VATICAN CITY, NOV. 30, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is offering the faithful a plenary indulgence on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8, the 40th anniversary of the close of the Second Vatican Council. decree published in Latin on Tuesday, signed by Cardinal James Stafford and Conventual Franciscan Father John Girotti, penitentiary major and regent, respectively, of the Apostolic Penitentiary. the Pope renders public homage to Mary Immaculate in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, he “has the heartfelt desire that the entire Church should join him, so that all the faithful, united in the name of the common Mother, become ever stronger in the faith, adhere with greater devotion to Christ, and love their brothers with more fervent charity.” as Vatican Council II very wisely taught — arise works of mercy toward the needy, observance of justice, and the defense of and search for peace,” adds the decree. reason, the decree continues, the Holy Father “has kindly granted the gift of plenary indulgence which may be obtained under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion and prayer in keeping with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff), with the soul completely removed from attachment to any form of sin, on the forthcoming solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, by the faithful if they participate in a sacred function in honor of the Virgin, or at least offer open testimony of Marian devotion before an image of Mary Immaculate exposed for public veneration, adding the recitation of the Our Father and of the Creed, and some invocation to the Virgin.” document concludes by recalling that faithful who “through illness or other just cause” are unable to participate in a public ceremony or to venerate an image of the Virgin, “may obtain a plenary indulgence in their own homes, or wherever they may be, if, with the soul completely removed from any form of sin, and with the intention of observing the aforesaid conditions as soon as possible, they unite themselves in spirit and in desire to the Supreme Pontiff’s intentions in prayer to Mary Immaculate, and recite the Our Father and the Creed.” closing Vatican II, dedicated great praise to the Blessed Virgin who, as Mother of Christ, is Mother of God and spiritual Mother of all mankind.
Receive a plenary indulgence on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
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Posted Thursday, November 17th, 2005 by Justin(lisaslighthouse.org) I am a “Generation X” Catholic, raised and catechized in the tumultuous aftermath of Vatican II. I was a victim of “renewal” and experimentation gone awry, and so were my peers. With great regret and without exaggeration, I contend that the results have been catastrophic for my generation. It is my firm belief that the overwhelming majority of young Catholics don’t have even an elemental understanding of their Faith. As a direct result of that ignorance, young Catholics are leaving the Church in a steady stream (or, dare I say, tidal wave?).
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Sacramento Bishop: No Place in Catholic Schools for Abortion Supporters
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 by Justin(lifesite.net) SACRAMENTO, November 1, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The uproar created when, on October 5, Bishop William K. Weigand directed a Catholic school to dismiss drama teacher Marie Bain after she was discovered to be an escort for a Planned Parenthood abortion center, has been used by the bishop as a teachable moment. The bishop issued a message to the faithful on October 26 in which he explained his actions in light of Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life.
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Supreme Knight Hails Court Nominee
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 by JustinJudge Alito “Truly Excellent Choice,” Says Anderson
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Katrina Devastates Dioceses on Gulf Coast
Posted Tuesday, September 6th, 2005 by Justin(freerepublic.com) The path of Katrina left devastation and loss of life over three states. The recovery operation will be the largest in the history of our nation.
The same will be true for our Church, facing the challenge of rebuilding the Catholic infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.
In an extraordinary measure, three inland dioceses in Mississippi and Louisiana are “adopting” the three dioceses most directly affected by the storm. The Diocese of Baton Rouge has adopted the Archdiocese of New Orleans, the Diocese of Jackson the Diocese of Biloxi, and the Diocese of Lafayette the Diocese of Homa-Thibodaux.Read Full Story: Katrina Devastates Dioceses on Gulf Coast
What’s your theological worldview?
Posted Thursday, September 1st, 2005 by Justin
Here’s an interesting quiz! Take the quiz and post your results.
QuizFarm.com :: What’s your theological worldview?
Here’s my results: Roman Catholic 100% Classical Liberal 75% Neo orthodox 68% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 61% Modern Liberal 57% Charismatic/Pentecostal 54% Fundamentalist 50% Emergent/Postmodern 43% Reformed Evangelical 29%
Couple says natural family planning has been good for their marriage
Posted Thursday, August 18th, 2005 by Justin
(catholic.org) For Frank and Sally Casey of the Fargo Diocese, practicing natural family planning has been good for their marriage.
“It keeps us honest with each other and it forces us, even sometimes against our will, to be realistic about what size our family should be and when we should have our children in terms of God’s will, not our culturally formed will,” Sally Casey told The New Earth, Fargo’s diocesan newspaper.Read Full Story: Catholic Online - Cathcom - Couple says natural family planning has been good for their marriage
Conservatives Complain of Stealth Religious Litmus Test
Posted Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 by Justin(cnsnews.com) Some conservatives see sure signs that Senate Democrats are planning to consider Judge John Roberts’ religious beliefs as part of his confirmation process. Roberts has been described as a devout Roman Catholic.
The Family Research Council points to a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed by George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, in which Turley said Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) has asked Judge John Roberts, “what he would do if the law required a ruling that his church considers immoral.”
“Unfortunately, Senator Durbin has chosen to ignore the Constitution and is seeking to impose a religious litmus test on Judge John Roberts,” said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.
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Judge John Roberts, Jr is Catholic
Posted Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 by Justin
(culturalcatholic.com) Catholic Judge John Roberts, 50, of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was nominated by President George Bush to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Clarence Thomas are the three of the nine Supreme Court justices who are also Catholic.
Pope Urges Doctors to Teach Meaning of Suffering
Posted Tuesday, July 19th, 2005 by JustinThis is an interesting article I read today. On our TEC weekend, we talked a lot about learning the meaning of suffering and being able to just “Offer it up”.
(zenit.org) Benedict XVI encouraged Catholic doctors to teach their patients the transcendent meaning of illness and suffering.
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Pope Opposes Harry Potter Novels…
Posted Friday, July 15th, 2005 by Justin
(halbrook.net) …or at least he did when he was Cardinal Ratzinger… LifeSiteNews.com reports that back in 2003, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger expressed serious reservations about the novels , writing to an author analyzing the “Good or Bad” of Harry Potter that “It is good, that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because those are subtle seductions, which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity in the soul, before it can grow properly,”
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