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Charlie McKinney: How Catholics can find the wisdom for these times…
July 25, 2022 “The most important thing for any Catholic — right now and frankly, at any time in history — is to focus on your spiritual life. That is what’s going to give us the wisdom to deal with the culture and all the problems that beset us. It’s going to give us the understanding, the knowledge, the counsel and the piety that we need today,” said Charlie McKinney, president of So...
These 10 car features took absolutely forever to die…
Breadcrumb Trail Links Feature Story Some features were simply too good for some automakers to give up—we run down the list of who had what last Photo by Handout /Cadillac Article content Vehicle technology wasn’t always as good as it is now—over 100 years of innovation have gone into making cars what they are today. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but ...
The papal penance pilgrimage, and more on the Syro-Malabar liturgy war…
Hey everybody, I’m on vacation, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post. I’ll tell you more about my vacation in just a bit. First, here’s the news: First, Pope Francis is in Canada this week, on a “penitential pilgrimage” among Indigenous people across Canada. This is not the very model of a modern papal pilgrimage — Francis is not focused on meeting with heads of state, or celebrating stadia ...
Synodality, Anglican style: Lambeth Conference issues statement saying marriage is ‘between a man and a woman,’ but says individual bishops can teach otherwise…
The archbishop of Canterbury has been forced to allow Anglican bishops from all over the world the option of rejecting a statement on sexuality when they meet in Canterbury this week for the Lambeth conference. The U-turn from Justin Welby, the leader of the global Anglican communion and the conference president, came late on Monday night, hours before 650 delegates began arriving for the 12-day m...
You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead! Five teachings on wealth from today’s Gospel…..
The Gospel today is not merely a warning against greed, it is an instruction on income and wealth given by Jesus to help us root out greed. As the Gospel opens the problem of greed is presented, and then a prescribed perspective about wealth is offered. Lets take a look at both parts of this gospel. I. The Problem that is Portrayed – The text begins: Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teac...
Pope Francis highlights the issue of state power and evangelization…
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father said the Church needs to avoid collaborating with state power, which seeks to destroy the ‘natural attachment of peoples to their values.’ To what degree should the Church, in obedience to the mission given to her to make disciples of all nations, cooperate with state power to that end? As the visit of Pope Francis continues in Canada, with his sincere apology to Indige...
‘They look almost human made’ — NOAA finds weird lines of holes in Mid-Atlantic floor…..
Mark Price July 26, 2022, 1:27 PM NOAA Ocean Exploration photos Scientists exploring a submerged mountain range in the Mid-Atlantic stumbled onto something they can’t explain: An organized series of holes punched in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The discovery was made Saturday, July 23, and photos show the dots connect into nearly straight lines … or trails … or designs. NOAA Ocean ...
Priest Who Offered Mass on Inflatable Lounge Chair in Sea: ‘I Was Perhaps Imprudent’…
“It was 10:30 in the morning and the sun was scorching, so we decided to veer into the only comfortable place: in the water,” he said. The Mass off the shore of Crotone in the southern Italian region of Calabria caught the attention of beachgoers. Some joined the Mass, while others posted photos online. The online response to the photo of the barechested priest in the water holding a chalice...
In Airplane Press Conference Following Canada Trip, Pope Admits He Must Slow Down or Quit…
Issued on: 30/07/2022 – 13:16Modified: 30/07/2022 – 13:15 Aboard the Papal Plane (AFP) – Pope Francis admitted Saturday he needs to slow down, telling reporters after a six-day trip to Canada that he cannot maintain his pace of international travel — and may have to think about retiring. Advertising Read more “I don’t think I can go at the same pace as I used to trave...
The task of a disciple is to be spiritually vigilant. Jesus demands it…..
My Catholic high school accounting professor once shared a story about a homeless man he would often pass by on his way home from school. He described him in vivid detail as a man who had weathered many storms both physical and spiritual, mainly spiritual as his hazelnut-colored eyes cold barley hide his spiritually weathered appearance. Every time my professor would encounter the homeless man, he...
Pope Francis Visits Quebec, Offers Mass at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica…
Moments before Pope Francis began leading mass at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica outside Quebec City Thursday morning, two people made their way to the front of the altar to hold a brief, silent protest urging the pontiff to go further in his efforts for healing and reconciliation with Indigenous people in Canada. The protesters held up a large banner that read “Rescind t...
How Leonardo da Vinci made a remarkably accurate “satellite” map in 1502…
[embedded content] Most of us have heard about Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect who lived during the Renaissance. But did you know that he is also credited with modern map making methods? During the early 1500s, famous Italian politician Cesare Borgia brought Leonardo da Vinci to the city of Imola, Italy to help him learn ...
