Online conference to examine ‘proclamation of the kingdom’
Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Denver Newsroom, Aug 13, 2022 / 15:30 pm (CNA). “The Proclamation of the Kingdom” is an online conference being held later this month to discuss evangelization and the great commission to teach and … […]
What does it mean to “host” Jesus in the Eucharist?
It is a proverbial truth that if you really want to clean your house, plan a dinner party. The pressure of hosting your family or friends will force you to do what you otherwise might […]
Warsaw’s Mt 5:14 Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński
For the Catholic tourist with an interest in history, Poland is an attractive destination, home to world-famous Marian shrines, illuminating museums, and sites that witnessed some of the most tragic – and inspiring – events […]
Day 226: Unfaithful Israel (2022)
In our reading of Proverbs 14, Fr. Mike reinforces that freedom is not the same thing as license, true freedom is the power to do what we ought. Fr. Mike also reflects on Jeremiah’s repudiation of Israel’s cult worship and how its distorted sexuality had serious consequences. Today’s readings are Jeremiah 3, Ezekiel 29-30, and […]
Nicaraguans celebrate Mass peacefully after procession ban
MEXICO CITY — Hundreds of Nicaraguans attended a Mass under a heavy police presence Saturday after the government prohibited a religious procession in the capital amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church. Church leaders announced a day earlier that the National Police had banned the planned procession for Our Lady of Fatima for reasons of […]
Now-retired Bishop Olmsted leaves legacy as humble shepherd
PHOENIX — When now-retired Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted was appointed to head the Phoenix Diocese in 2003, he said he didn’t know why he was given the new appointment. “I think it would be linked with the fact that the Diocese of Wichita is a really good diocese. And because of that, it looks like […]
Why and for what am I doing what I am doing?
My apologies for a rather briefer offering for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, although I have in my mind’s eye an image of you doing a fist pump while exclaiming, “yesssss”. This is in part a gesture of self-defense. In the Epistle reading, Paul tackles for the Corinthians the issue of idolatry. Idolatry is contrary […]
Online conference to examine ‘proclamation of the kingdom’
Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Denver Newsroom, Aug 13, 2022 / 15:30 pm (CNA). “The Proclamation of the Kingdom” is an online conference being held later this month to discuss evangelization and the great commission to teach and baptize all nations. The Aug. 20 conference is being presented by the Dialogos Institute, which studies […]
Who was Joan of Arc?: Answers to your questions about this heroic saint
Joan of Arc depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript. / Wiki Commons Denver Newsroom, Aug 13, 2022 / 11:09 am (CNA). Visited by St. Michael the Archangel and commissioned by God at the age of 13 to lead the army of France… […]
Institute focuses on best immigration ministry practices, reasons for hope
CHICAGO — The overarching message of the two-day National Pastoral Migratoria Institute held recently at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago was: “Hope is always present in the heart,” according to Carmen Aguinaco. She made the remarks in her July 30 presentation at the institute for Catholics working with immigrants in dioceses around the country. Aguinaco […]