Father Gregor Pawlowski, Jewish Holocaust survivor and Catholic priest, laid to rest in Poland
A monument at the Jewish cemetery in Izbica, Poland. / Aung via Wikimedia (public domain) Lublin, Poland, Nov 14, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Father Gregor Pawlowski died in Israel Oct. 21 at the age of 90, but he wanted his body to be buried in Poland alongside his Jewish family and other victims of […]
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio – #ZedNet reminder – 14 November ’21
Fellow hams, here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 14 November ’21 – evening at 2000h EDT. (0000h ZULU Monday). GREAT net last week! NB: WB0YLE says that there is now a second Wires- X room: 83466 We now have … Read More →
Daily Rome Shot 331
Photo by The Great Roman™ Today, the 14th of the month, is a very lean day for monthly donation subscriptions. If you enjoy the blog, please consider pitching in. Some options Supporter : $10.00 USD – monthlyHelper : $5.00 USD … Read More →
Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Resumed 6th Sunday after Epiphany (33rd Ordinary – N.O.)
Too many people today are without good, strong preaching, to the detriment of all. Share the good stuff. Was there a GOOD point made in the sermon you heard at the Mass for your Sunday obligation (or, maybe still none), either … Read More →
QUID EST VERITAS: What did the Pope Really say to the President?
President Joe Biden does not have a reputation as a “truth-teller.” Mr. Biden said the armed forces generals all told him to pull out of Afghanistan without leaving a small force. Under… See more at http://remnantnewspaper.com
Secular institute members live vocation charism in their work, daily life
ST. PAUL. Minnesota — Father Paul Baker said he sees Natasha Sager as one of God’s spies — in a good way. “She’s able to … be more embedded in ordinary life in such a way that she can reach people in a different way” than by being a religious sister or nun, said Father […]
Border trip helps inform Iowa church’s ministry to migrants, bishop says
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — Thirteen-hundred miles from home, a group from the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, on a border immersion trip encountered a young woman with two kids and a car with a flat tire in Ciudad Juárez. The group, which included five deacon candidates, their formation director, diocesan bishop and immersion experience leaders, stopped […]
Award-winning Catholic author writes her mysteries by ‘seat of her pants’
ROCKFORD, Illinois — Tracy Clark’s first published mystery story started one day during a moment when her mind slipped away from a homily at St. Philip Neri Church in Chicago. “I looked at the confessional, and I thought, ‘You could put a body in there.’” When that passing thought eventually coalesced with a character she’d […]
Film hopes to push Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame bid across finish line
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Repeat after me: Gil Hodges is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A lot of people think he’s in already. And a lot of the people who know that he’s not in the Hall think he should be there. One of them, not surprisingly, is his son, Gil Jr. “I […]
Author: Ministry to married couples must radically change to save marriage
With marriage and church attendance on a steep decline overall in the United States, Catholic parishes need to make some radical changes in the way they approach marriage ministry and teach the faithful about relationships. That’s the message of the new book “Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America,” released […]