Did the Virgin Mary Merit Our Salvation?

Pope St. Pius X wrote in the encyclical Ad diem illum: “since Mary carries it over all in holiness and union with Jesus Christ, and has been associated by Jesus Christ in the work of redemption, she merits for us de congruo [from appropriateness], in the language of theologians, what Jesus Christ merits for us […]

CQ CQ CQ: Ham Radio – #ZedNet reminder – 20 February ’22

Fellow hams, here’s a reminder about ZedNet for Sunday 20 February ’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 83466 which … Read More →

Daily Rome Shot 422, etc.

Daily Mass Fervorino and Last Gospel and Leonine Prayers in Latin.  HERE WORDLE 08 English and Latin

Women speakers emphasize need for ‘reciprocity’ in church’s ministry

VATICAN CITY — Promoting better collaboration between women and men in the Catholic Church is not primarily about equality but about allowing the church to fulfill the mission given to it by God, said women speakers at a Vatican conference on priesthood. “The church needs women and must call them to serve” for the good […]

Sisters debunk myths, educate Africans to get COVID-19 vaccine

ACCRA, Ghana — Elijah Nayoo received his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Akrofu, a town some 84 miles northeast of this country’s capital. His decision to get vaccinated followed a massive education and awareness campaign by religious sisters that encouraged him and thousands of others to get vaccinated against the virus. Nayoo […]

Why turn the other cheek? To defeat hatred and evil, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Sept. 26, 2021 / Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 20, 2022 / 08:22 am (CNA). To love one’s enemies and to turn the other cheek seems impossible, but Jesus Christ’s love gives Christians this strength that can save even those who hate them, Pope Francis said Sunday. “Turning […]

Advocates call for help for Black migrants from Biden administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Faith-based organizations called on the Biden administration Feb. 17 to combat “anti-Black racism in the U.S. immigration system.” In a release, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, a network of more than 55 national faith-based organizations that advocate for migrants and refugees, said it wanted officials to hear its concerns and “stop the detention […]

Celibacy not ‘divine law’ for priests, but promotes holiness, speakers say

VATICAN CITY — The requirement that most priests in the Latin rite of the Catholic Church be celibate has theological and spiritual foundations and not only practical motivations, said speakers at an international conference on priesthood. Jesus’ chastity, poverty and obedience were not “incidental or simply functional,” but expressed his total union with God and […]