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Catholics urge more focus on social justice, new national survey shows
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A large national study on faith and political views released Oct. 23 highlighted Catholics’ interest in having social justice take a bigger role in the church’s policy priorities. The American Values Survey by Public Religion Research Institute queried a cross section of all Americans but zeroed in on the opinions of Catholics, […]
New Blessed Teresa Church dedicated in Limerick
The winding country roads of Limerick host modest homes, small churches and businesses as any town. But now high spires poke out of the Montgomery County landscape as parishioners of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish now worship God in their new church. Archbishop Charles Chaput dedicated the 22,000 square foot Gothic edifice Saturday, Oct. 27.
Humility helps us call God ‘Abba:’ ‘Father!’
Oct. 27 Before we make our own this first exclamation of the Lord’s Prayer, we must humbly cleanse our hearts of certain false images drawn “from this world.” Humility makes us recognize that “no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the […]
Archbishop Chaput: Catholic teaching trumps party loyalty on abortion
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Church teaching against abortion "requires absolute adherence" on the part of Catholic voters, who must "stand united" in opposition to the practice regardless of party affiliation, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. "(Abortion) really is a big issue today, and I think what it requires of Catholics is a loyalty to the church prior to their political party," Archbishop Chaput told Catholic News Service Oct. 20 in Rome. (See a video interview)
All things considered, St. Hubert’s soccer loss not so bad
St. Hubert’s soccer season came to an end on Wednesday afternoon at the hands of Archbishop Ryan. That Ryan emerged victorious, 4-1, in the Catholic League semifinal contest was not surprising. The Ragdolls haven’t lost a game all year and, even though Lansdale Catholic stunned the soccer world with a 2-0 win over Archbishop Wood […]
As it was in the beginning: Malvern Retreat House has been firing up faith for 100 years
When Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrates Mass for the 100th Anniversary of Malvern Retreat House at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, it really is a big deal. Malvern’s St. Joseph’s in the Hills is the largest and most active Catholic retreat facility in the country and very possibly the world.
Church can learn lessons from history, business, says leader of Jesuits
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When faced with a particular challenge, such as finding new ways to evangelize in modern times, the current gathering of the Synod of Bishops could have benefited from looking at history and business management, said the head of the world’s largest men’s religious order. Identifying what has worked in the more […]
Faith in Jesus means being optimistic about future, synod message says
Despite the growth of secularism, increased hostility toward Christianity and sinful behavior by some church ministers, members of the Synod of Bishops said they are optimistic about the future because of Christ's promise of salvation. Addressing a message to Catholics around the world Oct. 26, synod members said they were certain God "will not fail to look on our poverty in order to show the strength of his arm in our days and to sustain us in the path of the new evangelization."
Vatican II betrayed by breakdown of church discipline, cardinal tells Synod
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Abandonment of internal church discipline over the past half century has undermined the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, said the American cardinal who heads the Vatican’s supreme court. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature and a former archbishop of St. Louis, made his […]
The theological virtue of hope
Oct. 26 “Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Prayer, formed by the liturgical life, draws everything into the love by which we are loved in Christ and which enables us to respond to him by loving as he […]