Gloria TV News on the Feast of Servant of God Brother Juniper. Prepare them Better USA The Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona has inaugurated a new policy requiring a more extensive preparation for marriage …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of Servant of God Brother Juniper.
Prepare them Better
USA
The Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona has inaugurated a new policy requiring a more extensive preparation for marriage, in an effort to reverse a trend to marital breakdown. The diocese will require engaged couples to complete a 9-month preparation course, including instruction in natural family planning, the theology of Christian marriage, and common problems that face young married couples.
The Numbers of the Main Religious Orders
Catholic Church
An increase of vocations in South Asia and Africa was not sufficient to stem a decline in the number of Salesians of Don Bosco, the Church’s second-largest men’s religious institute. There are now 15,952 Salesians, including novices. The Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, with 18,711 members, is the largest men’s religious community. The Order of Friars Minor, the Franciscans, have 15,130 members, the Capuchins 11,092, and the Benedictines 7,558 ranking third, fourth, and fifth respectively. The Salesian Sisters, with 14,420 members, are by far the largest women’s religious institute.
Vote on Homosexuals Postponed
Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has decided to postpone its planned vote on a report that purported to protect homosexuals from discrimination. Due to the large number of opposing amendments, the Assembly is expected to reschedule the vote for its next session in April 2010 after examination by a Parliamentary Committee.
“The Grace of Ars”
USA
Fr. Frederick Miller of the Archdiocese of Newark has examined the famed St. John Vianney as a model parish priest in his new book “The Grace of Ars” that was released by Ignatius Press. Fr. Miller is chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. He has led many groups of priests and seminarians on pilgrimage to Ars in France.
Do We Really Exist?
When my nephew Michael was getting ready for college he told me he was expected to write a paper in his first week entitled, “How do I know I exist?” – writes Fr. Dwight Longenecker, a former Anglican and married Catholic clergyman, on his blog and continues: “After discussing the matter for some time he concluded that the best thing to do was to punch his professor in the nose. The resulting pain when the professor punched back would thereby prove that both of them existed.”
Prepare them Better
USA
The Diocese of Phoenix in Arizona has inaugurated a new policy requiring a more extensive preparation for marriage, in an effort to reverse a trend to marital breakdown. The diocese will require engaged couples to complete a 9-month preparation course, including instruction in natural family planning, the theology of Christian marriage, and common problems that face young married couples.
The Numbers of the Main Religious Orders
Catholic Church
An increase of vocations in South Asia and Africa was not sufficient to stem a decline in the number of Salesians of Don Bosco, the Church’s second-largest men’s religious institute. There are now 15,952 Salesians, including novices. The Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, with 18,711 members, is the largest men’s religious community. The Order of Friars Minor, the Franciscans, have 15,130 members, the Capuchins 11,092, and the Benedictines 7,558 ranking third, fourth, and fifth respectively. The Salesian Sisters, with 14,420 members, are by far the largest women’s religious institute.
Vote on Homosexuals Postponed
Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has decided to postpone its planned vote on a report that purported to protect homosexuals from discrimination. Due to the large number of opposing amendments, the Assembly is expected to reschedule the vote for its next session in April 2010 after examination by a Parliamentary Committee.
“The Grace of Ars”
USA
Fr. Frederick Miller of the Archdiocese of Newark has examined the famed St. John Vianney as a model parish priest in his new book “The Grace of Ars” that was released by Ignatius Press. Fr. Miller is chairman of the Department of Systematic Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. He has led many groups of priests and seminarians on pilgrimage to Ars in France.
Do We Really Exist?
When my nephew Michael was getting ready for college he told me he was expected to write a paper in his first week entitled, “How do I know I exist?” – writes Fr. Dwight Longenecker, a former Anglican and married Catholic clergyman, on his blog and continues: “After discussing the matter for some time he concluded that the best thing to do was to punch his professor in the nose. The resulting pain when the professor punched back would thereby prove that both of them existed.”
Hopefully couples who wish to marry will have to undergo a more extensive and intensive training and learning of their Catholic faith. This is very much needed.
Again, thank you for bringing us the news, we don't always get this on other sites.
And you look great in red, really you do. 
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Hopefully couples who wish to marry will have to undergo a more extensive and intensive training and learning of their Catholic faith. This is very much needed.
Again, thank you for bringing us the news, we don't always get this on other sites.
And you look great in red, really you do.
Again, thank you for bringing us the news, we don't always get this on other sites.
And you look great in red, really you do.