Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This week we commemorated the 40th anniversary of Roe. v. Wade in which the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that legalized abortion. With no legislative input, the justices removed legal protection from unborn children right up to the moment of birth. 55,881,760 unborn children have been put to death since 1973. If we were to observe a second of silence for each one of them, it would last twenty-one months.
READ MOREDear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
An important part of the Year of Faith includes deepening our understanding of issues concerning life, marriage and religious liberty. A person who is seeking holiness will include pro-life efforts, the sanctity of marriage, and the protection of our religious freedom in their daily prayers. The United States Catholic Bishops have come up with essentially five Catholic resolutions for 2013 that are meant to help us make the most of this Year of Faith.
READ MOREEach year, January has been a month devoted to Respect Life Awareness, and this being a Year of Faith, I thought it fitting that you hear from Karen Williams, Chair of our Respect Life Team here at SJA….
God Bless, Father Kline
Cada año, el mes de Enero es el mes que es dedicado a la sensibilización de Respetar a la Vida, y siendo el Año de la Fe, lo vi apropiado que escuchen unas palabras de parte de Karen Williams, la presidente del comité de Respeto a la Vida de nuestra parroquia Santa Juana de Arco...
Que Dios los bendiga,
Padre Don Kline
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany. What exactly is an epiphany? Some would say that it is a sudden, profound realization of something important; a breakthrough; a deep and profound understanding of something once mysterious. The Church uses the term to describe God as being made manifest in Jesus Christ. On Christmas we focused on Jesus' humanity. On Epiphany we turn our attention to Christ's divinity. We pause here today, just like the wise men, to pay this Divine Child homage and adoration as only a true King deserves. Next week we celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, a dramatic leap forward in Jesus' life when we celebrate the initiation of Jesus' public ministry. After his Baptism in the waters of the Jordan, we ponder that Jesus walked among us, teaching us by his words and example-as God and as man.
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