More than 10,000 expected for New York Eucharistic Congress in October
Eucharistic adoration at the SLS18 conference in Chicago. / FOCUS. Denver, Colo., Mar 27, 2023 / 16:23 pm (CNA). A statewide New York Eucharistic Congress will take place Oct. 20-22 at the shrine that marks the martyrdom site of three North Ame… […]
PHOTOS: Pro-life marchers in NYC dodge garbage, weather, and counter-protesters
Michael Phelps of Good Counsel Homes prays the rosary with others as they pass Trinity Church in the shadow of the Freedom Tower in Lower Manhattan on March 25, 2023. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno/CNA St. Louis, Mo., Mar 27, 2023 / 17:05 pm (CNA). Pr… […]
A modest proposal for Eucharistic Revival: Holy Communion by intinction
With the onset of the Corona virus, many dioceses enacted certain “preventive” measures, among which was eliminating reception of Holy Communion from the chalice. That proscription is now being lifted in many dioceses. In keeping […]
From Eden to the Temple: Signs of Things to Come…
The greatest Father and Doctor of the East, St. Gregory Nazianzen, is clear that the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was a boundary that the immature were not to cross until they had been properly prepared: purified and enlightened as on the slopes of Mount Sinai. St. Gregory is in agreement with […]
Your friend Jesus will weep when you die…
Friendship with Jesus was a favorite theme of Pope Benedict XVI, one he returned to many times. “Friendship means sharing in thought and will,” he said. It is never “a purely intellectual thing, but a sharing of sentiments and will, hence, also of actions … in an increasingly personal way, listening to him, living together […]
‘The Nuns Who Left Brooklyn’ — How many religious details did this NYTimes story need?
The headline of this New York Times story was totally “religion story” — “The Nuns Who Left Brooklyn.” Thus, I heard from people who wanted to know what your GetReligionistas thought of this religion story. The content of this news feature was, quite frankly, totally “metro desk” (people who have worked in newsrooms will understand […]
Abp. Gomez leads 6-mile Eucharistic procession in downtown LA to revive faith in Real Presence
A Mass on the feast of the Annunciation was followed by the procession through the city streets and concluded with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.Read More
Illinois high schoolers face disciplinary action after protesting trans bathroom policy
The students reportedly plan to continue their protest until they reach a resolution with the school administration.Read More
Hundreds of patients join court case against Ontario medical examiner over violating right to privacy
The group’s attorney described the situation as an ‘unprecedented attack’ on the ‘privacy’ of the doctor-patient relationship after the regulator demanded a doctor release medical records or face discipline because she gave out COVID mask exemptions.Read More
Sermon of St. Augustine for Monday of Passion Week: Trying to Take Our Lord
Homily by St. Augustine 31th Tract on John How could they take Him until such time as He willed to be taken? If, then, they could not take Him until He willed to be taken, were they sent to watch His teaching? Then said Jesus unto them Yet a little while am I with you […]