Vatican Weekend for May 27th, 2017 features a special program focusing on contemplation with the renowned preacher and author, Father Paul Murray, an Irish Dominican. He explores the spiritual journey of the contemplative, asking what is it like to come close to the presence of God. His reflections are based on a talk he gave to Britain’s Upper Chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords. Listen to this program produced and presented by Veronica Scarisbrick:
Vatican Weekend for May 27th, 2017 features a special program focusing on contemplation with the renowned preacher and author, Father Paul Murray, an Irish Dominican. He explores the spiritual journey of the contemplative, asking what is it like to come close to the presence of God. His reflections are based on a talk he gave to Britain’s Upper Chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords.
Listen to this program produced and presented by Veronica Scarisbrick:
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Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Wednesday general audience on May 22, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, May 22, 2024 / 09:03 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Wednesday closed his catechetical series on vices and virtues with a review of humility, a virtue that forms the "the base of Christian life" and is a source of peace for the Church and the world."Humility is everything. It is what saves us from the evil one and from the danger of becoming his accomplices. It is the source of peace in the world and in the Church. God has given us an example of this in Jesus and Mary, for our salvation and happiness," the pope said to the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday morning.The pope's reflection on humility closes a series on the four cardinal and three theological virtues that began last December. While humility is not part of the seven "heavenly virtues," the pope underscored the importance of humility as fo...
"We had to sue the Biden administration to get them to release these documents," American Accountability Foundation President Thomas Jones told "EWTN News Nightly" anchor Tracy Sabol. "When the documents came out, we [understood] why we had to sue them." / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly"/ScreenshotCNA Staff, May 22, 2024 / 10:53 am (CNA).Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests reveal what a federal government official described as "deplorable" conditions that were found in 2021 at a Catholic-run facility for migrant children in Pennsylvania. The emails were obtained via FOIA by the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) and published by CatholicVote last week. They show a U.S. Department of Homeland Security official relaying an April 2021 report from a worker out of Pennsylvania on the Journey of Hope facility in Pittsburgh. That facility is run by the Holy Family Institute, a nonprofit group that describes itself ...