http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com Powered by StBlogs Catholic Blogs and Catholic News Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:09:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We continue our prayer for Christian families by reflecting once again on the Holy Father’s speech during the Vigil of the Fifth World Meeting of Families in 2006. Christ has shown us what is always be the supreme source of our life and thus of the lives of families: "This is ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/09/24/faith-in-the-family/ Today’s saint was a Spanish Jesuit and missionary to South America where he dedicated himself to serving the African people who were kidnapped, transported to Colombia, and sold into slavery. When he canonized St Peter in 1888, Pope Leo XIII declared him the patron saint of all missions to black ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/09/09/st-peter-claver-1580-1654/ In our General Intention this month we are praying with Pope Benedict that the human family may know how to respect God’s design for the world and become more aware of the great gift that God has given us in creation. Concern for creation, for the environment, is not some ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/08/26/the-sanctification-of-the-world-and-the-protection-of-creation/ Hippolytus was a theologian and Pontian was pope. Unfortunately, they were enemies. Hippolytus struggled with several popes whom he thought were too lenient in dealing with heretics who repented. He even allowed himself to be elected the first “anti-pope.” But then they were both exiled to the island of Sardinia ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/08/13/ss-pontian-and-hippoytus-235/ Humanity, made in God’s image and likeness, was designed by God to care for creation, to be stewards of creation. But because we have not followed God’s plan, a great moral as well as environmental pollution has resulted. Let us pray that the human family may learn to respect God’s ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/08/12/reflect/ St. Clare was a contemporary of St. Francis of Assisi and was so impressed by him that she resolved to follow his way of life. She gave away all her possessions and received the religious habit from St. Francis in 1212. As other women joined her in a life of ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/08/11/st-clare-1193-1253/ The first International Eucharistic Congress was held in France in 1881. The 49th Congress will be held next week in Quebec City, Canada and will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of that city and the first Catholic diocese north of Mexico City. In his Mission Intention this month ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/06/10/gods-gift-of-life/ These early Church martyrs were brothers and soldiers who, according to tradition, were baptized by St. Peter the Apostle. They gave their lives as Jesus and Peter did—in witness to the truth. May they intercede today for all Christians, that we will be courageous in standing for the truth of ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/05/12/st-nereus-st-achilleus-1st-century/ In our General Intention we are praying with Pope Benedict that Christians may use literature, art, and mass media to create a culture which defends and promotes the values of the human person. Our prayer is not only for those who create art and media but also for all of ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/05/06/children-and-the-media/ The author of the Gospel that bears his name is identified with John Mark, whose mother Mary’s house was used as a meeting place by the early Church in Jerusalem (see Acts 12: 12, 25). His cousin was St. Barnabas and, when Sts. Paul and Barnabas went on a missionary ... http://apostleshipofprayer.stblogs.com/2008/04/25/st-mark-the-evangelist/