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Articles:The Lord's Day - Grace MacKinnonDear Grace, Why did the Christian Church change the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday? As you well know, the Jewish people still recognize Saturday as their Sabbath. Read more... The Making of a Cardinal: In person: Avery Dulles - Brian McGuireBorn into a devout and powerful Presbyterian family in 1918, he converted to the Catholic faith at Harvard and was ordained a Jesuit priest in 1956. Pope John Paul II plans to make him a cardinal Feb. 21, the first ever American theologian to be so honored. He spoke recently with Register staff writer Brian McGuire. Read more... The Making of a Modern Missionary - Joe BolligWe think we know missionaries. They sport the tonsured look, wear Jesus sandals and do good in distant lands. But when you meet Sr. Barbara Schrader, you´ll realize that modern missionaries are nothing like that. Read more... The Man Mary Loved - National Catholic RegisterThe Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph this week on Monday, March 19. This saint, often described as “the man closest to Christ,” has been the subject of lifelong devotion for Holy Cross Father Roland Gauthier. Read more... The Man of the cloth - Mary Jo AndersonThe first thing you notice is that the linen is so ordinary. An eggshell-colored rectangle of coarse linen, now dirty and discolored with blood, lymph and sweat, it is nonetheless a remarkable testament of the passion of Jesus Christ. Read more... The Marian Paradigm for Welcoming the Word - Father Thomas Rosica, CSBOn Tuesday afternoon when Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, and papally appointed auditor, finally addressed the full Synod of Bishops, he touched upon two very important topics that have emerged at this synod, and which can reveal either the full flowering or complete failure of the impact of the Word of God on the lives of ordinary faithful people. Read more... The Marriage Feast - A Story - DONALD DEMARCOThe good people of Ulm had much reason to honor their king. During the terrible drought fifty years past, when the citizens of this peaceful hamlet had literally nothing to eat, King Karolus supplied them with enough food until God deemed it was time to shower their farms once again with nourishing rain. This story charmingly dramatizes the importance of preparing ourselves for our journey home. Read more... The Mass Explained - Cormac BurkeThe following commentaries on the Holy Mass — one for each day of the month — were first prepared for school use. They can easily be adapted for other uses. Read more... The Mass of Vatican II - Rev. Joseph FessioWith regard to the Mass we have now two extremes and a moderate position. One extreme position is the kind of informal Mass, all in English, facing the people, with contemporary music, which does not at all correspond with what the Council had in mind. But it is legitimate, it is permitted; it is not wrong. And we have on the other extreme those who have returned, with permission, to the Mass of 1962 and, as others have noted, it is thriving and growing. But it is not what the Council itself specifically had in mind, although it is the Mass of the ages. Then you have the moderates. Read more... The Meaning of Christmas: Look Deeper - PETER KREEFTWhile Christmas is so familiar that we sometimes wonder whether anything fresh and true can be said about it, there is a way to explore its meaning that may seem new to us today, yet is in fact quite traditional, dating back to the Middle Ages and the ancient Fathers of the Church. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 ... [>>] Related Categories:
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