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SUFFERING STRENGTHENS VIRTUEA soul beginning to give itself up to piety is a fair sight. Like a tender plant, pushing up its fragile stem above the earth, its colour is lovely and delicate. But if it is pleasing to the eye on account of its freshness, it is also sensitive and frail. A blast of wind can wither it, the sun can fade it. But when it shall have withstood tempests, heat, and

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Patience Thoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsA SUBSTITUTE FOR PURGATORY [continued]1. Cultivate an ardent love of God and an abiding sorrow for all the sins of your life. For this purpose accustom yourself to make frequent acts of the love of God and of contrition. 2. Accept all your afflictions with the sentiments of profound humility, in the spirit of penance, and with

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From: Luke 20:27-40The Resurrection of the Dead[27] There came to Him (Jesus) some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection, [28] and they asked Him a question saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother. [29] Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife,

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REASON CONTROLSA good and devout man first arranges in his own mind those duties which he has outwardly to perform; neither does he in, the performance of them yield to the desires of a corrupt inclination, but regulates his actions by the dictates of sound reason. -The Imitation._________________From Principles and PracticesCompiled by Rev. J. Hogan of The Catholic Missionary SocietyPublished by

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PatienceThoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsA SUBSTITUTE FOR PURGATORYAnother reason why you are visited with suffer­ing is this: God desires to preserve you from the extremely painful sufferings of purgatory.If Thou, O God, wilt mark iniquities: Lord, who shall stand it?-Ps. cxix. 3.Remember my judgment; for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to-day for thee.-

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Vatican sinks teeth into vampire film TwilightThe Vatican has condemned The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a Hollywood teen film about vampires and werewolves, as “dangerous” and morally empty... Anglican leader mounts direct challenge to RomeMakes no apologies for ordination of women priests [Rowan Williams is a disgrace, to say nothing of his apostasy] $40,000 in rare coins left at Catholic

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Credo of the Catholic Laity is proud to present Bishop Robert Hermann speaking on the topic "Catholics in a Hostile Culture" on December 6, 6:00pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton.Credo and the Central Catholic Union of Missouri are honored to welcome as our annual Christ the King Dinner Speaker The Most Reverend Bishop Robert J. Hermann, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis...

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From: Luke 19:45-48Jesus in the Temple[45] And He (Jesus) entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, [46] saying to them, "It is written, `My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."[47] And He was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy Him; [48] but they did not find

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THE VIRTUE OF FAITHFaith is the highest honour we can render to Divine truth. It is also a debt we owe to God; He has a right to expect implicit trust in His word, and we should give proof of this trust when He tries our faith. Such tests are the law of life; they strengthen the virtue which is tested and add lustre to it; above all, they are occasions for glorifying and rendering homage to God.-

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PatienceThoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsTEMPORAL PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR SINSA Reason Why You Are Made to SufferSay not: I have sinned, and what harm hath befallen me! For the Most High is a patient rewarder.-Ecclus. v. 4.You have committed many sins, and thereby contracted a large debt of temporal punishment. You must cancel this debt either here or hereafter -here, by

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Bishops discuss authority over Catholic collegesFallout continues from Obama-Notre Dame controversy Bishops' $1.8M study: Gay priests not the problem...in clergy sex-abuses scandals [Of course not....wouldn't want to implicate the perverts and degenerates like Weakland, etc...Just more wasted money!]Bishops OK marriage pastoral -- with many changes'Worthy of giving us direction for the next three

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From: Luke 19:41-44Jesus Weeps Over Jerusalem[41] And when He (Jesus) drew near and saw the city He wept over it, [42] saying, "Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. [43] For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies will cast a bank about you and surround you, and hem you in on every side, [44] and dash you to the ground, you

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ON THE WAY OF THE CROSSYou see, my children, only the first step is painful. Our greatest cross is the fear of crosses....We have not the courage to carry our cross, and we are very much mistaken; for, whatever we do, the cross holds us tight - we cannot escape from it. What, then, have we to lose? Why not love our crosses and make use of them to take us to heaven?-The Spirit of the Cure of Ars._

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Patience Thoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsRESULTS OF ORIGINAL SINOf the many reasons why you must suffer, the first and principal one is this: As a child of Adam and a member of the great human family you must, like all the rest of men, endure your share of the painful consequence of original sin.If there were no original sin, suffering would be unknown among the

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Bishops defend role in health care bill debateAnswering duty to nation to raise moral concerns George: Time to move beyond clergy scandalsUrges bishops to build bridges with universities, media Coalition calls for reform of CCHD collectionBishops accused of funding controversial anti-Church groups Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide chargesJudge said prosecution had failed to prove its case

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Optional Memorial: Dedication of the Roman Basilicas of Peter and Paul, ApostlesFrom: Luke 19:11-28Parable of the Pounds[11] As they heard these things, He (Jesus) proceeded to tell a parable, because He was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the Kingdom of God was to appear immediately. [12] He said therefore, "A nobleman went into a far country to receive kingly power and then

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?In the contemplative life the soul, intellect, and will tends to no other thing than God; in the active life, on the contrary, it tends at the same time to other things, namely to exterior good works, so long as these be for God. That is why in the active soul the works undertaken for God impress themselves more strongly than God Himself. Therefore also is it said of the

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Patience Thoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsWHY MUST I SUFFER? [*]For the Spirit Himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God. And if sons, heirs also: heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ: yet so if we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him. For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with

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Play depicting Jesus as gay packs churchHandful of protesters outside called it blasphemous US bishops open 4-day confab in BaltimoreOn the agenda: items related to marriage, reproduction US Bishops split over new Mass translationConfrontation and controversy expected at confab Court allows same sex marriage in ArgentinaBuenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays Dublin down to one

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Tuesday, 33rd Week in Ordinary TimeFrom: Luke 19:1-10The Conversion of Zacchaeus[1] He (Jesus) entered Jericho and was passing through. [2] And there was a rich man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. [3] And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. [4] So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to

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A Great Danger False shame is a constant and great danger in that it prevents us from professing our faith, and is a means by which it may be weakened, and at last lost altogether. It makes us guilty of not fulfilling the duties of charity, of not giving alms, of not saying a kind word, of not greet­ing people of lowly position and associating with them kindly. It silences the tongue, when it was

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Patience Thoughts on the Patient Endurance of Sorrows and SufferingsTRUST AND RESTConfido et ConquescoFret not, pour soul, while doubt and fear Disturb thy breast;The pitying angels, who can see How vain thy wild regret must be,Say, "Trust and rest."Plan, not nor scheme - but calmly wait;His choice is best: While blind and erring is thy sight, His wisdom sees and judges right;So trust and

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Alinsky Groups, Child Porn Convict, Socialist Tied to CCHD Funding The annual CCHD (Catholic Campaign For Human Development) collection will be held in churches this coming weekend-November 21 and 22. This is the same group that was giving money for years to the Saul Alinsky-style group called ACORN before ending its relationship with the controversial group. After much criticism for its leftwing

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Optional Memorial: St Margaret of ScotlandOptional Memorial: St Gertrude, VirginFrom: Luke 18:35-43The Cure of the Blind Man of Jericho[35] As He (Jesus) drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging; [36] and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. [37] They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by." [38] And he cried, "Jesus, Son of David, have

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Unlimited PossibilitiesChrist's role, that of being the life of man, is still to a great extent an unexplored field of immense spiritual possibilities, at least for individual souls. It is simply impossible to tell to what extent individual souls may find Christ to be their life. The past exhibits some very glorious patterns of Christ as the life of man. The future may have in store other and no

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