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TORORO, UGANDA – An archbishop in Southeastern Uganda is creating a culture of domestic peace in his archdiocese. Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of Tororo told the Catholic News Agency of Africa in an interview Aug. 17 that domestic violence is a major challenge present “in almost every family” under his care. “It’s a concern for the family, […]
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VATICAN CITY — In an address September 22 to the National Council Order of Journalists in Rome, Pope Francis encouraged journalists to live with professionalism, love the truth, and respect human dignity. After greetings from the president, Enzo Iacopino, the Pontiff spoke to those present in the Clementine Hall. “There are few professions that have
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Recently, I found myself remarking that things in the Catholic blogosphere have been getting so bewilderingly toxic that I could literally post nothing but the text of the Nicene Creed and reasonably expect at least three people to reply something like “Just like a LIBERAL/CUCKSERVATIVE. Your AGENDA is RUINING the Church! !!” I was half-joking
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(It would not be possible, let alone practical, to consider or even posit the teachings of the Catholic Church as they relate to marriage and sexual morality without primarily including Jesus’ teachings. Thus, it would be worthwhile to review his assertions as they appear in Matthew 19:1-12 and Mark 10:1-12.) On Tuesday, September 20,
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Today’s (September 22) saintly feasts are numerous and include Ignatius of Santhia, Lauto of Coutances, Maurice, Sadalberga, Basilia, Digna and Emerita of Rome, Emmeramus of Regensburg, Florentius the Venerable, Irais, Jonas, Joseph Marchandon, Lindru of Partois, Otto of Freising, Sanctinus of Meaux, Silvanus of Levroux, and the Spanish Civil War martyrs to name just a
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When reading the Old Testament stories there comes a point where we all are thinking, “C’mon guys, don’t you get it?” So, what would have happened if they just said or done the correct thing, instead of disobeying? We can only dream about it… If they didn’t eat the apple When they got
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EWTN has a wide reach of international and domestic viewers, and I’m a huge fan. I especially love shows like The Journey Home and the Mother Angelica classics. Raymond Arroyo is a brilliant reporter and interviewer – I can’t forget to mention him. The issue with EWTN, in my humble opinion, is that their programming is
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According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Marriage is a pretty amazing sacrament. The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between
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Emo culture sometimes eats up the words “sad” and “sorrowful” along with words like “angst” and “punk”. While a lot of emo music and culture is sad, not all sadness is emo. Mary, the Mother of God, had seven super intense sorrows…but she’s not emo! She’s just sad. The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35)
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Did you know that, according to modest estimates, a Bible owned by a noble family in the Middle Ages would have cost the family the modern-day equivalent of tens of thousands of dollars? That’s more than a few flights back and forth to Rome to rub the foot on the statue of Saint Peter! And,
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The book of Proverbs in the Old Testament has some great advice in pithy statements that pack a punch. Things like, “Grandchildren are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their parentage” (Prov. 17:6) come to mind. You could unpack that for hours and discuss at length what exactly this proverb
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Various Catholic bishops of the United States have recently reaffirmed the Church’s timeless teaching on the sacrament of marriage as the sacred union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. The Catholic Church’s teaching on the sanctity of marriage is, of course, based on Christ’s, as seen in Matthew 19:1-12 and Mark
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When we think of “greatness” we tend to think of realms like the political or the arts. Lincoln was a great President. The Beatles were a great rock band. Casablanca was a great film. Greatness is not necessarily co-terminous or identical with goodness. Alexander the Great was great, but not particularly good. He had a colossal
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“I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) It is not easy to be a parent in modern times. On the one hand, there are numerous negative pressures from the media and various strata of society. On the other hand, there is a lack of support for families
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In a small midwestern town, a woman calls out for her son. When he reports to her, she hands him a freshly-baked loaf of bread and tells him to bring it to a retired priest who lives in town. He obeys his mother’s orders and brings the homemade bread to the priest. At the priest’s
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People think being a blogger is easy: you roll out of bed at whatever-thirty, crack open your laptop upon your pajama clad knees and hammer out whatever’s on your mind in between binge-watching BoJack and eating Nutella with a spoon. I mean, I’m not saying this isn’t accurate, but it’s far from easy. Here’s a little
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The Catholic Church has been called by saints and others as our “Mother” but why? Where did this come from? It actually came from Jesus! When Jesus was talking with his disciples in Matthew 12:46-50, Mary, his Mother, came to visit her Son. His disciples told him she was waiting outside wanting to see him.
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Saints are the super heroes of the Catholic Church, coming to the rescue with their intercessions, performing miracles, and giving their names to parishes and schools, so it can be hard to remember that they, too, were ordinary people living their lives for God. And while we might usually need to look up to someone
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There are moments in life when you need to have the perfect meme or graphic. I don’t know about you, but when I find them, I save them on my desktop. You never know what might be happening world wide or when you’ll run into a good debate that requires are great meme. Because It’s
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With Pope St. John Paul II on one side and a picture of Our Lady on the other, Jason Muzzatti took the world stage at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin as goaltender for the Italian hockey team. His quiet life of faith was displayed prominently for all the world to see. And like the
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