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Mountains, Hills and Homage
BY Tom and April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
November 29-December 5, 2009 Issue
Sunday,
Dec. 6 is the Second Sunday in Advent
(Liturgical Year C, Cycle II). Tuesday, Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate
Conception, is a holy day of obligation.
Papal
Pope
Benedict XVI will celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the pope
does every year — giving his “Homage... READ MORE
How (and Why) to Return to Sunday Mass
The Register’s clip out, photocopy and pass-on guides for Advent
November 29-December 5, 2009 Issue
Invite Someone
Catholics are very aware of the problems
in the world — the financial crisis, terrorism, the attacks on life and the
family. We are also very aware of the one source of peace: Christ.
This Advent, the Register challenges each
reader (see page 7) to do one thing: Invite
someone... READ MORE
Home Sweet Shelter
BY Elisabeth Deffner Pro-Life Profile
November 22-28, 2009 Issue
The pregnant
teenager had been awarded a coveted “pass” to spend the weekend with her
family. On Friday, her folks picked her up; on Sunday, they were supposed to
return her to Mary’s Shelter. But Saturday afternoon the
girl phoned the office. It was Super Bowl weekend, and her parents... READ MORE
Turkey on the Side
BY Joseph Pronechen How to Catholicize Thanksgiving Day
November 22-28, 2009 Issue 
Thanksgiving
Day means lots of things to Americans: overeating a big turkey dinner, watching
football, getting ready to scoop up the local mall’s 6 a.m. special sales the
next morning.
Wait a minute. In his classic Handbook
of Christian Feasts and Customs (Harcourt Brace, 1958), Jesuit
Father... READ MORE
Married, With Children — and Happiness
Fact of Life
November 22-28, 2009 Issue
Married people who are raising children
report more satisfaction with life than their child-free counterparts. And the
more kids they have, the happier the couples seem to be. That’s from a study
published in October by Dr. Luis Angeles of the University of Glasgow. The
study also found that the... READ MORE
Cohabitation vs. Chastity
BY Tom and Caroline McDonald Family Matters
November 22-28, 2009 Issue
My fiancée and I are getting married in just
over a year. We have both just graduated from college and are moving to another
town for new jobs. Because we have little money, we are considering moving in
together to save some up. We are committed to chastity, but we’re still unsure
if this is the... READ MORE
Movie Nights and Gift Boxes
BY Tom and April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
November 22-28, 2009 Issue
Sunday, Nov.
29, is the First Sunday in Advent.
Family
It’s Advent again — time for the
Jesse Tree. If you’re like us, you’ve had limited success with the Jesse Tree.
The four weeks before Christmas may be the least likely
time you can stop and read Scripture with your children every... READ MORE
The Needs of the Many
Fact of Life
November 15-21, 2009 Issue
Recent research shows that more workers —
especially young ones — are choosing meaningfulness over money in their
careers. In a survey conducted jointly by three marketing firms last summer,
40% of about 1,000 participants said they were willing to take a pay cut to
work for a “socially... READ MORE
To Quell a Quibble
November 15-21, 2009 Issue
Whenever my
sons think they’re in trouble, they start defending themselves with all kinds
of excuses and “buts.” They bring up every irrelevant point they can, it seems,
just to out argue me.
It’s
called quibbling. Most self-respecting kids have it mastered by age 10.
Teenagers perfect the... READ MORE
‘Never Was It Known …’
BY Joseph Pronechen The Might of the Memorare
November 15-21, 2009 Issue
When
Benedictine College needed to raise funds for a Marian grotto on its Atchison,
Kan., campus, the college’s president, Stephen Minnis, turned to his “Memorare
Army.”
He recruited members for this after
considering the story of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta when her newly
formed... READ MORE
Mile by Mile, Prayer by Prayer
BY EDDIE O’NEILL
November 15-21, 2009 Issue
Run an Internet search for the term “walk across
America” and you’ll come up with all sorts of results. There’s the overweight
man sweating to lose excess poundage state by state. The couple strolling to
celebrate liberty. The mom and daughter rallying people to be more aware of
breast... READ MORE
Enthronement in the Home
BY Tom and April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
November 15-21, 2009 Issue
Sunday, Nov. 22, is the Solemnity of Christ the
King (Year B, Cycle I).
Family
This
Solemnity of Christ the King will have a special meaning for our family. We
will “enthrone” an image of the Sacred Heart in our home.
We
got the idea from friends in Connecticut. There, a Dominican from a... READ MORE
‘Where There Is Life, There Is Always Hope’
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
Picking up the hotline at Centro Tepeyac Silver Spring Women’s Center in Silver Spring, Md., director of counseling
Mariana Vera listened to a Hispanic male ask for an abortion for his wife. He
had misunderstood an ad Centro Tepeyac was running in buses.
“Why
abortion?” asked Vera.... READ MORE
We Will Never Forget
BY Joseph Pronechen Ways to Say Thank You to Catholic War Veterans
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
Having recently returned from his second tour of
duty in Iraq, Army Sgt. Christopher Stokes thought back on the times he has
been thanked for his service by strangers in airports. “The biggest thing for
me was feeling appreciated,” a humble Stokes said, referring to his travels
home while on... READ MORE
‘This Generation Will Not Pass Away …’
BY Tom and April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
Nov. 15 is
the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I).
Papal Plans
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the
Rome headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization for the opening
day of its World Summit on Food Security.
The Holy Father’s visit highlights
the Church’s interest in... READ MORE
Stealthy Teen Texting
Fact of Life
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
Nearly
half of America’s teenagers are using their cell phones to send photos and
messages their parents would find unacceptable or even downright dangerous —
if, that is, the parents had a clue about what’s going on right under their
noses. That’s from a new survey by Family
Circle... READ MORE
Family Shrewd
BY Phil Lenahan Family Matters
November 8-14, 2009 Issue
My hardworking but overburdened brother has
asked me for a loan to cover his next mortgage payment. I’m secure but by no
means wealthy; I’ll really feel the pinch if he ends up unable to pay me back
for a long time. My Catholic conscience is really being put to the test over
this. Should I lend... READ MORE
A Light on the Path
BY JOSEPH PRONECHEN Pro-Life Profile
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
It was while
working with Good Counsel crisis-pregnancy homes that Christopher Bell —
founder of Good Counsel — spotted another pressing need: He saw post-abortive
parents who were hurting. They needed help, hope and healing.
In 2001, to meet this need, he
launched a Good Counsel program... READ MORE
Love Beyond the Grave
BY EDDIE O’NEILL Teens at Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
When the liturgical calendar rolls around to
November, our thoughts rightly go to the faithful departed. This holds true
not just on the first two days of the month — Nov. 1 is the feast of All
Saints; Nov. 2 is dedicated to All Souls — but right up to the start of
Advent.
It’s
an... READ MORE
Sharing and Caring and So Much More
BY Tom and April Hoopes User’s Guide to Sunday
November 1-7, 2009 Issue
Nov. 8 is the
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I). Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled
to make a pastoral visit to Brescia, Italy, today.
Veterans Day
Nov. 11 is Veterans Day, a time to thank those who were willing to put their lives on
the line for us by serving in the armed forces. It also... READ MORE
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