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Background information on the Scripture readings for September 16, 2007.
The story of a man whose life took him from soldier to scientist, monk, hermit, priest, missionary and martyr.
This column continues our look at the section of the National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (2004) which deals specifically with the relationship of priests and deacons.
Background information on the Scripture readings for September 23, 2007.
Why wasn't the Assumption defined before 1950?
This column continues our series on the relationship of priests and deacons presented in the National Directory for the Formation, Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States (2005).
Who is a theologian? What is the work of a theologian? To be sure, the answers overlap, but addressing them separately helps to clarify our understanding of the theologian and his work.
There is a deep desire in pastors to stay intimately in touch with the mystery of Christ through an interior life. How should we understand the contemplative life for a pastor, and what personal obstacles need to be surmounted before a steady commitment to such prayer can be maintained?
Stop wasting meeting time now! Put the ABCs of meeting management to work and you will see the difference they can make in your parish.
Priestalk by Msgr. William Belford,
Don Pino joins the thousands of Christians martyred in the 20th century. They took Christ seriously. Most are nameless. One body counter notes there were more such martyrs in the 20th century than in the first 19 centuries of the Church.
The Letter to the Hebrews has a distinctive way of describing how God chose to redeem us: ''[I]t was fitting that [God] . . . in bringing many children to glory, should make the leader to their salvation perfect through suffering'' (Heb 2:10).
If all of us Catholics truly understood and accepted our mandate as disciples of Jesus Christ to commit to living a stewardship way of life, our beloved Church should, at least theoretically, have the wherewithal to solve every major problem and address every need.
''How do we develop among ourselves as bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians and lay people a spirituality of giving which offers a biblical concept of stewardship?''
Eucharistic adoration as 'Center of the Church' disputed
The repaired and renovated St. Anthony Cathedral basilica in Beaumont, Texas, should please those who favor older church structures and worship services as well as those who prefer current church buildings and liturgical celebrations.
This article has free access for all visitors. The publication of Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI has been gratefully and enthusiastically received by many thoughtful people who love the Bible and find it an essential source of the Christian life
Featured in this week's In Focus section, we pay tribute to Our Sunday Visitor founder, Archbishop John F. Noll.
Background information on the Scripture readings for June 24, 2007
Background information on the Scripture readings for June 10, 2007.
Background material on the Scripture readings for July 7, 2007.
Background material on the Scripture readings for July 1, 2007.
. What do people expect of their priests in this climate? What are the things a priest does that are most important to the life of a parishioner? What are the things a priest could drop that would be accepted and understood by his people? On the other side of the coin, what roles does a priest never want to give up? What is he willing to give up?
Msgr. Campion finds inspiration in the brotherly love and priestly example of his fellow clerics.
When we call upon Mary as our own mother, her loving gaze upon each and all of us priests recognizes the distinctive configuration to Jesus, her beloved Son.
Father Benedict Groeschel's reflections on Catholic/evangelical dialog.
Free to registered users. The Second Vatican Council prescribed the revision of the rite of baptism of adults and decreed that the catechumenate for adults, divided into several steps, should be restored. How can parish priests best get involved?
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