“We have to follow Jesus and he reminds us of our Christian duty to give a voice to those who are unheard and to help those who are most vulnerable … We can all be missionaries and help our world’s sick, hungry, thirsty and all needy people.” (St. Patrick School student’s Rice Bowl Reflection) This […]
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Manaolana | ‘Risen’: The Resurrection from a skeptic’s point of view
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ROME — Hollywood is no stranger to movies depicting the life and death of Christ, trying to present Jesus from the perspective of the Gospels, which are the written accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry from those closest to him. Joseph Fiennes, the actor starring in “Risen,” said […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Journey toward Pentecost
“Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them fire of thy love.” Since Easter, we have been on a journey toward Pentecost with a wounded Resurrected Christ. Along the way, we have experienced the Risen Lord. Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, our hearts were on fire recognizing […]
Behind the pope: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace and even celebrated birthdays in the Vatican audience hall under the gaze of a giant bronze sculpture of Jesus. The massive sculpture, nearly 66 feet wide and 23 […]
Nicaraguan police continue harassment of Catholics
By David Agren Catholic News Service Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for “open and sincere” dialogue in the Central American country. Photos posted to social media showed police and paramilitaries surrounding St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Masaya, Nicaragua, Aug. 21 […]
Greg Erlandson: Evening news despair and Easter hope
AMID THE FRAY One of the best decisions my wife and I ever made was to keep our television out of the bedroom. We’ve never fallen asleep bathed in the blue glow of some late-night comic or some not-quite-funny comedy. The bedroom is our oasis. We may, however, do something almost as bad these days. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: He lives!
EASTER Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 The Liturgy of the Word for the Easter Vigil is unsurpassed in its power and magnificence among all the feasts of the year, because they center upon the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, and in this emphasis, they pinpoint the unique identity of […]
Effie Caldarola: The power of words, when necessary
FOR THE JOURNEY In Padraig O Tuama’s book, “In the Shelter,” he tells a story about a young woman traveling through Europe in the 1980s. In France, she meets a man and falls in love for the first time. They agree to meet at an embassy in Rome the following week, and on the appointed […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Jesus’ words endure
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 John 2:1-5a; Luke 24:35-48 The Acts of the Apostles again furnishes the first biblical reading. Almost every Sunday in the Easter season features a reading from this book of the New Testament. In this reading, Peter preaches to the crowd in Jerusalem. Americans are […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The greatest of feasts
FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 This weekend the church celebrates the greatest of its feasts, the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord — Easter. It is the greatest of feasts because it rejoices in the fulfillment of human salvation, fulfilled and completed when the Lord […]