The Portiuncula Indulgence: Legend, Tradition and Rubrics By Carol Ann Morrow The Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, built where the first friars gathered around Francis, now surrounds the chapel. Photo by Jack Wintz, O.F.M. ST. FRANCIS SAID, “HOLY father, if it please your Holiness, my wish is that, because of the great things […]
The young Virgin of Nazareth has an exceptional place in God’s plan of Salvation. Her unique destiny in human history was foretold from the very beginning of time and her efforts will continue to the very last day. Mary was associated to Jesus in the prophecies of the Old Testament–when the “completion of time” came–her […]
Saint of the Day Sunday, July 17, 2016 St. Francis Solano Lived: (1549-1610) | Feast Day: Thursday, July 14, 2016 Francis came from a leading family in Andalusia, Spain. Perhaps it was his popularity as a student that enabled Francis in his teens to stop two duelists. He entered the Friars Minor in 1570, and […]
As we look at the state of the world, Martha and Mary remind us that not everything is ours to control Melissa Miller By Silas S. Henderson. July 16, 2016 “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it […]
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Apr 27, 2016 / 11:41 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Tuesday gave the green light for the beatification of 38 Albanian martyrs, all of whom were killed by the country’s atheistic, communist regime between 1945 and 1974. In an April 26 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the […]
What makes a marriage valid or invalid? Among other things, “Intention” Pope Francis’ point on the urgent need for pastoral guidance factors in the formation of right intentions By Jenna M. Cooper. July 13, 2016 In an unscripted response to a question during the June 16 opening of the pastoral conference of the Diocese of […]
Say Hard Things by Marshall Segal When was the last time someone told you you were wrong? If you can’t remember, you may have reason to be concerned. Sometimes the most loving thing someone can do for us is point out an error or inconsistency in the way we think or live. The reality that […]
Il-Papa Franġisku qal li l-foqra, il-morda u n-nies b’diżabilità huma l-qalb u t-teżor tal-Knisja. Minkejja li matul dan ix-xahar il-Papa Franġisku ħassar l-attivitajiet pubbliċi u l-laqgħat kollha tiegħu, Franġisku fetaħ il-bibien tal-Vatikan beraħ għal grupp ta’ 200 persuna fqira, marida u b’diżabilità. Matul il-laqgħa li kellhom mal-Papa Franġisku,il-Papa sema’ l-esperjenzi tagħhom Fid-diskors tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku […]
Before judging others we should look first in the mirror to see how we, ourselves, appear. That’s what Pope Francis said at Monday morning’s Mass at the Santa Marta guesthouse in the Vatican. In his last Mass with a Homily there ahead of the summer break, the pontiff pointed out that what distinguishes God’s judgment […]
Who Do You Say That Jesus Is? The question the Lord asked his followers is still relevant today. By Silas S. Henderson. June 18, 2016 Once when Jesus was praying by himself, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” —Luke 9:18 The question Jesus poses […]