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How we influence our families for good or ill
15+ hour, 45+ min ago (352+ words) Credit: Christian Horz | Shutterstock Influence goes both ways, so we need to ask ourselves some honest questions, both about how we are influenced and the influence we exert. Cycling is an example of a positive act of mimicry within our…...
The prayer for when you're dreading going back to work
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (337+ words) The vacation is over, the inbox has multiplied and you've forgotten your password. A little divine assistance may be in order. Soon there will be alarms again. Shoes that require socks. Passwords you've completely forgotten. A colleague asking, "Good vacation?...
Pope defends West Bank Palestinians as conflict intensifies
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (399+ words) Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE | AFP Pope Leo XIV urges the international community to work for the two-state solution in the Holy Land. After praying the midday Angelus on August 16 at Castel Gandolfo, Leo XIV called for an end to the violence…...
In England, Juliet’s phone number drove me to God
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (819+ words) Credit: Pedro Costa Simeao | Shutterstock The fourth question the congregation answers when we renew our baptismal promises is “Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth?” My answer was definitely Yes during my first two…...
Fifty years of Steubenville Youth Conferences
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (775+ words) Plus, nearly one-fifth of new priests report attending a conference as a teen. Ask on a Catholic digital space about experiences at Steubenville Youth Conferences and be prepared for a deluge of memories -- of transformative moments and moments of conversion....
How to find Mary's beauty: Pope's Assumption homily
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (463+ words) Credit: GREGORIO BORGIA | AFP Spending another few days in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XVI celebrated Mass for this feast of the Assumption at the local parish church, which in fact is dedicated to one of his fellow Augustinians, St. Thomas…...
Pope Leo's wishes on this feast of Assumption
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (386+ words) Credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE | AFP My thoughts go out to our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, which is also, par excellence, the Land of Mary. “Holy Mary, pray for us!” After praying the midday Angelus in Castel Gandolfo today,…...
Unique tradition gives 81 beds to Mary for the Assumption
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (203+ words) A late medieval tradition fills the island’s churches with altars showing Mary at rest before the Assumption of her body into Heaven. The tradition of the llits in Mallorca began in the 14th century. These installations represent the vigil over the…...
Bishop, doctors sue Illinois to block assisted-suicide law
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (606+ words) A Catholic law firm has filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over a controversial new bill to legalize assisted suicide. After the state of Illinois passed a bill to legalize assisted suicide last fall, the Thomas More Society…...
Beyond the "pope hat" -- more Leo fun for White Sox
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (707+ words) The White Sox honored their most famous fan with a lighthearted and fun “pope night” at Rate Field on August 11. Here's an inside look. Source: Courtesy of Kevin O'Gorman Southpaw dressed up in a chasuble and miter. A pope who…...