Continuing the Freedom Talk
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, July 05, 2012
Another Fourth of July has passed us by and I’ve already seen some of my neighbors out this morning packing away their flags in the aftermath of last night’s fireworks frenzy.
In church circles, we’ve just concluded the much heralded “Fortnight for Freedom”.
Some may be tempted to let patriotic impulses rest until next year’s ramp up to Independence Day. But the truth is, we’re really just getting... READ MORE
Actually, Image Is Everything
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, July 05, 2012
Yesterday’s closing mass for the Fortnight for Freedom was stirring in several ways.
We arrived an hour early and the 3500-seat Basilica was already mostly full.
By the time Mass started there were people not only packing the aisles and side chapels, but standing outside in the heat just to take part.
The entrance procession, with its Knights of Columbus color guard and incredibly long train of... READ MORE
Tell Us About Your Fortnight
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Tomorrow, Cardinal Wuerl will close the Fortnight for Freedom with Mass at DC’s Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at noon.
Archbishop Chaput will be the homilist.
If you’re there, perhaps we’ll see each other. (Or watch it on EWTN.)
Tonight we’re attending a talk on religious liberty, followed by a holy hour of prayer for the country.
Tell us about your Fortnight activities—especially tell us about parish or diocesan events and how they went, and your reflections on the experience of two weeks of intense prayer and educational activity.
(One of the coolest things I heard about was a parish entering a religious liberty float in their town’s Independence Day parade.)
Don’t just share with us. If you’re on twitter, share reflections using hashtags #Fortnight4Freedom and #SacredProperty.
Kicking Off the Fortnight for Freedom
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Fortnight for Freedom kicks off tonight, the Vigil of the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher.
Appropriately, the opening mass of the Fortnight will be celebrated tonight in Baltimore, the nation’s first diocese, and the see from which Bishop (later Archbishop) John Carroll forged the fledgling Church in America, a famous friendship with George Washington, and was among the first to articulate the proper relationship between Catholics and America.
Archbishop Lori will celebrate mass at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore at 7 pm.
I will be on retreat for a few days and will miss it, but I hope some readers here will attend and leave some “color commentary” in the comment box later in the week.
For that matter, I hope you’ll tell us about any Fortnight-related activities you attend!
Tim Drake of the National Catholic Register has a round-up of archdiocesan activities and some cool videos to accompany the events.
Here are some daily reflections on religious liberty prepared by the bishops’ conference for personal or group use.
Maybe we as a Faith&Family community can commit to praying the prayer for religious liberty daily as the bishops recommend.
Who’s in?
Catholic. American. Proud to be Both
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Worried about the direction of the country and don’t know what to do about it?
How about a two week national “revival” movement of prayer and patriotism, to cover the country in grace and re-dedicate ourselves to the basic liberties enshrined in the Declaration and Bill of Rights?
Right, Left, Center or Undecided, any person of good will can take part with pride in the Fortnight for Freedom.
The... READ MORE
Fortnight for Freedom
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, April 27, 2012
Have you read our bishops’ letter on religious freedom Our First, Most Cherished, Liberty?
It’s a powerful defense not only of our Catholic faith, but of the Constitution.
The close of the document calls for a “Fortnight for Freedom” to be observed from June 21st (the vigil of the feast of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More) to Independence Day.
Our bishops suggest this fortnight be observed with... READ MORE
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