The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help - June 26, 2021 - Throughout the centuries, throughout history, priestly ideals, the ideals of the priesthood have changed from time to time with different epochs of history, different eras, different cultures. Today, in our time, it is not enough for a priest to strive to become a good churchman as important as that might be. Today a priest must be first and foremost a faithful disciple, a disciple of Jesus Christ, in fact a missionary disciple and a credible witness to Jesus.
WASHINGTON —The Catholic bishops of the U.S. met this week for their Spring General Assembly, June 16-18 in a virtual format. Their meeting agenda included votes on 9 action items.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives.
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Religious Freedom Week June 22-29 is an opportunity for Catholics across the country to take a “stand for the freedom on which this country was founded: The freedom to live out our faith publicly,” said Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge.
CLEVELAND (CNS) — Officials overseeing Catholic Charities-connected housing initiatives are calling on Congress to boost funding and expand tax credits for affordable housing programs that serve older adults and homeless people.
In his apostolic letter entitled Patris Corde (With a Father’s Heart), Pope Francis describes Saint Joseph as a beloved father, a tender and loving father, an obedient father, an accepting father, a father who is creatively courageous, a working father, a father in the shadows.
On Vocation Day during his freshman year of high school, Deacon Brannon Lepak sat with fellow students to hear about various vocations. Then, a priest stood at the front of the room and talked about the priesthood. A “spark” ignited in the 15-year-old that he didn’t understand but was determined to follow.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The papal nuncio to the United States told the U.S. bishops that dialogue is a key step on the path to unity as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a unanimous decision June 17, the Supreme Court said that a Catholic social service agency should not have been excluded from Philadelphia’s foster care program because it did not accept same-sex couples as foster parents.
Continuamos hoy con esta serie sobre los Mandamientos de la Iglesia que comencé hace varias semanas. Hoy lo dedicaré al tercer mandamiento: “recibir el Sacramento de la Eucaristía al menos por Pascua” (CIC 2042).
Continuing this series on the Precepts of the Church that I began several weeks ago, I would like to consider now to the third precept: “You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season” (CCC 2042).
En el Día de las Vocaciones durante su primer año de la escuela secundaria, el diácono Brannon Lepak se sentó con sus compañeros de estudios para escuchar sobre varias vocaciones. Luego, un sacerdote se paró al frente del salón y habló sobre el sacerdocio. Una "chispa" se encendió en el joven de 15 años que no entendió pero que estaba decidido a seguir.
During the month of July, a prayer pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City called El Camino de Apla’s will be held to pray for the archdiocese and for the intercession of Blessed Stanley Rother. “Apla’s” was the affectionate nickname given to Blessed Stanley by the Mayan descendants of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. It means “Francis” in their native language of Tz’utujil.
Oklahoma City police have taken on a new way of addressing truancy. The former truancy program averaged nearly 200 citations each year for unexcused absences.
The Catholic presence in Tonkawa can be traced back to 1903 when Father Renier Sevens, pastor of Ponca City, celebrated Mass for Catholics in the area. He eventually bought the old Methodist church for the purpose of providing a worship space for the young community. Bishop Meerschaert blessed the building for Catholic use on May 3, 1909.