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“War is never an inescapable event,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State. “It has its roots in the heart of the human person, driven by vainglory, pride, arrogance and greed, as the Church Fathers use…
Read MorePope Francis has begun his three-day apostolic journey to Kazakhstan. The Central Asian nation of 19.2 million (map, article) is 71% Muslim and 25% Christian (24% Orthodox).
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Constantinople, homilist, News, St. John Chrysostom, The Dispatch |
Once upon a time, bishops were often chosen by popular acclamation. That is, when the office of bishop was empty and the people had gathered to choose a new one, crowds would shout out the […]
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Jesuits, News, Obituary |
Jesuit Father John W. O’Malley, whose perspectives and expertise on church history both undergraduate students and well-educated theologians, died at the Jesuit community in Baltimore Sept. 11. He was 95.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Associated Press, Cabo Delgado, Church in Africa, Islamic extremists, Islamic State, Mozambique, News |
Extremists allied with the Islamic State group have spread their attacks further south into Mozambique’s most populous province, Nampula, including an assault on a Catholic mission in which an Italian nun was among those killed.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Associated Press, Catholic Schools, Jewish community, Jews, New York, News |
New York is poised to strengthen its oversight of private and religious schools following years of complaints that thousands of children are graduating from ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools lacking basic academic skills.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Church in UK and Ireland, England, Great Britain, Holy See, Holy See diplomacy, lead, News, Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom |
Britain’s ambassador to the Holy See has praised the legacy of the late Queen Elizabeth II, saying her faith and deep respect of the popes she met throughout her lengthy reign have helped shape his country’s relationship with the Catholic Church.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Kazakhstan - Live Coverage, Associated Press, Church in Asia, Kazakhstan, lead, News, Papal Trips, Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis |
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Holy See’s strained relations with China are the backdrop to Pope Francis’s visit this week to the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | 2022 Papal Trip to Kazakhstan - Live Coverage, Associated Press, Kazakhstan, lead, News, Papal Trips, Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis, Vatican |
Pope Francis had hoped his trip to Kazakhstan this week would offer a chance to meet with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church — who has justified the war in Ukraine — and plead for peace. Patriarch Kirill bowed out a few weeks ago.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Abortion, Bishop Earl Boyea, Church in the US, Diocese of Lansing, lead, News, Roe v. Wade |
The bishop of Lansing is calling on Catholics to “fight like heaven” to oppose a pro-abortion amendment to the state’s constitution.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Faith and Character, News |
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | In the News, News |
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has stayed a lower court order that required Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Commentary, News |
One group that just completed El Camino is somewhat remarkable, at least in contemporary times: three U.S. bishops, with no…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | In the News, News |
Vice President Kamala Harris says she “can’t wait” to cast her vote to end the “archaic” Senate filibuster in order…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Catholic dogma attests to Mary’s role in validating the doctrinal strength of the Old Testament. Mary fulfills the Old Testament…
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Read MoreWhen dark clouds cover moon’s craters we push open creaky stable doors, lead the donkey out to leave for Egypt…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | 10-year-old Ohio girl abortion, 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, John M. Grondelski's "Recovering the Right to Parent", News, parental consent for minor abortion, parental rights, relativism, The Catholic Thing |
In the wake of Dobbs, pro-abortionists will leave no stone unturned to use – as they did before Roe –…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | Daily Verse, News, Salvation, Scripture |
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to ins…
Read MoreEntrance Antiphon, Cf. Dn 12:3: Those who are wise will shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars for ever. Gospel Verse: The seed is the word of God; Christ is the sower; all who c…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 13, 2022 | News, Nota in Brevis |
Today, the 12th of September, we celebrate the feast of the Name of Mary. In this liturgical memorial God the Father is glorified due to “the name of Jesus”. In Jesus’ name is couched both his power and mission. St Paul tells us this in his Letter to the Philippians: At the name of Jesus[…]
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