Catholic at Home: Pouring Ourselves into Others
“An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.” – Aiden W. Tozer (The Christy Wright Show, ep. …
Mind and Soul: Our Debt to Imperfect Motherly Love
“Tell me about your mother…” Many a joke about my profession begins with these words spoken in an Austrian accent in imitation of Sigmund Freud. While many therapists downplay our connection to Freud, it is true that we tend to place heavy emphasis on the role of the mother in …
Biden’s National Day of Prayer proclamation lacks mention of God
Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 23:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). US President Joe Biden issued on Wednesday the annual proclamation of a National Day of Prayer, without mentioning any deity in it. The May 5 statement says that “throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned …
Letters About Mom
EMILY ALESHIRE MULVEY, IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH, ANDERSON TOWNSHIP One year ago, my mom was actively dying from a brain tumor. Her illness was short but severe, she was diagnosed on Dec. 26, 2019, and passed away on Mar. 28, 2020. As I journey past all those one-year milestones: …
May 7: St. John of Beverley
St. John of Beverley was the Bishop of Hexham, and later of York. He was born in Harpham, Yorkshire, and died in Beverley on May 7, 721. As a youth, John manifested a strong desire to devote his life to God, and eventually left his native Yorkshire and traveled Kent …
How to deal with difficult parents
The Ten Commandments tell us to “honor thy mother and father”, but what does that really look like? Especially for adult children?
Become a Spiritual Pilgrim
BECOME A SPIRITUAL PILGRIM! There are many ways to spiritually take part in this pilgrimage. Sign up below for our daily email which will include reflections from our 33 Days to Morning Glory booklet as well as a link to our daily rosary podcast brought to you by School of …
Why Catholics are reluctant to share their faith… and what to do about it
by Alejandro Bermudez Denver, Colo., May 5, 2021 / 10:00 am America/Denver (CNA). First things first: this is the closest I have seen to the book I always wanted to write and never found the time to do. The title of the book is Web of Faith: A Curious Catholic’s …
Pope Francis: Migrants bearing brunt of ‘aggressive’ nationalism and ‘radical individualism’
CNA Staff, May 6, 2021 / 06:10 am America/Denver (CNA). Pope Francis said Thursday that “aggressive forms of nationalism and radical individualism,” exposed during the pandemic, are having a severe impact on migrants worldwide. In his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, issued May 6, he said …
Archbishop Cordileone after stabbing of Asian women: “we must stop hating one another”
by CNA Staff San Francisco, Calif., May 5, 2021 / 18:26 pm America/Denver (CNA). Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco, called on local Catholics to “engage in prayer, adoration and fasting for an end to violence and hatred,” after two Asian women were stabbed at a bus stop …
