Seek the Lord: July 2022
“Pro-life” is not just a slogan or even a philosophy; it is the Christian way of life that respects, defends and promotes what Pope St. John Paul II called “the dignity of every human person, at every moment and in every condition of that person’s life” (Evangelium vitae 81). This issue …
Busca al Senor: Arzobispo Dennis M. Schnurr
“Pro-vida” no es sólo un eslogan o incluso una filosofía; es el modo de vida cristiano que respeta, defiende y promueve lo que el Papa San Juan Pablo II llamó “la dignidad de cada persona humana, en todo momento y condición de su vida” (Evangelium Vitae 81). Esta edición de …
Corpus Christi Processions 2022
Thursday, June 16, 2022 Holy Family Dayton 140 S Findley St., Dayton 45403 The Feast of Corpus Christi is a very big Feast here at Holy Family! On THURSDAY MORNING AT 7:30AM we will begin preparing the decorations. An artist will sketch the images on the sidewalk with colored chalk. …
Bishop Chairmen Plead for Peace as Attacks on Pro-Life Organizations Mount
WASHINGTON – In response to ongoing attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Religious Liberty and Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued …
Extra Love & Joy An Unexpected Diagnosis and a Beautiful Blessing
“Do you want to test for Down syndrome?” My doctor posed this question to me in the fall of 2017. I was newly pregnant with our second child. My husband, Tim, and I already had a little girl, Lucy, and we were excited to add another child to the mix. …
Who, or what, is ‘Jane’s Revenge’? A look at the group invoked in pro-abortion vandalism
by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Jun 11, 2022 / 12:45 pm Anarchist groups and individuals using the moniker “Jane’s Revenge” are among those who claim to be planning a “Night of Rage” to respond to the Supreme Court’s expected overturning of Roe v. Wade. Their grandiose rhetoric portrays churches, …
Rep. Chris Smith calls ‘modern slavery’ of human trafficking a pro-life issue
by Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2022 / 04:00 am U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey is proposing bipartisan legislation to aid survivors of human trafficking. The issue, he told CNA, is a pro-life one. “I’m animating my entire work here by Matthew 25, when our Lord …
Meet the friars who have been praying to St. Anthony daily for 100 years
by Katie Yoder Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 12, 2022 / 12:09 pm Catholics know St. Anthony of Padua as a Franciscan preacher, a doctor of the Church, and the patron of lost things. For the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in upstate New York, he’s also a big brother. “He …
June 13: Saint Anthony of Padua
On June 13, Catholics honor the memory of the Franciscan priest St. Anthony of Padua. Although he is popularly invoked today by those who have trouble finding lost objects, he was known in his own day as the “Hammer of Heretics” due to the powerful witness of his life and …
June 11: Saint Barnabas, apostle
Catholics celebrate the memory of St. Barnabas on June 11. The apostle and missionary was among Christ’s earliest followers and was responsible for welcoming St. Paul into the Church. Though not one of the 12 apostles chosen by the Lord, Jesus, he is traditionally regarded as one of the 72 …
