Day 138: The Effect of Sin on Others (2022)
Fr. Mike points out how violence begets violence in the reading from 2 Samuel, and shows us how the sins we commit extend much further than ourselves. We also read about the Temple musicians in 1 Chronicles, we hear Psalm 39, written by one of those musicians, Jeduthun. Today’s reading are 2 Samuel 20, 1 […]
NJ bishops: ‘Outrage’ over plan to mandate insurance coverage for abortion
CNA—New Jersey’s Catholic bishops on Thursday expressed their disappointment with a proposal by Governor Phil Murphy (D) to expand abortion access in the state, which already recognizes abortion as a constitutional right. “The Catholic Bishops of New Jersey join to express our disappointment and outrage over Governor Murphy’s announcement regarding proposed legislation to expand access…
In Michigan, ‘Rogue Decision’ Blocks Longtime State Abortion Law
Jonathan Weiss The law has not been enforced since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, but the Michigan Court of Appeals found in 1997 that there is no right to abortion in the state constitution. Bursch said the Alliance Defending Freedom legal group had initially been invited to submit arguments, but then […]
Spanish Jerusalem Bible Changes ‘Fishers of Men’ to ‘Fishers of Persons’
David Ramos / ACI Prensa Jerusalem Bible. Father Jesús Silva, a Spanish priest and graduate in Patristic Theology, gave a detailed explanation on Twitter about what would be the best translation of the word ánthropos in the Greek text.
NJ bishops express ‘outrage’ over plan to mandate insurance coverage for abortion
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey. / JStone/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 17, 2022 / 14:55 pm (CNA). New Jersey’s Catholic bishops on Thursday expressed their disappointment with a proposal by Governor Phil Murphy to expand abor… […]
Philly archbishop condemns ‘mortal sin of racism’ after Buffalo shooting
Mourners light candles at a makeshift memorial outside of Tops market on May 16, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. A gunman opened fire at the store yesterday killing ten people and wounding another three. The attack was believed to be motivated by rac… […]
Cardinal Zen may be in Hong Kong court next week
Cardinal Joseph Zen. / Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock. Denver Newsroom, May 17, 2022 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun is scheduled to appear in court May 24, according to a report by the British daily The Guardian.“A source close … […]
Spanish Jerusalem Bible changes ‘fishers of men’ to ‘fishers of persons’
null / David Ramos / ACI Prensa Lima, Peru, May 17, 2022 / 17:25 pm (CNA). The Desclée de Brouwer publishing house, which publishes the Jerusalem Bible, changed the word “man” (“hombre”) to “person” (“persona”) in its new Spanish edition…. […]
In Michigan, ‘rogue decision’ blocks longtime state abortion law
Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, May 17, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Michigan’s longstanding law against abortion cannot be enforced if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, a state judge said Tuesday in a temporary injunction.Michigan adopted … […]
St. John I (Pope and Martyr)
St. John I was a sixth-century pope and martyr. John was born in the Italian province of Tuscany, and was elected Bishop of Rome (that is, pope) in 523. The Mediterranean world was, by this time, divided into the Eastern and Western Empires, each having a separate emperor. Christianity was also divided (though not in […]