Day: January 29, 2022

Catholic Cop Wins $75K Settlement After Suspension for Praying at Abortion Facility

Jon Cherry Pro-life demonstrators stand in front of the EMW Womens Surgical Center, an abortion clinic, on May 8, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Officer Matthew Schrenger was off duty when he stopped to pray with his father on the public sidewalk outside the EMW Women’s Surgical Center nearly a year ago, on Feb. 20, according […]

Day 30: Nile Turned to Blood (2022)

Fr. Mike explains how God is doing something new in this period, and shows us how much God desires to pour out his mercy on us. Today we read Exodus 6-7, Leviticus 5, and Psalm 47. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable […]

St. Bathildis

Bathildis was born in Britian in the seventh century. She was a slave to the wife of Erchinoald, who was mayor of the palace of Neustria. Erchinoald was very impressed with Bathildis. She was not only beautiful and intelligent, but also very virtuous. When the wife of Erchinoald died, he showed great interest in marrying Bathildis, but […]

Pope Francis to Workers: Turn to St. Joseph During COVID-19 Pandemic

National Catholic Register Pope Francis welcomes members of the Italian Association of Leather Chemists during an audience in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace on Jan. 29. The Holy Father expressed his closeness — and that of the Catholic Church — to workers during what he called a ‘very complex economic and social […]

A Mother’s Love

Brandon Bell A migrant family watches the sunset June 21, 2021, in La Joya, Texas. A story from volunteering at the McAllen Catholic Charities Respite Center