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Friday 6 July 2012

Question of the Month -July 01, 2012

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Are all people called to marriage?
 
Not everyone is called to marriage. Even people who live alone can have fulfillment in life. To many of them Jesus shows a special way; he invites them to remain unmarried “for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 19:12). [1618–1620]         Many people who live alone suffer from loneliness, which they perceive only as a lack and a disadvantage. Yet a person who does not have to care for a spouse or a family also enjoys freedom and independence and has time to do meaningful and important things that a married person would never get to. Maybe it is God’s will that he should care for people for whom no one else cares. Not uncommonly God even calls such a person to be especially close to him. This is the case when one senses a desire to renounce marriage “for the sake of the kingdom of heaven”. Of course a Christian vocation can never mean despising marriage or sexuality. Voluntary celibacy can be practiced only in love and out of love, as a powerful sign that God is
more important than anything else. The unmarried person renounces a sexual relationship but not love; full of longing he goes out to meet Christ the bridegroom who is coming (Mt 25:6).

Monday 2 July 2012

YOUCAT Becomes World’s Best-selling Catholic Book


Rome, April 22, 2012 (Vatican Radio) 
The young people’s catechism of the Catholic Church, titled YOUCAT, has reached the rank of the best-selling Catholic book in the world. The catechism was launched at World Youth Day held in the Spanish capital Madrid in 2011.
The Ignatius Press published the English-language version. Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio, editor of Ignatius, referred to YOUCAT’s unique role saying: “Like its big brother, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, YOUCAT isn’t a one-time publication. It’s a point of reference for young people around the world and a cornerstone of the New Evangelization.”
YOUCAT adapts the content of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to a format intended to engage young people and young adults. The format includes questions and answers, highly-readable commentary, margin photos and illustrations, summary definitions of key terms, Bible citations and quotes from the saints and other teachers. Over a million copies have been sold around the globe.
YOUCAT has an Indian edition published and distributed by the Asian Trading Corporation based in Bangalore.