The Sin of the Century is the Loss of Sin

In 1946 Pope Pius XII visited the United States and addressed the United States Catechetical Congress held in Boston, 
with these words, 
 "The sin of the century is the  

loss of the sense of sin."

Ten years later a book was published by The Westminster Press entitled: "Situation Ethics: the new Morality" by Joseph Fletcher.  His theory "situational ethics" refuses to accept an absolute standard of morality...He is a  forefather of abortion, euthansia, eugenics, and cloning... in our culture today.   In other words, selfish motives are the trend of the day. (Joseph Fletcher's theory will be explained in separate article.)


Pope Pius XII's prophetic words are so true today in horrendous clarity... there is no conscience anymore--everything goes... AND if one stands up for what is morally right, we are shut down as bigots, moralists who want to 'control people'...moral decline is heralded as 'truth'... God is replaced by selfishness and the "ME".. What I want, what is good for ME...

You can't turn on television or the radio without being bombarded with sins of adultery, immoral behavior, lies, sexual perversity, disrespect...the list goes on.  Initiating our youth with their agenda of perverse lifestyles and immorality.  

When I was growing up the ideals of being sinless was in everyday life.  I was taught the 10 Commandments, how to respect others, the consequences of lying, of respecting your own body by how you present yourself to others (clothing or lack of)--not taking drugs etc..   The shows on television like "Leave it to Beaver" had moral values, maybe the actors themselves in their private life were not great examples, but shows were geared toward family values, respect for others, positive values and virtues that should truly be part of our lives.  (Now, I am ashamed with what is called 'entertainment'.)

By the 60's this all fell to complete gutter talk, actions and lifestyles... with sexual freedom coming to the forefront with the birth control pill--and then, as Pope Paul VI prophesied, the great sin of abortion.  

It was like the proverbial snowball gaining strength and momentum the further down the moral highway it goes --- leading to destruction -- hell is the outcome.  How many souls have been lost to hell?  Only God knows how many have found themselves in hell because of their loose morals and following the trend of 'anything goes.'  

Check the numbers of those contracting sexual diseases--even the seniors have gotten into the act (I guess they are the 1960 liberal reformers of anything goes)...

 A recent article on Gawker.com exposed that according to a recent New York Times  op-ed from Ezekiel J. Emanuel, studies find that STDs are rising in communities of single senior citizens.

A recent article on Gawker.com exposed that according to a recent New York Times  op-ed from Ezekiel J. Emanuel, studies find that STDs are rising in communities of single senior citizens. - See more at: http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/43441-condoms-funeral-directors-risk#sthash.6BDU0Kzs.dpuf

Chlamydia infections increased by 31 percent and syphilis infections increased by 52 percent for for Americans over the age of 65 during the years of 2007-2011. Those are basically the same statistics for Americans in their early 20s, says the report. - See more at: http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/43441-condoms-funeral-directors-risk#sthash.8PBXm6hp.dpuf

"Chlamydia infections increased by 31 percent and syphilis infections increased by 52 percent for Americans over the age of 65 during the years of 2007-2011. Those are basically the same statistics for Americans in their early 20s, says the report. - See more at: http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/43441-condoms-funeral-directors-risk#sthash.8PBXm6hp.dpuf

Chlamydia infections increased by 31 percent and syphilis infections increased by 52 percent for for Americans over the age of 65 during the years of 2007-2011. Those are basically the same statistics for Americans in their early 20s, says the report. - See more at: http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/43441-condoms-funeral-directors-risk#sthash.8PBXm6hp.dpuf

Chlamydia infections increased by 31 percent and syphilis infections increased by 52 percent for for Americans over the age of 65 during the years of 2007-2011. Those are basically the same statistics for Americans in their early 20s, says the report. - See more at: http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/43441-condoms-funeral-directors-risk#sthash.8PBXm6hp.dpuf

"The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish."

Pope John Paul II

Did we know it would happen to the extent that it is today?  How many of us just said oh it will blow over... or, there is nothing we can do about it. We had been warned by many in the Church from Pope Pius XII, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and even now by Pope Francis. 

I myself am amazed and sick of heart and soul of what has been happening.. The latest -- the Miley Cyrus issue that was more than shocking, it was disgusting--and the sad thing is she is convinced that she has the right to show this filth to our youth!!!  

 
“To recommend political and economic panaceas for the world problem of dehumanized forgotten man, is like recommending face powder for jaundice, or an alcohol rub for cancer. It is not our bodies that are ill; the soul of civilization is sick. The world is in a state of moral sin and it needs absolution.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (The Cross and the Crisis)



It seems to be a runaway train that is heading for a bridge collapse. How can we stop this?  Can we?  

I don't want my grandchildren and future generations believing that immoral behavior is 'okay'.. I guess we all must fight this through our family teachings, through church and prayer.  Can we fight this and win?

What do you think? 

Check out this blog http://fallibleblogma.com/index.php/the-sin-of-the-century/

and  http://www.catholic.net/index.php?option=dedestaca&id=1336

Year of Faith: Oct. 11, 2012-Nov. 24, 2013

The Year of Faith 

is a 

“summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, 

the One Savior of the world”  

(Porta Fidei 6). 

In other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and enter into a deeper relationship with him. 

The “door of faith” is opened at one’s baptism, but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church. 

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/year-of-faith/ 

Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Pope Benedict XVI has stated that the Year of Faith is to be a worldwide moment of prayer. One way to fulfill this request is the promotion of the World Mission Rosary. . . that was conceived in 1951 by the Servant of God, Archbishop Fulton Sheen. The World Mission Rosary unites people of the world in a spiritual communion and as Bishop Sheen said, the one who prays it will “embrace all continents, all people in prayer.”

In the Acts of the Apostles, we learn that God has opened the door of faith for the early Church.  But did you know that God has opened the door of faith for each one us and he invites us to step through the threshold into a deeper relationship with him.

The upcoming Year of Faith is an opportunity for every Catholic to turn towards Jesus Christ, encounter him in the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist and rediscover the Faith and Church.

2nd Vatican Council 1962-1965

With his Apostolic Letter of October 11, 2011,Porta Fidei. . . , Pope Benedict XVI declared that a "Year of Faith" will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, 2013. October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. . . (Vatican II) and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. 

During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.

"The 'door of faith' (Acts14:27) 
is always open for us, 
ushering us into 
the life of communion with God 
and offering entry into his Church."

 --Pope Benedict XVI, 

Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei 

for the Indiction of the Year of Faith

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/year-of-faith/

 

Pope Benedict Asks the Faithful to 

"Cherish the Rosary 

during the Year of Faith"

Before praying the Angelus on Octctober 7, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI recalled that the traditional annual "supplication", in which thousands of faithful around the world participate, is taking place today at the Italian shrine of Pompei, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary.

"As we too spiritually unite ourselves to that choral invocation, I would like to invite everyone 

to cherish the Rosary during the forthcoming Year of Faith. 

With the Rosary, in fact, we allow ourselves to be guided by Mary, the model of faith, 

in meditating upon the mysteries of Christ, 

and day after day we are helped to assimilate the Gospel so that it can shape our lives. 

Therefore, in the wake of my predecessors, 

and in particular Blessed John Paul II who ten years ago gave us his Apostolic Letter 

'Rosarium Virginis Mariae', 

I invite people to pray the Rosary individually, 

in the family and in the community, placing themselves in the school of Mary who leads us to Christ, the living center of our faith".

— from Vatican Information Service

 Disciples Called To Witness  

                    The New Evangelization

A statement by the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis

How often do we fail to realize that we are called to be Christ's witnesses to the world? How often do we reach out to our missing brothers and sisters by inviting them to join us at Mass or by asking why they no longer feel welcomed at Church? Did you know that through our baptism, we are called to proclaim the Good News to all people, everywhere and at all times. 

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/disciples-called-to-witness/

  

PLENARY INDULGENCE 

FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH

Vatican City, (VIS) - According to a decree made public today and signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, respectively penitentiary major and regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Benedict XVI will grant faithful Plenary Indulgence for the occasion of the Year of Faith. The indulgence will be valid from the opening of the Year on 11 October 2012 until its end on 24 November 2013.

"The day of the fiftieth anniversary of the solemn opening of Vatican Council II", the text reads, "the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI has decreed the beginning of a Year especially dedicated to the profession of the true faith and its correct interpretation, through the reading of - or better still the pious meditation upon - the Acts of the Council and the articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church".

 
"Since the primary objective is to develop sanctity of life to the highest degree possible on this earth, and thus to attain the most sublime level of pureness of soul, immense benefit may be derived from the great gift of Indulgences which, by virtue of the power conferred upon her by Christ, the Church offers to everyone who, following the due norms, undertakes the special prescripts to obtain them".

 
"During the Year of Faith, which will last from 11 October 2012 to 24 November 2013, Plenary Indulgence for the temporal punishment of sins, imparted by the mercy of God and applicable also to the souls of deceased faithful, may be obtained by all faithful who, truly penitent, take Sacramental Confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.

 
"(A) Each time they attend at least three sermons during the Holy Missions, or at least three lessons on the Acts of the Council or the articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in church or any other suitable location.

"(B) Each time they visit, in the course of a pilgrimage, a papal basilica, a Christian catacomb, a cathedral church or a holy site designated by the local ordinary for the Year of Faith (for example, minor basilicas and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Apostles or patron saints), and there participate in a sacred celebration, or at least remain for a congruous period of time in prayer and pious meditation, concluding with the recitation of the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary and, depending on the circumstances, to the Holy Apostles and patron saints.

 
"(C) Each time that, on the days designated by the local ordinary for the Year of Faith, ... in any sacred place, they participate in a solemn celebration of the Eucharist or the Liturgy of the Hours, adding thereto the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form.

  "(D) On any day they chose, during the Year of Faith, if they make a pious visit to the baptistery, or other place in which they received the Sacrament of Baptism, and there renew their baptismal promises in any legitimate form.

 
"Diocesan or eparchal bishops, and those who enjoy the same status in law, on the most appropriate day during that period or on the occasion of the main celebrations, ... may impart the papal blessing with the Plenary Indulgence".

 
The document concludes by recalling how faithful who, due to illness or other legitimate cause, are unable to leave their place of adobe, may still obtain Plenary Indulgence "if, united in spirit and thought with other faithful, and especially at the times when the words of the Supreme Pontiff and diocesan bishops are transmitted by television or radio, they recite ... the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and other prayers that concord with the objectives of the Year of Faith, offering up the suffering and discomfort of their lives".

Official Webpage of the Year of Faith

http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en.html

The official calendar for the Year of Faith

  The official calendar for the Year of Faith lists the events which have been submitted to the Organizational Secretary from around the world.

 http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en/eventi.html

Venerable Archbishop Fulton J Sheen Prophet of the Americas

 

 "You should so manifest Him (Jesus Christ) in your lives that as you move among others they will say of you--as the maid servant said to Peter--Thou hast been with Christ."  

 Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

 
Videos of Archbishop Sheen sharing profound thoughts of Good Friday, the spectators that were with Christ at His Crucifixion and Death

Indifferent spectators.

Spectators from and by the Cross Part 1 by Fulton Sheen (His Last Words)
http://youtu.be/W4xFwSxGeH0

Indifferent spectators of the Crucifixion of Christ

Spectators from and by the Cross Part 2 by Fulton Sheen (His Last Words)
http://youtu.be/ZGahGygeJyQ

Mary Mother of God, Mary Magdalene and John

Spectators from and by the Cross  Part 3 by Fulton Sheen (His Last Words)
http://youtu.be/G4Irh-cZjXw

Mary Magdalen washes Christ's feet

Spectators from and by the Cross Part 4 by Fulton Sheen (His Last Words)
http://youtu.be/WILGS-6aMoA

Holy Mother Mary, St. John and Mary Magdalene

 










Spectators on and by the Cross
Part 5 by Fulton Sheen (His Last Words)
http://youtu.be/OiT9p7o0bxA

Profound Quotes from the Saints

 

Ignorance of scripture

 is ignorance of Christ

St. Jerome

Not 100 in the 

United States 

hate the 

Roman Catholic Church, 

but millions hate 

what they mistakenly 

think the 

Roman Catholic 

Church is. 

Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

 

  

Those who commit 

these types of scandals

 are guilty of the 

spiritual equivalent 

of murder,

 but I'm here among you 

to prevent something 

far worst for you. 

While those 

who give scandal

 are guilty of the spiritual 

equivalent of murder, 

those who take scandal- 

who allow scandals to destroy faith- 

are guilty of spiritual suicide. 

St. Francis de Sales

 

 

The proof of love

 is in the works. 

Where love exists, 

it works great things. 

But when it ceases to act, 

it ceases to exist. 

Pope St. Gregory the Great

Few souls 

understand 

what God would accomplish in them 

if they were to 

abandon themselves

unreservedly to Him 

and if they were 

to allow His grace

to mold them accordingly. 

St. Ignatius Loyola

 

It is better to say one 

Our Father

 fervently and devoutly 

than a thousand 

with no devotion 

and full of distraction. 

St. Edmund

If there be a true way 

that leads to the Everlasting Kingdom, 

it is most certainly that 

of suffering, patiently endured. 

St. Colette

At the end of our life, 

we shall all be judged 

by charity. 

St. John of the Cross