Official helps schools understand their Catholic identity makes them unique
Linda Mele Dougherty said she is old enough to remember when many Catholics identified where they lived by their parish affiliation.
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Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | catechists, Catholic education, Catholic News Service, Catholic parishes, Catholic Schools, Catholic Schools Week, Church in the US, Diocese of Brooklyn, Identity, New York, News, Teachers |
Linda Mele Dougherty said she is old enough to remember when many Catholics identified where they lived by their parish affiliation.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Art, art history, Black Catholics, Black History Month, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Native Americans, News, Racism, slavery, Stamps |
Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to achieve international recognition through works that reflected her Catholic faith and the dignity of people, is being commemorated on a new postage stamp.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools Week, Church in the US, COVID-19, News, quarantine |
Resuming his public ministry following a period of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 Dec. 31, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory in an interview said he was doing well and happy to be back at work.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Bishop accountability, Catholic Church (Germany), Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, clergy sex abuse crisis, German bishops, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Munich, News, Pope Francis |
No other German bishop has dominated Catholic life in Germany as much in recent years as Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who announced he will stay on as archbishop of Munich and Freising.
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President Sergio Mattarella enters the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis on Dec. 16, 2021. / Vatican Media
Vatican City, Jan 30, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis congratulated Sergio Mattarella on his re-election as Italy’s president…
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Four bodies — two adults, a teen and an infant — were found on the Canadian side of the U.S.-Canada border near Emerson, Manitoba, Jan. 19. They were found within a dozen yards of the border.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Archdiocese of New York, Brooklyn Diocese, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, COVID restrictions, Diocese of Arlington, diocese of Richmond, mask, News |
As regulations differ across the country about face mask requirements in schools, some Catholic diocesan school officials have stepped in to provide guidance for faculty, parents and students.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Auxiliary Bishop, Bishops, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Episcopal ordination, News, Papal appointments, Pope Francis |
Moments after her son’s episcopal ordination Jan. 25, Mary Williams, 71, smiled with joy and relief while sharing her hopes as Bishop Joseph A. Williams began his new ministry as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Anti-abortion, Associated Press, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Church in the US, clergy sex abuse, Diocese of Phoenix, News, Pope Francis, Retirement |
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, who has overseen the Phoenix Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church since 2003, submitted a request to retire to Pope Francis upon reaching his 75th birthday, the age limit for bishops, church officials said Friday.
Read MoreThe Calgary Catholic School District is partnering with country music star Paul Brandt’s non-profit #NotInMyCity to raise awareness and inspire action to end sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Read MoreReading I Jer 1:4-5, 17-19
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I dedicated you,
a prophet to the nations…
Posted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Italy, lead, News, News Analysis, Papal conclave, Polarization, President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Mario Draghi |
At some point, the church too will face a decision about who should lead it next, and it’s not at all clear there’s any greater reason to believe consensus will prevail in Catholicism than in the Italian parliament.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | Commentary, Faith, lead, News, On Spirituality, Politics, Truth |
The Christian – following the prophetic witness and seeing the life of the Lord Jesus – must be ready to suffer for the sake of righteousness.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Jan 30, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, Into the Deep, News |
Image: “Conversion on the Road to Damascus” (detail) by Caravaggio | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Many of the bible’s conversion stories are found in the New Testament. The story of the Prodigal Son is a favorite of mine and as…
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David G. Bonagura, Jr.: Why should Catholic schools use secular educational methods and textbooks? Return to core Catholic teaching & books.
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Read MoreThere is a shocking turnaround in today’s Gospel. The people with whom Jesus grew up were assembled in the Nazareth synagogue. After they heard him read Sacred Scripture and give a one sentence homily “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your he…
Read MoreAn examination of the synonyms of love found in Roget’s Thesaurus provide an entry into today’s second reading, Saint Paul’s mini-treatise on love;[1] appetite, favour, liking, partiality, preference, taste, craving, crush, desire, infatuation, longing, lust, yearning, ardour, eagerness, enthusiasm, fervour, zeal, esteem, regard, respect, adoration, idolatry, worship, allegiance, fealty, fidelity, loyalty.[2] Which of these, would[…]
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But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went on His way (Lk. 4:30). ⧾ Our Gospel reading today is a continuation of last Sunday’s Gospel. Having returned to Nazareth where He had been brought up, Our Lord encounters the opposition which is often experienced when the Gospel is first preached or preached in[…]
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