A new Catholic “whistle-blower” groupPosted on22 May 2013byFr. John ZuhlsdorfFrom Newsmax:Catholic Priests and Nuns Unite to Fight Church’s Abuse Problem A group of priests and nuns calling themselves Catholic Whistleblowers are pressing Pope Francis and the American bishops to take on those in the church who are still protecting sexual predators
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2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has called Christians worldwide to prayer this Friday for our brothers and sisters in China. Speaking at the end of his general audience in Italian, the Holy Father noted that Friday, May 24th, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai
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Vatican City, 22 May 2013 (VIS) – At the end of this morning’s general audience, the Holy Father—noting that this Friday, 24 May, is the day dedicated to the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians, who is venerated with great devotion at the National Shrine of Sheshan in Shanghai, China—launched an appeal, inviting “Catholics around the world to join in prayer with our brothers and sisters in China; to implore of God the grace to proclaim Christ, dead and risen, with humility and joy; to be faithful to his Church and the Successor of Peter; and to live their everyday lives in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a manner consistent with the faith they profess.” The Pope offered these words to be said in order to call upon Mary’s intercession: “Our Lady of Sheshan, in their everyday struggles, sustain the commitment of all those in China, so that they may continue to believe, to hope, to love, and so they may never fear to speak of Jesus to the world and of the world to Jesus.” “Mary, Virgin most faithful, support Chinese Catholics.
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2013-05-22 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Below a Vatican Radio translation of Pope Francis’ General Audience catechesis, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. [Original text Italian]:Dear brothers and sisters, good day!in the Creed, after having professed faith in the Holy Spirit, we say: “We believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.” There is a deep connection between these two realities of faith: the Holy Spirit gives life to the Church, guides Her steps
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2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) How can the Church boost its pastoral assistance to the victims of forced migration, especially at a time when more and more people worldwide are being forced to flee their homes largely because of conflict or persecution?
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Pontifical Council on challenges of reaching out to victims of forced migration
“Newness always makes us a bit fearful, because we feel more secure if we have everything under control, if we are the ones who build, programme, and plan our lives … This is also the case when it comes to God
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About the Chant Café Catholic liturgical music is serious, solemn, transcendent, but Catholic musicians are never more fun and inspiring than when they are talking about what they love most. This is what happens at sacred music events around the world: the social and intellectual are critically important elements
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On May 16, Catholic Charities of Toronto celebrated its centenary with a gala evening. Below is an excerpt of the speech presented by Executive Director Michael Fullan.
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2013-05-21 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ decision to place his hands on the head of a sick child and pray over him on Pentecost Sunday stirred speculation he might have performed an exorcism.
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Blessed Virgin Maryand Child JesusOn Saturday May 18, 1,300 people attended the annual Marian Day of Prayer held at Canada Christian College. The event was organized by the Ave Maria Centre of Peace.
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Shawn has announced already at the New Liturgical Movement blog that the Church Music Association of America will be the new sponsor of the NLM. I’ll be published and editor and Gregory DiPippo will be the managing editor.
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Standing on my head:We’ve made catechesis nice.
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If You Teach Catholicism is About Being Nice, You’ll Lose Them…
I’ve been having problems with blogging material.I don’t seem to have had any.After staring at my computer for the best part of an hour in the hopes that inspiration would strike, I have decided to give up and go into the church and pray.I need prayers right now…In the meantime, I thought I’d share a rather nice video from the Solemn High Mass in honour of St. Margaret Clitherow, celebrated at St
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Remembering that the New Testament is hidden in the old and the old is made manifest in the New, yesterday’s feast provides three powerful images from the past that converge at Pentecost: Wind, Fire and Witness.The mighty rushing wind connects back to the first day of creation where in the first verses of the Bible we are told that “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form and void, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” The Hebrew for “Spirit of God” is ruach Elohim which means “Wind of the Mighty One” or “Mighty Wind” or “Breath of God” or “Spirit of God”. Because Hebrew has a small vocabulary single words often carry a multiplicity of meanings
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Good Lord, without Your help, the name of Christian men shall be utterly destroyed and fordone. . .
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The Church of the Good Shepherd – A Sodality of the Anglican Use: St. Catherine of Siena on the Eucharist Coat of Arms of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St
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Vatican City, 19 May 2013 (VIS) – The Mass that Pope Francis celebrated this morning in St. Peter’s Square in front of over 200,000 people was the concluding event of the two days of pilgrimage for the ecclesial movements, communities, and lay associations to Rome as part of the Year of Faith celebrations
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