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Christ the Lord is Risen Today . . .

April 1, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Christ the Lord is Risen Today . . .

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and…Continue Reading

Jesus is Real: A Homily for Easter Sunday

April 1, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Jesus is Real: A Homily for Easter Sunday

One of the possible Gospel readings for Easter is from John (I have written about that account here.) This year I present a reflection on Matthew’s account (28:1-10) of Easter morning, which is another option for the Easter liturgy. Nearly all of the resurrection accounts in the Gospels present the apostles and disciples on a journey to deeper faith. In stages th

Mindong, Msgr. Guo is back, but banned from celebrating Chrism Mass as bishop

March 29, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Mindong, Msgr. Guo is back, but banned from celebrating Chrism Mass as bishop

Mindong (AsiaNews) – Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin was returned yesterday to his house, after being held overnight in police custody.  He had been detained by public security officials on the evening of March 26, together with the chancellor of the diocese. Msgr. Guo, 59, is ordinary bishop of Mindong, recognized by the Holy See, but not by the government, which instead supports the illegitimate bishop Msgr. Zhan Silu, who thus far is still excommunicated. Under a possible agreement between C

In Indiana, it’s now double homicide to kill a pregnant woman

March 27, 2018 breaking Comments Off on In Indiana, it’s now double homicide to kill a pregnant woman

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – On Sunday, Indiana’s Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation empowering prosecutors to recognize preborn babies as second victims in the murder of their mothers. He also signed legislation strengthening scrutiny of abortion facilities. Senate Enrolled Act 203 gives prosecutors the discretion to charge individuals with murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter against a preborn baby if they did so in the course of committing t

Final Document of Vatican Youth Meeting on Women, Moral Issues, Leadership

March 25, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Final Document of Vatican Youth Meeting on Women, Moral Issues, Leadership

Today, 24 March, those 300 young people gathered in Rome at the invitation of the Vatican issued their own final document after a week-long discussion. Some 15,000 young people contributed to the discussions through Facebook groups. The participants at the meeting — which was open to people between the ages of 16 and 29 — were chosen by national bishops’ conferences, Catholic institutions, and the Vatican’s synod office. This document will be handed t

Youth say they want a Church that’s transparent, up-to-date

March 25, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Youth say they want a Church that’s transparent, up-to-date

Vatican City, Mar 24, 2018 / 09:11 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At the end of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican, young people from around the world have urged the Church to be more authentic, modern and creative in the way it interacts with young people, and in addressing controversial contemporary issues. “We want to say, especially to the hierarchy of the Church, that they should be a transparent, welcoming, honest, inviting, communicative, accessible, joyful and interactive community,” the youth delegates said in the final document of this week’s pre-synod meeting in Rome. “A credible Church,” they said, “is

When bishops don’t fulfill their duties

March 24, 2018 breaking Comments Off on When bishops don’t fulfill their duties

Year after year the Religious Education Conference (REC) in Los Angeles produces a new raft of horror stories: accounts about speakers who gleefully dismiss the established teachings of the Church, cheered on by an audience composed largely of people who are paid, by one American diocese or another, to instruct young people in the Catholic faith. Why does Archbishop Gomez tolerate this festival of dissent? I don’t know. This year, Joseph Sciambra reports, a priest who works in the Los Angeles archdiocese exhorted parochial-school teachers to “affirm” 2nd—and 3rd-graders

BREAKING: Local bishop calls treatment of pro-marriage Providence College student ‘reprehensible’

March 22, 2018 breaking Comments Off on BREAKING: Local bishop calls treatment of pro-marriage Providence College student ‘reprehensible’

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 22, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Thomas Tobin has written a letter to Providence College student Michael Smalanskas, commending him for his “courage” and denouncing the “reprehensible” treatment he’s received on campus for creating a bulletin board explaining Catholic teaching on marriage. In a letter dated March 21, Bishop Tobin praised Smalanskas for his courage. Tobin’s ecclesiastical territory as the

How one organization helps the Church welcome Catholics with disabilities

March 22, 2018 breaking Comments Off on How one organization helps the Church welcome Catholics with disabilities

Washington D.C., Mar 21, 2018 / 04:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Around 14 million Catholics in the U.S. are living with a disability. Since 1982, the National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) has been working to make sure those Catholics are welcomed as members of the Church and have opportunities to participate in the faith. “The goal of NCPD is to ensure that people w

Ohio Bill Bans All Abortions, Declares Unborn Babies as People Under Law

March 21, 2018 breaking Comments Off on Ohio Bill Bans All Abortions, Declares Unborn Babies as People Under Law

A new bill in the Ohio legislature would ban all abortions in the state by recognizing unborn babies as people protected under the law. Sponsored by state Reps. Ron Hood and Nino Vitale, Ohio House Bill 565 would prohibit all abortions in Ohio, ABC 6 News reports. “The goal of this bill is to first of all continue to get the word out that life does begin at conception and move the debate in that direction, and to protect unborn Ohioans from being aborted,” Hood said, according to The Hill. “We make it very clear in the state of Ohio we consider the unborn child a person just like you, me or any other person that has a right to…Continue Reading