The Confusing New “Ministry of Catechist”
Pope Francis instituted the “lay ministry of Catechist” this year, and the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments promulgated a rite for instituting catechists. My questions about this project are three. First, what is the foundation behind this lay ministry? Francis’ motu proprio establishing catechists was entitled “Antiquum Ministerium,” “an ancient ministry.” […]
Year of the Peasant
Church Militant (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary. TRANSCRIPT As the new year dawns over the current empire of evil, it’s helpful to play out the scenario of “where will we be one year from now?” All over the world, the empire is cracking down on the peasantry — not because they see an […]
January 4, 2022
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Grave violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise around the world (UNICEF)
On January 3, the Italian edition of the Vatican newspaper devoted front-page coverage to this story, with the headline “I bambini le principali vittime delle guerre: In aumento le violazioni dei diritti dei minori” [Children the principal victims of war: violations of the rights of minors on the rise].
January papal prayer intention: for true human fraternity (Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network)
The Pope’s January 2022 prayer intention, disseminated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer), is “We pray for all those suffering from religious discrimination and persecution; may their own rights and dignity be recognized, which originate from being brothers and sisters in the human family.”
God wants to dwell in our ‘inner stables,’ Pope tells pilgrims (Vatican Press Office)
On January 2, the Second Sunday after Christmas, Pope Francis delivered an Angelus address in which he reflected on John 1:1-18, the Gospel of the day. (In some places, the Solemnity of the Epiphany is transferred from January 6 to the preceding Sunday, and the Mass of the Epiphany is celebrated, rather than the Mass […]
Pope prays for health of celebrated Argentine Nobel laureate
ROME – Pope Francis has sent a note to famed Argentine Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel after the latter suffered a health scare at the start of the New Year, wishing him well and offering prayers for a speedy recovery. According to Argentine newspaper La Nación, doctors at the hospital where Perez Esquivel, […]
Iraqi Catholic leader warns against extremists exploiting religion
Iraq’s top Catholic leader hopes the new year will help the citizens of this violence-torn country overcome divisions and tensions, and lead to the much needed reform of the country. “Peace is achieved when it becomes part of personal behavior,” wrote Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church. “This requires the ability […]
Five predictions for Pope Francis and the Vatican in 2022
ROME – Pope Francis successfully closed the books on a somewhat dismal 2021 over the weekend, repeating basically familiar themes, from the importance of solidarity in facing the Covid pandemic to a call for people of good will to become “artisans of fraternity.” The pontiff pulled out of leading his own New Year’s Eve vespers […]
Saint of the day: Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born into an Episcopalian family, in New York’s high society, on August 28, 1774. Her father, Dr. Richard Bayley, was a renowned professor at Columbia College, and her mother, Catherine Charlton, was the daughter of an Anglican minister. She died when Elizabeth was three, leaving her and two other young […]