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June 16, 2023

US Bishops Discuss Forming ‘Eucharistic Missionaries’ and Synodality at Spring Meeting, by Lauretta Brown

By Lauretta Brown, EWTN News - In his first address in his new leadership role, USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, praised the Eucharistic Revival, calling it “an attempt on our part to announce the truth about the mystery of the Eucharist and the Real Presence of Our Lord and Savior, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.”... The bishops also postponed a vote to Friday on moving forward with a revision of a portion of the “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services,” which covers the relationship between the Catholic medical professional and the patient.

June 16, 2023

The Spiritual Significance of Processions, by Phillip Campbell

By Phillip Campbell, Catholic Exchange - In this sense, the prayerful movement of the procession is a microcosm of how we move through life—with solemnity, piety, penance, thanksgiving, adoration, and petition. The various types of processions illustrate the universality of this spiritual movement, applicable to every circumstance in life. The communal nature reminds us that the pilgrimage towards God is meant to be the common experience of all men without distinction. The priest, at the head of the procession, calls to mind Christ, the Logos, He who guides all things by His providence, leading His people towards salvation.

June 16, 2023

Cdl. Cupich to Celebrate Mass for Pro-LGBT Group That Dissents From Church Teaching, by Louis Knuffke

By Louis Knuffke, LifeSiteNews - Cardinal Blase Cupich will offer Mass on Sunday for a LGBT group called the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach (AGLO) for their “35th anniversary” within the Archdiocese of Chicago... The Mass will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lakeview. AGLO was formed in 1988 by liberal Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. According to the group’s website, it was preceded by a pro-homosexual group openly dissenting from the Church’s moral teachings. That dissent has not disappeared.

June 16, 2023

What’s Wrong With the ‘Helicopter Parent’ Generation? by John Grondelski

By John Grondelski, EWTN News - The distinctive note of Charles Péguy’s poetry is that he often writes it as if the speaker is God. In his poem “Freedom,” God the Father reflects on the balancing act vis-à-vis his children that freedom poses on him. Freedom requires his child to take risks to stand on his own two feet but, like any good parent, God wants to protect his child. It’s like the dilemma, he says, of a father teaching his son how to swim: when do you hold him up, when do you let go? ...