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Posted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Abortion, Catholic Living, Donald J. Trump, Featured, Jacques Maritain, March for Life, News, pro-life, St. Thomas Aquinas, Weekly Headlines |
Etienne Gilson was one of the clearest thinking philosophers of the 20th century. As a good philosopher, naturally, he fully understood the importance of reason, a power that is often downgraded or even dismissed in the modern world. In an address he gave at Harvard’s Tercentenary Celebration (1936), he made the following statement: “Realism always […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Columns, Culture, Ecclesia et Civitas, Features, Jesus Christ, Justice, Natural Law, News, Politics, Pope Saint John Paul II, R.R. Reno |
A couple of months ago I reviewed R.R. Reno’s book Return of the Strong Gods, in which the author calls for strengthening the loves and loyalties that hold Western societies together. At the end of […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Columns, Culture, Ecclesia et Civitas, Features, Jesus Christ, Justice, Natural Law, News, Politics, Pope Saint John Paul II, R.R. Reno |
A couple of months ago I reviewed R.R. Reno’s book Return of the Strong Gods, in which the author calls for strengthening the loves and loyalties that hold Western societies together. At the end of […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Archbishop Christian Lepine, Archbishop Richard Gagnon, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Church in the Americas, euthanasia, lead, News, Physician-assisted suicide, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau |
Canada’s Catholic Bishops warn that the expansion of assisted suicide is “deeply troubling”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Amazon, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Interviews, lead, News, Synod of Bishops, viri probati |
Despite the fact that an estimated 5 percent of the Australian population is of aboriginal descent, in the two centuries the Catholic Church has been present on the continent, there have been few indigenous vocations to the priesthood. According to Sydney’s archbishop, this presents some similarities with the realities of the Amazon region.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Agriculture, Brazil, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, Climate change, Environment Ecology, Farming, Franciscan Friars, lead, News, small farmers |
Franciscan friar and peasant leader Father Sérgio Görgen is warning a drought in a major food producing state in Brazil could lead to a food crisis in the country.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | CNA Columns: Guest Columnist, News |
By Father Dave Pivonka, TOR“This is the time of fulfillment.”
Those are the first words Jesus speaks to us in the Gospel of Mark. For 14 verses, he says nothing. He meets John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit descends upon him, and he faces te…
Read MoreBy Tito Edwards | What Really Happens After We Die – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand +1
Catholic History: The Earliest Sources for How the Eucharist Was Celebrated – uCatholic +1
“God Meets You Where You…
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There is no shortage of Greek words that define the contents of our faith—words like logos and agape. But there is another set of Greek terms that express the way or the form in which the contents of revelation are presented to us. According to Catholic theologian Erich Przywara, there are four such terms: kerygma, […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, Saints |
Last month, we celebrated a gem of a feast, although one that is lesser known; the “Feast of the Espousal of Mary and Joseph”, also referred to as the “Feast of the Holy Spouses.” A feast in honor of the Espousal of Mary and Joseph was first celebrated on August 29, 1517, when Pope Leo […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | 1 Corinthians, 2020, Aquinas, Beyond Therapy, Brad Miner, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Charles Krauthammer, Columns, Dante, God, Heavenly Bodies, Holy Spirit, James Q. Wilson, Jesus Christ, Leon Kass, Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To, Mary Ann Glendon, News, President’s Council on Bioethics, resurrection of the body, Robert George, Shakespeare, St. Paul, The Catholic Thing |
Brad Miner: The greatest of the promises of Christ is our resurrection. Jesus is “the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep,” but all will awaken.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Commentary, News |
“My response to this current dilemma is to steep my messages in Scripture and the Catechism, to avoid focusing or…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Commentary, News |
Today is the Feast of St. Blaise on which day priests bless the throats of Catholics in prayerful protection against…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | In the News, News |
A text presented Friday by Roberto de Mattei of Corrispondenza Romana as a portion of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation following…
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Read MoreThe acclamation of the assembly following the consecration appropriately ends by expressing the eschatological thrust which marks the celebration of…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Commentary, News |
While Pope Francis and his curia have been clear that the Vatican alone can treat issues of universal Church teaching…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Daily Readings, Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, News |
Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Readings: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13 Psalms 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Mark 5:1-20 Optional Memorial of Saint Blase Readings: Romans 5:1-5 Psalms 117:1BC, 2 Mark 16:15-20 Optional Memorial of Saint Ansgar Readings: I…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | In the News, News |
Pope Francis welcomed the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez on Friday. The meeting was highly anticipated in the South American…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“God can redeem our past. It is quite mysterious how He can take any terrible thing and make something far more beautiful out of it than we ever could have imagined.”
-Julie Onderko, Discover Your Next Mission from God
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 3, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
The Gospel reminds us to look into ourselves and examine if we, too, are “possessed” by evil spirits in our daily lives. The spirit says: “Legion is my name, for we are many.” Indeed, we face many evil spirits every day. They can come in the form of anger, greed, hatred, despair and hopelessness. Like […]
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