Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/03/20
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A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Bismarck, Diocese of Fargo, News, North Dakota |
Three attorneys who conducted an investigation into clergy sex abuse said Wednesday the North Dakota Legislature should open up the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits and demanded that the state’s two Roman Catholic dioceses release more files on accused priests.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | 2020 election, Bishop Georg Bätzing, California, celibacy, Germany, lead, News, News Analysis, synodality, women priests |
Germany has become to Church politics what California is on the American scene, meaning a strongly blue state which tends to favor the most progressive choice on any menu.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Bransfield, Church in the US, lead, News, Restorative Justice, West Virginia |
More than one hundred West Virginians ranging from victim-survivors to key diocesan officials gathered at Wheeling University last week to learn how restorative justice practices might bring healing to their scandal-plagued Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Catholic Universities, Church in Europe, Coronavirus, Italy, lead, News, Rome |
With more events being cancelled and popular sites growing increasingly vacant amid Italy’s coronavirus outbreak, many in Rome find themselves torn between exercising caution and wanting to avoid panic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Congo bishops, Corruption, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lead, News |
Congo’s Catholic Church have condemned the “illicit enrichment” by officials of the new government of President Felix Tshisekedi.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | News, Religious Freedom |
Poll by McLaughlin & Associates on Behalf of Aid to the Church in Need-USA (ACNUSA)
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Poll by McLaughlin & Associates on Behalf of Aid to the Church in Need-USA (ACNUSA)
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | News, Those Catholic Men |
Marty has a strong belief in God; however, he struggled to understand God’s unconditional love for him. Marty’s struggle with pornography addiction left him feeling worthless and unlovable, especially in God’s eyes. For Marty, a large part of recovery is understanding how God can be both just and merciful. This is a struggle I find in many […]
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, O.F.M., Conv. of Savannah, as Archbishop of Atlanta. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 2020 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United Stat…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Lent, News, perseverance, Peter Kreeft |
During the season of Lent, we are called to make a more focused effort on growing in the discipline of prayer. What we discover rather quickly when we add in more frequent prayer, is that it takes work and perseverance. This is one of the reasons many people give up on growing in prayer. We […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Carmelite, desert, Elijah, Featured, God, Lent, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, prayer life, Regular Feature, Spiritual Life, wilderness |
“What did you go out to the wilderness to see?” (Matthew 11:7) These were Jesus’ words to the crowd. John took to the desert to draw people out into solitude to prepare their hearts for the coming of the Messiah. For many years the desert had become a …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, penance, Pregnancy, St. John |
When my husband defended his dissertation several years ago, our oldest (then five years old) told everyone, “My daddy is a doctor…but he isn’t a real doctor. Not the kind that helps people.” (The irony is that my husband ended up getting a job as a theology professor at a seminary and daily assists with […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
All Christians know that God became man for us. Not all, however, realize that He did more than this. Not only did He become one of us; He willed also to make each one of us a part of Himself. In addition to the mystery of the Incarnation, there is the mystery of Incorporation. We […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Commentary, News |
The March 2nd opening of the last remaining archives from Pius XII’s pontificate will likely reinforce what historians already know…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | In the News, News |
The Middle East, which continues to face many hardships and challenges, needs the ongoing support of Catholics around the world,…
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Read MoreAll true holiness comes from God, who is called ‘The Holy One’ in the sacred books of the Jews, Christians,…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Daily Readings, News, Thursday of the First Week in Lent |
Thursday of the First Week in Lent Readings: Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Psalms 138:1-2AB, 2CDE-3, 7C-8 Matthew 7:7-12
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Posted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | In the News, News |
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act on Wednesday,as justices questioned lawyers from both sides on…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 5, 2020 | 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 2020, A Common Word (2007), Ahmad al-Tayyeb Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Amman Message (2004), Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Forum for the Promotion of Peace in Muslim Societies, Human Fraternity Declaration (2019), Kent R. Hill, Marrakesh Declaration (2016), News, Open Doors, Pope Francis, Prophet Mohammed’s seventh-century Charter of Medina, Qur’an, Religious Freedom Institute, Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah, World Watch List |
Kent R. Hill: In Christian-Muslim relations, words in joint declarations are not enough. War is not the answer. So noble words must become noble deeds.
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