Seminarians Adopted For Parish Feast
A parish celebrated its feast day by “adopting” a seminarian from the national orientation seminary.
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Parish Life
Christian Living Evil & Persecution Your Letters
No Place Ever for Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism continues to raise its ugly head, even in South Africa, as recent press reports have shown. Yet, this year, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Seelisberg Conference on anti-Semitism.
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Christian Living Saints Shackleton
How Can I Love and Serve the Lord?
I try to follow Christ and his teachings as a Catholic. At the end of Mass, I am advised to go in peace to love and serve the Lord. I have always been too shy to do such things. How can I do this apart from praying and receiving the sacraments?
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Christian Living Politics
The Shifting Politics of Religion in the US
The American Values Atlas, released by the Public Religion Research Institute, took note of the role religion plays in shaping trends in U.S. politics. The numbers may to some seem striking, but at the same time may provide confirmation of things long suspected.
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Church
Did You Know East Timor is 80% Catholic?
After six weeks of negotiation, an alliance led by the former revolutionary party Fretilin will lead the economically troubled Catholic nation of East Timor for the next five years.
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Church Parish Life Sarah-Leah Pimentel
How Much Should You Tithe to the Church?
A few weeks ago in our RCIA group, someone asked: “Do Catholics tithe?” This is a topic that generates some controversy. “Give generously,” I answered. “But generosity is very subjective,” the adult convert commented. “How can you be sure that everyone gives equitably to the Church?”
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Mass Pope Francis
1.1 Million at Papal Mass in Bogota
More than 1.1 million people gathered in the park for Mass in Bogota’s Simon Bolivar Park. Many of them were soaked in a rainstorm before the pope arrived, but as Mass began, bits of blue sky began to appear.
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Christian Living Jesus Justice & Peace Peace & Justice Poverty & Social Justice
How Did Jesus Tell Us How to Live?
Following Jesus in the Christian life is a very challenging way to live in that, among other things, we have an obligation to fight against the social evils that arise in society — we are supposed to make the world we live in a better world.
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