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Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Catholic, Elderly, lead, Ministry, News, Vatican |
After spending Wednesday afternoon participating in the first Vatican-sponsored International Congress for the Pastoral Ministry to the Elderly in Rome, a group of 45 “pilgrims” from Spain has a message to the organizers: “It’s not about what the Church can do for us, but about what we can do for the Church.”
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The Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris Fire Investigation May Reveal Secrets from Its Medieval History – J.P. Mauro at Aleteia +1
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
I am working my way through Cardinal Gerhard Muller’s recent book You Shall Be a Blessing: Twelve Letters on the Priesthood. The book is an honest discussion on the priesthood in our current age and throughout salvation history. The target audience is both priests and members of the laity and religious who want to come […]
How joyful are the rosary’s joyful mysteries? Growing up praying the Holy Rosary as a young man, I used to see the joyful mysteries of the Rosary as implying that these are the mysteries in which there was no suffering at all compared to the Sorrowful mysteries. However, on closer meditation of the Scriptures and […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | apathy, Catholic Church, courage, engage, example, Faith, family, Featured, Jesus Christ, lukewarmness, martyrdom, News, St. Michael the Archangel, Surrender & Strength, witness |
Do you ever feel numb or helpless because of all the problems the world faces each day? One only has to watch the news or follow the events of the day online to feel completely overwhelmed. Some of the challenges facing the world include ever-increasin…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Commentary, News |
Germany’s Catholic bishops will meet in Frankfurt on Thursday to launch their most ambitious effort yet in their role as…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | 2020, Abortion, Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Bishop Robert McElroy, Catholic Church, Catholic conscience, Catholicism, Columns, Forming Consciences For Faithful Citizenship, In Search of a Silver Bullet, Jesus Christ, News, political prudence, Pope Francis, preeminent abortion, Same-sex "Marriage", Stephen P. White, USCCB |
Stephen P. White: The USCCB issues a voters’ guide, and voting remains a responsibility for which all must answer. Pray hard, then, for prudence.
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Read MoreThe Church equips its members to address political and social questions by helping them to develop a well-formed conscience. Catholics…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Daily Readings, News, Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time |
Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Readings: 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29 Psalms 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14 Mark 4:21-25
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Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | In the News, News |
Sermons are a major part of many churchgoers’ religious experiences. But there are differences by religious tradition in how satisfied…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Commentary, News |
There’s been a recent trend of Catholics identifying as “born-again,” a term that has become loaded with both religious and…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | In the News, News |
Statistically speaking, around the world people are living longer; this is particularly true in developed countries. As a response, the…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Bernadette Soubirous, Best of Week, Catherine Laboure, Featured, Incorrupt, Incorruptibility, John Paul II, News, Pope John XXIII, Saints |
Q: It was reported years ago that the remains of Pope John XXIII were incorrupt, but there was a debate over whether this was a sign of sanctity or simply due to regular preservation methods. Could you please explain the significance of this further? On January 16, 2001, Cardinal Sodano, Secretary of State of the […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“Let nothing disturb you, nothing cause you fear. All things pass; God is unchanging. patience obtains all. Whoever has God needs nothing else; God alone suffices.”
— St. Teresa of Avila, from Saintly Solutions to Life’s Common Problems
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
When David prayed to God saying: “…you make your promises extend to the House of your servant for a far-distant future …” he realized that it was beyond his vision. God had plans for the nation of Israel but not according to man’s limited understanding because it was God himself who will build it. Men […]
Read MoreAccording to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of St. Martina who was a Roman virgin born of an illustrious family. Both of her parents died while she was very young. She distributed among th…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | News, Today's Saint |
Bathildis was born in Britian in the seventh century. She was a slave to the wife of Erchinoald, who was mayor of the palace of Neustria. Erchinoald was very impressed with Bathildis. She was not only beautiful and intelligent, but also very virtuous. When the wife of Erchinoald died, he showed great interest in marrying Bathildis, but […]
Read MoreA French appeals court has overturned the conviction of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, who had been found guilty in March 2019 of failing to report Father Bernard Preynat’s sexual abuse of boy scouts. The appeal court accepted the cardinal&r…
Read MoreIn a public statement issued regarding a proposal for mandatory vaccination, the Catholic bishops of Connecticut have said that while some people object to vaccines using fetal cell lines, “there is no religious teaching against the use of these …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | Father Nick VanDenBroeke, Immigration, Islam, Local News, Muslim, News, Nostra aetate, VanDenBroeke |
“My homily on immigration contained words that were hurtful to Muslims. I’m sorry for this,” said Father Nick VanDenBroeke, pastor of Immaculate Conception in Lonsdale, in a Jan. 29 statement. “I realize now that my comments were not fully reflective of the Catholic Church’s teaching on Islam.”
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