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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Archdiocese of Milan, Cei, Church in Europe, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Italian bishops, lead, Mass, News, Sacraments |
One day after the Italian Prime Minister declined to offer a date for restarting public Masses in his “phase 2” plan for lifting of the country’s COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions, with some advisers saying it might not happen until the end of the month, one church official in Milan said faithful want Mass now.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Abortion, Anscombe Bioethics Centre, bioethics, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, lead, National Catholic Bioethics Center, News, Vaccines |
A human vaccine trial begun last week in England has raised hopes that the COVID-19 coronavirus might one day be stopped in its tracks. However, ethicists have expressed concerns that the vaccine, developed at Oxford University, used cell lines obtained from an aborted child in the early 1970s.
Read MoreBy Tito Edwards | The Cry of the Rich – Luke Parker at Ignitum Today +1
How to Keep the Devil Out of Your Heart – Ray Sullivan at Catholic Stand +1
St. Thomas Aquinas on How to Live a Happy Life – Kevin…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Divine Mercy, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News, priesthood, Priests |
On the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday, my dear friend, Fr. Al Hewett, a priest in the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, passed away at the age of 95. “I have thought, if I ever retired, and learned how to write,” Fr. Al said years ago, “I’d write a book—that it’s fun to be a […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | C. S. Lewis, Creator, Featured, Glory, God, In the Spotlight, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, The Catholic Faith Explained, The Chronicles of Narnia, weight of glory |
We can believe we are mere mortals dreaming the dream of immortality, while in fact, we are immortals dreaming the terrible dream of mere mortality. We all know what the weight of glory is, whether or not we have read Lewis’ golden sermon. We kno…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Books and Art, Coronavirus, Culture, Featured, Mass, News, Sophia Excerpts, theodicy |
“The Lentiest Lent we’ve ever Lented.” Those words make up my favorite meme, which gained great traction on social media during the first few months of 2020. Even those who aren’t Catholic or Christian found themselves relating to this catchy phrase. Thanks to the coronavirus, we’ve all been put through some version of our own […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | courage, Daily Quote, Easter, intentional discipleship, Jesus Christ, New Life, News, purpose, Resurrection, Saints, St. John Chrysostom |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “They ignored the danger of death … they forgot how few they were; they never noticed how many were against them or the power or strength or wisdom of their enemies. Their power was greater than all that: th…
Read MoreNot only is it wrong from the ethical point of view to disregard human nature, which is made for freedom,…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Daily Readings, News, Optional Memorial of Saint Louis Mary de Montfort, Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chanel, Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter |
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Readings: Ats 7:51-8:1A Psalms 31:3CD-4, 6, 7B, 8A, 17, 21AB John 6:30-35 Optional Memorial of Saint Peter Chanel Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Psalm 117:1BC, 2 MArk 1:14-20 Optional Memorial of Saint Louis Mary de…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, News |
In “Americanism,” that amalgamation of all that Americans call “the good life,” wrote Waugh, it is Christianity and “preeminently Catholicism”…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, News |
As we debate about the appropriateness of televised Masses, it’s helpful to consider how early Christians looked upon the liturgy…
The post The Mass isn’t a performance appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | In the News, News |
An archbishop in Venezuela warns that desperation is growing in the country. COVID-19 quarantine measures have compounded a tenuous political…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Commentary, News |
An interview with the LA auxiliary bishop and founder of Word on Fire: “I think this time has re-awakened the…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | In the News, News |
In a few states where local governments are allowing for more businesses to open, churches are making accommodations. But other regions…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Never have we lived in a world with so much information, and with that, such easy access to almost any information that we desire. Such information can be the most sublime and noble, but on the other hand, it can be the most dirty and degrading. On par with the plethora of information is the […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | 2020, After the Force Majeure, Catholic Church, Catholicism, chastening, Columns, Consumption, COVID-19, Disruption of higher education, God, Homeschooling, Jesus Christ, Michael Pakaluk, News, pro-life, Ruben Östlund, Swedish film Force Majeure, The Catholic Thing, The role of the laity, Work |
Michael Pakaluk: We will see changes in some aspects of post-COVID-19 life. Let’s draw out of this trial as much good as we can – and then preserve it.
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Read MoreSt. Peter Chanel was born in France in 1802. He was ordained a priest in 1827, and engaged in the parochial ministry for a few years; but the reading of letters of missionaries in far-away lands inflamed his heart with zeal, and he resolved to devote h…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Today's Saint |
The son of a French peasant, St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841) became a priest as a young man, and within three years brought about a spiritual renewal in his parish by showing great devotion to the sick. However, he desired to be a missionary, and at age twenty-eight joined the Society of Mary (the Marists). For […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“Charity, to be real, must be strong, energetic, and abundant. It must be replenished constantly. Its abundance is the measure and proof of a vigorous spiritual life.”
—Fr. Lawrence G. Lovasik, The Hidden Power of Kindness
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
The first reading is about the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the early Church. Stephen boldly admonishes the Pharisees and then has a vision of God. The Pharisees are so angry that they stone him to death. What is remarkable in this reading is that Stephen forgives his killers and then “falls […]
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