Fr. Rocky presents 5 Virtues.............

..................................................Parents, Grandparents and all! You won't want to miss this great event! Please pass it on!
God bless you & yours,
Colleen

Catholic Parents Online (H/T)

Five Virtues All Catholic Parents Should Pass on to Their Children

Join Relevant Radio Executive Director and Co-Host of "Go Ask Your Father TM" Rev. Francis J. Hoffman (Fr. Rocky) for an engaging program for parents and grandparents at the Church of the Maternity of Mary, 1414 N. Dale Street in St. Paul, MN on Wednesday, November 3rd at 7:00 pm. Father will present "The 5 Virtues All Catholic Parents Should Pass on to Their Children". There is no cost.

http://www.relevantradio.com/Document.Doc?id=473
 
 
........I didn't realize Fr. Rocky was Opus Dei..............I knew I liked him for a reason.

Mother Saves Baby that Doctors Left for Dead

Full Story with Video

HT Catholic Parents Online

Warning: Married fathers an endangered species

HT - Catholic Parents Online and The Heritage Foundation

Support Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s Defense of Catholic Teaching on Abortion and Personhood

In late 2009, Sr. Margaret McBride, an administrator at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, authorized the abortion of a member of the Diocese of Phoenix thereby incurring automatic excommunication ( Latae sententiae) from the Catholic Church by virtue of Canon Law 1398.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, in responding to this grave situation and obeying the Canon Law to which every Catholic is bound, publicly affirmed the excommunication — unleashing unabated anti-Catholic sentiment and the vitriol of the secular news media and dissident Catholic groups.

The individuals signing this letter pledge their support for Bishop Olmsted’s faithful defense of Church teaching to accomplish his primary task — the salvation of souls in his diocese — which includes the souls of Sr. Margaret McBride, the preborn child whose death Sr. McBride authorized, the child’s parents, and any other individuals involved.

Bishop Olmsted reminds us that a unique and unrepeatable preborn baby is at the center of this tragic case and his or her murder strikes at the very core of the Gospel of life and the call of Jesus to see His face in those less fortunate.

Please stand with us and support Bishop Olmsted by adding your signature to our open letter to Bishop Olmsted.

H/T - American Life League

Wikipedia article

E 5 Men this Wednesday

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
Ephesians 5:25
E5 MEN


HUSBANDS FASTING FOR THEIR WIVES


The e5 Man fasts for his bride to imitate Jesus as described by Saint Paul in his letter to the Ephesians, chapter 5 (for which e5 is named). Fasting is eating only bread and water.
Jesus made a bodily sacrifice on the cross for His Bride the Church to present her to God the Father "without spot or wrinkle." (Eph 5:27) By fasting for our earthly bride and joining our sufferings to Christ's we intercede for grace for our brides. At the same time our act of bodily love in union with Christ accelerates our own conversion.

By making this sacrifice for the women in our lives we live out the essence of the gospel through a very particular act of self denial. To lay down one's body out of love for another is the central message of the gospel.

Register as an e5 Man.  Click here to watch the e5 video.

NOT ONLY FOR MARRIED MEN
Membership is not limited to married men. For single men, their fast may be dedicated to their future bride. For widowers or those unlikely to get married, the beneficiary of their fasts may be for a deceased wife, a daughter, a sister, or a granddaughter, or any other women in great need. For the consecrated celibate man the benefit of their fast can be for the benefit of the community they serve or for consecrated celibate women.

REQUIREMENTS
Except for medical reasons, the minimum requirements to be an e5 Man are that you:
1. Be a baptized Christian man.
2. Register with e5. Register as an e5 Man. Click here.
3. Fast on plain bread and water at least one day a month for your bride for her spiritual growth and healing - preferably on the first Wednesday of the month.

ADDITIONAL INTENTIONS OF THE E5 MAN
The intentions of the e5 also include:
1. All the other e5 Men's brides or primary intention.
2. For all the e5 Women registered with us.
3. For all women sinned against by men.
4. For the petitions sent to us by women for women.
5. And in general for all women.
Many e5 Men choose to fast more than once a month and often choose other beneficiaries for those days such as sisters, mothers, or friends.  See e5 Special Forces.

Prayer request

Please keep a friend in prayer - she is having difficulties in her pregnancy.