YMCA and Non-Christian Fitness Programs

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ST writes: “With all the new age classes;{yoga, tai chi, pilates), and martial arts;(tai chi, karate), and SWAT taking place at the YMCA and any health club I’ve looked into, I avoid going to them even to ride a stationary bike or walk on the treadmill. People think I’m crazy, but I don’t want to be in an environment that will put my soul in danger. That is most important. I was told by a priest that as long as I don’t participate in these classes, that it would be OK to work out in these facilities.  I’m not feeling that he is correct.  What do you think?”

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Parent’s Organization Wants Violence Off the Air

In the wake of the Ash Wednesday school shooting in Florida, the Parents Television Council (PTC) is calling upon corporations to do more than just re-evaluate their affiliations with the National Rifle Association. They must also stop spending their advertising dollars on violent television shows.

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Lenten Journey Day 16

March 1
 Commend Yourself to Mary’s Care

“With Mary’s aid, we will be ever on our guard against the treacherous cunning of all the enemies of our soul. We will meet their full assaults with intrepid determination and their hostile charges with fearless courage. We will be devoted to the service of God.”

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The Greatest Adventure

It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be ground down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society, making the world more human and more fraternal.

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