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July 30, 1998 (in context below)
INDISSOLUBILITY OF MARRIAGE: Jesus said, "What therefore God has joined together let no man put asunder." Then, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her." Mark Chapter 10, Verse 9 & 11. Perhaps you're in a difficult marriage situation. Contact your pastor or diocese and ask for help.

May 14, 2002 (in context below)
What three things distinguish the Catholic Church from all other Christian faiths ...  three answers: The Pope, No Divorce, and No Contraception. ... The indissolubility of marriage ensures the union of man and woman in "one flesh" and is the foundation for all family life and civilization itself. Openness to the transmission of life in the marriage bed ensures that the biological and supernatural union between man and wife will bring new life. The fruit of this last union is literally awesome: the marital act may bring forth a unique child who is eternally ensouled. I beg you: ponder these realities. Write down UNION=LIFE on a post-it note and put it on your mirror. There is no "life" without "union." There is no salvation without union. There is no authority or truth without bishops who teach and govern in union with the Holy Father.

CONCEPTION
Conversely, the evil one will always try to destroy supernatural unions by tempting us to divide from each other; by tempting us to divide from the truth and tempting us to divide from the Church. He will even try to divide us from our wives and our husbands and children. He will try to drive a wedge between Christ's bishops and their flock. Beware of dis-union. Another word for "union" is "conception." Contra-ception is literally a dis-union between love and life. Conception, on the other hand is life-from-love. The Immaculate Conception, Our Lady, is the fruit of the Holy Trinity's love for us which bore Jesus into history, and gave the world both the hope and means for eternal life and eternal union with His Father. The Holy Trinity is a union. Even unto Himself, God is both One and a Union of Persons.

Bud Macfarlane, MI
Founder of Cathol ...
Volume II, Number 28
July 30, 1998
 

Dear Catholi... Citizen,

Whew! I've been on the road 30 out of the last 40 days. ...

1. TWO BEST FRIENDS IN HEAVEN. Response to last week's item about the Power of the Rosary ...

"O Saint Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, ..."

Don't you just love the image of Saint ...

"Saint Maximilian, help me love Immaculate Mary."

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QUICK APOLOGETICS

CONFESSION: Jesus breathed on them (the Apostles) and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any they are forgiven. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained." John 20:22-23 If it's been more than a few weeks since you've gone to confession, try going this week. I went today, and I feel like I lost weight.

INDISSOLUBILITY OF MARRIAGE: Jesus said, "What therefore God has joined together let no man put asunder." Then, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her." Mark Chapter 10, Verse 9 & 11. Perhaps you're in a difficult marriage situation. Contact your pastor or diocese and ask for help.

Have a great week!
Yours with Immaculate Mary,

Bud Macfarlane, MI
Executive Director

Bud Macfarlane, MI
Founder of Cathol ...
Volume VI, Number 9
May 14, 2002

Dear Catholi... Citizen,

May already! Where has the year gone? Maybe I'm just getting older. I've got lots of stuff for you today. Good stuff. ..

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE MAGNIFICENT POLE. May is a big month for our Holy Father...

2. I AM A MAPLE LEAF? Natalie Hudson, executive director of Toronto Right to Life, has invited the Mary Foundation and CatholiCity.com to participate at World Youth Day. ...

3. AND NOW TYPING GENTLY. Warning: what follows might blow your mind. I recently heard a talk by my friend Steve Habisohn (who started the Gift Foundation http://www.giftfoundation.org/) in which he pointed out something that I had never heard before and you probably haven't heard either. He asked himself: What three things distinguish the Catholic Church from all other Christian faiths? Surprisingly, he had to reject his initial reaction that the list would include Mary and the Eucharist because the schismatic Eastern rites accept both, and even Anglicans and Lutherans believe that Christ is present in the Eucharist (although they do not fully accept Catholic definitions of these dogmatic truths and reject the apostolic succession necessary for valid liturgical consecration).

THREE UNIONS
Steve eventually came up with three answers: The Pope, No Divorce, and No Contraception. Steve had an additional insight regarding what all three truths have in common, and it has electrified me ever since. Steve pointed out that all three teachings are fundamentally about UNION. The Pope unifies the Body of Christ in authority and teaching. The indissolubility of marriage ensures the union of man and woman in "one flesh" and is the foundation for all family life and civilization itself. Openness to the transmission of life in the marriage bed ensures that the biological and supernatural union between man and wife will bring new life. The fruit of this last union is literally awesome: the marital act may bring forth a unique child who is eternally ensouled. I beg you: ponder these realities. Write down UNION=LIFE on a post-it note and put it on your mirror. There is no "life" without "union." There is no salvation without union. There is no authority or truth without bishops who teach and govern in union with the Holy Father.

CONCEPTION
Conversely, the evil one will always try to destroy supernatural unions by tempting us to divide from each other; by tempting us to divide from the truth and tempting us to divide from the Church. He will even try to divide us from our wives and our husbands and children. He will try to drive a wedge between Christ's bishops and their flock. Beware of dis-union. Another word for "union" is "conception." Contra-ception is literally a dis-union between love and life. Conception, on the other hand is life-from-love. The Immaculate Conception, Our Lady, is the fruit of the Holy Trinity's love for us which bore Jesus into history, and gave the world both the hope and means for eternal life and eternal union with His Father. The Holy Trinity is a union. Even unto Himself, God is both One and a Union of Persons.

MYSTERY
Wow. I don't claim to fully comprehend these mysteries which I nevertheless believe, but I wanted to present Steve's insights to you as a theological gift today, even if I expressed them poorly. There is power in the truth. There is power in union. ...

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QUOTE OF THE DAY ...

6. 70K UNION. Let's all of us now pray as one for... holiness....

"Dear Sweet Jesus, Make us Holy. O Holy One, make us like You! Sinless, white as snow. Sheep among wolves. Fine seamless garments on the Body of Christ. O God Who is Triune Love, leave us not in our mediocrity and sin, but send us the grace to be the saints You created us to be, on earth and in heaven, amen."

Simple. Most important things are. See you soon.

With Immaculate Mary,
 

Bud Macfarlane, MI
Executive Director