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Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Oct. 31, 2021. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Oct 31, 2021 / 06:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholics to read, reread, and be passionate about the Gospel.In his Angelus addr…
Out of the Cold still isn’t out of the woods as the global pandemic meanders through its fourth wave in Ontario.
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The United Nations will convene their annual meeting on climate, COP26, on October 31. In advance of the meeting, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domest…
Read MoreReading I Dt 6:2-6
Moses spoke to the people, saying:
“Fear the LORD, your God,
and keep, throughout the days of your lives,
all his statutes and commandments which I enjoin on you,
and thus have long life.
Hear then, Israel, and be c…
Posted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Commentary, dead, Faith, Funerals, lead, News, On Spirituality, Sacraments |
The funeral is for the departed, and that emphasis should not be lost. In general, the supernatural focus and ancient beauty of the Catholic funeral must be cherished and preserved at all costs.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Current Affairs, Evangelization, News, ProLife & Family Issues |
I posted this at the time, but thought to share it again because it is even more appropriate now and even mentions Halloween. We were in the airport in Lisbon Portugal heading to Israel to pick up our next group. Janet and I were standing in line and a man started up a conversation with […]
The post They Fell for the Lie; it was sad – I’ll Pray for Them appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Associated Press, News, Vatican |
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, visited the English-speaking church that is the main place of worship for the American Catholic community in Rome and is located near the U.S. Embassy.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Abortion, lead, Moon Jae-in, Narendra Modi, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, President Joe Biden, Vatican diplomacy |
Refusing to allow a relationship to be defined, or scuttled, by disagreements in one area is the price of admission to the diplomatic arena.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Books, Death and dying, End-of-life issues, interview, Interviews, lead, National Catholic Bioethics Center, News |
The Ars moriendi was written in the early 15th century to guide dying persons and their loved ones in Catholic religious practices when access to a priest and the sacraments was limited.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | News, Pope Francis, Vatican |
ROME – Following his 75-minute meeting with U.S. president Joe Biden Friday, Pope Francis on Saturday welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi to the Vatican for 55 minutes, still long by Vatican standards. Virtually no information was given by either side regarding the content of their discussion. “During a brief […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, News, Shema, The Great Commandment |
Have you ever felt like you have arrived in the middle of a conversation? That’s how you should feel after hearing today’s passage from Mark’s Gospel. But you might not realize it! What is the First and Greatest Commandment? The passage begins with the…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | 2021, Aquinas, Aquinas on Contemplating Scripture, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Commentary on the Gospel of John by St. Thomas Aquinas, Fr. Bevil Bramwell OMI, God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah, Isaiah 64:3, Isaiah 6:1, Jesus Christ, John 15:15, Matthew Levering, News, The Catholic Thing |
Bevil Bramwell OMI: Contemplation on Scripture seems the last thing the average Christian imagines in Catholic life. In fact, it’s essential.
The post Aquinas on Contemplating Scripture appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreOne of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, w…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | News, Nota in Brevis |
(A re-post from last fall, after catching up with Bonnie Landry the other day…More podcasts on the horizon, so stay tuned.) I had an interview the other evening with Mrs. Bonnie Landry, on her popular podcast, ‘Making Joy Normal’. Following upon our previous one on the theme of grace, back in June, this one discusses[…]
The post Discernment and Making the Right Decisions: Podcast appeared first on Catholic Insight.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Oct 31, 2021 | Articles, Featured Highlights, News |
‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one’ (Mk. 12:29). ⧾ The Gospel of the Mass today contains what we Christians call the Great Commandment: ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength. You[…]
The post Loving God With All Our Heart appeared first on Catholic Insight.
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Denver, Colo., Oct 30, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
For years, Cecilia Cunningham and her husband took their children trick-or-treating in their then-suburban Philadelphia neighborhood.
“It was the ki…
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Denver Newsroom, Oct 30, 2021 / 14:18 pm (CNA).
Maine remains one of only three states — along with New York and Rhode Island — whose COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers does not allow for religious exemptions…
Posted by bcadmin | Oct 30, 2021 | Holy Days & Feasts, News |
I’ve always been a Black Coffee Christian kinda guy. “Yeah, I’d like some of your Dark Age Dogmatism, please… extra-extra-large, a triple-shot of Christ the King… and hold off on that sugar and spice and everything nice nonsense—seriously, I’m allergic […]
The post Christ Our King and the Eschatology of Triumph appeared first on OnePeterFive.
Read MoreBut “saying our prayers” is very different from actually “being at prayer”, and it’s important to know the difference
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