Be seekers of the truth, pope tells Italian pilgrims
Through the word of God and the sacraments, Christians can be “seekers of the truth” and nurture the bonds of love that unite their communities, Pope Francis said.
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by bcadmin | Sep 19, 2022 | Baptism, Diocese of Alessandria, Eucharist, Featured, From the Pope, Holy Spirit, Italian pilgrims, News, Seekers of the truth | 0 |
Through the word of God and the sacraments, Christians can be “seekers of the truth” and nurture the bonds of love that unite their communities, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 22, 2022 | Baptism, Faith, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Knowledge, News, Spirituality | 0 |
All it takes is a few years or even months of dry weather before we realize how dependent all of us are on fresh water for life. When California was hit by drought conditions, the whole nation was affected. Because California grows a huge proportion of…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 10, 2022 | Apostolicam actuositatem, Baptism, Between the Sundays, Confirmation, disciple, discipleship, Featured, kingship, leaven, Living the Faith, Lumen Gentium, mission, News, Second Vatican Council | 0 |
As we finish up looking at our mission as baptized members of the Church, we must remember—baptism doesn’t only make us members of the Church. It incorporates us into Christ. We become part of His Mystical Body. So we are called to share in a measure o…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 3, 2022 | Baptism, Between the Sundays, disciple, Knowing the Faith, mission, News, Truth | 0 |
Prophecy is not always about telling the future. It’s about telling the truth. Last week, I began looking at the three-fold office or mission of the People of God. God gives us this mission at our baptism. Incorporated into the Body of Christ, we are g…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 28, 2022 | Baptism, Holy Days & Feasts, News, The Gospel | 0 |
“Forty Days” After His Resurrection Falling as it does between the great feasts of Easter and Pentecost, Ascension Thursday gets short shrift from modern Christians. Although it remains an unmoved (usually) Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics (and, to […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2022 | Baptism, Church in India, Church in Philippines, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, lead, News, News Analysis, Nigeria, South Korea | 0 |
I coined the term “PINS” several years ago, with the reference being to the Philippines, India, Nigeria and South Korea. Together they represent a vast pool of 144 million Catholics for whom English is a primary language.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 20, 2022 | Baptism, Easter, Jesus Christ, Lent, Mass, News, Passover, Spirituality, spring cleaning, The Dispatch | 0 |
Where does the term “spring cleaning” come from? If you grew up reading Laura Ingalls Wilder, you might know that our pioneer ancestors spent days every spring beating soot and dust out of their carpets […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 30, 2022 | 2022, Anthony Esolen, Baptism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, childbirth, Columns, dying with Christ, Fr. Paul D. Scalia, Gaudium et Spes n. 24, Marriage, Michael Pakaluk, Michael Pakaluk's "The Four Deaths", News, philanthropia of St. Athanasius, Robert Royal, St. John Paul II's Familiaris Consortio, The Catholic Thing | 0 |
Michael Pakaluk: We die three times through Christ in this life, and then, after a fourth death, comes an eternity of life for giving thanks.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 20, 2022 | Baptism, Cross, Essay, Features, Jesus Christ, Lent, News, Saint Paul, Salvation, suffering | 0 |
Among the numerous lessons for Lent that can be gleaned from reflecting on the conversion of St. Paul, and especially the fruit of that conversion embodied in his teaching, let us focus first on his […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 18, 2022 | Baptism, death, Egypt, Exodus, Jesus Christ, Lent, Moses, News, The Dispatch | 0 |
Readings: • Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15 • Ps 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11 • 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12 • Lk 13:1-9 When asked why they climb, professional mountaineers often give varied but interconnected reasons. They […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 15, 2022 | Associated Press, Baptism, Church in Europe, German Church, Germany, News, priest shortage, Women in the Church | 0 |
The Diocese of Essen has become the first in Germany to allow women to perform baptisms, citing a lack of priests.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 13, 2022 | Baptism, Commentary, Faith, lead, News, On Spirituality, Transfiguration | 0 |
As members of the human race who were separated from our Father, baptism is our homecoming celebration.
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