XXIII DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - September 9, 2017

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                              Ez 33, 7-9 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Ezekiel   Taiguini ilek-ña i Saina; Hågu, lahin i taotåo, esta hu apunta håo guåtdia para i gima’ Israhet; yanggin un hunguk yu’ hu sångan maseha håfa, hågu un akunsehåyi yu’ nu siha. Yanggin hu sangåni i tailayi na tåotåo

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Check Off Your List

Posted by - September 9, 2017

I recently spoke with a friend who gave a retreat at a Catholic high school. He spoke about selfish pride as an obstacle in the Christian life and how Jesus shows us the complete opposite by His humility on the cross. My friend closed his talk by giving them a list of prideful habitsor tendencies.

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What does it mean to be great? (Part 2)

Posted by - September 9, 2017

When American politicians speak of greatness one can hear the echo of American Exceptionalism in those words. This idea goes back to the Great Awakening, an early revival movement in America, and the preacher Jonathan Edwards. This revival movement had its beginnings in the 1730’s and 40’s. As with any revival movement, it laid great

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Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin, Colombia, Sept. 9. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

“Set yourselves free from narcissism and consumerism. Drugs cut every root off”

Posted by - September 8, 2017

By: Iacopo Scaramuzzi The Pope meets the young people of the Shalom community, “Break the mirror! And if you do look, you should laugh about yourself, it will give you joy and free you from temptation” VATICAN CITY – “Young boys and girls, break the mirror! But if you do look at yourself in the

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Pope Francis greets a sick child near the Talitha Qum homeless shelter in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 10. The pope cut his head in the popemobile when it braked suddenly. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

In new book, pope upholds traditional marriage, need to help sinners

Posted by - September 8, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By virtue of its very definition, marriage can only be between a man and a woman, Pope Francis said in a new book-length interview. “We cannot change it. This is the nature of things,” not just in the church, but in human history, he said in a series of interviews with

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Pope Francis arrives in Bogota, Colombia, Sept. 6 for a five-day visit to the South American nation. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope arrives to help promote healing in Colombia, scarred by war

Posted by - September 8, 2017

BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) — Pope Francis arrived in Colombia Sept. 6 for a five-day visit to promote reconciliation in a deeply Catholic country scarred and reticent to offer forgiveness after decades of war. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife, Maria Clemencia Rodriguez Munera, welcomed the pope at the airport. Children in traditional costumes

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Women carry children as they make their way through a flooded area Aug. 20 in Bogra, Bangladesh. (CNS photo/Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Reuters)

‘Hear the cry of the earth,’ pope and patriarch urge in ecology message

Posted by - September 8, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Environmental destruction is a sign of a “morally decaying scenario” in which too many people ignore or deny that, from the beginning, “God intended humanity to cooperate in the preservation and protection of the natural environment,” said the leaders of the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Marking the Sept. 1 World Day

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Pope Francis leads the Angelus in front of the Shrine of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

A Live Marriage Proposal before the Pope (she said “yes”)

Posted by - September 8, 2017

An Exiled Venezuelan Politician in Love A live marriage proposal at Pope Francis’ feet was the fanciful initiative of Dario Ramirez, an exiled Venezuelan politician, on August 27, 2017. The unheard of gesture surprised both his companion and the Pope. However, the break in protocol had the permission of Cardinal Schoenborn, Archbishop of Vienna, who

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