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“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

On November 24, 2013, Pope Francis signed Evangelii Gaudium [The Joy of the Gospel], his apostolic exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s [...]
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Consoling the Heart of Jesus

My wife and I have been listening to a good primer on mental prayer. Though I have practiced mental prayer for a number of years [...]
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Pope adds married couples, Church movement reps to Vatican’s laity and family office

Margaret Karram, the third president to lead the Focolare Movement, was among several members of ecclesial movements who were appointed to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life by Pope Francis on Nov. 25, 2023. / Credit: CSC Audiovisivi
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Reflections on our Catholic President’s God-less Thanksgiving proclamation

As Thanksgiving 2023 recedes in the rearview mirror, it’s worth taking one look for a few moments at Joe Biden’s “Thanksgiving” Proclamation, published the day [...]
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The Kingdom is not thing; the Kingdom is a Person

Readings: • Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17 • Psa 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 • 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 • Matt 25:31-46 Sacred Scripture is bursting with kings. With [...]

“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

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J. J. Ziegler November 25, 2023 1

On November 24, 2013, Pope Francis signed Evangelii Gaudium [The Joy of the Gospel], his apostolic exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world. The document’s publication followed the October 2012 Synod of [...]

Vatican draws line on women’s ordination and homosexuality in new letter to German bishops

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Catholic News Agency November 24, 2023 24

Cardinal Pietro Parolin. / Claude Truong-Ngoc via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

CNA Newsroom, Nov 24, 2023 / 11:00 am (CNA).
The Vatican has informed German bishops in writing that the ordination of women and changes in the Church’s teachin… […]

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Synodal myopia in light of synodality in the family and apostolates

Douglas Bushman November 23, 2023 15

This essay is occasioned by (1) the conclusion of the first session of the Synodal Assembly (October, 4–29, 2023) on the theme “For a Synodal Church. Communion, Participation, Mission,” marking the beginning of an interim [...]

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A national Catholic Thanksgiving examen

John M. Grondelski, Ph.D. November 22, 2023 1

As we Catholics join our fellow Americans in marking Thanksgiving 2023, let me sound a contrarian note: I have doubts about just how thankful we really are. The greatest single gift human beings have is [...]

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The state of the pro-life movement in Pennsylvania: An interview with Maria Gallagher

CWR Staff November 20, 2023 6

For many years, Pennsylvania was among the strongest of pro-life states. Democratic Governor Bob Casey, Sr. (of Planned Parenthood v. Casey fame) was a staunch defender of life, for which he paid a dear political [...]

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Michigan parish prepares for 500th Palestrina celebration

Julian Kwasniewski November 19, 2023 3

The year 2025 marks the 500th anniversary of perhaps the most famous composer of Catholic sacred Music: Giovanni Palestrina. At the flourishing parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the [...]

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‘Anti-Christian hate crimes’ in Europe up 44% in past year, watchdog group says

Catholic News Agency November 17, 2023 13

The Cross of San Lázaro of Seville, Spain, sculpted in the 16th century, was vandalized on the night of Oct. 21-22, 2023. / Credit: Emergencies Seville

CNA Staff, Nov 17, 2023 / 13:28 pm (CNA).
Europe has witnessed a 44% jump in anti-Christian … […]

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Discovering St. Alphonsus Liguori

Casey Chalk November 17, 2023 8

When my wife and I moved our young family to Thailand almost ten years ago, the most obvious choice for our church was an English-speaking Redemptorist parish in downtown Bangkok, a stone’s throw from the [...]

Sofia Coppola makes beautiful movies about sad women and immature men

Andrew Petiprin November 16, 2023 8

For her eighth full-length feature film, Priscilla, Sofia Coppola chose to adapt Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir Elvis and Me, a story of feminine languor in sympathy with Coppola’s valuable oeuvre thus far. Like the best [...]
Silence from Rome, turmoil in Texas, and plenty of blame to go around

Larry Chapp November 13, 2023 182
The heavens declare the glory of God

Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. November 12, 2023 8

Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion

Carl E. Olson October 19, 2023 64

I recently was on the road for a while and went to Mass at a parish (in another state) that I’d never been to before. The small church was quite lovely, the liturgy quite reverent, [...]
Synodality, Soteriology, and “Sharing the journey”

Carl E. Olson October 10, 2023 18
Who is really trying to replace doctrine with ideology?

Carl E. Olson August 28, 2023 174

“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

Consoling the Heart of Jesus

Pope adds married couples, Church movement reps to Vatican’s laity and family office

Reflections on our Catholic President’s God-less Thanksgiving proclamation

The Kingdom is not thing; the Kingdom is a Person

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“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

Vatican draws line on women’s ordination and homosexuality in new letter to German bishops

Synodal myopia in light of synodality in the family and apostolates

A national Catholic Thanksgiving examen

The state of the pro-life movement in Pennsylvania: An interview with Maria Gallagher

Michigan parish prepares for 500th Palestrina celebration

‘Anti-Christian hate crimes’ in Europe up 44% in past year, watchdog group says

Discovering St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Sofia Coppola makes beautiful movies about sad women and immature men

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Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion

The state of the pro-life movement in Pennsylvania: An interview with Maria Gallagher

Michigan parish prepares for 500th Palestrina celebration

Will the Synod transmit faith or unbelief? An interview with Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki

Discovering St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Synodal myopia in light of synodality in the family and apostolates

The book St. John Paul II did and did not write

Gänswein’s Who believes Is Not Alone is detailed, informative, never sensational

“The flagship document of Pope Francis’s papacy”: Evangelii Gaudium at Ten

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