How could I express that no matter what, the Eucharist unceasingly calls me back home to the Catholic faith? That’s why this document on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops shakes me.
Bishops
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
It’s okay to be upset by the Bishops-Biden controversy—but please, don’t leave the church over it.
If you’re thinking about leaving, your feelings are valid. But the biggest thing you could do in response to this is go receive the Eucharist.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop Seitz meets with Kamala Harris at the border, gives a rosary blessed by Pope Francis
Bishop Mark J. Seitz and other immigration advocates were there to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.
Posted inFaith, News
U.S.C.C.B. webpage answers questions about vote on Communion document
The page reviews questions including why the document is being developed and whether the bishops voted to ban elected officials from receiving holy Communion.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis asks Cardinal Cupich to carry out internal review of Vatican office for human development
As archbishop of Chicago since 2014, Cardinal Cupich has shown considerable organizational talent. The visits will reportedly begin next week.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
German bishop discusses the country’s synodal process with the pope
Bishop Bätzing said he “informed the pope in detail” about the status of the German church’s “Synodal Path” and “made it clear that the rumors that the church in Germany wants to go its own way are not true.”
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Tagle’s successor promises to be a listening shepherd as Manila archbishop
Cardinal José Advíncula was installed as the new archbishop of Manila, the country’s largest diocese, in a ceremony at the Philippine capital’s historic cathedral June 24.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Catholics are talking past each other in the Biden-Communion debate
Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.
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U.S. Catholics asked to pray for the bishops as Communion document is drafted
The president of the U.S.C.C.B. has asked the nation’s Catholics to pray for him and his brother bishops “as we continue our dialogues and reflections” in the process of drafting a document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Sick of the Bishops vs. Biden Controversy? Just log off and practice your faith like a Medieval peasant.
“Medieval Peasanting” means reminding myself that there once existed Catholics who couldn’t read or write. They said their prayers and did their best to obey the commandments, and when they failed, they repented.