As the pea gravel crunched beneath my feet, I couldn’t help but think of the Last Supper where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. The chalky dust not only coated my shoes, but permeated the air as we walked the path to the spot where tradition says Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River.
From a young age More exhibited three sterling qualities necessary for success: an amazing intellect, a strong work ethic and an extremely likable personality. The first two enabled him to make the most of any opportunity; the third made people want to give him those opportunities.
For a Catholic marriage to be a valid sacrament, it must be between two baptized Christians who have never been previously married (validly), except for the death of a spouse. There are variations to the rule. For example, a Catholic can marry a baptized Protestant and it would be equally valid provided that the couple was prepared by the Catholic Church, the Catholic prom ises to raise any children from the marriage Catholic, and permission is procured from the diocese.
Detroit’s new Moderator of the Curia may have just celebrated his 10th anniversary of ordination, but the Legates he serves know he’s just getting started in his priestly ministry. Monsignor Robert McClory, only 45 years old, has already served the archdiocese as chancellor since 2003 and Legatus chaplain since 2002. The former attorney also serves as an assistant professor of canon law at Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s Graduate School of Theology and as a weekend associate pastor at St. Andrew Parish in Rochester.
Patrick Burke is a self-described all-around healthy individual. Recently, he was blind-sided by a medical issue that required immediate attention. One call to Legatus Healthnetwork put him on the road to recovery with a seat in first class.
The Legatus experience is a very personal matter. The chapter event is a highlight of many members’ social life. Recitation of the rosary, Mass, and an evening with executives and their spouses is most rewarding.
Speaking of the Christian family in terms of “solidarity” in our day and age may seem obvious. However, to have spoken of the Christian family and solidarity together at an earlier time would have seemed radical and even contradictory. As then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger once noted, solidarity “comes to us from outside … developed initially among the early socialists by Pierre Leroux … in contraposition to the Christian idea of love, as the new, rational and effective response to social problems.”
Fair Trade coffee is touted as a way to help the poor. It’s billed as a win-win for anybody with heart. For only a slight premium on our coffee, we help poor farmers while sitting in the comfort of a café.
The Vatican examines new reproductive techniques and the treatment of human embryos in its latest bioethics document Dignitas Personae. Generally, the Church teaches that the techniques of medicine may only assist the procreative act and may not replace it. Here the rule of thumb is that conception should take place within the body, not outside. A corresponding rule governs the treatment of human embryos who ought to be conceived through the marital act, not engendered in vitro by a laboratory technician.
Detroit’s new Moderator of the Curia may have just celebrated his 10th anniversary of ordination, but the Legates he serves know he’s just getting started in his priestly ministry. Monsignor Robert McClory, only 45 years old, has already served the archdiocese as chancellor since 2003 and Legatus chaplain since 2002. The former attorney also serves as an assistant professor of canon law at Sacred Heart Major Seminary’s Graduate School of Theology and as a weekend associate pastor at St. Andrew Parish in Rochester.