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CCH Recommends…”RESTLESS HEARTS”

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Do you have friends and relatives away from the Church and pray for their return to the faith? St. Augustine’s conversion story is well-known and powerful; his story has inspired countless souls over many centuries and speaks boldly to our postmodern times. This is a must-see film!

Check out the trailer for the new movie coming out this Fall, Restless Heart: The Confessions of St. Augustine. 

“Restless Heart draws us to appreciate the magnitude and the totality of Augustine’s conversion of mind and heart. It invites us to consider how the Lord, whose merciful love is active in every time and place, is drawing us to give our own minds and hearts more completely to Him.” -Francis Cardinal George

Visit CatholicsComeHome.org to watch and share our short modern-day conversion stories!

New Movie Depicts Life of Saint Augustine, Famous for "Coming Home" to Catholicism

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A new movie, “Restless Heart: The Confessions of Augustine,” is coming Fall 2012.  Saint Augustine, famous for “coming home” to Catholicism, continues to inspire hope in many today who have loved ones away from the faith.

St. Augustine of Hippo is one of the Christian world’s most beloved and well-known saints.  However, his amazing conversion and heroic life have not been told on the big screen…until now.  According to the movie’s website (www.RestlessHeartFilm.com), “in this stirring and epic new film of the life of St. Augustine of Hippo, follow the great saint as he rises from his reckless days as a youth to his accomplishments as renowned but dissolute orator.  Though worldly success and riches come his way…satisfaction and peace elude him.  It takes a confrontation with Christian bishop Ambrose and the countless prayers offered by his patient mother, Monica, to break through his intellectual pride.”

Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago offers his reflection about the movie: “Many generations of Catholics have turned to the Confessions of Saint Augustine for encouragement and sustenance in living as disciples of the Lord.  Restless Heart invites even more people to discover the power of this spiritual classic. This film brings the words of the Confessions to life by enabling us to more fully understand the relationships and the culture that shaped Augustine, and to better grasp his talents and ambitions, sins and struggles and, ultimately, his sanctity.  Restless Heart draws us to appreciate the magnitude and the totality of Augustine’s conversion of mind and heart. It invites us to consider how the Lord, whose merciful love is active in every time and place, is drawing us to give our own minds and hearts more completely to Him.”

Check-out the movie trailer and theater information.

To view inspirational modern day “coming home” stories, visit the CatholicsComeHome.org Real People. Real Stories video testimonials page.

Happy Feast of St. Maria Goretti!

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St. Maria Goretti is the patron saint of youth. Take time today to pray for the young people, especially teenagers, in your life. The teenage years are incredibly challenging, and young people need all the prayers and love they can get from the adults in their lives.

Read more about St. Maria Goretti here.

St. Maria Goretti, thank you for example of strong faith and complete trust in God. Pray for us!

CCH Recommends…

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Need a place to go to find out whether a new movie is worth seeing? Steven Greydanus reviews films through the lens of faith to help guide Catholics toward movies with wholesome themes and messages.

Check out his website, DecentFilms.com. Steven is often a guest on Catholic Answers Live radio, too!

 

Freedom for all!

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Today we celebrate our country’s independence. What a blessing it is for Americans to have the freedoms we have. As American Catholics, we must also ensure that we have religious liberty! Today marks the end of the Fortnight for Freedom, called for by the US Bishops to raise awareness, education, prayer, and action for the protection of religious freedom in our country. Please continue to stay informed, tell others, and take action to preserve respect for our Catholic faith in America.

Click here to read Archbishop Chaput’s “Repair My House: Renewing the Roots of Religious Liberty.”

“Religious freedom is a cornerstone of the American experience.” -Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M, Cap.

 

Happy Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul!

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What an exciting day in the Church this holy day is! Today we celebrate the lives of Saints Peter and Paul, two of the most daring preachers of the Gospel and apostles chosen by Christ in the beginning of the Church to help the spread of Catholic Christianity.

Take some time today to read the about Saints Peter and Paul in the New Testament. Their stories are sources of inspiration for all Christians who struggle with remaining faithful in their journey with Christ and who hope to evangelize their world.

Check out our page on the papacy too, for more about St. Peter, the first pope!

Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us!

Happy Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist!

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Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist, the great herald of the Gospel, preparing the way for Christ. John recognized his mission from God to point to the son of God and the coming of the Kingdom, and he lived that vocation with great passion…even unto death. His attitude toward Christ is summed up in his beautiful words:

“He must increase; I must decrease.” (John 3:30)

We can all learn from John and point others toward Christ every day of our lives. How can you bring the Good News to people in your life today and this week?

John the Baptist, pray for us!

TRUE FREEDOM: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Liberty

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Cardinal Dolan writes new eBook on Religious Freedom!

True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious LibertyTimothy Cardinal Dolan of New York, President of the USCCB, has written True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Liberty. Random House is publishing the eBook, which is available for electronic download now for only 99 cents!

In the book, Cardinal Dolan explains the need for all Americans to embrace a new culture rooted in what Blessed John Paul II called the Gospel of Life – where the sacredness of all human life and the freedoms that are their birthright, are upheld, respected and protected by law.

FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM BEGINS:

The Unitefortnight-for-freedom-montaged States Conference of Catholic Bishops has dedicated the fourteen days from June 21—the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More—to July 4, Independence Day, to a “fortnight for freedom”—a great hymn of prayer for our country. Our liturgical calendar celebrates a series of great martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power—St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, St. John the Baptist, SS. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome.  Culminating on Independence Day, this special period of prayer, study, catechesis, and public action will emphasize both our Christian and American heritage of liberty. Dioceses and parishes around the country have scheduled special events that support a great national campaign of teaching and witness for religious liberty.

Please join with our CatholicsComeHome.org team in praying for our beloved country.

True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Liberty, by Cardinal Dolan

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Get the Kindle edition of Cardinal Dolan’s True Freedom here! It’s time for Catholics to be informed and stand up for human dignity and religious liberty. Share with friends too…it is only $0.99!

“Are American liberties on the endangered species list? In this eBook original, the Archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issues a plea for all citizens to reject the cynicism of the day and foster a culture in which religious freedom and all human life are infinitely valued…” (read more at Amazon.com)

CCH Recommends…

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“Five Myths and Misconceptions about the Papacy,” an article by Patrick Madrid from his book, Pope Fiction.

Find out the facts behind these fictional statements:

Fiction 1 – Peter was not the first Pope

Fiction 2 – The Pope cannot be the Successor of Peter

Fiction 3 – The Papacy is a medieval invention

Fiction 4 – Pope Joan

Fiction 5 – The Pope is the Beast of Revelation 13

 

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