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Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Bethany, Between the Sundays, Featured, Lazarus, Living the Faith, martha, News, Raising of Lazarus, Resurrection, suffering, surrender |
“Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something to spare this suffering?” The Sunday Gospels in Lent for Year A are particularly poignant and reflective, drawing us into the Lenten mysteries. We can see how the Church values…
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If you are scared, frustrated, angry, frightened, restless, and/or torn between staying in bed (doors locked, sheets pulled up over your head) and going out somewhere — anywhere — before you go stir crazy (or your kids do), you are certainly not alone! The Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, which we celebrated so […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Commentary, News |
Pope Francis said he will grant a plenary indulgence to the faithful who watch or listen to his extraordinary blessing…
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The miraculous crucifix at which Pope Francis prayed Sunday for an end to the coronavirus has been taken down from its…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Daily Readings, Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, News |
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Readings: Wisdom 2:1A, 12-22 Psalms 34:17-18, 19-20, 21, 23 John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
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Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | In the News, News |
Twenty-four countries on Wednesday were consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Commentary, News |
With the heavy restrictions imposed (rightly or wrongly, properly or excessively) by civil authorities, too many people have found that…
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Read MoreIt’s spring in 1827, Beethoven hoists his death-mask and sails off. The grindstones are turning in Europe’s windmills. The wild…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | 2020, Columns, David Warren, falsity, Knowledge, News, Science, speculation, The Catholic Thing, Too Much Information, Tree Roots by Vincent van Gogh, Wuhan flu |
David Warren: Our knowledge of the world resides in the wisdom that informs not only skillful acts, but our whole being.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | 2020, Columns, David Warren, falsity, Knowledge, News, Science, speculation, The Catholic Thing, Too Much Information, Tree Roots by Vincent van Gogh, Wuhan flu |
David Warren: Our knowledge of the world resides in the wisdom that informs not only skillful acts, but our whole being.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Discernment, Featured, News, podcast, Podcasts, Spiritual Warfare |
The Christian life is rough, even in the best of times. During a pandemic, it can be especially difficult to enter that narrow way. Long-time teacher and spiritual director Dan Burke joins us to discuss this and other themes of his book, Spiritual Warfare and the Discernment of Spirits. While it can seem daunting, discernment and […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
Our Lord’s time of suffering and death had been planned by God. Jesus will suffer and die at the “appointed time.” God’s plan cannot be changed by men. The enemies of Jesus could not “lay a finger on him,” could not arrest him unless he allowed them to. Jesus will suffer at the time set […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | News, Today's Saint |
Rupert lived in the eighth century during the time of Childebert III, King of the Franks. He was born of a noble family, and is said to have been pious and devout. His manner was upstanding and he was always truthful. He became Bishop of Worms and was well known for his piety. Many came […]
Posted by bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“Love and sacrifice are not the same thing, but they are inseparable. To think of Christ and to think of the Cross is not the same thing, but the association is so close that the implication is immediate. Where love has been preached without sacrifice, it has not led to love but to license.” -Hubert […]
Read More“There were many lepers in Israel at the time of Eliseus the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.” Naaman’s cure, an anticipatory figure of baptism, also declares in advance the universality of salvation. Naaman was the Syrian …
Read More“Don’t assume that coronavirus is God’s punishment,” Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia told his people, as the archdiocese prepared for the suspension of all public Masses. He assured the faithful that priests would…
Read MoreThe Georgian Orthodox patriarchate has responded strongly to critics who have complained about the continuation of public worship during the CO19 epidemic. The patriarchate called on the faithful to be vigilant in following public-health guidelines, bu…
Read MoreBishop James Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, has led a group of American bishops in dispensing the faithful from the obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent, because of the “many other sacrifices that we are suddenly experiencing…
Read MorePope Francis has renewed an urgent invitation for the faithful around the world to join him in prayer on Friday, March 27, at 6 pm Rome time (1 pm EDT). As he announced last Sunday, and repeated during his Wednesday public audience, the Pope will give …
Read MoreCallers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
01:11 – Why wa…
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