KALOOKAN, Philippines (CNS) — A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said his government’s controversial war on drugs is really a war against the country’s poor. “There is no war against illegal drugs, because the supply is not being stopped. If they are really after illegal drugs, they would go after the big people, the manufacturers,
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Ash Wednesday is March 6 this year. Here are some things to know about Ash Wednesday and the kickoff to Lent: In the Table of Liturgical Days, which ranks the different liturgical celebrations and seasons, Ash Wednesday ties for second in ranking — along with Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, Pentecost, Sundays of Advent,
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Spending the weekend in Baltimore was just what Elizabeth Butler needed to reinvigorate adult catechesis at her Washington parish. Butler, a parishioner of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian on Capitol Hill, called the Mid-Atlantic Congress “a good kick in the pants.” She’s also administrator of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program at
Following the wishes of Msgr. Louis Antonelli, a Tridentine Mass was solemnly celebrated by Fr. Eric Forbes, OFM Cap., at Santa Lourdes Shrine in Rota last Wednesday on the ninth day after his death. Fr. Noli Lim, the pastor of both San Isidro and San Francisco de Borja, concelebrated along with dozens of parishioners, many
As the Church of Northern Marianas still mourns the passing of Msgr. Louis Antonelli, this coming week, the diocese will begin the preparation for the 1st Death Anniversary of the death of its First Shepherd, Bishop Emeritus Tomas A. Camacho, DD. Beginning February 25th, Monday, Mass of intention for the soul of Bishop Tomas and
The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa launched the implementation of VIRTUS Program with an online workshop training for the priests of the diocese last Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Mt. Carmel Rectory conference center. VIRTUS is a program created by the National Catholic Risk Retention Group in the United States with a “Protecting God’s Children” component that
This past week, a headline caught my eye: “Pope Francis approves four priorities for the Jesuits’ next decade.” It was a story in America Magazine, and summarized the four guidelines, or “preferences” as the Jesuits refer to them. These concise directives struck me as helpful tools for laypeople who also want to live in conformity
Jesus made emphasis about his prophetic role when he said: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free and to proclaim
Coinciding with the month of love, Bro. Gary of El Shaddai shared his sermon last Sunday, conveying the importance of showing love not just with words and speech, but with action. He cited the bible verse of 1 John 3:13-16, which emphasizes on how to love with action as Jesus did. Bro. Gary enumerated the
What is the purpose of Catholic education? The most basic response to this question is to form people in their Catholic faith and to prepare them to live out their call to Christian discipleship. This response treats Catholic education as a catechetical exercise. That is, its focus is primarily on persons who are already baptized
