Celebrating 50 Years of "Humanae Vitae"

By Archbishop José H. Gomez

This week we are remembering the 50th anniversary of “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life”), Blessed Pope Paul VI’s encyclical letter on human life and love.

Looking back, we can understand better how the world of 1968 was not ready for this document.

It was a time of new ideas about human freedom and love and new attitudes toward traditions and authority.

Catholics were trying to sort out the teachings of the historic Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and what those teachings mean for how to live as Christians in the modern world.

Much has been written about “Humanae Vitae” and how it was received in the Church and in the wider society. We know now how much Blessed Pope Paul suffered because his message was misunderstood and misinterpreted. Read More
 

Celebrando el 50 aniversario de "Humanae Vitae"

This year, the Church will celebrate Catechetical Sunday on September 16, 2018. The 2018 theme will be "Enlisting Witnesses for Jesus Christ." Those who the Community has designated to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.
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Gaudete et Exsultate. 

Apostolic Exhortation 

Five years after his election, Pope Francis has decided to publish his third apostolic exhortation, titled Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). As the subtitle explicitly states, its theme is “the call to holiness in today’s world.” The pontiff launches a plain, essential message, indicating that what counts, what is the essence of Christian life — to use the terminology of St. Ignatius of Loyola — is to “seek and find God in all things,” following the instruction of his invitation to Jesuits: curet primo Deum. This is the heart of every reform, both personal and ecclesial: put God at the center.
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2. Sunday, May 13, 2018 - the solemnity of the Ascension (Transferred)*
3. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
4. Thursday, November 1, 2018 - the solemnity of All Saints
5. Saturday, December 8, 2018 - the solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
6. Tuesday, December 25, 2018 - the solemnity of Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ