In the Catholic Relief Services guest dining room in Baltimore we have decorated the left wall with pictures of grains, plants, trees, water. The inscription reads: “We shall see the bounty of the Lord.” On the opposing wall, we have the words from Psalm 27:13, “in the land of the living.” It is accompanied by […]
Synod ends affirming tradition, leaving controversies alive
Pope Francis attends the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — After several days of animated debate over its official midterm report, the Synod of Bishops on the family agreed on a final document more clearly grounded in traditional […]
Pope Francis | Closing talk, Synod of Bishops: Be open to the God of surprises
Here are extended excerpts from Vatican Radio’s translation of Pope Francis’ final address to the Synod Fathers, Oct. 18. Dear Eminences, Beatitudes, Excellencies, Brothers and Sisters, With a heart full of appreciation and gratitude I want to thank, along with you, the Lord who has accompanied and guided us in the past days, with the […]
Pope beatifies Blessed Paul VI, ‘great helmsman’ of Vatican II
A tapestry of Blessed Paul VI hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica during his beatification Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Beatifying Blessed Paul VI at the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis praised the late […]
Stephen Kent: Rendering God superfluous
The U.S. Air Force no longer requires “so help me God” to be part of the oath taken upon the enlistment of airmen or the commissioning of officers. A toll-taker on the Garden State Parkway is suing the state of New Jersey because she claims a supervisor told her to stop saying “God bless you” […]
Manaolana | Karen Osborne: Peeling off the labels and expanding self-placed limits
In school, I used to hate running even more than I hated spiders or math. I couldn’t run fast in elementary school, so I was always one of the last kids to cross the finish line during gym class, a feat for which I earned incessant teasing instead of a gold medal or nifty ribbon. […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: Procrastination as a costly condition
According to the American Psychological Association, about 20 percent of Americans can be described as chronic procrastinators. Physically it manifests itself in laziness, idleness, indifference and nonchalance. It also shows itself in indifference to improve one’s character, distaste for the spiritual and failure to cultivate new virtue. Becoming indifferent and not cultivating new virtue is […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: May others, besides priests, do blessings?
Q: At a family discussion, the following question came up: Can anyone other than a priest or deacon do a Catholic blessing? (Baltimore) A: As your question would suggest, aside from certain blessings reserved to a bishop (e.g., the consecration of the sacramental oils at the chrism Mass during Holy Week), it is a priest […]
Left Behind: First movie in trilogy, weaves fiction with rapture theology
Nicolas Cage stars in a scene from the movie “Left Behind.” (CNS photo/Teddy Smith, courtesy Stoney Lake Entertainment) NEW YORK — The fundamentalist conception of the rapture, as described in the best-selling “Left Behind” novels, may be arriving — for the first time — at a movie theater near you. Three earlier films, all […]
Pope tells bishops at family synod to speak fearlessly, listen humbly
Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, retired Vatican secretary of state, before the start of the afternoon session on the first working day of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 6. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Vatican City — Pope Francis opened the first working session of an extraordinary […]
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