STUDY SHOWS COHABITING RELATIONSHIPS TO BE LESS STABLE THAN MARRIAGE
Washington D.C., Mar 17, 2019 / 04:07 pm (CNA) – A new study found that in 11 countries across the globe, cohabiting couples have more doubts about their relationship lasting and give less importance...
View ArticleGROUNDED IN GENEROSITY
There’s a serious underground movement afoot in the Diocese. Fortunately, “underground” refers to Christ Cathedral’s undercroft, which, like the entire building, has been going through a major...
View ArticleSTUDY SHOWS COHABITING RELATIONSHIPS TO BE LESS STABLE THAN MARRIAGE
Washington D.C., Mar 17, 2019 / 04:07 pm (CNA) – A new study found that in 11 countries across the globe, cohabiting couples have more doubts about their relationship lasting and give less importance...
View ArticleGOD’S OWN ART
“Sacred art is true and beautiful when its form corresponds to its particular vocation: evoking and glorifying, in faith and adoration, the transcendent mystery of God—the surpassing invisible beauty...
View ArticleHOPE AND HEALING
Recently we screened the film “Unplanned” at the Freed Theater in the Cultural Center on the campus of Christ Cathedral. The movie tells the true story of Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleLENTEN TRADITIONS
After an unusually rainy winter, we’re ready for spring. But first, we must experience the 40 days of Lent. Interestingly, the word Lent derives from the Middle English word Lenten, meaning...
View Article‘SCOURGE OF ABUSE, INTERNAL ATTACKS’ MARK POPE’S SIXTH YEAR IN OFFICE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics cannot place blame for the sexual abuse crisis on “those who came before us” in an attempt “to present ourselves as ‘pure,’” said the editorial director of the Vatican...
View ArticleGROUP’S IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY PROJECT ‘NOT ABOUT POLITICS,’ ORGANIZERS SAY
WASHINGTON (CNS) — On March 4, Cristobal Cavazos and his companions on the “DuPage Solidarity With the Asylum Seekers” project departed from the headquarters of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, and...
View ArticleOUR GLORY IN GLASS
As entered St. Polycarp Church in Stanton on the annual feast day of their patron saint, they were able to marvel at the light cascading through large mosaics of stained glass that replaced the former...
View ArticleIN SOUTH CAROLINA, STATEWIDE CATHOLIC BEE TESTS RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
ROCK HILL, S.C. (CNS) — How well would you do if you had to answer questions about the Catholic faith while standing in front of a room full of people? Students faced that challenge recently at the...
View ArticleCARDINAL DINARDO DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, EXPECTED TO MAKE FULL RECOVERY
Houston, Texas, Mar 21, 2019 / 08:59 am (CNA) – Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston has been released from the hospital, following a mild stroke last week, his archdiocese announced March 20....
View ArticleTRINITY LEAGUE ATHLETE PROFILE: MATTHEW KUEHL
Matthew Kuehl got his start in swimming in a fairly unconventional way, through the suggestion of his then baseball coach. “I started playing baseball when I was about seven, and when I was nine, my...
View ArticlePraying for New Zealand
I write with profound sadness in response to the racist, terrorist attack against Muslims in their place of worship in Christchurch, New Zealand. I was at meetings in Washington, D.C. when these...
View ArticleFAITH AND GENEROSITY SUSTAIN FLOOD VICTIMS IN OMAHA ARCHDIOCESE
OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — For Naoma Borgmann, the first sign of trouble was the look on her husband’s face. Although 60-mile-per-hour winds were howling and 4- to 5-foot waves were crashing on the banks of...
View ArticleINTERFAITH CEREMONY REMEMBERS CHRISTCHURCH VICTIMS
Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, stood in solidarity with Orange County’s Muslim community in the wake of mass shootings in New Zealand. Bishop Vann called on Christians and Muslims alike to...
View ArticleWHAT IS PURGATORY?
“All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but, after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness...
View ArticleJOIN THE JOURNEY
This year, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) reminds people of the struggles of their brothers and sisters across the globe with their Lenten theme, “Share the Journey.” The CRS Rice Bowl theme is...
View ArticleTHE BOX WITH A THOUSAND FACES
Today, Thomas Awiapo is the proud father of four children who works with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) as a consultant and speaker. As a speaker, he shares the story of his childhood in a small...
View ArticleFR. SPITZER HOMILIES: MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT
March 18, 2019 Today’s #FrSpitzerHomily is a condensation of about 5 different principles from Matthew about the ‘Sermon on the Mount.’ http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/031819.cfm
View ArticleFR. SPITZER HOMILIES: SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN...
March 19, 2019 Today, we celebrate the feast day of St. Joseph. In this homily, we pray for the virtue to follow and trust Christ the way that St. Joseph did. #FrSpitzerHomily...
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