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Reading 1 Acts 2:1-11
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to …
Reading 1 Gn 11:1-9
The whole world spoke the same language, using the same words.
While the people were migrating in the east,
they came upon a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
They said to one another,
“Come, let us mold bricks and …
Reading 1 Genesis 11:1-9
The whole world spoke the same language, using the same words.
While the people were migrating in the east,
they came upon a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there.
They said to one another,
"Come, let us mold b…
Posted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, United Kingdom |
The archbishop said keeping churches closed while shops reopen was inequitable
The post ‘It is now time’: Archbishop Wilson joins calls to reopen churches appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | CHARIS, Charismatics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Holy Spirit, lead, News, Pentecost, Pope Francis, priesthood, rosary, Vatican |
Pope Francis Sunday closed a marathon of activities and messages over the weekend with a livestreamed Mass on the feast of Pentecost, insisting that the Holy Spirit is a gift from God that unites, and for whom distinctions such as “conservative” or “progressive” have no meaning.
Read MoreVatican City, May 31, 2020 / 02:10 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said Sunday that he prays that Christians will be “more deeply united as witnesses of mercy” in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pope made the comment in a vide…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Blessed Virgin Mary, confession, Confirmation, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, News, Pentecost, The Dispatch |
Pentecost Sunday is one of the feasts of the liturgical year that surprises us with an extra song before the Gospel at Holy Mass. Just when we are ready to launch (or heave, or slowly […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Abuse survivors, clerical sexual abuse, Dallas charter, Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, Sister Anna Deodato, zero tolerance |
To this day, a central plank in the indictment of many abuse survivors and their advocates is that the Vatican has not imposed a universal “zero tolerance” policy everywhere in the world.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Commentary, Faith, George Floyd, lead, Minneapolis, News, On Spirituality, Pentecost, police brutality, Racism |
Can the event of Pentecost heal and guide us in responding to such an egregious act against human dignity? How can the tongues of fire assist us in dealing with such a blatant abuse of power?
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Apostles, Blessed Trinity, Catholic Church, Featured, Gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Pentecost, Saints, Sanctifying Grace, Scripture, Theological Virtues, virtues, witness |
“Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says ‘Jesus be cursed!’ and no one can say ‘Jesus is Lord’ except by the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 12:3). “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage t…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | 2020, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Father, Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, News, Pentecost, The Catholic Thing, The Spirit Becomes the Soul of the Church |
Bevil Bramwell, OMI: Pentecost raises us to new life in the Spirit. We worship God in truth and, through faith, oppose the spirit of the world.
The post The Spirit Becomes the Soul of the Church appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreAnd when the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a violent wind coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them par…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | News, Today's Saint |
Following the Annunciation in which the angel Gabriel came to Mary and pronounced she would become the mother of our Lord, Mary traveled from Galilee to Judea to visit her cousin Elizabeth, an elderly woman, who after a lifetime with a barren womb had conceived a child. Elizabeth, whose pregnancy also followed a message from […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
The Solemnity of the Pentecost marks the end of the Easter Season paving the way for the ordinary time in the Liturgical Season of the Church. There are two reasons why the celebration of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles remains significant today. First, it is a fulfillment of the promise of […]
Read MoreStatement in Wake of Violence in Minneapolis
The post US Bishops Warn of Continuing Racism appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 31, 2020 | News, The Dispatch |
Denver Newsroom, May 30, 2020 / 11:53 am (CNA).- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of California’s limits on the number of people who may attend a church service, in a decision that saw justices […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 30, 2020 | News, Pope & Holy See |
Had Hope They Would Meet at Chrism Mass Postponed due to Pandemic
The post Pope Writes to the Priests of Rome appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreBy Father Andrew J. Summerson | Every prayer routine in the Byzantine tradition, whether at church or at home, begins with a hymn to the Holy Spirit: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of…
Read MoreDenver Newsroom, May 30, 2020 / 04:46 pm (CNA).-
The nation’s first basilica sustained fire damage amid the Minneapolis riots that have crippled the city after the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a police officer May …
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