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FATHER JOHN PAUL RESPOND ON PRIESTHOOD 23 06 03 JIMMY BOY ESTRELLAS ON CELIBACY 08 HELEN AND SABATINNI TAKE ON MARRIED LIFE EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
.eludehcs lanosrep sih sevlovni osla tseirp a sa enituor siH .egairram ni shtap lacidiruj dna lagel rieht htiw elpoep gnipleh elihw doohtseirp fo raey ht01 sih si rehtona dna stnemarcas eht eviecer elpoep gnipleh fo sraey 4 sih saw hcihw elpmaxe na evag eH .slanoisseforp pleh ot tnemurtsni na sa flesmih gniees dna mih ot nevig sksat eht sedulcni sihT .doG sdrawot htap rieht dnif elpoep rehto gnipleh sevlovni tseirp a fo efil eht ni sredisnoc eh senotselim ehT .stca doohtseirp tnereffid ni etapicitrap llits dlo sraey 08 revo fo stseirp emos ,tnemeriter evah ton od ieD supO fo tiripS eht ni stseirP noitativni eht ot sey dias eh sa efil sih degnahc tahw saw sihT .doohtseirp ot detivni saw eh ,revewoh ,tseretni fo noisseforp rehto emos ro knab rehtona ni boj a gnitteg senippilihP eht ot kcab gnimoc fo gnikniht saw eH .doohtseirp fo htap eht no gniog fo nosaer eht rof ton tub daorba eerged siht no koot dna tnewrednu eH .doohtseirp ot noitativni na nevig eb lliw eerged siht gnihsiniF .eerged lacitsaiselcce emos rehtruf yduts ot deksa era yeht ,seiraremuN ieD supO sA .emitefil a seriuqer elpoep fo noitamrof eht ni tuo gnipleh dna ksat elbon a si yloh eb ot gniyrt enoemos seredisnoc eh sa pihsnoitaler a otni gnitteg fo thguoht eht denodnoba ydaerla dah eh ,81 fo ega eht tA .noitamrof esnetni gniogrednu era ohw ieD supO fo nemow sa llew sa itakaM ni slanoisseforp gnuoy htiw laed ot si tseirp a sa ksat sih ,won thgiR .doohtseirp fo htap eht no tnew no retal dna reknab a sa dekrow eH .)P&AU( cificaP eht dna aisA fo ytisrevinU morf etaudarg scimonoce na si eH ..nonac dna egairram ni gnizilaiceps yraremuN ieD supO na dna nialpahc a ,zevahcneM luaP nhoJ rehtaF si sihT PRIESTHOOD FATHER JOHN PAUL ON 10 / GNILLAC EHT
siht ees ylerus lliw yeht ,ecivres rof erised rieht dna ecnadiug htiw esuaceb ,klat nac ew neht tsrif tnias a eb ot yrt ot elpoep gnuoy eseht llet ot stnaw eH .tseirp doog a gnimoceb ton mih eb dluow tluser eht dna erecnis gnieb ton yb doohtseirp ot yenruoj sih morf mih yfilauqsid dluow taht sgniht edih dluoc eH .hcruhc eht fo stroffe eht dna emit sih gnitsaw eb yllaitnetop dluoc si eh ,tnias a erofeb tseirp a eb ot stnaw nosrep a fi esuaceb saw sihT .doohtseirp sdrawot dellac si eh taht dnatsrednu dna snrecsid lliw eh tseirp a ot gniklat retfa ,emit emos retfa neht ,yloh eb ot tnaw ot deripsni eb ot sdeen enO .dias eh "tseirp a neht tnias a tsriF" .tsrif sseniloh rof hcraes eht detacovda yllaer eh ,doohtseirp fo htap eht ekat ot gnitnaw snoitareneg regnuoy ecivda dluow eh tahw deksa nehW gnihcaerp si eh eno eht ,dnim sih fo kcab eht ta esuaceb mih naht redlo ro elpoep yloh yrev eht hcaerp ot ksat sih si elggurts rehtonA .daolkrow erom ni gnitluser yraterces nwo sih osla saw eh ,taht ot dda ot dna redro ni sgniht tup ot gniyrt saw eh taht tcaf eht ot eud saw sihT .sraey 4 rof loohcs syob lla na ni gnikrow saw eh nehw si ecneirepxe .ytinu fo stnemurtsni era stseirp taht seveileb eh sa elbissop sa lartuen sa gnieb dna elpoep rehto gnitcepsersid tuohtiw ecnats evitcelloc yrev a ni siht seod eH .ot sklat eh nosrep hcae fo ecneicsnoc eht nekawa ot seirt dna ecivda gnivig yb gnipleh si eh ,yaw tceridni na nI .ecitsuj fo gnitomorp dna gnitaerc eht stceffa tseirp eht fo krow eht taht detats eH .droL eht htiw gniklat dna tsurt ,sreyarp hguorht doG fo ecarg eht htiw dna noitazilaer-fles ,elpoep rehto fo pleh eht htiw selggurts eseht emocrevo ot elba saw eH .sih eh naht noitisop rehgih a ni neve ro mih naht redlo ,mih naht reiloh enoemos si dah eh selggurts eht fo emoS .srehtorb wollef sih yb dediug si eh ,noissefnoc fo tnemarcas eht hguorht tub liaf dna sekatsim stimmoc eh ,tcefrep ton si eh taht swonk eh esuaceb ycrem siH ro doG fo ecarg eht seviecer eh ,erehT .keew a ecno ssefnoc dna redlo ro regnuoy eb yeht rehtehw srehtorb wollef sih fo yna ot og dluow dna rennis a sa flesmih sredisnoc osla eH .stneve detcepxenu tuoba deirrownu llits tub dezinagro mih sekam sihT .gnineve eht ni srepsev elihw sdual dna ,snitam ,yraiverb eht sa hcus sreyarp gninrom seod osla eH .yad eht ni neppah lliw snoisacco ro stneve gib nehw ton ylno dna gninrom eht Father John Paul Menchavez 20 / GNILLAC EHT
ot yaw a eb osla nac ti em roF .ygrelc rof ylno ton si ycabilec ,eroferehT .ycabilec yratnulov fo efil a ecarbme ot ro deirramnu gnieb snaem ti ,sniamer llits erised siht htiW .eno eht ton saw I dna ,nesohc era wef ylno tub dellac era ynam ,revewoH .doohtseirp ot ylralucitrap efil suoigiler a ot detcartta saw I tub ,doohelgnis ot yllacificeps detcartta saw I taht ton si tI“ taht denialpxe eh ,ycabilec ot mih detcartta tahw deksa saw eh nehW .noitacude naitsirhC fo dleif eht ni miH evres ot mih dellac doG .msitpab sih fo eutriv yb rotacude na sa doohtseirp nommoc ni tub noitanidro fo eutriv yb ygrelc a sa doohtseirp lairetsinim ni toN .doohtseirp nommoc a ni tub doohtseirp lairetsinim a ni ton ,yaw tnereffid a ni tub miH evres ot mih gnillac doG emas eht llits si ti taht seveileb ylmrif eH .mih rof nalp tnereffid a sah doG tub ,doohtseirp retne ot detnaw eh ,secneirepxe doohdlihc eseht htiW .egelloc morf detaudarg eh erofeb neve seitilibisnopser erom demussa dna loohcs hgih ni llits saw eh nehw hcruhc eht ni yliratnulov gnikrow detrats eH .won sraey 13 rof rotartsinimda loohcs a neeb sah eH .42 saw eh ecnis lapicnirP sa yllautneve dna rehcaet a sa gnikrow detrats dna ega fo sraey 55 ,sallertsE ”yobmiJ“ yoB ymmiJ si eH .htiw dettimmoc eb ot esohc eh taht efil fo etats a si mih rof ycabilec ,deweivretni ew nosrep eht rof tub srehto rof elbaresim dnuos thgim doohelgniS .deirramnu gnieb ro ycabilec snaem siht ,ytial elgnis dna ygrelc roF .etats rieht ot gnidrocca ,yletsahc evil ot deriuqer era eerht llA .nalp s’doG ot gnidrocca hcruhC eht ot snoitubirtnoc rieht rof deulav yllauqe era eerht eseht llA .ytial elgnis dna ygrelc ,ytial deirram ,hcruhC cilohtaC eht ni efil fo setats eerht era erehT “CELIBACY IS A CHOICE” CELIBACY JIMMY BOY ESTRELLAS ON 30 / GNILLAC EHT
just for social status. In our civil society, people think that singles pay more for social benefits, health care, and income taxes. So “ taht denialpxe eH .tesdnim fo rettam a tsuj si ti ,mih rof ,ecneH .efil deirram eht ekat ot mih edausrep ton seod deirram gnitteg fo erusserp lateicos eht ,yrtnuoc eht ni yllaicepse ,smron lateicos era ereht taht neviG .si eh reippah eht taht dessefnoc eh ,elpoep eseht htiw sah eh tnemegagne dna snoitcaretni laicos erom eht ,oslA .stnerap dna ,srehcaet ,stneduts sa hcus elpoep fo tol a htiw gnitcaretni neeb sah eh ,krow sih nI .yllaicos evitca erom eb nac eh esuaceb egatnavda euqinu a sah eh ,deirramnu gnieb taht tuo dnuof osla eh ,sselehtreveN .spihsnoitaler laicos fo krowten a gnikcal fo gnileef eht ,ssenilenol lanoitar eht si mih degnellahc taht seitluciffid eht fo eno taht dettimda osla eh ,denoitnem eh skrep eht lla etipsed ,revewoH ”.ylimaf ym emoceb osla hcihw evres I elpoep eht dna krow ym ot deirram gnieb ekil osla s’tI .ycabilec fo efil a gnicarbme elihw ecivres ni efil ym gnitacided ekil si tI“ ,denoitnem neve eH .yleerf dna ylisae wen erehwemos evom ot elbapac )i( dna ,tnednepedni emoceb ot denrael nossel a )h( ,ylimaf dna ,spihsdneirf ,reerac sih no sucof ot emit sih fo erom pu seerf )g( ,noitcartta lanoitome dna lacisyhp neewteb ecnereffid eht dnatsrednu rehtruf mih spleh )f( ,ytivitca lauxes fo edistuo xes etisoppo eht htiw yllaicepse elpoep rehto htiw pihsnoitaler yhtlaeh poleved ot ecaps sedivorp )e( ,gnitad no tneps yenom fo tnuoma “Celibacy is a Choice” eht ecuder )d( ,ylno nosrep eno htiw tnemtimmoc mret-gnol on )c( ,ycnangerp dednetninu fo ksir on-ot-elttil )b( ,VIH dna DTS ro ITS na gnitcartnoc fo ksir elttil yrev )a( :gniwollof eht detsil eh ,deirramnu gniyats fo segatnavda eht tuoba deksa nehW .mih rof tnemtimmoc efil a si ,erofereht ,ycabileC .seitinutroppo dessim ot eud ton dna noisiced suoicsnoc dna eerf a si ti taht deifiralc eH .secneirepxe citamuart yb ro elpoep rehto yb mih ot desopmi gnihtemos ton si elgnis niamer ot taht derahs osla eH .mih rof stnaw droL eht seitilibissop revetahw rof elgnis niamer ot ereht ydaerla si erised eht ,oS .efil suoigiler a retne ot maerd dna erised doohdlihc sih yb decneulfni sa efil ni ytiroirp sih ton saw deirram gnitteg esuaceb elytsefil siht derreferp yllaer eh taht denoitnem eH .srentrap laitnetop gniteem ton ro nosrep thgir eht gniteem ton ekil snosaer emos fo esuaceb ton dna eciohc sih yldetbuodnu si elgnis niamer ot noisiced sih taht dias eh ,weivretni eht gniruD ”.egairram morf gniniarfer gninaem ,laudividni eno ot evol ym fo lla gnittimmoc dna nwod gnilttes tuohtiw pihsnoitaler 40 / GNILLAC EHT “CELIBACY IS A CHOICE”
elba saw eh ,siht fo esuaceB .derahs eh sa efil elgnis sih ni deyojne eh tahw s’tahT .efil ni seitilibissop lla ot nepo neeb syawla sah eh ,rehtona ot ecalp eno morf mih dellac secnatsmucric nehw yhw s’tahT .nwo sih fo ylimaf a ro ydobyna ot tnemtimmoc lanosrep on sah eh esuaceb esol ot gnihton sah eh taht dias eh rehtona ot ecalp eno morf gnirrefsnart elihw ,reerac sih ni ylralucitrap ,yenruoj s’efil sih nI ”.era yllaer ew ohw eb ot denitsed era ew“ ,dedda eH .eciohc fo rettam a si efil ni noitacov revetahw taht ,meht ot elpmaxe na gnimoceb yb meht pleh ot elba saw eh taht derahs eH .efil ni eciohc eerf dna yratnulov rieht eb ot ti redisnoc ton did srehto tub elpoep yppah dna elgnis fo tol a tem sah eh ,reerac eritne sih nI .ranimeS anaC-erP hcruhc rieht ni rerutcel a ecno saw eh ,tcaf nI .mih sa noitacov emas eht evah ohw elpoep esoht ot pleh sih dednetxe neve eH ” "Whatever vocation in life, it is a gift from God." complete happiness and fulfillment spreading your love to the world without the desire of a relationship thru marriage. After all, you are the only one who can live your life to the fullest. It is what God truly desires for each and everyone of us. Whatever vocation in life, it is a gift from God. Therefore, consider the single state of life not as an unavoidable circumstance but a free and voluntary choice. There must be a higher and bigger reason for embracing this vocation in life. It means that you are 100% sure that you are meant to be single. You know that you are meant to stay single if you have found “ taht dedda osla eH ” “ ,sallertsE .rM morf sthguoht dna sthgisni gninethgilne htiw dedne weivretni ehT .elpoep rehto rof erac dna pleh ot mih rof did noitacov sih tahw si sevil gnirewopme dna straeh gnigagne ,sdnim gninethgilne yb noitacude naitsirhC ytilauq hguorht seitinummoc gnirobhgien dna obilaK fo seilimaf gnikrow eht fo nerdlihc eht gnivreS .yadot si ti tahw otni yctpurknab morf loohcs etavirp llams a mrofsnart dna sucof ot elba saw eh ,won sraey 42 roF .noitacude ”.eurt ton si siht tuB .segnellahc laicnanif dna ,ecidujerp ,noitanimircsid ecaf selgniS .efil ylimaf yppah a evah ot elpoep rof mron a emoceb sah ti “CELIBACY IS A CHOICE” 50 / GNILLAC EHT
HELEN AND ARCH, SABATINNI TAKE ON pihsnoitaler rieht fo retnec a sa doG ot htiaf gnorts a htiw esruoc fo dna rehto hcae ot ecneitap rieht gnidnetxe yb dna ecneitap fo lluf gnivah yb sraey 51 naht erom rof pihsnoitaler rieht deniatniam zednanreF .srM dna rM .emoh rieht sa rehto hcae ees yeht esuaceb ega thgir eht ta deirram teg ot decneulfni erew yehT .semit dab ro semit doog hguorht rehto hcae rof ereht era yeht ,sterces on era ereht snaem hcihw rehto hcae no tsurt a sah elpuoc eht taht si efil deirram a ni gnivah fo stifeneb eht taht detats elpuoc ehT .rehtegot era yeht nehw rehto hcae ot elbatrofmoc dna emoh ta leef yeht yllaicepse sraey eht revo tsurt s'rehto hcae deniag yeht yhw si taht emit fo doirep gnol a rof rehto hcae wenk yeht ,ytilibisnopser rieht si htiw detcartta erew yeht taht nosrep htob fo seitilauq ehT .ylimaf lufyoj ,lufrednow a gnivah fo thguoht yeht esuaceb deirram gnieb ot detcartta saw selpuoc ehT .setamkrow osla dna setamssalc ,sdneirftseb doohdlihc erew yeht esuaceb ega gnuoy yrev a ta tem selpuoc ehT .)niwt-snos dlo raey-71 dna rethguad dlo raey-22 a( sdik 3 fo desselb erew elpuoc ehT .)rosseforp a osla( tcetihcra na si zednanreF innitabaS .hcrA dnabsuh reh dna ,tsicamrahp a si zednanreF neleH .srM .sraey 51 naht erom rof elpuoc deirram a si .hcrA hPR dna Helen Fernandez Fernandez Sabatinni 60 / GNILLAC EHT
and love sincerely and live happily" . W OLL OF L LI W G NI H TY R E V E D N A T E R C E S O N . L U F H TI A F E B D N A R E H T O H C A E T S U R T , T C E F R E P S' Y D O B O N T A H T T C A F E H T T P E C C A . Y L I P P A H EVIL DNA YLERECNIS EVOL DNA ,SGNILEEF RUOY OT EURT EB TSUJ WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING OF PURSUING THIS STATE OF LIFE? Y T EI C O S R U O N I R E B M E M/ E L P U O C E L B I S N O P S E R D N A D O O G A E R A E W T A H T ERUS EKAM OT GNIYRT ERA EW TUB ,REWSNA ETINIFED ON SI EREHT POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS OF THE ROLE OF “EXPERIENCED COUPLES” IN HELPING YOUNGER COUPLES. HOW WERE YOU HELPED BY EXPERIENCED COUPLES IN THE EARLY YEARS OF YOUR MARRIAGE? HOW HAVE YOU HELPED OTHER COUPLES? . S E L P U O C G N U O Y O T E SI W E KI L ,SECNEIREPXE RIEHT DERAHS YEHT FI ECIVDA RIEHT OT GNINETSIL . D O OTSRE D N U T E Y S A H E N O O N T A H T T N E M T N E S E R H TI W Y B S E O G YAD A TON ,GNIDNATSREDNU GNIGNOLORP DNA GNIKLAT POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS OF THE ROLE OF “EXPERIENCED COUPLES” IN HELPING YOUNGER COUPLES. HOW WERE YOU HELPED BY EXPERIENCED COUPLES IN THE EARLY YEARS OF YOUR MARRIAGE? HOW HAVE YOU HELPED OTHER COUPLES? POPE FRANCIS SAYS EVERY FAMILY FACES CRISES WHICH CAN EITHER WEAKEN THE COUPLE’S RELATIONSHIP OR STRENGTHEN IT. HOW HAVE YOU DEALT WITH CRISES IN YOUR FAMILY? . Y LI M A F N W O RI E H T E V A H O S L A L LI W Y E H T E MI T E U D NI T A H T S D N I M R U O G N I N O I T I D N O C D N A E R U T U F S' N E R D L I H C RUO NO GNISUCOF ERA EW EREHW EGATS A TA ERA EW POPE FRANCIS SPEAKS OF MARRIAGE AS “A LIFE-LONG PROJECT” THAT MOVES THROUGH THE VARIOUS STAGES. WHAT STAGES HAS YOUR MARRIAGE GONE THROUGH? RE HT O H C A E N A H T R E H GI H O N , L A U Q E E B T S U M Y E H T , D E C N A L A B E B O T . G N O R W Y L L A E R E R A U O Y FI P U G NI N W O S N A E M ” Y R R O S “ , D N A M M O C G N I O D T O N D N A T C E P S E R R O F ” E S A E L P“ , N O I T A I C E R P P A E R E C N I S R U O Y R O F ” U O Y K N A H T“ , S E Y POPE FRANCIS SAYS THE THREE ESSENTIAL WORDS IN A FAMILY ARE: “PLEASE”, “THANK YOU”, AND “SORRY”. DO YOU AGREE? HOW HAVE THESE WORDS BEEN IMPORTANT IN YOUR FAMILY? 70 / GNILLAC EHT
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