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This really is for today -- 09-07-05.

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For he satisfies the thirsty and fills
the hungry with good things.
Psalm 107:9

Thought..

. The Bible cries out with one recurring truth:
God quenches the thirst and satisfies the
hunger of those who seek him.
So often we try to soothe the ache in our
soul and fill the emptiness in our heart with
what is only a temporary satisfaction that
only God's presence can fill.
Let's refuse every false satisfaction and
seek the LORD!

Prayer...

Forgive me, dear Father, for trying to find
the satisfaction for my soul's hunger in what
is not truly sustaining. (Confess the area of
temptation that most often causes you to
stumble in this area -- sex, status, possessions,
economic security, chemical dependency,
abusing food, body identity, etc.) As I seek
you, dear LORD, please make your presence
known as you satisfy my spiritual thirst and
satiate my soul's hunger.
In the name of Jesus, my Lord.
Amen.


Deus vobiscum

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Homily of the Day

Title:	You Aren't Struggling Alone
Author:	Monsignor Dennis Clark, Ph.D.
Date:	Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Col 3:1-11 / Lk 6:20-26

In the 19th and 20th centuries, a common feature of parish life in the United States was the parish mission, a week-long retreat in which gifted visiting preachers would come in and try to scare people into repentance and confession. Subsequent studies have discovered that the scare tactics were quite successful in the short term, but before too many months had passed things were back to normal for most of the participants.

Real conversion, real change that keeps on going, isn't all that easy. That's why St Paul is administering something of a booster shot to his converts in today's epistle. Note that he doesn't try to scare his converts to death; instead, he tries to encourage them. In essence, he says that, whoever we are and wherever we come from, we're all in the same boat, struggling against the current to build lives that are right and true. And best of all, we're not struggling alone, because "Christ is everything in all of you."

When your road gets rougher than usual or when you know you've made some bad choices, remember that God's whole family is struggling along the same road with you, and that God's own son, our brother Jesus, is right there in the midst of it all.

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September 6, 2005

Dear Friends,
First of all, may I ask you to alert your pro-life friends, if you haven't already done so, that I'll be preaching the daily masses on EWTN starting this Sunday, September 11, and continuing every day through Friday, September 16. If someone does not receive EWTN by television or radio, the mass homilies can be heard on the internet. We will post the link at www.priestsforlife.org My newsletter for September-October is below. You will notice extensive quotes from the abortion industry. It is critical that we continue lifting the veil off of the violence of abortion. You and I may be used to hearing these descriptions; but the majority of Americans have never heard them, and most of those who do hear them are repulsed by them, and have enough of a conscience to oppose abortion. As I have always said, abortion destroys itself. All we have to do is expose it. Please spread these descriptions far and wide. And finally, we are getting these descriptions into the minds of churchgoers nationwide by urging pastors to use our bulletin insert, which we are offering free of charge in any quantity the parish wants. The insert can be viewed at www.priestsforlife.org/bulletin/index.htm. If your pastor wants us to send a quantity to him for the bulletin, he can order it at orders@priestsforlife.org (We need to know that the pastor has given permission before we send the requested quantity.) Thank you for all you do for the cause of life. God bless you!

Fr. Frank Pavone Priests for Life

Newsletter Volume 15, Number 5
September-October 2005