Catholic Fire

There are some wonderful programs for EWTN scheduled this month that you can check out here, but the one I am really looking forward to watching is this: Man and Woman: A Divine Invention Father Benedict Groeschel and Dr. Alice von Hildebrand team up for an in-depth look at God's supreme invention: man and woman. Go here for the time in your area.

Chicago An evening talk on Contemplative Prayer will be presented on Saturday evening, February 23rd , at St. Daniel the Prophet Church located at 5300 South Natoma Ave., Chicago (Southside of Chicago). The talk will given by Fr. John-Therese, OSJ, and will begin at 7 p.m. It is open to all who might be interested. I highly recommend this talk -- the speaker is the Novitiate Director of the Sisters of St. John in Princeville, IL. You can learn more about the Community of St. John by going to their websites listed on my sidebar under My Community. Per Christum also has a great post on the Community. Wichita Fr. Richard Hogan with NFP Outreach will be in Wichita on Wednesday, March 5 at Wichita State University Newman Center . Come for Chili Dinner ( It's free .) and hear Fr. Richard Hogan present the exciting message on the Theology of the Body . Make an evening of it: Dinner at 6:30 PM (in the Newman Center in the Basement) Fr. Hogan's talk at 7:00 Rosary at 8:30 P...

Eduardo Verastegui, Star of Bella

"Why is chastity so vital a key for unlocking the theology of the body? The theology of the body is centered on the gift of self that we are all called to make to others, regardless of our state or vocation in life." "Only the chaste person can make such a gift. For spouses, this gift is embodied and expressed in the act of conjugal union. But no one can give what he does not first possess. It is precisely the mastery of oneself, the self-possession which comes through chastity, that enables men and women to be a gift to one another." ~ Legionary Father Walter Schu, author of The Splendor of Love (2003, New Hope). Excerpted from his article Theology of the Body For 6 Continents, The National Catholic Register , June 24-30, 2007 Issue

For the first time in 22 years the Roman Catholic Bishop in the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph (MO) has issued a pastoral letter. Entitled Blessed Are the Pure In Heart: A Pastoral Letter on the Dignity of the Human Person and the Dangers of Pornography, the 19-page letter was mailed recently to subscribers of The Catholic Key, the diocesan journal. The pastoral letter is online here .' The bishop announced that the First Sunday of Lent would be called "Purity of Heart Awareness Sunday" in his diocese. Bishop Finn has also established an "anti-pornography effort" on his website as part of his desire to address "the real and growing problem of pornography" and explore "spiritual and practical ways of combating it." H/T: Kansas City Catholic