Day 207: The Lord Will Come (2022)

Fr. Mike points out the passages that highlight the coming of God, and asks us to reflect on whether our response is hope and excitement, or fear and dread. Today’s readings are Isaiah 34-36, Baruch 3-4, and Proverbs 11:21-24. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may […]

University of Michigan medical students walk out on pro-life speaker

Incoming medical students walk out on an address by a pro-life speaker at the University of Michigan, July 24, 2022. / Screenshot from Scorpiio via Twitter Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 25, 2022 / 16:44 pm (CNA). Pro-abortion medical students staged a walkout at the University of Michigan’s white coat ceremony Sunday in order to protest […]

Pope Francis: Christ offers example of reconciliation through suffering

Pope Francis speaks at a meeting with indigenous peoples and members of Sacred Heart parish in Edmonton, Canada, July 25, 2022. / Vatican Media Denver Newsroom, Jul 25, 2022 / 17:42 pm (CNA). Speaking to a group of Catholics at Sacred Heart parish in Edmonton July 25, Pope Francis reiterated his “shame” and sorrow at […]

No remains unearthed yet from Canada’s residential school grave sites

A teddy bear sits beside a lantern outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School where flowers and cards have been left as part of a growing makeshift memorial created in response to media reports that the “remains” of 215 children have been discovered buried near the facility in Kamloops on June 5, 2021. / Cole […]