Necrology for January
BISHOPS AND PRIESTS WHO SERVED IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN
Read the Whole Article at http://dioceseofcharlottetown.com/
BISHOPS AND PRIESTS WHO SERVED IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTETOWN
Read the Whole Article at http://dioceseofcharlottetown.com/
Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel Little Women has been adapted numerous times for the big and small screens; even those who have never cracked open the book know and love the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, […]
Read the Whole Article at https://www.catholicworldreport.com/
Rome, Italy, Dec 31, 2019 / 07:01 pm (CNA).- There are many Catholic churches in Rome, but few can boast of having been built through the contributions of Catholics around the world as a gift to the pope.
San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello is an exception.
Sitting less than a mile from St. Peter’s Basilica, San Gioacchino (St. Joachim in English), was built as a gift to Pope Leo XIII for the celebration of his 50th anniversary of priesthood.
Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.feedburner.com/catholicnewsagency/dailynews
Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
*Sign the petition: Hospice Organizations Must NOT be Forced to do Euthanasia (Link).An article by Sandor Gyarmati for the Delta Optimist news reported that the British Columbia Minister of Health, Adrian Dix, ordered the Delta Hospice Society to do euthanasia (MAiD) by February 3 or it may lose its provincial funding.
Read the Whole Article at http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com//
A blessed Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, known more commonly in the secular world, if that is not tautological, as New Year’s Day – and a happy one to one and all – here are some musical selections which may delight the mind and heart:
A musical litany by Father Domenico Zipoli (+1726), as recommended by Pater Ignotus (whose musical knowledge exceeds my own by a fair margin, I imagine, so will post his suggestions more often).
https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2013/10/on-last-day-of-month-of-rosary-litany.html
Providence, R.I., Dec 31, 2019 / 05:19 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Providence has challenged a new Rhode Island law that greatly expands the time window for filing childhood sexual abuse lawsuits.
In July, a bill was signed into law by Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) extending the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse cases from seven to 35 years in Rhode Island. The 35-year window would commence from the victim’s 18th birthday. The law also includes a “seven year discovery” provision allowing victims to file lawsuits up to seven years after they have re-discovered childhood abuse as an adult, such as through therapy sessions.
Several months later, in September, a lawsuit was filed by Philip Edwardo against the Diocese of Providence alleging that he was abused by a diocesan priest, Phillip Magaldi, hundreds of times in the 1970s and 1980s.
Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.feedburner.com/catholicnewsagency/dailynews
The American holiday and Christmas seasons overlap, with fuzzy terminuses. Termini. Beginnings and endings.
For some, Christmas starts with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
That fine old American tradition has been joined by Cyber Monday.
Read the Whole Article at https://associationofcatholicwomenbloggers.blogspot.com/