tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post3309974432086659744..comments2024-02-09T02:48:13.776-06:00Comments on Daily Meditations with Fr. Alfonse: Lk 11:37-41 Changing From WithinFr. Alfonsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02557206560119402976noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-68415462026482341432014-10-17T18:10:52.879-05:002014-10-17T18:10:52.879-05:00Your welcome! The more I think about these things,...Your welcome! The more I think about these things, the more I come back to Ecclesiastes with its cycles and rhythms. Benedict Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274188116075677081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-23085542376383340942014-10-16T20:35:38.953-05:002014-10-16T20:35:38.953-05:00I was thinking the age of reason had been moved cl...I was thinking the age of reason had been moved closer to 30 :) <br /><br />As you probably know, Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger -- a eugenicist. Legalized abortion has completely decimated the African American population in U.S. In 2012 in NYC, there were more black babies killed by abortion than were born alive. You may want to check out Alveda Scott King (the neice of the late Dr. Martin Luther King) pro-life writings as well.violinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996177657604656859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-82391694901624667182014-10-16T18:46:50.070-05:002014-10-16T18:46:50.070-05:00That's interesting, and wonderful. I'm gla...That's interesting, and wonderful. I'm glad we have another person to champion the cause of the unborn. <br /><br />It's sad to think that grown educated people resort to abortion as a reasonable way to confront a challenge. Some people go even further and propose to sterilize certain kinds of people and to extend a woman's "right" to kill her child up to the age of reason (which is now probably 21 years old). And these are ethicists who propose this! There is a terrible darkness within people who can conceive of such ideas without any pangs to their conscience. It isn't circumstance that dictates this evil, it is the absence of spirit.Benedict Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274188116075677081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-69525071197545059632014-10-15T23:06:50.565-05:002014-10-15T23:06:50.565-05:00I love the description of "the virtuous cycle...I love the description of "the virtuous cycle". Such a great option to all the viscous cycles we encounter. I need to read and reflect more on that. <br />Thanks Benedict. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439331035718369167.post-6037716448510396362014-10-14T20:58:00.028-05:002014-10-14T20:58:00.028-05:00"Too often, believers think a new pope, a new..."Too often, believers think a new pope, a new policy, a new law from the federal government, a new design for a local church, or some other addition will lead to a stronger Church that can successfully oppose the pressures of the world."<br /><br />I just finished an absolutely fantastic book -- Won by Love by Norma McCorvey (the Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade). Norma signed the affidavit that legalized the killing of unborn children in the United States. To date, 56 million children have been killed. Norma was a poster child for the abortion industry, worked at a local dallas abortion clinic for years, and assisted in hundreds of abortions. <br /><br />When Operation Rescue moved into the offices next door to her clinic, she was disgusted. Over the course of the next 6 months, however, she was won over by their love--their love for Christ and for her. She eventually converted to Christianity in 1995, left the abortion industry, and became a pro-life activist. After her conversion, she dropped off a complementary copy of her video, Reversing Roe, to the Supreme Court justices.<br /><br />Standing on the stairs of the Supreme Court she writes, "Before I became a Christian, I thought political action was the most important thing. Now I realized there was a much more powerful activity available to those who desire change: PRAYER."<br /><br />Amen Norma and Benedict. The change comes from within. The change comes through our most powerful weapon: prayer. <br /><br />Norma's prayer and search for the truth led her all the way to the fullest expression of the truth--the Catholic Church.violinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996177657604656859noreply@blogger.com