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Culture of Life

Family Power in Canadian Numbers

BY STEVE WEATHERBE

October 11-17, 2009 Issue

Alberta’s annual tent revival for Catholic families started with a carpenter and an idea.

Bob LeBlanc was always known within the Open Door prayer group as an idea man. The charismatic group had been meeting for several years in St. Albert, Alberta, a historic French... READ MORE


Selling Scared

BY Phil Lenahan

Family Matters

October 11-17, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I know cooler heads prevail when the stock market takes a turn for the worse, but I’m finding it hard to resist the urge to cut my losses and pull out of all my investments. Talk some sense into me, please!


We’ve been going through an economic cycle that challenges the fortitude of even... READ MORE


Mission Sunday ‘Infection’

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

October 11-17, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, is the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time and World Mission Sunday.


World Mission Sunday

In his remarks for Mission Sunday 2009, Pope Benedict XVI said a few startling things.

First, he made it clear that no generation is off the hook regarding the need to evangelize. Certainly... READ MORE


Christopher Columbus’ Marian Mission

BY Joseph Pronechen

Pray the Patriotic Rosary All October

October 11-17, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

We all know Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, but have we ever heard about the connection the explorer had with the Blessed Mother?

As we celebrate her memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary on Oct. 7 and Columbus Day on Oct. 12, the connection has monumental implications for our... READ MORE


True Love Waits — and Rewards

Facts of Life

October 4-10, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Engaged and dating couples who don’t share an address until after exchanging wedding vows are doing their future marriage a major favor. A study published in the July edition of the Journal of Family Psychology showed that couples who wait have happier marriages, less conflict and lower divorce... READ MORE


Strength in Meekness

BY Dave Durand

Family Matters

October 4-10, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I am struggling over what it means to be a Catholic striving for meekness and humility while also being a business leader. It seems that meekness does not get results — and pride definitely fuels assertiveness and, thus, success. How do I reconcile these competing character traits?


The answer... READ MORE


Saints New and Old — and Us

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User's Guide to Sunday

October 4-10, 2009 Issue

Oct. 11 is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle I).


Canonizations

At 10 a.m. on Oct. 11, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize four new saints in St. Peter’s Square.

Damien of Molokai

Joseph Damien de Veuster (1840-1889) of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary was famous... READ MORE


Mothers’ Prayers Profit Priests

BY Joseph Pronechen

October 4-10, 2009 Issue

Becoming a spiritual mother for priests was a natural progression for Sheila Michie.

As a child she learned to love and admire priests during visits with her uncle, a priest at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. When her husband, Charles, worked at the Diocese of Tulsa, Okla., the love and... READ MORE


Riches to Rags, Gladly

BY Kerry Crawford and Patricia A. Crawford

Children’s Book Picks: St. Francis’ Authenticity Resonates With Young Readers

October 4-10, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

His mother, Lady Pica, had him christened John, in honor of the Baptist. Peter Bernardone, the baby’s father, returning some weeks later after buying fine cloth in France, would have none of it. His name, he insisted, must be Francis, in tribute to the country the merchant had just visited and... READ MORE


Love Is Grand, Parents

Fact of Life

September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

“Are you a better grandparent than you were a parent?” That was one question the American Family Association recently asked its colleagues and supporters. The majority answered “Yes.” Reasons cited included having more patience with children and feeling less inclination to take oneself so... READ MORE


He Shed, She Shed

BY Tom and Caroline McDonald

Family Matters

September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

Our family is experiencing a budget crunch due to the tough economic times. However, we don’t really see eye to eye over what items to cut from the budget. What can we do to come to an agreement?

Tom: As a loving husband and father, I will make any financial sacrifice for the sake of... READ MORE


Marriage Advice on Love and Joy

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue

Sunday, Oct. 4, is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B, Cycle 1).


Papal

At 9:30 a.m. at St. Peter’s, Pope Benedict XVI opens the Synod of Bishops for Africa.


Media

This Oct. 4, the St. Francis of Assisi day will be overshadowed by the Sunday feast. Many parishes will have a “blessing of... READ MORE


The Little Way, Day by Day

BY Joseph Pronechen

St. Thérèse: Role Model for the Rest of Us

September 27-October 3, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

In Providence, R.I., the four children of Renee Brissette are regular kids, says their mom. Like other children, they might have a squabble. But when school started this year and 7-year-old John Paul came home sad because it was the first time he didn’t go to the same school with the rest of the... READ MORE


‘Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry’

BY Joseph Pronechen

St. Padre Pio’s Prescription for Eternal Health

September 20-26, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

During World War II, many Allied pilots failed to complete their missions over the Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo. It seemed a Franciscan friar flying through the sky was staying their hands, preventing them from dropping their bombs. One aviator after the other testified to this otherworldly... READ MORE


Clutter Call

Fact of Life

September 20-26, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

The sputtering economy is having at least one happy effect on America: It’s making Americans less materialistic. That’s according to a recent survey of 41,175 adults by Zogby Interactive, which found that people are not only buying less stuff, but also giving away more of their possessions.... READ MORE


Difficult Is as Difficult Does

BY Dr. Ray Guarendi’s

Family Matters

September 20-26, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I have always thought my 6-year-old son to be a “difficult” child — stubborn, active, rebellious, testing. It’s becoming clear that he’s most difficult for me. The babysitter seldom complains. His teacher says he’s a delight.

I once asked a group of 200 parents, “How many of you have... READ MORE


God’s Wholesome Permissiveness

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User’s Guide to Sunday

September 20-26, 2009 Issue

Sunday, Sept. 27 is the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.


Papal

Pope Benedict XVI will be traveling in the Czech Republic Sept. 26-28.

On Sept. 26 he visits the Infant Child of Prague at the Church of Our Lady Victorious. There is a lot of information online about this miraculous wax statue of the... READ MORE


Thecla and Your Role in History

BY Tom and April Hoopes

User's Guide to Sunday

September 13-19, 2009 Issue

Sept. 20 is the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time.


Family

Sept. 23 is the memorial of St. Thecla — special to our family because a daughter took Thecla as her confirmation name.

Thecla was an avid reader of philosophy when (so the story goes) St. Paul the Apostle came to preach the Gospel in Iconium.... READ MORE


Generation Close-the-Gap

Facts of Life

September 13-19, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that the “generation gap” that once pitted young people against their own parents has closed significantly. That’s not to say today’s generations see eye to eye on a whole lot more — 80% of respondents see a “very different” or... READ MORE


Ministry or Bust?

BY Phil Lenahan

Family Matters

September 13-19, 2009 Issue For Subscribers Only

I’m interning with the government while I earn my master’s degree in business administration. I believe God is calling me to marriage and family life, yet I would ideally like to serve the Lord in some form of full-time ministry. Is it possible to make these pieces fit together?


I’m... READ MORE


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