Austria: Assisted suicide legalized despite Church opposition
A controversial law allowing assisted suicide has taken effect in Austria despite opposition from the Catholic Bishops of Austria. Read all
His fellow Democrats want him to resign because he’s pro-life, but Aaron Oliver won’t budge
Aaron Oliver thinks it’s possible to be pro-life and a loyal Democrat. But party leaders want him to resign. / Courtesy of Aaron Oliver Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 2, 2022 / 07:30 am (CNA). His fellow Democrats call him a traitor (and worse) and the leaders of his party have pressured him to resign. What […]
A good point about Holy Days of Obligation and our Catholic identity
At The Catholic Thing, John M. Grodelski makes an obvious but thereby less valuable point. Let’s see. January 1, 2022 was a Saturday. January 1, 2023 is a Sunday. January 1, 2024 is a Monday. Only one of those January 1’s … Read More →
CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio – #ZedNet reminder – 2 January ’22
Happy New Year, fellow hams! Here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 2 January ’22 – evening at 2000h EST. (0100h ZULU Monday). We now have the site running: http://zednet.xyz Zednet exists on the… Yaesu System Fusion (Wires-X) “room” 28598, and … Read More →
Living the New Year as a New Creation
Rachel Moore Students at St. John XXIII Catholic parish process with Our Lord across the campus of Colorado State University. COMMENTARY: Make your spiritual ‘game plan.’
Pope Francis at the Angelus: God wants to live with us and in us
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Jan. 2, 2022. / Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Vatican City, Jan 2, 2022 / 05:55 am (CNA). Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christ’s Incarnation shows that God wants to live with us and in us. Speaking at the Angelus on Jan. 2, he […]
Pope at Angelus: Be open to God who loves to dwell among us
At the first Sunday Angelus of the New Year, Pope Francis encourages us to invite Jesus into our lives, especially the difficult areas where we struggle, since “God loves to dwell among us”. Read all
For a New Year’s resolution, how about a ‘chicken parm’ perspective on Catholic tussles?
ROME – To open the New Year on a spiritually positive note, I hereby offer a public confession: On the first night of 2022, I cooked, ate and thoroughly enjoyed chicken parmesan, with spaghetti and tomato sauce on the side. I admit this knowing full well the likely reaction of many Italian friends: “Ah-hah! We […]
In Lat Am, New Year opens with hopes for peace but realities of extortion
ROSARIO, Argentina – Across Latin America, 2022 has begun with Catholic bishops both taking the initiative by calling for peace, dignified work opportunities and intergenerational dialogue, but also reeling from external blows ranging from extortion scams in Mexico to a faltering peace process in Colombia. CELAM rings the year calling for intergenerational dialogue Archbishop Miguel […]
Epiphany invites believers to live friendship with Jesus boldly, kindly
Today, we Americans celebrate the solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Jesus; in other parts of the world, it will be celebrated on the traditional date of Jan. 6. The word “epiphany” comes from the Greek word for “manifestation.” It is applied to today’s holy day since it celebrates the calling forth of the […]