• “I’m called to love his people”
    “I’m called to love his people”
    June 13, 2019
    by Diane Clay, the Sooner Catholic
    Jerome Krug was a teenager confused about what God was calling him to do. He wanted to become a lawyer and work to make people’s lives better through political or community advocacy, but something was telling him to follow a different path.
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  • Celebrating the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
    June 13, 2019
    by Charles Albert, the Sooner Catholic
    Almost every parent will be confronted by a child with the question “Why should I attend Mass?”
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  • The 12 minor prophets have something important to say
    The 12 minor prophets have something important to say
    June 13, 2019
    by Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
    Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are the famous 12 minor prophets. They are referred to as minor because they are less extensive than the major prophets, not less important.
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  • A Millennial Journey in Faith: Embracing prudence and the necessity of speaking up
    June 13, 2019
    by Anamaria Scaperlanda Biddick, the Sooner Catholic
    Recently, I read a variety of responses to the question, “For those who used to be pro-choice and are now pro-life, what made you change your mind?”
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  • Book Review: St. Aloysius Gonzaga: an Italian nobleman
    Book Review: St. Aloysius Gonzaga: an Italian nobleman
    June 13, 2019
    by Br. Benet Exton, O.S.B., the Sooner Catholic
    Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) was an Italian nobleman who lived during the Catholic Counter Reformation. His parents Ferrante Gonzaga, the Marquis of Castiglione, Italy, and Marta, the Countess of Jana di Santena, Italy, were connected to very important noble families of the Holy Roman Empire and several high-ranking churchmen.
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  • Book Review: Nourishing family through prayer
    Book Review: Nourishing family through prayer
    June 13, 2019
    by Richard Rouillard, the Sooner Catholic
    “The Prayer List: and Other True Stories of How Families Pray” by Jane Knuth is a book of stories that examines how people of all faiths use prayer in a family setting.
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  • U.S. bishops take action to respond to church abuse crisis
    U.S. bishops take action to respond to church abuse crisis
    June 13, 2019
    by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
    BALTIMORE (CNS) -- During the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was clear the bishops had to respond to the sexual abuse crisis in the church -- and on the last day of their gathering they approved a series of procedures to begin this process.
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  • Catholic Church should focus on getting 'nones' back, Bishop Barron says
    Catholic Church should focus on getting 'nones' back, Bishop Barron says
    June 13, 2019
    by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
    BALTIMORE (CNS) -- Although the U.S. bishops' spring assembly in Baltimore was mostly devoted to responding to the sexual abuse crisis in the church, the bishops also considered something described as the second-most important issue currently facing U.S. church leaders: How to get religiously unaffiliated, or "nones," particularly young people, back to the Catholic Church.
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  • In recalling soldiers' D-Day sacrifice, archbishop prays for world peace
    June 7, 2019
    by Elizabeth Bachmann, Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In remembering the estimated 4,400 Allied troops who died storming the beaches of Normandy, France, 75 years ago on D-Day, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said that "Jesus Christ reminds us there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends."
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  • U.S. Bishops to meet June 11-14 in Baltimore
    June 7, 2019
    WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2019 Spring General Assembly in Baltimore, June 11-14.
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