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Research finds huge impact of interventions on spread of COVID-19…
The rapid spread of coronavirus around the world could have been substantially curtailed if the broad swath of measures China brought in to control the outbreak were introduced just weeks earlier, researchers say. Sophisticated modelling of the outbreak suggests that China had 114,325 cases by the end of February 2020, a figure that would have been 67 times higher without interventions such as ear...
Naked Grace
I interviewed Lucas Kitchen today about his book Naked Grace. In this book, he tells the story of how he discovered the truth about grace, and why it is so important for you and I to learn these truths as well. If you have questions about eternal life, the message of the gospel, what it means to follow Jesus as a disciple, or how grace helps us defeat sin in our lives, listen to this in...
7 fascinating facts most Catholics don’t know about Hell…
Given today’s Gospel on Dives and Lazarus, we do well to ponder some of the teachings we have on Hell. Our Teach is largely St. Thomas Aquinas, with other sources as well. The teachings of the Lord on Hell are difficult, especially in today’s climate. The most difficult questions that arise relate to its eternal nature and how to square its existence with a God who is loving and rich in mercy. As ...
I don’t know what’s going to happen with confession in the coming weeks, but maybe this is a good time to go…..
“No!” “The hand!” I literally had no idea what was going on as I went up for Communion at a Monday morning Mass (after the Daylight Savings Time hour loss, no less) at a prominent church in the northeast. Ever since coronavirus fears hit the United States in a more intense way, changes slowly began at churches. No Precious Blood. No handshakes. No holy water in the fonts. Fine. The hope is that if...
Cardinal De Donatis announces closure of all churches in Rome through April 3…
Rome, Italy, Mar 12, 2020 / 01:15 pm (CNA).- The vicar general of Rome, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, announced Thursday the closure of all churches in the diocese through April 3. Since March 9 public Masses have been canceled throughout the diocese, but churches had remained open for personal prayer, and some had held Eucharistic adoration or confession. Starting from the decree’s publicatio...
Photos: Surreal scenes from Rome’s coronavirus lockdown…
The emergency measures came into effect Tuesday morning and followed a March 7 quarantine of the northern part of the country that has been hardest hit by the virus. VATICAN CITY — The city of Rome and the Vatican had an ominous quiet about them today as Italy experienced its first full day of a nationwide, government-decreed lockdown because of the coronavirus. Italian police, who patrol St. Pete...
If you can’t receive Communion, make a spiritual Communion…
Jan van Kessel the Elder, “Still Life of Flowers and Grapes Encircling a Monstrance”, ca. 1670 “Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.” As the coronavirus spreads, the list of canceled events has come to include even Catholic Masses. South Korea closed churches and in Italy, the Italian bishops’ conference announced that all public Masses ...
From Canterbury to Rome: Why the Queen’s former chaplain became Catholic…
Gavin Ashenden chats about his faith journey with U.K. correspondent K.V. Turley in Walsingham, England. (Peter Jones EWTN GB) Gavin Ashenden explains his decision to enter the Church: ‘It became more and more important to me to belong to the same Church as the saints to whom I had become close in prayer.’ K.V. Turley WALSINGHAM, England — Just before Christmas 2019, news swept across the internet...
Jesus, the Face of Love
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. Psalm 44:3 NIV The Son of God is Love’s sweet faceBouncing on His father’s kneeHe came to die and offer grace He grew in Mary’s fond embraceStrong in joy for all to seeThe Son of God is Love’s sweet face He called His fr...
UPPERROOM – Beauty For Ashes
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Mary’s obedience produces more fruit than Eve’s disobedience…..
Five decades ago, radical feminist Kate Millett and her eleven friends in New York City recited a type of litany, a feminist manifesto of sorts, that has proven to be remarkably effective: “Why are we here today?” the chairwoman asked. “To make revolution,” they answered. “What kind of revolution?” “The Cultural Revolution.” “And how do we make Cultural Revolution?” “By destroying the American fam...
From Gandalf and a friend in Rome…
The world is gripped with fear. An incurable virus is sweeping across the human population and people are panicking. The news reports vary from day to day and even the experts are enmeshed in uncertainty as so much remains unknown. Politicians are worried about the impact on the economy–and if on the economy then on their own hold on power. The worst thing is the uncertainty. What we do know, howe...
