St. Frances de Sales has been mentioned recently in our combox and it just so happens that I recently finished his masterpiece “Introduction to the Devout Life”. (various formats here. txt version here.) This book is absolutely life changing and once again I praise God that I am Catholic and have access to such great resources. People talk about the dire times in which we live, but I’d counter that by saying that the resources, the tools, the graces which are available to us today makes Christ’s yoke unbelievably light. As I was reading this book, I highlighted various quotes in the kindle app which saved them for later reference. The particular passage below is a especially fitting passage for Cleansing Fire and anyone who feels inclined to partake of the fight for orthodoxy in the Diocese of Rochester. Read each word carefully. Contemplate it. Read it again. Contemplate again and pray.

But while extremely sensitive as to the slightest approach to slander, you must also guard against an extreme into which some people fall, who, in their desire to speak evil of no one, actually uphold and speak well of vice. If you have to do with one who is unquestionably a slanderer, do not excuse him under the expressions of frank and free-spoken; do not call one who is notoriously vain, liberal and elegant; do not call dangerous levities mere simplicity; do not screen disobedience under the name of zeal, or arrogance of frankness, or evil intimacy of friendship. No, my child, we must never, in our wish to shun slander, foster or flatter vice in others; but we must call evil evil, and sin sin, and so doing we shall serve God’s Glory, always bearing in mind the following rules.

If you would be justified in condemning a neighbour’s sin, you must be sure that it is needful either for his good or that of others to do so.  For instance, if light, unseemly conduct is spoken of before young people in a way calculated to injure their purity, and you pass it over, or excuse it, they may be led to think lightly of evil, and to imitate it; and therefore you are bound to condemn all such things freely and at once, unless it is obvious that by reserving your charitable work of reprehension to a future time, you can do it more profitably.

Furthermore, on such occasions it is well to be sure that you are the most proper person among those present to express your opinion, and that your silence would seem in any way to condone the sin. If you are one of the least important persons present, it is probably not your place to censure; but supposing it to be your duty, be most carefully just in what you say,–let there not be a word too much or too little.  For instance, you censure the intimacy of certain people, as dangerous and indiscreet. Well, but you must hold the scales with the most exact justice, and not exaggerate in the smallest item. If there be only a slight appearance of evil, say no more than that; if it be a question of some trifling imprudence, do not make it out to be more; if there be really neither imprudence nor positive appearance of evil, but only such as affords a pretext for malicious slander, either say simply so much, or, better still, say nothing at all. When you speak of your neighbour, look upon your tongue as a sharp razor in the surgeon’s hand, about to cut nerves and tendons; it should be used so carefully, as to insure that no particle more or less than the truth be said. And finally, when you are called upon to blame sin, always strive as far as possible to spare the sinner.

Public, notorious sinners may be spoken of freely, provided always even then that a spirit of charity and compassion prevail, and that you do not speak of them with arrogance or presumption, or as though you took pleasure in the fall of others. To do this is the sure sign of a mean ungenerous mind. And, of course, you must speak freely in condemnation of the professed enemies of God and His Church, heretics and schismatics,–it is true charity to point out the wolf wheresoever he creeps in among the flock. Most people permit themselves absolute latitude in criticising and censuring rulers, and in calumniating nationalities, according to their own opinions and likings. But do you avoid this fault; it is displeasing to God, and is liable to lead you into disputes and quarrels. When you hear evil of any one, cast any doubt you fairly can upon the accusation; or if that is impossible, make any available excuse for the culprit; and where even that may not be, be yet pitiful and compassionate, and remind those with whom you are speaking that such as stand upright do so solely through God’s Grace. Do your best kindly to check the scandal-bearer, and if you know anything favourable to the person criticised, take pains to mention it.

Mike Latona writes in the Catholic Courier of journalist John Allen Jr’s address to the Diocese of Rochester’s annual” Gathering of the Ministerium”.  Allen obviously makes some good points, but Latona’s article finishes with this:

With many issues tearing at the fabric of the Catholic Church’s foundation, Allen emphasized that Catholics can ill afford to be divided among themselves — but, he said, many ideologies compete with each other within the church and that in turn weakens our effectiveness. He called for Catholics to respect each other’s positions, adapt to changes taking place in their local and worldwide churches, and in doing so strive to positively influence the rest of the world.

I think most of us [ie right-wing nut jobs] would be completely fine with the above statement if you take it at face value.  However, I fear it is an attempt to gloss over the most significant problem in the western Catholic Church today – a lack of adherence to core, fundamental, Catholic beliefs.  This problem is especially evident in the Diocese of Rochester, NY.  What we have here is not one Catholic ideology competing with another Catholic ideology.  What we have is an anti-Catholic ideology competing with a Catholic ideology.  I’m not sure if Allen completely stands by the above paraphrasing and I appreciate Latona’s attempts to bring unity to our local Church (see previous attempts here).  The problem is, though, that unity cannot come at the price of compromising the Catholic faith.  When priests and bishops teach un-Catholic ideas and belief systems that are outside the bounds of Catholic teaching, then it is not the the fault of those who stick with the Magisterium for the division that is caused.  Once again, Allen and others seem to want to blame division in the Church on the boogeyman which is the right-wing conservative not willing to accept that his fellow Catholic sees things a little differently.  This is a red herring and only continues to perpetuate a myth.  When that boogeyman is found, I’ll be the first to tar and feather him.

Side question: What’s up with this term “Ministerium”?  Is that a legit term?  Or is it an attempt to pretend the local Church has some sort of authority above and beyond what it does?  See here and here.  I honestly don’t know and would appreciate any special insight you may have.

Since I started riding the bus to work I’ve been reading more than listening to audio during my commute, so I just recently came across a CA Live show from several months back. I was going to post a link to the show anyways because it covers a topic recently discussed in our combox, but then I was doubly convicted to post a clip when I heard this call:

The show link is here. Ralph Martin’s organization Renewal Ministries is here. And the link to Pope Paul VI’s EVANGELII NUNTIANDI is here. The relevant passage that Dominick refers to is approximately this:

It would be useful if every Christian and every evangelizer were to pray about the following thought: men can gain salvation also in other ways, by God’s mercy, even though we do not preach the Gospel to them; but as for us, can we gain salvation if through negligence or fear or shame- what St. Paul called “blushing for the Gospel”[134] – or as a result of false ideas we fail to preach it? For that would be to betray the call of God, who wishes the seed to bear fruit through the voice of the ministers of the Gospel; and it will depend on us whether this grows into trees and produces its full fruit.

As reported by the Catholic Courier (and in our combox), Msgr. William H. Shannon died this past Sunday morning. Bishop Clark used his weekly column to remember his friend.

His work — like that of every good teacher — puts me in touch with and helps me to learn from my own experience. Bill also in his commitment to this work reinforces in me the deep conviction that every day that we live — no matter the number of our years — is a call to new life. If you have a chance to read this book — and I hope that you will — I believe that his sense of life’s daily richness will touch you deeply.

We should certainly pray for his soul and I in no way intend to judge the man, however I think it’s only right to put out a caution if you decide to read his works. You can read about particular areas of concern in a couple articles by James Likoudis:

ROCHESTER DISSENTER NOW UNDERMINES CHRIST’s RESURRECTION

THE DISGRACE OF ROCHESTER’S DIOCESAN PAPER

side note: my now deceased grandfather’s name was also William [Charles] Shannon. He was a farmer and a feed salesman. He wasn’t a Catholic, but was from about the same generation. Please say a prayer for the monsignor and if you feel so inclined, please say one for my grandfather as well.

guest post by James Likoudis

There is indisputable consensus among trained musicians, liturgists, and informed laity that Sacred Liturgy in our parishes is conspicuous by its poor and impoverished celebration, and that Sacred Music which ought to accompany Mass (the “heavenly liturgy”)  is deplorably absent. Only those wedded to what Dr. Peter Kwasniewski of Wyoming College has termed “the invasion of profane secular music that has descended on most Western parishes today” will continue to blind themselves to the harm done the worship of God in our churches. Such profane music with guitars,  piano, and drums establishing the dumned-down spiritual tone of the parish is the legacy of post-conciliar disorders. They constitute :

“nothing other than a conforming of our minds to our secularized age, to the artistic, psychological, and spiritual degeneracy of our times….[Such music that remains] stylistically at the level of sensuality or ‘everyday’ emotions…is not music fit for worship because it does not help the soul to mature in spiritual dignity, it does not purify the passions and elevate the mind to a more heavenly plane of existence. Indeed, it would seem that a casual, talkative style of celebrating Mass coupled with a popular musical idiom could almost guarantee, or at any rate allow, a stunted psychological growth, an artificially prolonged adolescence of the emotions, out of keeping with the increasing spiritual perfection the Lord intends to impart through the sacred rites and mystic sacraments of the Church.” ( see his masterful “Contemporary music in Church?”, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, October 2006).

            But there is more to be concerned about, namely, the popular songs sung as hymns  which are frankly heretical or doctrinally ambiguous when touching upon essential doctrines of the Catholic Faith. Papal biographer George Weigel has noted that Hymns are not intended to be “”liturgical filler”. They are “distinct forms of confessing the Church’s faith”. In one of his columns he lamented how Catholics “settle for hymns musically indistinguishable  from ‘Les Mis’ and hymns of saccharine textual sentimentality. Moreover, some hymn texts in today’s ‘worship resources’ are, to put it bluntly, heretical.”  He singles out the hymns “ Ashes” and “For the Healing of the Nations” as “teaching heresy and have no business in the liturgy”.

“Ashes” teaches Catholics, “We rise again from ashes to create ourselves anew”. “No, we don’t”, Weigel responds: “Christ creates us anew  (Unless Augustine was wrong and Pelagius right)”. 
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Check out page 5 of the St. Charles Borromeo bulletin. (hastily snipped below):

Print out your calendar for the month of Mary – do it right now before you forget.
http://www.mprp-roc.org/mprp04-12May.html

What follows is a report from a lay person who attended a meeting with Bishop Clark in 1979. It was sent to me by James Likoudis who was at the same meeting and confirmed the accuracy of the author’s report written some years ago together with his later Postscript of 2004.

REPORT ON THE DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (August 1979)

This Report of a Meeting with Bishop Matthew H. Clark that took place in August, 1979, soon after his installation as Bishop, will be of historic and timely interest to all those faithful Catholics who have witnessed the disintegration of Catholic doctrine and liturgical and sacramental discipline in the years of Bishop Clark’s administration of the Diocese of Rochester. It was written by one of the lay people in attendance at the Meeting.

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Yet another article saying we are not crazy – this time it’s the WSJ:

In dioceses where there are few ordinations, such as New York’s Rochester and Albany, people know this [priest] shortage well.
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This aging generation of progressives continues to lobby church leaders to change Catholic teachings on reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and women’s ordination. But it is being replaced by younger men and women who are attracted to the church because of the very timelessness of its teachings.

They are attracted to the philosophy, the art, the literature and the theology that make Catholicism countercultural. They are drawn to the beauty of the liturgy and the church’s commitment to the dignity of the individual. They want to be contributors to that commitment—alongside faithful and courageous bishops who ask them to make sacrifices. It is time for Catholics to celebrate their arrival.

Click here to see photos with descriptions. Appropriate or not? What do you think?

I am “picking up and renewing” FrZ’s proposal here.  The full article US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending Church is definitely worth the read.

When the Obama Administration began to attack the 1st Amendment, Catholic bloggers rose up.

When the U.S. Bishops called for rallies for religious freedom, Catholic bloggers posted links and dates and places.

When the USCCB and Card. Dolan and Bp. Lori made statements or gave interviews, Catholic bloggers spread the word.

Catholic bloggers are to the establishment and the dissident Catholic media what talk radio and cable are to the old time news and entertainment establishment.

The great majority of Catholic bloggers would (and perhaps might have to) go to the wall for the Catholic bishops in a good cause and with good leadership.

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Okay, let’s double-down.

I, in turn, call upon the U.S. Bishops to do what the Holy See did: host a conference… call a meeting with bloggers.

I ask fellow Catholic bloggers to pick up and renew this proposal on their own blogs.  Propose that the bishops organize a blogger summit, a blogger confab, a blogger powwow, a blognic on steroids.

Do they mean it, or not?  Are Catholic bloggers valued, or not?  Are these just words?  Vapor?

On a side note, if you follow his link chain you’ll find here where Father Rosica of Salt and Light Television says some pretty nasty stuff about the Catholic Blogosphere:

Father Rosica said a study of Catholic blogs involving non-Catholics and non-Christians looking at Catholic blogs found they were filled with “filth, hate, conjecture, and innuendo.” He added some blogs attempt to claim they are official, using the Vatican crest or a picture of the Pope.

Many of these blogs often have “vitriolic, vindictive messages,” he said, citing the LifeSite News blog as a major culprit.

“The LifeSite blog is not a Catholic blog. It is not an authoritative blog,” he said. “It has caused huge problems in the North American church, not just in Canada.”

You may have noticed that Archbishop Cardinal Dolan was recently on CBS’ Face the Nation this past weekend. I want to first note that I think overall Cardinal Dolan has done an excellent job addressing the nation. His vocal defense against the HHS mandate has been stellar. Most times I see him in the news I wish to applaud him. However, there were 2 points that I think he fumbled in this interview.

1) he defended Kennedy’s Houston speech. He says:

I would cheered what John Kennedy said, he was right, and I would– I would find myself among those applauding that speech. That having been said, I would also say that Senator Santorum had a good point because, unfortunately, what John Kennedy said in September of 1960 to the Baptist Ministerial Alliance in Texas has been misinterpreted to mean that a separation of church and state also means a cleavage a wall between one’s faith and one’s political decisions, between one’s– one’s moral focus and between one– the way one might act in the political sphere. I don’t think John Kennedy meant that and as you know recent scholarship has shown that John Kennedy was very inspired by vision, by character, by virtue, let’s call that faith, let’s call that morals.

It almost sounds like his grace is referring to the documents of V2. It wasn’t the speech that was wrong – it’s the misinterpretation. This view is in stark contrast to Archbishop Chaput’s take on that same speech:

It was sincere, compelling, articulate – and wrong. Not wrong about the patriotism of Catholics, but wrong about American history and very wrong about the role of religious faith in our nation’s life.

2) he said that Mitt Romney being a Mormon should have no influence over whether a Catholic ought to vote for him. He says

there may be reasons not to vote for Mitt Romney as President of the United States that he is a Mormon cannot be one of them

Personally, I think that logic is flawed as well. Jimmy Akin wrote up a good article a little while back discussing just this issue. Besides the issues Jimmy raises, I don’t see why it can’t be as simple as saying that if someone believes in a religion that is seriously flawed (and demonstrably so), then I simply question their judgment. In my mind, it’s kind of like saying “if Mitt Romney believes that every computer has a monkey inside of it and that’s how it works, then that shouldn’t effect my decision to vote for him.” The guy still uses computers and his crazy idea doesn’t really effect any of his decisions, so why should it matter? Well, it matters because it makes me question his ability to reason.

I wonder if Cardinal Dolan really believes what he said or if he’s just trying to be accommodating. Kind of like when he came to Sacred Heart Cathedral and led the congregation in a round of applause for the wonderful success of Bishop Clark’s episcopacy and later on the local TV news again applauded the Diocese of Rochester for their unique use of lay leadership.

Anyways, I’m more curious about your thoughts on all of this than about what I have to say. What do you think?

UPDATE: Just wanted to clarify a few things.  The analogy above is only an analogy.  I’m not saying that believing in Mormonism is equivalent to believing monkeys run computers.  I’m not saying you should never vote for a Mormon.  In fact, in the upcoming general election it seems apparent enough that Christians ought to vote for a Mormon.  Mormons have also done a spectacular job standing strong against government tyranny.  Mormon people are good people.  The only point I intended to make was that there is nothing wrong with considering a candidate’s religion when weighing your decision of whether to vote for them or not.

Somewhat late to post this, but on March 30th the Diocese of Rochester sent out an email asking recipients to take an Important Survey about Catholic Schools.

From the Rochester 40DFL mailing list:

Attached is a flyer for an upcoming appearance by chastity speaker Jason Evert. If your teenage children haven’t heard this message, you’ll want to bring them to this talk.

Do you really want to help improve things in the Diocese of Rochester? Really, do you? Good – click here.

I was able to attend most of the rally today. The speakers were all very good. I also applaud the organizers of this event. There’s a write up in the D&C here. Personally, I was impressed with the size of the crowd, but I wouldn’t guess as to numbers. The above D&C article reports “more than 150″. One of the speakers mentioned that we were at the intersection of State and Church. I turned around, and sure enough we were at that intersection. As far as I know, the grand marshal of the St. Patty’s Day Parade was not in attendance. Also of interest, I came across this recent video interview interview with His Excellency here.

Here’s the rest of my photos:

From the Rochester 40 Days for Life email list:

Hello pro-lifers, I just wanted to let you know about two events coming up on March 23rd here in Rochester. First, the Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom will have a Rochester event from noon to 1:00 in front of the Federal Building on State St. See the attached flyer for more information. Second, the pro-life movie October Baby will be opening at the Regal Henrietta 18. Let’s support this movie to send a message to the movie industry about the type of movies we want to see.

PS: We’re approaching the halfway point in our “unofficial” spring 40 Days for Life Campaign. Please join the prayer vigil in front of Planned Parenthood on University Ave. on Tuesdays (7:30 AM to 7:30 PM) and Thursday mornings. God bless.

Stand Up for Religious Freedom
March 23, 2012 12:00pm-1:00pm
Federal Building 100 State Street

For the full flyer click here.

This morning my wife had to attend an out of town family function, which means I fulfilled my Sunday obligation (sorry, I just love using that term) by attending a parish close by our home. This time, I gave the Church of the Resurrection a try. The following are some of my non-transcendent thoughts during this experience.

Remember when I thought I was done “church shopping” when I became Catholic? It looks kind of funny for a Church, but so does just about every Church around here built post-V2. It was odd that they listed their “Sacramental Minister” after both the “Pastoral Administrator” (Sr. Joan Cawley, SSJ – this acronym usually spells trouble) and the “Business Manager” on their contacts page, but I’ll reserve judgment. I enter the church. I find a pew and begin to genuflect when I realize I can’t locate the tabernacle. I’ll ask this friendly looking gentleman in front of me if he knows where it is. He doesn’t know. Should I bow to the altar?  Just sit down. This is odd – there’s no kneelers. No matter, this carpet is pretty squishy. Nothing could be as bad as that marble floor at St. Loius. Those sure look like nice speakers there, and there, and there. I bet I’ll be able to hear just fine. That’s a nice grand piano there next to the sanctuary. That’s also a nice large cross behind the altar. Perhaps they’ll bring a crucifix with the procession. Nope. hmmm – a bilingual Psalm? I wonder if there is a Spanish speaking community here? Sure doesn’t look like it. This reminds me of Christian’s comment. I know these words, but I don’t know the tune.  No, don’t fake sing – just keep your mouth closed.  Wouldn’t the universal nature of the Church be more apparent if each parish didn’t have their own unique tune for the ordinary responses? Boy, that was a short homily. Oh wait, here comes the woman to give her homily.   Must be the SSJ – Sr. Joan Cawley. hmmm Joan Chittister, Joan Sobala, John Cawley… note to self: Don’t name next daughter Joan, should the Lord grant another blessing. Yeah, keep Gladys at the top of the list. And for the love of God, don’t let her become an SSJ. I wonder how they handled the Visitation? At least she wasn’t sitting in the sanctuary and crowding the altar like the other Sr. Joan and Anne-Marie Brogan. Interesting – shout out your own prayer request. That Archbishop Perry would be the first bishop of Rochalo?. Bite your tongue! It’s always awkward to be the only one kneeling. Oh well, if awkwardness is all I have to complain about, then I’m surely blessed. Praise God we live in a country where we don’t have to worry about being bombed at mass. Good, I’m in the priest’s line for communion. He shouldn’t be too shocked when I open my mouth for reception. Thank you, Lord, for maintaining my peace during this mass. Do not forget your faithful here in Rochester. Send your Holy Spirit and turn our hearts to you. Help me to remember my own sinfulness and my need to rely on you.  Alright Lord, thank you for that reminder.  And that one.  OK – I get it.  I’m a sinful, sinful man.  Have you had enough yet, Lord?  That man is taking the remaining hosts out the back of the church.  I wonder where he’s going?  Exiting the church after mass. This priest seems nice, I’ll ask him where the tabernacle is. Oh, it’s right there behind him in the chapel across the hall from the church proper?  He must think I’m blind.  That must be where the man with the leftover hosts went. My mother was right – I sure am oblivious to my surroundings at times. I’m shaking Sr. Joan’s hand. I should ask her how much she loves the Church’s infallible teachings on human sexuality. No, just go home.

As pointed out by Chysostom, some very positive news appeared in St. Mary’s bulletin this weekend. I have a few comments inline (in red below), but I don’t wish to drown out the fact that this is good news.

Dear Friends,
In the midst of all the pastoral and liturgical changes in the past year, and from our own research into church documents it has become apparent that change needs to be made in the bread we have been using for Eucharist in order for us to be in conformity with the Roman Catholic tradition [IOW, as Monk speculated, the bread was illicit - which means validity could not be certain]. The bread used at Liturgy should, as far as possible, be recognizable as bread to all participants and help us to more fully symbolize our unity in Christ and our communion with the whole church throughout the world. [an interesting choice of wording. I would suggest rephrasing like this: The bread used at Liturgy should be made in accord with the laws of the Church so that it may truly become, without any doubt, Christ himself, and so that all who receive worthily may benefit from the grace of this ineffable gift.]

Towards the end of last year in an attempt to respond to concerns we began to engage in conversation with various groups within the parish concerned with liturgy, leadership and bread making. In searching for recipes that are within church norms we found four for consideration. Our bread makers analyzed these and rejected two early on as the preparation process was too involved. In January some of the bread bakers gathered to bake and sample the other two recipes, one was selected and has been in use for last couple of weeks. Two problems have surfaced recently. First, the kneading process for the bread is tedious and very long; second, the bread is exceptionally dry after baking [ie crumbly]. The best wisdom from the bakers is that we have tried hard but finding a recipe that is palatable and staying within norms of church [those petty Church laws] is not possible at this time so the only option is to purchase hosts from our usual source the Sisters of St Joseph. [She sure makes Church law out to be such a drag. I'd like to turn this attitude 180 degrees around. The reason for these laws of the Church is to remove any doubt that Christ truly becomes present in the Blessed Sacrament. The Church's laws are not there to unnecessarily burden anyone. They are there so that you don't have to worry about using invalid matter and thus worshipping bread. An insightful parishioner should be up in arms over this. "You mean you were using an illicit recipe? You mean that it's possible that Christ was not present in the Blessed Sacrament? Who is responsible for this? What can we do to make sure that no other silly nonsense goes on at this parish?]

Thank you so much to those who have dedicated so much time, energy and love over the years to the ministry of bread making [OK, I understand that absolutely everything I do for love of God and neighbor is in some sense a ministry, but really do we have to call it out each time and completely remove the significance of the word applying to explicit ministries (eg the ministerial priesthood)?], it is truly appreciated. We hope and pray that your care for the community may be able to find a new expression in ministry as time goes on.

We realize this is a change and is challenging, even painful for some [really? It's painful to use licit matter?  If this is someone's reaction, then I'd suggest some serious pastoral work is at hand.]. There has been a movement in our Roman Catholic Church [RCC - protestants like to use this term as well] in recent times to emphasize the traditional and the transcendent [oh please! It's a recent movement that Catholicism has emphasized the traditional and the transcendent? Again, this is totally backwards. It's only recently (post V2) that Catholicism has NOT emphasized the traditional and the transcendent.] and we at St. Mary’s are part of that church [uh-huh]. We continue as a worshipping community to be creative [!] with music and movement and liturgical actions. We are St Mary’s. [hoo-rah. Sure sounds like Our Lady's fiat, doesn't it?]

We struggle together as a community and at times have to make changes in order to continue to grow and flourish. This is one of those times when it would be good to get together and talk. Please join us for a listening session on either 24th March at 3:15 in the Parish house or 25th March, after 10:30 Mass in the Dugan Center.

Blessings always,
Anne-Marie
Pastoral Administrator

Deacon Tom
Pastoral Associate: Liturgy

I received this in my inbox this morning:

Through hard work and the Holy Spirit a great conference has come together. We have expanded our breakout session offerings this year and we have an excellent group of presenters. Our next main goal is publicity. I have attached two flyers for the conference. Please share them and post them as you see fit. I’ve also attached a collection of notices of varying sizes. We wanted to give people options depending on how much space they have in their bulletins and newsletters. Please contact your parish and communities to see if the notices can be included in coming weeks.

Facebook! Here is the link to the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/309706415747398/
If you are on Facebook please join the event and invite your Facebook friends to participate. This was a particularly effective way of reaching young people last year, and well worth the effort.

Here’s the website link: www.mcquaid.org/breakforlife We will continue to populate the website with more information. Online registration is now open.

Thank you for your help promoting this conference!

and the attached files:
Break for Life bulletin announcements.doc
B4L 2012 Flyer (2).pdf
2012BreakforLife (3).pdf

NOTE: A Pro-Life Conference with Special Guest Speaker Bishop Matthew Clark.