From CNS: Bob Simon fell in love with two things at the age of 5 — the Catholic Church and building with Lego. Now, as a 51-year-old priest, Father Simon has discovered a way to merge both of these passions. The pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Moscow finds that his Lego-building hobby not only provides him with a diversion from his ministry at a busy parish, but that it enriches his prayer life and offers him a... Read more
It just might be. Given some of what I’m reading around the interwebs these days, an alarming number of us Catholics seem temperamentally incapable of practicing Christ’s great commandment, to love the enemy (or even just someone with whom I have sharp ideological or theological disagreements). So this piece from Notre Dame’s Timothy O’Malley really struck a chord: To love thy enemy is not to accept a benign and beige tolerance where serious disagreement is passed over. But it is to remember... Read more
It just might be. Given some of what I’m reading around the interwebs these days, an alarming number of us Catholics seem temperamentally incapable of practicing Christ’s great commandment, to love the enemy (or even just someone with whom I have sharp ideological or theological disagreements). So this piece from Notre Dame’s Timothy O’Malley really struck a chord: To love thy enemy is not to accept a benign and beige tolerance where serious disagreement is passed over. But it is to remember... Read more
From CNS: Bob Simon fell in love with two things at the age of 5 — the Catholic Church and building with Lego. Now, as a 51-year-old priest, Father Simon has discovered a way to merge both of these passions. The pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Moscow finds that his Lego-building hobby not only provides him with a diversion from his ministry at a busy parish, but that it enriches his prayer life and offers him a... Read more
From St. Louis: The cable network “Destination America” reportedly plans to air a purported exorcism live on national television on Friday, October 30, from a home in St. Louis which was associated with the well-known exorcism of “Roland Doe” in 1949. Given the public nature of this event, the Archdiocese of St. Louis – which is not involved in this dangerous endeavor – deems it necessary to educate and warn the public about the dangers of participating in such activities.... Read more
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Details: The Vatican’s second most powerful figure said Wednesday that Pope Francis will pen a document following the recently concluded Synod of Bishops on the family, something that until now no Vatican official had confirmed. Speaking to the ANSA news agency, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, said the pontiff will write an apostolic exhortation on the family in the upcoming months. “[When] I don’t know, but I don’t think it will take too long,” ANSA quotes Parolin... Read more
Dear CNBC: Things looked so promising Tuesday, didn’t they? Remember this headline from The New York Times?: CNBC May be the Big Winner of the Next Republican Debate Remember this excited quote from Becky Quick?: “Fantastic!” she said. “This is our time.” But 48 hours later, this is what the world—even in the left-leaning media—is saying: CNBC’s Really Bad Debate Night (Washington Post) Debate coach: CNBC’s atrocious debate (CNN) The biggest loser? The media (The Boston Globe) CNBC was the biggest loser... Read more
This is something exceptional: the departing Speaker of the House, discussing candidly his Catholic faith and how it led to his decision to resign. Read more
From The Trenton Monitor: Coming together as a brotherhood, deacons of the Diocese of Trenton were challenged by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., to live up to the summons issued by Pope Francis on his recent trip to the United States. “When the Pope met with us, he told us to focus our energies on two things – prayer and preaching,” said the Bishop. “So he laid it out there for us, our agenda. “I want you to receive, to... Read more
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