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Showing posts with label Living in Imitation of Christ. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Divine Romance
Discover or rediscover
the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
and the majestic full expression of Christianity
as established by its very Founder,
Jesus Christ.
God is so in love with you!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
A Call To A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, Now Available in English
What is it God is calling you to do? You are being called to become a saint!
For inspiration, consider reading A Call To A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus 1863-1885, translated by Ann C. Hess.
From Catholic author Nancy Carabio Belanger's review: "Everyone with a devotion to St. Therese should read these most intimate thoughts of her parents. We are so blessed to have these letters available to welcome us into the home life of the Martin family...people who were entirely devoted to God, the Church, their family, and their community."
To read the entire review, visit: Nancy Carabio Belanger's Review
God is at work in you!
Now available in English: A Call To A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus 1863-1885, Translated by Ann C. Hess (St. Pauls/Alba House).
Guy Gaucher, Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and the Sisters of Lisieux (preface, notes, and overall presentation of the text).
ISBN-10 0-8189-1321-5, Paperback, 464 pages $29.95 US
The book makes a great gift!
For more information and to order the book, visit StPauls.us
For inspiration, consider reading A Call To A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus 1863-1885, translated by Ann C. Hess.
From Catholic author Nancy Carabio Belanger's review: "Everyone with a devotion to St. Therese should read these most intimate thoughts of her parents. We are so blessed to have these letters available to welcome us into the home life of the Martin family...people who were entirely devoted to God, the Church, their family, and their community."
To read the entire review, visit: Nancy Carabio Belanger's Review
God is at work in you!
Now available in English: A Call To A Deeper Love: The Family Correspondence of the Parents of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus 1863-1885, Translated by Ann C. Hess (St. Pauls/Alba House).
Guy Gaucher, Auxiliary Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and the Sisters of Lisieux (preface, notes, and overall presentation of the text).
ISBN-10 0-8189-1321-5, Paperback, 464 pages $29.95 US
The book makes a great gift!
For more information and to order the book, visit StPauls.us
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Today We Are One Day Closer To Seeing You In Eternity
My beloved sister Belinda, we love you forever.
True Love
By Belinda Bondi
True love is not made of sand, that’s why
It withstands the tests of time.
It does not fade like a rainbow does,
Or the sun that dims at dusk.
For forgiveness is its daily bread,
And to patience is love wed.
It is lasting, and never gives up,
And it loves, it loves, very much.
It’s heart does not break for pity’s sake,
Or leave memories at wakes.
True love is not made of sand, that’s why,
It withstands the tests of time.
Nor does it change like the seasons do,
For it’s genuine and true.
It is golden and will never rust,
And it loves, it loves, very much.
It does not fade like a rainbow does,
Or the sun that dims at dusk.
True love is not made of sand, that’s why,
It withstands the tests of time.
Copyright 2011 Belinda Bondi
_____________
From the book God Moments II: Recognizing the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, written and compiled by Michele Elena Bondi (Rochester, MI: Joseph Karl Publishing, 2011).
“All our merit, my children, consists of cooperating with grace.”
~St. John Vianney
~St. John Vianney
True Love
By Belinda Bondi
True love is not made of sand, that’s why
It withstands the tests of time.
It does not fade like a rainbow does,
Or the sun that dims at dusk.
For forgiveness is its daily bread,
And to patience is love wed.
It is lasting, and never gives up,
And it loves, it loves, very much.
It’s heart does not break for pity’s sake,
Or leave memories at wakes.
True love is not made of sand, that’s why,
It withstands the tests of time.
Nor does it change like the seasons do,
For it’s genuine and true.
It is golden and will never rust,
And it loves, it loves, very much.
It does not fade like a rainbow does,
Or the sun that dims at dusk.
True love is not made of sand, that’s why,
It withstands the tests of time.
Copyright 2011 Belinda Bondi
_____________From the book God Moments II: Recognizing the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, written and compiled by Michele Elena Bondi (Rochester, MI: Joseph Karl Publishing, 2011).
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Happy Feast of St. Giuseppe Moscati!
Be sure you know the medical doctor, professor, biochemistry pioneer, humanitarian, and exceptionally loving man who truly lived and served in imitation of Christ.
Giuseppe Moscati was born in 1880 in Benevento, Italy, to pious, aristocratic Italian parents. He was th
e seventh of nine children. His father, Francesco, was a well-known lawyer and his mother, Rosa De Luca dei Marchesi di Roseto, came from nobility. In 1884 Francesco moved the family to Naples, the city where Giuseppe spent most of the rest of his life.
The family vacationed each year in Avellino, and attended Mass at the chapel of the Poor Clare nuns where Francesco served at the altar. On December 8th 1888, Giuseppe received his First Holy Communion from Monsignor Enrico Marano, in the Ancelle del Sacro Cuore (Church of the Maids of the Sacred Heart) in Naples. That was the beginning of his Eucharistic life, one of the sources of Dr. Moscati’s sanctity. 1
In 1892, when Giuseppe was thirteen, his older brother Alberto, a lieutenant in the artillery, fell from his horse during a military parade. He sustained a significant head injury which resulted in recurring epilepsy. Giuseppe spent a great deal of time helping care for his injured brother, a sure sign of his true vocation in life. What he witnessed through his brother's care led Giuseppe to become interested in medicine and make the vital determination that the healing power of religion was more successful in treating patients than man-made remedies.
Following the completion of his elementary education 1889, Giuseppe entered high school and from 1889-97 attended the Liceo Vittorio Emanuele Institute in Naples. He began his medical studies in 1897, the same year his father died. On April 4, 1903 he graduated “summa cum laude” with a doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Naples.
Immediately after graduation, Dr. Moscati began working at the Ospedali Ruinity degli Incurabili (Hospital of the Incurables), where he became an administrator. He also continued his studies and conducted medical research.
On April 8, 1906, Mount Vesuvius erupted. In a genuine act of selflessness, Giuseppe heroically rescued the patients trapped inside the hospital at Torre del Greco, which was located just a few miles from the volcano’s crater, just before the roof collapsed from the weight of the ash.
In 1911 there was an outbreak of cholera in Naples. Giuseppe worked day and night treating the poor without charge, giving witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is well known for showing great respect for the dead. In an outpouring of Christ’s call to love our neighbor in humility and simplicity, he allowed the faithful to follow in procession singing hymns of the Church as the bodies of the deceased were removed from the streets. Giuseppe also labored to prevent cholera from spreading by performing public health inspections while researching the causes of the disease and striving to eradicate it.
Also in 1911, Giuseppe became a member of the Royal Academy of Surgical Medicine and received his doctorate in physiological chemistry. His brother Alberto died on June 12, 1914; Giuseppe mourned the loss of his brother for the rest of his life. His mother, who was diabetic, died in late 1914 from the disease, which was untreatable at that time. She said to her surviving children after receiving the sacraments before she died, "My dearest, you let me die satisfied. Always avoid sin, which is the greatest evil of life." 2
Giuseppe provided insight into the sanctity of his parents in a letter he wrote to a woman who had lost her mother. "As a boy I lost my father and then, when I was an adult, my mother. Now, both of them always stand by me. I feel their sweet company. Whenever I try to imitate them, always so good and upright, I feel their encouragement and if I deviate they incite me to do the right thing, just like they used to tell me when they were still living..." 3
In 1915, Italy entered World War I. Professor Moscati asked for voluntary enlistment but was assigned to the care of wounded soldiers at the militarized Incurabili Hospital. He is remembered for visiting, effectively treating, and consoling approximately 3000 wounded soldiers. In 1919 he became director of one of the local men’s schools and continued teaching. In 1922 the professor was given a libera docenza in clinical medicine, which gave him the credentials to teach at institutes of higher education.
St. Giuseppe Moscati was very dedicated to his studies and proved himself to be not only a brilliant diagnostician, but a caring and charitable doctor. He is perhaps most known and loved for his Christlike bedside manner, and began a revolution in medicine that changed and improved the way doctors treated their patients. He was a medical pioneer, and among the first to stimulate the heart through what is now known as CPR. He was one of the first doctors in Naples to experiment with insulin to treat diabetes. Giuseppe was respected and admired for his extraordinary courage and compassion, but was also accused of witch doctoring because of his methods, which were at the time unconventional and cutting-edge.
Giuseppe was a forensic surgeon and director of the Pathological Anatomy Institute as well, and known as a master of conducting autopsies. Additionally, he wrote 27 scientific publications from the time he earned his degree in 1903 to the year 1916.
A pivotal event for Giuseppe and for so many others occurred when he cared for a terminally ill woman at his home until her death. She was the friend of a friend, and had been afraid to stay at the hospital. Subsequent to this, people started going to his home seeking medical care. The doctor gave his patients money and food in addition to their prescriptions. Giuseppe and his sister Anna ("Nina") sold most of their family's belongings to continue helping care for sick people in need. Nina assisted her brother Giuseppe in his vital work serving the sick. Their brother Eugenio remarked, "In doing good, he had Nina as his ally." 4
Nina Moscati
During his remarkable lifetime, St. Moscati had attended Holy Mass daily, had taken a vow of chastity, retired regularly for prayer, and practiced heroic charity by viewing his work as a means of alleviating suffering.
God called Giuseppe Moscati home to his eternal reward on April 12, 1927, at the age of 46. The holy physician of Naples left behind an extraordinary legacy of sharing the love of Christ with those in need. His body is interred in the former Church of Gesu Neuvo, now known as the Church of St. Giuseppe Moscati. His Eminence Cardinal Ascalesi remarked at Giuseppe’s interment, "The doctor belonged to the Church. It was not those whose bodies he had cured, but whose souls he had saved who were waiting to greet him when he left this earth." Nina survived him by four years.
Giuseppe Moscati wrote this letter in 1919:
"When I was a boy I looked with interest to the Incurabili hospital as my father showed me that far from the house terrace. It inspired me pity feelings for the pain without name, calmed in those walls. A beneficial dismay took me and I started to think about the frailty of all the things, and the illusions passed, as falling flowers of the orange groves surrounding me. Then I was completely fallen in my starting literary studies, and I did not suspect or dream that, a day, in that white building, to whose large windows patients were hardly visible, as white ghosts, I would have held the supreme clinical degree. […] I will try, with the God help, with my minimal strengths, to deserve your complete trust, and to collaborate to the economic reconstruction of the old Neapolitan hospitals, so well deserving in term of charity and culture, and nowadays so poor." 5
Pilgrims continue to visit his office and humble examining room, where hundreds of plaques on the walls provide testimony to the cures granted by God through the intercession of this extraordinary man who practiced heroic virtue by living in imitation of Christ.
The Holy Physician of Naples lived to the fullness of St. Paul’s words, “Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important as yourselves. Each looking out not for his own interests, but everyone also for those of others.” Philippians 2:3-4. He is a saint who left us a most profound example of humility and an ability to use one’s God-given talents to truly serve others.
Dr. Giuseppe Moscati was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on November 16, 1975. The miraculous healing of a young ironworker with terminal cancer was St. Moscati’s canonization miracle. The man’s mother dreamt of a doctor wearing a white coat and subsequently identified him from a photograph as Giuseppe Moscati. Not long after that, the man was cured and returned to work. He was canonized on October 25, 1987 by Pope John Paul II and is the first modern doctor to be declared a saint. His feast day is November 16.
St. Giuseppe Moscati's life story is presented in the beautiful movie St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor (Ignatius Press: 2010). The timeless Italian film (177 minutes) has English and Spanish subtitles. The movie highlights Dr. Moscati’s vocation as a physician in Italy where he mended people’s sick and injured bodies as well as their spirits with acts of kindness.
It is so well done, and St. Moscati’s life story so worth knowing, you will want to see it over and over again. The film deviated from fact by adding a love interest and a rivalry with a friend and colleague. These fictitious accounts aptly provide viewers the opportunity to consider their own choices and examine if and how they will serve God using the gifts they have been given.
Be sure to see this very special movie, more than once, and learn about the medical doctor, professor, biochemistry pioneer, humanitarian, and exceptionally loving man who truly lived and served in imitation of Christ.
About the Authors
Michele Bondi Bottesi is a mother, award-winning Catholic author, psychologist, and publisher at Joseph Karl Publishing. Visit her blog, God is at Work in You! at www.godisatworkinyou.blogspot.com.
Paul A. Ray is a Catholic author and speaker, and creative director at Joseph Karl Publishing. Visit his blog, Tongues as of Fire! at www.tonguesasoffire.blogspot.com.
Andre J. Bottesi is a high school student and award-winning Catholic author.
The authors thank Nancy Carabio Belanger (www.littleflowerbook.com) for copy editing the article.
________________
Sources:
1-5. www.moscati.it.
Additional sources:
www.catholiceducation.org; www.moscati.it; www.wikipedia.org; www.suite101.com.
Photo Sources:
Giuseppe Moscati: www.moscati.it/Eng.html
Nina Moscati: www.moscati.it/Eng.html
Jesus & St. Francis: Joseph Karl Publishing
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor DVD Copyright 2010, Ignatius Press.
Giuseppe Moscati was born in 1880 in Benevento, Italy, to pious, aristocratic Italian parents. He was th
e seventh of nine children. His father, Francesco, was a well-known lawyer and his mother, Rosa De Luca dei Marchesi di Roseto, came from nobility. In 1884 Francesco moved the family to Naples, the city where Giuseppe spent most of the rest of his life.The family vacationed each year in Avellino, and attended Mass at the chapel of the Poor Clare nuns where Francesco served at the altar. On December 8th 1888, Giuseppe received his First Holy Communion from Monsignor Enrico Marano, in the Ancelle del Sacro Cuore (Church of the Maids of the Sacred Heart) in Naples. That was the beginning of his Eucharistic life, one of the sources of Dr. Moscati’s sanctity. 1
In 1892, when Giuseppe was thirteen, his older brother Alberto, a lieutenant in the artillery, fell from his horse during a military parade. He sustained a significant head injury which resulted in recurring epilepsy. Giuseppe spent a great deal of time helping care for his injured brother, a sure sign of his true vocation in life. What he witnessed through his brother's care led Giuseppe to become interested in medicine and make the vital determination that the healing power of religion was more successful in treating patients than man-made remedies.
Following the completion of his elementary education 1889, Giuseppe entered high school and from 1889-97 attended the Liceo Vittorio Emanuele Institute in Naples. He began his medical studies in 1897, the same year his father died. On April 4, 1903 he graduated “summa cum laude” with a doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Naples.
Immediately after graduation, Dr. Moscati began working at the Ospedali Ruinity degli Incurabili (Hospital of the Incurables), where he became an administrator. He also continued his studies and conducted medical research.
On April 8, 1906, Mount Vesuvius erupted. In a genuine act of selflessness, Giuseppe heroically rescued the patients trapped inside the hospital at Torre del Greco, which was located just a few miles from the volcano’s crater, just before the roof collapsed from the weight of the ash.
In 1911 there was an outbreak of cholera in Naples. Giuseppe worked day and night treating the poor without charge, giving witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is well known for showing great respect for the dead. In an outpouring of Christ’s call to love our neighbor in humility and simplicity, he allowed the faithful to follow in procession singing hymns of the Church as the bodies of the deceased were removed from the streets. Giuseppe also labored to prevent cholera from spreading by performing public health inspections while researching the causes of the disease and striving to eradicate it.
Also in 1911, Giuseppe became a member of the Royal Academy of Surgical Medicine and received his doctorate in physiological chemistry. His brother Alberto died on June 12, 1914; Giuseppe mourned the loss of his brother for the rest of his life. His mother, who was diabetic, died in late 1914 from the disease, which was untreatable at that time. She said to her surviving children after receiving the sacraments before she died, "My dearest, you let me die satisfied. Always avoid sin, which is the greatest evil of life." 2
Giuseppe provided insight into the sanctity of his parents in a letter he wrote to a woman who had lost her mother. "As a boy I lost my father and then, when I was an adult, my mother. Now, both of them always stand by me. I feel their sweet company. Whenever I try to imitate them, always so good and upright, I feel their encouragement and if I deviate they incite me to do the right thing, just like they used to tell me when they were still living..." 3
In 1915, Italy entered World War I. Professor Moscati asked for voluntary enlistment but was assigned to the care of wounded soldiers at the militarized Incurabili Hospital. He is remembered for visiting, effectively treating, and consoling approximately 3000 wounded soldiers. In 1919 he became director of one of the local men’s schools and continued teaching. In 1922 the professor was given a libera docenza in clinical medicine, which gave him the credentials to teach at institutes of higher education.
St. Giuseppe Moscati was very dedicated to his studies and proved himself to be not only a brilliant diagnostician, but a caring and charitable doctor. He is perhaps most known and loved for his Christlike bedside manner, and began a revolution in medicine that changed and improved the way doctors treated their patients. He was a medical pioneer, and among the first to stimulate the heart through what is now known as CPR. He was one of the first doctors in Naples to experiment with insulin to treat diabetes. Giuseppe was respected and admired for his extraordinary courage and compassion, but was also accused of witch doctoring because of his methods, which were at the time unconventional and cutting-edge.
Giuseppe was a forensic surgeon and director of the Pathological Anatomy Institute as well, and known as a master of conducting autopsies. Additionally, he wrote 27 scientific publications from the time he earned his degree in 1903 to the year 1916.
A pivotal event for Giuseppe and for so many others occurred when he cared for a terminally ill woman at his home until her death. She was the friend of a friend, and had been afraid to stay at the hospital. Subsequent to this, people started going to his home seeking medical care. The doctor gave his patients money and food in addition to their prescriptions. Giuseppe and his sister Anna ("Nina") sold most of their family's belongings to continue helping care for sick people in need. Nina assisted her brother Giuseppe in his vital work serving the sick. Their brother Eugenio remarked, "In doing good, he had Nina as his ally." 4
Nina MoscatiGod called Giuseppe Moscati home to his eternal reward on April 12, 1927, at the age of 46. The holy physician of Naples left behind an extraordinary legacy of sharing the love of Christ with those in need. His body is interred in the former Church of Gesu Neuvo, now known as the Church of St. Giuseppe Moscati. His Eminence Cardinal Ascalesi remarked at Giuseppe’s interment, "The doctor belonged to the Church. It was not those whose bodies he had cured, but whose souls he had saved who were waiting to greet him when he left this earth." Nina survived him by four years.
Giuseppe Moscati wrote this letter in 1919:
"When I was a boy I looked with interest to the Incurabili hospital as my father showed me that far from the house terrace. It inspired me pity feelings for the pain without name, calmed in those walls. A beneficial dismay took me and I started to think about the frailty of all the things, and the illusions passed, as falling flowers of the orange groves surrounding me. Then I was completely fallen in my starting literary studies, and I did not suspect or dream that, a day, in that white building, to whose large windows patients were hardly visible, as white ghosts, I would have held the supreme clinical degree. […] I will try, with the God help, with my minimal strengths, to deserve your complete trust, and to collaborate to the economic reconstruction of the old Neapolitan hospitals, so well deserving in term of charity and culture, and nowadays so poor." 5
Pilgrims continue to visit his office and humble examining room, where hundreds of plaques on the walls provide testimony to the cures granted by God through the intercession of this extraordinary man who practiced heroic virtue by living in imitation of Christ.
The Holy Physician of Naples lived to the fullness of St. Paul’s words, “Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important as yourselves. Each looking out not for his own interests, but everyone also for those of others.” Philippians 2:3-4. He is a saint who left us a most profound example of humility and an ability to use one’s God-given talents to truly serve others.
Dr. Giuseppe Moscati was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on November 16, 1975. The miraculous healing of a young ironworker with terminal cancer was St. Moscati’s canonization miracle. The man’s mother dreamt of a doctor wearing a white coat and subsequently identified him from a photograph as Giuseppe Moscati. Not long after that, the man was cured and returned to work. He was canonized on October 25, 1987 by Pope John Paul II and is the first modern doctor to be declared a saint. His feast day is November 16.
St. Giuseppe Moscati's life story is presented in the beautiful movie St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor (Ignatius Press: 2010). The timeless Italian film (177 minutes) has English and Spanish subtitles. The movie highlights Dr. Moscati’s vocation as a physician in Italy where he mended people’s sick and injured bodies as well as their spirits with acts of kindness.
It is so well done, and St. Moscati’s life story so worth knowing, you will want to see it over and over again. The film deviated from fact by adding a love interest and a rivalry with a friend and colleague. These fictitious accounts aptly provide viewers the opportunity to consider their own choices and examine if and how they will serve God using the gifts they have been given.
Be sure to see this very special movie, more than once, and learn about the medical doctor, professor, biochemistry pioneer, humanitarian, and exceptionally loving man who truly lived and served in imitation of Christ.
About the Authors
Michele Bondi Bottesi is a mother, award-winning Catholic author, psychologist, and publisher at Joseph Karl Publishing. Visit her blog, God is at Work in You! at www.godisatworkinyou.blogspot.com.
Paul A. Ray is a Catholic author and speaker, and creative director at Joseph Karl Publishing. Visit his blog, Tongues as of Fire! at www.tonguesasoffire.blogspot.com.
Andre J. Bottesi is a high school student and award-winning Catholic author.
The authors thank Nancy Carabio Belanger (www.littleflowerbook.com) for copy editing the article.
________________Sources:
1-5. www.moscati.it.
Additional sources:
www.catholiceducation.org; www.moscati.it; www.wikipedia.org; www.suite101.com.
Photo Sources:
Giuseppe Moscati: www.moscati.it/Eng.html
Nina Moscati: www.moscati.it/Eng.html
Jesus & St. Francis: Joseph Karl Publishing
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor DVD Copyright 2010, Ignatius Press.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Holy Halloween, Batman!
Anytime is the right time to share God's love with others.
Joseph Karl Publishing's Halloween book giveaway was a huge success! Trick-or-treaters were surprised and delighted to receive candy AND BOOKS!
Most of the children received candy and the acclaimed, triple award-winning book for preteens, Your Preteen Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God.
There were also a good number of teenagers in wonderful costumes who were absolutely delighted to enjoy the fun childhood tradition for another year. They received candy and Your Teen Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God.
An acquaintance on Facebook mixed plastic crosses and other Christian-themed goodies in with the sweet edible treats in her candy bowl, and shared the sweet love of God with many loved and valued children that night.
There is no shortage of opportunities to share the love of God with others, each and every day.
Encourage, inspire, and continue the faith formation of everyone you encounter as you guide precious, eternal souls into greater Divine Intimacy with Christ.
Every single one of us is loved and valued beyond measure.
Our thanks to invaluable colleague and dear friend Susan Schoenstein for the excellent suggestion, and for starting a wonderful new Halloween tradition here at Joseph Karl Publishing. +
Encouraging, inspiring,
continuing Catholic faith formation,
and leading precious, eternal souls to Christ.
Joseph Karl Publishing's Halloween book giveaway was a huge success! Trick-or-treaters were surprised and delighted to receive candy AND BOOKS!
Most of the children received candy and the acclaimed, triple award-winning book for preteens, Your Preteen Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God.
There were also a good number of teenagers in wonderful costumes who were absolutely delighted to enjoy the fun childhood tradition for another year. They received candy and Your Teen Apostolate: Accepting and Sharing the Love of God.
An acquaintance on Facebook mixed plastic crosses and other Christian-themed goodies in with the sweet edible treats in her candy bowl, and shared the sweet love of God with many loved and valued children that night.
There is no shortage of opportunities to share the love of God with others, each and every day.
Encourage, inspire, and continue the faith formation of everyone you encounter as you guide precious, eternal souls into greater Divine Intimacy with Christ.
Every single one of us is loved and valued beyond measure.
Our thanks to invaluable colleague and dear friend Susan Schoenstein for the excellent suggestion, and for starting a wonderful new Halloween tradition here at Joseph Karl Publishing. +God is at work, in each one of us.
Encouraging, inspiring,continuing Catholic faith formation,
and leading precious, eternal souls to Christ.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Joseph Karl Publishing Endorses "Courageous"
We absolutely loved this life-changing movie, which opens on September 30, 2011.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SHERWOOD PICTURES’ COURAGEOUS REACHES MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN PRE-SALES
CONTACT:
Monique Sondag 214-536-4319
Monique@Lovell-Fairchild.com
Film Opens Nationwide September 30th
CULVER CITY, CA (Sept. 29, 2011) – TriStar Pictures and Sherwood Pictures are pleased to announce that COURAGEOUS, the latest installment from Sherwood Pictures, has reached more than $2 million in pre-sales ticketing in anticipation of Friday’s national release.
Pre-sales numbers for COURAGEOUS more than double that of Sherwood Pictures’ most recent film, Fireproof, which opened at $6.8 million and went on to gross more than $33.4 million at the box office.
COURAGEOUS is the fourth release from the movie making ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. The first release was Flywheel (2003), followed by Facing The Giants (2006) and Fireproof (2008). With each release, Sherwood Pictures continues to entertain moviegoers with films that affect lives through heartfelt stories of faith and hope.
“Such great advance momentum reaffirms that the topic of fathers is universal and that COURAGEOUS touches a nerve,” Sherwood Pictures Executive Producer Michael Catt said. “Present or absent, fathers shape lives and we’re excited to use drama, adventure, humor . . . to inspire men to the high adventure of full-on parenting.”
COURAGEOUS is the story of four police officers with one calling: to serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, the men are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. With God’s help, they struggle to be able to find a way to serve and protect those that are most dear to them. COURAGEOUS is rated PG-13 (for some violence and drug content) and runs 129 minutes.
ABOUT SHERWOOD PICTURES
Sherwood Pictures is the movie-making ministry of Sherwood Church of Albany, Georgia, known for its authentic and faith-filled stories of everyday life. Executive producers are Michael Catt and Jim McBride; Alex Kendrick is director, and Stephen Kendrick producer. To date, Sherwood Pictures has produced Flywheel (2003), Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), and now COURAGEOUS. www.SherwoodPictures.com
ABOUT TRISTAR PICTURES
TriStar Pictures is film label of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 142 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SHERWOOD PICTURES’ COURAGEOUS REACHES MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN PRE-SALES
CONTACT:
Monique Sondag 214-536-4319
Monique@Lovell-Fairchild.com
Film Opens Nationwide September 30th
CULVER CITY, CA (Sept. 29, 2011) – TriStar Pictures and Sherwood Pictures are pleased to announce that COURAGEOUS, the latest installment from Sherwood Pictures, has reached more than $2 million in pre-sales ticketing in anticipation of Friday’s national release.
Pre-sales numbers for COURAGEOUS more than double that of Sherwood Pictures’ most recent film, Fireproof, which opened at $6.8 million and went on to gross more than $33.4 million at the box office.
COURAGEOUS is the fourth release from the movie making ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. The first release was Flywheel (2003), followed by Facing The Giants (2006) and Fireproof (2008). With each release, Sherwood Pictures continues to entertain moviegoers with films that affect lives through heartfelt stories of faith and hope.
“Such great advance momentum reaffirms that the topic of fathers is universal and that COURAGEOUS touches a nerve,” Sherwood Pictures Executive Producer Michael Catt said. “Present or absent, fathers shape lives and we’re excited to use drama, adventure, humor . . . to inspire men to the high adventure of full-on parenting.”
COURAGEOUS is the story of four police officers with one calling: to serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, the men are confident and focused. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. With God’s help, they struggle to be able to find a way to serve and protect those that are most dear to them. COURAGEOUS is rated PG-13 (for some violence and drug content) and runs 129 minutes.
ABOUT SHERWOOD PICTURES
Sherwood Pictures is the movie-making ministry of Sherwood Church of Albany, Georgia, known for its authentic and faith-filled stories of everyday life. Executive producers are Michael Catt and Jim McBride; Alex Kendrick is director, and Stephen Kendrick producer. To date, Sherwood Pictures has produced Flywheel (2003), Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), and now COURAGEOUS. www.SherwoodPictures.com
ABOUT TRISTAR PICTURES
TriStar Pictures is film label of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; worldwide television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 142 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Your Official Summons To Join The Pro-Life Movement Is Coming Soon!
Be ready. Your love is needed.
It is time to honor God's wishes
and peacefully and lovingly end
legalized abortion and euthanasia
everywhere.
True love leads to life!
http://www.trueloveleadstolife.blogspot.com
and peacefully and lovingly end
legalized abortion and euthanasia
everywhere.
True love leads to life!
http://www.trueloveleadstolife.blogspot.com
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Feast Of Our Lady Of Sorrows
God is so in love with us. So is Jesus. So is our Blessed Mother.
Live in imitation of Christ by living in imitation of Mary.
God is at work in you!
Live in imitation of Christ by living in imitation of Mary.God is at work in you!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
September 11th ~ We Remember
May the souls of the faithful departed,through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
May the survivors find
strength, hope, forgiveness, and healing
through the immeasurable power of God's love.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Pam Stenzel, Protector Of Youth
We were captivated, educated, and absolutely delighted to hear so much truth spoken with great love and respect for all of humanity.
One day toward the end of spring, I received an e-mail notification that said Pam Stenzel would be speaking on abstinence at our local high school. Immediately I knew this was something that would be beneficial to my children, two high school age sons and a middle-school age daughter. The purpose of the talk was to to challenge and inspire today's youth to understand the values of personal responsibility, self discipline and character.
As a psychologist, mother, single parent, and pro-life advocate, I know very well the challenges of raising three children in a culture that does not value morality, chastity, and self mastery as much as it values self-centeredness, materialism, and disobedience. Our society has been lured by the global marketing machine into ignorance of what is of real value to our mortal and eternal lives. We tend to seek the roads most appealing to our fallen human nature, often the easiest roads possible, and we buy many lies, literally and figuratively. The consequences for ourselves and for others are eternal, and that is why we should care, starting immediately.
We will not acquire morality unless we practice morality, and the name of Pam's presentation immediately set the tone for the evening: Sex Has A Price Tag. Our culture would be wise to value chastity, purity, modesty, loyalty, and abstinence, because we as individuals, and members of families, communities, nations, and a global community all benefit when they are encouraged and practiced. We value morality when we have a close and personal relationship with God. Establishing close union with Him and following His Commandments are the very best choice each of us can possibly make now, ever, forever.
The night of the event we drove to the school, wondering what to expect. Friends and I had spoken over the phone earlier and pooled our knowledge, but still were not quite sure exactly what would be discussed and what ages the talk would be appropriate for.
I made the decision to take all three of my children with me. As we walked from the parking lot to the school auditorium the evening of the event, I scanned the people who were also making their way to the building. The crowd consisted mostly of parents, but there were also a good number of high schoolers. We did not see any children who were my middle school daughter's age. Still not knowing what to expect, I joked with Alyssa as we continued toward the school, "Walk taller!"
Wow, did Pam deliver! As she said many times that night, she has heard it from young people so many times through the years: "I wish someone had told me." Knowledge is empowering, and she sure empowered the audience. I laughed, took lots of notes, and several times was moved to tears by what Pam said. She challenged parents to love their children and equip them with the truth. What a rarity it is to go to a public place and hear so much truth spoken with such candor and caring.
We LOVED every minute of it! So did every other parent I spoke with after Pam's presentation. If only her words were brought to every middle school and high school and into every home. If only.
Our society is in the midst of a colossal, unprecedented moral crisis. Repercussions from the immoral behavior of people of all ages are being felt around the entire world, and our spiritual, emotional, and physical welfare is being affected. We are morally responsible for teaching our children right from wrong, and it is also our moral responsibility as parents and grandparents to be living witnesses of holiness for our children and also for countless others. As Pam stated so poignantly, it is the parent's job to parent their children, and the current generation of parents is dropping the ball, seriously.
The problem is so many people no longer know the truth from the lies marketed to us by companies that are making a lot of money selling us products that promise us results without responsibility. From the pharmaceutical companies to contraceptive manufacturers and providers to the abortion industry, we are being conned into believing that irresponsible behavior leads to happiness and if we literally buy their lies, we can behave any way we choose and no one will get hurt. The truth is that people do get hurt, some of the consequences are permanent, and businesses profit financially from our ignorance.
As Pam said, "If you have sex outside of marriage, you will pay." Several times she reinforced the fact that as far as relationships go, ultimately "You get what you are." She also reminded us "You can't take back an abortion, " informed us that "Abortion doesn't fix anything, it destroys people; contraception doesn't always avoid pregnancy, and it doesn't prevent disease."
She immediately pointed out that many people focus on a potential pregnancy when considering sex outside of marriage, while a colossal risk factor is not even considered (often because people incorrectly believe that artificial contraception can prevent them): acquiring a sexually transmitted disease. These diseases make people sick, people spread them unaware and also aware that they have them, they can lead to infertility, some of them cannot be cured, and some of them are fatal. Yes, sex can come with a very heavy price tag, and so many people, young and not-so-young, have never learned the information they need to make the right choices.
Sex Has A Price Tag should be shown in every middle school, high school, and college, regularly.
Andre, Alyssa, and Nick Bottesi with Pam Stenzel
Pam Stenzel reaches over 500,000 teens in person each year, and millions through her videos.
From her official website, http://www.pamstenzel.com :
Pam Stenzel, Founder of ENLIGHTEN COMMUNICATIONS Inc., tackles today’s tough issues of sex with candor, insight, humor, and the challenge for young people to get the abstinence advantage. Pam has traveled worldwide, speaking in person to over 500,000 young people each year about issues of sexuality and the importance of abstinence - her videos are viewed by millions worldwide. Pam also holds seminars with parents and educators regarding issues of teen sex and how vital character building is in a child’s upbringing.
Meet Pam. You'll be glad you did!
Drawing from her personal story, as well as her visits with teens around the world, Pam talks about the consequences-both physical and emotional-of sex outside of marriage. It’s been her experience that, if given the facts, today’s young people are fully capable of making good, healthy decisions.
For years, Pam was on the "front lines" as Director of Alpha Women’s Center, a counseling center for women undergoing crisis pregnancies. Her experiences taught her that before teen pregnancy and STD rates could decline, attitudes of teens toward sex first had to change. Desiring to bring about that change, Pam started speaking nationally full-time and is in great demand both in the U.S.A. and in other countries such as Mexico, Australia, Ireland, and Canada.
Accomplishments
Degree in Psychology from Liberty University
Served as member, National Abstinence Clearinghouse Advisory Board
Served as Director of the Alpha Women’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center in Prior lake, MN
Developed numerous abstinence education products. "Sex Has a Price Tag- the Original" video is distributed worldwide and has been translated in 11 different languages.
Received the Charleston International Film Festival Gold Award in 1997 for her video "Sex Has a Price Tag- the Original"
Pam Stenzel’s public school curriculum "Abstinence by choice" and "Building Healthy Relationships" is used worldwide in North and South America, Australia,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Africa and Ireland
Video curriculum, "Sex, Love and Relationships", received the Crown Award for Curriculum of the Year, in 1999
Pam participated in President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives meeting held at The White House, May 2001
Featured speaker at the United Nations for "The Summit on Children Conference", June 2001
Guest appearances on national television and radio programs include: Fox News Networks, "Hannity & Colmes Show", "The Dr. Laura Show", CBN’s "The 700 Club", and ABC Televisions "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher".
Pam's Biography
Seven years ago Pam Stenzel grew weary of hearing the phrase, NOBODY TOLD ME!! After years of counseling young girls who found themselves in crisis pregnancies, Pam began to realize that so many were completely unaware of the risks involved with sexual activity, and that many had never been told about all the consequences of their choices. That was the inception of Pam's life as a speaker, but Pam Stenzel's story started years earlier.
In 1964 a fifteen-year-old girl was raped, became pregnant, and decided to carry her unborn child to term. Five months after the baby girl was born, in an act of courage and love the young mother provided her child a better environment by giving her to an adoptive family. That child was Pam Stenzel. She is the oldest of 8 children… 7 adopted…1 biological, and her extended family includes 38 adopted children in all.
Following her graduation from Liberty University with a degree in Psychology, Pam moved to Minneapolis, MN where she began to work with New Life Family Services, and young girls who were planning to place their children for adoption.
Pam was approached by a group of concerned parents, to develop a two-hour program for the Rally for Life 1992, a conference on sexual abstinence. She developed the program by mixing media and music, her own talk, and the testimonies of young girls. The response of students, parents and the community was so overwhelming that Pam began to get numerous requests to speak all over the Midwest.
In 1993, Pam's talk Sex Has a Price Tag was produced as a video. No one was prepared for the explosive response. Pam's speaking requests were so numerous that she decided to go on the speaking circuit full time. "Sex Has a Price Tag" has since been translated into 11 languages, won the Charleston Film Festival Award in 1995, and is currently used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Australia, Ireland, Europe, the Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and throughout Africa.
In 1998 Vision Video and Gateway Films produced the film series "Sex, Love and Relationships" in Santa Monica, California. It won the Crown Award for Curriculum of the Year in November 1999.
Pam's current videography includes: "Time To Wait For Sex," "Sex Has A Price Tag 2000," "Character Matters" (a video for parents) "Sex, Love & Relationships," and "Take A Look In The Mirror" (a video for girls only).
She is also the Founder of Enlighten Communications, Inc., a organization focused and committed to the betterment of children and families in America and around the world. Enlighten offers a broad new model approach for those desiring to embrace strong character in today's youth. Enlighten empowers parents, youth leaders and educators to lead informed discussions on sexual abstinence and the benefits it produces.
Pam now travels both domestically and internationally, speaking to over 500,000 teens a year. Surprisingly many of her requests to speak come from teens themselves. She has been a guest on numerous national TV and Radio programs, including appearances on Fox News Network's "Hannity & Colmes Show," ABC Radio's "Sean Hannity Show," "The Dr. Laura Show," CBN's "The 700 Club," and ABC Television's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher."
Pam Stenzel is a dynamic, charismatic, and educated expert on sex, love and relationships. She understands the perils that young people face as they make adult choices, and is dedicated to reviving the character and integrity of today's youth.
Here is what my three children had to say after hearing Pam's presentation, Sex Has A Price Tag:
I recently attended an abstinence talk by the brilliant speaker Pam Stenzel. Mrs.Stenzel was very enthusiastic, comical at times, and informative. The talk inspired me to live a life that pleases God and makes me happy. Throughout the talk she mentioned surprising facts and stories of people Mrs.Stenzel has met with in the past. She has traveled all around the world and teaches people about abstinence. I was very lucky to attend her talk. Everyone should hear her talk, but even if you can’t because she hasn't been in your town, go to her website. Her website has many helpful things on it including an enlightening online course that I am starting. So please look at her work, she is very experienced and knowledgeable. Remember that this is for you and abstaining from sex until marriage it is what is best for you.
If you get a chance to see Pam in person, go, and bring everyone you can with you. If you can bring her to your community, do it, and be sure to invite everyone. Pam delivers a message that no one should miss. No one.
God is at work in Pam Stenzel!
One day toward the end of spring, I received an e-mail notification that said Pam Stenzel would be speaking on abstinence at our local high school. Immediately I knew this was something that would be beneficial to my children, two high school age sons and a middle-school age daughter. The purpose of the talk was to to challenge and inspire today's youth to understand the values of personal responsibility, self discipline and character.
As a psychologist, mother, single parent, and pro-life advocate, I know very well the challenges of raising three children in a culture that does not value morality, chastity, and self mastery as much as it values self-centeredness, materialism, and disobedience. Our society has been lured by the global marketing machine into ignorance of what is of real value to our mortal and eternal lives. We tend to seek the roads most appealing to our fallen human nature, often the easiest roads possible, and we buy many lies, literally and figuratively. The consequences for ourselves and for others are eternal, and that is why we should care, starting immediately.
We will not acquire morality unless we practice morality, and the name of Pam's presentation immediately set the tone for the evening: Sex Has A Price Tag. Our culture would be wise to value chastity, purity, modesty, loyalty, and abstinence, because we as individuals, and members of families, communities, nations, and a global community all benefit when they are encouraged and practiced. We value morality when we have a close and personal relationship with God. Establishing close union with Him and following His Commandments are the very best choice each of us can possibly make now, ever, forever.
The night of the event we drove to the school, wondering what to expect. Friends and I had spoken over the phone earlier and pooled our knowledge, but still were not quite sure exactly what would be discussed and what ages the talk would be appropriate for.
I made the decision to take all three of my children with me. As we walked from the parking lot to the school auditorium the evening of the event, I scanned the people who were also making their way to the building. The crowd consisted mostly of parents, but there were also a good number of high schoolers. We did not see any children who were my middle school daughter's age. Still not knowing what to expect, I joked with Alyssa as we continued toward the school, "Walk taller!"
Wow, did Pam deliver! As she said many times that night, she has heard it from young people so many times through the years: "I wish someone had told me." Knowledge is empowering, and she sure empowered the audience. I laughed, took lots of notes, and several times was moved to tears by what Pam said. She challenged parents to love their children and equip them with the truth. What a rarity it is to go to a public place and hear so much truth spoken with such candor and caring.We LOVED every minute of it! So did every other parent I spoke with after Pam's presentation. If only her words were brought to every middle school and high school and into every home. If only.
Our society is in the midst of a colossal, unprecedented moral crisis. Repercussions from the immoral behavior of people of all ages are being felt around the entire world, and our spiritual, emotional, and physical welfare is being affected. We are morally responsible for teaching our children right from wrong, and it is also our moral responsibility as parents and grandparents to be living witnesses of holiness for our children and also for countless others. As Pam stated so poignantly, it is the parent's job to parent their children, and the current generation of parents is dropping the ball, seriously.
The problem is so many people no longer know the truth from the lies marketed to us by companies that are making a lot of money selling us products that promise us results without responsibility. From the pharmaceutical companies to contraceptive manufacturers and providers to the abortion industry, we are being conned into believing that irresponsible behavior leads to happiness and if we literally buy their lies, we can behave any way we choose and no one will get hurt. The truth is that people do get hurt, some of the consequences are permanent, and businesses profit financially from our ignorance.As Pam said, "If you have sex outside of marriage, you will pay." Several times she reinforced the fact that as far as relationships go, ultimately "You get what you are." She also reminded us "You can't take back an abortion, " informed us that "Abortion doesn't fix anything, it destroys people; contraception doesn't always avoid pregnancy, and it doesn't prevent disease."
She immediately pointed out that many people focus on a potential pregnancy when considering sex outside of marriage, while a colossal risk factor is not even considered (often because people incorrectly believe that artificial contraception can prevent them): acquiring a sexually transmitted disease. These diseases make people sick, people spread them unaware and also aware that they have them, they can lead to infertility, some of them cannot be cured, and some of them are fatal. Yes, sex can come with a very heavy price tag, and so many people, young and not-so-young, have never learned the information they need to make the right choices.
Sex Has A Price Tag should be shown in every middle school, high school, and college, regularly.
Andre, Alyssa, and Nick Bottesi with Pam StenzelFrom her official website, http://www.pamstenzel.com :
Pam Stenzel, Founder of ENLIGHTEN COMMUNICATIONS Inc., tackles today’s tough issues of sex with candor, insight, humor, and the challenge for young people to get the abstinence advantage. Pam has traveled worldwide, speaking in person to over 500,000 young people each year about issues of sexuality and the importance of abstinence - her videos are viewed by millions worldwide. Pam also holds seminars with parents and educators regarding issues of teen sex and how vital character building is in a child’s upbringing.
Meet Pam. You'll be glad you did!
Drawing from her personal story, as well as her visits with teens around the world, Pam talks about the consequences-both physical and emotional-of sex outside of marriage. It’s been her experience that, if given the facts, today’s young people are fully capable of making good, healthy decisions.
For years, Pam was on the "front lines" as Director of Alpha Women’s Center, a counseling center for women undergoing crisis pregnancies. Her experiences taught her that before teen pregnancy and STD rates could decline, attitudes of teens toward sex first had to change. Desiring to bring about that change, Pam started speaking nationally full-time and is in great demand both in the U.S.A. and in other countries such as Mexico, Australia, Ireland, and Canada.
Accomplishments
Degree in Psychology from Liberty University
Served as member, National Abstinence Clearinghouse Advisory Board
Served as Director of the Alpha Women’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center in Prior lake, MN
Developed numerous abstinence education products. "Sex Has a Price Tag- the Original" video is distributed worldwide and has been translated in 11 different languages.
Received the Charleston International Film Festival Gold Award in 1997 for her video "Sex Has a Price Tag- the Original"
Pam Stenzel’s public school curriculum "Abstinence by choice" and "Building Healthy Relationships" is used worldwide in North and South America, Australia,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Africa and Ireland
Video curriculum, "Sex, Love and Relationships", received the Crown Award for Curriculum of the Year, in 1999
Pam participated in President Bush’s Faith-Based and Community Initiatives meeting held at The White House, May 2001
Featured speaker at the United Nations for "The Summit on Children Conference", June 2001
Guest appearances on national television and radio programs include: Fox News Networks, "Hannity & Colmes Show", "The Dr. Laura Show", CBN’s "The 700 Club", and ABC Televisions "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher".
Pam's Biography
Seven years ago Pam Stenzel grew weary of hearing the phrase, NOBODY TOLD ME!! After years of counseling young girls who found themselves in crisis pregnancies, Pam began to realize that so many were completely unaware of the risks involved with sexual activity, and that many had never been told about all the consequences of their choices. That was the inception of Pam's life as a speaker, but Pam Stenzel's story started years earlier.
In 1964 a fifteen-year-old girl was raped, became pregnant, and decided to carry her unborn child to term. Five months after the baby girl was born, in an act of courage and love the young mother provided her child a better environment by giving her to an adoptive family. That child was Pam Stenzel. She is the oldest of 8 children… 7 adopted…1 biological, and her extended family includes 38 adopted children in all.
Following her graduation from Liberty University with a degree in Psychology, Pam moved to Minneapolis, MN where she began to work with New Life Family Services, and young girls who were planning to place their children for adoption.
Pam was approached by a group of concerned parents, to develop a two-hour program for the Rally for Life 1992, a conference on sexual abstinence. She developed the program by mixing media and music, her own talk, and the testimonies of young girls. The response of students, parents and the community was so overwhelming that Pam began to get numerous requests to speak all over the Midwest.
In 1993, Pam's talk Sex Has a Price Tag was produced as a video. No one was prepared for the explosive response. Pam's speaking requests were so numerous that she decided to go on the speaking circuit full time. "Sex Has a Price Tag" has since been translated into 11 languages, won the Charleston Film Festival Award in 1995, and is currently used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Australia, Ireland, Europe, the Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and throughout Africa.
In 1998 Vision Video and Gateway Films produced the film series "Sex, Love and Relationships" in Santa Monica, California. It won the Crown Award for Curriculum of the Year in November 1999.
Pam's current videography includes: "Time To Wait For Sex," "Sex Has A Price Tag 2000," "Character Matters" (a video for parents) "Sex, Love & Relationships," and "Take A Look In The Mirror" (a video for girls only).
She is also the Founder of Enlighten Communications, Inc., a organization focused and committed to the betterment of children and families in America and around the world. Enlighten offers a broad new model approach for those desiring to embrace strong character in today's youth. Enlighten empowers parents, youth leaders and educators to lead informed discussions on sexual abstinence and the benefits it produces.
Pam now travels both domestically and internationally, speaking to over 500,000 teens a year. Surprisingly many of her requests to speak come from teens themselves. She has been a guest on numerous national TV and Radio programs, including appearances on Fox News Network's "Hannity & Colmes Show," ABC Radio's "Sean Hannity Show," "The Dr. Laura Show," CBN's "The 700 Club," and ABC Television's "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher."
Pam Stenzel is a dynamic, charismatic, and educated expert on sex, love and relationships. She understands the perils that young people face as they make adult choices, and is dedicated to reviving the character and integrity of today's youth.
Here is what my three children had to say after hearing Pam's presentation, Sex Has A Price Tag:
The Talk of the Day
Alyssa, age 12
The talk I heard was about abstinence. Teens in our times need to know that they have to keep sexual behavior inside marriage. I liked this talk a lot; Mrs. Stenzel made us laugh some times; a kid in 6th grade is not too young to hear what she has to say. I think we have to know what we should do; if we do not know what the right thing is, that means we may do the wrong thing. People need to know abortion is wrong or they may be convinced to kill their kids by abortion, and those kids could be the next Pope or a saints. Go to this talk with your kids.Alyssa, age 12
Everyone Should Hear What She Has To Say
By Nick, age 14
Pam Stenzel taught me about the importance of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases. She also told us to be careful of our actions. She handed out pamphlets that teach about the benefits of waiting to have sex. She discussed behavior that is right and behavior that is wrong. Mrs. Stenzel also told us how important it is to not be an easy victim. I recommend her presentation to everyone. Mrs. Stenzel has a website where people can get recordings of her best speeches. Everyone should hear what she has to say.By Nick, age 14
Pam Stenzel, Protector of Youth
Andre Bottesi, age 16
I recently attended an abstinence talk by the brilliant speaker Pam Stenzel. Mrs.Stenzel was very enthusiastic, comical at times, and informative. The talk inspired me to live a life that pleases God and makes me happy. Throughout the talk she mentioned surprising facts and stories of people Mrs.Stenzel has met with in the past. She has traveled all around the world and teaches people about abstinence. I was very lucky to attend her talk. Everyone should hear her talk, but even if you can’t because she hasn't been in your town, go to her website. Her website has many helpful things on it including an enlightening online course that I am starting. So please look at her work, she is very experienced and knowledgeable. Remember that this is for you and abstaining from sex until marriage it is what is best for you.
If you get a chance to see Pam in person, go, and bring everyone you can with you. If you can bring her to your community, do it, and be sure to invite everyone. Pam delivers a message that no one should miss. No one.
God is at work in Pam Stenzel!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Joseph Karl Publishing Adds True Love Leads To Life Page To Its Website
True Love Leads To Life's New Page:
http://godisatworkinyou.com/True_Love_Leads_To_Life.html
True Love Leads To Life's Blog:
http://www.trueloveleadstolife.blogspot.com
Visit TLLL on Facebook
and be sure to check out the pro-life picture gallery:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/True-Love-Leads-to-Life/146691798723274?sk=wall
Also check out Joseph Karl Publishing's
Pro-Life Image Gallery:
http://godisatworkinyou.com/FreePro-Life_Images.html
Official downloadable brochure coming
Fall 2011.
God is at work in you!
True Love Leads To Life's Blog:
http://www.trueloveleadstolife.blogspot.com
Visit TLLL on Facebook
and be sure to check out the pro-life picture gallery:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/True-Love-Leads-to-Life/146691798723274?sk=wall
Also check out Joseph Karl Publishing's
Pro-Life Image Gallery:
http://godisatworkinyou.com/FreePro-Life_Images.html
True Love Leads to Life is an unprecedented, global, and peaceful mission of love led by Jesus Christ, whose purpose is to encourage greater sanctity on an individual level while combining our efforts to bring an end to legalized abortion and euthanasia, and to promote post-abortion healing for those in need. People of all faiths are invited and encouraged to join the cause.
Official downloadable brochure coming
Fall 2011.
God is at work in you!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Just Added To Fall's All-Star Line-Up: Holy Wood Acting Studio
We look forward to sharing information with you about their vital, life-changing work.
http://www.holywoodactingstudio.com/
From their official website:
Pursuing a career in the arts takes courage, vision & tenacity; but above all else it takes faith and confidence in yourself. Strong coaching is at the heart of the matter of most of successful careers. Holy Wood Acting Studio is a safe and creative professional company for all aspiring actors, performers, public speakers & voice-over artists dedicated to developing solid skills and gaining confidence as artists and individuals.
We offer a variety of solid skill development programs at all levels to help you grow exponentially your talent. These programs cover a wide & complete spectrum of distinctions and techniques essential in the pursuit of self-expression as an art form and a career. Call us now at 310.428.6165
http://www.holywoodactingstudio.com/
From their official website:
Pursuing a career in the arts takes courage, vision & tenacity; but above all else it takes faith and confidence in yourself. Strong coaching is at the heart of the matter of most of successful careers. Holy Wood Acting Studio is a safe and creative professional company for all aspiring actors, performers, public speakers & voice-over artists dedicated to developing solid skills and gaining confidence as artists and individuals.
We offer a variety of solid skill development programs at all levels to help you grow exponentially your talent. These programs cover a wide & complete spectrum of distinctions and techniques essential in the pursuit of self-expression as an art form and a career. Call us now at 310.428.6165
To view Joseph Karl Publishing's
exciting, all-star fall line-up,
visit:
http://josephkarlpublishing.blogspot.com/2011/08/falls-all-star-line-up.html
If you are looking for life-changing material,
you will find it here.
God is at work in you!
exciting, all-star fall line-up,
visit:
http://josephkarlpublishing.blogspot.com/2011/08/falls-all-star-line-up.html
If you are looking for life-changing material,
you will find it here.
God is at work in you!
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Reverence God's Decisions, Trust His Judgment, Seek To Do His Will
And don't forget to thank Him for everything.
God is so in love with us!
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