Here is what I hope Laudato Sí 2.0 will say
By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. on Aug 25, 2023 03:00 amBack in 2015, when rumors circulated that Pope Francis was writing Laudato Sí, an encyclical on the environment, I offered some unsolicited advice as to what should be in the letter: “What Should the Pope’s [...]
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Will the Supreme Court address the pro-abortion bias of some lower courts?
By Russell Shaw on Aug 24, 2023 06:17 pmAs the Supreme Court revs up for a new term, the justices are being asked to tackle this question: Should prolife activists have to pay multi-million dollar fines for publicizing the fact that Planned Parenthood [...]
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Word of Life curriculum draws praise from catechists
By Kathy Schiffer on Aug 24, 2023 02:32 pmThank you for helping me to love Jesus.” That was the heartfelt message from a seven-year-old to Amanuel Malik, faith formation director in Rochester, New York. The young author of that note was a student [...]
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St. Bartholomew: From despair to discipleship and a heavenly destiny
By Fr. Charles Fox on Aug 24, 2023 04:00 amAs it often does with the events of the Gospels, the streaming series The Chosen adds to the drama of the encounter between Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:45-51 by employing a bit of artistic [...]
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A migrant’s journey: Exploring the Pope’s recommended book
By Dr. R. Jared Staudt on Aug 24, 2023 03:00 amOn August 10, Pope Francis posted on X: “With sorrow I heard about the news of the shipwreck involving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. Let us not remain indifferent to these tragedies, and let us [...]
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Texas Carmelites defy bishop’s order to close their doors to the faithful
By Catholic News Agency on Aug 23, 2023 04:26 pmBishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns Washington, D.C... [...]
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Archbishop Fernández and the learning curve
By George Weigel on Aug 23, 2023 09:00 am“Pope Francis has just given the Vatican his Ratzinger,” declared one July 2 headline; “Pope Francis Finds His Ratzinger,” announced another, four days later. Both quickie assessments of Argentinian Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández’s appointment as [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, August 23, 2023
By CWR Staff on Aug 23, 2023 03:00 amStone in the Shoe – “Francis is a complex man. All humans are. But the strengths and weaknesses of a pope are magnified a hundredfold by the importance of his ministry and its global, very [...]
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How to make work a continual prayer in the age of distraction
By Paul Winkler on Aug 22, 2023 07:20 pmIn today’s fast-paced and media driven world, where information bombards us from various sources such as TV, computers, cell phones and billboards, it is amazing to realize that the average person processes as much as [...]
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An inside look at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
By Carl E. Olson on Aug 22, 2023 07:05 pmJayd Henricks, the President of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal, served from 2006 to 2017 on the staff of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), including six years as the Executive Director [...]
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Why the Queenship of Mary matters
By Catholic News Agency on Aug 22, 2023 03:00 amMary. Artist Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Museu da Casa Brasileira. Wikimedia Commons. / null Mundelein, Ill., Aug 22, 2023 / 02:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church annually celebrates the feast of the Queenship of Mary on Aug. 22. I would imagi... [...]
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On culture wars and the “woke capital of Europe”: A conversation with Mark Dooley
By Julian Kwasniewski on Aug 21, 2023 10:56 pmHaving discovered the journal The European Conservative last year, I started noticing articles by Dr. Mark Dooley, one of the contributing editors. An Irish philosopher and journalist, Dooley closely collaborated with the late influential philosopher [...]
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Analysis: Massachusetts rejects Catholic couple as foster parents
By Charles J. Russo on Aug 21, 2023 05:58 pmIn April, officials in Oregon denied Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, the opportunity to adopt siblings under the age of nine from foster care. The reason? She would not “accept” and “support” the [...]
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Lawmaker warns of Chinese communists changing the Bible
By Catholic News Agency on Aug 21, 2023 02:15 pmnull / Ryk Neethling via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 21, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA). The chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party warned on Thursday of efforts from the Chinese government to subver... [...]
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Ministers return to their classrooms
By David G. Bonagura, Jr. on Aug 20, 2023 07:28 pmAcross America, Catholic school teachers are returning to their classrooms to begin a new year, when they will again endeavor to fulfill the purpose of Catholic education: to lead their students to Christ by means [...]
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Values of life and family in catastrophic decline in Mexico (Part 2)
By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman on Aug 20, 2023 06:00 pmEditor’s note: Part 1 of this essay was published on August 15, 2023. ————– Mexico’s post-2016 denouement: abortion decriminalized, violent feminist marches begin Since Pope Francis visited in 2016, Mexico has rapidly lost ground to [...]
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