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What Are 10 Things I Should Know About Jeremiah?
By Clement Harrold September 13, 2024 1) He is one of the four major prophets alongside Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. And at 52 chapters, the book of Jeremiah has the longest word count of any book of the Bible. 2) We know more about his life than that of any other Old Testament prophet. Thanks to the treasure trove of biographical information contained in the book of Jeremiah, scholars have been a...
Let’s Take a Hard Look at the Fruits of the Vatican-Beijing Agreement…
By Phil Lawler ( bio – articles – email ) | Sep 16, 2024 During his exchange with reporters on his return trip from Signapore last week, Pope Francis said that the Vatican’s secret agreement with Beijing on the appointment of new bishops offers “a promise and a hope.” The Pontiff was upbeat about the future of Vatican relations with China, and about the outcome of that agreement. “The ...
Love proclaims that all “faiths” do NOT lead to God…
By Dr. Jeff Mirus ( bio – articles – email ) | Sep 16, 2024 A new height in pontifical fuzziness was reached by Pope Francis on, of all dates, Friday the 13th (see our news story All faiths lead to God, Pope tells youth in Singapore). It is a great sorrow to many Catholics that we must endure such a pontificate. Just stop and think about the numbers of bishops and priests who have to w...
The Pope and Other Religions…
Pope Francis has the habit, by now well established, of saying things that leave listeners confused and hoping he meant something other than what he actually said. At the end of his recent trip to Singapore, the pope left his prepared remarks for an interreligious group of young people and offered some general reflections about religion. Since his comments were extemporaneous, they naturally lacke...
Vatican to Hold Press Conference About Medjugorje on Thursday; Announcement Will Be Livestreamed at 5:30am ET…
ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 16, 2024 / 13:15 pm Cardinal Víctor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will lead a press conference on the “spiritual experience” of Medjugorje this Thursday, Sept. 19, at the Vatican. The Vatican Press Office informed that at Thursday’s press conference on Medjugorje, which will take place at 11:30 a.m. local time, Fernández will be joined by ...
The Art of Unplugging
“Whenever I’m feeling inadequate or overwhelmed, I love being able to lean on You, Lord. You remind me that I am more than adequate when I rely on You to strengthen me.” – Jesus Listens,June 25th Over the last three years, I’ve steadily built a discipline of powering down my devices and embracing what I like to call “the art of unplugging.” What began as a simple nudge to turn off my phone during ...
BBC profiles Lila Rose: ‘The anti-abortion activist urging followers not to support Trump’…
Lila Rose/YouTube Lila Rose told her followers last month Trump had made it “impossible” to support him Among the more than 67 million people who tuned in to the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris was Lila Rose. The young and charismatic founder of the anti-abortion group Live Action had hoped for big things from the Republican candidate: a bold display...
‘If One Person Returns’ — Sydney, Australia, Looks Ahead to 2028 Eucharistic Congress…
‘If one person returns’ — Sydney archbishop plans for 2028 Eucharistic congress Skip to content As the International Eucharistic Congress drew to a conclusion on Sunday, Vatican officials announced that the next International Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia, in just four years — 2028. Ahead of that announcement, The Pillar sat down with Sydney’s Archbishop Anthony Fisher to talk about w...
Body of Gregory Peter XV Agagianian, Armenian Patriarch on Path to Possible Sainthood, Returns to Lebanon…
ACI MENA, Sep 15, 2024 / 07:00 am On Thursday, Sept. 12, the Armenian Catholic Patriarchate held a grand ceremony in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square to welcome the remains of cardinal and patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian from Rome. His body will be laid to rest in the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of St. Elias and St. Gregory the Illuminator in downtown Beirut. Agagianian, known for his strong opposit...
The Holy Name of Mary Is Our Weapon and Shield…
“Surely,” says St. Bernard, “the Mother of God could not have a name more appropriate, nor one more impressive of her high dignity. Mary is, in fact, the beautiful and brilliant star which shines upon the vast and stormy sea of the world.” It was a stormy sea, all right, that was calmed by Mary and gave reason for her universal feast. In 1683, people were celebrating the feast of the Holy Name of ...
Pope Francis Says Trump and Harris Are ‘Anti-Life’ and Voters May Choose ‘Lesser of Two Evils’…
By Courtney Mares Aboard the papal plane, Sep 13, 2024 / 13:50 pm Pope Francis said that American voters face the choice between “the lesser evil” in the U.S. presidential election during an in-flight press conference Friday on his return from his nearly two-week tour of Southeast Asia. Speaking aboard the papal plane, a chartered Singapore Airlines flight, on Sept. 13, the pope encouraged Catholi...
Imagine Jesus being too busy to Pray
Very early the next morning, long before daylight, Jesus got up and left the house. He went out of town to a lonely place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35 TEV Can you imagine Jesus being too busy to pray in the morning, gulping down a cup of coffee and thinking, “I’ve got so much to do today. When is there time to talk to the Father?” If we are learning to be like Christ, then we have to learn that our...
