From The Catholic Herald: The recent report on religious adherence by the Benedict XVI Centre for Society and Religion highlights the depressing fact that Catholics in this country are not very good at making converts, as I have mentioned before. But this is not the case everywhere. There are some places, many places, where Catholics are …
Vatican City, Mar 9, 2016 / 12:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The number of Catholics has increased at a faster rate than the rest of the population, newly released statistics by the Vatican reveal. Over the course of nine years, the number of Catholics worldwide has increased by 17.8 percent, compared to the global population, which …
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Technically, there isn’t much outside the Holy Mass that a parish is obliged to offer its congregants. Within the Mass the mandate to provide for the catechetical, pastoral, and sacramental needs of the parish are essentially covered. There are many ministries that often get overlooked, underestimated, or taken for granted that if they no longer …
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We become MORE united with Christ (Catechism of the Catholic Church #1391) At first, this one sounds like a no brainer, but if we think about the fact that we actually become closer to God as a result of our faithful reception of the Eucharist you would think that daily mass would be packed! I mean, …