Category: Catholic stuff
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NYT: Once Catholic Quebec now the world leader in euthanasia and assisted suicide.
NY’s governor Hochul (self described social justice Catholic) who proudly wrote that suicide is a human right might want New York to compete with Quebec on this… Hit the link for the full story. “A society once strongly Roman Catholic has rejected the church’s prohibition on euthanasia, with many instead viewing control over one’s death…
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9 Subtle clues that Jesus is the Messiah
Put together by BB. As Christians, we believe Jesus was the Messiah, or anointed one, and a fulfillment of Jewish scripture. But we understand that it might not be obvious to everyone, so let us guide you through some of the more subtle hints in the Bible that Jesus was truly the one called Christ.…
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Did Pope Leo Reject Just War Theory?
The short answer is no. Here is a good article by an Irish theologian/professor in Ireland, published in the Jesuit magazine America. The link should work even if you are not a subscriber. There is more to the article then what I have excerpted. Ever since the United States and Israel initiated “Operation Epic Fury”…
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Pope gets 10 minute standing ovation after speech to Spain’s parliament
Leo hits all the right notes. This is from CatholicVote. Pope Leo XIV received a nearly 10-minute standing ovation from members of Spain’s Parliament June 8 after he gave a sweeping address that praised key elements of Spain’s heritage and advocated for legislation to be rooted in the protection of human dignity from conception until…
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MLB Washington Nationals Community Relations Director had a Catholic problem.
He’s been fired. The link below is from before they fired him. “One of our pitchers, dude, Trevor Williams — he is very Catholic,” Hudson said in the video. “The Dodgers had a group out to the stadium who were drag queens who sometimes dressed up as nuns. He went on social media like, ‘This…
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Honoring a priest-veteran and Croton resident
This is part of a Memorial Day presentation, put together and written by my friend ER. Because of the weather the service with over 250 attendees was in the HNM gym. The pictures are of Fr. Tony Fagnani’s youngest brother Attilio and his family. Very glad they were able to attend. Fox-Eklof American American Legion…
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Pope Leo Encyclical on AI; good summary and link to 2nd longer summary.
I have not read it; prints out at 51 pages on the Vatican website and there are no pdf’s currently online. I will read it – ordered it from Amazon but won’t have a hard copy or kindle for awhile. The summary below (5 minute read) is from the Catholic League where presumably several people…
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Two miracles attributed to Lebanese Saint Charbel this year.
One in South Bend, Indiana and one in Lebanon. Pope Leo visited his tomb on his visit to Lebanon. Hit the link for the full story. St. Charbel was a 19th century Maronite Catholic monk and priest renowned for his austerity, unceasing prayer, heroic virtue, but particularly numerous miracles attributed to his intercession during his…
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Bono (founder of rock band U2) on Jesus
The interviewer can’t believe it… Bono is a nondenominational Christian. Married when he was 22 and has only had one wife!!
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Who knew? The Roman Colosseum used to be a housing complex
Heh. A little history. Hit the link for the full 3 paragraph story. Friars belonging to the Santa Maria Nova convent rented out the Colosseum for more than five centuries beginning in 800 CE, building stables, workshops, and sewage pipes made from terra cotta. Their tenants represented a cross-section of Roman society and included everyone…