by SrDeniseSickinger | Jan 14, 2022 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, FMA, Motherhood, Salesian Spirituality, St. Mary Mazzarello
Rome (Italy). On 2 December 2021, with the presentation by Prof. Eliane Petri, FMA, on the theme “Mother Mazzarello: ‘a big and generous heart’. Her educational motherhood challenges us”, the 2nd appointment of ‘Salesian Thursdays at Auxilium’ was held, the initiative of the Studies Center on FMA of the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences ‘Auxilium’ in Rome with in-depth studies on the pedagogy, spirituality, and history of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The ‘secret’ of the fully realized life of Mary Domenica, explains Prof. Petri, is contained in her ‘motherly heart’. Mary Domenica lived her spiritual motherhood in the light of the motherhood of Mary of Nazareth, source of generativity, “‘At the Wedding of Cana there was the Mother of Jesus’ (Jn 2: 1), a solicitous, attentive, foreseeing, prayerful presence. Also in Mornese there was the mother, Mary Mazzarello. Her mission was to form the first FMA and to create a new way of being a vocational, synodal, missionary community ‘with’ and ‘for’ the young”. The adjective ‘educational’ qualifies her identity as a woman educator and is completed with the action of the Holy Spirit, keeping in mind the person in all her dimensions: human, emotional, intellectual, spiritual in their entirety. “It is a motherhood...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Jun 1, 2021 | Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, books, Children, Family MInistry, Fatherhood, Holy Matrimony, Marriage and the Family, Motherhood, On Sale, Teens and Young Adults
Don’t let worldly lies corrupt your marriage. Over 500,000 copies of Plain Talks on Marriage sold! Plain Talks on Marriage is back in print for the first time since the 1900s. Society has suffered the devil’s many attacks on marriage and family since the last publication of Fr. Fulgence Meyer’s work. Sister Lucia, the Fatima visionary, even warned our times that “The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about Marriage and the Family.” Today, every major issue attacks marriage and the family. The Marriage of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph As truth about the sanctity of marriage has been silenced, divorce has become rampant and same-sex unions have been legalized. Families have been severely injured by birth control and abortion. The straightforward truth Plain Talks on Marriage offers is a solution to the evils of the world. It contains practical counsel and wisdom relevant for every Catholic married couple. What’s Inside Plain Talks on Marriage? Plain Talks on Marriage contains the antidotal truth to the destructive lies society proclaims about marriage and family. Specifically, this book addresses the following: Chapter I: Happiness in Marriage Chapter II: The Nature of Marriage Chapter III: The Purposes and Privileges of Marriage Chapter IV: Sins Against Holy...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Sep 3, 2019 | Accompaniment, Fatherhood, Holy Matrimony, Motherhood, Parenting
During the sacramental rite of Matrimony, there is a questioning of the couple that precedes their consent. The priest or deacon questions them about their freedom to choose, their fidelity, and then he asks, “Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from God and to bring them up according to the law of Christ and […] Source: The Ministry of...
by SrDeniseSickinger | May 13, 2018 | Motherhood
Muchos países del mundo dedican una fecha del mes de mayo para celebrar el día de la madre. Como homenaje a todas las mamás que dieron y siguen dando su vida por su familia, les ofrecemos estas 5 canciones junto a algunas reflexiones de San Juan Pablo II. Source: Día de la madre: Canciones para mamá en su día – ACI...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Aug 12, 2017 | a current event, Accompaniment, Ad maiorem Dei gloriam and the salvation of souls!, Amoris Laetitia, Family MInistry, Fatherhood, Holy Matrimony, Motherhood
L’americano Lifesites, sito di informazioni e cultura prolife, riporta ampi stralci del discorso dell’Arcivescovo Charles Chaput tenutosi in California al Napa Institue conference il 27 luglio 2017… Source: La vera rivoluzione? Sposarsi, fare figli ed educarli nella...
by SrDeniseSickinger | Sep 14, 2016 | Fatherhood, Love, Marriage and the Family, Motherhood
Per mezz’ora Curtis Wiklund e sua moglie Jordin hanno pianto in macchina nel parcheggio dell’ospedale, dopo aver scoperto di aver subito un aborto spontaneo. Tornato a casa Curtis si è … Source: Alla notizia dell’aborto spontaneo un giovane artista disegna il dolore suo e della fidanzata – Arte, Testimonianze – Aleteia.org –...
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