A New York-based historical preservation group is launching an effort to save Catholic churches in the city of Buffalo that are allegedly “deeply at risk of vacancy and demolition” amid a diocesan restructuring plan. The organization Preservation Buffalo Niagara announced on its website on Tuesday hat it was launching a “Save Our Sacred Sites” campaign,Continue reading “A Plan to Save New York’s Catholic Churches from Closure and Demolition”
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Fiducia Supplicans: Blessing Sinners or Blessing Sin?
Transcribed Homily of Father Terrance of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate, Dec. 27, 2023 Praised be Jesus and Mary. (Now and forever.) Here in the octave of Christmas the Church asks us to reflect on the birth of our Savior, and the gift of redemption and healing that He brings to us. The blessingContinue reading “Fiducia Supplicans: Blessing Sinners or Blessing Sin?”
Who Wrote Fiducia Supplicans? And Why Does It Matter?
by Toni Vercillo There already is an active schism (though not yet formal) in the Church today, coming from both sides of her Center aisle, and the new document, Fiducia Supplicans, is the current impetus for both radical traditionalists and leftist progressives. Both attempt to ‘explain and interpret’ the document to fit their respective agendas.Continue reading “Who Wrote Fiducia Supplicans? And Why Does It Matter?”
IS AMORIS LAETITIA AN INFALLIBLE DOCUMENT?
Cindy Wooden, Vatican correspondent for Catholic News Service, writes from Rome: Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family is an example of the “ordinary magisterium” — papal teaching — to which Catholics are obliged to give “religious submission of will and intellect,” said an article in the Vatican newspaper. Fr. Salvador Pie-Ninot, a well-known professorContinue reading “IS AMORIS LAETITIA AN INFALLIBLE DOCUMENT?”
In the Fullness of Time
March 25th will come and go and few will mark its import. And yet the most pivotal event in all of human history is celebrated on this day. On March 25 the Catholic Church celebrates that moment in time the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, the only-begotten Son of God, descended from heaven toContinue reading “In the Fullness of Time”
Mary Magdalene: A Heart Filled with Holy Amazement Before The Lord
The dispositions of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation and intercession are the four pillars of Eucharistic prayer that Saint Peter-Julian Eymard deemed necessary for one who wishes to adore and serve the Lord perfectly. Saint Mary Magdalene, whose July 22 liturgical Memorial was elevated to a Feast by Pope Francis in 2016, is celebrated as a ‘trueContinue reading “Mary Magdalene: A Heart Filled with Holy Amazement Before The Lord”
The Mother of All Parables: Matt 13:1-23
In his Angelus Address for July 12, 2020, Pope Francis related the different ways in which people hear the Word of God (the seeds) and the type of soil that it falls upon (mens hearts) to receive it. The Holy Father’s address: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning! There are many ways to receive theContinue reading “The Mother of All Parables: Matt 13:1-23”
A New Heavenly Advocate for Young People
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtues of a 14-year-old Italian boy who died in 1963. The pope advanced the cause of Angiolino Bonetta, along with four others, following a July 10 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. BonettaContinue reading “A New Heavenly Advocate for Young People”
Pietro Annigoni’s Immaculate Heart of Mary
Painted in 1961 for the Church of the same name (Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayes, Middlesex), Mary is depicted as the strong Mother of Mankind. The child, sleeping peacefully on her arm, represents humanity undisturbed by the chaos of the world, shown in the blazing explosion of the background. Mary’s foot crushesContinue reading “Pietro Annigoni’s Immaculate Heart of Mary”
Francis or Dominic? Anthony replies.
The disputes between the Franciscans and Dominicans had become so intense at one point in history that the Pope had to intervene in their conflict. But it wasn’t so in the beginning with their founders. There are many stories told of the founder of the Franciscans and some are contained in a little book calledContinue reading “Francis or Dominic? Anthony replies.”
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