In his exhortation on young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), Pope Francis said Acutis was a role model for young people today who are often tempted by the traps of “self-absorption, isolation and empty pleasure.”
Saints
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Colorado observes its first Cabrini Day, named for patron saint of immigrants
Popularly known as Mother Cabrini, the saint is revered for her devotion to children, immigrants and the destitute.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
It is never too late to meet the Lord in prayer
Never presume that you are one of the early hires and that Jesus offers his parable only to curb your jealousy of late arrivals. No, we all come so late in the day.
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St. Damien’s relatives speak up against criticism of his statue in U.S. Capitol
The family members pointed out that the “final Hawaiian choice for Damien in 1965 was very thorough, with the widest possible popular support.”
Posted inLetters, Magazine
Letters to the Editor: September
Letters on discerning out of religious life, Julian of Norwich and Catholic schools in the time of coronavirus.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What does it mean when we say the Assumption of Mary is a miracle?
We use the words “mystery” and “miracle” not to say that science has been stumped but rather to express the expansive claim that an event makes upon us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Blessed Stanley Rother’s Oklahoma roots
How a state with just 3 percent Catholics shaped the first U.S.-born martyr to be beatified by the Catholic Church
Posted inFaith, Television
Nicholas Black Elk and the quest for justice
This documentary can be considered one more piece of the recent American narrative pushing us continually to wake up to our past injustices.
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We have a story to tell: Indigenous scholars, activists speak up amid toppling of Serra statues
California Native people prayed at a makeshift altar before activists took down the statue of Serra, the 18th-century Franciscan credited with spreading the Catholic faith but also seen as part of an imperial conquest.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis emphasizes the need for unity and prophecy in the church
Peter and Paul, Pope Francis noted, provide valuable role models to encourage us toward unity and prophecy.