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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | News, Pope's Morning Homily |
At Casa Santa Marta, Reminds Mary Never Asked Anything for Herself, Only for Others
The post ‘Let’s Think of Our Lady of Sorrows & Thank Her for Accepting Being Mother,’ Says Pope (Full Text of Pope Francis’ Morning Homily) appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreAt the beginning of his April 2 Mass, Pope Francis mourned the plight of “so many homeless people in a city, huddling in a parking lot.” The Vatican newspaper subsequently reported that he was referring to the situation of the homeless …
Read More“With special permission received from the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See, a plenary indulgence is available for those who join Archbishop [José] Gomez in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart on Good Friday,” according to the…
Read MoreAt a Mass celebrated in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae on April 2 (video), Pope Francis preached on readings of the day. The Pope invited those watching the Mass to pray St. Alphonsus Liguori’s act of spiritual communion. The Mass concluded…
Read More“The first victims of these attacks are Muslims,” the Fides news agency reported. “So much so that the Islamic community is terrified. But even Christians are afraid of being victims of these senseless assault.”
Read MorePope Francis has marked the 500th anniversary of the first Mass in Argentina. 11 million people watched last Friday’s extraordinary Urbi et Orbi on TV in Italy. Kathryn Jean Lopez …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Catholic Living, Featured, George Cardinal Pell, News, Weekly Headlines |
A cardinal, a Prince of the Church, remains locked up in a small cell, separated from all, locked in, and without access to the sacraments. No, this is not coronavirus, and this is not Italy. In many ways it is a metaphor—we might even be forgiven for thinking it a paragraph from Lord of the […]
“The Knights has established a $100 million fund, with up to a $1 million secured line of credit per Catholic diocese,” according to the report.
Read MoreWashington D.C., Apr 2, 2020 / 11:55 pm (CNA).- An expert research professor on vaccines at the Catholic University of America is working with the university to make his patents available royalty-free to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Veniga…
Read MoreWASHINGTON—Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Belleville and has named Father Michael G. McGovern, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as Bishop-elect of Bellevil…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dominicans, Father Paul Murray, Father Teilhard de Chardin, Interviews, lead, News, Poetry, St. Cyprian of Carthage, Theology |
Dominican Father Paul Murray is one of English-language Catholicism’s most prominent contemporary theologians and poets, and he reflects on the spiritual significance and fall out of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Augustinians, Church in Europe, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Italy, lead, News, Nuns |
As anxieties over the COVID-19 coronavirus grow higher and national restrictions are extended, one Italian nun has made it her mission to bring a smile to children and their parents through a series of daily livestreamed puppet shows.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Argentina, Chile, Church in the Americas, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Latin America, lead, News, Nicaragua |
There have been varying responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Latin America.
Read MoreBy Tito Edwards | Seven Catholic Authors to Read While Social Distancing – Stephen Beale at Catholic Exchange +1
The Lord’s Vineyard: Fr. Mark Goring, C.C. – Patrick Coffin at Catholic Stand +1
New York…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Daily Gospel reflections, Feast of the Dedication, Jesus, John 10:31-42, Lent, Living with Christ, News, Sr. Bridget Haase OSU, Sunday Gospel Reflections |
Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. (Psalm 18:3) Spiritual combats are a certainty of life. We skirmish with disenchantment, discouragement, and darkness; battle with our desires for prestige, popularity, and power; and may even wage war against …
Read MoreBy Susan Klemond | I recently did an internet search for “Holy Week retreats” and got listings for retreats offered in previous years.
Descriptions of conferences, liturgies and accommodations in restful natural settings made…
Read MoreBy Alexandra Greeley | Suzy’s Zucchini and Pepper Soup
Suzy McCready says this healthful soup is super easy to make. Adding cooked pasta such as rotini is optional. This soup is also delicious made with chicken broth and added…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Angels, Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Holy Week, News, Saints, Sophia Excerpts |
Contend, O Lord, with my contenders; fight those who fight me. — Entrance antiphon for Monday of Holy Week Angels, Saints, and Sinners Each of us is an individual cell of a larger corpus, or body, the Mystical Body. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle recognized that man by nature is a social animal. Christian faith […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Between the Sundays, De Profundis, emotion, Featured, Living the Faith, News, Old Testament, praise, Prayer, Psalms, surrender |
“Allow the Psalms to transform your fears into trust, your cries of distress into praise, and your uncertainty into confidence in the Lord. ” The Psalms have been comforting prayers during this strange Lent. Earlier in the week in the daily liturgy, we…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Palm Sunday’s Gospel is a drama that is at once both intensely human and profoundly supernatural—the mystery of Christ’s Passion. Gospel (Read Mt 26:14-27:66) On a usual Palm Sunday, Catholics all over the globe, in every nation and time zone, in public and sometimes in secret, stand at attention to hear the longest Gospel narrative […]
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