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Why would any Catholic dislike monstrances? Their very purpose is to show the Holy Eucharist to the world…
Adult altar server Rich Steimle swings a censer as he leads a eucharistic procession marking the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ in 2021, at St. Joseph Church in Kings Park, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) The very purpose of a monstrance is to show the Eucharist, “the living bread that came down from heaven” (Jn 6:51). The word monstrance comes from the Latin monstrare, which means “to make known” or “to reveal.” In the middle ages, monstrances were often shaped like little churches, making the connection between the worship that took place in the sacred place and the holiness of the Eucharist itself. Then, in one of the Church’s most beautiful examples of inculturation, Spanish missionaries began to shape monstrances like the sun in order to make the association betwe...
Repentance will allow you to enter heavenly glory. Face reality. Go to Confession. Change the world…..
By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky ( bio – articles – email ) | Apr 17, 2023 During His first appearance to the assembly of the apostles after His Resurrection, Jesus institutes the Sacrament of Penance: “He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’” (Jn. 20:22-23) The Sacrament of Penance helps us face reality and change the world. Facing reality is often uncomfortable. We reveal our lifestyle habits to our doctors. We report the intimate details of our finances to the IRS. But we are more nervous about confessing our sins to a priest even though fewer details are required. A good Confession is precise and usually brief. We only admit the nature and number of our sins, ...
Coptic Orthodox Patriarch, Pope Tawadros II, to Offer Divine Liturgy in St. John Lateran Basilica…
“Pope Tawadros will celebrate at a specially constructed altar and not the main altar of the basilica,” Browne said, noting that the Anglican service also did not take place at the main altar. “The liturgy will be for the Coptic faithful in Italy, which again gives it a different character to one involving solely pilgrim clergy,” he added. Pope Tawadros II, who has led the Coptic Church since 2012, will visit Rome from May 9–14 and will appear beside Pope Francis at the general audience on Wednesday, May 10, where he will speak, according to a report by Aleteia. Browne underlined that “the context of his visit is very particular — the 50th anniversary of the first meeting of the heads of the Churches of Rome and Alexandria after a millennium and a half of estrangement.” The Coptic Ort...
Barely a half-week after Fort Lauderdale’s record-setting rainfall, flood-damaged St. Jerome Church is planning Sunday Mass…..
Saturday, April 15, 2023 Jim Davis – Florida Catholic Photographer: James Dwight Davis Jesus Gonzalez, left, and Fernando Perez of Servpro discuss the clean-up at St. Jerome Church, Fort Lauderdale, April 18, 2023. The device between them is a dehumidifier, one of several being used to dry out the church after its recent flooding. FORT LAUDERDALE | Barely a half-week after record-setting rainfall, St. Jerome Church is planning Sunday Mass. Last week, floodwater swamped the school and church buildings up to a foot deep, and the parking lot became a thigh-high lake. But after intensive cleaning and drying by a recovery company, the church has announced plans for Mass this weekend. Just as its pastor, Father Joseph Maalouf, said over the weekend – even as heavy trucks were still trying ...
Call to ‘Intense’ Prayer: Archdiocese of Boston Responds to Satanic Temple’s Convention…
By Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Apr 20, 2023 / 09:30 am The Archdiocese of Boston is responding to the Satanic Temple’s “SatanCon” event in Boston with scheduled eucharistic adoration, Catholic devotions, and “intense prayer.” “At the direction of the cardinal [Sean O’Malley], we are approaching it through a response balanced and focused on prayer,” archdiocesan spokesman Terrence Donilon told CNA April 17. “SatanCon,” as the Satanic Temple calls the event, is sold out and is being held from Friday to Sunday, April 28–30, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place to celebrate the organization’s history and values. The Satanic Temple, which, according to its website, denies the existence of God and Satan, is a political activist group known for protesting religious symbolism in public spaces...
When one of America’s leading writers dissed Pittsburgh…
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A Catholic’s Guide to the Coronation…
COMMENTARY: In today’s Britain, Christian ceremony and tradition still has its place. The flags are up in the main streets of cities around Britain, and groups of enthusiasts in suburbs and villages around the country are planning street parties. Shops are selling souvenirs: tins of tea and of shortbread bearing pictures of King Charles III, packets of small flags to wave, paper crowns, commemorative mugs, tankards, tea towels and more. We will have special prayers at Mass during coronation weekend and at the main Masses probably also the national anthem. The trimmings of the coronation are all there: Huge crowds will be lining the route to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. I plan to be among them, with a team of friends and family, a picnic basket, foldaway chairs and an umbrella, just ...
Why did Christ not stay continuously with His disciples after the Resurrection?
After Christ rose from the dead, He appeared to His disciples at certain places and times, but did not seem to stay with them continuously. On the first Easter Sunday, He appeared six times in rather rapid succession: first to Mary Magdalene, then to the women at the tomb, third as the women left the tomb, fourth to Peter, fifth to the two disciples going to Emmaus, and sixth to the ten Apostles in Jerusalem (when Thomas was not present). In His public ministry, Jesus seemed to be with His disciples nearly all the time. However, after His Resurrection he would appear, converse, and teach, but then be absent from them bodily. For example, John 20:26 says that “after eight days” Christ appeared to the disciples, suggesting that He was not otherwise present to them during that period. While i...
Lateran Basilica Apologizes for ‘Breakdown in Communication’ After Allowing Protestant Service at Main Altar of Pope’s Cathedral…
The exterior of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome is seen in this file photo from the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi June 4, 2015. (CNS photo) By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) — A “breakdown in communication” led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran, said Auxiliary Bishop Guerino Di Tora of Rome, vicar for the basilica’s chapter. Anglican Bishop Jonathan Baker of Fulham, a suffragan bishop with responsibility for Anglo-Catholic parishes in the dioceses of London and Southwark that have requested not to be served by a woman priest or bishop, celebrated the liturgy April 18 as part of a conference in Rome for Anglo-Catholic clergy. A statement April 20 from the Lateran Chapter said Bishop Di Tor...
We can win the culture war — but only if we take culture seriously…
It’s time for us to start taking culture seriously instead of passing it off as mere fluff. What we’ve long considered unimportant and not intellectually serious is what’s forming the souls of those who have nothing else to form them. By Carrie Gress Dylan Mulvaney has peppered our news feeds for the past several weeks, first showing us how trans women love KitchenAid mixers, then hitting Bud Light cans, and now modeling sports bras for Nike. Although pushing cultural agendas is nothing new for the left, the Mulvaney craze has conservatives paying closer attention. For decades, the left’s tack has been to throw out the audacious, the edgy, with enough force that we all accept it. However, this time it’s finally a bridge too far. Because of it, country music star T...
Start a good argument today with someone you love…
Plato thought it one of the most important things to get right in life: how we have conversations, and indeed arguments, with the people to whom we are closest. Our most significant conversations will usually have an element of ‘argument.’ This in itself is natural. By ‘argument’ here I simply mean a kind of friction in the opposition of thoughts or ideas. It should be no surprise that such opposition arises. Reality is complex, and people have different angles of insight. Add to this that communication of thoughts between people is always challenging. If we really want to get deeply into things, we have to be willing to ‘argue.’ That is, we have to do the hard work of making our thoughts known, and the harder work of trying to understand the thoughts of others. Then there are further comp...
Dramatic video shows the hardcore reality of what tornadoes are capable of — but this storm chaser did it right…
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