by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Dear Father Jenkins, We, the undersigned alumni, members of the Notre Dame community, friends of Notre Dame, and concerned Catholics, urge you to rescind the honorary degree the University awarded in 2008 to then Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and to announce the University’s support for a wide-ranging and unconstrained investigation into what McCarrick did, who knew, and what they did or
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“… It is to you, dear Mother, that I am about to confide the story of my soul. When you asked me to write it, I feared the task might unsettle me, but since then Our Lord has deigned to make me understand that by simple obedience I shall please Him best. I begin therefore to sing what must be
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“… God can and will work mighty deeds through the most unexpected and unlikely people. All of us are called to perform even our most humble tasks, such as giving a cup of water, for the sake of His Name and the cause of His Kingdom. …”
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“In this Sunday’s Gospel there is a certain tension between legitimate freedom and truths we must insist upon. We also have a lot to learn in sorting out friends and foes. …”
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“Simple Steps … Homily Helps … Intercessions … Respect Life Images … Bulletin Inserts … Poster … Reflection Flyer … Bulletin Cover and Wrapper … Word of Life: October 2018 (Respect Life Month) … Bulletin and Pulpit Announcements …”
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Catholic TV Mass for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sept. 30, 2018, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit O God, come to my Assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. By the
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Pope Benedict XVI, in 2008, visited Ground Zero at the site of the World Trade Center, offering Prayers and Blessings. The full text of his prayer and the Vatican news release follow below, after the video. “O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and traditions, who gather today at this site, the
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“The plight of our brothers and sisters who work hard but struggle to make ends meet calls us all to reflect in a special way this Labor Day. Today, we read in St. Luke’s Gospel how Jesus, upon returning home to Nazareth, read from the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue declaring, ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because
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“… Bartholomew … has traditionally been identified with Nathanael …. Nathanael’s retort ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ … highlights God’s freedom, which baffles our expectations by causing him to be found in the very place where we least expect him. … Jesus was not exclusively ‘from Nazareth’ but was born in Bethlehem … and came ultimately from Heaven,
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