Eternally Connected by the Bond of Love

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – May 12, 2013 Mary was there at the foot of the Cross when Jesus died, but when he was lifted up to heaven, 40 days after his Resurrection, the Bible does not record his mother as being physically present (Lk 24:51-52; Acts 1:1-11). One might think [...]

Bitter Tears in the Season of Easter Joy

From Dan Conway’s The Good Steward, May 2013 If God the Father almighty, the Creator of the ordered and good world, cares for all his creatures, why does evil exist? To this question, as pressing as it is unavoidable and as painful as it is mysterious, no quick answer will suffice. Only Christian faith as [...]

Good Steward Newsletter – May 2013

Bitter Tears in the Season of Easter Joy If God the Father almighty, the Creator of the ordered and good world, cares for all his creatures, why does evil exist? To this question, as pressing as it is unavoidable and as painful as it is mysterious, no quick answer will suffice. Only Christian faith as [...]

Only the Name of Jesus Is Our Salvation

L’Osservatore Romano – April 5, 2013 Only he can save us. And no one else. Even less the modern “magicians” with their improbable tarot card prophecies that bewitch and delude men and women today. And it was on the name of Jesus that Pope Francis focused his reflection on Friday morning, 5 April, in the [...]

CHRIST and His Truth; The Life Choice of Lent

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – February 14, 2013 I hope and pray your Lenten journey is well underway. I also pray it will be fruitful journey that leads to a closer walk with the Lord, greater clarity in God’s will for you, and renewed grace and charity to live it. Today’s [...]

Clearing a Space for Christ During Advent

Seek First the Kingdom – Cardinal Donald Wuerl – December 2, 2012 What is on your list? It is a familiar question at this time of year. Parents ask it of children, spouses ask it of one another, colleagues bring it up over coffee at the office. Some of us make lists of gifts we [...]

‘Who We’re Waiting For’

Catholic New York – By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan – November 29, 2012 One of the highlights of our bishops’ meetings comes at our morning of recollection. It’s rather simple, but we, your bishops, observe that is probably the most effective part of our sessions. We gather before the Most Blessed Sacrament, in adoration before [...]

Peoria Bishop Reminds Catholics to be Loyal to Christ on Election Day

EWTN News – By Carl Bunderson – November 2, 2012 In a letter to be read at all diocesan Masses this weekend, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria is urging the Catholics in his diocese to be faithful to Christ when they vote. “For those who hope for salvation, no political loyalty can ever take [...]

Christ and His Church Are All About Salvation

Catholic New York – By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan – November 1, 2012 We spent a lot of time at the Synod on the New Evangelization in Rome talking about salvation. On the one hand, I guess this should not shock us, since Jesus came as our Savior, offering us the “good news” of eternal [...]

Transmitting the Passion for Christ to the World

Vatican Information Service – October 8, 2012 Vatican City, (VIS) – The passion for announcing Christ to the world and the knowledge that God acts in the Church were the two key themes of the brief remarks addressed this morning by Benedict XVI to the Synod Fathers at the opening of the thirteenth Ordinary General [...]

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