Thies, Local Catholic School Alum, Produces Award-Winning Film, The Peanut Butter Falcon
By Alisa Fisher For David Thies, the road to The Peanut Butter Falcon began at a local bike shop, Going Mobile Bikes and Boards. This was the name of Thies’ bike shop in Hyde Park in the 1990s. There, Thies met a professional cyclist named John Stamstad who was going …
Helping Catholics on the Fringe Find Happiness
The Catholic Telegraph’s Albano Launches New Book Interview by Jessica Rinaudo The Catholic Telegraph’s own Dominick Albano has a book debuting this month, and, bit by bit, it’s practically guaranteed to make you, and (perhaps even more importantly) any young people in your life who have fallen away from the …
Impeachment? Add it to the list of reasons bills are sidetracked
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — So an impeachment query in the House, and a potential trial in the Senate, want to get in the way of legislation being considered in Congress? Take a number. Advocates for several Catholic organizations interviewed by Catholic News Service said …
Indigenous bring needed diversity of expression to synod, speakers say
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People in Western countries need to see the different cultural expressions of faith that exist in other parts of the world, said some participants at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. Panelists attending a Vatican briefing Oct. 7 …
Don’t fear what is new, Cardinal Hummes says, introducing synod topics
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Barbara J. Fraser VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With its mandate to seek "new pathways for the church and for an integral ecology," the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon follows Pope Francis’ call for the church to move forward without fear, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes …
Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard By Mark Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) — Addressing a congregation that included Supreme Court justices and law students attending the Oct. 6 Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory encouraged those involved in law to reflect …
Synod is a time to listen, discern, not despise, pope says
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. "The Holy Spirit is the primary actor in the synod. Please, do …
UPDATE: Fear, status quo smother fire of God’s love, pope says at synod Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church’s mission in the world is to spread the fire of God’s love and must not be limited to the "’ordinary maintenance’ of those who already know the Gospel," Pope Francis said. Celebrating the opening Mass …
Men’s Annual Downtown Eucharistic Procession
A Q&A with David Willig – Coordinator for the Downtown Procession To conduct a Eucharistic Procession, a consecrated host in a monstrance is lifted and carried by a priest, who leads the faithful in a public procession. It is a public witness of the Catholic faith that begins and ends …
Pope to cardinals: Loving, loyal service requires feeling God’s love
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a ceremony to create 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis reminded new and old members of the College of Cardinals how much their ministry and service depends on their realizing how much God loves them and has been compassionate …