PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – Hanging on the wall in her office is a painting of horses standing in a field with overcast skies and a vast, fallen tree, struck down by lightning in a ferocious storm.
Month: April 2014
Museum in St. John Paul’s Home Is Designed to Inspire Change
WADOWICE, Poland (CNS) – The designer of a new multimedia museum opened in St. John Paul II’s family home said he hoped previously unseen footage of the saint as a young priest would encourage people “to change their lives” rather than “just heaping praise” on the Polish pope.
Farmer’s Letter Invited JP II to Iowa in 1979
TRURO, Iowa (CNS) – People in and around the small town of Truro, southwest of Des Moines, still remember Joseph Hays as the farmer whose letter persuaded Pope John Paul II to come to Iowa during his, and any pope’s, first tour of the U.S. in 1979.
Catholic Teachers Are Urged to Evangelize
PITTSBURGH (CNS) – The new evangelization is not a new Gospel but refocuses the faithful on the good news of Jesus and involves the renewal of faith and the willingness to share it, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., told the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA).
Pilgrims Roughed It to Get Spot for Canonization
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Volunteers wearing neon yellow vests interlocked their arms and led the crowds, several hundred at a time, slowly toward St. Peter’s Square.
Ozone Park Concerts Will Mark Papal Canonizations
The unprecedented canonization of 20th-century popes will be marked with the performance of two of the most popular works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Exultate Jubilate and his Requiem Mass – by the Music at the Gate Chorus and Orchestra on Sunday, May 4, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Church, 101st […]
Leaders React to New Saints – The World Reacts To Canonizations
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Religious, political and secular leaders congratulated the Catholic Church on the April 27 canonization of SS. John XXIII and John Paul II. Here is a sampling of some of the reactions from the world’s religious and political leaders:
Two Popes Canonized In Presence of Two Popes
by Francis X. Rocca VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new SS. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. […]
Does Modesty Count Anymore?
Off-the-shoulder tops. Short skirts. Sheer, glittery dresses. Clothing for women? Nope. These items were in the girls department of a store I passed by one wintry day. I couldn’t help but wonder: Does modesty matter anymore? And, if not, what does this mean?
Universal Rules to Guide Us on The Path to a Good Life
Life is about rules. We learn that lesson young when a parent says, “Don’t put that in your mouth.” As we age, the list of rules grows. Some rules, such as “Don’t put that in your mouth,” are obvious, and compliance comes without a second thought. Others are more complicated.