“The need for this public witness becomes a constant call to inner conversion, to justice and holiness of life on the part of each religious. It also becomes an invitation to each Institute to reflect on the purity of its corporate ecclesial witness.
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I was delighted to hear from Fr. Tim that we will have a votive Mass in honour of St
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Ethopian runner and Orthodox Christian, Meseret Defar, shows the image of Our Lady she carried in her shirt after she won the gold medal in the 5000m race. [source]Russian gymnast and another Orthodox Christian, Ksenia Afanaseva, clutches an icon of her favorite saint.And lastly, speed skater Kirstin Holum, who participated in the 98 Olympics, is now known as Sr
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I don’t know when I’ve been happier to see someone walk up the street to my home!
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Of the several forms which devotion to St. Philomena has taken, perhaps the one that is best known and most used is that of her Cord
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Here’s a cool video of a six year old child singing the Salve Regina at my Church, rather drowning out some of the adults. His elder sister had just made her first Holy Communion.
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As a media professional, there are some saints who become part of your work. Working here at Salt and Light one those saints is Clare of Assisi, the patron saint of television whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates today.Clare was contemporary of St
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Blogger “Cranmer” asks Why does the BBC ignore Usain Bolt’s God? It is a good question.
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… Caleb Bonham takes to Denver to ask Obama supporters the hard hitting question; If you want the government to stay out of the bedroom how do you justify supporting government funded abortifacients to be used in the bedroom?My favorite part is at the 1:13 minute mark.
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Obama presence at fundraiser not an endorsement, Archbishop Lori says Baltimore shepherd urges Catholics to not ‘get distracted’ over inviteArchbishop William E. Lori Archbishop William.
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WE NEED YOUR HELP DONATE NOW VIA PAYPAL OFFICIAL RACCOLTA NOVENA PRAYER WITH INDULGENCE: To all faithful Christians who, in private or public, in church or in their own houses, shall keep any of the following Novenas, in preparation for the principal feasts of most holy Mary, Pope Pius VII., at the prayer of several holy persons, granted, by Rescripts issued through his Eminence the Cardinal-Vicar, Aug. 4 and Nov.
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Democrats sidestep ‘hot-button’ social issues Published: Friday, August 10, 2012, 1:47 pm | Author: Paul Tuns Print This Article Tagged with: US politics Politico reports on Democratic National Convention planning documents that they’ve seen and how Barack Obama’s party is planning to highlight the so-called “hot-button” issues like gay rights, abortion, Planned Parenthood funding, and immigration. Politico reports:The most innovative — and harshest — element of the preliminary program is a nightly “social contrast” in which two people describe their personal experience with a hot-button issue — one person lauding the president’s actions, the other taking Romney to task
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Efforts continue for Pope Paul VI’s canonization Cardinal hopes for upcoming beatificationPope Paul VI.The B.C. Catholic has Catholic News Agency’s coverage of a special Mass commemorating the 34th anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI: Commemorating the 34th anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI, retired Archbishop of Milan Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi said he hopes to see the late pontiff raised to the altars soon
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For Immediate Release The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) is troubled that the constitutional exemption granted to Gloria Taylor, to die by euthanasia or assisted suicide, was not stayed by the BC court. Alex Schadenberg, EPC executive director states: EPC is concerned that this court order may prompt other people with similar conditions to apply for a constitutional exemption to die by euthanasia before the Supreme Court and Parliament have ruled on the matter.Hugh Scher, EPC legal counsel comments: The existing laws prohibiting euthanasia and assisted suicide remain in effect.Parliament and the Supreme Court of Canada have endorsed the constitutionality of the law.In April 2010, Canada’s parliament overwhelming defeated a bill that would have legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide
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South Africa proposes first saint Benedict Daswa died a martyr for his stand against sorceryBenedict Daswa. Here’s an article I wrote about about a faithful South African man who could become country’s first saint: Benedict Daswa, a teacher, community leader, father, and faithful Catholic, was martyred 22 years ago for living his faith and refusing to participate in a village witch-hunt
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The Council itself, in the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, said this: While Christ, ‘holy, innocent and undefiled’ (Heb 7:26) knew nothing of sin (cf. 2 Cor 5:21), but came only to expiate the sins of the people (cf
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The Council itself, in the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium, said this: While Christ, ‘holy, innocent and undefiled’ (Heb 7:26) knew nothing of sin (cf.
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