Because It’s Hard
Robert Royal: We get men to the moon, yet we often fail the harder, nobler task of getting to what Augustine called “the heaven of heavens.”
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Robert Royal: We get men to the moon, yet we often fail the harder, nobler task of getting to what Augustine called “the heaven of heavens.”
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Read MoreToday in the former calendar (1962) is the feast of St. Romuald, abbot, the anniversary of the translation of his relics in 1481. His feast is currently celebrated on June 19, the day he died in 1027.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 7, 2022 | Ask Father, Faith, Knowledge, News |
What is the Catholic Church’s teaching on suicide? Do people who take their own lives go to hell? My son committed suicide. In the note he left, he said he was going to hell for this, but didn’t know what else to do. He made many mistakes, and I made l…
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With the American political scene having clearly devolved into dysfunctionality, those of us seeking a constructive response are bound to reconsider first principles, examine alternative viewpoints, and delve into unexplored avenues of the American tra…
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We could not let this day pass without wishing the Queen a very joyous and grace-filled 70th anniversary, as I was reminded this morning. That’s not her birthday, but the length of her reign, longer than any monarch in recorded history. She became queen on this day, February 6th, in 1952, upon the death of[…]
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Read MoreBishop and scripture scholar in Benin says many Catholics in Africa are still too closely tied to esoteric circles, talismans and other superstitions
Read MoreChurch leaders in Haiti urgently call for “broadest possible consensus” as the term of the Caribbean nation’s prime minister comes to an end
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Chicago, Ill., Feb 6, 2022 / 16:26 pm (CNA).
In most stores in the weeks leading up to St. Valentine’s day, you’re likely to find a plethora of pink and red cards, heart-shaped boxes of Russell Stover chocol…
Bishop Remi J. De Roo, who died February 1 at the age of 97, attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, was an advocate for social justice
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Two women enjoy the Saint Kateri Rosary Walk, still under construction in Gallup, N.M. / Saint Kateri Rosary Walk via Facebook.
Gallup, N.M., Feb 6, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
A summer internship program in the Diocese of Gallup aims to provide col…
Posted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Ivan Ilyin, News, Vladimir Putin |
A reading list that Putin gave to his regional governors in 2014 could shed some light on his vision for Russia
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Catholic Mobilizing Network, Catholic News Service, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, Death penalty, News, Sister Helen Prejean, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Court, US politics |
Catholic leaders are encouraging people of faith to get involved in lobbying efforts against capital punishment and to discuss the issue in their parishes and with family members.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Catholic Marriage, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Marriage, News, USCCB |
“Called to the Joy of Love” is the theme of this year’s National Marriage Week USA Feb. 7-14. The week includes World Marriage Day, which this year is Feb. 13.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Baptism, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Diocese of Phoenix, News |
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix said baptisms performed by a priest during years of ministry in the diocese are invalid, leading to the resignation of the clergyman Feb. 1.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, Hispanic Catholics, illegal immigration, immigration laws, immigration reform, News, Survey, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Though immigration remains a polemic topic in political circles, just 44% of Americans recently surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute said it was a “critical issue” in the U.S.
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People must “reject all forms of racism, bigotry and injustice” and recognize “we are each made by God and are deserving of respect and dignity because of just that,” Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory said Feb. 3.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic News Service, Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, Church in the US, Minimum wage, Native Americans, News, Poverty, Racism |
Trying to advance the economic status of American Indians is like playing a game of Monopoly that they can never win, said panelists during a Jan. 30 plenary session of the Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Feb 6, 2022 | Baltimore, Catholic News Service, Catholic Schools, Church in the US, Donations, News, Poverty |
Alice Chen wasn’t expecting to receive a class ring at Mercy High School in Baltimore this school year.
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Pope Francis greets families after the general audience on Feb. 2, 2022 / Vatican Media
Vatican City, Feb 6, 2022 / 07:52 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Sunday shared two recent examples of everyday holiness, times when people gathered together to h…
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