Cardinal Timothy Dolan: '... I find myself undertaking an examination of conscience: did we as a Church, here in the US, go too far in obeying all the restrictions imposed during the COVID pandemic, resulting in a lack of pastoral care for those sick?'
Archbishop Broglio called the medical center’s decision “incomprehensible,” one that denies “essential pastoral care … (for) the sick and aged when it (is) so readily available.”
“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary.”— Pope Benedict XVI, Homily, St. Peter’s Square, April 25, 2005
St. Benedict is known as the father of modern monasticism. Though monks existed long before him, because of his Rule, and the order he imposed, he made it easier to run a monastery.
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Guadalupe Radio Network suspended
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from airing on its affiliate stations due to a “spirit of contention” among hosts, including Gloria Purvis. We encourage
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to reconsider. No good can come from “canceling” dialogue.
Pope Francis issued a decree declaring the sainthood of Blessed Margaret of Città di Castello, a much-loved Italian Dominican laywoman
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Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has asked Catholics to join in praying to St. Junipero Serra on his feast day, July 1, for “an end to racial prejudice and a new awareness of what it means that all men and women are created equal as children of God.”
“Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every other name.” (Phil. 2:8-9)
Look in the mirror before correcting others’ mistakes, Pope Francis said today during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI audience hall
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The pope “is in good general condition, alert and breathing on his own. Routine follow-up examinations are good. He will observe the necessary post-operative rest for the entire day.”
Today, Italian teenager Carlo Acutis' beatification takes place in Assisi. This soccer-loving, computer-programing teen with a deep love for the Eucharist is a model for faith & virtue, Pope Francis said. Read more
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As the Titanic is again in the headlines, we recall Fr. Thomas Byles, who sacrificed his own life in order to remain behind with those doomed to die in the cold waters of the Atlantic, & to invoke his intercession for all those in danger while at sea
This Lent, actor Jonathan Roumie
@JonathanRoumie
(Jesus in “The Chosen”) has a full plate at work — and an empty one at home, he told OSV News, thanks to some “heavy fasting” he plans to undertake between now and Easter
There was a YES from St Joseph more than once. He said YES when the angel came and assured him that all was legit with Mary’s pregnancy. He said YES when the angel told him to get out of Dodge and head to Egypt. He said YES in a million little daily ways.
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Today we celebrate the feast day of Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, an icon of mercy who spread God's mercy to the poor. St. Teresa, pray for us!
As fire raged around them, the Benedictine monks of St. Andrew's Abbey in California evacuated their monastery. But something amazing happened: 'The fire just went around'
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ICYMI: Thousands sang & applauded as Italian teen Carlo Acutis was beatified on Saturday in a town dear to him & to many Christians around the world: Assisi
The Little Sisters of the Poor have lost many elderly residents & 11 sisters worldwide this year to
#COVID
-19, but Sister Constance Veit says that she feels affirmed in the importance of her vocation to serve & protect the dignity of the elderly
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Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic.
Recently, the
@washingtonpost
ran an article repeating an old claim that Pope Pius XII was “Hitler’s Pope,” arguing that Pius knew about the Holocaust & did nothing to stop it. It’s time to dismantle this myth
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St. Bernadette Soubirous is best known as the visionary from Mary's appearances at Lourdes, France. Bernadette is now a saint...not because Mary appeared to her (though that is indeed noteworthy), but because of the life she lived after those visits.
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St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491 and became a soldier. He had a long convalescence after being wounded in the leg with a cannonball, and he underwent a remarkable conversion, inspired by reading about the life of Christ and about various saints’ lives.
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A Prayer for Fathers Who Have Died 🙏
We remember fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers who are no longer with us but who live forever in our memory and nourish us with their love.
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Cardinal Raymond L. Burke thanked health care workers as well as people who have been praying for him as he continues his recovery from COVID-19
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St. Maximilian Kolbe said “yes” to God in the most dramatic way possible — with his life. He entered a Franciscan friary in 1907 at 13 years old andprofessed his final vows in 1914.
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Pause for prayer 🙏
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. +
St. Teresa of Avila’s life of prayer made her ‘exceptional,’ Pope Francis said in a video message today marking the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Teresa as a doctor of the church
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The 'crowning jewel' of the Bascilica of the National Shrine, the Trinity Dome Mosaic, was dedicated last week on the feast of the Immaculate Conception
St. Mary Magdalene discovered the empty tomb with the other holy women on Easter morning & was the first person to encounter the risen Christ. Her feast day is July 22, and she is the patron of converts and penitent sinners. St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us!
The Vatican is releasing a book commemorating Pope Francis' prayer at the start of the pandemic. The English version, “Why are You Afraid? Have You No Faith?” is jointly published by the Vatican publishing house &
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When no one else would go to minister to the lepers on the colony of Molokai, St. Damien volunteered to go. Through his work on the island, he transformed the dump that was there into a community that had the best treatment available.
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Online exposition of the Shroud of Turin tomorrow, 4/11: The livestream will be available on the website for the shroud — & on the Facebook page of the archdiocese (
@diocesitorino
) More info:
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#holyweek
Fast facts about St John Paul II:
· Lived 1920-2005
· Secretly studied for the priesthood in Nazi-occupied Poland
· Became pope in 1978
· Most traveled pope in history
· Patron of Polish-Ukranian reconciliation and World Youth Days
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St. Maria Goretti shows us that forgiveness is an act of will. It’s not easy, but it is possible. Let’s turn to her with the things we struggle to forgive, and pray that we will have the courage she did. St. Maria Goretti, pray for us!
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Mark Hublar, a young Catholic man with Down syndrome, has made it his life's mission “to help friends like me to have a full life and real jobs.” Hulbar said: “God is happy with what I’m doing. He works in heaven and I work down here.” Read his story.
Young St. Joan of Arc was burned her at the stake for witchcraft & heresy, but her trial was later reopened & she was declared innocent of all charges. Her feast day is May 30 & she is the patron of France. St. Joan of Arc, pray for us!
Mary to Juan Diego: “Am I not here, I, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms?”
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