COLLECTION OF CATHOLIC PRAYERS ETC.
This happened, by the way, the day after the Feast of Saint Christiana, the Patroness of Georgia. (Zoltán Kottász/The European Conservative) — Hungary and Slovakia have vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions on Georgian officials in response to a crackdown … Continue reading → The post Hungary and Slovakia Veto EU Sanctions Against Georgia appeared…
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Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christianity and thrown to wild beasts in the arena two days before the martyrdom of Ignatius. Feast Day December 18.
Reading I Gn 49:2, 8-10 Jacob called his sons and said to them: “Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob, listen to Israel, your father. “You, Judah, shall your brothers praise –your hand on the neck of your enemies; the sons of your father shall bow down to…
Have you ever had your DNA tested to determine your ancestral origins? I have, and it is fascinating. It doesn’t change a thing about us to know this information, but somehow it lends a sense of rootedness in human history and gives our longing for heaven a new facet. Much like when I had my…
John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin. I attended a seminar on the promotion and formation of religious and priestly vocations some years ago. The attendees were all involved in fostering vocations in religious communities and dioceses. One of the speakers said to…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Saying he wanted to speak on behalf of the war’s victims, Pope Francis said that “their cry rises to God, invoking peace instead of war, dialogue instead…
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AJACCIO, France (CNS) — As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair. Throngs of Corsicans, dressed in medieval outfits and carrying banners depicting Marian…
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