You may have seen that amazing photo that was taken almost 10 years ago of the little baby in the womb who reached out and grasped the doctor's hand while surgery was being performed. It transformed a lot of lives and helped to pass the partial-birth abortion ban.
Here is an article about the little boy and what he is doing today. Very inspiring!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Father Corapi Update
For all of you who have been wondering how Fr. John Corapi is doing, here is an excellent article that just came out. Enjoy!
Monday, April 06, 2009
Follow Christ's Footsteps
Here's a great reflection by the Holy Father, encouraging the young people of the world to follow in Christ's footsteps.
Our condolences and prayers go out to all the victims of today's earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy. May God bless you all during this difficult time.
We are also praying for you during this sacred Holy Week. May the culmination of all the graces of Lent fill your heart and soul and bring you to Resurrection with Jesus.
God bless you!
Our condolences and prayers go out to all the victims of today's earthquake in L'Aquila, Italy. May God bless you all during this difficult time.
We are also praying for you during this sacred Holy Week. May the culmination of all the graces of Lent fill your heart and soul and bring you to Resurrection with Jesus.
God bless you!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Fr. Samuel Medley, SOLT
Thought you might find this article written by one of our SOLT priests, Fr. Samuel Medley very enlightening and inspiring.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Superbowl Sack
I just had to post this article because it irked me so much. Conspiracy and oppression of speech is alive and well in the U.S.!
NBC yanked a pro-life ad, the one I posted earlier celebrating the potential of all human life, from the Super Bowl lineup of commercials. CatholicVote.org raised enough money to run the ad but NBC WOULD NOT AIR IT.
Those of you who watch the Super Bowl yesterday saw that NBC ran a number of inappropriate and suggestive ads from many companies, yet the pro-life ad was seen as too "political." YIKES!
Absolutely ridiculous. Here is the ad in case you didn't catch it the first time it was posted.
NBC yanked a pro-life ad, the one I posted earlier celebrating the potential of all human life, from the Super Bowl lineup of commercials. CatholicVote.org raised enough money to run the ad but NBC WOULD NOT AIR IT.
Those of you who watch the Super Bowl yesterday saw that NBC ran a number of inappropriate and suggestive ads from many companies, yet the pro-life ad was seen as too "political." YIKES!
Absolutely ridiculous. Here is the ad in case you didn't catch it the first time it was posted.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Fight FOCA!!
Please remember to send in the postcards to your Senators and Representatives urging them to protect life and reject FOCA. If you can, please write a personal note with your postcard expressing your concerns and desire to defend and protect innocent human life.
It only takes a few minutes, so please put a stamp on the cards and mail them!
Don't have any postcards? Contact your diocese today!
It only takes a few minutes, so please put a stamp on the cards and mail them!
Don't have any postcards? Contact your diocese today!
Fr. Tom Kraft, O.P. 1953-2009
I just had to write about our Dominican friend here in Seattle, Fr. Tom Kraft.
Fr. Tom died last week of terminal cancer.
He was 55.
Fr. Tom was one of those people who radiated the love and zeal of Jesus. He always had a smile on his face and a humble and humorous manner about him. He welcomed you when he saw you and he was always going from one place to the next, spreading the love of Jesus wherever he went. He loved his priesthood and he loved God's people.
The Dominicans and those at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle did an astounding job today organizing one of the most resplendent and piercing funeral liturgies I have ever witnessed. The church was packed to standing room only with people of all races and ages. We had all come to pay tribute, grieve and celebrate the life of a man whose "yes" to God changed us all forever.
Fr. Tom's brothers and sister and niece gave moving eulogies about their beloved brother and uncle, a man who brought authenticity, music, laughter and Christ to all he met. The Gregorian chant that flowed from the choir during parts of the Mass was a fitting partner to the silence as the casket was blessed and people said their final goodbye.
It was amazingly beautiful to see what it looks like to be faithful unto death.
Probably all of us asked ourselves, "Why, God?" "Why take a young man who was doing so much for You?"
God's ways are not our ways. Indeed, they are far above our own small ways.
The Pastor, who gave a magnificent homily, mentioned this very thing. He said, "So often we pray to God to take away this suffering or that suffering instead of praying that God's will be done in our lives. We shouldn't ask ourselves what we can do for God but what God can do through us if we would only get out of the way."
The Pastor said he spoke with Fr. Tom a few days before he died and asked him, "Father Tom, what message do you have for the people, what do you want me to tell them?"
Fr. Tom replied, "Tell them, Don't wait until you are dying to live a courageous life."
Fr. Tom lived these words in his life, suffering and death. His life was a courageous example of what the love of God can do, if only we let Him.
Thank you Fr. Tom. We will miss you. I am sure your smile is brightening Heaven now. May you now rest in the peace and love of the One who loves you.
God bless you.
Fr. Tom died last week of terminal cancer.
He was 55.
Fr. Tom was one of those people who radiated the love and zeal of Jesus. He always had a smile on his face and a humble and humorous manner about him. He welcomed you when he saw you and he was always going from one place to the next, spreading the love of Jesus wherever he went. He loved his priesthood and he loved God's people.
The Dominicans and those at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle did an astounding job today organizing one of the most resplendent and piercing funeral liturgies I have ever witnessed. The church was packed to standing room only with people of all races and ages. We had all come to pay tribute, grieve and celebrate the life of a man whose "yes" to God changed us all forever.
Fr. Tom's brothers and sister and niece gave moving eulogies about their beloved brother and uncle, a man who brought authenticity, music, laughter and Christ to all he met. The Gregorian chant that flowed from the choir during parts of the Mass was a fitting partner to the silence as the casket was blessed and people said their final goodbye.
It was amazingly beautiful to see what it looks like to be faithful unto death.
Probably all of us asked ourselves, "Why, God?" "Why take a young man who was doing so much for You?"
God's ways are not our ways. Indeed, they are far above our own small ways.
The Pastor, who gave a magnificent homily, mentioned this very thing. He said, "So often we pray to God to take away this suffering or that suffering instead of praying that God's will be done in our lives. We shouldn't ask ourselves what we can do for God but what God can do through us if we would only get out of the way."
The Pastor said he spoke with Fr. Tom a few days before he died and asked him, "Father Tom, what message do you have for the people, what do you want me to tell them?"
Fr. Tom replied, "Tell them, Don't wait until you are dying to live a courageous life."
Fr. Tom lived these words in his life, suffering and death. His life was a courageous example of what the love of God can do, if only we let Him.
Thank you Fr. Tom. We will miss you. I am sure your smile is brightening Heaven now. May you now rest in the peace and love of the One who loves you.
God bless you.
Pope Benedict You tube Channel
Pope Benedict XVI has his own youtube channel! Rock on! Click the link to see all the latest updates, news, homilies etc. of our wonderful Holy Father.
On the Street
Check out the Theology of the Body blog by one of our fab priests, Fr. Samuel Medley, SOLT
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Latests thoughts of Fr. Corapi
Someone sent this to me this morning, thought you might like it:
News Flash: WE WIN! by Fr. John Corapi
As we prepare to enter a new era in politics and perhaps society in general, keep something in mind: WE WIN! No matter what political party is in power at a given point in time, in the end those that remain faithful to Jesus Christ win the war. We may have to fight many battles outnumbered and even despised and looked upon as criminals and outcasts by a society that is unraveling and degenerating into something no one could have imagined.
What matters is that we run the race to the finish line and fight the good fight. Don’t “go with the flow,” for as the great Archbishop Fulton Sheen reminds us, “Dead bodies float downstream.” More than ever we shall have to be strong in the faith. Regular and worthy reception of the sacraments, constant prayer, and rigorous study of the faith is now essential, not merely a luxury.
The front line and primary battle is going to be the fight for life: the dignity of every human life from the moment of conception to the last moment of natural life. If we lose that one, every other battle space will be compromised. If the government succeeds in establishing abortion as an inalienable “right”, then the elderly and sick will be next. It will then be a short and slippery step to the government deciding who lives and dies regardless of their inherent human dignity.
If you don’t already pray the Rosary every day, please start at once. The prayer of the holy Rosary is the prayer of the holy Gospel, and that means it is the prayer of the Good News Who is Jesus Christ, the LIFE of the world. Many saints will be forged in the crucible of the coming years. Make sure you are among them.
God bless you,
Fr. John Corapi
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