Poster Boy John Kerry

Written by Gary Shirley


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Sadly, many "good" Catholics have jumped aboard this guilt-free cultural bandwagon. In fact, thousands who declare themselves pro-life onrepparttar abortion issue vehemently defend their "right" to contraception. Their participation is often justified by simple disclaimers like, "I just don't happen to agree withrepparttar 126789 Church on that issue." The more defiant will assert that, "The Church has no business in my bedroom" orrepparttar 126790 ever-popular, "What doesrepparttar 126791 pope know aboutrepparttar 126792 cost of raising kids?"

These fellow Catholics either fail to fully realize, or they simply deny,repparttar 126793 fact that every chemical method of contraception is abortifacient. Every pill, implant, or injection, whether before orrepparttar 126794 morning after, works to ensure pregnancy does not occur. They all do this by flushing out a fertilized egg if necessary. This is abortion. It is a clinical fact. A completely unique human life is summarily ended inrepparttar 126795 privacy of our own home.

This reality cannot be softened or denied. It cannot be politically corrected. Drug companies even try to mitigaterepparttar 126796 evil by redefining when life begins. They attempt to sell us onrepparttar 126797 notion that life does not begin at conception but at implantation or first sensation. This is a lie. Adopting this notion, however, helps couples assuage any lingering guilt while buying more time forrepparttar 126798 vendor's product to be used. The number of innocent lives brought to an end each day inrepparttar 126799 abortion mills pales in comparison to those ended inrepparttar 126800 American bedroom.

Enter John Kerry, poster boy for disobedience torepparttar 126801 Church's teachings. He embraces abortion while brazenly acceptingrepparttar 126802 Eucharist. How many "good" Catholics join him and "obstinately persist in manifest grave sin?" Some of these same Catholics publicly lambaste Senator Kerry for his abortion stand yet knowingly engage in contraceptive practices themselves. Others quietly support his behavior in order to prolongrepparttar 126803 "legitimacy" of abortion and protect their contraceptive choices. Like our defiant Senator, are any of these folks piously acceptingrepparttar 126804 Eucharist each Sunday? Like him, are they fooling themselves by proclaiming that their faith life is separate from their "real" life?

Senator Kerry is most definitely in need of our prayers. He needs to turn in humility to Holy Mother Church. He needs to meet with his bishop to obtainrepparttar 126805 knowledge and guidance he lacks. Most of all, he needs to honorrepparttar 126806 Eucharist.

Many of us must also undertake this same journey. Before wallowing inrepparttar 126807 scandal incited by a politician, each of us must look hard at our own level of Christian obedience. Perhaps we have been duped into participation inrepparttar 126808 culture of death. If so, are we willing to embracerepparttar 126809 "new morality" atrepparttar 126810 price of our very souls?

Gary Shirley, his wife, and three children are members of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Kennesaw, Georgia, where Gary serves as catechist in the adult education program. Gary is an Archdiocese of Atlanta certified catechist (both PSR and RCIA) with 14 years teaching experience. Email him at gary.shirley@searchlogixgroup.com.


Angel to Angel

Written by Skye Thomas


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I read an email from a new friend who had read somewhere that this was a good way to repel negativity. She gave some examples of how she had used it recently in her personal life. The one I thought was very interesting was how she usedrepparttar angels' help to protect her sense of personal space. She doesn't like feeling crowded by strangers and asked thatrepparttar 126788 angels keep everyone back to a comfortable distance. Apparently it worked. That's an area I hadn't thought to use it in. I am reminded of walking in dark parking lots to get to my car, or when taking small children torepparttar 126789 fair and not wanting to get separated. I will try asking forrepparttar 126790 angels' help with these little comfort and safety areas.

I've also usedrepparttar 126791 letters to angels technique in my work too. One such letter became an article because they told me it was a universal prayer and needed to be typed up formally for everyone's benefit. Click here to read The Entrepreneur's Prayer if you haven't already. Inrepparttar 126792 past, I've usedrepparttar 126793 prayer letters to help me find start up capital for my business and to help me findrepparttar 126794 right office space to lease. I keep an open-ended request for guidance in all of my spiritual work. I ask them when to write, what to write, when to pitch my work, when to reworkrepparttar 126795 website, and when to have a toes-in-the-sand-at-the-beach-day so as to become re-inspired again. As long as I'm listening, I pretty much always get great advice and am inrepparttar 126796 flow of some sort of cosmic divine timing. When I can't 'hear' them and need direction, then I will writerepparttar 126797 letters again. Soon afterwards, I am able to 'feel' their presence and can spotrepparttar 126798 signs again that they're still here helping me.

I don't use them too much for personal gain, because I have this funny little voice that says I'm not supposed to bug them for money and material possessions. I am working to get past that belief system because when I have asked them to help with creating a new car or to findrepparttar 126799 new home we're meant to live in, they've always taken excellent care of us and foundrepparttar 126800 perfect car orrepparttar 126801 perfect home for us at that time.

Find your form of prayer. I don't think it matters how you createrepparttar 126802 prayer, but I do know that it works. Call on them and they will help you, in their way, in their time.

Copyright 2004, Skye Thomas, Tomorrow's Edge

Skye Thomas is the CEO of Tomorrow's Edge, an Internet leader in inspiring leaps of faith. Her books and articles have inspired people of all ages and faiths to recommit themselves to the pursuit of happiness. After years of high heels and business clothes, she is currently enjoying working from home in her pajamas. To read more of her articles, sign up to receive her free weekly newsletter, and get free previews of her books go to www.TomorrowsEdge.net.


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