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Fr. Sebastine Okoye
Fr. Sebastine Okoye, ordained to the Sacred Order of Priesthood through the imposition of hands and invocation of the Holy Spirit by His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo on June 1, 2013. Congradulations!
Pope Francis Launches MISSIO as Church Goes Mobile
by Ryan Kreager on Patheos
Pope Francis becomes the first pope to launch a mobile app.
The Free App has been designed to integrate with Catholic news from Catholic News Service, News.va, and FIDES in over eight different languages. Have you downloaded the App yet?
America is mission territory—whether we recognize it yet or not
by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
So I think this, then, is the lesson of the last fifty years for all of us. We need to return to Christ's call to "repent, and believe in the gospel" (Mk 1:15). We need a Church rooted in holiness. We need parishes on fire with faith. And we will get them only when we ourselves fundamentally change; when we center our lives in God; when we seek to become holy ourselves.
If the Shoe Fits
by Rachel Zawila on blog.americancatholic.org
"As a shoe lover, I am thoroughly enjoying all the talk going on lately about the pope's latest choice in footwear. Apparently, the fate of the Church rests not in Pope Francis' hands, but on his feet."
Read the Catechism - The Easy Way
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American Church: The Dark Joy of Exclusion
by Elizabeth Scalia
Earlier this month, during a homily at morning Mass, Pope Francis' gift for succinct but vivid instruction was on full display: "I don't know why, but there is a dark joy in gossiping," he said. "We slip into gossip, making the object of our chatter merchandise to be bartered."
No room for 'climbers' or 'commercial religion' in Kingdom of God
by Vatican Radio
In Monday's Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that whoever does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, is not a shepherd, but a thief and a robber. In short, said Pope Francis, someone who seeks to profit for themselves, who only wants to climb the social ladder. The only gate to the Kingdom of God, to the Church - the Pope said - is Jesus Himself:
Vatican doctors approve the miracle to make Blessed John Paul II a saint.
by Andrea Tornielli - Vatican Insider
The canonization of Karol Józef Wojty?a - Blessed Pope John Paul II, is getting closer quickly and it could be celebrated next October.
Possible saint gets a big military honor from White House
by Caleb K. Bell - Religion News Service
"A man who went from being a priest in rural Kansas to a prisoner of war in Korea will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday (April 11). But that's not the only major recognition the Rev. Emil Kapaun has — he is also a candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church." (RNS)
From the Vatican, a message of Christian leadership
by Michael O'Loughlin - Faith & Leadership
"From pope to bishop to priest to everyday Catholics in the pews -- this is the network the Catholic Church has always used to communicate its message and inspire its adherents. Pope Francis is challenging us to examine how we live our lives, how we approach our work, and even how we think about church." Read the full article
Theology on the Vine - The Rumble, Round 2
Fr. Mario Arroyo
Rabbi S. Federow
A Jewish-Christian Rumble
Getting Down & Dirty in a Theological Free-for-All! Get Ready for Round 2!
Pope Francis' General Audience: The fundamental role of women in the Church
For the third time this week Pope Francis returned to the topic of women in the Church in his general audience catechesis.
Vatican Radio transcript and translation of the full text of Pope Francis' Wednesday General Audience of April 3, 2013
A Special Vocation: To Show People How To Love
by Dana Dillon for Paul Gondreau
""Small acts with great love," Mother Teresa was fond of saying. Yesterday, Pope Francis bestowed an extraordinary Easter blessing upon my family when he performed such an act in embracing my son, Dominic, who has cerebral palsy." Paul Gondreau