Document 417039

No. (11)
Vol. 39
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First Sunday of Advent
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All Saints Day
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All Souls Day
Nueva Esperanza
Spanish Prayer Group
7pm
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Dedication of
Lateran Basilica
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Nueva Esperanza
Spanish Prayer Group
7pm
Christ the King
11
Our Lady’s PG 7pm
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Intercessory Prayer
9:30am
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Nueva Esperanza
Spanish Prayer Group
7pm
Greek Class 6:30pm
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Intercessory Prayer
9:30am
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Nueva Esperanza
Spanish Prayer Group
7pm
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Intercessory Prayer
9:30am
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Greek Class 6:30pm
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Thanksgiving
Mass & Dinner
12 Noon
Greek Class 6:30pm
Greek Class 6:30pm
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Eucharistic Adoration
10am – 7pm
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Holy Fire
Prayer Group 7:30pm
Young Adults Prayer
Group 7:30pm
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Eucharistic Adoration
10am – 7pm
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Holy Fire
Prayer Group 7:30pm
Young Adults Prayer
Group 7:30pm
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Thanksgiving
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Holy Fire
Prayer Group 7:30pm
Young Adults Prayer
Group 7:30pm
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Intercessory Prayer
9:30am
Our Lady’s PG 7pm
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Eucharistic Adoration
10am – 7pm
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Center Closed
IN LOVING MEMORY
PRAYER MEETINGS:
Mary Ann
Cordova
Spanish: Mondays 7 pm;
contact Lolis 505-720-9940
English: Fridays 7:30 pm;
contact Mike 505-341-2219
Our Lady’s Prayer Group:
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7 pm;
Young Adults: Thursdays at
7:30 pm – Call Sara
(505) 205-3145 or email
TOF_Pneuma@yahoo.com
Bilingual Youth PG
1st, 2nd, 3rd Fridays at 7 pm @
San Jose de los Duranes
Mission Church, Abq.
Call Armando 505-504-0534
went home to the
Lord on October 13,
2014. A member of the CCC Board
of Directors for many years, and,
with her husband Joe, the leader of
the Upper Room Prayer Group in
Las Vegas, NM, Mary Ann will be
greatly missed by all who knew her
and loved her.
Please pray for the repose of her
soul and consolation for her family.
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Thanksgiving
Mass & Dinner
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
12Noon @ The Center
Celebrant: Fr.
Michael DePalma
Together let us give thanks to God
for all the blessings He has
bestowed upon us this year.
Winter Conference
MARK YOUR
Saturday, January 24,
2015
From 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
@ Sn. Jose de los
Duranes
Dan Schneider will be
one of the speakers for
this event, other
speaker(s) will be
announced later.
Advent Mass &
Christmas Dinner
December 10th, 2014
12 Noon
Celebrant: TBA
Liberal or Heretic?
In the history of the Church there
has always been those among her
members who not merely disagree
with her teachings, but even teach
against her doctrines. Our times are
not the exception. They are
“heretics,” and have been around
throughout the Church’s entire
history. A heretic is by definition “a
dissenter from established religious
dogma; especially : a baptized
member of the Roman Catholic
Church who disavows a revealed
truth.” (Webster dictionary)
However, most heretics in our days
reject that name, due perhaps to the
subjective and relativistic climate of
our culture, and rather prefer the
labels progressive, liberal, leftwinger, or other names that have
more to do with politics than with
church teaching. Progressive means,
“Moving forward” (towards what?),
and, “open to new and modern
ideas, especially in politics and
education” (does it matter at all that
these ideas are good, true, and
beautiful, or is their novelty and
modernity their sole merit?). Liberal
means, “not opposed to new ideas
or ways of behaving that are not
traditional or widely accepted”
(however, it seems that nowadays
Christianity is no longer widely
accepted, and therefore a true liberal
person would be an orthodox
Christian). Left wing means more or
less “socialist.” All these terms are
relative and changing over time.
Christian doctrine, on the other
hand, is concerned with eternal
revealed truths, not with passing
opinions. Heretic is the correct
theological term to describe their
position as dissenting from orthodox
Christian doctrine; but who could
expect this modicum of honesty in
people who reject the very existence
of objective revealed truths, or the
idea that the Church teaches these
and not mere personal opinions?
We must make the distinction
between material heresy and formal
heresy. Holding a position against
church teaching, unawares that it is
against revealed truth, constitutes a
material heretic. Material heretics
have a defect in their understanding,
not necessarily in their will;
therefore, they may correct their
position when learning what the
church actually teaches. On the
other hand, knowing what the
church teaches and stubbornly
clinging to an erroneous way of
thinking, constitutes a formal
heretic, that is, one that chooses to
believe an error. Formal heretics are
harder to change their mindset,
because their defect is not in their
intellect but in their will. Arguments
are useless in dealing with these
people. Such “demons” (the errors
in their minds, not the heretics
themselves) can be expelled only by
prayer and fasting.
Truth is not a matter of opinion.
God gave us reason to understand
the order of the universe, wills to
obey this order, and thus use our
freedom to attain happiness.
Choosing to live in a lie will lead us
to utter frustration. Love the heretic
by speaking the truth, and by
praying and sacrificing for him – so
that he may embrace the truth;
embracing his heresy in the name of
“love” is not love, it is stupidity.
Sister Magdalena Casas-Nava, DLJC
Notice
Sister Magdalena will be leaving
her position as Director at the end
of December. Sister Anthony will
become the Director of the Center
in January. Sister Magdalena will
stay in Albuquerque for a while
helping Sister Anthony learn her
job, and later return to the
motherhouse of her community.
Sister Kateri Cahill will come to
Albuquerque to join the Sisters, and
be the house superior. Please pray
for this time of transition for the
Center and the Sisters. Thank you.
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