The Benedict Joseph Labre of our times
By Father Seán Connolly on Apr 16, 2021 01:23 amThe experience of going on pilgrimage has long shaped the Catholic imagination. Indeed, the Second Vatican Council speaks of the Church as the Pilgrim People of God (cf. Lumen Gentium, 48-51), establishing an analogy with [...]
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The life, faith, and struggle of Joseph Ratzinger: An interview with Peter Seewald
By Carl E. Olson on Apr 15, 2021 09:58 pmNote: On the occasion of the 94th birthday of Joseph Ratzinger, born on April 16, 1927, CWR is reposting this interview, first posted on January 13, 2021. The veteran German journalist Peter Seewald first met [...]
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Anthony Fauci, Chelsea Clinton to speak at Vatican health conference
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 15, 2021 02:13 pmVatican City, Apr 15, 2021 / 11:39 am (CNA). Anthony Fauci, Chelsea Clinton, and Deepak Chopra are among the featured speakers at a Vatican conference being held in May on the interplay of mind, body, [...]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court: Governor overstepped authority on COVID rule
By Joseph M. Hanneman on Apr 15, 2021 03:01 amMADISON, Wisconsin — For the second time in just over two weeks, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a rebuke of Gov. Tony Evers, this time saying his administration violated the law by regulating the size [...]
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Amazon pulls transgender-critical book before relisting it
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 15, 2021 01:02 amWashington D.C., Apr 14, 2021 / 14:07 pm (CNA). The online retail giant Amazon delisted a book critical of transgender ideology, before apparently relisting it for sale on Wednesday afternoon. Maria Keffler, author of “Desist, [...]
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What Mozart taught Hans Küng about God
By Dr. Samuel Gregg on Apr 14, 2021 03:52 pmDe mortuis nihil nisi bonum. Loosely translated as “do not speak ill of the dead,” it remains good advice, particularly when reflecting on the life of someone with whom you disagreed about many things. The [...]
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God’s harsh and dreadful love
By George Weigel on Apr 14, 2021 03:03 amThe Paschal Triduum this year seemed like a return from exile: Holy Thursday’s Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, in church; Good Friday’s Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion, in church; Saturday evening’s Easter Vigil, in [...]
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Abp. Naumann, Pres. Biden, and the ongoing clash over Holy Communion
By Monica Migliorino Miller on Apr 13, 2021 05:38 pmPresident Joseph Biden’s advocacy of legalized abortion while continuing to receive Holy Communion is the crucial issue confronting the Church in America today. Such a claim is certainly arguable considering the gravity of the evil [...]
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Should suffering shake our faith?
By Bishop Robert Barron on Apr 13, 2021 04:40 pmPremier Christian Radio in the UK just sponsored a survey that investigated how the COVID crisis has affected religious beliefs and attitudes. There were three major findings—namely, that 67% of those who characterize themselves as [...]
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Christian leaders in Nigeria allege Islamization attempt after recent judicial appointments
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 13, 2021 03:57 pmAbuja, Nigeria, Apr 13, 2021 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Christian leaders in Nigeria claimed Sunday that Muhammadu Buhari’s government is keen on Islamizing the West African nation, following the recent appointments of Court of Appeal [..]
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On the intimate nature of Confession
By Rob Marco on Apr 12, 2021 11:19 pmWhen my wife and I began dating, it wasn’t long before I realized I had finally, after many years, found someone I could be myself with. She was kind, warm, trustworthy, and generous in spirit. [...]
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California’s limit on home religious gatherings too strict, US Supreme Court says
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 12, 2021 08:12 pmWashington D.C., Apr 12, 2021 / 13:49 pm (CNA). California’s coronavirus restrictions on home-based religious gatherings like Bible studies, worship and prayer meetings were more strict than the constitution allows, the U.S. Supreme Court said [...]
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Ideas have consequences
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap. on Apr 12, 2021 01:01 amRichard Weaver, the political philosopher, once wrote that “ideas have consequences.” And therein lies a tale. In June 2001, exactly 20 years ago, a friend of mine and his wife attended a meeting in Washington, [...]
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As St. Vincent volcano erupts, Catholics ask for prayers
By CNA Daily News on Apr 11, 2021 11:06 pmDenver Newsroom, Apr 11, 2021 / 11:50 am America/Denver (CNA). A major volcanic eruption in the Eastern Caribbean has prompted thousands to evacuate parts of the main island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Catholics [...]
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Papal pokes in priestly eyes
By Peter M.J. Stravinskas on Apr 11, 2021 11:01 pm“Men, not Angels, the Priests of the Gospel”. So did St. John Henry Cardinal Newman entitle one of his lectures in 1849,1 four years after his conversion. Newman was not scandalized by that realization; he [...]
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Pope Francis: Christ’s wounds shower ‘mercy upon our misery’
By CNA Daily News on Apr 11, 2021 10:50 pmA side chapel dedicated to Divine Mercy in the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia. / ACI Stampa. Vatican City, Apr 11, 2021 / 05:48 am America/Denver (CNA). At every Mass we adore and [...]
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Colorado bishops to restore Sunday Mass obligation on Pentecost
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 11, 2021 10:45 pmCNA Staff, Apr 11, 2021 / 16:50 pm America/Denver (CNA). The Sunday Mass obligation will be restored for Catholics in the state of Colorado next month, unless sickness or another grave reason prevents them from [...]
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Ahmad Al Aliwi Al Issa, jihad, and questionable narratives
By William Kilpatrick on Apr 11, 2021 01:07 amIn the wake of the March 23rd killing of ten people at the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, two Catholic bishops quickly responded with words of solace. They prayed for the victims and [...]
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St. Peter’s “Commencement Address” and the challenge of Eastertide
By Fr. Charles Fox on Apr 10, 2021 07:14 pmWith the celebration of Easter, we are now approaching the season of graduations from college, and high school graduations will soon follow. Among all the things this graduation season brings, there will be numerous commencement [...]
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Is Cardinal Becciu being rehabilitated?
By Catholic News Agency on Apr 10, 2021 01:39 pmVatican City, Apr 10, 2021 / 03:03 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis’ private visit to Cardinal Angelo Becciu on Holy Thursday set off speculation about whether the pope is attempting to rehabilitate the disgraced cardinal. The [...]
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Whether there is a moral obligation to be vaccinated
By Dr. Douglas Farrow on Apr 10, 2021 02:58 amObjection 1. It seems there is a moral obligation, for one is obligated to care for one’s own body and to care likewise for the body of the neighbor, who by divine command is to [...]
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Faith, Love, and Obedience: Marks of the True Disciple
By Carl E. Olson on Apr 09, 2021 08:57 pmOn the Readings for April 8, 2018, Second Sunday of Easter and Sunday of Divine Mercy [...]
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How a successful district attorney became a priest and promoter of Marian devotion
By Jim Graves on Apr 09, 2021 05:32 pmFr. Quan Tran is a parochial vicar at St. Bonaventure Parish in Huntington Beach, California, in the Diocese of Orange. He was born in Vietnam, but fled the country at age six with his family [...]
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French Catholic bishops open beatification cause of Dominican priest
By CNA Daily News on Apr 09, 2021 04:46 pmRome Newsroom, Apr 9, 2021 / 12:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). The French Catholic bishops have approved the opening of the beatification cause of a little-known but quietly influential Dominican priest. The bishops made the announcement regarding the [...]
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