Solemnity of Most Holy Trinity, Year C- May 26, 2013The readings for this Sunday are: Prv 8:22-31, Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9, Rom 5:1-5, Jn 16:12-15On the Sunday that follows Pentecost, we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
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On Saturday, May 18 Pope Francis celebrated the vigil of the feast of Pentecost at St. Peter’s square with members of New Movments.
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Dear Brothers and Sisters,Today we contemplate and re-live in the liturgy the outpouring of the Holy Spirit sent by the risen Christ upon his Church; an event of grace which filled the Upper Room in Jerusalem and then spread throughout the world.But what happened on that day, so distant from us and yet so close as to touch the very depths of our hearts? Luke gives us the answer in the passage of the Acts of the Apostles which we have heard (2:1-11)
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Pope Francis on Pentecost Sunday: Newness, Harmony and Mission
This Pentecost weekend, we invite you to learn more about one of the Church’s great lay movements: Focolare also known as the “Work of Mary”. Founded by a young lay woman during wartime Italy the story of Chiara Lubich is truly extraordinary
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Since its founding in 1926, the need for the Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) has only grown. This papal agency, created by Pius XI to support the Eastern Catholic Churches, is helping sustain vulnerable Christian populations amidst poverty and violence.
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Pennsylvania priest leads mission to help minority Christians
This weekend, 120,000 members of lay movements and ecclesial associations are gathering in Rome to celebrate Pentecost and the Year of Faith.Around 150 different groups from around the world are registered for the events. Under the slogan, “I Believe!
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Pictured above with Pope John Paul II is Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare movement (1982).
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This past week Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna participated in the Leadership Conference at Holy Trinity Brompton, an Anglican parish in the heart of downtown London. Cardinal Schoenborn’s presentation was more of a Question and Answer session with Holy Trinity pastor Nicky Gumbel.
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On Thursday May 17, 2013, Pope Francis met with the ambassadors of Kyrgystan, Antigua and Barbueda, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and Botswana.
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The Early Renaissance is considered one of the most crucial and dynamic periods in Western art history. Wealthy 14th-century Florentine citizens commissioned extravagant works of art, spurring artists to explore new materials and innovate new artistic techniques
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An integral part of any successful pilgrimage is that moment of self-doubt when you ask yourself, “What have I gotten myself into?”This was a question often uttered along the route of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, which I walked last fall.
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Below is the full text of a pastoral letter written by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk to all Ukranian Greek Catholic faithful. The topic of the letter is The Vibrant Parish – A place to encounter the living Christ.On this occasion I wish to emphasize that all the members of our Church have a personal responsibility throughout their whole lives to acquire an ever deeper knowledge of the truth of the Holy Faith, while the clergy must not neglect their responsibility of teaching the faith to their parishioners, not only through preaching, but also through catechetical instruction.
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Solemnity of Pentecost, Year C – Sunday,May 19, 2013The readings for Pentecost are Acts 2:1-11;1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 and Jn 20:19- or Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 We know the story well (Acts 2:1-10) — it is the dawn of the day of Pentecost and the followers of Jesus are gathered to wait and pray. This new day begins with an explosion of sounds from heaven, and a violent wind.
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Below is the full text of a letter from Ukranian Greek Catholic Major Archbishop, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk to the Beloved Mothers of Priestsserving in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church throughout the world.Dearly Beloved Mothers,Christ is Risen!During my life as a layman, priest and bishop, I’ve come to reaIize that perhaps the most solemn and awe-inspiring moment that can be experienced by a faithful member of our Church is to have the privilege of being present at the ordination to the Holy Priesthood of a young man, and to receive his first priestly blessing at the conclusion of the Holy Rite of Ordination.Truly, it is difficult to imagine an event that is more joyous for the Church!
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Below is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily during Canonization Mass for three new saints, Sunday May 12 at St. Peter’s Square.
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Do you remember where you were when the white smoke appeared, heralding the election of Pope Francis? That will always be an easy question for me, since I was in the S+L studio doing live commentary
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