Navy chaplain Father David J. Hammond said Mass in the USS Bonhomme’s Star of the Sea Chapel for three Marines who died when their aircraft went down off the coast of Australia.
Spirituality
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A God worthy of belief
The book grapples with the biggest of issues: the meaning of life, the problem of evil and the value of praying to a God who seems only rarely to intervene in human affairs.
Posted inFaith, Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis: Vacation time should be prayer time
Summertime can and should be a time for extra prayer, a moment of peace that allows Christians to savor the joy of their relationship with Jesus and find new strength to reach out with love to others, Pope Francis said.
Posted inEspañol, La Palabra
Medicina en tres preguntas.
La medicina de Dios no es lotería para calmar la economía, ni pastillas para calmar los nervios.
Posted inFaith, News
Solanus Casey’s remains exhumed, relics collected ahead of beatification Mass
The remains of Father Solanus Casey were exhumed Aug. 1 as part of the canonical process that precedes the saintly Capuchin Franciscan friar’s beatification Mass in November.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I volunteered at a summer camp for kids with disabilities—here’s what I learned about real freedom
I used to think that relying upon others somehow betrayed weakness. That changed when I worked at this camp.
Posted inFaith, News
Notre Dame great Ara Parseghian was a supporter of school’s Catholic faith
Legendary University of Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian died Aug. 2 at age 94.
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Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
At the Al Hidayah Islamic boarding school, founder Khairul Ghazali wants to prevent the sons of Islamic militants from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists.
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Ancient order, modern times: How the Order of Malta is focusing on renewal
The reform is a way of assuring that the Order of Malta is better prepared to fulfill its charitable and humanitarian duties in the modern age without straying from the mission entrusted to it since their founding in Jerusalem in 1048.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Faith is not a debate about facts. It is an encounter with a face.
At this moment, there can be no doubt about who Jesus is and what he asks of them.