NEW ADVENT: Home. For USCCB's 1. 00th, ‘Peter’ takes the wheel.. Rocco Palmo. Ten days from now, it's showtime again in Baltimore, as the nation's bishops return to American Catholicism's birthplace for another edition of the Fall Classic – and, this time, a week with history at the forefront even more than usual. As this plenary marks the centenary of what's now known as the US Conference of Catholic Bishops..

Praying for those who have died is a work of mercy.. Msgr. Charles Pope. What is the value of one prayer? I suspect it is far greater than any of us imagine. Prayer changes things, sometimes in obvious ways, but more often in subtle and even paradoxical ways. But prayer is surely important, even when we don’t experience its immediate effects. Perhaps this is why Jesus taught us to pray always and never to lose heart (cf..

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What to tell skeptics who say, ‘Your Scriptures don't match up—your beliefs are bogus’.. Mark Shea. Last time, we noted that some gospel passages contain identical sayings of Jesus, suggesting that these easy- to- remember nuggets are probably being handed down verbatim from Jesus himself by the community of eyewitnesses who remember him. In contrast, we can also see real variations in the testimony of the gospels both in terms of what different Evangelists choose to report and the words in which they are reported.. They said my kids don’t belong at Mass. Now what? Simcha Fisher.

Hey, parents, how did Mass go yesterday? Let me guess: Everyone was exhausted and cranky, the kids were still sticky and vibrating with last night’s sugar, several faces showed traces of whiskers and fake blood, and all in all, you kept thinking how nice it would be to venerate the saints any other day at all but this one.

The only thing that could make it harder.. November draws us to the souls in purgatory—a place Our Lady of Fatima confirmed.. Donal Foley. November is the month traditionally associated with the Holy Souls in purgatory.

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The feast day associated with them, the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, “All Souls Day,” falls on Nov. All Saints Day, which commemorates all those in heaven. On Nov. 2, we are particularly encouraged to pray for our departed relatives and friends who are waiting patiently to enter heaven.. Archdiocese of Chicago wins claim against false sex abuse allegations..‘A day of hope and tears’: Pope visits American military cemetery for All Souls Day .. On the Feast of All Saints, a pastoral letter on racism reminds us of the Communion of the Saints.. USCCB announces ‘departure’ of Fr.

Thomas Weinandy after letter criticizing Pope Francis.. Washington Post editor calls herself ‘Catholic Marxist,’ criticizes Catholic- Evangelical ecumenism..

John Zmirak. This week in The Washington Post, the Post’s house Catholic Elizabeth Bruenig issued a warning. Leading politicians who represent Christian interests might be selling out the Gospel. She gets plenty wrong in her analysis. She conflates the fallible political maunderings of the U. S. bishops conference with binding, timeless Catholic teaching..“The Solemnity of All Saints is ‘our’ feast.. God’s holiness has touched our lives”..

Cardinal Wuerl issues pastoral letter on ‘the challenge of racism today’.. Is sharing your grief with others really TMI?

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Rick Becker. It’s still October, Respect Life month, and so we’re naturally focused on the gift of life. But it’s also the threshold of November, the month of All Souls, prayers for the dead, and the liturgy getting all dark and apocalyptic – an annual reminder that the world will end and that each of us faces his own mortal end as well.. Bishop Barron muses on evangelization, Bob Dylan and the infield fly rule.. Top 1. 0 ideas for a fun Halloween, Catholic- style.. Pope Francis sides with Benedict, says Christ shed his blood ‘for many’.. Inés San Martín. Pope Francis on Friday appeared to wade into one of the most contentious liturgical debates in Catholicism in recent years, siding with his predecessor Pope emeritus Benedict XVI by insisting that Christ died “for many,” instead of using the phrase “for all.” “The ‘many’ who will rise for eternal life are to be understood as the ‘many’ for whom the blood of Christ was shed.. Other Christians are wrong, sure.

So do the hard work of getting into their minds and imaginations.. David Mills. My Protestant friends think this kind of thing is just bats. But maybe really heretical. The shirt he’d just put on scratched his neck, Joe Grabowski explained on Facebook. I was about to change the shirt when I realized today is Friday, and now I just can’t bring myself to do it.” Catholics observe the day of the Crucifixion with little acts of penance..

Are you too busy in your church work? Learn to say no. And never, ever neglect your prayer life.. Marcel Le. Jeune.

If you work in a parish, apostolate, diocese, or ministry, then you probably know what it is like to work long hours, and feel the weight of getting things done. Yes, you have a heart for service and love God. But, it all adds up to this - you may feel over- worked, under- appreciated, and stretched thin. It doesn't have to be that way..

Parallels between mythical Thor and the real Jesus Christ.. A ghostly true (and uplifting) story for the All Souls octave..

Fr. Dwight Longenecker. I was living in England as a young Anglican priest when my younger brother came to live with me. Some weeks after his arrival he learned about the death in a plane crash of a young friend of his we shall call Tom. Tom was about 5’2″ with a shock of blond hair, a round tanned face with freckles.

He was brought up as a Baptist.. How to talk with other Catholics as if you actually loved them.. Guy Fawkes, Britain’s Catholics still face prejudice.. Slavery and genocide were baked into the Soviet system.. George Weigel. One hundred years ago, on November 7, 1. Lenin and his Bolshevik Party expropriated the chaotic Russian people’s revolution that had begun eight months earlier, setting in motion modernity’s first experiment in totalitarianism. The ensuing bloodbath was unprecedented, not only in itself but in the vast bloodletting it inspired in wannabe- Lenins over the next six decades..

Fr. Thomas Weinandy, ex- USCCB doctrine chief, sends blistering letter to Pope Francis. Read it here.. Don’t hide the statues. If saints and angels are out of sight, they are out of mind.. Professional serial killer puzzled at why people don’t seem to trust her much.. Shimmering new mosaic a striking addition to Catholic student center at UW- Madison..

Cardinal Dolan calls New Yorkers to unite ‘in faith and love’ after Manhattan attack.. Watch Heaven Can Wait Online (2017). Just how many Protestant denominations are there? Stephen Beale. The commonly cited figure of 3. But this only raises the question: How many Protestant denominations are there really? It’s not easy to find the answer. First, a step back.

The figure cited above came from an authoritative source, the World Christian Encyclopedia.. Is it really possible to “sell your soul” to the devil? K. V. Turley. Recent reports have spoken of rock stars selling their souls for fame and fortune.

In the world of music such claims are not unknown. Three centuries earlier Paganini was said to have done so, so too in the last century was the Blues guitarist Robert Johnson. This hint of ‘devilishness’ in the public persona of musicians has only added to their allure.. The Catholic and biblical origins of Halloween..

Halloween 2. 01. 7: Christians mark 5. Protestant split.. Get this entire Catholic website as an instant digital download..

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