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German impatience rises over synodal conference delay
German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Heiner Wilmer said Monday that he hoped the Vatican would respond to a request to approve a new national body known as the synodal conference by the end of 2026.Bishop Heiner Wilmer, chairman of the German bishops’ conference. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonfe...
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Cardinal Zuppi visits Ukrainian POWs in Russia
Vatican peace envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Ukrainian prisoners of war during his Sept. 28-30 trip to Moscow.Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. Credit: Screenshot from @12porte YouTube channel.The trip marked the Italian cardinal’s third mission to Moscow, following visits in June 2023 and October 2024, b...
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Leo and the synod’s canonical team
When the Vatican’s synod on synodality concluded in 2024 — if synods can ever really come to an end — among the remaining tasks to be taken up in Rome was a commission to suggest changes to the Code of Canon Law occasioned by the Church’s experience of universal synodality.Bishops during the Fourtee...
Spirituality
The Right Tools Make All the Difference, Part 3
This is the third installment in my series ruminating on the proper tools necessary for accomplishing objectives. This series emanates from my ongoing attempts to navigate family situations and ever-present household projects. Over many weeks and months, while moving through mundane tasks, I have po...
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The Priest Who Told Inconvenient Truths
Fr. Drew,You heard my confession so kindly on March 5th. I drove to Missouri with a longing in my heart to go to church, and when I found you, it was like a miracle happened. Thank you for dropping what you were doing to hear me. I will always remember it. Please pray for me, Father. I started prayi...
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Beyond Tuition: Cultural Costs of Modern Diocesan Catholic Schools
A special effort should be made to strengthen the Catholic identity of schools, whose specific character is based on an educational vision having its origin in the person of Christ and its roots in the teachings of the Gospel…..The influence of these educational centers should extend to all sectors...
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From Childish to Childlike: The Lesson Behind St. Thérèse’s Little Way
St. Thérèse of Lisieux is perhaps one of the most well-known modern saints in the Catholic Church; countless faithful seek her intercession, begging her for “roses” of grace to shower down upon their needs. Most devout Christians are familiar with her writings famously captured in her book, The Stor...
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Are You a Follower or Just an Admirer of Jesus?
Jesus’ way is not the easy way. As Jesus states clearly in Luke 9:23, “Anyone who wishes to follow me must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” This is certainly not an easy teaching, and it requires much of us! According to Fr. Robert Kosek, CRSP, “A person might avoid mortal sin...
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Do You See Yourself in Christ’s Parables? 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In speaking to the religious leaders in Jerusalem, Jesus tells the whole story of salvation in one parable. Did they recognize themselves in the story? Gospel (Read Mt. 21:33-43) In this portion of the Gospel, Jesus has been speaking directly to “the chief priests and elders of the people” because t...
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Mary Is the Mother of God and Christ Is Truly Present In The Eucharist
Why insist on two Christian truths we already know well? Because there are Christians who do not believe that Mary is the Mother of God or that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist—and because delving into these sacred mysteries fills us with ineffable gratitude. Mary is the Mother of God For th...
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How to Grow in Devotion to Guardian Angels
“Have the angels as your familiars, my brothers, visit them with attentive consideration and devout prayer, for they are always present to guard and comfort you.” — St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on Psalm 90 Until a few years ago, I hardly thought of my guardian angel. Although I accepted the Chu...