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IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileon: Why marriage must be preserved

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Part I of a two-part talk. April 30, 2010
His Excellency Salvatore Cordileone
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This is part I of the talk of Bishop Cordileon, bishop of Oakland, CA at the Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast, held April 30 in Chicago. The bishop lays the foundation that the dignity of the human person is at the root of marriage. While other issues are important, there is a hierarchy of values. Marriage and the family form the primary cell of society. Church documents are cited, such as Dignitatis Humanae (The dignity of the human person), EvangeliumVitae (Gospel of life), and Caritatis in Veritatis (Love in truth). For information about the annual event, go to Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

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IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Bishop Cordileone: How proposition 8 was won

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Part II of a two-part talk. April 30, 2010
His Excellency Salvatore Cordileone
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This is part II of the talk of Bishop Cordileon, bishop of Oakland, CA at the Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast, held April 30 in Chicago. The bishop discusses how Catholic, evangelical Christian, and Mormon efforts were joined together for the success of the Marriage Protection Act in California in the 2008 elections. People saw it as a spiritual battle that required prayer and fasting. Evangelicals appreciated the philosophical and theological background of Catholics, while evangelicals brought a zeal that included a 40-day fast. For information about the annual event, go to Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

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IL Catholic Prayer Breakfast – Cong. Dan Lipinski receives award

Friday, April 30th, 2010

April 30, 2010
Cong. Dan Lipinski
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Although not a homily, this is worth listening to. This is the acceptance speech of Congressman Dan Lipinski, of Illinois, upon receiving the “Simply Catholic” award for standing in defense of life as a U.S. representative. Although there was pressure in Congress for him to accept the health care plan, including a call from President Obama, Lipinski “had no struggle” on this issue because “I knew where I had to be.” He said that in life, we don’t know what God’s will is, but “we have to do our part in it.”

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St. Anselm, and why we need to study our faith

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Daily Mass. April 21, 2010. Feast of St. Anselm
Fr. Anthony Brankin
Gospel: John 6:35-40. The bread of life, and eternal life
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Summary: Belief and love get us to heaven. Intelligence alone won’t make it. And yet we must learn our faith to understand it, and to explain it to others. St. Anselm was a bishop and philosopher who lived in England one thousand years ago. His proof for the existence of God, the ontological proof, is still used today. Everything was caused by something else; every effect has a cause, except for God. Thank God for the gift of intelligence.

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What’s wrong with cremation

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Third Sunday of Easter April 18, 2010
Fr. Anthony Brankin
Gospel: John 21:1-19. Peter and the great catch of fish
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Summary: The way we bury our dead shows how we believe in the Resurrection. Cremation is now allowed by the Church, for serious reasons, but it is still not recommended. In the nineteenth century, atheists and masons promoted cremation to ridicule the Church’s belief in the resurrection. A pile of ashes can’t remind us of the Resurrection and eternal life. We must do everything to strengthen our beliefs, especially about the end of our lives.

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