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“More than a month has gone by since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, of the beginning of this cruel and senseless war, that, like every war, represents a defeat for everyone, for every one of us,” Pope Francis said on March 27.
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The bishops recently urged Filipinos to remember the “dark years” of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1986)—leading to sharp criticism from Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., who is now a candidate in the May 9 presidential election.
Read MoreAndrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, warned against efforts “to contextualize and downplay” the Pope’s statements against war.
“In the footsteps of his immediate predecessor…
Read MoreBorn in 1940, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was installed in 1991 as Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch. He holds a primacy of honor among the Orthodox churches.
“We know that the cross you are bearing is heavy, and we c…
Read MoreDuring his Angelus address on March 27, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis reflected on Luke 15:11-32, the Gospel of the day.
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Survivors of Canada’s residential schools met with Pope Francis Monday to share their stories and request further action from the Catholic Church in terms of recompense, including “unfettered access” to institutional records.
Read MoreOne modern distortion stands out in our approach to revelation: our preference for the written word over (and even to the exclusion of) the spoken word. Another modern distortion is that we think of books as private rather than public. As Mary Mills ex…
Read More“Amazonia: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecology” was the theme of the 3-week Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region (2019). The synod resulted in the Pope’s 2020 apostolic exhortation, Que…
Read MoreMajor Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, called on “politicians, parliamentarians, religious figures, leaders of public opinion and all people of good will” to side with Ukraine.
“Ever…
Read MoreArchbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, president of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, met for 45 minutes with Pope Francis on March 28.
Archbishop Gadecki discussed the response of the Church in Poland to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and thanked Pope…
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“Call No Man Your Father” By Steve Ray I received several questions recently and will post my answers separately over the next few days. Here is the first question which I received and answered. 1.) In Matthew 23:9 Jesus says: ” And call no man your father upon earth: for one is your Father which […]
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2022 | Apologetics & Education, C. S. Lewis, Featured, imagination, News |
According to National Geographic, scientists have identified more than 1.2 million species of animal and plant life. What makes this statistic remarkable is not what we know, but what we don’t know—according to the same source, some 7.5 million species (or 86% of all life) are still unknown to us (source). When I discovered this […]
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Pope Francis began his Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary by lamenting the obstinacy of human hearts despite the disastrous consequences of our sinful and selfish choices: “Mother of mercy, how often we have experienced your watchful care and your peaceful presence! You never cease to guide us to Jesus, the Prince […]
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It is vitally important for scholars to continue deliberating the validity of the neurological criterion to inform the Catholic magisterium’s discernment…
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Read MoreDeath, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so; For those whom…
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Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope Francis on Monday and told…
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Going by the logic of Francis’ recent condemnation of weapons manufacture, Ukrainians—if they really want to defend themselves—should do so…
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople pledged solidarity with Ukrainians forced to flee their country and thanked neighboring Poland for showing…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Mar 29, 2022 | "Hope and Dying" by Stephen P. White, 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, cowardice and bravery in war, Hope born of faith frees us for love, Jesus Christ, Lent, News, St. Paul on dying with Christ, Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing, “Band of Brothers” TV series |
Stephen P. White: Our hope is not in preventing or avoiding death, but in accepting the fact that we have already died with Christ.
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