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Posted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in England and Wales, Church in UK and Ireland, England, Great Britain, lead, mosaic, mural, News, Parish closings, religious art, United Kingdom |
In Holy Rosary Church in Oldham – a town in the Greater Manchester area of England – is one of the most important works of Hungarian artist George Mayer-Marton. The church closed in 2017, and now his mosaic-fresco “The Crucifixion” is at risk.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Archbishop Chaput, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Books, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Faith, lead, News |
When it comes to people Christians should try to emulate, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput puts Samwise “Sam” Gamgee (a companion to protagonist Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings) at the top of the list.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Anglophone crisis, Cameroon, Cardinal Christian Tumi, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, funeral, lead, News |
Cardinal Christian Tumi’s funeral was held on Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Douala, Cameroon.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Down through the ages the Church has found herself re-living Holy Thursday over and over again. St. Peter, St. James, and St. John enter the Garden of Gethsemane with Our Lord. As He prays in agony to the Father, the Apostles fall asleep. Our Lord warns them to remain awake so they may not undergo […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Best of Week, death, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, happiness, Heaven, Mother Angelica, News, Sophia Excerpts |
To most of us, Heaven is rather abstract. It’s a kind of fuzzy thing. Often in life, we look forward to events — graduations, doctorates, marriage, and so on. But when our anticipation is great, the event, when it occurs, seems to lose something. That’s why, I believe, we don’t like to talk about Heaven. […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Culture, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, fulfillment, joy, Meaning, News |
Everyone desperately wants to find fulfillment in his or her life. We all know that. We all long for a deep connection with some ‘one’, or some ‘thing’. There’s the idea that if we could just find this one person, group, or perhaps even an issue to champion for and join, that would bring us fulfillment. […]
Posted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Adoration, Ask a Carmelite Sister, Carmelite, Featured, Holy Spirit, In the Spotlight, meditation, News, prayer life, Solitude, Spiritual Life |
“Solitude is not an empty space, a void; it is an encounter with the God who loves us…” Dear Sister, What aspect of Carmelite Spirituality do you find most helpful for your prayer? Dear Friend, The short answer to your question is solitude. Here …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | 2021, All the World's a Stage, Anthony Esolen, C.S. Lewis "The Great Divorce", Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, diseases of the soul, family breakdown, fault finding, Herod Antipas, historical wickedness, intra-racial differences, Jesus Christ, News, Pharisees, race relations in the United States, The Catholic Thing |
Anthony Esolen: Political theater is merciless, often purely imaginary – talismans and taboos. The trick is to stay on its blind side.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Daily Quote, Gratitude, News, Saints, St. Ignatius of Loyola |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Out of gratitude and love for him we should desire to be reckoned fools.” (St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest) The Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (1491 – 1556) is July 31. Please share on Facebook a…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Encountering the Word, Isaiah, Jesus Christ, News, Old Testament, Scripture, shepherd |
Encountering the Word — Your Daily Bible Verses He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arms, he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young. (Isaiah 40:11) Please share on Facebook and other …
Read MorePolitical freedom is not – and cannot be – based upon the relativistic idea that all conceptions of the human…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | In the News, News |
Beijing operates hundreds of detention camps in the Uyghur province of Xinjiang, and former detainees have reported systemic torture and…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | In the News, News |
“Today, a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd. As we receive this result, we recall…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | Commentary, News |
The election of Biden as the second Catholic president of the United States, writes Massimo Faggioli, “alone made the 2020…
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Read MorePrayer, Pope Francis said at his General Audience on April 21, 2021, “is dialogue with God; and every creature, in a certain sense, engages in dialogue with God.” For human beings, he continued, “prayer becomes word, invocation, hymn, poetry� The divine Word is made flesh, and in the flesh of every person the word returns to God in prayer.” The Holy Father’s catechesis began with a reflection on words, which not only proceed from us, but also “to some extent shape us.” In the Bible, words bring everything to light, ensuring that “nothing human is excluded, censored.”
Read MoreAccording to the 1962 Missal of St. John XXIII the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, today is the feast of Sts. Soter and Caius. Soter succeeded Anicetus as Pope in 166, and died a martyr in 175, under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Caius, whose relics a…
Read MorePope Francis met on April 22 with Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon, and called for an end to the political impasse in that country, which has blocked Hariri from forming a governing cabinet. The Pope said that he hoped to visit Lebanon—but o…
Read More“Witchcraft is a widespread reality in Africa,” said Father Paul Koukovi Zipki of the Catholic Mission Institute of Abidjan, explaining the importance his organization’s symposium on the subject, held last week. He said that participa…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Apr 22, 2021 | News, Nota in Brevis |
A blessed continued Eastertide to all our readers! Christus resurrexit! In spe gaudentes! Alleluia! Χριστός Ανέστη! I just finished grading my final exams – hence the mild note of euphoria – so a few thoughts for your ponderings, and please do send along your own. After all, truth is best sought in dialogue: In the[…]
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