The Baptism of the Lord is the end of Christmastide…
All right! Baptism of the Lord, and then let’s plunge into Ordinary Time. Are you wondering how this works? How we have the Baptism of the Lord and then the next Sunday is the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time? It’s a wording issue. Yes, the Baptism of the Lord, which is generally celebrated on the […]
In Reversal, Missionaries of Charity in India Again Permitted to Receive Foreign Donations…
The Missionaries of Charity have been cleared to receive and use foreign funding in India, after the religious order founded by Mother Teresa was unexpectedly ruled ineligible to receive donations from abroad late last year.
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Your Sunday Sermon Notes: Holy Family Sunday (Novus Ordo: Baptism of the Lord)
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 Masses for the Sunday after REAL Epiphany, Holy Family, or … Read More →
Galveston-Houston auxiliary bishop celebrated, remembered and laid to rest
HOUSTON — As the late Bishop George A. Sheltz was placed into his funeral hearse, a chant of an ancient prayer suddenly filled the air. His fellow bishops and priests surrounded him while they chanted the “Salve Regina” (Hail Holy Queen), a fitting send-off for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston auxiliary bishop who dedicated his life […]
Remember those affected by war, cardinal says as Ethiopia marks Christmas
NAIROBI, Kenya — As Ethiopia celebrated Christmas Jan. 7, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa called for humility, patience and gentleness, while urging the people to remember those suffering from war. Ethiopia is celebrating the birth of Christ under the shadow of a deadly war in the northern state of Tigray. In less than 14 […]
Bishop welcomes pledge by five nuclear nations to prevent war, arms races
CLEVELAND — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace welcomed a pledge by five nuclear powers to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and new arms races. Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, said in a Jan. 6 statement that the pledge from China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and […]
Neighbors help each other after a massive Virginia snowstorm
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia — Frank Crissey trudged through the snow around his elderly mother’s home in Dumfries the evening of Jan. 3, clearing fallen branches as he went. After making sure his mother had food and power, at 7:30 p.m. he headed home driving toward Interstate 95. Taking into account the weather, the Fredericksburg local thought […]
Supreme Court does not seem convinced of employer vaccine-or-test rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During two sets of oral arguments Jan. 7, the majority of Supreme Court justices questioned the Biden administration’s requirement that large businesses need their employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or be tested while they were less dubious about the requirement that most health care workers be vaccinated. In the emergency […]
In Jan. 6 observations, Catholics urged to defend truth and democracy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Catholic organization and a cardinal urged other church members, people of various faiths and people of goodwill to weigh the consequences of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, and fight for democracy. “If we succumb to despair, if we numb our minds to what is unfolding before us, […]