Movies tend to give us an idealized version of life. No matter what happens, the good guy always wins in the end. People overcome incredible hurdles. The girl gets the guy she’s pined away for. […]
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CNA Newsroom, Sep 20, 2022 / 06:27 am (CNA).
In open defiance of the Vatican, Catholic bishops in Belgium on Tuesday announced the introduction of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in their dioceses.&… […]
The teaching “You cannot serve God and mammon” (Mt. 6:24) encourages us to take a humble view of money. Money is not equal to God, nor should we worship it. However, we must not lose […]
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Rome Newsroom, Sep 19, 2022 / 08:33 am (CNA).
While a trial against Cardinal Joseph Zen is getting underway in China, the Holy See continues to work towards the renewal o… […]
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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 18, 2022 / 13:10 pm (CNA).
Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one religious sister and two lay people in western Cameroon,… […]
Among the other female Doctors of the Church—Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, and Therese of Lisieux—Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) blazes in colors all her own. Medievalist Peter Dronke describes her as “an overpowering, electrifying […]
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Boston, Mass., Sep 17, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has called for a eucharistic revival over the next three years, but many Catholics aren’t… […]
Readings: • Am 8:4-7 • Ps 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 • 1 Tm 2:1-8 • Lk 16:1-13 How difficult is the parable of the dishonest steward, heard in today’s Gospel reading? “Of all of Jesus’ parables,” […]
Pope Francis speaking at the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan (Astana), Kazakhstan, Sept. 13–15, 2022. / Vatican Media
CNA Newsroom, Sep 16, 2022 / 07:52 am (CNA).
A sensitive passage in the final dec… […]
Whenever I teach graduate seminars, I lay down one rule for the participants. While they’re free to say what they think, they cannot start any sentence with the words “I feel . . .” or […]
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