A Supreme Moment of Decision, Courtesy of “Divine Worship”
On the day Traditionis Custodes was released, I compared it to the detonation of the first atomic bomb in New Mexico on the same date in 1945. With the release on December 18 of the Responsa Ad Dubia—essentially an instruction on the implementation of the motu proprio—a similar comparison suggests itself. There were two atomic […]
Miraculous Medals
https://sensusfidelium.com/product/miraculous-medal/ Our Lady told St. Catherine Laboure that she wanted the entire world to be given a miraculous medal. We want to encourage people to help with that and so we put together an evangelization pack that has medals, chains, and a holy card. The holy card takes people to the website CauseOfJoy.com which has […]
ADVENTCAzT 2021: 21 – Ember Saturday 3rd Week of Advent: (1) “God wants you to suffer.” (Sheen) and 2) “Don’t waste your suffering (Pope John Paul II)
One of a series of 5 minute daily podcasts during Advent 2021. St. John Paul II reminds us about something. Bl. Idelfonso Schuster tells us how our forebears observed this day. Peter Kreeft helps us to suffer. The Monks of … Read More →
La Palma priests vow to celebrate Christmas despite volcano devastation
MADRID — Catholic priests on a Spanish island devastated by a volcanic eruption have pledged to celebrate Christmas “with open arms,” despite widespread destruction. “Many stories have been told about this volcano, notably of those who’ve lost everything — but there is another story, concerning action by the church,” Father Domingo Guerra, rector of Holy […]
Maryknoll has ‘sending ceremony’ for largest lay missioner class since 2005
OSSINING, New York — Thirteen new Maryknoll lay missioners were officially sent into mission Dec. 11 to minister in six countries around the world: Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Kenya, Tanzania and the U.S.-Mexico border. During a “sending ceremony” at the Queen of Apostles Chapel on the Maryknoll campus in Ossining, Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis […]
After adventures, young woman finds spiritual home in log cabin and church
INDIANAPOLIS — Tekla Bedwell’s adventures include the year she worked aboard a luxury yacht crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Spain. The 31-year-old Bedwell also has traveled to France, Greece, Italy, Hawaii and the Bahamas. And she went to India on a spiritual quest. Yet none of those trips or destinations ranks as the […]
Cross, steeple are reattached to Nashville church damaged in 2020 tornado
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — As a crowd of about 150 people stood in front of the historic Church of the Assumption in Nashville waiting for the steeple and cross to be reattached to the top of the church, Bishop J. Mark Spalding recalled the lyrics of the hymn “Lift High the Cross.” “‘Lift high the cross. […]
Pandemic, port backup affect Catholic Church’s ministry to maritime crews
LOS ANGELES — For years, maritime crews streaming into the Stella Maris Crew Center and Chapel were greeted by a sign depicting Mary, proclaiming “Mass — Quiet Time — Relax/Free: Wi-Fi, Coffee and Cookies.” Now the sign beckoning a safe harbor for thousands of global sailors and hospitality workers sits behind locked doors at the […]
Google pulling ads on abortion reversal and links to videos called ‘unjust’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “Abortion pill reversal facts,” said the Google ad from the pro-life group Live Action. “We may be able to help you.” The ad, which had run since July 21 and on which Live Action had spent more than $56,000, was yanked by Google in September for “unreliable claims.” Another series of ads, […]
Diocese of Allentown, Pa., launches ‘How We Are Catholic’ video series
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — The Diocese of Allentown has launched a new video series called “How We Are Catholic,” which showcases people, places, history, work, and traditions that make up the Catholic family of faith in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties in southeastern Pennsylvania. The first episode, filmed both above and below ground in […]