Putting energy into Our Faith-John C. Preiss

I admit, I am a football fan.  One thing that I realized over the years watching football is the energy and the focus of the media and fan base.  I often wondered what Christianity would be like if we applied this same energy in sporting events into our faith.  It would be hard to imagine although it can be done with much love and faith.  We are all called to evangelize and win souls for Christ.  Evaluate yourself and see what your priorities are and in what areas you spend most of your time.  Let us begin this New Year with the Holy Spirit and accept the graces and go forth and evangelize without fear but with love.  God Bless

Finding yourself in Christ-by John C. Preiss

Finding Christ is often difficult when we have yet to  find ourselves.  But He is the one who can lead us to Him.  God is good and he manifests His love for us on a daily basis.  The world continues to battle for attention throwing projects to us daily and distracting us from our families and our faith.  We must all put some time aside and spend it with our Lord.

Meditation is important for inspiration.  We must plant the seed of Christ in others through our thought, word and deed.  After the seed is planted the Holy Spirit will take over and joy, peace and love will do the rest.  God Bless all of you in your endeavors.

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Doing the best you can

At times in our lives we put too much pressure on the unnecessary things that draws our attention away from God.   This happens because we listen to the voice of the world and not the voice of God.   We are all guilty of this because we know that in order to survive we have to focus on our work in order to make a living to support our families.    We must take time out of our day to do spiritual reading and prayer, at least 20 minutes.  God is wanting us to ask for His help and He is the only one that can truly help us pave our way to Heaven.   The lifetime will pass away fast and time is valuable we must spend some of it with Him.   I had a lady come to my home the other day and said that it would be hard to live with all of the religious pictures in her house.  I asked her if she was feeling guilty.   God should be welcomed in our homes and hearts because if our goal is Heaven then we will not need pictures of Jesus and His Mother we will see them face to face in all eternal happiness.  Live for God daily and do the best you can because he will lead you to the ultimate prize.

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Father Corapi Press Release July 5th from SOLT

Father John Corapi Resigns From SOLT In a July 5 press release, Father Gerard Sheehan, the priest’s superior, outlines multiple violations of Father Corapi’s holy orders and directs him to return to the community.

Comment Father John Corapi has submitted his resignation from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), the Register has learned. Father Gerard Sheehan, regional priest servant of SOLT, said in a press release dated July 5 that the popular priest and speaker has inspired countless thousands of Catholics, “many of whom continue to express their support of him.” However, Father Sheehan added, “SOLT also recognizes that Father Corapi is now misleading these individuals through his false statements and characterizations. It is for these Catholics that SOLT, by means of this announcement, seeks to set the record straight.” The press release follows in full: Father John A. Corapi submitted his resignation from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) early in June. SOLT is a society of apostolic life of diocesan right with its regional office in Robstown, Texas. While SOLT does not typically comment publicly on personnel matters, it recognizes that Father John Corapi, through his ministry, has inspired thousands of faithful Catholics, many of whom continue to express their support of him. SOLT also recognizes that Father Corapi is now misleading these individuals through his false statements and characterizations. It is for these Catholics that SOLT, by means of this announcement, seeks to set the record straight. A woman, well known to Father John Corapi, mailed SOLT a signed letter detailing allegations of Father Corapi’s sexual activity with adult women, abuse of alcohol and drugs, improper sacramental practices, violation of his promise of poverty and other wrongdoing. After receiving the allegation, SOLT formed a three-person fact-finding team to ensure that it handled this matter in accordance with canonical norms. The team included a priest-canonist, a psychiatrist and a lawyer. Two were members of religious orders, and one was a lay Catholic. Two were men, and one was a woman. All three have national reputations and substantial experience in ecclesiastical processes related to priest disciplinary issues. As the society was engaging this team, Father Corapi filed a civil lawsuit against his principal accuser. He contended that she had defamed him and breached her contract. The contract, according to [Father] Corapi’s lawsuit, contained a provision binding the woman to silence about him. He offered the woman $100,000 to enter this agreement. SOLT’s fact-finding team subsequently learned that Father Corapi may have negotiated contracts with other key witnesses that precluded them from speaking with SOLT’s fact-finding team. Many of these witnesses likely had key information about the accusations being investigated and declined to answer questions and provide documents. When the fact-finding team asked Father Corapi to dismiss the lawsuit, to forbear from foreclosing his mortgage, and to release her and other individuals from their contractual obligations to remain silent about him, he refused to do so and, through his canonical advocate, stated: “It is not possible for Father Corapi to answer the commission’s questions at this time.” SOLT’s fact-finding team has acquired information from Father Corapi’s emails, various witnesses and public sources that, together, state that, during his years of public ministry: — He did have sexual relations and years of cohabitation (in California and Montana) with a woman known to him, when the relationship began, as a prostitute. — He repeatedly abused alcohol and drugs. — He has recently engaged in “sexting” activity with one or more women in Montana. — He holds legal title to over $1 million in real estate, numerous luxury vehicles, motorcycles, an ATV, a boat dock, and several motor boats, which is a serious violation of his promise of poverty as a perpetually professed member of the society. SOLT has contemporaneously, with the issuance of this press release, directed Father John Corapi, under obedience, to return home to the society’s regional office and take up residence there. It has also ordered him, again under obedience, to dismiss the lawsuit he has filed against his accuser. SOLT’s prior direction to Father John Corapi not to engage in any preaching or teaching, the celebration of the sacraments or other public ministry continues. Catholics should understand that SOLT does not consider Father John Corapi as fit for ministry. Father Sheehan will not be available for comments, as he is attending the SOLT General Chapter Read more: http://www.ncregister.com/father-john-corapi-resigns-from-solt.html#ixzz1RGQOnVSL

Who Cares the Most?

Living a Christian family life today presents a real challenge.  Catholic couples must face up to the fact that the world does not make living a Christ-centered life easy.  One is considered “weird” if they do things differently from the so-called worldview.  Our Lord wants us to be different.  We must monitor the filth on television, we must be careful in viewing on the internet and we must raise our children to be Godly children.  The world can suck them in like a vacuum cleaner and we may lose their souls for all eternity.  If you are a young couple with small children no matter your past and your past thoughts of what you thought was right and what you think is wrong today, you still can change the lives of your children by bringing them up in a Godly home and atmosphere.  Now, you have to be prudent and not force religion and turn them away, but you must fight the devil for their souls because he wants them and it is up to who cares the most, you or him?  Go live for God.

Stay Focused

    I was talking to a man the other day about family life and marriage.  His marriage has fallen to the wayside but hope and trust in God may bring some resolutions. I pray for this and for them.  Some of the main concerns was lack of focus among the men.  With this said, I must rephrase and say lack of proper focus.   A man can focus on many toys, hotrods,fishing,hunting,sports,television etc.  yet sometimes they push the responsibility of taking care of the family to the wife.  A wife needs tender care and someone she knows that will defend them and care for them and care for the children. Sometimes a husband makes a great father but not a great husband.  We must also note that the wife has a certain role to play in the marriage if she constantly nags the husband to death this does not solve any marriage problems.   They must become one and be able to communicate needs and wants from both sides without arguing.  This sounds like a difficult task in many marriages but it must be done in order to work out differences.  May GOD grant you the wisdom and grace and perseverance to succeed in marriage and have a happy blessed home.  The society is only as strong as the marriage committment and you can see that the society and marriage are in dire need of reformation.

The Devil Attacks

   It seems as though right when we think we have everything in control something unusual happens.  A huge barrier may be thrown our way.  It is Lent and we should continue to offer up our sufferings for the conversion of sinners and the poor souls in purgatory.   Many strange things have happened to me this lent.  It seems that every time I turn my head something happens.  It may be a small situation or a large problem.  We must remember when Jesus was trying to be tempted in the Garden of Gethsemane and he continued to stay true to His word and the will of His Father in Heaven.  This should be our focus when the devil attacks us.  Stay focused on the prize of our own resurrection and are passage into eternal life with Him.  God is love, God is mercy.  Yet, we must fight within ourselves to overcome our daily trials in order to live this reality of Heaven.

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