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Month: May 2022

Dinner with a Long Spoon

Francis X. Maier: We have a duty to engage the world and our nation’s public life. But we’re Catholics first and Americans second.

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In Old Age They Will Still Bear Fruit

Pope Francis issued this message for the Second World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, which falls on July 24, 2022. Established by Pope Francis, the day takes place on the fourth Sunday in July, close to July 26, the memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne (the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus). The message’s theme is “In old age they will still bear fruit” (Psalm 92:15). The Pope concluded, “Let us ask Our Lady, Mother of Tender Love, to make all of us artisans of the revolution of tenderness so that together we can set the world free from the specter of loneliness and the demon of war.”

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Cardinal Zen arrested (AsiaNews)

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong, has been arrested by China’s security police.
The 90-year-old cardinal was taken into custody along with three others; all of those arrested were involved with the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fun…

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#10624 Open Forum – Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered:

04:01 – What does it mean that Mary is the spouse of the Holy Spirit? 
07:43 – Why would a Catholic use faith as a pathway to truth? 
14:23 – Is it morally permissible for someone with anxiety to take prescribed Xa…

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Racing to Mass? Catholics at Churchill Downs’ chapel know that feeling

While the first Saturday in May’s running of the Kentucky Derby boasts the fastest two minutes in sports, Churchill Downs’ backside chapel hosts what might be the fastest Sunday Mass in the Archdiocese of Louisville.

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#10623 Open Forum – Colin Donovan

Questions Covered:

03:38 – Are the Jewish-Christian lead tablets forgeries? 
06:38 – Can a trans-man marry a trans-woman in the Catholic faith? 
11:27 – It seems like a lot of the popes in history have been mean and evil? How does th…

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