Category: Catholic stuff
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Religion – pockets of optimism?
PR from the Catholic League. This is true in our parish. We have two young woman in their early 20’s who are joining our parish and receiving instructions through our OCIA (formerly RCIA) program and about eight young people who are completing their sacraments through the program. Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein had this…
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“Are you really the one who is to come?” John the Baptist followers question Jesus
This is eight minutes long – and much of it is in this Sunday’s Gospel (for the Catholic liturgy anyway). From The Chosen and beautifully done.
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Pres. Trump message on Feast of the Immaculate Conception (really!)
One thing we can bet the house on – Trump didn’t write this. But nice that he – or someone in his administration – thought of it. Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest…
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Pope Leo – “The one book that describes who I am”
Fr. Mark Gorman explains – and I read this very short book probably 35 years or more ago. Brother Lawrence! And here’s another short video as Fr. Gorman expands on the book and Brother Lawrence. It’s wonderful that his community published it after his death.
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“The Psychology of Hating Thanksgiving” – & other hatreds
The article below is from a Catholic League press release. As I read it I thought “Yup, and this kind of Black & White, either/or thinking applies to so much of our social commentary and opinions today”. A recent example: “Charlie Kirk is a Saint v. Charlie Kirk is a racist, misogynist. I’m sure he…
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Massachusetts mother & activist being considered for canonization
Great story – not bad for a woman who originally didn’t believe in God. You need to hit the link – excerpt below does not tell the story. Vatican says sainthood cause for American mom of 7 can move forward To kids in the neighborhood east of Interstate 290 in Worcester, Massachusetts, Ruth Pakaluk was…
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Pope writes an Apostolic Letter on the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed.
This is from the Catholic online magazine Aleteia. It took me under 16 minutes to read the entire text of the letter; there are links to it below. St. Athanasius mentioned frequently as well as ecumenism, based on all Christians accepting the sacrament of Baptism and the Nicene Creed as normative. Come, Love of the…
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Robert P George resigns from the Heritage Foundation
I only vaguely know about this controversy, but I do know Robert George (not personally) as a very principled Catholic intellectual with quite a resume. So whatever he does, I support. This is a black eye for the Heritage Foundation. From the Wall Street Journal – The Heritage Foundation debacle isn’t over. The decision of…
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Vatican issues Doctrinal Note on role of Mary in “the work of salvation”
You can see the note here – Doctrinal Note on Some Marian TitlesRegarding Mary’s Cooperation in the Work of Salvation and it prints out at 18 pages. Haven’t read it yet but I will. Here is a brief description/commentary from EWTN. And here is an article from CatholicVote –
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New Doctor of the Church – John Henry Newman
From CatholicVote – nice quote from St. Augustine at the end of the excerpt. Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church Nov. 1, and named him co-Patron of the Church’s educational mission alongside Saint Thomas Aquinas. St. Newman, who converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism in the 19th century, penned…