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Why the digital mob fears the power of little-read books…
In late October a news report noted that the political environment in China had “[taken] a darker turn with echoes of the country’s Maoist past.” It said, “Angry mobs online have swarmed any criticism of China’s leaders or a perceived lack of loyalty to the country. Targets are being harassed and silenced. Some have lost their jobs.” A writer who questioned the Beijing regime’s speed in hand...
How the Early Church handled two devastating epidemics… and doubled in size!
How can Christians respond effectively in times of crisis? Church history can teach us an important lesson – to keep calm, to care for others, and to focus on God’s Kingdom. In the years 165 AD and 251 AD two devastating epidemics – smallpox and measles – swept through the Roman Empire. It was lethal. During the 15-year duration of the epidemic, from a quarter to a third (!) of the empire’s popula...
Moody Bible Institute promises investigation of abuse complaints
Students outside Moody Bible Institute The review follows a student petition that claimed the Chicago school mishandled reports of sexual misconduct, abuse, and stalking Moody Bible Institute in Chicago has promised a third-party investigation and other steps in response to a petition claiming the school mishandled complaints of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse for decades. The petition, laun...
France: Knife attack at church in Nice leaves three dead
French officials said an investigation was underway into a terrorist attack Authorities are investigating a deadly knife attack in the French city of Nice as a terrorist incident. Following the third attack in two months attributed to Muslim extremists, France raised its alert level to urgent. Evangelicals pray for peace after three were killed at a Catholic church in Nice, the third incident in r...
Election 2020: For many Americans, religion will play a major role at the ballot box…
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Blessed Franz Jägerstätter and a third-party vote…
The issue of protecting the life of unborn children in the womb has been the central issue for American Catholics for almost half a century. Furthermore, many Catholics think they have an obligation to vote for the pro-life candidate who has the greatest chance of winning. But at what point does a candidate who promotes pro-life legislation go too far in many the other areas of Catholic social tea...
Shouting “Allahu Akbar,” Islamist terrorist stabs to death three people in basilica in Nice, France…
Christian Estrosi, Nice’s mayor, said that the perpetrator, who was armed with a knife, was shot and arrested by the municipal police. NICE, France — An attacker killed three people at a church in Nice and wounded others, police in the French city said Thursday. The incident took place at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice Oct. 29 at around 9am local time, according to French media. Ch...
there is more in the quiet
My phone vibrates on the table near my bed, and I grab it quickly and shut it off. It’s one of those misty California Bay Area mornings–gray blanket thrown gently across quiet sky. Everything feels quiet. I picture God tucking me in still, even as I stretch my arms, rising slowly out of bed. I know every creak in the beams of this old bungalow, 100 years old. So, my steps into the kitch...
Self-Care in Grief and Difficulty
Self-care often gets conflicting responses in Christian circles. On one hand, Jesus called us to die to ourselves. We’re to be crucified with Christ so that we no longer live but Christ lives in us. The selfless call for the Christian seems at odds with self-care. But Jesus also commanded us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. When our own soul is well nurtured, we can love o...
The Vatican has expanded All Saints/All Souls indulgences this year, because some people have gotten a little too used to “celebrations on television” …
In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Piacenza said that bishops had requested an extended timeframe for the plenary indulgence, considering the importance of the commemoration of the feasts of All Saints’ Day on Nov. 1 and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 2. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has extended the availability of certain plenary indulgences for the souls in Purgatory, amid concerns about avoiding...
Our Lord did not commission St. Peter as a Catholic Oracle of Delphi. But He did promise him that the gates of hell would not prevail against the Church…..
By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky ( bio – articles – email ) | Oct 26, 2020 Many parishioners are anxious when there is a change of pastors because a priest or a pastor is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. (Pastors can share the same concern about their new parishioners!) Official Church documents rightly describe the exalted role of the priest and generally descri...
AP editors, it is clear, are only interested in voices on one side of the Catholic divide…
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