Catholic Church

By Maike Hickson, LifeSiteNews - Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has said in a new interview that the current situation in the Church may be compared to Good Friday when Jesus Christ was betrayed… Cardinal Sarah spoke about his new book.. [The Day Is Now Far Spent]… “This book is most of all a call to lucidity and to wisdom,” he stated, adding that “the Church goes through a great crisis.” He wished to write this book for the faithful who are discouraged by the daily scandals that are coming to light. Sarah said he hopes that his readers will receive “the joy which Christ gives.”

By Greg Chrysostom, The Catholic Stand - In an age of instant gratification, it can be difficult to grasp the vital power of refraining from, rather than actively doing something, in order to achieve or “construct” something. So, the aim of this article is to highlight the “negativity” of most of the commandments simply to help all of us better appreciate the truly productive value of certain forms of inaction, or – differently put – of giving something up. Denying oneself, or not doing what we want to in a given circumstance, can be just as powerful, just as loving as an action can be.

By Francois Mauriac, Catholic Exchange - The Eucharistic life of Christ has developed in the world as did His human life on earth. Jesus began to breathe in the seclusion of an obscure workshop and rose gradually to infinite glory. Likewise, the first Christians fed on the Bread of Life, but they did so in darkness... But even when It is hidden, the Host gives life to the humblest church. Neither hymns nor lights are necessary to let us know that It is there.