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40 Days of Life
40 Days for Life is a focused pro-life campaign that has already mobilized over 350,000 people worldwide, saved more than 2,800 lives from abortion, led to the conversion of 38 abortion workers, and seen five abortion facilities close. 40 Days for Life is made up of three components:
Esperanca
Hope. In Portuguese, “esperanca.” A hope which has saved thousands of lives.
$1,082,133.19 (as of June 30, 2010) has been contributed to Esperanca through the St. Thomas the Apostle parish tithe since 1980.
The legacy of Father Luke Tupper, a Franciscan priest and physician, has grown mightily in 35 years. And because of its faithful contributions, St. Thomas can rightly celebrate its part in that legacy.
Elements of a Successful Catholic School
How to Wear Holiness
A Christian’s transformation from the old self to a new man or woman in Christ is not a self-help program. A fundamental premise of Christianity is that we cannot do it by ourselves. No matter how well intentioned we may be, we just don’t have what it takes to “pull off’ the change consistently.
Mother Teresa’s Successor Reflects on Suffering
In an interview with Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Sister Mary Prema, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, reflects on suffering and on the example of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. She says:
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Letter From Cardinal Dias To Chinese Bishops And Priests