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What is a fractal and what does it have to do with my faith? Read this reflection from Fr Matthew and find out.
I didn’t give a homily in English this weekend. This is a reflection somewhat similar to the homily I gave in Portuguese, based on today’s readings.
Have you ever heard of fractals? They are mathematical patterns that are “self-similar” – which is to say, they have identical or similar structures on different scales or levels of magnification. Put more simply, if you look at one part of the pattern, then zoom in closer (or zoom out), it still looks the much the same as it did before. The same kinds of structures or patterns happen on the small, medium, and large scales (see the illustration below).
What does this have to do with our faith? In a way, the history of salvation is like a fractal.
The overall story is that humanity has become alienated from God through the sin of the first human beings, Adam and Eve. Through God’s initiative…
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It seems like I blinked and Lent is already halfway over.
On this Friday of the third week of Lent, I’d like to share this short reflection on our Lord’s passion with you: a heart to heart dialogue between Jesus and his Blessed Mother. More…
Will You Be Forced to Pay for Abortion? 1
The slippery slope from the “religious exemption clause” the president promised in his Notre Dame speech has reached a new low. We are now being told that Americans will be required to cover surgical abortions. As Life Site News Reports:
“Several pro-life legal organizations filed legal briefs with the Supreme Court today telling the nation’s highest court in advance of its consideration of the lawsuit challenging Obamacare that the controversial health care law compels Americans to fund abortions.” More…
“The Immorality of Birth Control Is No Longer a Teaching of the Catholic Church?” Reply
Notre Dame Philosophy Professor Gary Gutting stated in a New York Times op ed that “The immorality of birth control is no longer a teaching of the Catholic Church.”
“It may be objected,” Gutting wrote, “that, regardless of what individual Catholics think, the bishops in fact exercise effective control over the church. This is true in many respects, but only to the extent that members of the church accept their authority. Stalin’s alleged query about papal authority More…
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New York Times Getting Desperate? Don’t Be Silly. 2
After all, it’s just a full page ad inviting people to leave the Catholic Church. What kind of damage could it possibly do?
Maybe you are still not quite convinced there’s open war against the Catholic Church. More…
Planned Parenthood vs. The Catholic Church: You Decide Reply
Great video compilation from Fr John Hollowell speaks for itself. Who do you prefer to represent you?
Catholics Speak Up: Time to Say What We Believe 5
In recent weeks, Planned Parenthood has been mounting an aggressive propaganda campaign to promote abortion, contraception, and sterilization as fundamental to women’s health and reproductive rights.
In light of the HHS Mandate, many Catholics have seen this as part of a concerted attack on the Catholic Church and have decided to fight fire with fire, by retaliating with the Catholic answer. More…
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