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Saint Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratorians and the ‘second Apostle’ of Rome, recommended reading books beginning with ‘S’, that is, lives of the saints, so that we may imitate at least some degree of their virtues. He himself wanted all of his own spiritual sons to achieve sanctity, but in as hidden a[…]
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Read MoreBy Shaun McAfee | A priest with a YouTube channel? Not unheard of. A priest with a YouTube channel that has 27,000 subscribers? You might want to listen because it could be interesting.
Father Roderick earned internet fame…
Read MoreBy Tito Edwards | How to Get Rid of Bad Thoughts – Edifa at Aleteia +1
A Godless IRA Militant Converts To The Faith – Shane Paul O’Doherty at Lydwine +1
Live Perpetual Adoration Of The Blessed…
Read MoreBy Marge Fenelon | There’s an old saying about the relationship between parents and their children, particularly between mother and child. It’s “cut the apron strings,” a metaphor that suggests that an individual is…
Read MoreThe doctrine behind the Jihad The Viganò controversy that we dissected in Part I requires a further explanation, a deeper level of explanation. The archbishop himself has pointed to it, by appealing in self-defense to […]
Read MoreBy Dave Armstrong | The above famous saying expresses the notion that sexual urges and drives and acts (i.e., outside of heterosexual marriage and procreation) run contrary to a theology that defines many of them as…
Read MoreBy Amanda Evinger | On May 1, 2009, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, a fire of divine love was kindled in the hearts of a group of seminarians as they gathered in the Assumption Chapel of the North…
Read MorePrays for Mauritius, Site of Oil Spill
The post Pope Notes Upcoming World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Richmond, Environment Ecology, Laudato Si, News, Richmond, solar energy, solar power, Virginia |
Inspired by Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical, Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home, parishes and schools have partnered with Catholic Energies, a program of the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant, to integrate solar energy and other energy-saving tools into daily operations.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of Brooklyn, News, Nuns, Obituary, prison ministry, Religious Sisters |
Sister Elaine Roulet, a Sister of St. Joseph of Brentwood who was an acknowledged pioneer in women’s prison ministry, died Aug. 13 of heart failure at the order’s Stella Maris Convent in Queens. She was 89 and had been in religious life for 71 years.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Associated Press, Chaplains, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, prison ministry, Prisoners, Prisons |
Prison chaplains are seeking new methods of ministry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Christians in the Middle East, Church in the Middle East, Kurds, News, second, Syria, Syriac Christians, Syrian Civil War, Turkey, Water, Yazidis |
Parts of Syria’s north where Kurds, Christians and Yazidis have practiced religious freedom in recent years are reportedly again under attack by mainly Turkish military and their allied Syrian Islamist fighters.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Associated Press, Asylum seekers, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Italy, Lampedusa, Mediterranean, migrants and refugees, News, Sicily |
The arrival of hundreds of migrants crammed into a rickety fishing boat has worsened the severe overcrowding at shelters on a tiny Italian island, triggering an angry demonstration by islanders and a vow Sunday by the mayor to call a protest strike.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | News, Pilgrimage |
The long-awaited new Fatima movie is out! Check it out HERE and watch it in theaters or at home. Based on historical events, three young shepherds in Fátima, Portugal, report visions of the Virgin Mary, inspiring believers and angering officials of the Church and the government who try to force them to recant their story. […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | 2020 election, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, Coronavirus, Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, faith and politics, News |
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting political campaigns at every level, from the candidate to the campaign volunteer to the hired gun.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Diocese of Lansing, Embezzlement, Financial mismanagement, financial scandal, News, scandal |
An auction was held Saturday at the Lansing-area mansion of a Catholic priest who was accused of embezzling millions of dollars before he died in March while awaiting trial.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Angelus, Feature2, Middle East, News |
Urges Respect for International Law
The post Pope Calls for Dialogue in Middle East appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreBy Hannah Brockhaus/CNA | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Sunday the crucifix we wear or hang on our wall is not supposed to be decorative, but a reminder of God’s love and the sacrifices…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 30, 2020 | Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., News, Racism |
Celebrating an Aug. 28 Mass to mark the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s historic March on Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory urged Catholics to continue the dream of the late civil rights leader and to work for reconciliation and unity building.
Read MoreBy Catholic News Agency | SOLVANG, Calif. — Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St. Junipero Serra, an 18th century Franciscan missionary whose legacy has drawn…
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