Author Archives: Administrator1

Puerto Rico: ‘An unprecedented level of need’

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Administrator1

Catholic News Service was the first major Catholic news organization to send a photographer and a reporter to tour the island and document the efforts of the church and other organizations to help many of the people far from the capital of San Juan. Continue reading →

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Historic Tomb of Michelangelo and altarpiece in dire need of repairs

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Administrator1

By Matthew Fowler ROME (CNS) — The historic tomb of Michelangelo and the Buonarroti family altarpiece in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence are in dire need of cleaning and restoration due to sustained damage over the past 50 … Continue reading →

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A look back at the Legion of Decency

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Administrator1

By Mark Pattison and Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) — It’s summertime and the movies are plentiful. As everyone knows the summer movie season is a big one for Hollywood, and when it comes to a close, it is followed closely … Continue reading →

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Jamboree called ‘life-changing event’ for youths, adults

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Administrator1

Here’s a dispatch from Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia sent earlier this week by Msgr. John B. Brady from the national Scout jamboree, which closed today. A retired priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, he became … Continue reading →

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Word to Life — Sunday Scripture readings, July 23, 2017

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Administrator1

July 23, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time       Cycle A. Readings:      1) Wisdom 12:13, 16-19      Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16      2) Romans 8:26-27      Gospel: Matthew 13:24-33   By Sharon K. Perkins Catholic News … Continue reading →

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Some cheese with your ‘whine’: Pope ‘establishes’ complaint-free zone

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Administrator1

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis left a not-so-subtle message outside his office in the Domus Sanctae Marthae residence: anyone who is thinking of making a fuss, leave your whining at the door. … Continue reading →

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Word to Life — Sunday Scripture readings, July 16, 2017

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Administrator1

  July 16, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time       Cycle A. Readings:       1) Isaiah 55:10-11       Psalm 65:10-14       2) Romans 8:18-23       Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23   By Jeff Hedglen Catholic News Service It seems as though every time … Continue reading →

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Word to Life — Sunday Scripture readings, July 9, 2017

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Administrator1

The Scriptures this weekend contain a familiar, but difficult text. “Take my yoke upon you,” Jesus says. “For my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Continue reading →

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Word to Life — Sunday Scripture readings, July 2, 2017

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Administrator1

July 2, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time       Cycle A. Readings:       1) 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a       Psalm 89:2-3, 16-19       2) Romans 6:3-4, 8-11       Gospel: Matthew 10:37-42   By Beverly Corzine Catholic News Service One winter morning I awoke … Continue reading →

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Word to Life — Sunday Scripture readings, June 25, 2017

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Administrator1

June 25, Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time        Cycle A. Readings       1) Jeremiah 20:10-13       Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35       2) Romans 5:12-15       Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33   By Beverly Corzine Catholic News Service By mid-June, school vacation … Continue reading →

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