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Posted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Church in Africa, lead, News, Nigeria |
According to the former top Catholic official of Nigeria’s capital city, the violence in the country is “getting out of hand,” with no one being safe in a country of 200 million people, and it’s not just Christians paying the price. “There is great insecurity throughout the country, people are […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Canada, Jesuits, Latin Mass, lead, News, Pope Francis, Traditionalist, Traditionis custodes, Vatican |
Speaking to Jesuits in Canada, Pope Francis took a shot at so-called ‘traditionalists,’ saying tradition itself is life-giving and allows forward movement, where as traditionalism is ‘the dead faith of believers’ and only leads backwards.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | A Lamp Unto My Feet, anxiety, Between the Sundays, fear, Featured, Good Shepherd, kingdom, memento mori, News, surrender, the surrender novena, trust |
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). My favorite Scripture verse opens this Sunday’s Gospel. It is both comforting and challenging at the same time. I can see the warmth in Jesus’…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Commentary, News |
With over 95 percent of ballots counted as of Wednesday afternoon, Kansas voters defeated the Value Them Both amendment by…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | In the News, News |
“I encourage you all to keep working in the culture of encounter, which shortens the distances and enriches us with…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Commentary, News |
The Massachusetts senator is sponsoring a bill that would supress pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. She and other self-styled “pro-choice” advocates…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | In the News, News |
Tired of costly fuel-powered generators that were susceptible to frequent power cuts, Sister Alphonsine Ciza and her convent in the…
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Read MoreTOM—garlanded with squat and surly steel Tom; then Tom’s fallowbootfellow piles pick By him and rips out rockfire homeforth—sturdy Dick;…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Daily Quote, mortification, News, St. Josemaría Escrivá |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “Choose mortifications that don’t mortify others.” (St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Way, 179). Image credit: “St. Josemaría Escrivá” (detail) | Oficina de Información de la Prelatura del Op…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | 2022, Carlin's "Our Poor Excuse for Hedonism and Paganism", Columns, David Carlin, News, Sexual Revolution, The Catholic Thing |
You often hear Catholics lament that present-day American society is theologically “pagan” or “neopagan” – and morally “hedonistic.” Maybe so. …
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Bible, Daily Verse, Matthew, News |
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 16:2…
Read MoreGospel Verse, Matt 5:10:Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness; for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.We celebrate today the dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the four most illustrious churches of Rome. While…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Analysis, authority, Divine Revelation, extraordinary magisterium, faith and morals, Features, Magisterium, News, ordinary magisterium, Pope Francis |
It’s been reported (see here and here) that the recent text from the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL), Etica Teologica della Vita (Theological Ethics of Life, Vatican Publishing, 2022), advocates among other things the disregarding […]
Read MoreOn the 2nd anniversary of an explosion that killed 221 people and injured more than 6,000 in Beirut, Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai demanded an international probe, saying that Lebanese officials have thwarted investigation.
The Lebanese prel…
“We are on the right path,” the prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy said in an interview with Vatican News, discussing the Holy See’s latest financial statement.
The figures show a €3 million ($3.07 million) deficit for the 20…
Archbishop Antony Kariyil, who resigned last week, has disclosed that he received orders from the Vatican to resign within 24 hours and leave the Ernakulam-Angamaly immediately, because of a conflict over liturgical changes in the Syro-Malabar Church.
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The Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has reached a $7.5-million settlement with a group of plaintiffs who have filed sex-abuse claims.
The diocese filed for bankruptcy protection in 2020; the agreement on abuse claims is part of a plan to emerge fr…
Cardinal Manuel Clemente of Lisbon met with Pope Francis on August 5, as Portuguese media reports centered on complaints about the hierarchy’s handling of sex-abuse complaints.
The Vatican did not disclose the subject of the cardinal’s con…
Posted by bcadmin | Aug 5, 2022 | Feature1, Feature2, Feature3, News, Pope Francis, Young People |
On this first Wednesday of August, the theme of the Holy Father’s address was his trip to Canada.
The post Pope Takes Up Again the General Audiences and Talks About His Trip to Canada appeared first on ZENIT – English.
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