“The Lord will come with mighty power, and give light to the eyes of all who serve him, alleluia.” Antiphon for lighting of candles. February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. On this Feast, candles
Pope Francis addressed the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe on October 3. His unscripted off-the-cuff address was just released yesterday by Vatican correspondent Sandro Magister. Our pope has firmly disabused anyone of the idea that he is not pro-life. The following is a part of his address.
Many mothers and fathers gave public witness of their regrets for aborting their children. They testified in front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, at the end of the March for Life.
New Jersey Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski placed Patricia Jannuzzi, a 30 year veteran Catholic elementary school theology teacher, on administrative leave for posting on her personal Facebook page what the Bishop called “harsh and judgmental statements.”
POPE JOHN PAUL II’s APOSTOLIC LETTER NOVO MILLENNIO INEUNTE (At the Beginning of the New Millennium) 1. At the beginning of the new millennium, and at the close of the Great Jubilee during which we celebrated the two thousandth anniversary of the birth of Jesus and a new stage of the Church’s journey begins, our hearts ring out with the words of Jesus when one day, after speaking to the crowds from Simon’s boat, he invited the Apostle to “put out into the deep” for a catch: “Duc in altum” (Lk 5:4). Peter and his first companions trusted Christ’s words, and cast the nets. “When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish” (Lk 5:6). Duc in altum! These words ring out for us today, and they invite us to remember the past with gratitude, to live the present with enthusiasm and to look forward to the future with confidence: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever” (Heb 13:8).
This litany was prayed at the National Memorial for the Preborn held in Constitution Hall at the March for Life in Washington, DC. This was an ecumenical prayer service led by Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, and over 100 other ecumenical leaders shown on the stage. Father Frank preached that abortion is the very opposite of love.
As Catholics, before we vote, we are called to inform ourselves about the issues and to form our consciences correctly in accordance with the natural moral law and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
On June 14, we will celebrate the 28th anniversary of the first Visitation of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the International Rosary Congress at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Missionary Images are exact 4’ x 6’ digital replicas of the original miraculous image that Our Lady of Guadalupe left on St. Juan Diego’s tilma in Mexico. The Rector of the Basilica blessed them for conversions and reverence for life in the New Evangelization. We also have smaller images available for Visitations to your home or parish.
August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This commemorates the assumption of her body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life. Pope Pius XII wrote that the Virgin Mary “having
“Today the Church needs saints. This calls for our combating our attachment to comforts that lead us to choose a comfortable and insignificant mediocrity. Each one of us has the possibility to be a saint, and the way to holiness
“The Lord will come with mighty power, and give light to the eyes of all who serve him, alleluia.” Antiphon for lighting of candles. February 2 is the Feast of the Presentation of
Pope Francis addressed the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe on October 3. His unscripted off-the-cuff address was just released yesterday by Vatican correspondent Sandro Magister. Our pope has firmly disabused anyone of the idea that he is not pro-life. The following is a part of his address.
Many mothers and fathers gave public witness of their regrets for aborting their children. They testified in front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, at the end of the March for Life.
New Jersey Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski placed Patricia Jannuzzi, a 30 year veteran Catholic elementary school theology teacher, on administrative leave for posting on her personal Facebook page what the Bishop called “harsh and judgmental statements.”
POPE JOHN PAUL II’s APOSTOLIC LETTER NOVO MILLENNIO INEUNTE (At the Beginning of the New Millennium) 1. At the beginning of the new millennium, and at the close of the Great Jubilee during which we celebrated the two thousandth anniversary of the birth of Jesus and a new stage of the Church’s journey begins, our hearts ring out with the words of Jesus when one day, after speaking to the crowds from Simon’s boat, he invited the Apostle to “put out into the deep” for a catch: “Duc in altum” (Lk 5:4). Peter and his first companions trusted Christ’s words, and cast the nets. “When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish” (Lk 5:6). Duc in altum! These words ring out for us today, and they invite us to remember the past with gratitude, to live the present with enthusiasm and to look forward to the future with confidence: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever” (Heb 13:8).
This litany was prayed at the National Memorial for the Preborn held in Constitution Hall at the March for Life in Washington, DC. This was an ecumenical prayer service led by Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, and over 100 other ecumenical leaders shown on the stage. Father Frank preached that abortion is the very opposite of love.
As Catholics, before we vote, we are called to inform ourselves about the issues and to form our consciences correctly in accordance with the natural moral law and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
On June 14, we will celebrate the 28th anniversary of the first Visitation of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the International Rosary Congress at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The Missionary Images are exact 4’ x 6’ digital replicas of the original miraculous image that Our Lady of Guadalupe left on St. Juan Diego’s tilma in Mexico. The Rector of the Basilica blessed them for conversions and reverence for life in the New Evangelization. We also have smaller images available for Visitations to your home or parish.
August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This commemorates the assumption of her body and soul into heaven at the end of her earthly life. Pope Pius XII
“Today the Church needs saints. This calls for our combating our attachment to comforts that lead us to choose a comfortable and insignificant mediocrity. Each one of us has the possibility to be a
