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Solidarity among Moroccans brings hope for the future, Caritas official says
… day to empty out supermarkets here in Marrakech, where nothing could be found because people kept buying (supplies) to take to the people in the mountains," he said, emphasizing a vast … News that Morocco "is a sovereign country like any other" that can "decide for itself what is best." Nevertheless, he continued, the "government has not abandoned Moroccans. If this is said, …
Where is the call to peacemaking in the eucharistic revival?
… outpoured blood to Christ's memory during the brutal civil war that followed (1980-92). They kept the promise. They lived the memory, not only by their faith in the real presence of Christ … with little connection to the oppressed, suffering body of Christ in the world. This is at best a truncated spirituality, and at worst a distortion of the teaching and ministry of Jesus. …
'Oppenheimer' raises nuclear arms questions. Catholics should pay attention.
… Or the complexities of safely maintaining nuclear weapons stockpiles when components are kept on hair trigger alert? Or the lethal effects of lingering atmospheric radiation following a … : François Truffaut [a French film critic] once wrote that "war films, even pacifist, even the best, willingly or not, glorify war and render it in some way attractive." This, I think, gets at …
A year after Pope Francis' Canada trip, sisters walk long road to reconciliation amid boarding schools' bitter legacy
… school, in Fort William, Ontario (now part of Thunder Bay). From that unique perspective, they kept working on issues of social justice for Indigenous people, even after the congregation … schools are an example of "structural sin," in which "people who are good, doing their best, can be part of something that in itself has very destructive impacts," said board chair …
How my Catholic faith and Mohawk heritage teach me to embrace sustainable living
… Sabbath even though it was countercultural to do so amongst her traditional community. Kateri kept to an uncomplicated schedule, walking to church at regular intervals to pray and then … we have received also belongs to those who will follow us." Learning deeply over time how to best care for the land they live on, Indigenous peoples also have a hyperlocal approach to the …
Is there such a thing as 'woke' saints?
… that blindly obeying the rules, especially the more questionable ones, isn't necessarily the best way to build a loving relationship with God or to share God's love with a world in desperate … and Thomas Merton — were told they couldn't publish their radical thoughts, they obeyed but kept on writing. Writers such as Francis de Sales and Thérèse of Lisieux dove below the surface …
"Ubi Mea?" Where's mine?
… in Chicago, I was an avid reader of columnist Mike Royko, a city fixture and humorist who kept track of Mayor Richard Daley, whose political machine ran the city. Daley shamelessly once … of the demands of being with Jesus. We are also invited to see how living for others is the best path to real joy and a challenging call that is rich with purpose and integrity. …
Can DeSantis beat Trump? Not if his campaign launch was any indication
… headlines for his campaign against wokeism. "Florida is where woke goes to die" was one of the best applause lines in his victory speech last year . There is little doubt that many Democrats, … being at all. He was a tiny bit of one, unnaturally developed; something in a bottle, an organ kept alive in the laboratory. I thought he was a sort of primitive savage, but he was something …
Focolare's Run4Unity connects youth in global 'eco-relay' for climate hope
… 950 trees to be planted in countries like Uganda, Nicaragua and the Philippines. A knee injury kept Louisianne Cardoso Tour, an 18-year-old college student, from running, so instead she played … out to Plant for the Planet to help its groups understand which trees to plant and where best to plant them. While a few events took place around Earth Day, including a tree planting and … organizers suggested groups plant a tree for every minute or kilometer, the decision on how best to respond was left to participants. Some chose to do just that, while others opted for more …
Blessed assurance
… have to talk so loud.” The very notion that God lives within us is perhaps Christianity’s best-kept secret. Good people assume that God is at some great distance, and that seeking God …
I AM
… The Gospel of divine life, the heart of the Good News, has been called Christianity’s best kept secret. It so surpasses the promise of religion to take good people to heaven after …
That we all may be ... what? 'E pluribus unum' is hard to find today
… that immigrants have always been a divider in the United States. But we soldiered through and kept our "diversity" under control from one decade to another in special parts of town and in special work. That kept them from getting out and up in the world and confined them to low-paying jobs their entire … What? Are we trying to take care of one another? Or not? Have we lost interest in being our best, in being a country of heart? Or has the United States simply become a collection of …
The Jewish roots of the Eucharist
… they would gather for a meal, imitating the Last Supper celebrated by Jesus. Because they kept talking about Jesus as the Messiah, their fellow Jews finally got fed up and kicked them out … Protestants still do at greater rates than Catholics. Catholicism today has some of the best Scripture scholarship in the world, but sadly little of that gets down to the parish level. … Bible study is not a big part of parish life as it is in evangelical churches. One of the best ways to prepare for the Eucharist is to study and pray over the Scripture readings before …
Letters to the editor on allegations against Bishop Hubbard
… article might cause reflection on what may be another self-serving cleric looking out for his best interests rather than a church-wide conspiracy. How many denied their guilt until their … the official church's legal actions. He can state the existence of documents, where they are kept, and the nature of their content. He can reveal what he did and what he ordered to be done …
Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God
… Nate Tinner-Williams: Perhaps this is saying too much, but I think you may be best known for your saxophone solo on Whitney Houston 's " I Will Always Love You " track from … I even did Bible studies for them. She was able to attend a few times, but not many. They kept her running around, which is a part of the overall story of what ultimately happened to her, … So on that topic: Your best-known work to me, actually, before I knew anything about your involvement in "I Will Always …
Pope Benedict XVI, elected a philosopher king, was at heart a German professor
… the smartest man in the room. Just as Plato believed that a philosopher king would be the best ruler, they thought that a brilliant theologian would be the best pope. The church is still debating the cardinals' wisdom. Benedict became an ecclesial … their crimes. He also listened to the international experts in the Secretariat of State, which kept him from making mistakes in foreign affairs. Here he was not an innovator, but continued the …
Benedict, a pope who shaped his times but didn't tower over them, dies at 95
… and unprecedented scandal in the global Catholic Church, died on Dec. 31 in the apartment he kept inside a Vatican monastery. A man whose very name conjured images of a return to the … recalled Ratzinger as normally biking to the university from his residence and as "by far the best and most popular lecturer" at the school. "I think the issue of pluralism or relativism — as …
Pope Benedict's mixed legacy: A poor administrator who made theological contributions
… priests face the wall, tabernacles are put back behind the altar of sacrifice, the world is kept at a distance, and any engagement with modernity is done from a defensive crouch. These … proprio Summorum Pontificum backfired badly, based on a reflexive tendency to assume the best about conservative Catholics. "He never intended to start a movement," one of his …
Holy Names University in California will close in May after 154 years
… are forced to make the difficult decision to close and designate a transfer institution in the best interest of our students," Borg said in a Dec. 19 news release. The university said "both … Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the HNU board, its chair and president, who have kept me and my advisers apprised of the difficult situation they face," he said in a statement. …
'Spirited' reminds us we're never unredeemable
… song about using salty language from the 1800s to work through your anger. Don't worry, I kept my finger on the volume dial. But I think this scene proves the point: "Spirited" is a … into expletives in the 21st century. We get sloppy with our words; we let our anger get the best of us; we take it out on our friends, family, and co-workers. And yet we aren't inherently, …