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Archbishop Martin Currie’s Lenten Message 2010
Dear Pastors, Administrators and Faithful:
In a few days ashes will be placed on our foreheads and we will begin the Season of Lent.
If Lent is to mean anything in our lives it has to be a season of renewal. The word itself means springtime. So above everything else, it’s time for a new life, for fresh beginnings and growth. The idea is that we die with Christ, like the seed in the ground and rise with Him to a more abundant life. We die to sin and rise to integrity. We die to selfishness and rise to generosity, especially towards the poor. We prune ourselves through penance growing into stronger and more healthy Christians.
FASTING AND ABSTINENCE
Fasting (the denial of our human appetites) and abstinence ( not eating meat) are long standing and venerable practices in the Church. We are encouraged to practice these throughout the year but especially during Lent. The two prescribed days of fast and abstinence are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these days all, over the age of 14, are asked to abstain from meat and those between 18 and 59 are to fast. Those under medical care are always exempt.
FAMILY DISCIPLINE
We live in a fast paced, highly technical modern world which in many ways keeps families from coming together for prayer and meals. May I suggest that each household try to set aside each week a time to pray together and to share a meal together. A fast from television and the computer gives us time to listen to God speaking to us in the silence of our hearts, sharing a meal gives us the opportunity to know each other better and to build healthy relationships.
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
During this Lenten Season I wish to strongly encourage you to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation (penance). Meeting Jesus is this sacrament and knowing that we are forgiven and still loved no matter what our sins are can be a beautiful experience. In many churches to-day the celebration of this sacrament is notable absence. I encourage all pastors to make times available to celebrate God’s mercy and forgiveness.
As we begin our Lenten journey I pray that each of us may be drawn closer to Christ in our thoughts, our prayers and our love and that Lent will have been a real springtime in our lives.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
MOST REVEREND MARTIN W. CURRIE, D.D.
Archbishop of St. John,s
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Principles of Catholic Stewardship Of Time, Talents and Treasure
“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (Peter 4:10) -- The word “stewardship” refers to the Catholic approach to the gifts that God has bestowed upon us. Stewardship is living out a commitment to be ...
Stewardship Message
“While we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people – but especially to those of the household of the faith.” (Galatians 6:10)
How are we to give of our time, talent and treasure?
Stewardship involves intentional, planned and proportionate giving of our time, talent and treasure.
The Holy Family Parish Facilities Planning Group Presents its Report for a Major Extension to the Church Complex.
In November 2007, the Parish’s Finance Committee established a Facilities Planning Group to study and make recommendations regarding the space requirements for the Parish. The Committee has completed a report with recommendations for consideration of Parishioners.
Survey Results
Of a total of 236 completed questionnaires that were returned an overwhelming 229 or 97% of respondents agreed that an extension is essential to the continuing viability of the Parish.
Large Majority of Canadians Favor Abortion Limits
For the ninth year in a row, a majority of Canadians have rejected the status quo on abortion in this country, according to a new poll. Over half of respondents to the poll said there should be legal protection for human life before birth and over two-thirds say abortions should only be paid for by taxpayers in medical emergencies or in cases of rape or incest.
To Bear Witness To the Truth:
An Unequivocal Moral Obligation for All Christians
Every Catholic and, indeed, every Christian faithful to the Gospel, has the moral obligation to bear witness to the truth, “in season and out of season, convenient or inconvenient,” accepted or rejected. This mandate is nothing new, of course. It’s as old as the Old Testament, and as new as the New Testament. Nonetheless, I’m afraid that it has become more necessary than ever to remind ourselves of it.
Outspoken MP Slams Canada's "Abortion Regime"
OTTAWA, November 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Despite the fact that Canada has one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world and that recent polls show that most Canadians would prefer to have some restrictions on abortion, the political pressure to keep the status quo on the issue is so firm that it is rare for a Canadian politician to even mention the issue, let alone critically.
Cardinal, bishops emphasize: Senate health bill extends abortion coverage, could harm immigrants
Writing for the online edition of The Washington Post, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Bishop William Murphy, and Bishop John Wester have explained why the United States bishops oppose the health care legislation that was passed by the US Senate in December and will soon be considered by the ...
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5th Lent [C] 2010
High up on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Michelangelo’s magnificent painting depicts the Creation Account found in the Book of Genesis. In Michelangelo’s depiction God’s finger reaches out to touch Adam’s finger. Into Adam’s already perfectly created body, God is about to endow Adam with an immortal soul. The hand of God is limpid, relaxed. God’s finger is beckoning, not accusing, gentle, not harsh.
Current Crisis Calls for World Financial Reorganization
At midday today in the Vatican's Clementine Hall the Holy Father received members of the Union of Industrialists and Businesses of Rome.
Opening his remarks to them with a reference to the current economic crisis, the Pope noted how it has "sorely tried the economic and productive ...