A Program for Bolstering Faith
Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky: In tumultuous times, the Church has infallible mechanisms to renew belief even if it takes generations.
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Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky: In tumultuous times, the Church has infallible mechanisms to renew belief even if it takes generations.
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Read MoreOn April 4, 2021, Pope Francis delivered his traditional Easter message "Urbi et Orbi" � to the city and the world � underscoring how today we celebrate the event that gives us the hope that does not disappoint: "Jesus who was crucified …
Read MoreIn the hour of darkness when humanity is grappling with the pandemic and other ills, Christians need to take to heart the Easter message of the angel not to be afraid, assured that in Galilee where the Lord precedes them, their expectations will be fulfilled, their tears will be dried and their fears will be replaced by hope. Pope Francis made the point in his homily at the Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica April 3, 2021.
Read MoreThe Lord has risen from the dead, as he foretold. Let there be happiness and rejoicing for he is our King forever, alleluia. According to Moses and the prophets, Christ was to suffer all “these things and so to enter into His glory. And what was this “…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 5, 2021 | Homily of the Day, News |
Christ is risen! Unwilling to accept the reality that somehow the body of Jesus had disappeared despite the guards at his tomb, the Pharisees pay off the guards to say what they want them to say: “Say that his disciples came by night while you were asleep, and stole the body of Jesus. If Pilate […]
Read MoreThe International Catholic Migration Commission has called attention to the plight of an estimated sailors who have been forced to remain at sea because ports will not allow them entry during the Covid lockdown. The group estimates that 400,000 crew me…
Read MoreAt his Regina Coeli audience on Easter Monday, April 5, Pope Francis reflected on the message of the angels who greeted the women at Christ’s tomb. “We should never tire of seeking the Risen Christ,” he said. The Pope observed that at…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | News, Nota in Brevis |
To the Christian, faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an expression of certainty that the saying that seems to be only a beautiful dream is in fact true: “Love is strong as death” (Song 8:6). In the Old Testament this sentence comes in the middle of praises of the power of eros. But this[…]
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Read MoreCan you ever have enough on this glorious day? OF Easter? Or of alleluias! Or of Regina Coelis? Here is a glorious rendition, as performed by the always spot-on Voces8 ensemble:
And we cannot let Easter go by without Palestrina’s version of this…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
Vatican City, Apr 4, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).- On Easter Sunday 2021, Pope Francis offered Mass at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica. Afterward, he gave the Urbi et Orbi message […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Ireland, Church in UK and Ireland, COVID-19 pandemic, Ireland, News, Republic of Ireland, second |
An Irish bishop claims there is an “unwillingness or inability in Ireland to appreciate the value of religion or spirituality” in Ireland during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, Church in Italy, COVID-19 pandemic, Italy, News, Vaccinations, Vaccines |
Priests, nuns and other people living in community settings are among the vaccination priority groups permitted under Italy’s revised national rollout.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic Schools, Church in UK and Ireland, Easter, Great Britain, Jesuits, News, Prince Charles, second, United Kingdom |
Prince Charles has read a poem by a Catholic convert priest during the Easter meditation for England’s leading Catholic school.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, COVID-19 pandemic, Easter, News, Vaccinations |
The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands of people spent the holiday lining up for injections elsewhere in France as the government tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 4, 2021 | Associated Press, Burma, Church in Asia, Easter, Myanmar, News |
Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets holding painted eggs in a nod to the Easter holiday on Sunday.
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