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Cardinal George Pell said that the German bishops’ conference “seems to be resolutely heading in the wrong direction” with plans for radical changes in Church teaching and discipline. In an EWTN interview the Australian cardinal said …
Read MoreAt his regular weekly audience on April 28, Pope Francis continued his series of talks on prayer, speaking about meditation. “To meditate is to seek meaning,” he said, noting that various forms of meditation have become popular among non-be…
Read MoreCardinal Pietro Parolin will not travel to Venezuela for an April 30 beatification ceremony, the Vatican has announced. The Secretary of State was to preside at the beatification of José Gregorio Hernandez. The Vatican announcement said that the C…
Read MoreFather Stan Swamy, SJ, a defender of the rights of the indigenous, was arrested on charges of Maoist terrorism and has turned 84 in prison. The English bishops issued a statement of support for the priest.
Read MoreThe Vatican’s former auditor general has charged that Vatican agencies invested funds in corporations whose work “did not correspond to the social doctrine of the Church,” including a company that produced the “morning-after pil…
Read MoreAsked to respond to a recent USCCB statement denouncing the reversal of limits on human fetal tissue research, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “Look, I think the White House specifi—— or respectfully disagrees. And we believe that it’s imp…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
Unfortunately forgotten in most U.S. Catholic circles today, Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer, archbishop of Milwaukee from 1953 to 1958 and archbishop of Chicago from 1958 to 1965, was one of the country’s leading churchmen in […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Catholic Church, COVID-19, lead, News, religious sister, Sister Alessandra Smerelli, Sister Carol Keehan, Vatican |
Some 300 religious sisters on Tuesday heard their peers call on them to “empower women” through education, institutions specifically created to support women, being critical of situations where women are being “trampled on,” and by telling the stories of the thousands of religious sisters who are fulfilling their “apostolic mission.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Central America, Church in the Americas, Church in the US, Immigration, lead, Mexico, News, President Joe Biden, Sister Norma Pimentel, U.S.-Mexico border |
Through early 2021, politicians have wrestled over whether the word “crisis” is warranted to describe the U.S.-Mexico border situation. Meanwhile, faith leaders and organizations have largely rejected the word as unwarranted, an oversimplification, a political tool, and an avenue for drastic solutions.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Books, Catholic Church, Eucharist, Interviews, lead, News, Real Presence, Theology, University of Notre Dame |
Timothy P. O’Malley speaks to Crux about his new book, “Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter?”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | catholic poetry, Catholic Poetry Room, Featured, In the Spotlight, News |
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Johanna Caton. […]
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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
In this Easter season, the mystery of the Resurrection remains ever before us. Christ rose bodily from the dead. In other words, a human being overcame death! This is the Good News we should be shouting from the rooftops. This is why Christianity is unique. Of course, Christ was not just human. He was, and […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Growing up as a child, I had no faith. Not just in God, but in anything. My father was abusive and my mother was emotionally distant. Let’s just say neither of them provided me with any type of support system for handling issues that went outside the norm. And after my father died at a […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Josemaria Escriva, morning offering, News, Prayer, Sophia Excerpts |
A new day begins. The alarm clock sounds. It is time to get up quickly from bed. The moment has arrived to offer the first sacrifice to our Lord. The body says, “No, not yet!” but the soul says, “Yes! It is time!” And the most important part, the soul, must conquer. It is the […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | 2021, Columns, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, injustice, Justice, News, Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing |
Randall Smith: We must be against injustice in any form, including the injustice that comes from judging too quickly and/or stupidly.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | In the News, News |
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a 20-week abortion ban and two other anti-abortion bills into law on Monday, adding to…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | In the News, News |
The Vatican has received multiple allegations of administrative misconduct against Bishop Richard Stika of Knoxville, and is expected to authorize…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Commentary, News |
It is safe to conclude that, contrary to the hopes of many and the fears of others, there is presently…
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Read MoreLiberalism from the very beginning presented itself as the champion of liberty, pluralism, tolerance, and diversity, and the enemy of…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 28, 2021 | Commentary, News |
With McCarrick, it wasn’t enough to discuss his evil deeds. That was a tragic, hellish story, but it wasn’t the…
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