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Female ‘Episcopal Delegate’ Added to Eucharistic Prayer Alongside Pope and Bishop in Belgian Province…
Lay ‘episcopal delegate’ added to Eucharistic Prayer in Belgian province Skip to content Pastors in a Belgian province have been asked to include an episcopal delegate in the Eucharistic Prayer at Masses. Rebecca Alsberge, episcopal delegate for the vicariate of Brabant Walloon, Belgium. Screenshot from @vicariatdubrabantwallon4305 YouTube channel. A Nov. 6 archdiocesan memo to clergy in the vicar...
Here are 10 suggestions for Christmas book-giving in 2024…
A friend told me recently that bookstores were making something of a comeback. I hope that’s true, because browsing bookstores is one of life’s great pleasures. (For the ultimate such experience, visit Hatchards at 187 Piccadilly in London). In the spirit of happy browsing, here are some suggestions for Christmas book-giving (not “gifting”!) at a historical moment that needs equal doses of realism...
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, ‘snake crusher,’ was flown at the Battle of Lepanto…
Most Catholics wouldn’t consider the motherly image of Our Lady of Guadalupe a martial image. The serene, pregnant Virgin—signified by the black sash expectant Aztec women wore—appeared to St. Juan Diego and upon his cactus-fiber tilma in 1531, a decade after Christianity came to the Mesoamerican people. In a tender vision to Diego’s uncle, the same Lady disclosed her name, “Santa Maria de Guadalu...
Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Maiden Who Brought the Sun to Earth…
“A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.” — Revelation 12:1 In the morning twilight of Dec. 9, 1531, a breathtaking chorus of birdsong stopped the Aztec Indian Juan Diego in his tracks as he was rounding the foot of a hill called Tepeyac. The birds’ music so enthralled the fervent convert that he asked him...
Is Pope Francis fighting youthful battles all over again?
By Dr. Jeff Mirus ( bio – articles – email ) | Dec 10, 2024 It’s amazing how out of touch with current reality we can become as we age. I’ve mentioned before Hilaire Belloc’s interesting thesis that people in their sixties tend to still fight the battles in which they were engaged in their twenties and thirties, even though current problems might be quite different. The battles we keep...
Prepare the Way of the Lord with a Good Confession…
By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky ( bio – articles – email ) | Dec 10, 2024 The Word of God came to John in the wilderness. John “went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”...
Pope’s Wednesday Audience: ‘May the Holy Spirit Help Us Abound in Hope’…
At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis concludes his cycle of catechesis on the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church, and recalls that the Holy Spirit is the “ever-flowing source of Christian hope.” By Christopher Wells Pope Francis dedicated his reflection at the General Audience to the theme of “The Holy Spirit and the Bride: the Holy Spirit guides the People of God towards Je...
What happened to the Pope’s face? Pope Francis faces surprises before his 88th birthday…..
(ZENIT News / Rome, 12.08.2024).- As Pope Francis approaches his 88th birthday, the past week has brought a mix of minor injuries, unexpected protests, and moments of quiet reflection for the pontiff. A Visible Injury Sparks Curiosity On Friday, December 6, the Pope appeared for his first public engagement with a noticeable bruise on his chin and neck, sparking immediate speculation. By even...
Christendom College’s Grand ‘Botafumeiro,’ Inspired by Santiago De Compostela, Honors Christ the King…
FRONT ROYAL, Va. (OSV News) — It was the feast of Christ the King — Sunday, Nov. 24 — and excited yet hushed murmurs of expectation rippled through the worshippers assembled for vespers at Christendom College’s Christ the King Chapel in Front Royal. The “botafumeiro” — a several-foot-tall, 180-pound, silver-plated brass leviathan resembling a conventional censer enlarged to massive proportions, wi...
Catholic University of America facing $30 million deficit…
Catholic University of America facing $30 million deficit Skip to content The president of The Catholic University of America announced on Tuesday a $30 million “structural deficit,” and has asked university personnel for ideas to generate revenue and cut costs in the coming year. McMahon Hall at The Catholic University of America. Credit: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Share University President Peter ...
Wicked: How the Flying Monkeys Got Their Wings…
Wicked will now take a one-year intermission. Enjoy the snacks at the concession stand. Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard By far the most important thing to know about the film release of Wicked is this: it’s only Act One of the musical. This caught me by surprise, because the film is called Wicked (rather than, say, Wicked, Act One or Something Bad Is Happening in Oz or even How the Flying Monkey...
Roll Over, Beethoven: This Catholic Girls School is Shaking Up Radio Station’s Classics Countdown…
Thanks to team work and tremendous dedication, the girls at Oakcrest School are celebrating a victory three years in the making… Editor’s Note: This story was originally published at TheologyofHome.com. It is reprinted here with permission. Each year the classical radio station in Washington, D.C. WETA (90.9) hosts the annual Classical Countdown. Listeners vote on their top three...
