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By Fr. Paul D. Scalia, The Catholic Thing - Today’s first reading includes a rather curious line. The Apostles write to the Christians in Antioch, “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us.” (Acts 15:28) It sounds as though they’re placing themselves on equal level with the Holy Spirit, as if their approval is necessary for his decision. It’s like the priest who began his sermon, “Our Lord once said, and I think he’s right. . .”

By Christina Sorrentino, Catholic Exchange - When the summer season approaches us, and the months of May and June come around, in Dioceses all across the United States and beyond the Church celebrates the welcoming of new priests as they receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders. They offer their humble “fiat” to God to serve His Church and the People of God. Recently, I was reflecting on my first experience of attending an Ordination Mass in the Archdiocese of Newark.

I have often argued that, as a matter of logic and intuition, the widespread legalization of assisted suicide will increase both the rate of assisted suicides and the rate of unassisted suicides. After all, many people conflate what is “legal” with what is “right.”

By Msgr. Charles Pope - At daily Mass, we are reading the story of St. Paul’s arrival in Philippi and later of his arrest, beating, and imprisonment. It serves as a kind of metaphor for the radical nature of true Christianity and why it so perturbs many in this world. The Christian faith, its message, and the transformation it can effect can be very unsettling to a world that literally and figuratively “banks on” sin. Let’s consider this lesser- known story and see what it ought to mean for us if we take our Christian faith seriously and do not try to “tame” it.