The papal visit June 21-22 also will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of St. John Bosco, a 19th-century priest from the Turin region.
Month: April 2015
Rejoice in the Resurrection
We, Easter people, witness that we are saved and redeemed by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the services, rituals and Eucharists of just this week alone, we find that meaning reinforced and dramatized.
Spring Brings Light, Renewal and Hope
WHILE TAKING a walk on a beautiful spring Sunday, I ran into the neighbor girls digging in the dirt. “Hi, ladies,” I called cheerfully. They enthusiastically explained their activity. The skeletal remains of a baby rabbit had been discovered in the open window well by their basement. Funeral preparations were in progress.
White House Announces Date of the Pope’s Visit
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will welcome Pope Francis to the White House on Sept. 23.
Friendships Can Illuminate Faith
Father Michael Paul Gallagher, S.J., suggests that if people are going to appreciate the “surprise of Christ,” then they have to take time to think about what is deep in their own lives.
The ‘Tyranny of the Possible’
Ten years after his death, Pope St. John Paul II looms even larger than he did a decade ago. What seems most memorable was that he refused to accommodate to the “tyranny of the possible.”
Bishop’s Conferences Reminded Of Limits to Their Authority
By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSAW, Poland (CNS) – The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has advised bishops’ conferences not to take “doctrinal and disciplinary decisions” on issues that rightly fall under the magisterium of the church. Cardinal Gerhard Muller said that while bishops’ conferences have authority on some matters, “they don’t constitute […]
Sleep Terrors Can Be A Real Nightmare
Dear Dr. Garner, I have the strangest problem. I wake up at night scared and sweating. I often scream at my husband when sleeping. I have no idea why. I don’t remember having a nightmare.
A Most Beautiful Experience
Dear Editor: At the daily Traditional Latin Mass, the bell would ring, the priest comes to the altar, you would open your missal and silently begin with him. When it was over, the prayers after Mass were said asking St. Michael to help us fight the Devil.
Our Great Homilists
Dear Editor: I was happy that the preaching of Father Andrew Varrano got a shout out from a parishioner, but I am not a bit surprised. In the late ’40s and ’50s, Andy and I were classmates in Cathedral High School, College and (in my case for three years) Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington.