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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Friday, July 31, 2015
For Love Alone Trailer
http://youtu.be/j8nnIgo2PfY
A must see video about the calling of Catholic religious sisters done by GrassRootsFilms - the same who gave us "Fishers of Men" about the priesthood. Sponsored by CMSWR.
Monday, July 27, 2015
Three Friars Profess Final Vows!
https://youtu.be/JEhZ0EnpwmQ
(calling of the brothers then the homily of Fr. John Paul begins at 36:00)
(profession of vows starts at 1:09:40)
(giving thanks starts at 1:59:44)
Friday, July 17, 2015
New Novices!
Please pray for our new CFR Novices who were invested in the holy habit of St. Francis today!
Saturday, July 4, 2015
The Virtue of Patriotism
Filial piety and #patriotism are moral #virtues which dispose us to honor, love and respect our parents and our country #baltimorecatechism 135
Saint Pope John Paul II 1979 Address to American Youth on Freedom
I know that you, like students all over the world, are troubled by the problems that weigh on society around you and on the whole world. Look at those problems, explore them, study them and accept them as a challenge. But do it in the light of Christ. He is "the way, and the truth, and the life" (Jn 14 :6). He put all human life in the dimension of truth and of authentic love. True knowledge and true freedom are in Jesus. Make Jesus always part of your hunger for truth and justice, and part of your dedication to the well-being of your fellow human beings...
I leave you now with this prayer: that the Lord Jesus will reveal himself to each one of you, that he will give you the strength to go out and profess that you are Christian, that he will show you that he alone can fill your hearts. Accept his freedom and embrace his truth, and be messengers of the certainty that you have been truly liberated through the death and Resurrection of the Lord Jesus. This will be the new experience, the powerful experience, that will generate, through you, a more just society and a better world.
God bless you and may the joy of Jesus be always with you!"
Find all of the texts of his October 1979 visit to the USA here:
Friday, July 3, 2015
Praying on Pilgrimage
Friars praying for us all at the tomb of Saint John Paul II, Saint Peter's Basilica (Rome, Italy). #pilgrimage
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Statement on the Supreme Court Decision
FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL – Statement on the Supreme Court Decision
Statement on the Supreme Court Decision | Same Sex Marriage Ruling
“Grace Abounds”…Romans 5:20
In the midst of present day moral confusion and the cultural attack on the Christian way of life in the United States and around the world, there is a real temptation to discouragement and even despair. As the news continues to report the “victory lap” that is being taken by those who offer a different way of understanding marriage and sexuality, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal find great hope in the powerful presence of God at work in the countless couples, families, and individuals who are heroically faithful to the Gospel and the truth of marriage and sexuality according to God’s design. We also find great hope in those individuals who experience same sex attraction and have made the free, heroic and self-sacrificing choice to live the virtue of chastity in a culture where the alternative is in fact much easier and socially celebrated.
There are many questions being asked about the way forward for the Church as she faces the stark reality of these present day challenges and trials. As we have heard echoed over the past few days from the Bishops in the United States and from those who speak in fidelity with the Church and her teaching, Christ is the answer. Jesus who is the Truth (John 14:6) is our refuge, strength, consolation, and way forward. His Grace abounds in the midst of temptation, confusion, and darkness. His love is our response, the powerful statement that must be made to those who agree with the Church and also for those who disagree. In a time where a misguided compassion seems to dictate that true love and true religion not only should accept the sinner but also the sin, we with great respect and humility, boldly call for a renewed courageous witness among all Catholics, Christians and people of good will. This witness, modeled by Jesus, doesn’t tire of loving and showing genuine compassion to our brothers and sisters who experience same sex attraction and who are caught up in the challenges and difficulties of the current cultural crisis. However, at the same time we urge an ever more courageous proclamation of the truth of marriage and God’s beautiful plan for human sexuality.
In this pressing time, we pray for the intercession of our late founder Fr. Benedict Groeschel and his dear friend Fr. John Harvey, who was the founder of Courage, an outreach to those who experience same sex attraction and strive to freely choose to live a chaste way of life (http://couragerc.org/). We are inspired by their fidelity and commitment to the truth of the Church and the Gospel.
Statement by Courge Internatinal
Statement by the USCCB
Statement on the Supreme Court Decision | Same Sex Marriage Ruling
“Grace Abounds”…Romans 5:20
In the midst of present day moral confusion and the cultural attack on the Christian way of life in the United States and around the world, there is a real temptation to discouragement and even despair. As the news continues to report the “victory lap” that is being taken by those who offer a different way of understanding marriage and sexuality, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal find great hope in the powerful presence of God at work in the countless couples, families, and individuals who are heroically faithful to the Gospel and the truth of marriage and sexuality according to God’s design. We also find great hope in those individuals who experience same sex attraction and have made the free, heroic and self-sacrificing choice to live the virtue of chastity in a culture where the alternative is in fact much easier and socially celebrated.
There are many questions being asked about the way forward for the Church as she faces the stark reality of these present day challenges and trials. As we have heard echoed over the past few days from the Bishops in the United States and from those who speak in fidelity with the Church and her teaching, Christ is the answer. Jesus who is the Truth (John 14:6) is our refuge, strength, consolation, and way forward. His Grace abounds in the midst of temptation, confusion, and darkness. His love is our response, the powerful statement that must be made to those who agree with the Church and also for those who disagree. In a time where a misguided compassion seems to dictate that true love and true religion not only should accept the sinner but also the sin, we with great respect and humility, boldly call for a renewed courageous witness among all Catholics, Christians and people of good will. This witness, modeled by Jesus, doesn’t tire of loving and showing genuine compassion to our brothers and sisters who experience same sex attraction and who are caught up in the challenges and difficulties of the current cultural crisis. However, at the same time we urge an ever more courageous proclamation of the truth of marriage and God’s beautiful plan for human sexuality.
In this pressing time, we pray for the intercession of our late founder Fr. Benedict Groeschel and his dear friend Fr. John Harvey, who was the founder of Courage, an outreach to those who experience same sex attraction and strive to freely choose to live a chaste way of life (http://couragerc.org/). We are inspired by their fidelity and commitment to the truth of the Church and the Gospel.
Statement by Courge Internatinal
Statement by the USCCB
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Sr. Nirmala, MC, Rest in Peace
Sr. Nirmala, MC, successor to Mother Teresa as the general superior of the Missionaries of Charity has passed. May she rest in peace! Watch an interview with her here: http://youtu.be/IZcIw3sb72Q
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