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Suffering is for the Birds

A timely quote from Benedict XVI: “…If there is no moral force in souls, if there is no readiness to suffer for these values, a better world is not built; indeed, on the contrary, the world deteriorates every day, selfishness dominates and destroys all. On perceiving this the question arises anew: but where does the…

The Temptation of Security

Dear Parishioners, Praised be Jesus Christ! On this First Sunday of Lent, the Church places before us St. Luke’s version of the temptation of Christ.  He tells us that Jesus fasted for 40 days “and when they were over he was hungry.”  It is important that only then, after Jesus was done fasting, that the…

Response to the Pope’s Resignation

I was as struck as everyone else when I heard the news of Pope Benedict’s resignation from the papacy. In fact, I am still quite moved. In response, I can find no more eloquent comment to make than that of Fr. Julian Carrón, the President of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (www.clonline.us), a movement…