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by bcadmin | Nov 8, 2022 | Jesus Christ, Knowing the Faith, Love, News, Saints | 0 |
There is a dimension of truth which most of us have tragically lost and need to recover, a dimension that cannot be put into words and sentences, though words and sentences can be used to suggest it. All premodern societies had this other dimension, ev…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 16, 2022 | Between the Sundays, disagreement, Faith, Featured, fidelity, Living the Faith, Love, martyrdom, Martyrs, Mercy, News, Persecution, Pope St. Cornelius, St. Cyrpian, Theology, Unity | 0 |
Today, September 16, is the feast of Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, two friends from the early Church who were martyred for the Faith. Cornelius was elected Pope after the papacy was vacant for almost a year, due to Emperor Decius’ persecution of th…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Blessed Mother, Blessed Virgin Mary, devotion, Featured, generosity, intercession, Love, Mary, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, News, Prayer, Prayer Life & Liturgy, rosary, service, surrender, Surrender & Strength | 0 |
“Mary with Child, Angels and Saints” (detail) by Duccio di Buoninsegna Growing up as a Baptist, leaving that church as a teenager, and living in the spiritual wilderness for two decades until I experienced a significant conversion to Christ…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Daily Verse, Holy Spirit, Love, News, Unity | 0 |
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to …
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 4, 2022 | 1 Corinthians, Bible, Daily Verse, Love, News | 0 |
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 2, 2022 | Gospel of Luke, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Love, Luke Timothy Johnson, News, Saint Peter, Satan, sin, The Dispatch, Truth | 0 |
Readings: • Wis 9:13-18b • Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17 • Phmn 9-10, 12-17 • Lk 14:25-33 I once read a column by a young Catholic who expressed frustration with the saying, “Love the sinner, […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 22, 2022 | Between the Sundays, conversion, Feast, Featured, Love, Mary Magdalene, Mercy, New Life, News, Prayer Life & Liturgy, Resurrection, tears, Transformation, witness, wounds | 0 |
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Mary Magdalene. Several years ago, Pope Francis elevated Mary’s celebration from a memorial to a feast day. Mary has been called the “Apostle to the Apostles,” because she preaches the Resurrection to them, which the…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 21, 2022 | atheism, blessings, Catholic Church, Creator, Faith, Featured, God, Gratitude, Jesus Christ, Knowing the Faith, life, Love, News, Power, Prayer, Surrender & Strength | 0 |
Human intelligence is surely already capable of finding a response to the question of origins. The existence of God the Creator can be known with certainty through his works, by the light of human reason, even if this knowledge is often obscured and di…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 16, 2022 | Chemin Neuf community, Featured, From the Pope, Love, News, Politics Fraternity, Respect | 0 |
For politics to be “the highest form of charity,” as Catholic social teaching promotes, it must be exercised with full respect and even love for those who disagree, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 15, 2022 | Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, Living the Faith, Love, News, obedience, prayer life, serve, testimony, witness | 0 |
Jesus invites us to be his disciples. He has called you to follow him. So, what kind of person is a disciple? Who has Jesus called you to be? What are the essential qualities of a Christian that give witness to your love of Jesus? “As the Father has lo…
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 13, 2022 | Church, commandments, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Love, News, The Dispatch, The Kingdom of God | 0 |
Readings: • Acts 14:21-27 • Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 • Rev 21:1-5a • Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Among the criticisms I once had, as an Evangelical, was that Catholics were too concerned with “The Church.” They […]
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Probably, we have all heard the Elvis Presley, tender-hearted ballad, “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” whether at a wedding reception, on a playlist by another artist, or even in a movie at a theater. Throughout the song, one of the most poignant repeated lines is “I can’t help falling in love with you.” On more […]
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