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Posted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Archdiocese of Milan, Associated Press, Caritas, Caritas Italy, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Italy, Lombardy, Milan, News, Poverty |
The charity serving more than 5 million people in the Milan archdiocese, Caritas Ambrosiana, says the pandemic is revealing for the first time the depths of economic insecurity in Italy’s northern Lombardy region, which generates 20 percent of the country’s gross domestic product.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Usury |
It has been well documented over the past year that a fairly large percentage of Americans cannot afford a $400 emergency expense. This makes them the perfect target of payday lenders.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Australia, Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Oceania, News |
The first evening Australian Cardinal George Pell was incarcerated, he began writing a record of his thoughts and experiences in the form of a diary.
Read More‘I ask the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, to comfort these people and all those in difficult situations’
The post Pope Notes Challenges of Maritime Workers During Pandemic appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Angelus, Annunciation, Feature1, Feature2, Feature3, Mary, News |
‘Let it be to me According to Your Word’
The post Pope at Angelus Recalls Mary’s Response at Annunciation (Full Text) appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreIn the Open Air as An Anti-COVID Measure
The post Vatican: ‘100 Nativity Scenes’ in Saint Peter’s Square appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreVatican City, Dec 20, 2020 / 06:05 am (CNA).- Pope Francis advised Catholics Sunday not to waste time complaining about coronavirus restrictions, but to focus instead on helping those in need.
Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Squar…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | News, Nota in Brevis |
One of the missions of Catholic Insight is to reinvigorate our liturgical and liminal life – we should always be living on the ‘threshold’ of eternity, and the way to do that – or the Way – is to live a life immersed in liturgy, which means, in fellowship and grace with Christ, His Blessed[…]
The post Living Liminally with the O Antiphons appeared first on Catholic Insight.
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CNA Staff, Dec 20, 2020 / 05:22 am (CNA).- A group of Catholic board game enthusiasts has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to create a game based on the Father Brown series by G.K. Chesterton.
The game is called Father Brown Investigations: The Death of Sir Percy Coldwell. It is inspired by Chesterton’s fictional character, Father Brown, a priest who solves crimes by using deduction and his insight into the human person.
The idea was developed by Nikola Bolšec, the president of the Croatian Chesterton Club and an editor for Laudato TV. The Kickstarter campaign was launched on Dec. 8 with a goal of raising $30,000. Ten days later, the project had raised nearly $5,000.
The game is estimated to take about 45-90 minutes and is for up to 6 players. The object of the game is for players to compete as rival investigators to unveil the suspect before their opponents.
At the beginning of the game, players are confronted with a crime scene. Each player will then receive investigation resource cards depending on their character’s skills. The players will use these cards to acquire the proper evidence to solve the mystery.
While the goal of the game is to make a case against a suspect before other investigators, one of the players in the game could be playing as the arch-villain Flambeau. This player seeks to mislead his opponents and wins by preventing the other players from completing the investigation.
Among other perks, donors to the Kickstarter campaign can receive base or deluxe versions of the game, the chance to play a virtual game with the creators, and the opportunity to be incorporated as a character in the game.
The project has been supported by Jacek Malkowski, a Polish game designer who has created board games such as The Road to Bethlehem and Inspiration. The creative team also includes artist Matko Antolčić and graphic designer Iva Risek.
The marketing campaign is being led by Joseph Grabowski, president of the Philadelphia Chesterton Society. He said Chesterton fans everywhere have met the news with excitement.
He said Father Brown – whose character also featured in a popular BBC television show – has enduring appeal. He also expressed hope that a fun example of an admirable priest would help address negative stereotypes of clergy and the Catholic Church.
“We’re incredibly excited by the enthusiasm we’ve seen from Chesterton fans, and the wider world of board game lovers,” said Grabowski in a Dec. 16 press release.
“This is a game that can be played by anyone, regardless of background or faith, and regardless of whether they are familiar with Chesterton’s Father Brown fiction. Nevertheless, for us, as Catholics, we think this game is important and that the market is ripe for it.”
“The reputation of the Catholic priest in our society has taken quite a hit over the past two decades, and we think a character like Father Brown who is wholly admirable, virtuous, and wise is a needed remedy to so many bad perceptions of priests.”
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Angelus, Christmas, consumerism, conversion, News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
Pope Francis Sunday urged Catholics not to get carried away with buying presents and last minute errands at Christmas, but to instead focus on welcoming Jesus into their hearts.
Read MoreIn a year that has been anything but normal, the Christmas spirit is still alive and well at Ontario Catholic schools.
From live reindeer to Advent liturgies, virtual concerts to helping the needy in the community, staff and students are doing their b…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Articles, Featured Highlights, News |
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of ‘Christmas’. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmas—the birth of Jesus—but the ersatz, ephemeral sort that goes by the name of ‘Christmas’ in the stores and on television and the internet. Well, I’ve had my fill of Rudolf and Frosty, and I don’t[…]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Apologetics, News |
I did not write the article down below, following my intro here – I wish I had. It was written by Daniel Morley about C. S. Lewis who has always been one of my favorite authors both in my Protestant years and now in my much fuller and richer Catholic experience. Lewis was brilliant. He […]
Read MoreReading 1 2 SM 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16
When King David was settled in his palace,
and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side,
he said to Nathan the prophet,
“Here I am living in a house of cedar,
while the ark of G…
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio, Brooklyn, COVID-19, Diocese of Brooklyn, Features, First Amendment, Governor Andrew Cuomo, interview, News, Randy Mastro |
In this interview with Catholic World Report, attorney Randy Mastro discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of the right to religious freedom in the case presented by the Diocese of Brooklyn, demonstrating religions were […]
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