Catholic Fire

Being one with Christ is our sanctity, and progressively becoming one with him our happiness on earth, the love of the cross in no way contradicts being a joyful child of God. Helping Christ carry his cross fills one with a strong and pure joy, and those who may and can do so, the builders of God's kingdom, are the most authentic children of God. And so those who have a predilection for the way of the cross by no means deny that Good Friday is past and that the work of salvation has been accomplished. Only those who are saved, only children of grace, can in fact be bearers of Christ's cross. Only in union with the divine Head does human suffering take an expiatory power. To suffer and to be happy although suffering, to have one's feet on the earth, to walk on the dirty and rough paths of this earth and yet to be enthroned with Christ at the Father's right hand, to laugh and cry with the children of this world and ceaselessly sing the praises of God with t...

I love this video -- Alan Keyes talks frankly about his trials and his strong Catholic faith. What a winner this man is! This video is an exerpt of Alan Keyes speaking to his friends and supporters following his defeat at the Constitution Party Convention 2008.

Seventy-seven hours of round-the clock prayer has begun at the infamous late-term abortion mill operated by George R. Tiller, a place where women from all over the world come to abort their babies up to the very day before their birth. Operation Rescue has called for the special prayer vigil, entitled “Pray in May To Stop Abortion,” to ask for Divine intervention on behalf of innocent children, many which are killed by what is believed to be illegal abortions. “We want God to close this abortion clinic and end the horrible injustice and human suffering that takes place here,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. Tiller has been charged with 30 criminal counts all related to the commission of illegal late-term abortions. For more information on this event and for prayer times, go here. Other Operation Rescue posts include: Abortion Makes Me Vomit New Truth Truck Signs Draw Attention To Abortion Tragedy Many, many novenas and prayers have been said over the years requesting God t...