Controversial Mercy in the Vineyard…
The landowner in Jesus’ parable recruits workers throughout the day. He goes to the marketplace at dawn, at nine, at noon, at three, and at five, hiring laborers each time and sending them to work in his vineyard. At the end of the day, he pays his longest laborers one silver denarius coin (the wage […]
When Our Lady of Ransom Rescued Christians From Slavery: The Little-Known September Feast You May Have Missed…
The feast of Our Lady of Ransom was officially added to the liturgical calendar in 1960 to be celebrated on Sept. 24.
Feminism: America’s Best Frienemy…
For decades, Roe v. Wade stood as the legal Goliath against which pro-lifers battled. Few of us believed that we would see the end of its grip on America. And then it was overturned. We rejoiced and still rejoice at the end of Roe’s legal stranglehold on our great country. But its removal has uncovered […]
Don’t ask God to be “fair” — ask that He be merciful. Because if He were fair, we’d all be in Hell right now…..
What Jesus teaches in this Sunday’s Gospel is one of those parables that rock our world and challenge our worldly way of thinking. Frankly, that is one of its purposes. We are tempted to side with the laborers who worked the longest, thinking that their being paid the same amount as those who worked only […]
Pope Returns From Marseille, Condemns Euthanasia and Abortion on Papal Plane: ‘You Don’t Play With Life, Neither at the Beginning nor at the End’…
Pope Francis condemned euthanasia and abortion as actions that “play with life” and said there is such a thing as “bad compassion” during a press conference aboard the papal plane from Marseille to Rome on Saturday. “You don’t play with life, neither at the beginning nor at the end. It is not played with!” he […]
Bishop Strickland: Salvation is only mediated through the Church established by Christ
On this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland continues his commentary on his second pastoral letter.Read More
Bishop Strickland: Salvation is only mediated through the Church established by Christ
On this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show, Bishop Joseph Strickland continues his commentary on his second pastoral letter.Read More
Boston College exhibit showcases Catholic faith in rural China
At the opening reception for the Ricci Center’s “On The Road” exhibit in the School of Theology and Ministry Library was held in June 2023. / Credit: Lee Pellegrini Boston, Mass., Sep 24, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA). An exhibition of powerful images documenting the lives of Catholics in rural China is now on view […]
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How about a sound soul in a sound body?
Public health messages barrage us from the moment of birth. Mothers cannot leave the hospital until a physician examines the newborns, who must then be taken to their personal pediatricians within the first week of […]