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Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of Chicago, Archdiocese of Denver, Church in the US, Diocese of Brooklyn, lead, News, Synod, synodality, USCCB, USCCB General Assembly |
The U.S. Bishops’ Conference point person for the Synod on Synodality and dioceses nationwide welcome the Vatican’s extension of the diocesan phase after what in many places was a rushed start to the opening on Oct. 17.
Read More“Given the slow progress made so far, the Glasgow conference will prove quite important, for it will measure and motivate the collective will and the level of ambition of individual states,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secr…
Read More“The climate crisis is complex and demands the discernment and cooperation of the entire human family,” two USCCB committee chairmen and the president of Catholic Relief Services wrote on the eve of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference …
Read MoreThe Pope’s November prayer intention, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), is “We pray that people who suffer from depression or burnout will find support and a light that opens them up to life…
Read MoreIn the most prominent front-page article in its October 30 edition (“To Walk to Hope Again”), L’Osservatore Romano drew attention to the plight of the children in the Central American migrant caravan of 4,000 that is walking from sou…
Read MoreThe 2021 Survey of American Catholic Priests, when compared with earlier surveys, appears to show a marked decrease in the number of young priests who report homosexual tendencies and a corresponding increase in those who regard homosexual behavior as …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
As we put together a Mass schedule for the St. Gregory Foundation for Latin Liturgy for years, our members repeatedly asked that we always include All Souls’ Day among the observances. That request has always […]
Read MoreThe Pillar site has obtained the full text of a draft statement on “Eucharistic Coherence,” to be discussed at the US bishops’ meeting this month. Pillar reports that “the draft includes no specific mention of high-profile Catho…
Read MoreJimmy Lai, the imprisoned Catholic publisher and democracy activist, faced new criminal charges in a Hong Kong court on November 1. Lai entered a not-guilty plea to charges that he encouraged a protest demonstration in Hong Kong last year on the annive…
Read MoreA Spanish bishop has criticized US President Joe Biden for claiming that Pope Francis encouraged him to receive Communion. Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of San Sebastain said that Biden’s claims of papal support were “incredible statemen…
Read MorePope Francis met on October 30 with Father José David Correa Gonzalez, the head of the Sodality of Christian Life. The future of the movement has been in question since 2017, when a Vatican investigation resulted in the removal of Luis Fernando Fi…
Read MoreHuman-rights activists in Pakistan are asking the government to address the case of Stephen Masih, a Christian who has been more than two years in custody on blasphemy charges without a trial. Mental-health officials have found Masih unfit to stand tri…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | American Catholics, Culture, Featured, New Orleans, News, Pilgrimage, Travel |
New Orleans: Day One A pilgrimage is one of the best ways for anyone to increase and solidify faith and hope. Every Catholic ought to make time for a pilgrimage at least once every few years. Even if we don’t have the ability to take a “bucket-list” pilgrimage to Rome or the Holy Land (whether […]
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | All Soul's Day, Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Knowing the Faith, News, Purgatory |
I’ll never forget that bleak January day when my father died. It was very hard to believe in the resurrection as I watched the undertakers carry away his lifeless corpse in a body bag. But imagine this scene. You are an unborn child who has…
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Why are droves of Catholics fleeing the Catholic Church like rats escaping from a sinking ship? Why is it that the largest religious groups the world over are non-practicing Catholics? You can offer massive reasons for the loss of many Catholics who used to practice their faith—many of whom were baptized, confirmed, and married in […]
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | All Soul's Day, Daily Quote, faithful departed, News, Saints |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen The Commemoration of A…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Angels, death, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Mary, News, Sophia Excerpts |
Death came looking for her like a friend, toward the end of a very full day. She peacefully fell asleep while joyfully looking toward the future. Death had not been able to hold back her only Son in her arms. It did not hold back the Mother of God either. Mary had hardly gone to […]
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | 2021, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, fides et ratio, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, John Paul II, Magic and astrology, News, Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing, Why No Science? |
Randall Smith: Science requires institutions free of the trappings of wealth and status, and fosters instead the wisdom of God’s creation.
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 2, 2021 | Commentary, News |
Across the country, certain progressive politicians, “equity warriors,” teachers’ unions, ideologues, and woke companies — often abetted by a gullible…
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