A new encyclical from Pope Francis
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A Selection of news from around the world
- Mon 2 December
- The Angelus: Prayer of the Day for Monday, December 02, 2024
- Hundreds of British MPs have tarnished their reputations with this Bill; Danny Kruger was not one of them
- In search of the Real Presence: US survey investigates loss of faith in Christ’s presence in the Eucharist
- Monmouthshire’s Catholic churches are few in number but ‘unusually interesting’ architectural gems
- Diary: Cardinal Vincent Nichols
- The quiet details of work and normal life can contain the wellspring of divine life if we have a rhythm of prayer
- Advent Sunday: The journey to Bethlehem begins
- Sun 1 December
- Beef in Guinness: it saves on the wine and still offers comfort as autumn turns to winter
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Jesus’ testing in the wilderness
Jesus’ testing in the wilderness was similar to the test which Adam and Eve underwent when God made them stewards of his creation and sharers in his glory and power. […]
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Categories: Church, Humanity
Why do we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday?
The following is a condensed version of an article by Father Michael Van Sloun, pastor of St. Bartholomew in Wayzata, that first appeared in 2008 in The Catholic Spirit. In […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
With loving-kindness and mercy
What makes Christianity distinct from any other religion? It is grace – treating others, not as they deserve, but as God wishes them to be treated – with loving-kindness and […]
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Oh, how I love your law!
Jesus taught reverence and respect for God’s law – reverence for God himself, reverence for the Lord’s Day, reverence or respect for parents, respect for life, for property, for another […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
His word is a lamp
Lamps in the ancient world served a vital function, much like they do today. They enable people to see and work in the dark and to avoid stumbling. The Jews […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
Ask the Lord to renew your faith
Jesus is the new temple (John 1:14; 2:19-22). In the Old Testament God manifested his presence in the “pillar of cloud” by day and the “pillar of fire” by night […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
What is the good news?
Jesus takes up John’s message of repentance and calls his hearers to believe in the good news he has come to deliver. What is the good news which Jesus brings? […]
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this is the Son of God
John calls Jesus the Lamb of God and thus signifies Jesus’ mission as the One who redeems us from our sins. The blood of the Passover Lamb (Exodus 12) delivered […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
Let us rise with him
John preached a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins (Luke 3:3). In this humble submission of Jesus we see a foreshadowing of the “baptism” of his bloody death […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
Men, be like Joseph
Joseph was given a unique task as the guardian and protector of Mary and of Jesus. What can we learn from the example and witness of Joseph? Joseph is a […]
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Are you ready to believe
Mary had to face an enormous challenge. She was asked to assume a burden of tremendous responsibility. It had never been heard of before that a child could be born […]
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Categories: Church, Sunday Meditation
Fingers pointing to Jesus
John is the last and greatest of the prophets of the old covenant. He fulfilled the essential task of all the prophets – to be fingers pointing to Jesus Christ, […]
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