LENTCAzT 2022 – 19: 3rd Sunday of Lent – Responsibility
Daily 5 minute podcast to encourage you in your Lenten discipline. No Collect STATION: St. Lawrence outside the walls Today: We hear of the “Scrutinies” that the Catechumens underwent in the ancient Church of Rome. Also, Fulton Sheen slaps us … Read More →
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Pencil Preaching for Sunday, March 20, 2022
Lessons for Lent from the conversion of St. Paul
Among the numerous lessons for Lent that can be gleaned from reflecting on the conversion of St. Paul, and especially the fruit of that conversion embodied in his teaching, let us focus first on his […]
Day 79: Psalms of Ascent (2022)
Today, Fr. Mike points out how the boundaries of the land of Canaan in Numbers remind us that the Promised Land is not a nice idea, but a real tangible place. He also reveals that Psalm 120 begins the Psalms of Ascent, or the Psalms that people would pray as they went up to the […]
St. Wulfram
Although we do not have a record of Wulfram’s birth, it is thought that he died on March 20, 704. Wulfram’s father, Fulbert, was an officer in King Dagobert’s army and was able to provide a good education for Wulfram. As a young man, Wulfram was very devout and strove to live a holy life. […]
How ‘Praedicate Evangelium’ Changes the Vatican’s Dicasteries: An Explainer
Mazur Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 22, 2016. Over the first eight and a half years of his pontificate, Pope Francis issued decrees changing Vatican law and structures, which are reflected in the text of the new constitution.
Jesus treated sinners with mercy. Why don’t we do the same?
Imagine the tension in the room as a known sinner walks in and starts weeping at Jesus’ feet.
Ex-transgender patients share stories of transition regret, negligence of medical establishment
‘Some of us have lost trust in healthcare professionals as a result of our experience.’
CDC quietly cuts a quarter of child COVID-19 deaths, blames ‘coding logic error’
‘The update is an improvement, but it’s at least the third correction to this data, and still does not solve the issue.’
Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, charged with election bribery by accepting Mark Zuckerberg’s money
The Center for Tech and Civic Life is a non-profit Chicago-based organization, led and staffed by former Democratic activists and funded by billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to influence the 2020 election.