Today we will talk about the form of prayer called
meditation. For a Christian, to “meditate” is to seek meaning: it implies placing oneself before the immense page of Revelation to try to make it our own, assuming it completely. And the Christian, after having welcomed the Word of God, does not keep it closed up within him or herself, because that Word must be met with “another book”, which the Catechism calls “the book of life” (cf.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2706). This is what we try to do every time we meditate on the Word.
The practice of meditation has received a great deal of attention in recent years. It is not only Christians who talk about it: the practice of meditation exists in almost all the world’s religions. But it is also a widespread activity among people who do not have a religious view of life. We all need to meditate, to reflect, to discover ourselves, it is a human dynamic. Especially in the voracious western world, people seek meditati
A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Karonga has commended the highest court in the land the Malawi Supreme Court saying its decision to outlaw the death penalty is in line with the church’s teaching as regards “the sanctity of life.” Father Joseph Sikwese, who is also Bishop Martin Mtumbuka’s secretary, said in an interview with Nyasa […]
While he considers himself personally pro-life, the second U.S. president to identify as Catholic publicly supports abortion something that the Church considers a grave evil.
On April 14, 2021
America Magazine, as part of its ongoing “Conversations” in
First, I noted that the question of eucharistic coherence is not primarily about church law or appropriate discipline, but rather it is a question of love, a question of charity toward our neighbor. I referenced St. Paul who made it clear that there is danger to one’s soul if he or she receives the body and blood of our Lord in an unworthy manner. What St. Paul teaches is true for every Catholic, but it is particularly relevant regarding the false witness that many public officials sometimes maintain relative to the most fundamental truths of the human person. I accentuated that when the church minimizes the danger of an unworthy reception of the Eucharist, she fails to love properly those who continue to jeopardize their souls. It is especially negligent for me, as a bishop, to remain quiet when people I am called to love may be endangering their eternal souls.