From the Pittsburgh Catholic: Emily Rose Jancart, 17, of Moon Township, a June graduate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School who enrolled in the nursing program at Carlow University, died July 21 following a collision with a car while riding her bicycle. Emily was born in Pittsburgh to Rosemary and Deacon Robert Jancart, who was ordained in June, and she was a sister to Grace, Karl and Stephen. A brother, Benjamin George Jancart, preceded her in death.... Read more
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The Vatican has just published Pope Francis’s message to Muslims for the close of Ramadan: To Muslims throughout the World It gives me great pleasure to greet you as you celebrate ‘Id al-Fitr, so concluding the month of Ramadan, dedicated mainly to fasting, prayer and almsgiving. It is a tradition by now that, on this occasion, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends you a message of good wishes, together with a proposed theme for common reflection. This year, the... Read more
If you’ve been following the Thomas Peters updates on the web or on Facebook, you probably know he was scheduled for surgery this morning. Latest reports indicate it has been postponed because of an infection. Here’s yesterday’s update: Thomas had another great day yesterday. In the morning he had 1.5 hours of Physical Therapy. His nurse said she rarely has seen a patient with his injury able to handle that much PT so soon. Thomas said it felt great! The... Read more
From the Pittsburgh Catholic: Emily Rose Jancart, 17, of Moon Township, a June graduate of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School who enrolled in the nursing program at Carlow University, died July 21 following a collision with a car while riding her bicycle. Emily was born in Pittsburgh to Rosemary and Deacon Robert Jancart, who was ordained in June, and she was a sister to Grace, Karl and Stephen. A brother, Benjamin George Jancart, preceded her in death.... Read more
Photo: CNS And it’s: mercy. John Allen explores that theme and posts this singular quote from the pope’s presser on the plane: “I believe this is the time of mercy. This change of epoch, also because of many problems of the church — such as the example of some priests who aren’t good, also the problems of corruption in the church — and also the problem of clericalism, for example, has left many wounds, many wounds. The church is a... Read more
If you’ve been following the Thomas Peters updates on the web or on Facebook, you probably know he was scheduled for surgery this morning. Latest reports indicate it has been postponed because of an infection. Here’s yesterday’s update: Thomas had another great day yesterday. In the morning he had 1.5 hours of Physical Therapy. His nurse said she rarely has seen a patient with his injury able to handle that much PT so soon. Thomas said it felt great! The... Read more
This is a common problem in the preaching at Catholic funerals, and something every priest and deacon should be wary of. This writer nails it: Laura’s funeral Mass was beautiful—that is, up until the homily. It was then that things took a turn for the weird. After speaking a few words about God’s love, the priest slowly stepped away from the lectern, spread his arms wide, and said “We are gathered here to celebrate the life of Laura.” As a... Read more
The Vatican has just published Pope Francis’s message to Muslims for the close of Ramadan: To Muslims throughout the World It gives me great pleasure to greet you as you celebrate ‘Id al-Fitr, so concluding the month of Ramadan, dedicated mainly to fasting, prayer and almsgiving. It is a tradition by now that, on this occasion, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends you a message of good wishes, together with a proposed theme for common reflection. This year, the... Read more
One man’s view of the pope and the press: The press is lazy. There’s not a great deal of depth or historical context there. Also, the press needs to sell newspapers and click throughs. To do this, it is best to have a narrative. Everything that happens has to fit into the narrative. The narrative begins in the first hours of the papacy and it tends to stick. (It’s not just Catholic news that is treated this way; this is how... Read more
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