Bishop Solis: Marriage is the foundation of society
Friday, Feb. 05, 2021
Bishop of Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY Our Church teaches that a healthy and holy marriage and family is the foundation of a healthy and holy society. To strengthen the unity of marriage, and the spirituality of couples, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop has set aside Feb. 7-14 as National Marriage Week. I join my brother bishops urging Catholics to participate in this important week.
In his 2016 apostolic exhortation
Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), Pope Frances calls for a broader vision and a renewed awareness of the importance of marriage and the family. He described “marriage and family life as an expression of the journey of faith and transformative life of Christ, which all disciples are called to embrace.” He stated that marriage is one of the greatest gifts of God’s creation – man and woman were created in God’s image and likeness, and in marriage they cleave toget
Patience a key virtue in religious life, pope says
Feb 3, 2021 catholic news service
Pope Francis holds a candle as he arrives to celebrate a Mass marking Candlemas and the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter s Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 2, 2021. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/Reuters pool via CNS.)
Christian hope is rooted in the knowledge that God is patient with all his children, even when they stray from the path set before them, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
ROME Christian hope is rooted in the knowledge that God is patient with all his children, even when they stray from the path set before them, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women.
tu es qui restitues hereditatem meam mihi. -Ps 16: 5
PARS HEREDITATIS MEÆ
On the occasion of the XXV Day of Consecrated Life
What does it matter if Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Dominic, Saint Clare, Saint Francis de Sales and all the Founder Saints are left scandalized by the systematic demolition of their Orders, when the words of the Holy See enjoy the benign applause of the globalist elite, the infamous sect, and the enemies of Christ!
On February 2 the Church celebrates the Purification of Mary Most Holy and the Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple. The feast, also called Candlemas because of the candles that are blessed during the rite on this day, began as a Marian celebration of a penitential nature.
Amid Mother and Baby Home scandal, new Dublin archbishop defends Irish religious orders
Feb 2, 2021 managing editor
Dublin Archbishop Dermot Farrell speaks to reporters outside Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Dublin Dec. 29, 2020, after being named to head Ireland s largest diocese. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy John Mc Elroy.)
As the Catholic Church in Ireland is mired in a historical scandal on the behavior of Catholic religious orders in the running of homes for unwed mothers, Dublin’s new archbishop has praised the role of religious sisters and brothers in Irish society.
LEICESTER, United Kingdom – As the Catholic Church in Ireland is mired in a historical scandal on the behavior of Catholic religious orders in the running of homes for unwed mothers, Dublin’s new archbishop has praised the role of religious sisters and brothers in Irish society.
Jan 30, 2021
MASS FOR LIFE: Bishop David Bonnar of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will celebrate Mass for Life 10 a.m. today at St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St., Youngstown, which includes prayer for a greater respect for life at every stage and in every situation.
Expectant mothers, fathers and their families will be invited to receive a blessing for their unborn babies. The “Blessing of a Child in the Womb” was created to encourage prayer and recognition of the precious gift of the child in the womb and to foster respect for human life within society.
POVERTY AWARENESS: Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Youngstown is calling upon Catholics and others of good will to support a special collection to provide winter utility assistance to individuals and families in need. In conjunction with “Poverty Awareness Month,” Catholic Charities is sponsoring its annual “Warm Hearts for Warm Homes” campaign (formerly Keep the Kids Warm) today and Sunday.