By adopting a policy of tolerance the Queen successfully maintained a balance of power between the feudal lords and the rising burghers as well as between the Protestants and the Catholics. Another historical event that greatly strengthened the power of the monarch and accelerated the awakening of ...
Our first brothers and sisters in Christ were Catholics through and through and understood the sacramentality of the Faith and the importance of preserving our history and venerating holy sites. Thanks to them and the early tradition, we know where the Word of God became flesh and where his ...
Now, Catholics attend mass to honor the holy day. What is Hallowmas? An older English term for All Saints’ Day is actually Allhallows or Hallowmas (shortened from the feast of Allhallowsmas, with hallow meaning “holy person; saint”). The name Hallowmas was first found in 1375–1425 in...
What Catholics could learn from the Mennonites: the historic peace church offers an inspiring example of community.(VIEWPOINT)A few years ago when I taught at the University of Notre Dame, I gave a talk at nearby Goshen, Ind., to a Mennonite college about peace and nonviolence. I had ...
Catholics and Protestants, Orthodox, everybody seems to agree on that point. The mere fact that someone is an enrolled member of the church is no guarantee that they will end up in heaven. We disagree on everything else, though we disagree on the first premise. It doesn’t seem obvious ...
During a conclave, Catholics around the world watch the smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel and pay close attention to its color. If at the end of a vote, no new pope has been elected, the ballots are mixed with chemicals which produce a black smoke. If a Cardinal receives at least ...
Bloody Sunday (30th January, 1972)(血腥星期日(1972 年 1 月 30 日))①On this day, 13 Catholics who had been taking part in a peaceful civil rights march were killed in Northern Ireland. ②It is an important symbol of British oppression. ③It strengthened Catholic opposition to the British...
The overall point of these reforms is to protect the integrity of the canonization process and avoid mistakes or scandals that would discredit the church or mislead believers. Since Catholics believe that the "Blesseds" and saints are in heaven and intercede before God on behalf of people who ...
Catholics seekinggrief counselingthrough the Church or other faith-based counseling services will receive a spiritual approach to managing their grief and bereavement. There are notable differences between how Catholics and non-Catholics view death. ...
Calling these people is the FIRST thing you should do! They find you a pro-life agent in your area who commits to giving a portion of the fee to a pro-life group! Don’t rely on popes, bishops and priests. “He [Satan] will set up a counter-Church which will be the ape of ...