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Posted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Catholic Charities USA, Church in the US, COVID-19 pandemic, economy, housing, lead, News, U.S. Congress |
The president of Catholic Charities USA fears an extended eviction moratorium just delays the inevitable evictions millions of Americans will face amidst a global pandemic and diminished job market.
Read MoreIf you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, he should seek out a nearby Catholic parish and inquire about its RCIA program. RCIA stands for “the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults” and has always been present, in some form, sinc…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | astronomy, Free Access, great conjunction 2020, News |
Jupiter and Saturn aligned Sunday night, an astronomical occurrence that happens once every 20 years.
The post Lowell Observatory live streams the “Great Conjunction” appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
This is the most wonderful time of the year. There are many reasons for rejoicing during the holiday season. The snow falling, the smell of pitch, Christmas lights, decorated trees and hanging wreaths, Christmas carols and holiday music, nativity scenes, giving and receiving gifts, family recipes served at family dinners, warm fires under adorned mantels; […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
There are some details in salvation history which cry out to the masses: this is important! From the very beginning, literally, the symbol of wood from a tree is critical. God desires to use this weaving thread of continuity found in his love letter to the world (the Bible) to reveal something radically beautiful about […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Advent, Call to Holiness, Daily Reflection, God's Love, Jesus Christ, life, News, surrender |
“In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s comman…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Secularism, paganism, hedonism, materialism, agnosticism, atheism—words that describe the modern drift of society. That being the case, how easy it really is to forget the true meaning of Christmas? Much more than a feast, characterized by buying and selling, eating and drinking, carousing and sinning, it is the celebration of a Person, the greatest Person […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | 2020, adultery, Annunciation, Blessed Virgin Mary, Columns, Doing Justice to St. Joseph, Jesus Christ, Joseph's faith.Joseph's knowledge of Scripture, Matt. 1:19, Michael Pakaluk, News, Pope Francis, St. John Chrysostom, The Catholic Thing, Year of St. Joseph |
Michael Pakaluk on why Joseph’s thought to divorce Mary “quietly.” Was he intending to avoid shame? Or was it out of love and respect?
The post Doing Justice to St. Joseph appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Advent, antiphon, Daily Quote, Liturgy of the Hours, Magnificat, News, O Antiphons, O King of the Gentiles, O Rex Gentium, Vespers |
O Rex Gentium: “O King of the gentiles and their desired One,the cornerstone that makes both one:come, and save man, whom you formed out of the clay!” (Antiphon recited with the Magnificat during Vespers of December 22nd) Please share this post on Face…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | In the News, News |
Pope Francis on Sunday appeared to add his own thumbs-down to widespread criticism of an unorthodox nativity scene in St….
The post Pope snubs Vatican crèche appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | In the News, News |
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith says that, while in no way endorsing vaccines derived from aborted fetuses,…
The post Vatican Doctrinal Note on Covid-19 vaccines appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreDemand from overseas churches and Buddhist temples has offset the drop in orders from Catholic churches in Italy, allowing Italy’s…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Homily of the Day, News |
The gospel contains the first words that Zechariah uttered after recovering from being dumb and unable to speak. After Elizabeth gave birth to John, Zechariah sang this canticle now known as the Benedictus, which is proclaimed or sung after the Morning Prayer found in the Psalter. From his disbelief, he has discovered the great power […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Martyrs, News, Today's Saint |
Ischyrion lived in the third century, laboring as an attendant to an Egyptian magistrate. Although Ischyrion was a Christian, the magistrate commanded him to offer sacrifices to pagan gods. Ischyrion refused. The magistrate was furious, and he had Ischyrion killed in a most savage way: a stake was run into his bowels, impaling him. The […]
Read More“A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return” (Luke 19:12). This nobleman is Christ, the Son of God, King of all nations. His kingdom is over all men and over all things, both material and spiritual. He has…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | News, Quote of the Day |
“The name given to the Child at His Birth was Emmanuel, ‘God with us.’ It is still the name that best tells us what, during the reign of Caesar Augustus, the Nativity was about.”— Fr. James V. Schall, The Reason for the Seasons:Why Christians Celebrat…
Read MoreThe Catholic bishops of Uruguay have announced that they will suspend the public celebration of Mass until January 10, at the request of the government. The bishops made their announcement after a meeting with government officials, to discuss plans to …
Read MoreThe Catholic bishops of Argentine have decried the “feverish obsession” of legislators with the abortion issue, as the country’s senate prepares for a vote on a bid to legalize the practice.
Read MoreArchbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk, who is now living in exile in Poland, has denied charges that he was promoting opposition to the government of Belarus. The archbishop said in an interview that “neither I nor any of our Church has ever …
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