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Posted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Clericalism, Environment, lead, Migrants, News, papal interview, Pope Francis, Vatican |
In a new interview with an Italian broadcast network, Pope Francis cautioned against spiritual ills such as gossip and spiritual worldliness, saying the latter does the greatest harm to the Church because it feeds clericalism.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, lead, modern slavery, News |
Authorities in Brazil found 1,937 people working as slaves in 2021, the largest number since 2013, when 2,808 workers were rescued from slavery.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Catholic women, Interviews, lead, News, Religious Life, Theology, Women religious |
One theologian has voiced her belief that the vow obedience in religious life, while necessary, is ill-defined and because of this, has allowed the abuse and mistreatment of religious women for decades.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Anglican Church, Church in England and Wales, Church in UK and Ireland, Church of England, converts, lead, News |
A fourth Anglican bishop in a year has been received into the Catholic Church.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Apologetics, Apologetics & Education, Eucharist, Featured, News, Sacraments |
If you have ever discussed the faith with any Protestant friends or relatives, there is a good chance you’ve heard this argument before: Since we Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Jesus Christ, not just a symbol, it is tantamount to cannibalism. And since cannibalism is obviously wrong, our […]
Pope Francis met on February 7 with President Bortu Pahor of Slovenia. A Vatican release, issued after the meeting, disclosed that they had spoken about regional and international issues, including the expansion of the European Union and the current cr…
Read MoreAn American lay Catholic group has prodded the Biden administration to investigate “the disturbing rash of attacks on Catholic symbols, shrines, statues, and churches across the country.”
Brian Burch, the president of CatholicVote, charged…
The office of the Synod of Bishops has announced “great satisfaction with the headway being made” in local preparations for the Synod on Synodality.
A meeting of the Ordinary Council of the Synod reported that in three months since the eff…
Benedict Rogers, the founder of Hong Kong Watch, has said that it would be “totally unacceptable and outrageous” for the Vatican to establish full diplomatic relations with China.
The British human-rights activist made his statement after …
Archbishop Michel Aupetit reports that he had a “warm exchange” with Pope Francis last week, in which the Pontiff said that the the former Archbishop of Paris was “the victim of hypocrisy and clericalism.”
Archbishop Aupetit of…
Speaking on February 7 to students from the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome, Pope Francis suggested: “Let us ask ourselves, ‘What can I offer?’ at the beginning of every day.
The Pope observed that Pope Pius XI was once a student…
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Apologetics, Artifacts & Biblical History, Church History, Fun Stuff, News, Prayer & Spiritual Life |
SIGN OF THE CROSS By Steve Ray The Sign of the Cross is a ritual gesture by which we confess two important mysteries: the Trinity and the centrality of the Cross. It is the most common and visible means by which we confess our faith. The Sign of the Cross is made by touching the […]
The post The Sign of the Cross: It’s History, Meaning and Biblical Basis appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Alice von Hildebrand, Dietrich von Hildebrand, Featured, News |
God’s providential design is best seen in retrospect, after enough time has passed so that our vision is cleared from the things that do not matter. We live from moment to moment, but we comprehend the meaning of our life when its concatenation of moments spell out a pattern. And it is in this pattern […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Featured, Lent, Meditations for Lent, News, Prayer & Spirituality, Reconciliation, repentance, Sophia Excerpts |
Consider the old saying: “If a man divorces his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man’s wife, will he return to her? Would not that land be greatly polluted?” And you, sinning soul, “you have played the harlot with many lovers” (Jer. 3:1). It is not I who have left you, says […]
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | In the News, News |
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk says that, though his country has been under attack by Russia for eight years, “the escalation…
The post Ukraine archbishop: Hope amid a very “dangerous Escalation” appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Commentary, News |
A fews years back, Playboy’s new female managers did away with nude photos; now they’ve brought them back, cloaked as…
The post Playboy gets woke, goes broke appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Commentary, News |
This Sunday’s Gospel describes the call of Simon Peter, one that takes place in several stages. While it is presented…
The post Children, Go Where I Send Thee appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MoreElected Silence, sing to me And beat upon my whorled ear, Pipe me to pastures still and be The music…
The post The Habit of Perfection appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | In the News, News |
A text in favor of ordaining women was passed, 174 for and only 30 against, with 6 abstentions on February 4. The…
The post German Synodal Way members back women priests appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Best of Week, Featured, News, podcast, Podcasts, Prayer, Technology |
While our technology gives us access to tools and information beyond our imagination, it often feels like our phones are a distraction. More than helpful, our phones can be a source of angst and confusion. As Catholic Christians, though, we often have found a way to use new technology to deepen our faith. The Amen […]
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