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Home: Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Catholic Religion: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Automatic Excommunication for Those Who Procure Abortion - Fr. William SaundersMany years ago, I had an abortion. After many years as a lapsed Catholic, I returned to the Church and to confession. Although the priest said something about abortion carrying with it an excommunication, he gave me absolution. I gave it no additional thought and continued to receive the sacraments. It wasn’t until recently that I read something about the "rite" of removing an excommunication that I began to fear I had done and continue to do something wrong. Can you help by setting my mind at ease or instructing me in the way to proceed? Read more... Autumn Kelly's cavalier conversion - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe usual manner of leaving the Catholic Church is to drift away, without making any public pronouncement of it. Read more... Back to the Basics: Navigating the Catechism - Gary ShirleyFrom nuclear war to stem cell research, modern Catholics wrestle with issues that are simply not addressed in the Sacred Scriptures and far removed from our childhood CCD classes. The new Catechism fills the void by carefully delineating the teachings of the Church and the source reference of those teachings. Read more... Banality against deep joy - Father George W. RutlerOur Lord is astonishingly patient with our culture, given that He has made the world so wonderful and yet those who live in it can be so banal in what satisfies them. Read more... Battle in the Desert - Edward P. SriIn Matthew 4, we see that Jesus began His career with a very bold opening move. Read more... Becoming Greater - Father George W. RutlerThe four weeks of Advent are a test of how profoundly or superficially we understand the meaning of life. Read more... Before the Crib - Fr. Leonard M. Puech, O.F.M.When we look at the crib a text of St. Paul comes to mind: "You know the graciousness of our Lord Jesus Christ; how, being rich, he became poor for your sakes, that by his poverty you might become rich" (2 Cor. 8,9). This text was dear to St. Francis, who alludes to it in his rule, when he recommends poverty to his disciples. Read more... Behold the Lamb of God - Deacon Douglas McManamanSometimes students will ask: How is it that Christ’s dying on a cross forgives sins? What does it mean to say that Christ died for our sins? How does a death forgive sins? Read more... Benedict at the Table and Jesus on the Road - Father Thomas Rosica, CSBThe big news today was Pope Benedict's lesson at this morning's session of the synod of bishops. Read more... Benedict on a mission of healing - Father Raymond J. de SouzaOn his first trip to the United States, Pope Benedict plans to address the sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests on five separate occasions, most directly when speaking to U.S. bishops later today, organizers said. Read more... Benedict XVI Has a Father, Romano Guardini - Sandro MagisterThis very same time of the year, forty years ago, Romano Guardini (1885-1968) died in Munich. In her biography of him, Hanna-Barbara Gerl called the Italian-German philosopher and theologian "a father of the 20th-century Church." Read more... Benedict XVI's first message as Pope - Pope Benedict XVIFollowing is the complete text of the first message of Pope Benedict XVI which he delivered in Latin at the end of Mass on Wednesday April 20, 2005 with the members of the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. Read more... Benediction Of The Blessed Sacrament - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSI recently graduated from college and have relocated to this area to begin work. In my parish there is "Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every week. I have never seen this before. Could you please explain this ritual? Read more... Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament - Fr. William SaundersFor the Year of the Eucharist, my parish (and others in the area) are having all day adoration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Having grown up in New Jersey, I am not familiar with this practice at all. Only since moving here have I heard of it. Can you explain this practice? Read more... Beware of ‘Gentlemen’ - Rev. Paul ScaliaSt. Josemaria Escriva once warned against “the man, the ‘gentleman,’ ready to compromise” — because he would, in the saint’s estimation, “condemn Jesus to death again.” Read more... Bishop Is Source, Foundation of Unity - FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERSWhat is the difference between a diocese and an archdiocese? A bishop and an archbishop? Read more... Bishops be what you are - Spiritual Fathers - Terry MattinglySometimes the bishop calls the priest and sometimes the priest calls the bishop. But one way or another, bishops and priests make appointments to meet over two cups of coffee. On one level, it is a meeting between employer and employee. On another, it's supposed to be an encounter between a father and a son. Read more... Black Catholics Number 200 Million Worldwide - NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTERCatholics may make up a relatively small percentage of the population of African-Americans, but "there are 200 million black Catholics worldwide," said the head of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of Detroit. "It’s the largest religion in the world for people of African descent," he noted. Read more... Bread and Wine - Fr. William SaundersI recently saw a story on the news about a little girl in New Jersey whose first Holy Communion was invalidated by the bishop. Apparently she is allergic to wheat, and a priest gave her Communion with a host made of rice. Why can’t she receive a rice host instead of a wheat host since she is allergic? What can be done? Read more... Breaking the bonds of communion - Father Raymond J. de SouzaFormal arrangements have yet to be made, but it now appears that the critical decisions have already been taken for a dissolution of the Anglican Communion. Read more... Brief History of Lent - Father John A. Hardon, S.J.It seems certain that a Lenten season preceding Easter goes back to the time of the Apostles. Read more... Bringing Christmas to Life Again - Fr. Roger J. LandryIn 1223, St. Francis of Assisi inaugurated a pious practice that in places today has become so common that many think that it always existed. Read more... Bringing others - Father George W. RutlerThe Great Week is here, putting into perspective each day of every week. Read more... Bringing our fallen-away relations back to Church during Advent - Rev. John HorganEach Christmas, our churches are thronged with people who come to pray before the Manger, join in the singing of carols, and feel the warmth of the Saviour's love. Some of these men and women are not Catholic; others do not practice the Faith regularly. Read more... Burke's efforts lead to biggest Catholic ordination class in decades - Tim Townsend (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Once or twice a year, each student at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary will drop by Archbishop Raymond Burke's residence in the Central West End at 4:30 p.m. Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Related Categories:
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