Father Frank Pavone and Priests for Life
cinops be gone Sunday, June 08, 2008
It has been noted that most Catholics and most Catholic-in-name only politicians are not grounded in authentic Catholic faith. What group of missionaries comes to your mind that tries to educate them on the life issues and indirectly on the family and marriage issues? It is none other than the work of Father Frank Pavone and the Priests for Life. From the Desk of Fr. Frank Pavone:
“These next five months are extremely crucial for our nation’s unborn. The elections this November will go a long way in determining their future – including whether or not they will even have a future. For that reason, it’s critically important that every facet of Priests for Life’s “Faithful Citizenship” campaign be fully funded so that they can achieve their intended purpose, namely:
To WIN the fight to end abortion and preserve each and every American’s –both born and unborn – unalienable RIGHT TO LIFE.
To keep five of our most important “Faithful Citizenship” projects funded from now to the end of July. Here are the numbers:
1. Production costs for both EWTN and “Gospel of Life” TV shows: $75,000
2. Air time for “Line on the line” radio program” $190,000
3. Travel expenses for “parish visits”, “Two-by-Two” mission trips, speaking
engagements. TV/radio talk show appearances, etc: $380,000
4. Printing costs for all educational and resource materials: $365,000
5. Postage needed to send out all items noted in # 4: $204,000
This comes to $1,214,000 needed between now and July 31st.
None of this can happen unless you and every other member of our Priests for Life family make a personal commitment to help fund that work.
Over the next four years – from 2008 to 2012 – it is extremely likely that there will be at least one vacancy on the Court … quite possibly two … and perhaps as many as three. Well, it is the President of the United States and the U.S. Senate who together decide who will fill those vacancies.
Remember that the pro-abortion forces are licking their chops. NARAL and Planned Parenthood have announced they plan to spend 10 million dollars each to influence voters and counteract the kind of work organizations like us are doing. {Yes, that is a total of 20 Millions dollars against unborn and family values.}
We are poised in these coming month to undertake massive educational efforts which echo a theme we teach every year (whether it is an election year or not) all through the year, namely, that the first purpose of government is the protection of human rights, and that the first right is life. Therefore, voters have to elect pro-life candidates and block pro-abortion candidates.”
Our e-mail is mail@priestsforlife.org - Website is www.priestsforlife.org
Please send us your check and make it out to:
Priests for Life, PO Box 141172, Staten Island, NY 10314. Toll free # 888-735-3448
George H. Kubeck, P.O. Box 579, Stanton, California, U.S.A. 90680-9998
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
The Letter on AB 2747 Physician Assisted Suicide
The Letter on AB 2747 Physician Assisted Suicide
cinops be gone Saturday, June 7, 2008
Thank you fellow Knights of Columbus member Ignacio Gomez who wrote the following letter in opposition to AB 2747. Ignacio is the pro-life chairman of the Pasadena Council 1174. This bill passed by one vote in the Assembly and will be going to the California State Senate. Please use it and add a postscript to it when mailing it to the California Senate Members where this bill will be debated.
This letter was mailed to Assemblymen Jose Solorio and copies to Juan Arambula, Felipe Fuentes, Alberto Torrico and Tony Mendoza. (For talking points and more info on the bill – www.ccgaction.org/life/pas/AB2747Update) (www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.htm)
Honorable Assemblyman Solorio: May 28, 2008
I am writing to urge you to vote against AB 2747, which proposes Physician Assisted Suicide.Our Nation was built upon moral laws. Our society has been misled by many sectors who believe that real freedom comes by doing what pleases us, without responsibility for the consequences of some our choices. At the same time many people in authority believe that our morals are defined by our own consciences, and not by God’s Commandments.
Our Western Civilization made great advances not made by other civilizations based on our society’s respect of three important principles, which we are presently trampling:
1)The 10 Commandments – God’s Law is being disregarded by those crying “freedom of conscience” which basically says, I can do what is convenient for me without regard to the consequences to our society, and ignoring what our society considers honorable.
2)The Philosophy of the Greeks, which is the love of Wisdom; it is being replace by ideology.
3)Roman Law, which is the separation of the Legislative, the Executive and Judicial branches of Government, is being abused by the Judicial Branch to declare unconstitutional laws passed by the Congress or State Assemblies.
Physician assisted suicide could lead to abuses by family members, or even by medical institutions wishing to be “more efficient” in dealing with patients who eventually would die. All of us will eventually die, so rushing it for the sake of sparing us the time, efforts, our emotions or even money in caring for those who are is not a good moral solution.
Patients suffering terminal illness must be given treatment, and if treatment will not cure the illnesses, and then the patients must be given palliatives to alleviate their remaining time in suffering. Being by the side of family members who are dying helps us to appreciate what good they may have done for us during their lives, and it serves as an example to our children that sometimes we must suffer for the sake of others, especially those close to us whom we love.
Our society has much confusion with a variety of values, and in order to better educate our children, we must show them that our laws reflect our values, which at times include suffering and pain. I therefore ask that, for the good of our families, our State of California and our country that you vote against AB 2747, allowing Physician Assisted Suicide.
Respectfully yours,
Ignacio Gomez
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate in Spanish or Vietnamese.
cinops be gone Saturday, June 7, 2008
Thank you fellow Knights of Columbus member Ignacio Gomez who wrote the following letter in opposition to AB 2747. Ignacio is the pro-life chairman of the Pasadena Council 1174. This bill passed by one vote in the Assembly and will be going to the California State Senate. Please use it and add a postscript to it when mailing it to the California Senate Members where this bill will be debated.
This letter was mailed to Assemblymen Jose Solorio and copies to Juan Arambula, Felipe Fuentes, Alberto Torrico and Tony Mendoza. (For talking points and more info on the bill – www.ccgaction.org/life/pas/AB2747Update) (www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.htm)
Honorable Assemblyman Solorio: May 28, 2008
I am writing to urge you to vote against AB 2747, which proposes Physician Assisted Suicide.Our Nation was built upon moral laws. Our society has been misled by many sectors who believe that real freedom comes by doing what pleases us, without responsibility for the consequences of some our choices. At the same time many people in authority believe that our morals are defined by our own consciences, and not by God’s Commandments.
Our Western Civilization made great advances not made by other civilizations based on our society’s respect of three important principles, which we are presently trampling:
1)The 10 Commandments – God’s Law is being disregarded by those crying “freedom of conscience” which basically says, I can do what is convenient for me without regard to the consequences to our society, and ignoring what our society considers honorable.
2)The Philosophy of the Greeks, which is the love of Wisdom; it is being replace by ideology.
3)Roman Law, which is the separation of the Legislative, the Executive and Judicial branches of Government, is being abused by the Judicial Branch to declare unconstitutional laws passed by the Congress or State Assemblies.
Physician assisted suicide could lead to abuses by family members, or even by medical institutions wishing to be “more efficient” in dealing with patients who eventually would die. All of us will eventually die, so rushing it for the sake of sparing us the time, efforts, our emotions or even money in caring for those who are is not a good moral solution.
Patients suffering terminal illness must be given treatment, and if treatment will not cure the illnesses, and then the patients must be given palliatives to alleviate their remaining time in suffering. Being by the side of family members who are dying helps us to appreciate what good they may have done for us during their lives, and it serves as an example to our children that sometimes we must suffer for the sake of others, especially those close to us whom we love.
Our society has much confusion with a variety of values, and in order to better educate our children, we must show them that our laws reflect our values, which at times include suffering and pain. I therefore ask that, for the good of our families, our State of California and our country that you vote against AB 2747, allowing Physician Assisted Suicide.
Respectfully yours,
Ignacio Gomez
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate in Spanish or Vietnamese.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI - 4 of 4
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI – 4 of 4
cinops be gone Thursday, June 05, 2008
Again, thank you Miles Christi’s Report No. 91 May 2008 titled “Viva il Papa!” An Historic Visit full of hope and challenges for us all: www.mileschriti.org
Thank you Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC, Apostolate Director:
14. Freedom is not Relativism: “Freedom is a delicate value. It can be understood or misused so as to lead not to the happiness which we all expect it to yield … He you noticed how often the call for freedom is made without ever referring to the truth of the human person? Some today argue that respect for freedom of the individual makes it wrong to seek truth, including the truth about what is good. In some circles to speak of truth is seen as controversial or divisive, and consequently best kept in the private sphere. And in truth’s place – or better said in its absence – an idea has spread which, in giving value to everything indiscriminately, claim to assure freedom and to liberate conscience. This we call relativism. But what purpose has a ‘freedom’ which, in disregarding truth, pursues what is false or wrong?” (Address to Young People)
15. Truth is Christ: “How many people have been offered a hand which in the name of freedom or experience has led them to addiction, to moral and intellectual confusion, to hurt, to a loss of self-respect, even to despair and so tragically and sadly to the taking of their own life? Dear friends, truth is not an imposition. Nor is it simply a set of rules. It is a discovery of the One who never fails us; the One whom we can always trust. In seeking truth we come to live by belief because ultimately truth is a person: Jesus Christ. That is why authentic freedom is not an opting out. It is an opting in” (Ibid.).
16, Pope’s Bottom Line Message to us: “And this, dear friends, is the particular challenge which the Successor of Saint Peter sets before you today. As ‘a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation”, follow faithfully in the footsteps of those who have gone before you! Hasten the coming of God’s Kingdom in this land! Pat generations have left you can impressive legacy” (Homily at the Mass in Yankee Stadium, NYC).
Thank you, Holy Father, for your visit!!
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish and Vietnamese.
cinops be gone Thursday, June 05, 2008
Again, thank you Miles Christi’s Report No. 91 May 2008 titled “Viva il Papa!” An Historic Visit full of hope and challenges for us all: www.mileschriti.org
Thank you Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC, Apostolate Director:
14. Freedom is not Relativism: “Freedom is a delicate value. It can be understood or misused so as to lead not to the happiness which we all expect it to yield … He you noticed how often the call for freedom is made without ever referring to the truth of the human person? Some today argue that respect for freedom of the individual makes it wrong to seek truth, including the truth about what is good. In some circles to speak of truth is seen as controversial or divisive, and consequently best kept in the private sphere. And in truth’s place – or better said in its absence – an idea has spread which, in giving value to everything indiscriminately, claim to assure freedom and to liberate conscience. This we call relativism. But what purpose has a ‘freedom’ which, in disregarding truth, pursues what is false or wrong?” (Address to Young People)
15. Truth is Christ: “How many people have been offered a hand which in the name of freedom or experience has led them to addiction, to moral and intellectual confusion, to hurt, to a loss of self-respect, even to despair and so tragically and sadly to the taking of their own life? Dear friends, truth is not an imposition. Nor is it simply a set of rules. It is a discovery of the One who never fails us; the One whom we can always trust. In seeking truth we come to live by belief because ultimately truth is a person: Jesus Christ. That is why authentic freedom is not an opting out. It is an opting in” (Ibid.).
16, Pope’s Bottom Line Message to us: “And this, dear friends, is the particular challenge which the Successor of Saint Peter sets before you today. As ‘a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation”, follow faithfully in the footsteps of those who have gone before you! Hasten the coming of God’s Kingdom in this land! Pat generations have left you can impressive legacy” (Homily at the Mass in Yankee Stadium, NYC).
Thank you, Holy Father, for your visit!!
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish and Vietnamese.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI - 3 of 4
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI – 3 of 4
cinops be gone Wednesday, June 4, 2008
9. Sound Understanding of “Freedom:” (Cont’d from Miles Christi- May 2008)
“In a society that rightly values personal liberty, the Church needs to promote at every level of her teaching – in catechesis, preaching, seminary and university instruction – an apologetics aimed at affirming the truth of Christian revelation, the harmony of faith and reason, and a sound understanding of freedom, seen in positive terms as a liberation both from the limitation of sin and for an authentic and fulfilling life. In a word, the Gospel has to be preached and taught as an integral way of life, offering an attractive and true answer, intellectually and practically, to real human problems. The ‘dictatorship of relativism’, in the end, is nothing less than a threat to genuine freedom, which only matures in generosity and fidelity to the truth” (Address to the Bishops)
10. On Academic Freedom:
In regard to faculty members at Catholic colleges, universities, I wish to reaffirm the great value of academic freedom. In virtue of this freedom you are called to search for the truth wherever careful analysis leads you. Yet it is also the case that any appeal to the principle of academic freedom in order to justify positions that contradict the faith and the teaching of the Church would obstruct or even betray the university’s identity and mission; a mission at the heart of the Church’s munus docendi {office of Teaching} and not somehow autonomous or independent of it” (Address to Catholic Educators).
11. Hunger For God. “The spires of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral are dwarfed by the skyscrapers of the Manhattan skyline, yet in the heart of this busy metropolis, they are vivid reminder of the constant yearning of the human spirit to rise to God” (Address to Priests and Religious in NYC St. Patrick’s Cathedral).
12. Building Up a Catholic Culture: “The fidelity and courage which the Church in this country will respond to the challenges raised by an increasingly secular and materialistic culture will depend in large part upon your own fidelity in handing on the treasure of our Catholic faith… The challenges confronting us require a comprehensive and sound instruction in the truths of the faith. But they also call for cultivating a mindset, an intellectual ‘culture”, which is genuinely Catholic, confident in the profound harmony of faith and reason, and prepared to bring the richness of faith’s vision to bear on the urgent issues which affect the future of American society” (Homily at the Mass in the Washington Nationals Stadium, DC).
13. An Appeal For a Renewed Missionary Zeal.
“I pray, then, that this is significant anniversary in the life of the Church in the United States, and the presence of the Successor of Peter in your midst, will be an occasion for all Catholics to reaffirm their unity in the apostolic faith, to offer their contemporaries a convincing account of the hope which inspires them, and to be renewed in missionary zeal for the extension of God’s Kingdom. The world needs this witness! Who can deny that the present moment is a crossroads, not only for the Church in America but also for society and vital movements, in the enthusiasm for the faith shown by so many young people, in the number of those who each year embrace the Catholic faith, and in a greater interest in prayer and catechesis” (ibid.).
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate in to Spanish and Vietnamese.
cinops be gone Wednesday, June 4, 2008
9. Sound Understanding of “Freedom:” (Cont’d from Miles Christi- May 2008)
“In a society that rightly values personal liberty, the Church needs to promote at every level of her teaching – in catechesis, preaching, seminary and university instruction – an apologetics aimed at affirming the truth of Christian revelation, the harmony of faith and reason, and a sound understanding of freedom, seen in positive terms as a liberation both from the limitation of sin and for an authentic and fulfilling life. In a word, the Gospel has to be preached and taught as an integral way of life, offering an attractive and true answer, intellectually and practically, to real human problems. The ‘dictatorship of relativism’, in the end, is nothing less than a threat to genuine freedom, which only matures in generosity and fidelity to the truth” (Address to the Bishops)
10. On Academic Freedom:
In regard to faculty members at Catholic colleges, universities, I wish to reaffirm the great value of academic freedom. In virtue of this freedom you are called to search for the truth wherever careful analysis leads you. Yet it is also the case that any appeal to the principle of academic freedom in order to justify positions that contradict the faith and the teaching of the Church would obstruct or even betray the university’s identity and mission; a mission at the heart of the Church’s munus docendi {office of Teaching} and not somehow autonomous or independent of it” (Address to Catholic Educators).
11. Hunger For God. “The spires of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral are dwarfed by the skyscrapers of the Manhattan skyline, yet in the heart of this busy metropolis, they are vivid reminder of the constant yearning of the human spirit to rise to God” (Address to Priests and Religious in NYC St. Patrick’s Cathedral).
12. Building Up a Catholic Culture: “The fidelity and courage which the Church in this country will respond to the challenges raised by an increasingly secular and materialistic culture will depend in large part upon your own fidelity in handing on the treasure of our Catholic faith… The challenges confronting us require a comprehensive and sound instruction in the truths of the faith. But they also call for cultivating a mindset, an intellectual ‘culture”, which is genuinely Catholic, confident in the profound harmony of faith and reason, and prepared to bring the richness of faith’s vision to bear on the urgent issues which affect the future of American society” (Homily at the Mass in the Washington Nationals Stadium, DC).
13. An Appeal For a Renewed Missionary Zeal.
“I pray, then, that this is significant anniversary in the life of the Church in the United States, and the presence of the Successor of Peter in your midst, will be an occasion for all Catholics to reaffirm their unity in the apostolic faith, to offer their contemporaries a convincing account of the hope which inspires them, and to be renewed in missionary zeal for the extension of God’s Kingdom. The world needs this witness! Who can deny that the present moment is a crossroads, not only for the Church in America but also for society and vital movements, in the enthusiasm for the faith shown by so many young people, in the number of those who each year embrace the Catholic faith, and in a greater interest in prayer and catechesis” (ibid.).
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate in to Spanish and Vietnamese.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Thank You Karl Marx Advocates!
Thank You Karl Marx Advocates!
cinops be gone Tuesday, June 03, 2008
During the cold war with communist Russia, all sections of our society were infiltrated with Marxist subversives whose purpose was to undermine our society. We are saturated even today after the end of the cold war with these intellectual misfits and barbarians not only on our educational campus but also in the media.
What follows is an accurate news story of what is happening in Great Britain and will definitely happen in the U.S.A. if we don’t have a personal religious revival and foolishly elect what John Paul II called the Culture of Death advocates which include the Catholic-in-name-only politicians. The following is a classic.
Anglican Bishop: Vacuum Created by Christian Culture Collapse Will be Filled by Radical Islam: Says in the 1960s Church leaders “all but capitulated” to rise of new-Marxism: by Hilaire White.” Rochester, UK, June 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)
“The beliefs, values and virtues of Great Britain have been formed by the Christian faith” and the loss of that faith in public life has resulted not only is social breakdown, but the creation of a moral and cultural vacuum that is being filled by violent radical Islamism says a senior Anglican prelate.
In an article in a new political magazine Standpoint , the Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Nazir-the Anglican bishop of Rochester, pinpointed the “social and sexual revolution” of the 1960’s orchestrated by Marxist academics, as the source of the sudden collapse of Christian values. The “endless self-indulgence” of the “new Britain” has resulted in skyrocketing rates of drunkenness, drug abuse, street violence, family breakdown. He added that solutions offered – talk of “respect, tolerance and good behavior” popular with Britain’s politicians – are “hardly adequate for the task before us.”
“It is this situation that has created the moral and spiritual vacuum in which we now find ourselves. While the Christian consensus was dissolved, nothing else, except perhaps endless self-indulgence, was put in its place,” he wrote.
Britain’s social values such as the dignity of human life, equality before the law and freedom are developments of Christian values, the Pakistan-born Nazir-Ali said, and without their Christian foundation, will break down in favor of new belief systems based on different values. “Radical Islamism, for example, will emphasize solidarity of the umma {worldwide community of the Muslim faithful against the freedom of the individual. Instead of the Christian virtues of humility, service of humility, service and sacrifice, there may be honor, piety and the importance of ‘saving face.’
The bishop wrote that Britain’s historical reality is that it was Christianity that unified a “rabble of mutually hostile tribes, fiefdoms and kingdoms” into a nation conscious of its identity and strong enough to form a global empire. Dr. Nazir-Ali credited the rise of neo-Marxism among academics in the 1960s who orchestrated the ‘social and sexual revolution” to which Church leaders “all but capitulated.”
In this revolution, genuine Christian values of openness have been replaced by the “newfangled and insecurely founded” doctrine of multiculturalism. This has resulted in a Britain made up of segregated communities and parallel lives” with little social foundation to unify and give it identity. Bishop Nazir-Ali’s article closely followed comments he made last week that Britain’s Christians were failing in their duty to Muslims in refusing to attempt to convert them to Christianity, a suggestion that was greeted with howls of outrage from his fellow Anglican officials who insisted who insisted that they “show no sensitivity to the need for good interfaith relations.” …
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“Most of our homegrown prelates are more interested in homosexuality or in spreading doubt about the gospel or urging the adoption of Sharia law.” I am sometimes tempted to wonder if the same organization targeted both political parties (especially the Unconservatives), the Church of England, the BBC, Civil Service … and universities.” …
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish and Vietnamese.
cinops be gone Tuesday, June 03, 2008
During the cold war with communist Russia, all sections of our society were infiltrated with Marxist subversives whose purpose was to undermine our society. We are saturated even today after the end of the cold war with these intellectual misfits and barbarians not only on our educational campus but also in the media.
What follows is an accurate news story of what is happening in Great Britain and will definitely happen in the U.S.A. if we don’t have a personal religious revival and foolishly elect what John Paul II called the Culture of Death advocates which include the Catholic-in-name-only politicians. The following is a classic.
Anglican Bishop: Vacuum Created by Christian Culture Collapse Will be Filled by Radical Islam: Says in the 1960s Church leaders “all but capitulated” to rise of new-Marxism: by Hilaire White.” Rochester, UK, June 2, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com)
“The beliefs, values and virtues of Great Britain have been formed by the Christian faith” and the loss of that faith in public life has resulted not only is social breakdown, but the creation of a moral and cultural vacuum that is being filled by violent radical Islamism says a senior Anglican prelate.
In an article in a new political magazine Standpoint , the Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Nazir-the Anglican bishop of Rochester, pinpointed the “social and sexual revolution” of the 1960’s orchestrated by Marxist academics, as the source of the sudden collapse of Christian values. The “endless self-indulgence” of the “new Britain” has resulted in skyrocketing rates of drunkenness, drug abuse, street violence, family breakdown. He added that solutions offered – talk of “respect, tolerance and good behavior” popular with Britain’s politicians – are “hardly adequate for the task before us.”
“It is this situation that has created the moral and spiritual vacuum in which we now find ourselves. While the Christian consensus was dissolved, nothing else, except perhaps endless self-indulgence, was put in its place,” he wrote.
Britain’s social values such as the dignity of human life, equality before the law and freedom are developments of Christian values, the Pakistan-born Nazir-Ali said, and without their Christian foundation, will break down in favor of new belief systems based on different values. “Radical Islamism, for example, will emphasize solidarity of the umma {worldwide community of the Muslim faithful against the freedom of the individual. Instead of the Christian virtues of humility, service of humility, service and sacrifice, there may be honor, piety and the importance of ‘saving face.’
The bishop wrote that Britain’s historical reality is that it was Christianity that unified a “rabble of mutually hostile tribes, fiefdoms and kingdoms” into a nation conscious of its identity and strong enough to form a global empire. Dr. Nazir-Ali credited the rise of neo-Marxism among academics in the 1960s who orchestrated the ‘social and sexual revolution” to which Church leaders “all but capitulated.”
In this revolution, genuine Christian values of openness have been replaced by the “newfangled and insecurely founded” doctrine of multiculturalism. This has resulted in a Britain made up of segregated communities and parallel lives” with little social foundation to unify and give it identity. Bishop Nazir-Ali’s article closely followed comments he made last week that Britain’s Christians were failing in their duty to Muslims in refusing to attempt to convert them to Christianity, a suggestion that was greeted with howls of outrage from his fellow Anglican officials who insisted who insisted that they “show no sensitivity to the need for good interfaith relations.” …
``
“Most of our homegrown prelates are more interested in homosexuality or in spreading doubt about the gospel or urging the adoption of Sharia law.” I am sometimes tempted to wonder if the same organization targeted both political parties (especially the Unconservatives), the Church of England, the BBC, Civil Service … and universities.” …
George H. Kubeck, Duplicate and or translate into Spanish and Vietnamese.
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI - 2 of 2
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI – 2 of 4
cinops be gone Monday, June 02, 2008
4. The Centrality of the Family: Cont’d from www.mileschristi.org - May - 2008
“The family is also the primary place for evangelization, for passing on the faith, for helping young people to appreciate the importance of religious practice and Sunday observance. How can we not be dismayed as we observe the sharp decline of the family as a basic element of Church and society? Divorce and infidelity have increased, and many young men and women are choosing to postpone marriage or to forego it altogether. To some young Catholics, the sacramental bond of marriage seems scarcely distinguishable from a civil bond, or even a purely informal and open-ended arrangement to live with another person.” (Address to the Bishops).
5. Marriage, Indissoluble Commitment:
“Hence we have an alarming decrease in the number of Catholic marriages in the United States together with an increase in cohabitation, in which the Christ-like mutual self-giving of spouses, sealed by a public promise to live out the demands of an indissoluble lifelong commitment, is simply absent. In such circumstances, children are denied the secure environment that they need in order to flourish as human beings, and society is denied the stable building blocks which it requires.”
6. Against Homosexual Unions and Contraception:
“It is your task to proclaim boldly the arguments from faith and reason in favor of the Institution of marriage, understood as a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, open to the transmission of life. This message should resonate with people today, because it is essentially an unconditional and unreserved ‘yes’ to life, a ‘yes’ to love” (ibid.).
7. About Pornography and Immorality:
“What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many homes through media widely available today? We need to reassess urgently the values underpinning society, so that a sound moral formation can be offered to young people and adults alike. All have a part to play in this task… It falls to you, as pastors modeled upon Christ, the Good Shepherd, to proclaim this message loud and clear, and thus to address the sin of abuse within the wider context of sexual mores {good moral customs}” (Ibid.).
8. On Relativism:
“America’s brand of secularism poses a particular problem: it allows for professing belief in God, and respects the public role of religion and the Churches, but at the same time it can subtly reduce religious belief to a lowest common denominator. Faith becomes a passive acceptance that certain things ‘out there’ are true, but without practical relevance for everyday life. The result is a growing separation of faith from life: living ‘as if God did not exist’. This is aggravated by an individualistic and eclectic approach to faith and religion: far from a Catholic approach to ‘thinking with the Church’, each person believes he or she has a right to pick and choose, maintaining external social bonds but without an integral, interior conversion to the law of Christ. Consequently, rather than being transformed and renewed in mind. Christians are easily tempted to conform themselves to the spirit of this age. We have seen this emerge in an acute way in the scandal given by Catholics who promote an alleged right to abortion” (Ibid.).
George H. Kubeck, P.O. Box 579, Stanton, California, U.S.A. 90680-9998
cinops be gone Monday, June 02, 2008
4. The Centrality of the Family: Cont’d from www.mileschristi.org - May - 2008
“The family is also the primary place for evangelization, for passing on the faith, for helping young people to appreciate the importance of religious practice and Sunday observance. How can we not be dismayed as we observe the sharp decline of the family as a basic element of Church and society? Divorce and infidelity have increased, and many young men and women are choosing to postpone marriage or to forego it altogether. To some young Catholics, the sacramental bond of marriage seems scarcely distinguishable from a civil bond, or even a purely informal and open-ended arrangement to live with another person.” (Address to the Bishops).
5. Marriage, Indissoluble Commitment:
“Hence we have an alarming decrease in the number of Catholic marriages in the United States together with an increase in cohabitation, in which the Christ-like mutual self-giving of spouses, sealed by a public promise to live out the demands of an indissoluble lifelong commitment, is simply absent. In such circumstances, children are denied the secure environment that they need in order to flourish as human beings, and society is denied the stable building blocks which it requires.”
6. Against Homosexual Unions and Contraception:
“It is your task to proclaim boldly the arguments from faith and reason in favor of the Institution of marriage, understood as a lifelong commitment between a man and a woman, open to the transmission of life. This message should resonate with people today, because it is essentially an unconditional and unreserved ‘yes’ to life, a ‘yes’ to love” (ibid.).
7. About Pornography and Immorality:
“What does it mean to speak of child protection when pornography and violence can be viewed in so many homes through media widely available today? We need to reassess urgently the values underpinning society, so that a sound moral formation can be offered to young people and adults alike. All have a part to play in this task… It falls to you, as pastors modeled upon Christ, the Good Shepherd, to proclaim this message loud and clear, and thus to address the sin of abuse within the wider context of sexual mores {good moral customs}” (Ibid.).
8. On Relativism:
“America’s brand of secularism poses a particular problem: it allows for professing belief in God, and respects the public role of religion and the Churches, but at the same time it can subtly reduce religious belief to a lowest common denominator. Faith becomes a passive acceptance that certain things ‘out there’ are true, but without practical relevance for everyday life. The result is a growing separation of faith from life: living ‘as if God did not exist’. This is aggravated by an individualistic and eclectic approach to faith and religion: far from a Catholic approach to ‘thinking with the Church’, each person believes he or she has a right to pick and choose, maintaining external social bonds but without an integral, interior conversion to the law of Christ. Consequently, rather than being transformed and renewed in mind. Christians are easily tempted to conform themselves to the spirit of this age. We have seen this emerge in an acute way in the scandal given by Catholics who promote an alleged right to abortion” (Ibid.).
George H. Kubeck, P.O. Box 579, Stanton, California, U.S.A. 90680-9998
Sunday, June 1, 2008
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI - 1 of 4
The Messages of Pope Benedict XVI – 1 of 4
cinops be gone Sunday, June 1, 2008
Thank you Miles Christi’s Report No. 91 May 2008 titled “Viva il Papa!!” An Apostolic Visit full of hope, and challenges for us all: www.mileschristi.org
1. The Illusion of Materialism: “For an affluent society, a further obstacle to an encounter with the living God lies in the subtle influence of materialism … People today need to be reminded of the ultimate purpose of their lives. The need to recognize that implanted] within them is a deep thirst for God. They need to be given opportunities to drink from the wells of His infinite love. It is easy to be entranced by the almost unlimited possibilities that science and technology place before us; it is easy to make the mistake of thinking we can make the mistake of thinking we can obtain by our own efforts the fulfillment of our deepest needs. This is an illusion. Without God, who alone bestows upon us what we by ourselves cannot attain our lives are ultimately empty. People need to be constantly reminded to cultivate a relationship with Him … The goal of all our pastoral and catechetical work, the object of our preaching, and the focus of our sacramental ministry should be to help people establish and nurture that living relationship with ‘ Christ Jesus, our hope” (1 Tim 1: 1” (Address to the Bishops).
2. Secularism: Religion as a Mere Private Matter:
“While it is true that this country is marked by a genuinely religious spirit, the subtle influence of secularism can nevertheless color the way people allow their faith to influence their behavior. Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday, and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs? Is it consistent for practicing Catholics to ignore or exploit the poor and the marginalized, to promote sexual behavior contrary to Catholic moral teaching, or to adopt positions that contradict the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death? Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel.” (Ibid.).
3. Participation in the Public Square
“Clearly, the Church’s influence on public debate takes place on many different levels. In the United States, as elsewhere, there is much current and proposed legislation that gives cause for concern from the point of view of morality, and the Catholic community, under your guidance, needs to offer a clear and united witness on such matters. Even more important, though, is the gradual opening of the minds and hearts of the minds and hearts of the wider community to moral truth. Here much remains to be done. Crucial in this regard is the role of the lay faithful to act as a ‘leaven’ in society. Yet it cannot be assumed that all Catholic citizens think in harmony with the Church’s teaching on today’s key ethical questions. Once again, if falls to you to ensure that the moral formation provided at every level of ecclesial life reflects the authentic teaching of the Gospel of life.” (Ibid.).
“The writings on the wall (Mene, Tekel, and Parsin) was a message for all those who defy God. Although Belshazzar had power and wealth, his kingdom was totally corrupt, and he could not withstand the judgment of God. God’s time of judgment comes for all people. … turn away from your sin now before God denies you more opportunities to repent. Ask God to forgive you and begin to live by his standard of justice.” P. 225 The Best of the Bible, 1996, Tyndale House P.
George H. Kubeck, P.O. 579, Stanton, Ca. 90680- 9998
cinops be gone Sunday, June 1, 2008
Thank you Miles Christi’s Report No. 91 May 2008 titled “Viva il Papa!!” An Apostolic Visit full of hope, and challenges for us all: www.mileschristi.org
1. The Illusion of Materialism: “For an affluent society, a further obstacle to an encounter with the living God lies in the subtle influence of materialism … People today need to be reminded of the ultimate purpose of their lives. The need to recognize that implanted] within them is a deep thirst for God. They need to be given opportunities to drink from the wells of His infinite love. It is easy to be entranced by the almost unlimited possibilities that science and technology place before us; it is easy to make the mistake of thinking we can make the mistake of thinking we can obtain by our own efforts the fulfillment of our deepest needs. This is an illusion. Without God, who alone bestows upon us what we by ourselves cannot attain our lives are ultimately empty. People need to be constantly reminded to cultivate a relationship with Him … The goal of all our pastoral and catechetical work, the object of our preaching, and the focus of our sacramental ministry should be to help people establish and nurture that living relationship with ‘ Christ Jesus, our hope” (1 Tim 1: 1” (Address to the Bishops).
2. Secularism: Religion as a Mere Private Matter:
“While it is true that this country is marked by a genuinely religious spirit, the subtle influence of secularism can nevertheless color the way people allow their faith to influence their behavior. Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday, and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs? Is it consistent for practicing Catholics to ignore or exploit the poor and the marginalized, to promote sexual behavior contrary to Catholic moral teaching, or to adopt positions that contradict the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death? Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel.” (Ibid.).
3. Participation in the Public Square
“Clearly, the Church’s influence on public debate takes place on many different levels. In the United States, as elsewhere, there is much current and proposed legislation that gives cause for concern from the point of view of morality, and the Catholic community, under your guidance, needs to offer a clear and united witness on such matters. Even more important, though, is the gradual opening of the minds and hearts of the minds and hearts of the wider community to moral truth. Here much remains to be done. Crucial in this regard is the role of the lay faithful to act as a ‘leaven’ in society. Yet it cannot be assumed that all Catholic citizens think in harmony with the Church’s teaching on today’s key ethical questions. Once again, if falls to you to ensure that the moral formation provided at every level of ecclesial life reflects the authentic teaching of the Gospel of life.” (Ibid.).
“The writings on the wall (Mene, Tekel, and Parsin) was a message for all those who defy God. Although Belshazzar had power and wealth, his kingdom was totally corrupt, and he could not withstand the judgment of God. God’s time of judgment comes for all people. … turn away from your sin now before God denies you more opportunities to repent. Ask God to forgive you and begin to live by his standard of justice.” P. 225 The Best of the Bible, 1996, Tyndale House P.
George H. Kubeck, P.O. 579, Stanton, Ca. 90680- 9998
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