Enter Holy Week With the Joy of Minds Made Pure
Pietro Lorenzetti (1280-1348), “Christ’s Entry Into Jerusalem” ‘For by your gracious gift each year, your faithful await the sacred paschal feasts with the joy of minds made pure.’ (Preface I of Lent)
Games theologians play with truth and morality
Not too long ago, Randall Smith accused Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of playing Jenga with Catholic theology. Jenga is a game in which players take turns removing crisscrossed wooden blocks that make up a tower, […]
Faithful turn to prayer as tornadoes tear through center of US, taking at least 18 lives
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (OSV News) — Catholic faithful turned to prayer as tornadoes tore through several U.S. states March 31, killing at least 18, injuring dozens and devastating thousands of homes, businesses and schools. Amid the loss of life and property, Catholics in hard-hit Arkansas told OSV News they see a glimpse of God’s mysterious […]
UN and Orthodox prelates condemn Zelensky’s moves to evict monks, seize churches in Ukraine
In a standoff of thousands of Orthodox believers against the regime at the revered Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porphyry called Zelensky’s crackdown ‘a faithful repetition of the Soviet persecution of the Church.’
ROME 23/04 – Day 01: Arrival
At last I – we (I am with friends) – are in Rome. It is April 1 and a 1st Saturday. The Roman Station was St. John at the Latin Gate. The sun rose at 6:52 and set at 19;37. … Read More →
UN and Orthodox prelates condemn Zelensky’s moves to evict monks, seize churches in Ukraine
In a standoff of thousands of Orthodox believers against the regime at the revered Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porphyry called Zelensky’s crackdown ‘a faithful repetition of the Soviet persecution of the Church.’
UN and Orthodox prelates condemn Zelensky’s moves to evict monks, seize churches in Ukraine
In a standoff of thousands of Orthodox believers against the regime at the revered Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porphyry called Zelensky’s crackdown ‘a faithful repetition of the Soviet persecution of the Church.’Read More
Palm/Passion Sunday
Pencil Preaching for Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Lord’s Day Reflection: ‘Power turned upside down’
As the Church marks Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Fr Edmund Power, OSB, offers his thoughts on the day’s liturgical readings under the theme: “Power turned upside down”. Read all
‘Seven victims’: Left-wing Tennessee Capitol protesters mourn death of transgender shooter
‘Every death is a tragedy, y’all. Seven lives!’ one protester said.