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  Biblical origins of Mass

  Sep 15, 2017

  The celebration of the Eucharist is “the source and summit of the Christian life,” reads the Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 1324). Yet, even for many faithful Catholics and for those who observe a Catholic Mass for the first time, the celebration can appear mysterious, if not altogether confusing.

  
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  Practising a Eucharistic life

  Sep 15, 2017

  In a recent address, Pope Francis noted that liturgical education is an unending process. Pope Francis reminds us that liturgical fruitfulness is not merely a matter of participating in the Sunday Mass but of also attuning ourselves to pray fruitfully.

  
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  Make positive contributions to heal society wounded by violence

  Sep 15, 2017

  Turning to the testimonies given, the Pope said he was moved when listening to them, because they are stories that speak of pain and suffering, “but also, and above all, they are stories of love and forgiveness that speak to us of life and hope; stories of not letting hatred, vengeance or pain take control of our hearts.”

  
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  Harvey’s wrath felt across Gulf Coast

  Sep 10, 2017

  As the waters from Hurricane Harvey rose and fell, prayers uttered in Texas ranged from pleas for protection to asking God for the courage to live with charity and great patience, said Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria.

  
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  Integral ecology: Care for creation means caring for the poor

  Sep 10, 2017

  Catholic social teaching has developed over the past century as new problems - human, social, economic and environmental - come clearer into focus and call out for a faith-based response.

  
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  Catholics in Russia are a tiny minority: 773,000 faithful

  Sep 10, 2017

  Catholics in Russia are a tiny minority: 773,000 faithful, scattered over four dioceses that John Paul II established. This move greatly upset the Rus

  
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  How the Vatican is encouraging dialogue between Russia and the West

  Sep 10, 2017

  The Holy See is aware of the concerns of the international community; however, especially during what Pope Francis has called “this piecemeal third world war that we are living through,” it believes dialogue should be promoted over confrontation .

  
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  Food for Thought

  Aug 31, 2017

  Catechesis aims to communicate the message of Christ, leading others toward Christ, the Father and Holy Spirit. "Every catechist should be able to app

  
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  On a mission from God

  Aug 31, 2017

  Pope Francis, in his 2013 apostolic exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel" ("Evangelii Gaudium"), says that the church, the people of God, is called to go forth and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all the world. In order to do this, all of the baptized must see themselves as "missionary disciples" (No. 120), re-creating the missionary zeal of Jesus' first disciples.

  
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  Video game addiction is a new trap for suicide

  Aug 31, 2017

  Just minutes before falling to his death, a 14-year-old boy sent a message to his friends while he was sitting precariously on top of a six-story building in the suburb of Andheri in India’s commercial hub, Mumbai.