(Catholic News Service) The head of the Philippine bishops’ conference has appealed to Catholics to give food to the poor so that they do not go hungry during a near-total lockdown Aug. 6-20.
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POPE “May we grow in friendship with Jesus, the Bread of Life”
(Vatican News) In his reflections before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis recalls the day’s Gospel reading when Jesus reveals himself as the Bread of Life. He underscores that Jesus alone nourishes our soul and…
BENEDICTINE MONKS RETURN TO HISTORIC SOLIGNAC ABBEY FOR FIRST TIME SINCE FRENCH REVOLUTION
On Aug. 1, Benedictine monks moved into the emblematic Solignac Abbey in west-central France after a 230-year absence.
N.J. CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ALUM BREAKS WORLD RECORD TO WIN 400M HURDLE GOLD
(Catholic News Service) When U.S. runner Sydney McLaughlin crossed the finish line to win the gold in the 400-meter hurdles Aug. 3 in Tokyo, she had the cheers of fans supporting her from the New Jersey Catholic high school where…
The prisoner who saved a married man
In 1941 at the height of World War II and while its fury raged in Poland, a conventual Franciscan was arrested because he had started publishing published a journal which was designed to ‘illuminate the truth and show the way…
IN MEMORIAM – Mass in commemoration of Fr Matthias Christian SVD
On the evening of 22 July, 2021, the SVD community held an in-house Mass to commemorate the passing away of one of their confreres Fr. Matthias Christian SVD (1941-2020).
BITE-SIZE THEOLOGY (140) – What kind of veneration should we render the Eucharist?
Rev José Mario O Mandíajmom.honlam.org The Catholic faith uses three degrees of veneration. They are as follows: (1) Latria. It is the act of adoration or worship given only to God. “And God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am…
The crucifix in the workplace
Corrado Gnerre The recent ruling of the European Court says that crucifixes must not be present in classrooms and public offices. It seems unacceptable to me. I have the impression, however, that the cultural motivation (crucifixes must be there because…
EAT MY FLESH AND LIVE MY WORD
Fr. Jijo Kandamkulathy CMFClaretian Publications Macau 8 August 2021 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year BJn 6:41-51
Prayer of petition in Rahner’s words
Fausto Gomez OP Some months ago, I finished reading a book I had wanted to read much earlier. I found a copy in the Library of the USJ Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy at the Seminary. The title of…