Catholic sisters inspire followers of other faiths to be interested in Catholic religious life.
Raised in Buddhist Vietnam, nuns share who inspired their vocations
Parents: Baby miraculously cured in utero, now 5, ‘has changed our life’
The child’s miraculous cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops was attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. It cleared the way for his beatification Oct. 31.
Mary Marrocco: Superstition has no place in life of faith
“What is the difference between a novena that is faith, and a novena that is superstition?”
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Being a good neighbor
Pope Francis, in his new encyclical “Fratelli Tutti, on Fraternity and Social Friendship,” explores what it means to be a good neighbor. Here are a few suggestions to implement his teaching.
Couple says miracle child’s Down syndrome a ‘blessing’ for family
The child’s miraculous cure from a deadly case of fetal hydrops was attributed to the intercession of Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus. It cleared the way for his beatification Oct. 31.
Sunday Scripture reading: Oct.18, 2020
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading: Is 45:1, 4-6
Second reading: 1 Thes 1:1-5
Gospel: Mt 22:15-21
Those who accompany the dying inspired by ‘Samaritanus bonus’
The Vatican released its Sept. 22 letter “‘Samaritanus bonus,’ on the Care of Persons in the Critical and Terminal Phases of Life,”
Catechetical Cataclysms: Restored Holy Stairs give meaning to crisis
The shock of a nationwide lockdown and the ongoing pandemic have resurrected the actual significance of Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome and what it represents.