Prayer in my life
A Christian Brother’s experience of how prayer has evolved to represent itself to him in all his senses as love
Pope Francis merges 4 foundations into new Vatican hospitality body (CNA)
In an Italian-language chirograph, Pope Francis has merged the Domus Sanctae Marthae, Domus Romana Sacerdotalis, Domus Internationalis Paulus VI, and Casa San Benedetto foundations.
Brazil’s bishops call for urgent change of course (Fides)
Five months before general elections, Brazil’s bishops called for “great and urgent changes,” as “the current situation is very serious. Brazil is not doing well.” Lamenting violence and ecological damage, the bishops added, “The liberalization and promotion of mining in indigenous and other areas, flexibility of gun ownership and carrying, the legalization of gambling, the […]
Becciu, at Vatican trial, testifies that Pope OK’d spending 1M euros to free kidnapped nun (AP)
Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s “bombshell testimony could pose serious security implications for the Vatican and Catholic Church, since he provided evidence that the Pope was apparently willing to pay ransom to Islamic militants to free a nun,” the Associated Press reported. Cardinal Becciu oversaw the internal affairs of the Roman Curia as Substitute (Sostituto) of the […]
Australia’s Catholic bishops elect new leader
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Perth, Australia. / Our Lady of Fatima International Pilgrim Statue – Our Lady of Fatima via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0). Sydney, Australia, May 6, 2022 / 01:45 am (CNA). Australia’s Catholic bishops have elected Archbishop Timothy Costelloe as their new leader. Costelloe, a priest of the Salesians […]
Francis Has Inflicted A Schism Upon The Church
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Fourth Sunday of Easter: The enthroned Lamb
Acts 13:14, 43–52 / Ps. 100:1–2, 3, 5 / Rev. 7:9, 14b–17 / Jn. 10:14 Israel’s mission — to be God’s instrument of salvation to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6) — is fulfilled in the Church. By the “Word of God” that Paul and Barnabas preach in today’s First Reading, a new […]
Can Christianity and patriotism be compatible?
In 2013, a free print of the Blessed Mother was distributed with The Tablet, the weekly newspaper of the Diocese of Brooklyn. The image portrayed her wrapped in the American flag with the lyrics of “God Bless America” set as the background. Some readers welcomed the print. Others were fearful that it co-opted faith to […]
For the Vikings of ‘The Northman,’ Christianity is the only way forward
An odd quirk of conquering kingdoms is that they often develop a nostalgia for the vanquished foe. The barbarian hordes were quick to adopt Roman dress and style. America wove a beautiful fantasy of the Noble Savage once our natives were safely diminished and sequestered to the reservations. Once a nation is no longer a […]
A prayer app for the times
Prior to March 2020, the phrase “prayer app” would have made me wretch. Forever resistant to technology, I was anti-answering machine (a device from prehistoric times), anti-iPod (remember those?), anti-cellphone, and anti-smartphone. Every so-called advancement seemed to bring us further away from the face-to-face encounter, serendipity, the tactile, the real. Facetime, Skype, and WhatsApp were […]