Catholic Church

October 29, 2018

Msgr. Charles Pope: On Being the Adult in the Room

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Coming to maturity is an important step in the Christian walk. Ideally the Church persistently helps people to do so. We are expected to grow, to come to an adult faith, and to draw others—especially our children—to this. The Letter to the Hebrews has something very similar to say: You are slow to learn. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!.....

October 29, 2018

Mary, Queen of All Saints, by Sarah Reinhard

By Sarah Reinhard, Integrated Catholic - Do your children look like you?... They tell me she looks just like me. I smile and nod and smile some more. To be honest, I don’t consider it much of a compliment for her... But then, when I sent some pictures to a grandmother who hadn’t seen her in far too long, I heard that she thinks my daughter looks, not like me, but like my husband. You might expect me to be disappointed, but I think it’s great.

October 27, 2018

Patrick Reilly: Arlington Bishop to Homeschooling Families: “Thank You”

By Patrick Reilly, EWTN News - An American bishop stood strong last week in support of Catholic homeschoolers, just days after some bishops at the Youth Synod in Rome reported comments that were offensive to homeschool parents... On Friday, Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington celebrated his second annual Mass for homeschooling families. The Diocese reported “hundreds” in attendance... “Dear parents thank you so much for taking seriously that responsibility of being the first teachers of the faith,” Bishop Burbidge said.....

October 27, 2018

Six Presidents of Continental Bishops’ Conferences Call for Urgent Action Against Climate Change

By Thomas D. Williams, PhD., Breitbart - The Vatican has been executing a full-court press against climate change, using its international influence to push for a U.N.-driven crusade against global warming… Last December, the Vatican released a dramatic declaration punctuated by dire warnings and apocalyptic threats, urging the world to “decarbonize the energy system as early as possible and no later than mid-century” to avoid irreversible damage to humans and ecosystems… “We propose scalable solutions to avoid such catastrophic changes. There is less than a decade to put these solutions in place to preserve our quality of life for generations to come,” it said.