First of all, compassion means not using derogatory words to describe those who are not regular Mass-goers, such as: back-sliding, lapsed, fallen-away, baptized pagans, home-Baptists, lost souls, etc. Instead we are called to approach inactive Catholics in respectful ways and offer Jesus-ce...
The prayer vigil begins late in the afternoon of January 23 and concludes with morning Mass on January 24, the day of the National March for Life. USCCB - 8 hours ago Jerusalem Patriarch urges Holy Land pilgrimages Editor's Note: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusale...
Mass was celebrated Sunday on the grounds of a historic Catholic church in Southern California that had been heavily damaged by fire a day earlier. The blaze early Saturday destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of San Gabriel Mission, which was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming...
March 4, 2023, my husband and I left our house early enough to attend 8:30 am Mass in Alexandria, Louisiana at the Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral. We actually arrived a little early and was able to take part in a rosary. As we waited for Mass to start, I remembered I had a S...
Posted onFebruary 27, 2023 A passage from the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew, from today’s Mass for the Monday of the First Week of Lent: Matthew 25: 31-46 “But when the Son of man will have arrived in his majesty, and all the Angels with him, then he will sit upo...
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December 6th, 2024,02:42 PM Daily Mass Readings The daily mass readings posted on a regular basis, your reflections are welcome. Moderators: CCF_Glenn Threads: 12,832 Posts: 13,126 24th Sunday After Pentecost... by CathApol November 7th, 2021,03:08 AM ...
He often came later to work in the fields than other laborers because he would first attend Mass in the morning. Yet his work never suffered and he always met the chores required of him. It was said two angels, one on either side of Isidore, appeared and joined their pious companion in...
One way to meet folks and make friends abroad in a strange city: take mass transit, get lost on the subway, look confused, and ask for help. I must confess it didn’t work some years[...] Features Saints are Not Angry: Reflections on Martin Scorsese’sThe Saints ...
December 6th, 2024,02:42 PM Daily Mass Readings The daily mass readings posted on a regular basis, your reflections are welcome. Moderators: CCF_Glenn Threads: 12,832 Posts: 13,126 24th Sunday After Pentecost... by CathApol November 7th, 2021,03:08 AM ...