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Afraid to Die? US Bishops Propose “Infinitely Better Way”
Prelates Approve Statement on Physician Assisted Suicide
WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 16, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The dying process can be frightening, but society can be judged on how it responds to these fears, according to the U.S. bishops in a new document on physician assisted suicide.
The bishops are in Seattle for their spring general meeting […]
The Parable of the Geese
There was once a man who didn’t believe in God, and he didn’t hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays, like Christmas.His wife, however, did believe, and she raised their children to also have faith in God and Jesus, despite his disparaging comments. One snowy Christmas Eve, his wife […]
AIDS Policy Lethal Mix of Ideology?
Interview with Author Matthew Hanley
By Carrie Gress
SAN FRANCISCO, California, DEC. 9, 2010 (Zenit.org).- When it comes to fighting
AIDS, the western model of risk reduction hasn’t curbed the deadly epidemic.
In this interview with ZENIT, Matthew Hanley, author of “Affirming Love,
Avoiding AIDS: What Africa Can Teach the West,” written with Dr. Jokin Irala,
discusses the […]
Psalm 55:22 (a little prayer)
An “oldie but goodie”; I hope that it helps you in this Advent (time of preparation) Season.
Psalm 55:22 — ‘Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.’
This was written by a Metro Denver Hospice Physician:
I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck in traffic on Colorado Blvd., and […]
Top Five Regrets of the Dying
By Bronnie Ware
For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learned never […]
BIBLICAL TEACHING - Part 5
The Old Testament: GOD TEACHES HIS PEOPLE
4. Time of 40 the Kings
a) The first prophets teach that God 41
is Love and Fidelity
Prophecy will develop in Israel from the time of David onwards. Prophets affirm that God is Love and Fidelity, especially in Deuteronomy.
Love and Fidelity refrain of Psalm 89: verses 2, 3, 15, 25, 29, […]
Spirit-filled Sunday
This Sunday is another fulfilling whole family day for all of us. It’s complete in the sense that it was spent with God and many Godly activities.
Very early in the morning everybody woke up and hurriedly finished all Sunday morning preparations to catch up with our children’s 9:00 A.M. catechism session at St. John Church […]
OLD TESTAMENT: Introduction Part 1
Eighteen centuries before Jesus Christ many nomadic tribes leave Chaldea along with their flocks to go and leave in Egypt. Among these tribes and nomadic clans there are certain number of families whose chief is Abraham. For Abraham – quite insignificant for the historians - , this force migration was accompanied by a great hope: […]
The Beginning, Cause and Effect of Every Evil
Suppose a father, overwhelmed by grief for a child so swiftly taken from him, has an image made of him. From that time on a dead creature will be honored as a god, because the father handed on to his dependents secret rites and celebrations. Time will consolidate this unholy practice and eventually it will […]
Against Those Who Worship Images
The natural helplessness of humans is seen in their ignorance of God. The experience of good things did not lead them to the knowledge of Him who is. They were interested in his works, but they did not recognize the author of them.
Fire, wind, air, the sphere of the stars, rushing water and the lights […]