Philadelphia (CNN)He introduced himself as a brother, a son of immigrants, a neighbor from beyond our southern border. He wanted our politicians to remember the country’s founding principles, he said, and encourage them to protect our families and our earth from an uncertain future. In
Early years My (Jeff) parents provided a loving home for my four siblings and for me. We grew up on a small, working horse farm in Michigan’s thumb area. Our blue-collar household was characterized by a healthy work ethic, polite manners, and biblical morality. During
Egyptian Christian billionaire and philanthropist Naguib Sawiris couldn’t take it anymore. During an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Sawiris said his heart breaks every time he sees migrant families getting turned down by border authorities in Europe and forced to deal with hunger,
Since my childhood, I always loved C.S. Lewis’ stories about the adventures in Narnia. It was stories like the ones about Narnia that helped me realize that this was the way we usually come to understand the real and true things of life. As I
Republicans think his views of free-market capitalism are too conservative. During Pope Francis’ visit to the United States next week, he will insist that the church transcends partisan politics, and I’m sure he means this sincerely. But that won’t prevent his visit from having political
VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis is in Cuba next week, chances are high that he will meet with former president Fidel Castro, though no specific time has been set, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi has announced. Anticipating questions on whether a meeting between the
As it says in the Old Testament Book of Esther, “for such a time as this,” and what a great time it is to be Catholic. Given all the hits the faith has taken in recent months and years for being allegedly “out of touch”
St. Paul describes a kind of modus vivendi (a way of living) for himself and for us; the passage was read at Mass on Monday. It has a dynamic urgency about it that we ought not to overlook. It is Christ whom we proclaim, admonishing
Over several years, Catholic News Service reporters visited parishes from Alaska to New Jersey to Mississippi to look at the different ways parishes have adapted to an era of declining numbers of priests and increasing cultural diversity. With Pope Francis’ approaching visit, we examined what
Here’s a letter from a reader: I hear so much in NCRegister about things like Purgatory, the Rosary, Prayers for the Dead, Confession, Indulgences, etc. Valid and invalid marriages. All this discussion, some of it quite bitter, about whether any given ceremony or ordinance is
Praying the Rosary
Familiarize yourself with the prayers of the rosary.
