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Today, the Church celebrates Mary’s birthday. Scripture tells us very little about the circumstances surrounding her birth, but still, we can glean a lot about who it is we are celebrating from what Scripture does reveal to us about Our Blessed Mother. After her visit from the angel Gabriel, Mary travels “in haste” to visit…
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As we are reminded at the end of the pericope Luke 18:9-14, “for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted,” humility plays a central role in the interior life of a religious person. The religion Christ describes is a living, interior religion, rooted in truth—truth about oneself,…
This morning I was on the Mike Church Show discussing IFV. Below is a YouTube video of the interview, following by a list of some of what was discussed. Before I get questions about my statements critical of Pope John … Continue reading → The post Mike Church and I Discuss IVF appeared first on…
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts special report… In the last two weeks of August, both Brian Fraga of the National Catholic Reporter, and Chris Serres of The Boston Globe, reached out to the Catholic Action League of … Continue reading → The post The Demise of Catholic Health Care in Eastern Massachusetts…
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A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark’s near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles. A child who was possessed by the devil, being delivered by being educated in his monastery, the Abbot said one day: “Since…
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at all costs, but about living in a way that exudes Christian joy and always treats others with respect, Pope Francis told churchworkers in Indonesia. “Proclaiming the Gospel does not mean imposing our faith or placing it…
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WASHINGTON – To help illustrate the profound impact of the Hispanic/Latino community within the Catholic Church in the United States, a resource has been developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church. The document is part of the implementation of the National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry…
I like the hunting of the hare; It brings me, day to day, The memory of old days as fair, With dead men past away. To these, as homeward still I ply And pass the churchyard gate Where all are … Continue reading → The post The Magic Time of Year appeared first on Catholicism.org.
My husband came home this past Sunday from taking Holy Communion to our long-time friend—homebound as he recovers from drastic cancer treatments. We have been taking turns ministering to this friend for the past year. It turns out, the cancer is back and has spread to a new organ. His body already ravaged, he must…
Reading 1 1 Cor 3:18-23 Brothers and sisters:Let no one deceive himself.If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age,let him become a fool, so as to become wise.For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God,for it is written:God catches the wise in their own ruses, and again: The…
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