Catholic Church

Fr. Mike Schmitz, The Ascension Team - Permanent things, such as heaven and God himself, give us hope. So, it’s natural for people to have trouble with the ever-changing aspects of life, such as aging and relationships. In this episode, Fr. Mike explains how we can embrace change in a way that makes us more grateful for the joys we are experiencing in the present moment.

By Tom Hoopes, Aleteia - Researchers have found a “big surprise” in world demographics data... Over that time period, the world average of 4.7 children per woman has dropped to 2.4 in 2017... But if you look at it country by country you see a wide disparity... Countries with the fewest children include Poland, South Korea, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Japan. In Taiwan, women average only 1 child. The most fertile countries include several in Africa, as well as Afghanistan, with an average 4-7 children per family.

By JD Flynn, Catholic Herald, CNA - On Aug. 16, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo made U.S. Catholics a promise… The cardinal, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, wrote that a summer of scandal had revealed a spiritual crisis in the Church, through which “scores of beloved children of God were abandoned to face an abuse of power alone….This is a moral catastrophe,” he wrote, while acknowledging that “one root cause is the failure of episcopal leadership.”.. “We firmly resolve,” he wrote, “with the help of God’s grace, never to repeat it.”