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Deacon Tom Fox’s HOMILY

Posted by Mary Jane at 2:19 pm | Evangelization

The following is a part from Deacon Tom’s Homily - In the Gospel Jesus shows us how we can make progress in developing the virtue of humility. He advises us that if we would go to a banquet not to seek the place of honor but to go to a lower place. In other words we should not seek recognition as if it is due us. This does not mean that if in the course of your career you have accomplished something that deserves a just reward that you let it pass without notice. It does mean that we should not place ourselves above others and clamor for recognition.

FInd the entire homily at www.catholicismlive.blogspot.com.

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“Catholicism Live!” August 25

Posted by Mary Jane at 10:06 am | Catholicism Live, Evangelization

“Men of Honor” - The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization of Catholics, of which many of us have heard. But how much do we really know about the Knights? Join us as we learn more about the Knights of Columbus and their upcoming retreat for area Knights at Camp TECABOCA. Theme is on St. Paul – register now at www.SATKC.org.

Our Program: Tune in to Catholicism Live! every Wednesday at 8pm CST. Watch on TV (via Time Warner Cable Channel 15) or listen on radio (89.7 FM in South TX) or online via the Guadalupe Radio Network.

How you can participate: Call in live during the program at (210) 734-5371 or email us your questions before or after the show at live@catholic.org

SAINT OF THE WEEK: St. Monica Feast Day: August 27 Patron Saint of: Mothers

PEARL OF THE WEEK: “Jesus Has A Question For You” by Msgr. Richard C. Antall. 978-0-87973-985-0 (ID#985), 208 pp., $11.95

A strikingly unique series of meditations on the 41 questions Jesus asks of his followers in the Gospels. What will you answer when Jesus asks you?
“Who do you say that I am?” Maybe that sounds like an easy one if we remember our catechism. How about this one: “Why are you afraid?”

Jesus asked His disciples these questions 2,000 years ago, and he’s still asking them today. How will we answer? Long a favorite for his spellbinding stories and his profound knowledge of Scripture, Msgr. Richard C. Antall — a missionary priest who lived through the civil war in El Salvador — brings us a strikingly different series of meditations on the 41 questions Jesus asks in the Gospels.

You’ll be inspired, disturbed, uplifted, and challenged. If you try to answer the questions Jesus asks, you might even be changed forever.

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HOLY SHROUD CENTER for San Antonio

Posted by Mary Jane at 5:05 am | Evangelization

Holy Shroud Center for San Antonio – Come to a gathering on Monday, August 23rd at the Pilgrim Center of Hope beginning at 7pm – 9pm. We will continue to plan for the establishment of this Center in San Antonio. See our flyer here.

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Day of Prayer & Healing

Posted by Mary Jane at 2:25 pm | Evangelization

The Day of Prayer & Healing on Saturday, August 28th includes morning prayer, presentations, silent time for reflection, Eucharsitic Adoration and other powerful moments of prayer! Open to the public. Donations welcome. Light refreshments will be provided. Please pre-register by clicking on “Day of Prayer & Healing” on this website.

See Day of Prayer & Healing flyer. DPH_Flyer_2010-0809

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“Catholicism Live!” July 14th

Posted by Mary Jane at 2:30 pm | Evangelization

Tonight, join Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox for a program on “The Necessity of Prayer.” Why do people pray? How to pray? Why am I so distracted during prayer? Does God hear all prayer? How did Jesus pray? These and your questions are answered at 8pm Central Time.

• TV: Catholic Television of San Antonio, Time Warner Cable Channel 15
• Radio: South Texas KJMA 89.7 FM
• Online: Guadalupe Radio Network, http://www.grnonline.com (Click “Listen Live”, then click the link for South TX.)

Email your questions to live@catholic.org and call us during the program: (210) 734-5371.

Saint of the Week: St. Bridget of Sweden (Stop by the Pilgrim Center of Hope on July 15 for a ladies’ Afternoon Tea with St. Bridget of Sweden at 2pm. More details here.)

Bridget’s feast day is July 23. Mother of eight children. Widow. Foundress of the Bridgettine order. Learn more here.

Pearl of the Week: In the School of the Holy Spirit by Jacques Philippe. Scepter Publishers, 2002. 90 pages. Ask for it at your local Catholic bookseller.

Purpose of the book:
- to describe simple and concrete ways to live docility to the Holy Spirit.
- How can the Spirit illuminate and strengthen our hearts?
- By being more attentive to the Spirit’s presence in us through Baptism, we learn to follow the inspirations that God places within us.

From the book:
“Prayer of praise purifies the heart.”
“There is no doubt that if we thank God with all our heart for each grace received, especially for the inspirations, he will grant us more.”

The Church invites us to invoke the Holy Spirit as the Interior Teacher of Christian prayer. (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2680)

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Catholicism Live – End of Life Issues, Morally & Legally Speaking

Posted by Mary Jane at 9:17 am | Catholicism Live, Evangelization

How do we deal with end-of-life issues? What does the Church teach? What choices should we make from a legal perspective? Find out on our June 30 episode of Catholicism Live! Guest host Arland Nichols will join Attorney at Law Anna Torres to discuss the answers to these questions and take your questions by phone.

Pearl of the Week: National Catholic Bioethics Center and their End of Life Guide

Saint of the Week: St. Thomas More, patron saint of lawyers and a great witness to truth in the midst of persecution

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Catholicism Live! – Theology of the Body conclusion

Posted by Mary Jane at 8:13 am | Catholicism Live, Evangelization

Tune in to the June 23 episode of ‘Catholicism Live!’ Our Theology of the Body series hosts Alan Becker and David Delaney will wrap up this Theology of the Body series of programs with, “Earth in Heaven.”

Follow along with these reflection & discussion questions:

1. What are the last things?

2. Where does the Church get purgatory from?

3. What happens at the end of the world?

Join us! Email your comments/questions to live@catholic.org or call in!
Tune in 8-9 PM Central Standard Time via…

• TV: Catholic Television of San Antonio, Time Warner Cable Channel 15
• Radio: South Texas KJMA 89.7 FM
• Online: Guadalupe Radio Network, http://www.grnonline.com (Click “Listen Live”, then click the link for South TX.)

Pearl of the Week: Femininity and Chastity by Sr. Prudence Allen. Buy it here from Our Father’s Will Communications or order it from your local Catholic bookstore.

Saint of the Week: St. John the Baptist. We celebrate his birth on June 24!

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Catholicism Live – The Cross of Infertility and IVF

Posted by Mary Jane at 12:11 pm | Evangelization

June 16th episode of Catholicism Live! is hosted by Arland Nichols of Converging Roads. He discusses a painful subject for many couples and families – infertility – with guest Fr. John Leies, S.M. The pair will examine Church teaching on infertility and what healthy, moral options exist for couples struggling with fertility issues.

Saint of the Week: St. Felicity of Rome

Pearl of the Week: Dignitas Personae, teaching from the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops on biomedical issues. Free for you here.

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Theology of the Body pt. 7

Posted by Mary Jane at 8:58 am | Catholicism Live, Evangelization

How realistic are the Church’s teachings on sexuality? Tune in to the June 9 episode of ‘Catholicism Live!’ Our Theology of the Body series hosts Alan Becker and David Delaney will discuss this topic under the theme: “It’s Not Hard, but It is Humanly Impossible!” Follow along with these reflection & discussion questions:

• How can the Church say that something like abortion or contraception is wrong for everyone when they do not know each person’s personal circumstances and motivations?
• How can the Church say that everyone must follow his conscience and then still call certain acts (such contraception) sinful?
• Some claim that the Church is against human freedom because of all the rules they place on her members (sex outside of marriage, contraception, abortion, clerical celibacy, etc.). How do we respond to this?

Join us! Email your comments/questions to live@catholic.org or call in!
Tune in 8-9 PM Central Standard Time via…

Saint of the Week: St. Ephrem

Pearl of the Week: The Theology of the Body Made Simple by Fr. Anthony Percy (especially for teens). Look for it at your local Catholic bookseller.

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Year of the Priest and Anglican Converts

Posted by Mary Jane at 12:43 pm | Catholicism Live, Evangelization

The June 2 episode of ‘Catholicism Live!’ will be a great treat! We’re joined by two priests who converted to the Faith from Anglicanism as we commemorate the closing of the Year of the Priest. Fathers Christopher Phillips and recently-ordained Jeffrey Moore, both of Our Lady of the Atonement Parish, join Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox to discuss their journey to Catholicism and the priesthood, and explain more about the Anglican Use Mass and Pastoral Provision.

Join us! Email your comments/questions to live@catholic.org or call in!

8-9 PM Central Standard Time

Saint of the Week: St. John Vianney