Category: News
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Pope Francis’ Concern for the Family
Pope Francis has a deep love and concern for the state of the family. Â He has called an extraordinary synod on the family and sent out a survey on the challenges facing families around the world. Â He is not just concerned about the external challenges facing the family, but is seeking to encourage families to…
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Christmas Silent Retreat with Fr. Nathan Cromly
Fr. Nathan Cromly will be giving a silent retreat for Christmas starting later today (Friday December 27th) and while the retreat takes place in Laredo, the talks will be broadcasted live over the Internet or anyone who wishes to join in. Â Please see the following calendar event for the details: CSJ Annual Christmas Silent Retreat
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The Joy of the Gospel
Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation on the Joy of the Gospel, specifically how we should communicate that joy to others. Â In other words that joy that is within us, we should ensure that it shines and that all people we come into contact with will see it within us. Â That is the most…
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Survey in Preparation for Extraordinary Synod of Bishops – Action needed!
The Pope is Asking for Your Opinion on How the Church can Assist Families From Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of the Diocese of Austin – Our Holy Father Pope Francis has called for an Extraordinary Synod of Bishops in October of 2014. The topic of this synod is, “The pastoral challenges for the family in…
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Rise and Walk Radio Interview
Denae and I were honored to be on the Rise and Walk radio talk show with Richard Reyna, General Manager of the Guadalupe Radio Network. Â We talked about the Annual Community of St. John Family Retreat and our vision for Family Ministry. Please take a listen, we are the first guests on the show and…
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Pope Francis Concludes Family Talks
Over the last week, Pope Francis has reflected much on God’s plan for family life and also on the secrets to having a holy family. Â Here are two great reports on a couple of his recent talks: Prayer as a Family, Keep the Faith by sharing it The three words every family should use
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Pope Francis Gives Preview of the direction of the Synod on the Family
Pope Francis addressed participants in the twenty-first plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family taking place in Rome this week, he stated that “The ‘Good News’ of the family is a very important part of evangelization, that Christians can communicate to everyone through the witness of their lives; and they already do so – this…
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Is our Culture Afraid of Fertility and Children?
I would suggest that it is judging by the media’s coverage of parents who choose to embrace their fertility and welcome new life into their family on a regular basis. See this article for a deeper analysis of this subject: “Fecundophobia: The Growing Fear Of Children And Fertile Women” Certainly sons are a gift from…
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A Holy Half Hour
Our Lord placed upon my heart to give Him a Holy Hour consisting of married couples praying together for one half hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Â So for the past nine months, my husband and I have been joining another couple to pray for families of our parish as well as families that…
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Pope Calls for Renewed Pastoral Focus on the Family
Pope Francis recently called for an Extraordinary Synod in October 2014 (which is lightning speed in Vatican terms) to discuss the pastoral care of the Family. Â The Spirit is moving and is calling many within the Church, even at the highest levels to address the needs of the family. Â As Blessed John Paul II stated,…