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The Pioneer Association was founded in 1898 to provide a Christian solution to the problem of alcohol abuse. Members freely choose to abstain from alcohol and offer this sacrifice as a prayer for the freedom of others who are addicted. The Pioneer Association is an apostolate of the Irish Jesuits and was founded by Fr. James Cullen, SJ in Ireland in 1898. Members take on a threefold commitment:
1) to pray daily for the conversion of excessive drinkers,
2) To make this prayer concrete in the offering to God of total abstinence for life,
3) To make it public and an encouragement for others by openly wearing the pin.
We believe in the power of prayer, sacrifice and God's grace to radically transform the lives of those who are addicted.
In the heart of Jesus is the abyss of all virtues and the solution to all of mankind's ills.
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July-August Pioneer Magazine 2017 Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
Pioneer July-August 2017 Magazine Pioneer carries articles of general interest, pages for teenagers/young people, a page for the even younger readers among us as well as a monthly crossword with prizes - there's something in it for everyone. At the cost of €1.55 per month, it is a great buy for a low cost. If you would like to subscribe for one year, please fill out the order form below along with the subscription for the year - http://pioneertotal.ie/pioneer/fc?action=magsubscribe or by contacting the office directly- 01 874 9464. Contents of articles in the July-August issue: 4 No Shadow of Doubt Fr Alan Mowbray SJ 6 Passing Through the Jesuit Hoops Fr Bernard J McGuckian SJ 8 The Story of Fatima: Part VIII Paula Murray 10 Willie Doyle SJ Patrick Kenny 12 William Paul Anthony Fr Liam MacCartaigh OFM 14 All Roads Lead to Athlone: Ball Report Dermot Fagan 20 Giving Love Fr Steve Schreiber 22 Wise Owl Things 23 Sound Bytes 24 The Blessed Mother Mary: The Model for Discerning a Vocation Rev William Barron 26 Cookery: Summer Beverages Terri Jones 27 Crossword and Obituaries 28 Pioneers; Here, There and Everywhere Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
The Pope Video 19 - July 2017 Pope's Prayer Intention - Lapsed Christians. Pope Francis - July 2017 Let us never forget that our joy is Jesus Christ — his faithful and inexhaustible love. When a Christian becomes sad, it means that he has distanced himself from Jesus. But then we must not leave him alone! We should offer him Christian hope — with our words, yes, but more with our testimony, with our freedom, with our joy. Let us pray that our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover the beauty of the Christian life. Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given. St Francis of Assisi Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. Albert Schweitzer Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right. Abraham Lincoln Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
A Man of Conscience for All Seasons: Saint Thomas More FRANK BURKE remembers the epic film, A Man for All Seasons, based on the life of Saint Thomas More and his unwavering moral conscience, as important today as it was then, that cost him his life. This article featured in the April 2013 issue of Pioneer magazine. Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. C S Lewis Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young. Mark Twain Pioneers - Interceding for the Addicted www.pioneerassociation.ie
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