Articles For Heart Mind Soul

  In October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates  Respect Life Month , and the first Sunday of October is designated as  Respect Life Sunday .  To support these annual observances, the USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities provides materials to help Catholics understand and value the gift of human life and help build a culture that cherishes and protects it. ​ The following materials are designed to be brought to life as tools in your hands.  These resources may be downloaded, printed, and reproduced for use in your parish, school, or  ministry.  https://www.respectlife.org/respect-life-month

  Proponents of assisted suicide have become increasingly bold and aggressive in the past year. Our pro-life community has done an admirable job communicating with the state legislators and the public on the ethical, legal and human rights hazards of prescribing poison, but our need to organize and speak out has never been greater than now.   In state after state, proponents assure the public that assisted suicide laws always come with safeguards to protect patients, only to go back to legislatures later to eliminate the very safeguards they promised would be there.  Fortunately, our pro-life community has great leaders like The Most Reverend Oscar Cantú, Bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, speaking up for us.  Whether your state is embroiled in the assisted suicide debate or not, we urge you to take a minute to read Bishop Cantú's editorial, published in  The Mercury News , and support efforts in your community to stop assisted suicide . Minorities Need Health C...

  Last Monday 9/20 was a bad, good day. The Dow, at one time was down near 1000 points, and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were dropping as if George Foreman had landed a solid right to their lower mandible. It was crying time in the Chapel for sure, for little boys who had worked once, chopping cotton hard for $3.00 a day, and glad to have a job. It was caused by a severe downturn in China’s property market, which suffered heavy share losses in China Evergrande, falling 13 percent, expected to go bankrupt. While I had no China stocks knowingly, I felt bad seeing my life’s work evaporating like a busted watermelon in the hot sun. I had some mean thoughts. I had heard Greg Gutfeld give a most deserved nickname to NBC’s prevaricating Chuck Todd, calling him Chark Tudd. Just the thought of that lifted my spirits up about 200 points so I thought; why not just rename Joe Biden for 200 more points. I thought and thought, and finally came up with Moe Bidoom. Moe, from the three stooges, and d...

After witnessing a female mime play the role of Jesus in the living 'Stations of the Cross' at the 1993 World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, where Pope John Paul II was present, Mother Angelica's spirit was greatly disturbed. The next day she decided to 'blast' the liberal Church establishment in the Catholic Church.

In a meeting with Jesuits in Slovakia, Pope Francis said: “There is, for example, a large Catholic television channel that has no hesitation in continually speaking ill of the Pope....I personally deserve attacks and insults because I am a sinner, but the Church does not deserve them. They are the work of the devil."

"If we lose freedom of speech in America, then there is nothing left to fight for. Once we lose that, they're going to take everything away from us." When Chavez took power, Maria Bello’s family went from the middle class to standing in long food lines. Maria had never experienced freedom until she escaped socialism in Venezuela and came to the United States. Now she fights for freedom here by boldly speaking the truth about socialism—and how it destroys lives. Watch her extraordinary story of her fight for freedom.

  My, My, what a tangled web of mysteries the Military Industrial Complex weaves.  Eisenhower warned us, being the center of power on both sides as a five-star General, and a two term President   If all men were patriots, seeking only military dominance, devoid of political partisanship as intended, there would be no problem.  The military would calmly submit to civilian leadership as the Constitution demands.   But Trump’s Chief of Staff General Milley was a friend of political genius Nancy Pelosi.  Without informing his boss, the President, Mister Big Shot was so worried about President Trump’s mental confusion, he felt compelled to call his Chinese counterpoint, telling him not to worry.  If we are going to nuke you, I’ll give you a courtesy call.  But we aren’t going to nuke you, because I told the commission making that decision with the president, I am in charge and Nancy agrees with me. When Joe Biden is sworn in, we won’t have an...

  Mother Teresa, speaking before US president Bill Clinton, issued a stern rebuke to abortion rights advocates. Five years after her canonization, St. Teresa of Calcutta's bold words are needed now, more than ever. With the passage of a new Texas law outlawing abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, the issue of whether a right to abortion exists under the Constitution has become the subject of intense debate. It is fitting that on the fifth anniversary of her canonization, we turn to the words of Mother Teresa, who once, in the presence of a U.S. president, made the case in the most compelling way possible, that abortion — the law of the land in the United States — is evil.  At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on February 5, 1994, Mother Teresa stood before President and Mrs. Bill Clinton, and Vice President and Mrs. Al Gore, along with 4,000 others in attendance, and called abortion “murder.” Here is what she said: “I feel that the greatest destroyer of...

  Limosna alternativa: Dar el hacha a La Campaña del Arzobispo para los Ministerios   Alerta de acción: Una llamada a la acción   Si recientemente recibió una carta de la Campaña del Arzobispo para los Ministerios, no solamente la rompa y la tire, o si ya lo hizo, obtenga otro sobre en la iglesia y escriba una carta indicando que NO contribuirá. Hasta que: - El Padre Clay regresa al ministerio sacerdotal activo, completo con todas sus facultades completamente restauradas para servir al pueblo de Dios - La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en Del Río se restaura a una parroquia en pleno funcionamiento con sacerdotes propios y asignados exclusivamente a la parroquia como una parroquia completa y la oficina parroquial regresa a la propiedad de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, donde pertenece para servir a los de la parroquia Pueden enviar su carta a: Campaña del Arzobispo para los Ministerios Archidiócesis de San Antonio 2718 W. Woodlawn Avenue San Antonio, Te...

Alternative Almsgiving: Give the Ax to the Archbishops Appeal for Ministries Action Alert: A call to action If you recently received a letter from the Archbishop’s Appeal for Ministries, don’t just tear it up and throw it away, or if you already have, then by all means get another envelope at church and write a letter stating that you will NOT contribute until: - Father Clay is returned to full-time, active priestly ministry with all of his facilities completely restored to serve the people of God - Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Del Rio is restored to a fully-functioning parish with full-time priests assigned exclusively to the parish and the parish office returned back to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church property where it belongs to serve the parishioners You can mail your letter to: Archbishop’s Appeal for Ministries Archdiocese of San Antonio 2718 W. Woodlawn Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78228   In addition to axing the Archbishop’s Appeal for Ministries, please pra...