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Pope Francis has written to the clergy of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, encouraging them toward “a prompt implementation of the uniform mode of celebrating the holy Qurbana. (The Qurbana is the Syro-Malabar divine liturgy.) The Pope said that…
Read MoreA review board in the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan has found that complaints of sexual abuse by a former bishop are credible. The complaints against the late Bishop James Sullivan involve behavior in the 1960s, when he was a priest in Lansing. He later…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
The tumultuous season for the Catholic Church will continue with decreasing numbers of Catholics attending Mass, believing in the Eucharist and claiming that they believe in all the teachings of the Church. In the midst of this confusing and admittedly depressing moment, we must stay with Christ. This is too often easier said than done. […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | Best of Week, Featured, Louis and Zelie Martin, News, Saints, Sophia Excerpts, St. Thérèse of Lisieux |
There can still be found in the French countryside not only isolated rocks of religious enthusiasm but also, as it were, great alluvial deposits, scarcely covered with sand, wherein the convictions of their forbears endure and only need a turn of the plowshare to bring them to light. The middle-class people of Alençon were practicing […]
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | 2021, Anthony Ramos, Brad Miner, Christopher Scott, Columns, Corey Hawkins, George Bailey in Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Smits, Jon M. Chu, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marc Anthony, Melissa Barrera, News, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Robert Wise, Steven Spielberg, Sueñitos, The Catholic Thing, West Side Story |
Brad Miner: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s energy (although in the film he appears in what’s almost a cameo) is what makes “In the Heights” soar.
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The Vatican confirmed late on Sunday that Pope Francis “reacted well” to a pre-planned intestinal surgery in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital….
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Read MoreBlack men swing down their picks on the white stones. Within their picks they hold the sun entwined, And, as…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | In the News, News |
In response to media coverage portraying the vote as being about denying Communion to President Joe Biden, a Catholic, for…
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“In times of change and danger when there is a quicksand of fear under men’s reasoning, a sense of continuity…
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It’s mostly meetings, because it takes a lot of work to keep the diocesan machinery running. But that’s not enough….
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | Homily of the Day, News |
“Harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Is this a scenario you feel you can relate to? In the hustle and bustle of everyday living, it is almost inevitable that we all feel this way sometimes. There is a term for that: “the weight of living.” It’s a feeling we know well—and one that […]
Read MoreSt. Maria Goretti was born near Ancona (Italy). The daughter of a poor peasant family, Maria was well known to her neighbors for her cheerfulness and piety. When she was twelve she was a victim of assault. She preferred to die rather than to lose her v…
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Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka has opposed plans for a power plant to be located in a lagoon near the capital city. Citing environmental concerns, the cardinal stated: “I and the entire Catholic community strongly oppose the devel…
Read MoreA Coptic Orthodox bishop has spoken out strongly against genital mutilation of females, a practice that remains common in Africa. Bishop Anba Moussa insisted that there is no religious justification for the practice, and certainly no such justification…
Read More“We live in the midst of difficulties, insults, hardships, persecutions, slander,” Cardinal Leopoldo Benes of Managua said in a July 4 homily. In an apparent reference to government propaganda, he criticized those who “want to diminis…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jul 6, 2021 | Colon surgery, Diverticular stenosis, Featured, News, Pope Francis, U.S. & World News |
The morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was in “good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously,” the Vatican press office said July 5.
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01:59 – Can you explain the Biblical references in the Johnny Cash song “when the man comes to town” and is it biblically accurate? I’d love to be able to share Jimmy’s thoughts on this on social media.
12:55 – I underst…
Posted by bcadmin | Jul 5, 2021 | Books, Evil, Features, Fr. Robert Spitzer, interview, News, Satan, Spiritual Warfare |
Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ, President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center, is noted for his books and talks on science and spirituality. He has been writing a trilogy of […]
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02:05 – Suppose there is a person that, while they are asleep and dreaming, has the capacity to recognize that they are having a dream and to guide their actions within the dream. How would sinful actions in their dreams affec…
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