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Posted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Featured, News, Pope Francis, Putin, Russia, U.S. & World News, Ukraine, Vatican, Vatican Secretary of State, War |
Despite Russia’s decision to begin military operations in Ukraine, there still is time to stop and “spare the world from the folly and horrors of war,” said the Vatican secretary of state.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | From the Vatican, News, Pope Francis, prayers for peace, Ukraine |
We, the team at Bayard, join with Pope Francis in praying for peace, and those in harm’s way in Ukraine. The pope specifically has asked for a day of prayer and fasting on March 2, which is also Ash Wednesday. Speaking at the end of the General Audienc…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Arson, Catholic News Service, Church fire, Church in the US, Cleveland, Diocese of Cleveland, News |
A fire that caused $1 million in damage to a Catholic school in suburban Cleveland Feb. 19 was deliberately set, fire investigators said.
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Caritas Internationalis homepage. / Screenshot of Caritas website
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 09:45 am (CNA).
Caritas Internationalis launched an emergency appeal to provide relief to Ukraine after Russia invaded the country on Th…
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Church in Europe, Italian bishops, lead, Mediterranean, News, Prime Minister Mario Draghi |
“Terms such as identity, belonging, democracy, rights, do not sound the same in all cities,” said an Italian bishop on Thursday, during the second day of a five-day meeting on the Mediterranean Sea as a “frontier of peace.”
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Latest News Releases, News |
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on parental authority versus state authority: Does the child belong to parents or the state? This issue is nothing new—Plato argued that the community in which children are raised is the proper locus of a…
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Pope Francis is calling for prayers for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Ukraine. / Shutterstock
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 24, 2022 / 09:05 am (CNA).
The Polish Bishops’ Conference is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Confe…
The term “gerrymander” derives from Elbridge Gerry, a Founding Father and vice president who, as governor of Massachusetts, approved an oddly drawn state senate district to benefit his Democratic-Republican Party over the Federalist Party. Both parties do it. Both parties complain when the other party does it to them. Consider recent GOP “gerrymandering” efforts. Former […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | ash wednesday, Featured, News, Peace in Ukraine, Putin, Russia, U.S. & World News, Ukraine |
As the threat of war loomed over the world, Pope Francis called on people to pray and fast for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, Cardinal Jean-Claude Höllerich, Church in Europe, European bishops, Florence, lead, News, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis |
Prelates attending a major conference on the Mediterranean region taking place in Florence, Italy, raised their voices in support of the Ukrainian people after Russia began an invasion of its neighbor.
Read MoreLent is a favorable time not to avoid those in need; not to ignore those who need a sympathetic ear; not to abandon those who are lonely, says Francis
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Lent, Lenten dredge, News, Only Jesus |
A long time ago, when I was a young man barely hearing the call to the priesthood, I was living in the mountains facing the Pacific Ocean. I joined a crew of dozens with rakes, shovels and buckets to clean up a stream. It was called a creek but it was different from the creeks of Minnesota. This small river came out of the mountains as the snow melted. It was swift, deep and cold. The creek winded its way through a broad valley before joining another river on its way to the ocean.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | La draga de Cuaresma, News, Solamente Jesus |
Hace mucho tiempo, cuando era un joven que apenas escuchaba el llamado al sacerdocio, vivía en las montañas frente al Océano Pacífico. Me uní a un equipo de docenas con rastrillos, palas y baldes para limpiar un arroyo. Se llamaba riachuelo pero era diferente de los riachuelos de Minnesota. Este pequeño río salió de las montañas cuando la nieve se derritió. Fue rápido, profundo y frío. El arroyo serpenteaba a través de un amplio valle antes de unirse a otro río en su camino hacia el océano.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, News, Politics, Weekly Headlines |
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine must be condemned, but we must also understand the Russian perspective if we are going to work for peace.
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | atheism, Cistercian, Featured, News, podcast, priesthood |
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John discuss the growth in atheism, the order of white monks, and discerning God’s will. We are joined by a Cistercian Monk, Fr. John Bayer, who shares his incredible story of discernment in where God was clearly seeking him. We dive into his years as a monk and his passion for discerning the balance between Faith and Reason.
The post Faith and Reason in a Godless Age (w/ Fr. John Bayer, O. Cist.) appeared first on The Catholic Gentleman.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 24, 2022 | Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, lead, News, Pope Francis, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Vatican |
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has condemned a Russian military offensive in Ukraine, calling the move tragic and issuing an appeal for negotiation and goodwill to prevail in preventing the outbreak of further violence.
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