Case for the defense on Pope’s China policy finds new life
ROME – Not so long ago, the case for the prosecution against Pope Francis’s China policy seemed to have most of the momentum on its side. Just this May, the Vatican appeared on the defensive after Beijing repeatedly violated a controversial 2018 deal on the appointment of bishops, naming new prelates without the pope’s consent. […]
Rosary an interactive prayer method with our senses, and the world beyond our souls
In the heart of every person, there is a desire to be in union with God. Such a union is realized and deepened by a life of prayer. Such a summons to prayer is as necessary and essential to human flourishing as breathing and eating. If we neglect prayer, our souls suffocate and starve. If […]
Day 260: Carrying the Cross (2023)
Fr. Mike reinforces Jesus’ divinity as we read about how Jesus heals people physically, mentally, and spiritually and frees them from the enemy’s kingdom of darkness. Fr. Mike also encourages us to not be afraid when we experience persecution and division for the sake of Christ, but to rather courageously carry the Cross. For the […]
Saint of the day: Robert Bellarmine
St. Robert Bellarmine was born on Oct. 4, 1542 in Montepulciano. He was the nephew of Pope Marcellus II, and as a young man, he was educated by Jesuits. In 1560, Robert became a Jesuit, and studied and taught in Rome until 1569. He was ordained a priest in Belgium, and large crowds of Catholics […]
St. Hildegard von Bingen
Hildegard was born the tenth child of a noble family at Bockelheim, Germany, in 1098. She was dedicated to the Lord, and grew up with a deep faith. Hildegard was attracted to the ascetic life and frequently visited her aunt, Blessed Jutta, who lived as an “anchor” next to a Benedictine monastery, spending her life […]