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“For most, the decision to migrate is not motivated by an indifference toward their homeland or the pursuit of economic prosperity; it is a matter of life or death,” the bishops said. “We renew our appeal to our governments, to politi…
Read MoreAt the Chrism Mass of Holy Thursday morning (video), Pope Francis reflected on the Lord’s rejection by the people of Nazareth at the beginning of His public ministry (Lk. 4:22ff.). “The mystery of the cross is present ‘from the beginn…
Read MoreVatican City, Apr 2, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on the morning of Good Friday visited the auditorium where the Vatican is vaccinating 1,200 people in need this week.The Holy See Press Office said the pope went to the Pope Paul VI Hall shortly…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Art & Culture, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
When faced with Christian slogans like “Jesus died to save you from your sins” or liturgical commonplaces like “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” the 21st century twenty-something with virtually no understanding of Christianity might well ask, “What does the execution of a criminal two thousand years ago […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Catholic Living, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
The story of Holy Week recounts the historical events surrounding Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection; but it also pinpoints common failures of humanity while providing the antidote that ultimately saves us. A suffering world needs to dive into the causes of darkness that surround it and investigate deep within itself to ask how we ought […]
CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2021 / 03:00 am (CNA).- People around the world continue to draw strength from the way that St. John Paul II faced his final days, his former personal secretary said on the 16th anniversary of the Polish pope’s death.Cardinal Stanisła…
Read MoreReading I Is 52:13—53:12
See, my servant shall prosper,
he shall be raised high and greatly exalted.
Even as many were amazed at him —
so marred was his look beyond human semblance
and his appearance beyond that of the so…
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Holy Thursday, News, Roman Catholic Spiritual Direction |
This year, our Holy Thursday liturgy will be missing a familiar component—the Washing of the Feet. A small if unholy part of me is somewhat relieved. The liturgy is long enough. Surely we’ve sanitized sufficiently this year! And quite frankly, I find the foot-washing to be a bit awkward. In the past, the ceremony was […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, Conscience Protection, LGBT, Montana, News, Religious Freedom |
The Montana House passed a bill Thursday that would allow people to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Boko Haram, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Fulani, Interviews, lead, News, Nigeria, Religious Freedom |
Across Nigeria, Christians have been targeted for attacks by Muslim fundamentalists, usually either by Boko Haram or marauding Fulani herdsmen.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Cardinal Charles Bo, Church in Asia, democracy, Easter, lead, Myanmar, News, Nonviolence, Protests |
In his Easter message, Myanmar Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon drew a parallel between Jesus’s own suffering and death and his country’s fight for democracy.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Church in the Americas, Church in the US, Immigration, lead, Mexico, News, President Joe Biden, U.S.-Mexico border, USCCB |
As the number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border continues to soar, more than a dozen Catholic bishops from both countries issued a reminder yesterday that “there is a shared responsibility of all nations to preserve human life and provide for safe, orderly, and humane immigration, including the right to asylum.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | A Symbol of Rediscovered Faith, Books and Art, Featured, News, Sagrada Familia, St. Joseph |
On June 7, 1926, Gaudí was hit by a streetcar on his way from his morning mass at the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in the middle of the Barri Gòtic to the construction site of the Sagrada Família, where he had been sleeping. Because of his worn clothes, the seriously injured man was mistaken […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Cross, Crucifixion, Faith, Featured, forgiveness, Good Friday, good thief, King, Living the Faith, News, St. Dismas, suffering |
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Easter Sunday, St. John tells us, “On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark” (Jn 20:1). Now that the Sabbath was over, she was coming to finish the burial anointing. Why did she arrive so early, before dawn? Anyone who has grieved over […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | christianity, Cross, crucifix, Easter, Featured, God, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Love, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, strength, weakness |
“When I am weak, then I am strong”; “power made perfect in weakness.” Such verses are often cited as key to spiritual growth, but do we really understand what they are talking about? Can anyone ever understand? Yes. If we couldn…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Good Friday, Lent, Mary, News, Sophia Excerpts |
On this Good Friday, as we mourn Jesus’ death, as we stand by Mary at the foot of the Cross, let us draw strength for the struggles we will face in life. Jesus did not give up on the Cross. Mary remained faithful to the end. May God find us always faithful like Mary.
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 2, 2021 | 2021, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Crucifixion of Christ, Good Friday, Jesus Christ, Jews and pagans, News, Saint Teresia Benedicta a Cruce, St. Edith Stein, St. Paul, The Catholic Thing, The cross is our only claim to glory, The Science of the Cross |
The word from the cross is the gospel of Paul – the message he announced to Jews and pagans. It…
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