A Trip to the Book Barn September 29, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized The books I brought home may have had one owner or 10. They may have passed through dozens of children’s hands or been treasured by a single person who kept them intact.
Texas woman takes vows as consecrated virgin, is ‘humbled,’ ‘joyful’ to be ‘bride of Christ’ September 29, 2024By Michael Gresham OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized As a consecrated virgin, Karen Bless vows to show a profound commitment to God during her everyday interactions. A vocation made easier by her role at the Catholic-run University of Dallas.
Pope encourages Catholics to get to know St. John Paul II better September 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Calling St. John Paul II “one of the men who most shaped the last century,” Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to get to know him better, especially through what he did and wrote before being elected pope Oct. 16, 1978.
Pope: ‘Never dialogue with the devil’ September 25, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, social media, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Christians must acknowledge the reality of the devil acting around them and remain steadfast in resisting his temptations, Pope Francis said.
A Little Less Like Me September 23, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized Sometimes when a message comes my way, I don’t know whether God really means to send it to me.
Texas bishop pleads with faithful not to worship with, support Carmelite nuns affiliated with SSPX September 18, 2024By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Uncategorized, World News A Texas bishop is urging Catholics in his diocese not to participate in sacraments with, or financially support, a community of Discalced Carmelite nuns who recently announced a formal association with the Society of St. Pius X.
Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, chemistry professor and school administrator, dies at 99 September 13, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized A funeral Mass was offered Sept. 11 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart for Sister of Mercy Mary Judith Schmelz, who died Sept. 4 at Convent at Springwell, her community’s retirement home in Mount Washington. She was 99.
Widows of Catholic NHL star, brother testify to faith, love and new life at joint funeral September 12, 2024By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Uncategorized, World News At the funeral Mass of deceased brothers Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Sept. 9 at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Media, however, it was their wives who emulated the aforementioned attributes as they took turns giving words of remembrance for their fallen husbands.
Pope calls for ‘truth and justice’ for 2020 Beirut port explosion August 27, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized Four years after the catastrophic explosion that rocked the port of Beirut, killing some 220 people and injuring more than 6,000 others, Pope Francis joined Lebanese families in calling for an investigation into the deadly blast.
Sharing God’s love can make a difference in the world, cardinal says August 20, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized Writing on behalf of Pope Francis, Cardinal Parolin said a joint commitment to sharing God’s love for every person “can generate a new world, where the love that was shown to us in Christ triumphs in the end, and the entire planet becomes a temple of fraternity.”
Olympic Village is an ‘extraordinary place,’ says head of Holy Games August 8, 2024By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized If one were looking for the busiest woman in the church of France these days, Isabelle de Chatellus, 46, from the Diocese of Versailles, is most probably the one.
Grace should cause awe, like a summer snowfall would, pope says August 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Uncategorized Whether or not Mary caused snow to fall in Rome on a summer day more than 1,600 years ago, Christians know that God’s grace is always undeserved, always beautiful and literally awesome, Pope Francis said.
