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“Finances cannot be a dominant factor, but we cannot ignore them either,” said spokesman for the Diocese of Roermond. “If you only have a handful of people each donating a euro, that’s not enough to cover the heating bill.&rdquo…
Read MoreNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed an executive order that calls for the construction of a $10 million clinic in Doña Ana County, on the Mexican border.
“The goal here is build it and they will come,” said Grisham, …
Read MoreIn preparation for the upcoming 2025 jubilee year, the Pontifical Swiss Guard will grow from 110 to 135 members.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Art & Culture, Featured, News, Weekly Headlines |
The conflicting dates given for celebrity Anne Heche’s death reflect a culture trying to redefine what it means to die.
Reading 1 1 COR 4:1-5
Brothers and sisters:Thus should one regard us: as servants of Christand stewards of the mysteries of God. Now it is of course required of stewardsthat they be found trustworthy.It does not concern me in the le…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Catholic Charities, Church in the US, Diocese of Jackson, Flooding, lead, Mississippi, News, Water |
Catholic Charities of Jackson is doing all it can to respond to the water crisis, while simultaneously helping house those displaced by recent flooding.
Read MoreThe US Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to provide abortion for veterans “regardless of state restrictions” in cases that involve rape, incest, or a danger to the mother’s health. The policy would apply to military v…
Read MoreThe Pope’s prayer intention for September is “that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country.”
“Capital punishment offers no justice to victims, but rather en…
Read MoreThe Season of Creation, an ecumenical initiative, begins on September 1—the World Day of Prayer for Creation in the Orthodox churches (since 1989) and the Catholic Church (since 2015)—and concludes on October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. In 2…
Read MoreOn September 1, Pope Francis received members of the Associazione dei Professori e Cultori di Liturgia (Association of Professors and Practitioners of Liturgy).
In his address, which the Vatican has not yet released in English, the Pope emphasized …
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | lead, Military, News, Pope Francis, Swiss Guard, Vatican |
The world’s smallest army, which in recent years has faced difficulty in filling all its slots for new recruits, has created a new media relations position in a bid to yield better publicity and attract fresh members.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Featured, News, Scripture Speaks |
Readings for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, “great crowds were traveling with Jesus.” He turns to the crowd and delivers a stiff warning. Why? Gospel (Read Lk 14:25-33) The Gospels often remind us of the sizable crowds that followed Jesus everywhere He went (see Mt 5:1; Mk 1:45; Jn 6:10). We always equate large […]
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Communism, France, News, Reign of Terror, The Dispatch |
Many unnamed Christians died in the city of Rome due to a brutal persecution under the Roman emperor Nero in the year 64 and are now known as the “First Martyrs of Rome”. Men and […]
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The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, Salford / David Dixon / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Oldham, Sep 2, 2022 / 01:28 am (CNA).
The Diocese of Salford, UK has reiterated its commitment to preserving and protecting a historic Catholic mur…
Archbishop Antony Kariyil, who was forced to resign from his post in the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly, has been hospitalized following a seizure.
Read MoreCardinal Leonardo Steiner of Manaus, Brazil, who received his red hat from Pope Francis at the August 27 consistory, explained his support for civil unions in an interview with LifeSite News.
The Brazilian cardinal said that the measure would provide …
Cardinal Gerhard Müller cautioned against an exaggerated theory of papal power, in remarks that he planned to deliver at this week’s consistory of cardinals.
The former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that &ld…
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, warned against any escalation of the war in Ukraine—particularly in the neighborhood of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant—in a new interview.
The cardinal said that the Vatican re…
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | atheism, Featured, News, Sophia Excerpts |
Atheists, like saints, are made not born. It is not easy to become a saint. The road to the summit of moral transfiguration is steep and treacherous. Left to himself, man cannot manage the climb; his sin-weakened nature is in absolute need of divine grace. Thus, God, who is holiness Himself, alone can develop sanctity […]
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Between the Sundays, Epistle, Featured, free, freedom, Living the Faith, News, Onesimus, Paul, Philemon, sin, slaves, Virtue |
In the midst of the New Testament letters, tucked away and easy to miss as you’re flipping to find Hebrews, sits Paul’s letter to Philemon. One of the shortest books of the New Testament, it might leave you scratching your head as to why it is included…
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