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An image of the Virgin Mary holding Jesus has been stolen from a chapel at the Catholic University of America—the second such theft in recent weeks.
The image had been controversial because the figure of Jesus resembled George Floyd, the man who…
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | Bishop Joseph Hart, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Catholic-Jewish relations, lead, Monsignor Robert Oliver, News, News Analysis, pre-seminary, Vatican trial |
At year’s end, it’s worth a look back at noteworthy Vatican stories of the year that never quite made the cut, generating some ripples but never a wave in the sea of today’s 24-7 media coverage.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | Afghanistan, Asylum seekers, Church in Europe, immigrants and refugees, Jesuit Refugee Services, lead, News, Portugal |
After welcoming almost 300 Afghan refugees, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Portugal has been working to integrate them to the Portuguese society.
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At Christmas, we meditate on the total self-emptying of the Son of God made flesh and the invitation He extends to each one of us to follow Him. From the poverty of the manger to the agony of the Cross, He calls us to follow Him on the path to eternal life. The entire mission […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, News |
Detestation of Sin & Repentance Detestation of sin is not the whole of repentance; or if it is, such repentance is fruitful only if it is accompanied by confidence in God’s mercy. When Judas came to consider the sin he had committed, he was horrified. The purse that he carried scorched him, so that he […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | Faith & Spirituality, Featured, freedom, News, Philosophy |
Why Are There Stairs? William J. Bennett, former Secretary of Education, under President Reagan, came to the conclusion during his tenure in office that most of education consists in restating the obvious. I shall begin this essay with the question, “Why Are There Stairs”? This should not be a difficult question to answer, though I […]
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 30, 2021 | 2021, A Divisive Approach to Liturgical “Unity”, Ad orientem, Cardinal Cupich of Chicago, Columns, extraordinary form, News, Novus Ordo i, old Roman Rite, Pope Francis, Second Vatican Council, Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, versus populum |
Stephen P. White: To say you’ve no “attachment” to the TLM is to say you’ve no attachment to an ancestor you never met. True but impious.
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Read MoreIt would be ideal if we could devote several days of the Christmas Octave to quiet contemplation, entering ever more deeply into the sweet and profound mystery of the Incarnation; yet much of the time is devoted to the saints. All the more precious, th…
Read More“A Manifesto of the New Traditionalism”, published on the Gaudium et Spes 22 blog on December 22nd, was co-authored by Sean Domenicic, Larry Chapp and Marc Barnes. Written “Catholic Worker perspective but with an eye […]
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Pope Francis says Mass for the Octave Day of Christmas, Jan. 1, 2015. / Bohumil Petrik/CNA.
Denver Newsroom, Dec 29, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
It’s that time of the year again when many people commit to working out every single day of the new year…
Posted by bcadmin | Dec 29, 2021 | 2021, 2021 in review, End of year, Featured, Local News, News |
2021 in review
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Deacon Don Hamilton, who ministered at three parishes including St. Odilia in Shoreview, was involved with the Catholic Committee on Scouting and served as a chaplain for the Boy Scouts, died Dec. 23. He was 86.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 29, 2021 | News, The Dispatch |
In November 2021, Pope Francis honored reporters Phillip Puellella and Valentina Alazraki, further addressing the importance of journalism and its potential pitfalls. “The risk, as you well know,” said the Pontiff, “is to be overwhelmed […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 29, 2021 | News, Practicing Catholic |
With speculation high on ways the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, versus the current 24 weeks, the executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference cautions that the need to advocate for the unborn will not go away anytime soon.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Dec 29, 2021 | News, Practicing Catholic |
More than remembering a historical event, the liturgy Jan. 9 celebrating the Baptism of the Lord is an opportunity for immersion into another aspect of Christ’s life and work of salvation, said Father Tom Margevicius, director of worship for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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