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Finally! Way past due

We are finally getting a decent translation of the Mass in to English without too much politicization. Forty years we have suffered with this banal translation marked with an agenda. I only wish it was going into effect a lot sooner.

http://www.zenit.org/article-27575?l=english

Sanctus Lesson

Here is a great lesson on the Sanctus.

"Change" is what we got

Change for the worse, for sure.  Change is not always good.  The people that wanted change got it.   President Obama will now allow funding to facilitate abortions all over the world.  Pray for all the souls that will be involved in this evil.  Below are links to some articles on the issue. 

US bishops write president-elect; fundamental priority: defend right to life

House Republicans ask Obama to disavow ‘FOCA agenda’

Life News around the inauguration

Here are some great new stories about abortion and the new president.

Bishop: FOCA Would Translate into Hatred for Unborn

Catholics Remember Roe v. Wade, Look to defeat FOCA

Jurist Predicts "Terrible Conflict" Will Endanger U.S. Catholics’ Religious Freedom

Bishops Call on Obama Not to Abandon Bush Pro-life Policies

U.S. Bishops to President-elect: Fundamental Priority, Defend Life

Confusion on Priesthoods still around

News article - APOSTOLIC VISITATION DEEMS US SEMINARIES GENERALLY HEALTHY, NOTES NUMEROUS PROBLEMS notes that there is still "an “insufficient grasp” of Catholic teaching and the distinction between the common priesthood of the faithful and the hierarchal priesthood is blurred.   Some religious institutes speak primarily of “ministry” rather than the priesthood in a “mistaken attempt” not to offend opponents of Catholic teaching on women’s ordination."  This, I think, is a big problem where it is a problem.  This really needs to be corrected, too bad that it will take until to bishops from the "60's" retire or die.

Inventor regrets birth control pill

Siting the separation of the procreative and unitive aspect of the marital act, one of the scientists regrets taking part in the creation of the evil pill.  He realizes it has caused the population shortage around the world.

Birth Control Pill Inventor Laments Demographic "Catastrophe"

Not governed by stars

This is a great explanation by the Holy Father about the stars on this Feast of Epiphany. 

Pontiff Says People Aren't Governed by the Stars, Reiterates Galileo's Thought on Cosmos

Abortion is a Man's issue too!

For some reason, abortion is considered a women's issue.   It really goes to show you that rhetoric, the way language is used, the way an argument is framed, can really mess up what people believe.  Maybe people tend to be lazy and don't really want to think about the reality of things.  In all actuality it is mainly a children's issue, they are one that get's the worst of it.  The wrong thinking begins with the purpose of the marital act.  The purpose is rooted in natural law.  The nature of the act is procreation of children and the uniting of the couple.  When this natural law is not adhered to, you get wrong beliefs which end up with people making bad decisions, which in this case ends up in the death of a child.  So, since it takes two to make one,  both will be emotionally affected.  The man does get hurt also.   The Catholic Answers Radio program covered this issue on 11/14/2008, you can listen from the website or from this direct mp3 link (you'll have to right click and hit Save as).

Voting Article

Check out this article on Voting and Fear

Voting correctly is imperative

Here are some very good links to information to help you inform your mind on the upcoming election.

Please consider praying an Election novena

Bishop warns about voting.

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=880

http://www.randallterry.com/

Elections, Voting and Morality

http://jimmyakin.org/2008/09/elections-votin.html

Archbishop Chaput’s Pro-life Remarks

http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=91792

A Politician’s Promise: No Right to Life! No Freedom!

Bishops: Catholics Have Moral Obligation to Reverse Roe

Pastoral Letter of Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton

Go Bishops, Go! Finally standing up for life

Bishop Shows-up at Election Forum, Defends Church’s Abortion Stance

Voting Pro-Abortion Called Cooperating in Evil

Archbishop of San Antonio: Is Abortion Solely a Catholic Issue?

Music and Spirituality | Fr. Basil Cole, O.P.

The Ignatius Insight just published an article from Fr. Basil Cole Music and Spirituality | Fr. Basil Cole, O.P. | Ignatius Insight | Ignatius Insight that is very insightful and very much needed in this Society Gone Madd!  I've read his book Music and Morals which really helped me, he is just awesome.  Now he connects Music and Spirituality to the tune of St Thomas Aquinas - my favorite saint.  Part of spirituality is using your mind, but people today seem to believe whatever they feel is ok.  When music (or any of the arts, I believe) causes feeling a certain way for a prolonged period of time it is bound to have it's effects.  Please consider reading the article (which I think can be applied to all forms of the arts), it may change your life, like his book Music and Morals did mine.