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Author: chasdefeo
Faith + Family + Football
Child of God, Follower of Jesus the Christ, Catholic, Father, Son, Brother, Friend, Sales Rep, Blog Author, guest on internet radio show, Man of Faith, Dominican Lay person, Knight of Columbus, Chaplain, Catholic Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, Kairos Leader, former football player and coach, Long time Eagles Football season ticket holder, Bocce ball player.
On the 25th Anniversary of The Gospel of Life’s Papal Encyclical by Pope St. John Paul II – Evangelium Vitae
http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/2019/upload/wwmin-25-years-gospel-of-life-summary-eng.pdf The Gospel of Life is at the heart of Jesus' saving message to the world...Please click on link to further read.
ON SYSTEMIC RACISM
WRITTEN BY BERNIE LONG - I recently heard an interview of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the great American basketball player and star. He described systemic racism – it is everywhere we just don’t see it. He used the analogy that when you look around you see no dust or particles in the air, however, when the … Continue reading ON SYSTEMIC RACISM
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – A 20, Homily
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – A 20 “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to little ones.” Bill Donohue, the President of the Catholic League, a Catholic anti-defamation organization, writes in his latest … Continue reading FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – A 20, Homily
Sts. Anne and Joachim , Parents of Mary, Our Blessed Mother and the grandparents of Jesus and two very powerful saints we need to go to on Marriage, Family and Life. Pray For Us!!!!
On Praying…
Letter from theSpiritual Director June 19th, 2020 Feast of The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. My brothers in Christ, What kind of prayers work for you? Spontaneous or composed? Or both? Or sometimes one and sometimes another? Have you ever prayed simply in silence?I think many favor spontaneous prayers and shy away from composed prayers. Spontaneous prayers seem … Continue reading On Praying…
Happy Father’s Day
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Father’s Day – A 20 “Whoever loves father or mother, son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” On this national celebration of Father’s Day, that quote may seem out … Continue reading Happy Father’s Day
The Holy Trinity On Trinity Sunday
TRINITY SUNDAY – A 20 “There are two things which kill the soul, “wrote St. Augustine, “despair and presumption.” Despair takes command when hope is jettisoned and when we give up on God. Presumption is more typically a characteristic of atheism, the conviction that we have no need of God, and are quite capable of … Continue reading The Holy Trinity On Trinity Sunday
How Do We Fix This?
With everything happening in our country and world at this time the Black Lives Matter mantra is bigger then ever. Life should matter from womb to tomb and I have listed many articles, websites and sources below at least one of which states why abortion is a very difficult topic in the black community so … Continue reading How Do We Fix This?
Encouragement For Men
Brothers, As any good coach will do to his players, I have some words of encouragement. First, stay strong...for any athlete it is in the "off season" where we develop the strength we need to fulfill our responsibilities on the fields of play. Likewise, we must continue to strengthen ourselves weekly with our brotherhood, prayer … Continue reading Encouragement For Men
Charles DeFeo: Catholic Blogger and Useless Servant of Christ 