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Sisters Vanessa Pagano (left) and Nichole Pagano, who are both students at Hunterdon Central Regional High School and attended an unsanctioned pro-abortion rally at the school in order to stand up for the unborn with a pro-life sign. / Vanessa P…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, News, the Ascension, The Dispatch |
KingReadings: • Acts 1:1-11 • Psa. 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 • Eph. 1:17-23 or Heb. 9:24-28; 10:19-23 • Lk 24:46-53 “He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” The […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Featured, News, Politics, Weekly Headlines |
In spite of professing to be “pro-life,” Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has never voted in favor of the pro-life cause when his vote would swing the decision.
Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | faith and sports, lead, News, News Analysis, Rome, Soccer |
Sports fans and Catholics tend to have one thing in common: The institutions to which we’re attached, whether a team or a church, can break our hearts year after year and we’ll grumble, but despite it all, something keeps calling us back.
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Readings for the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, PriestReadings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of EasterReadings for the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, priest
Reading I Acts 1:1-11
In the first book, Theophilus,
I dealt with all th…
Readings for the The Ascension of the LordReadings for the Thursday of the Sixth Week of EasterReadings for the Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, priest
Reading I Acts 18:1-8
Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
There he met a Jew named…
Posted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Catholic Church, Haiti, lead, News, News Analysis |
Philip Jenkins, among the most astute observers of the contemporary Christian scene, published a piece noting that for better or worse, basically the only social institution keeping Haiti afloat these days is the Catholic Church.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Cei, Church in Europe, clerical sexual abuse, Italian bishops, lead, News |
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, head of the papal commission for the protection of children, told the Italian bishops that the only forward in tackling the abuse crisis is with the truth.
Read MoreThe offices of Catholic World News will be closed on Thursday, May 26, so that our staff may celebrate the feast of the Ascension. Barring unexpected developments, no headline stories will be posted today. Regular coverage will resume on Friday, May 27.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | God, Jesus Christ, News, Religion, St. Thomas Aquinas, The Dispatch, Theology, Virtue, worship |
We are not used to thinking about owing anything to God. In many ways, religion has become focused on “me,” going to Church therapeutically to feel good about oneself. In reality, we owe God everything. […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Apologetics, Artifacts & Biblical History, Biblical Exposition, Fun Stuff, News, Pilgrimages |
Since we are on the Mount of Olives TODAY for the Feast of the Ascension, I thought it would be good to share this bit of information from the actual site of the Ascension. The Ascension always falls on a Thursday, 40 days after Resurrection Sunday. Then 9 days of praying in the Upper Room […]
The post Did Jesus Ascend into Heaven from Mount of Olives (Acts 1:12) or from Bethany (Luke 24:50)? appeared first on Defenders of the Catholic Faith.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Analysis, Features, Fr James Martin, Gender ideology, News, Pope Francis, Pope St. John Paul II, Sexual identity, transgenderism |
“What accounts for the Catholic Church’s recent focus on transgender people?” asks Father James Martin, S.J., in a May 17th essay at the new LGBTQ website, Outreach.faith, promoted by Martin and managed by America Magazine. […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | children, Confirmation, discipleship, Evangelization, Featured, Holy Spirit, Living the Faith, mission, News, parents, Priority, Sacrament, Surrender & Strength |
It is Confirmation season in many dioceses throughout the world. I remember a thought I had during my son’s Confirmation Mass several year ago. The church was packed with friends and family of those being Confirmed. The bishop did a wonderful job…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Commentary, News |
A civilization is judged by its treatment of the weak. Abortion is far from the only indictment that can be…
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