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This Sunday, After the Baptism of the Lord, All Eyes Are On Us: 5 Sunday Mass Takeaways…
This Sunday is like a second Christmas. The promises we heard in Advent are brought up again and applied to one even on The Baptism of Lord Year B: Jesus Christ being baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. Here are five takeaways from the readings this Sunday, taken from previous This Sunday columns at this site. First: To understand the Baptism of Jesus, and our baptism, you have to un...
Let It Linger, Hail Caesar, and the Politics of Heraldry…
Let it linger, hail Caesar, and the politics of heraldry Skip to content Pillar subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DR Happy Friday friends, The Twelve Days of Christmas are over, though we still have the feast of the Baptism of the Lord to look forward to this weekend. So I am holding on to the trappings of the season — if not always the spirit of it — as tightl...
‘God, Please Spare My Church’: Deacon, Parishioners Save Sacred Heart Church From Altadena Fire…
Related coverage from Angelus News can be found at https://angelusnews.com/tag/california-fires/ As he drove frantically past charred buildings along the smoky streets of Altadena in his SUV early Wednesday morning, Deacon José Luis Díaz had one prayer on his mind: God, please spare my church. A few hours earlier, Díaz and his family had been roused from their beds by a cellphone alert order...
A Catholic Response to the Potential TikTok Ban…
Father David Michael Moses likens the popular short-form video app TikTok to a bad neighborhood. His comparison works, given the disturbing statistics outlined in a recent Associated Press report, “TikTok aware of risks kids face on its platform, lawsuit alleges.” The statistics outlined in the AP story are alarming: TikTok aims at increasing user retention. “The ‘habit moment,’ as Tik...
LA Catholic Churches Welcome Wildfire Evacuees; 2,000 Structures Destroyed, Including Corpus Christi in Palisades…
Related coverage from Angelus News can be found at https://angelusnews.com/tag/california-fires/ Several Catholic parishes opened their doors to families evacuated from their homes as wind-driven fires continued to burn through parts of Los Angeles County on Wednesday, Jan. 8. St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica was open until almost midnight Tuesday night, offering evacuees from the nearby...
LA Fire Destroys 1,000 Structures, Including Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades…
Related coverage from Angelus News can be found at https://angelusnews.com/tag/california-fires/ A church in Pacific Palisades appeared to be totally destroyed and more than sixty Catholic schools were closed as several major fires in the Los Angeles area burned overnight into Wednesday. Images shared with Angelus showed only the frame of the Corpus Christi Catholic Church structure remainin...
Pope Francis Names Sister Simona Brambilla as Prefect for Religious Life — First Woman to Head a Vatican Dicastery…
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become prefect of the department responsible for all the Catholic Church’s religious orders. The appointment marks a major step in Francis’ aim to give women more leadership roles in governing the church. While women have been named to No. 2 spots in some ...
St. André Bessette, Miracle Worker, Welcomes All Who Knock…
Amid his renowned humility and devotion to St. Joseph, St. André Bessette’s role as a porter reveals his profound accessibility to those in need. Jan. 6 in the United States (except when it actually is Epiphany) can be celebrated as the optional memorial of St. André Bessette (1845-1937). In Canada, it’s an obligatory memorial on Jan. 7. Canonized in 2010, he is known for many things. He was a pow...
‘In Jesus’ Name I Play’: Denver Broncos Rookie QB Bo Nix Leads With Faith…
The Broncos’ playoff-bound quarterback demonstrates that his greatest victories come from his relationship with Christ. The Denver Broncos are in the playoffs. With their win over the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday, they advance to postseason play for the first time since 2015. Amid all of the excitement in Denver, it is their quarterback’s faith and genuineness that is catching notice. Bo Nix is th...
Pope Francis Names San Diego’s ‘Outspokenly Progressive’ Cardinal McElroy to Lead Archdiocese of Washington, DC…
Outspokenly progressive, Cardinal McElroy is now poised to take over the ecclesiastical territory of the nation’s capital just as Donald Trump is sworn in for a second term as president of the United States. Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced Monday. The 70-year-old cardinal, who holds doctorates i...
How to Meet Christ With Tired Eyes and a Hungry Soul…
“My dear God, how stupid we people are until You give us something. Even in praying it is You who have to pray in us.” — Flannery O’Connor As usual, I’m late to a 7 a.m. weekday Mass, and I sneak into the last pew for the Gospel. It’s the one about God knowing every sparrow and counting all our hairs. I figure he must know, then, that I intended to get to church on time. “The Gospel of the Lord. P...
Dear influencers: We are not built for this much intimacy…
Last December I found myself unable to shake a story I had read in the Wall Street Journal. It has bothered me into the new year. The article chronicled the rise and subsequent demise of David Hollis, Instagram influencer, former Disney executive, and ex-husband of Rachel Hollis, the popular blogger and self-help author of “Girl, Wash Your Face.” The profile was framed as a glimpse int...
