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Catechesis Corner (For the week March 14 - 20) |
Lent, Examination of Conscience and the Seven Capital Vices (known popularly as the Seven Deadly Sins): The Seven Capital Vices - Part 3
What is the Forth Capital Vice? How do I examine if myself in this regard?
Covetousness: You would ask yourself these or similar questions: Have I pursued status, power, influence, rep-utation, or possessions at the expense of the moral law, or other obligations, or of the rights of others? Have I put self or family first ahead of the good of all? Have I conformed to standards I recognize as wrong or inade-quate in order to get ahead? Have I sought to use or possess others? Have I been overprotective of children? Have I refused to correct or punish lest I lose their affection? Have I been over-ready to advise or command? Have I put others under a debt of gratitude? Have I cheated in business, taxes, school or games? Have I made worldly success the goal of my life or the standard for judging others? Have I wasted natural resources or per-sonal possessions? Have I been extravagant or have I lived beyond my income, to impress others or to maintain my reputation? Have I failed to pay debts? Have I failed to give due proportion of my income to Church and charity, or of my time and energy to good works? Have I failed to pay pledges promised to the Church or chari-ties, when able to do so?
What is the Fifth Capital Vice? How do I examine if myself in this regard?
Gluttony: You would ask yourself these or similar questions: Have I overindulged in food, drink, smoking, or other physical pleas-ures? Have I been fussy, or demanded excessively high standards? Have I condemned some material things or pleasures as evil in themselves, attempting to prohibit their use rather than their abuse? Have I been negligent in keeping the days of fasting or absti-nence, or failed to use other needed means of self-discipline? Have I neglected bodily health — not getting sufficient rest, recrea-tion, exercise, or wholesome nourishment? Have I failed to use or to cooperate with available medical care when ill?
What is the Forth Capital Vice? How do I examine if myself in this regard?
Covetousness: You would ask yourself these or similar questions: Have I pursued status, power, influence, rep-utation, or possessions at the expense of the moral law, or other obligations, or of the rights of others? Have I put self or family first ahead of the good of all? Have I conformed to standards I recognize as wrong or inade-quate in order to get ahead? Have I sought to use or possess others? Have I been overprotective of children? Have I refused to correct or punish lest I lose their affection? Have I been over-ready to advise or command? Have I put others under a debt of gratitude? Have I cheated in business, taxes, school or games? Have I made worldly success the goal of my life or the standard for judging others? Have I wasted natural resources or per-sonal possessions? Have I been extravagant or have I lived beyond my income, to impress others or to maintain my reputation? Have I failed to pay debts? Have I failed to give due proportion of my income to Church and charity, or of my time and energy to good works? Have I failed to pay pledges promised to the Church or chari-ties, when able to do so?
What is the Fifth Capital Vice? How do I examine if myself in this regard?
Gluttony: You would ask yourself these or similar questions: Have I overindulged in food, drink, smoking, or other physical pleas-ures? Have I been fussy, or demanded excessively high standards? Have I condemned some material things or pleasures as evil in themselves, attempting to prohibit their use rather than their abuse? Have I been negligent in keeping the days of fasting or absti-nence, or failed to use other needed means of self-discipline? Have I neglected bodily health — not getting sufficient rest, recrea-tion, exercise, or wholesome nourishment? Have I failed to use or to cooperate with available medical care when ill?
PAST BULLETINS
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Flowers of Remembrance In memory of our deceased family and friends 2019
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Catechesis Corner
Week of June 22-28, 2019
Week of June 22-28, 2019
What is more dangerous than doctrinal relativism? Doctrinal relativism is defined as either holding that certain Christian convictions are not important (such as the belief in the Trinity) or that all Christian convictions are the same as other religions. Doctrinal relativism is an error in the sense that certain religions and ideologies have clear contradictions, and to respect any honest statement of faith by any person would be to recognize that one religion believes something different than a different religion in certain areas. Pope Francis in Joy of the Gospel has pointed out that there is something worse than doctrinal relativism that effects all Christians working to bring the Gospel to all: “Pastoral workers can thus fall into a relativism which, whatever their particular style of spirituality or way of thinking, proves even more dangerous than doctrinal relativism. It has to do with the deepest and inmost decisions that shape their way of life. This practical relativism consists in acting as if God did not exist, making decisions as if the poor did not exist, setting goals as if others did not exist, working as if people who have not received the Gospel did not exist. It is striking that even some who clearly have solid doctrinal and spiritual convictions frequently fall into a lifestyle which leads to an attachment to financial security, or to a desire for power or human glory at all cost, rather than giving their lives to others in mission,”
Jesus Christ is risen and we are called to rise with Him into a new life!
“Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”
-St. Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła)-
-St. Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła)-
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Catechesis Corner
Week of June 1-7, 2019 Christianity versus every other religion believes in the reality of God’s very deep closeness with those whom he loves which is relayed to us in the historical events of the Ascension of Christ and Pentecost. This is summarized in an ancient prayer of the Church which says: “By your Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by your precious Death and Burial; by your glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the Coming of the Holy Spirit, Good Lord, deliver us.” We pray that “by… (the) Ascension… deliver us”: by this we mean that we know that God will one day save us and make a new world where there is no suffering and death. So we ask God to deliver/save us by it since one day we want to be saved and be a part of Christ’s coming kingdom. We pray that “by… the Coming of the Holy Spirit, Good Lord, deliver us,”: by this we mean that we want God to deliver us from our inclinations towards hatred and error to follow the Holy Spirit. We also pray that we may be filled with the Holy Spirit and our mortal bodies and souls saved by the Spirit’s work in our lives. Application: Pray the ancient prayer daily until Pentecost Sunday: “By your Agony and Bloody Sweat; by thy Cross and Passion; by your precious Death and Burial; by your glorious Resurrection and Ascension; and by the Coming of the Holy Spirit, Good Lord, deliver us.” |
Catechesis Corner
Week of June 8-14, 2019 One of the great beauties of time after Pentecost, (called Ordinary Time) is that the day after Pentecost we celebrate the great new Memorial of the “Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church”. In the decree that established the feast, Pope Francis tells of how St. Augustine thought Mary to be the Mother of all Christian people. He talked about how our relationship as Christians should be close to her. The placing of the Memorial right after Pentecost shares the great tradition that all sections of the Church has had, celebrating the work of the Holy Spirit in his people. This closeness of the Holy Spirit is especially true in St. Mary who as the decree says teaches us that “growth in the Christian life must be anchored to the Mystery of the Cross, to the oblation of Christ in the Eucharistic Banquet, and to the Mother of the Redeemer and Mother of the Redeemed, the Virgin who makes her offering to God.” Let us offer ourselves truly to God, and to His Blessed Mother, the Mother of all Christians as we grow in the graces of the Holy Spirit during Ordinary Time! |
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A special thank you to all of the volunteers and parishioners who helped to make our Easter Celebrations as meaningful as they should be. We very much appreciate your help and commitment. |
Week of April 13-19, 2019
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