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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Fulani, Kidnappings, lead, News, Nigeria, Nuns |
On Sunday unknown gunmen abducted four nuns in Nigeria’s Imo state, making the sisters the latest victims in a swath of kidnappings plaguing west African nation, many of which target the Catholic community.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Bishop Jose Baez, Bishop Rolando Alvarez, Church in the Americas, Church in the US, lead, News, Nicaragua |
Miami’s archbishop said Mass Monday for the freedom of a Nicaraguan bishop arbitrarily arrested last Friday by the regime of Daniel Ortega, following two weeks of detention in the curia.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Featured, Natural Law, News, Philosophy, St. Thomas Aquinas |
Despite the fundamental importance of the natural law, it is often neglected, shunned, or misunderstood. We have a certain connaturality with the natural law so that a person can live and profit by it without having to philosophize. Nonetheless, it is important to shed light on the natural law, especially for those for whom it […]
A Canadian blogger who has compiled a thorough record of clerical sex-abuse charges has announced that she will no longer update the site, because she fears she “may be doing more harm than good.”
Sylvia MacEachern said that she was concer…
BIshop Jacob Muricken, an auxiliary bishop of Palai, India, has stepped down from his episcopal position to become a hermit.
While he retains his title as a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the 59-year-old Bishop Muricken has moved into a h…
Pope Francis has issued a canonical order for all agencies of the Holy See to deposit their liquid assets in the Institute for Religious Works (IOR), the Vatican bank.
In a rescript published in L’Osservatore Romano on August 23, the Pope said t…
Pakistan’s interior ministry is reportedly asking the Punjab state government to take action against the Centre for Social Justice, a Christian human—rights organization that has fought against abuse of the country’s blasphemy laws.
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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | In the News, News |
Cardinal Angelo Becciu said Sunday that he has been invited to attend an upcoming consistory for the College of Cardinals,…
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Read MoreNever let my hands be to any one an occasion to temptation. — Isabel de Flores (St. Rose) She was…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | In the News, News |
An exiled Nicaraguan bishop appeared to challenge Pope Francis Sunday, after the pontiff appealed for an “open and sincere dialogue”…
The post Exiled Nicaraguan bishop urges pope to speak out appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Commentary, News |
There may be growing dissatisfaction within the pro-abortion movement with what they characterize as President Joe Biden’s “moderate” approach to…
The post Biden’s abortion extremism appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | 1 Cor 4:9-14, 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, evangelical poverty, feast of St. Rose of Lima August 23, Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas' "The Food That Is Needful", Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace”, News, St. John Henry Newman, St. Rose of Lima School Freehold New Jersey, St. Rose of Lima School Newark New Jersey, The Catholic Thing |
The Church honors the memory of St. Rose of Lima on August 23. I confess to a particular affection for…
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Read MoreGospel Verse, Heb 4:12:The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.The first canonized saint of the Western Hemisphere, St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617) might also be considered a type of the special vocat…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Bible, Colossians, Daily Verse, News, redemptive suffering, suffering |
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church…” (Colossians 1:24) Print this entry
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Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako has warned that a slowdown in the global economy, combined with the fallout from the war in Ukraine, has increased the pressure on Christians to emigrate from the Middle East.
The Iraqi prelate said that the reso…
A statement from the Vatican is throwing new light on Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s claim that he has been restored to his privileges as a member of the College of Cardinals.
A story in Vatican News, citing unnamed sources at the Holy See, confirmed …
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01:35 – Why do we believe that a child confirmed under a different Christian religion would not be a valid sacrament in the Catholic Church?
07:18 – If God is love, does God’s love equal sanctifying grace?
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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 22, 2022 | A good beginning, Bible, Bishop Robert Barron, Catholic Watchmen, Children of God, News, Scripture, Word On Fire |
“In the beginning” we are all children of God, created in his image and likeness, and perhaps that’s a good place to start teaching our children divine truth. Parents best determine the timeline of learning, as they have the privileged right and difficult responsibility to be the best teachers and spiritual leaders to their children.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 22, 2022 | acedia, Ask Father Mike, Catholic Answers, News, Noon-day devil |
Q. I sometimes just wish that I could run away from the life I am living. There is nothing terribly wrong with it, but I get this feeling that I should just leave this behind and try something new. Is this a sign that I should?
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