upon ALL..men rising up, removed him, and carrying him out, buried him..three hours after, when HIS WIFE, not knowing what had happened, came in..PETER SAID to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? she said: Yea, for so much.And PETER SAID unto her: Why have you agreed TOGETHER TO TEMPT THE SPIRIT of the Lord? Behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.IMMEDIATELY SHE FELL DOWN before his feet, and GAVE UP THE GHOST..young men coming in, FOUND HER DEAD: and carried her out, and BURIED HER BY HER HUSBAND"
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