Loudly boasting or complaining about fasting during Lent and treating others unkindly is not what God wants, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Don’t Fast and then Treat Others Unkindly Read Post »
Here is an opportunity to build bridges. This season offers us the opportunity to move away from the conventional slogans and frigid promises. It will demand a deeper faith and a lot of courage, like stepping out of a dark cell into a new light.
Build Bridges: Lent Needs a New Image! Read Post »
The Rev. Billy Graham was “a preacher of God’s word not only in his sermons, but also in the very life he lived,” said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Billy Graham Recalled for Deep Faith and his Invitation to All to Know Christ Read Post »
No disease makes a person impure; only sin does that, Pope Francis said. While being sick can impact a person’s whole being, “it in no way impairs or impedes one’s relationship with God.
Diseases of the Heart: Only Sin Can Make One Impure Read Post »
The central meaning of Ash Wednesday relates to our humanness, mortality, weakness and fallenness. Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of Lent, a period of reflection and sentience.
What Ash Wednesday Is All About Read Post »
Priests and bishops need to model themselves after Jesus, who never posted inconvenient office hours or shied away from people and their problems, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
Pope: The Saviour is Always In Read Post »
New and dangerous tensions are arising as the ruling party storms through a period of transition. The Southern African Catholic
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Listening to the Scripture readings at Mass is hearing God speak directly to his people, offering spiritual sustenance and needed guidance for life’s difficult journey, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Need God’s Real-Time Help? Listen to Scripture! Read Post »
The idea of exceptionally ordaining older married men of proven virtue to celebrate the Eucharist in isolated Catholic communities is something that should be discussed, said Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy.
Serving Isolated Parishes May Mean Ordaining Married Men Read Post »
