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Home: Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Receiving Communion More Than Once a Day - Fr. William SaundersHow many times can a person receive Holy Communion each day? I attended a wedding Mass in the morning and then went to the Saturday evening vigil Mass, but I was not sure whether I should have received the second time. Read more... Receiving Holy Communion - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSWe have always been taught that when you receive holy Communion, we are to consume it all and not to break it. A few weeks ago at Mass, I saw a lady receive Communion, then turn her back from the priest and break it and give part of it to her young child. I didn't know what to do. What should I have done? Can you help? Read more... Recent Martyrs of India - Robert RoyalPope John Paul II visited New Delhi in November 1999 to promulgate a special document, Ecclesia in Asia (“The Church in Asia”), which lays out a vision of that continent and the Church’s future there for the new millennium. Read more... Recommending a Catholic Bible - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSIs there a specific Bible that Catholics are to read? Recently, I went to a bookstore and I wasn't sure which Bible to study. Is there a big difference between say a "King James Bible" versus a "New Jerusalem Bible?" Can you recommend which one to study? Read more... Rejoice - Father George W. RutlerJoy is more than happiness if you take happiness to mean feeling good. Joy is a fact beyond feeling, and the fact is the actual possession of what is good. Read more... Rejoice Jerusalem - Father George William RutlerIt is ironic that the scintillating Graeco-Syrian Saint Luke was martyred, according to tradition in Boeotia, a humid and swampy part of central Greece whose people were said to be not interested in philosophy or much of anything beyond their uneventful daily lives. Read more... Religion big part of all sports for many athletes, including gymnasts - Brent MillerReligion. The mere utterance of the word sparks controversy. However, religion is a big part of some people's lives. Read more... Religious Diversity Deserves a Place in the Public Square - JOHN LEOThe traditional ACLU belief system—that the no-establishment clause must be read as a mandate to cleanse the public square of religion is based mostly on the notion that religion is divisive and toxic, something that lawyers and enlightened judges must work to protect the people from. This belief system has been dominant in the courts for 40 years, though its support among the populace has always been minimal. Read more... Religious Freedom in a Time of War - Richard John NeuhausAn essay by the estimable Samuel Huntington in The Influence of Faith recounts the ways in which, for more and more governments in the world, religion is the chief source of, or threat to, their legitimacy. Contrary to secularist expectations in the West, we are witnessing what is aptly described as the desecularization of world history. States seek to control religion, if necessary through repression and persecution, precisely because religion is becoming more important. Christianity in particular is, around the world and in almost all its forms, the carrier of democracy and political liberalization. Read more... Remembering in November - Father George William RutlerThe autumnal days of November, with the falling leaves and early darkness, are reminders of the edge where time meets eternity. Read more... Remembrance of Past Mercies - John Henry Cardinal Newman"I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which Thou hast showed unto Thy servant." (Gen. 32:10) The spirit of humble thankfulness for past mercies which these words imply, is a grace to which we are especially called in the Gospel. Read more... Renewing the Church and Her Mission in a Year of Faith - The Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. CapMy comments today will be simple. I want to focus on just three points. Read more... Repercussions of Suicide - Fr. William SaundersThe son of my neighbor recently committed suicide. He wasn’t Catholic, but I wondered if the Church still taught that suicide is a mortal sin and if a person who commits suicide could have a funeral Mass. Read more... Responding to Terrorists - Fr. William SaundersWith the awful tragedy this week, many have called for military reprisals against the terrorists. How do we respond as Christians? Read more... Responding to Terrorists - Fr. William SaundersWith the awful tragedy this week, many have called for military reprisals against the terrorists. How do we respond as Christians? Read more... Restoring a Church tradition - Michael CorenIt’s seldom the case that Christian liturgy makes the front pages of the international press. Read more... Resurrection Means a Glorious Existence - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSIn the Apostles Creed we say, "I believe in the resurrection of the body." I have never really understood what this means. Will we have the same body? Please explain. Read more... Resurrection of the Dead - Fr. William SaundersAt Easter, we celebrate that Jesus rose from the dead. In the creed, we believe in the "resurrection of the dead." Could you better explain these beliefs? Read more... Rich and Humble Temporal Means within the Church - Father Tadeusz DajczerJacques Maritain divides temporal means which may be used for spiritual ends into two categories: rich temporal means and humble temporal means (cf. J. Maritain, On the Philosophy of History, 1957, p. 70). Read more... Roman Catholicism - Fr. John Hardon, S.J.Not the least difficulty in writing about Catholicism is the problem of isolating the subject. The history of the Catholic Church is so closely woven into Christian civilization that the one cannot be told fairly without the other. Read more... RU-486: An Attempt to Hide the Truth - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSRecently, the newspapers and television news programs have had reports on the drug RU-486, an abortion drug. I have heard some people say that this drug is something good because it eliminates the need for an abortion and is really just a form of contraception. As Catholics, how do we view this drug? Read more... Sacrament of Confirmation: Knighthood in the Kingdom Family of God - Thomas K. SullivanI think it is true to say, that the Sacrament of Confirmation is probably the least understood and most under-rated sacrament of them all. And for this reason, I will begin our investigation by first looking at the Biblical framework of the family of God, then with this as background, review the Church's teaching on the meaning of Confirmation, the strict obligation that comes with Confirmation, and the indescribable gift that God bestows on the one confirmed. Read more... Sacraments and the State of Grace - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSIf a priest is in the state of mortal sin, can he still offer the Mass and perform the other sacraments? Do the sacraments he performs still give grace? One has to wonder about certain priests who do not live as they should. Read more... Saint Joseph of Cupertino: The Dunce (1603-1663) - Archbishop Alban Goodier S.J.If ever a tiny child began life with nothing in his favor it was Joseph of Cupertino; he had only one hopeful and saving quality — that he knew it. Other boys of his own age were clever, he was easily the dullest of them all. Others were winning and attractive, nobody ever wanted him. Read more... Saint Juan Diego and Our Lady - Fr. William SaundersThe story begins in the early morning hours of December 9, 1531, when a 57-year-old Indian peasant named Juan Diego was walking along the path of Tepayec Hill on the outskirts of Mexico City. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ... [>>] Related Categories:
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