2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (966+ words) By Dr. John Bergsma The Readings for this Sunday are exceptionally rich, so we will have to limit ourselves to following just a few themes. The First Reading is the account of the Fall, in which Eve, followed by Adam,…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (774+ words) Liturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II). Lent: self-love and self-discipline. From passive to active. Learning to do. Julian of Norwich and "Revelations of Divine Love" (25 minutes)Episode notes.Play KEYWORDS: catholic; lent; lk5; prayer 27. And after these things he went forth, and…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago  (708+ words) Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (513+ words) Mariana Mazzucato was appointed as an ordinary member of the Academy on October 15, 2022, a position she has held since then. The appointment drew criticism, particularly in the United States, due to Mazzucato's publicly expressed support for abortion rights in relation…...

22+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1324+ words) A letter that smiles while it draws blood The first thing that hits you is how calm it is. It is a courtly, Roman-style thank you note with a blade hidden in the fold. Pagliarani opens by praising "perfect transparency,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (485+ words) Bishop Athanasius Schneider told Robert Moynihan on February 16 about the 30 minutes private audience with Pope Leo XIV on December 18. He described the tone as open and cordial: "The Pope was very kind, attentively listening to me, very, very fraternal and…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (698+ words) Bishop Athanasius Schneider declared that Cardinal V'ctor Manuel Fern'ndez's claim that Vatican II's texts cannot be modified is "completely wrong." Schneider, the Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, addressed Fern'ndez's recent claim " which has now proved to be pivotal in the…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (365+ words) The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?" Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (653+ words) Liturgical Colour: Violet. Year: A(II). KEYWORDS: catholic; lent; mt9; prayer 14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 15. And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (764+ words) [Catholic Caucus] Order and Jurisdiction: The Futility of the Schism Accusation The Society defends itself against any accusation of schism and, relying on all traditional theology and the Church's constant teaching, maintains that an episcopal consecration not authorised by the…...