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The offices of Catholic World News are closed on Monday, November 1, so that the staff can celebrate the feast of All Saints.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Church, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
I do not think of myself as a visionary or a prophet. Indeed, I am dubious of such phenomena. I’d prefer to call my experience a “mental image” or a “dream image.” It came to me in that in-between state when I was not sure if I was praying or dozing. But it really doesn’t […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Catholic Living, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
The transactional nature of the political scene in Washington, D.C., is well-known. A friend of mine once summarized things well: it’s the kind of place where people are keen to feign interest in you for just as long as nobody more interesting, useful, or prestigious enters the room. As a newcomer to the District, this […]
Read MoreReading I Rv 7:2-4, 9-14
I, John, saw another angel come up from the East,
holding the seal of the living God.
He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels
who were given power to damage the land and the sea,
“Do not damage the lan…
Posted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Aid to the Church in Need, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Interviews, lead, News, Persecuted Christians |
On Sunday, Christians of different denominations will participate in the International Day of Prayer (IDOP) for persecuted Christians.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | lay movements, lead, Luis Fernando Figari, News, Peru, Pope Francis, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, Vatican |
Pope Francis Saturday met with the leader of the scandal-ridden Peruvian lay group, a meeting which comes amid further complaints from former members and as the community is redrafting it governing constitutions.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | ad limina, Church in Europe, clerical sexual abuse, lead, News, Poland, Polish bishops, Vatican, Vos Estis Lux Mundi |
Poland’s bishops have wrapped up their ad limina visits to Rome, which usually take place every five years, but have been delayed due to the pandemic.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Biblical Exposition, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life, Saints and Fathers |
Barry wrote in my combox today – in response to my post entitled “Where Does the Bible Say We Should Pray to Dead Saints?” – Resources about Communion of the Saints I thought I would respond briefly. Barrry wrote: Would you please read the Lord’s prayer. Jesus prayed it. He was giving an example of how to […]
The post Hey Steve: Jesus Taught us to Pray to the Father Alone, not Dead Saints appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | All Saints Day, Best of Week, Featured, News, Saints, Spiritual Warfare |
During the Church’s rite of exorcism, when the exorcist priest leads the beautiful Litany of Saints, we, his team, ardently respond, “pray for us”. We count on their intercessory power and protection. Saints relics are also present. Their help is real and efficacious. We, the Church militant, rely on the powerful aid of the saints […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | 2021, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Let no one sleep, Nessun dorma, News, Omnia vincit amor, Puccini’s Turandot, Purgatory, The Catholic Thing, “Vincerò!” |
It’s more than a providential coincidence that the Church observes both All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day as fall…
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It’s more than a providential coincidence that the Church observes both All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day as fall…
The post Of All Saints and All Souls appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Q: What are the origins of All Saints Day and All Souls Day? Are these linked with paganism and Halloween? Both the feast of All Saints and the feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween. Let us first address the feast of All Saints. The exact […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | In the News, News |
Asked if the topic of abortion came up during a long meeting with pope in the Vatican earlier on Friday, Biden…
The post Biden: Pope told me to receive Communion appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | In the News, News |
Asked if the topic of abortion came up during a long meeting with pope in the Vatican earlier on Friday, Biden…
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Read MoreNever until the mankind making Bird beast and flower Fathering and all humbling darkness Tells with silence the last light…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Commentary, News |
Cardinal Burke invites all to pray that America’s bishops will be faithful to the mission of Christ and, at their…
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