DETROIT (CNS) — There’s no such thing as the perfect Catholic family. Days of joy, celebration and happiness can be followed by challenges, heartbreak and, at times, chaos brought on by contemporary hectic lifestyles. At their best, however, Father Stephen Pullis, director of evangelization, catechesis and schools for the Archdiocese of Detroit, knows that Catholic
(CNA) In a pastoral letter anticipating the beginning of Lent on Wednesday, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has asked that the faithful not clap in church, either during or after Mass. “The season of Lent has a somber purple color. It has a sober and calm aura. The altar decors are restrained. The musical instruments
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis formally recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who the pope has said is a role model for young men and women today. In a meeting Feb. 22 with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope
By Julie Ann Loong “Why be Catholic?” It’s true that this is an important question to ask, especially in our fast-paced world, where everyone is rushing to check everything off their bucket lists. With this question, we could take a moment to pause and live with what God is presenting to us right now rather
Next to Advent and Christmas, LENT is one of the most celebrated and revered seasons in the year of the Catholic Church. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is always held 46 days (40 fasting days and 6 Sundays) before Easter. We also know that it is a time in which people routinely “give up”
In the early centuries of the Church everyone who was going to be baptized at the Easter Vigil underwent a month-long retreat prior to baptism. This was done in honor of Christ’s 40 days in the desert before he began his public ministry. During the retreat they reflected on what they were about to do
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Gn 2, 7-9; 3, 1-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Genesis Intonsis i Saina as Yu’us Ha chuli’ dididi’ odda’ ginin i tanu’ ya Ha fotma i taotåo ginin ennao; Ha hagungi ni mannåna’i lina’la’ na hinagung hålum gi gui’eng-ña ya ha tutuhun i taotåo lumå’la’. Pues i Saina as Yu’us
Gospel Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent Year A by Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, DD, Bishop of Chalan Kanoa
Fine’na na tinaitai J1 2, 12-18 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Joel Ilek-ña i Saina, kuntodu på’gu, bira hamyu tåtti giya Guåhu yan todu i kurason-miyu, manayuyunat, yan mangakasao, yan mampininiti; Titik i kurason-miyu, åhi’ ti i magågun-miyu, ya en bira hamyu tåtti gi Saina, i Yi’us-miyu. Sa’ kariñosu
Gospel Reflection for Ash Wednesday by Deacon Tony Yarobwemal, St. Jude Thaddeus Parish
