The Kingdom is not thing; the Kingdom is a Person

5 things to know about the debate on euthanasia in Ecuador

By Catholic News Agency on Nov 28, 2023 11:15 am
null / Credit: Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 28, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). The discussion about the decriminalization of euthanasia in Ecuador started Nov. 20 when the country’s constitutional court began to evaluate the arguments for and aga... [...]
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Israel and Hamas, divine mercy and divine justice

By Dr. André Villeneuve on Nov 27, 2023 09:21 pm
On October 28, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caused a stir when he quoted a controversial passage from the Bible in the context of Israel’s war against Hamas. In a statement to the Israeli [...]
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New policy at Catholic all-women’s college is anti-woman

By Amy Welborn on Nov 27, 2023 02:57 pm
It was recently announced that in June 2023, that the Catholic, historically women’s college St. Mary’s in South Bend, Indiana, made a change to its admissions policy: Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic women’s college. [...]
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Pondering the future, inevitable papal conclave

By Christopher R. Altieri on Nov 26, 2023 07:06 pm
Hyper-analysis of Pope Francis’s Angelus this Sunday will likely run well into the week. That’s not because of anything he said or didn’t, but because of his brief and previously unannounced visit to Rome’s Tiber [...]
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Arizona pro-life group engages in ecumenical outreach

By CWR Staff on Nov 26, 2023 11:11 am
The Arizona Life Coalition (ALC) is the major pro-life organization in the Grand Canyon State. ALC carries out its nonpolitical mission primarily by education, collaboration, and support for people and groups that share its convictions [...]
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PHOTOS: Christmas celebrations canceled in Bethlehem in the midst of war

By Catholic News Agency on Nov 26, 2023 05:00 am
The road leading from checkpoint 300, one of the main entrances to Bethlehem, to the city is completely deserted. Since Oct. 7, when the war broke out, the gate has been closed. Nov. 18, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Nov 26, 2023... [...]
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“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

By J. J. Ziegler on Nov 25, 2023 08:01 pm
On November 24, 2013, Pope Francis signed Evangelii Gaudium [The Joy of the Gospel], his apostolic exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world. The document’s publication followed the October 2012 Synod of [...]
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Consoling the Heart of Jesus

By Rob Marco on Nov 25, 2023 07:41 pm
My wife and I have been listening to a good primer on mental prayer. Though I have practiced mental prayer for a number of years now, it’s always good to go back for refreshers, as [...]
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Pope adds married couples, Church movement reps to Vatican’s laity and family office

By Catholic News Agency on Nov 25, 2023 09:07 am
Margaret Karram, the third president to lead the Focolare Movement, was among several members of ecclesial movements who were appointed to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life by Pope Francis on Nov. 25, 2023. / Credit: CSC Audiovisivi ... [...]
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Reflections on our Catholic President’s God-less Thanksgiving proclamation

By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Nov 24, 2023 10:24 pm
As Thanksgiving 2023 recedes in the rearview mirror, it’s worth taking one look for a few moments at Joe Biden’s “Thanksgiving” Proclamation, published the day before the holiday. It’s said that one of the hardest [...]
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The Kingdom is not thing; the Kingdom is a Person

By Carl E. Olson on Nov 24, 2023 09:45 pm
Readings: • Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17 • Psa 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 • 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 • Matt 25:31-46 Sacred Scripture is bursting with kings. With close to 3,000 references to kings, it’s safe to say [...]
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