Tribulation Times 
January 19, 2011 (Psa 82:3-4) Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor. Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner. POPE JOHN PAUL II (1995): "Many Christians from all Communities, by reason of their faith, are jointly involved in bold projects aimed at changing the world by inculcating respect for the rights and needs of everyone, especially the poor, the lowly, and the defenseless … Christians who once acted independently are now engaged together in the service of this cause, so that God's mercy may triumph" FAITH IN ACTION: Twin boys saved from abortion inspire mother to help others
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL BLOG: Pope John Paul II and Roe v. Wade Last Friday the world heard the news that the Catholic Church will beatify Pope John Paul II later this year, which is one step closer to the Church formally recognizing that he rests in Heaven. I suspect that many of my Evangelical friends are well ahead of the Catholic Church in knowing that he is there, in the great cloud of witnesses, adoring his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Before beatification the Catholic Church confirms that a miracle has occurred due to the intercession of the deceased. In Pope John Paul’s case, it is the miraculous cure of a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who had suffered from Parkinson’s disease. This little nun says John Paul was and is an inspiration because of his defense of the unborn child. “John Paul II did everything he could for life, to defend life,” she said. “He was very close to the smallest and weakest. How many times did we see him approach a handicapped person, a sick person?” It is hard for me to approach another anniversary of Roe v. Wade without thinking of this great man who once said that “a nation that kills its own children is a nation without hope.” His very life was a witness to the sanctity of all human life. John Paul survived an assassination attempt and immediately forgave his assassin. He survived the two greatest threats to life and freedom of the 20th century, Nazi Germany and Communist Totalitarianism, and of that bloody century, said: “The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.”
He dedicated an entire encyclical to abortion and euthanasia, and in the magnificent “Gospel of Life” he minced no words: “No human law can claim to legitimize” abortion, he said. We have a “grave and clear obligation to oppose” such laws, even through “conscientious objection.” Another spiritual leader on her way to saintly recognition, Mother Teresa, was his comrade-in-arms on this issue and equally blunt: “America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts — a child — as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience.” Imagine the homecoming for these two giants for life: a choir of little ones, in the millions.
EXCERPT VIA FATHER CORAPI: 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.
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He dedicated an entire encyclical to abortion and euthanasia, and in the magnificent “Gospel of Life” he minced no words: “No human law can claim to legitimize” abortion, he said. We have a “grave and clear obligation to oppose” such laws, even through “conscientious objection.” Another spiritual leader on her way to saintly recognition, Mother Teresa, was his comrade-in-arms on this issue and equally blunt: “America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts — a child — as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience.” Imagine the homecoming for these two giants for life: a choir of little ones, in the millions.
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 27- "On holy stillness of body and soul"
27. The monk is one who flees all men, though without hatred, just as another hastens to them, though without enthusiasm; he does not wish to be hindered from partaking of the sweetness of God.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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