Father Brian Nolan talks with Father Nicholas Federspiel about the importance of growing in one’s knowledge and love for the angels, both in salvation history and our own lives.
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Bishops’ commission voices ‘deep concern’ over proposed EU ethics law
A commission representing the European Union’s Catholic bishops has expressed “deep concern” over a draft EU law on the use of embryos, cells and “substances of human origin,” warning it could facilitate genetic and gender interference across the bloc’s 27 member-states.
Catholic religious sisters share their witness of ‘living radically the presence of the Gospel’
Sister Norma spoke as part of a Sept. 14 online panel co-sponsored by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and its Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
U.S. shrines boast massive numbers of saint relics
What is a saint’s relic? A relic can be one of three things: part of the body of a saint (a first-class relic); an item, such as a piece of clothing, used by a saint (a second-class relic); or an object touched to a first or second class relic (a third-class relic).
Gift of All Truth, a missionary outreach, will focus on youths
Along with the successful Source of All Hope ministry in place since 2019 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore City will soon have another new urban ministry: Gift of All Truth.
Bishop Flores: Synod aims to make church more effective in advancing Christ’s Gospel
October’s general assembly in Rome for the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops on synodality aims to address human reality — not abstractions — in order to more effectively share Jesus Christ and his Gospel with others, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores, a U.S. member of the global assembly’s preparatory commission.
Synod and family, the communication skills are the same
What’s especially interesting to me as a communicator is that, at its core, this synod demands good communications skills of its participants.
Expert reveals the challenge behind Mother Teresa’s ‘Gospel on five fingers’
For those who have never heard Mother Teresa’s famous “Gospel on five fingers,” simply imagine the petite and wizened founder of the Missionaries of Charity counting out these words on the digits of a hand — your hand: “You. Did. It. To. Me.”
Catholic activists call on Congress to fully fund migrant services for ‘common good’
Catholic activists called on Congress to ensure funding for migrant services is protected in upcoming appropriations bills at a Sept. 13 event near the U.S. Capitol.
Blue Mass brings ‘comfort,’ acknowledgement to first responders throughout Archdiocese of Baltimore
The Blue Mass, named for the color of uniforms worn by many first responders, recognizes law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics and both retired and active-duty public safety professionals.
Kicking up fun: Kickball tournament brings young adults together
Sixteen teams made up of 160 players competed in the daylong Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Sept. 16 Catholic Young Adult Kickball Tournament at St. Mary’s Seminary.
Remembering a Jesuit priest and family friend, Father David Allen
Earlier this week, I learned that one of our family friends, Rev. David Allen, S.J., passed away.