Former COVID coordinator Deborah Birx now admits jabs could have injured ‘thousands’
Deborah Birx, who in 2022 admitted to ‘overplaying’ the controversial COVID jabs, now says she supports a ‘9/11-like commission’ to rebuild trust in public health authorities.Read More
Building a Culture of Pilgrimage in the US — One Step at a Time
Dylan Eddinger Hundreds walk in a pilgrimage organized by Modern Catholic Pilgrim. Meet the Modern Catholic Pilgrim and learn the role they played in the upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicking off this weekend.
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence include pilgrimage, penance, service
Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an indulgence, but so can inmates in prison and those who work to defend human life or assist migrants and refugees.
Biden administration tightening asylum system to stop national security threats
The new rule authorizes border agents to screen asylum seekers for “national security, criminal, or other public safety concern[s]” at the “earliest stage possible.” Those flagged as potential threats to the U.S. and its citizens can be denied e… […]
Pastor urges faithful to pray for vandal who defaced church: ‘That’s being a Christian’
Father Timothy Furlow speaks from the ambo at St. Patrick’s Church in Portland, Oregon. / Credit: St. Patrick’s Church in Portland, Oregon CNA Staff, May 13, 2024 / 11:16 am (CNA). A pastor in Portland, Oregon, recently urged his parish to pray… […]
How to receive an indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee year
Fasting “at least for one day of the week from futile distractions” such as social media also can be a path toward a jubilee indulgence, according to norms published by the Vatican May 13.
How We Got Concussions So Wrong…
The first time Conor Gormally got a concussion, he felt as if he were standing on a ship at sea. A high school soccer player, he had decided to try out something new during his off-season: wrestling. His very first opponent caught him off guard, with a headbutt to the temple. “I stood up, then […]
Crime novelist Agatha Christie is often seen as stodgy, but did you know she became a surfing pioneer in her 30s?
Think about surfing and you’ll likely come up with a mental image of tanned young men and women on California beaches, hair bleached by the sun and sporting ripped abs. But from a historical perspective, you might as well think of crime novelist Agatha Christie hanging 10 in a “skimpy” emerald-green wool bathing suit and […]
Father Robert Spitzer’s 4 Levels of Happiness and Your Path to Personal Flourishing…
“There is so much good scientific evidence for God, the soul and transcendence that I wanted to include in this book. There’s so much to include that wasn’t available to previous generations,” said Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., the founder and president of the Spitzer Center. A scholar, teacher, author and seasoned leader, Fr. Spitzer […]
Scrupulosity: When Piety Becomes an Affliction…
Do you know someone who is VERY strict with their spiritual and moral practices, to the point where you think it might be a problem? Or, do YOU sometimes struggle with feelings of unworthiness of our Heavenly Father’s love? If so, this episode is for you. Scrupulosity is a spiritual and psychological affliction that can […]