In what is becoming a bad habit for the Mouse House (witness the “pro-choice” theme in “Turning Red,” or the heroine with two moms in “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”), Disney injects the objectionable into what would otherwise be wholesome fare for the entire family.
Movie: ‘Lightyear’
Spanish Dominicans to be beatified as Civil War martyrs
Sister Ascensión de San José, an elderly nun whose head was crushed with a boulder during Spain’s 1936-1939 Civil War, is to be beatified as a martyr with 26 male Dominicans in the cathedral June 18, 2022.
After flag dispute, Worcester bishop says Jesuit school no longer Catholic
Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus has informed Nativity School of Worcester that it may no longer identify itself as a Catholic school following months of private and public discussion on the flying of Black Lives Matter and gay pride flags outside the school.
Theologians must find new ways to express, share the faith, pope says
The pope had written that the church needs theologians who know how “to communicate the truths of faith today, taking into account linguistic, social, cultural changes and competently using the media, without ever watering down, weakening or ‘virtualizing’ the content.”
Pope: Interreligious cooperation is needed to tackle threats to people, planet
The purpose of their visit was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting between St. Paul VI and the 17th supreme Buddhist patriarch of Thailand, Somdej Phra Wannarat
Sunday Scripture readings: June 19, 2022
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
First reading: Gn 14:18-20
Second reading: 1 Cor 11:23-26
Gospel: Lk 9:11-17
Ky. man’s post-hurricane help spurs ‘Cajun Chefs’ to aid tornado victims
The community will be fed April 5-8 from 11 a.m. “until the food is gone” and that they would be serving Cajun takeout food “for all in the community at no charge.”
Sisters back shareholder proposal that gunmaker study impact of gun sales
Gun manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc. will examine the human rights impact of selling thousands of guns per year, thanks to a shareholder proposal backed by women religious.