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Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Comment, Coronavirus, News |
The CofE hierarchy rushed to judgment before the full story had emerged. They should have counted to ten
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We celebrate today one of the most joyful and idiosyncratic – the two are not unrelated – of saints, Philip Neri, (+1595), the founder of the Congregation of the Oratory named after him. From the great city of Florence, which has produced a whole host of luminaries from Dante to da Vinci to Galileo, Philip[…]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Fr. Donald Calloway, Gabriele Amorth, Mary, News, rosary |
“Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me?” is the impassioned plea in “Do You Hear the People Sing,” from Les Misérables. If a crusade is a war fought under the sign of the cross, then now more than ever, we need to engage in a spiritual war under […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | News, Patristics/Church History, Saints and Fathers |
Six minute interview at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The post Steve Ray: Six Minutes on the Church Fathers appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Coronavirus, Free Access, News, Vatican |
Pope Francis will pray the rosary in the Vatican Gardens’ Lourdes grotto on Saturday, as Catholic shrines from around the world join via video streaming
The post Pope Francis and Catholic shrines to offer rosary for Mary’s help during pandemic appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Free Access, News, Vatican |
A new book collects the writings of Archbishop George Ganswein, and aims to call Catholics to evangelization, and to joy.
The post Archbishop Ganswein: ‘Our times require courageous and convincing testimonies’ appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreReading 1 Acts 20:17-27
From Miletus Paul had the presbyters
of the Church at Ephesus summoned.
When they came to him, he addressed them,
“You know how I lived among you
the whole time from the day I first came to the province of Asia.
I served the …
Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Featured, News, Politics, Weekly Headlines |
Here’s a rule of thumb: if The New York Times is praising you, you’re doing something wrong. On March 8, the Times ran an article by Tara Isabella Burton called “Christianity Gets Weird.” It’s about an Extremely Online phenomenon called—yes—“Weird Christianity.” According to Ms. Burton, what Weird Christians (like herself) “have in common is that […]
Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Church, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
A couple of years ago, a particularly bright and perceptive student of mine commented that Catholic parishes were like single-parent homes. She elaborated on the point, arguing that something is missing at the parish level when there is no nun or Sister present. This resonated with me because in the domestic church we encourage each […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2020 | Associated Press, Bethlehem, Catholic Church, Church in the Middle East, Church of the Nativity, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Land, News, West Bank |
Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Francis on Monday remembered Ut unum sint, St Pope John Paul II’s encyclical on ecumenism, on the 25th anniversary of its publication. Ut unum sint “confirmed ‘irrevocably’ the ecumenical …
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Read More“You can’t remain silent if someone changes the map of the world around you, as tomorrow it may happen to you,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. “The aggressor must be s…
Read MoreCatholic Charities USA called for $60 billion for nonprofits, a removal of the 500-employee cap for nonprofits in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and an extension of PPP through the end of 2020.
Read MoreThe basilica failed to reopen for the faithful on the day it had been scheduled to reopen.
Read MoreCorrosive products “should not be used on monumental complexes, historical buildings, archaeological sites, objects, movable heritage, fabrics, embroidery, etc.,” warned a note distributed by the Pontifical Council for Culture.
Read More“It is estimated that hundreds, if not thousands, of those forced to return have been kidnapped, raped, or targeted by cartels and organized crime groups,” said the authors of the report, jointly issued by Jesuit Refugee Services and the Of…
Read MoreThe festival marks the end of Ramadan (Encyclopaedia Britannica article). “As Muslims observe the day of Eid al-Fitr, we hope they find both comfort and strength in the healing powers of prayer and devotion,” the president said.
Read MoreIn a 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the restrictions on public worship put in place by California and San Diego. “We’re dealing here with a highly contagious and often fatal disease for which there presently is no kno…
Read MoreThe encyclical Laudato si’ “can guide us as we reshape a society where human life, especially that of the weakest, is defended, where everyone has access to healthcare, where people are never discarded, and where nature is not indiscrimina…
Read MoreThe book (Diverse and United: I Communicate, Therefore I Am) includes a preface by Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury. In the book, the Pope reflects on Jesus’ gaze of love upon the rich young man: the “gaze of Jesus, who looks …
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