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A Lenten seminar on the theme “Seek first the Kingdom of God” was held recently by Diocesan Catechetical Centre in Karachi, Pakistan. The Lenten seminar at St. Patrick College, Karachi organized by Fr. Arthur Charles, director of the Catechetical Centre and the Dominican fathers and their lay fraternity, was attended by over 450 faithful from 10 parishes of the Archdiocese of Karachi. Many others followed through the live broadcast of "Good Catholic News," the diocesan TV streaming.Anwar Daniel, president of the Fraternity of Lay Dominicans, offered his testimony of lay life. To him to "seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness meant to know and do the will of God in everyday life". Dominican theologian Father Thomas Bhatti commented on the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus invites us to "seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (Mt 6:33), saying that this is an invitation to "put God first in our lif...
A Lenten seminar on the theme “Seek first the Kingdom of God” was held recently by Diocesan Catechetical Centre in Karachi, Pakistan.
The Lenten seminar at St. Patrick College, Karachi organized by Fr. Arthur Charles, director of the Catechetical Centre and the Dominican fathers and their lay fraternity, was attended by over 450 faithful from 10 parishes of the Archdiocese of Karachi. Many others followed through the live broadcast of "Good Catholic News," the diocesan TV streaming.
Anwar Daniel, president of the Fraternity of Lay Dominicans, offered his testimony of lay life. To him to "seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness meant to know and do the will of God in everyday life". Dominican theologian Father Thomas Bhatti commented on the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus invites us to "seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (Mt 6:33), saying that this is an invitation to "put God first in our life: he will make our life new".
Lay Catholic Shemeem Kursheed, dean of the Saint Patrick College and the main speaker of the day, said: "The kingdom of God transcends political and geographic boundaries and embraces our ethnic and cultural differences. The Kingdom of God includes all people in the same way: every tribe, every nation, even all creation. This means that we are called to seek the good of all peoples; we are called to denounce violence wherever it is. We are called to put the spotlight on injustice and oppression of those situations where there is an imbalance that leads to an abuse of power. Therefore, we are called to always promote peace". (Fides)
The Bishop of Nakuru Diocese in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba, has called on heads of Catholic Private Education Institutions to eradicate bullying and abuse in schools.“In contemporary Kenya, we have been witnessing a culture that seems to condone and perpetuate the abuse of pupils and students by peers or adults such as, bullying, corporal punishment, sexual abuse and harassment, sexual orgies, sexual perversions, violence, cultism, drugs and substance abuse,” stated Bishop Muhatia.“With effective leadership, educational institutions can prevent, detect and respond to such evils before they ruin our young people,” he said.The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission for Education and Religious Education was speaking Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Annual Conference for the Catholic Private Educational Institutions Associations (CAPEIA) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi.The four-days confe...
The Bishop of Nakuru Diocese in Kenya, Maurice Muhatia Makumba, has called on heads of Catholic Private Education Institutions to eradicate bullying and abuse in schools.
“In contemporary Kenya, we have been witnessing a culture that seems to condone and perpetuate the abuse of pupils and students by peers or adults such as, bullying, corporal punishment, sexual abuse and harassment, sexual orgies, sexual perversions, violence, cultism, drugs and substance abuse,” stated Bishop Muhatia.
“With effective leadership, educational institutions can prevent, detect and respond to such evils before they ruin our young people,” he said.
The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission for Education and Religious Education was speaking Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Annual Conference for the Catholic Private Educational Institutions Associations (CAPEIA) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi.
The four-days conference (7 – 10 March) is under the theme “Catholic Schools: Hubs of Integrity” and is being attended by 450 delegates from all over the Kenya.
Bishop Muhatia further noted that the culture of silence against such evils is widespread and is one of the greatest reasons why such evils are gaining root in educational institutions and called on the school heads to empower their staff to care for their pupils and students.
“As leaders, you always need to remind your staff that they are in a unique position of trust and authority in relation to pupils and students and have a distinct responsibility to care for them; to promote their welfare and to protect them from any form of harm at all times,” said the prelate.
Speaking during the same event, KCCB Chairman Bishop Philip Anyolo stated that Catholic Schools are unique because they are centres of academic excellence and evangelization focusing on faith, values and traditions of the Catholic Church to the younger generations.
“Do all that it takes to facilitate faith values and character development of the young men and women entrusted to you by God, parents, Church and State,” said Bishop Anyolo.
The conference intends to provide a forum for discussion on issues affecting Catholic Private Education Institutions and discuss the promotion of a Catholic ethos in education.
CAPEIA was launched in 2015 and brings together nursery, primary, high schools, and colleges run by the Catholic Church in Kenya.
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Vatican City, Mar 7, 2017 / 08:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has chosen Msgr. Mark S. Rivituso, currently the archdiocese’s Vicar General, to be the next auxiliary bishop of St. Louis under Archbishop Robert J. Carlson.“I am profoundly touched by the confidence the Holy Father has placed in me,” he said in a statement March 7. “I have asked him to keep me in his prayers and I have assured him of my prayers, respect, and obedience.” “At the same time I am honored that I can in some way assist Archbishop Carlson in his pastoral service to the Archdiocese of St. Louis.”Rivituso, 55, was born in St. Louis Sept. 20, 1961, the sixth of eight children. As a child he had a close relationship with his grandmother, who was the influence behind his devotion to the Rosary, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the St. Louis Review reports.He told the paper that he had also been an alta...
Vatican City, Mar 7, 2017 / 08:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has chosen Msgr. Mark S. Rivituso, currently the archdiocese’s Vicar General, to be the next auxiliary bishop of St. Louis under Archbishop Robert J. Carlson.
“I am profoundly touched by the confidence the Holy Father has placed in me,” he said in a statement March 7. “I have asked him to keep me in his prayers and I have assured him of my prayers, respect, and obedience.”
“At the same time I am honored that I can in some way assist Archbishop Carlson in his pastoral service to the Archdiocese of St. Louis.”
Rivituso, 55, was born in St. Louis Sept. 20, 1961, the sixth of eight children. As a child he had a close relationship with his grandmother, who was the influence behind his devotion to the Rosary, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the St. Louis Review reports.
He told the paper that he had also been an altar server, which is when he “started hearing the call from Jesus to become a priest.”
The bishop-elect then attended Catholic grade school and high school in St. Louis, as well as Cardinal Glennon College and Kenrick Seminary, earning a master’s degree and a licentiate in canon and civil law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada.
He was ordained to the priesthood in May 1988, and was given the title “monsignor” by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
In addition to serving at various parishes within St. Louis, he was also appointed to the Metropolitan Tribunal staff from 1993-1994 and from 1996-2004. He was also acting associate master of ceremonies to the archbishop from 1997-2008.
In 2011, he was appointed vicar general of the archdiocese, sharing the office with Bishop Edward M. Rice until the bishop’s appointment as head of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau in Missouri, in 2016.
In his statement, the bishop-elect said he has “a great love for the Church in St. Louis, and relying on the example of the previous auxiliary bishops of St. Louis, who served so faithfully, I, too, look forward to serving the Church in this new role.”
Archbishop Carlson also reflected on the appointment, saying in his own March 7 statement that on behalf of all the clergy, religious, and laity in the archdiocese, “I want to offer our congratulations and thanks to Bishop-elect Rivituso for accepting the Holy Father’s call to continue his service to our local church in this new leadership role as auxiliary bishop.”
Msgr. Rivituso will be ordained a bishop May 2 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. For his episcopal motto he has chosen the phrase “Caritas Christi Urget Nos,” which means, “The Love of Christ Impels Us.”
IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Humility is needed in order to recognize the voice of God in others,especially those who are perceived to be weak or subject to prejudice, aFranciscan friar told Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia during theirLenten retreat.Godnot only speaks through Jesus, but also speaks to him through Peter, who recognizesChrist as the Messiah "by revelation," Franciscan Father Giulio Michelini said March 6, according to Vatican Radio."DoI have the humility to listen to Peter? Do we have the humility to listen toone another, paying attention to prejudices that we certainly have, butattentive to receive that which God wants to say despite -- perhaps -- my closures?Do I listen to the voice of others, perhaps weak, or do I only listen to myvoice?" he asked.Thepope and top members of the Roman Curia attended their annual Lenten retreatMarch 5-10 at the Pauline Fathers' retreat center in Ariccia, 20 miles southeast o...
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By Junno Arocho Esteves
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Humility is needed in order to recognize the voice of God in others, especially those who are perceived to be weak or subject to prejudice, a Franciscan friar told Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia during their Lenten retreat.
God
not only speaks through Jesus, but also speaks to him through Peter, who recognizes
Christ as the Messiah "by revelation," Franciscan Father Giulio Michelini said March 6, according to Vatican Radio.
"Do I have the humility to listen to Peter? Do we have the humility to listen to one another, paying attention to prejudices that we certainly have, but attentive to receive that which God wants to say despite -- perhaps -- my closures? Do I listen to the voice of others, perhaps weak, or do I only listen to my voice?" he asked.
The pope and top members of the Roman Curia attended their annual Lenten retreat March 5-10 at the Pauline Fathers' retreat center in Ariccia, 20 miles southeast of Rome.
Father Michelini was chosen by Pope Francis to lead meditations on the Gospel of Matthew's description of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.
The Franciscan delivered two meditations March 6, with the first reflecting on "Peter's confession and Jesus' path toward Jerusalem."
According to Vatican Radio, Father Michelini called on the 74 people present for the retreat to reflect on the criteria on which they base their discernment and whether "I place myself and my personal benefit before the kingdom of God."
To listen and act upon God's will, he said, Christians must have "courage to go into the deep to follow Jesus Christ, taking into account that this involves carrying the cross."
Jesus, he added, not only proclaimed the joy of the resurrection "but also trial" when he said "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."
In the afternoon, Father Michelini delivered his second meditation, "Jesus' last words and the beginning of the Passion."
He explained that the reading of Christ's Passion reveals two distinct types of logic: Jesus, an observant Jewish layman preparing to celebrate the Passover, and the high priests, who are concerned with the outward appearance of the feast but, at the same time, "prepare to murder an innocent man."
The question Christians must ask themselves, he said, is if they are "sacred professionals resorting to compromise in order to save the facade, the institution at the expense of individual rights."
"This is about an attitude that loses the right perspective, believing they are serving God," Father Michelini said.
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