The Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, announced a change to its priestly formation programme in an email sent to priests on 15 December, according to the substack.com-account The Pillar. Beginning in the next academic year, diocesan seminarians will complete a one-year pastoral assignment teaching at a local Catholic secondary school. The teaching year will take place after philosophy studies and before theological studies. Purpose of the Programme Seminarians will receive pay, be assigned a lay mentor, and live in local rectories while paying room and board at diocesan rates. The diocese said the programme is intended to provide sustained pastoral and teaching experience, as well as exposure to the demands of full-time work and daily life. Priests Tired of Bishop Martin The article relies largely on anonymous sources. Some priests have raised concerns about the programme’s impact on priestly formation, the lack of formal classroom training, the additional year added to formation,…More
Today, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrated a pre-Christmas Eucharist at the Holy Family parish in Gaza City. Nine children received First Communion, and one child was baptized. Cardinal Pizzaballa also visited hospitals and humanitarian projects and met families living in a displaced persons camp along the Gaza seafront.
Beautiful photos of Christmas festivities during a pastoral visit by Latin Patriarch Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa to the Holy Family Church in Gaza. The festivities included a Christmas Mass, Christmas play, children taking their First Holy Communion, and the distribution of Christmas gifts for the children. God bless them all! (Photos from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem).
From the day that our Lady made to Bethlehem with her holy husband. DAILY MEDITATIONS OF THE MYSTERIES OF OUR HOLY FAITH, By the P. Alonso de Andrade FROM THE COMPANY OF JESUS. PRAYER TO BEGIN By the sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies delier us, Lord, our God. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. My Lord and my God: I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me. I adore you with deep reverence. I ask you for forgiveness of my sins and grace to make this time of prayer fruit. My Mother Immaculate, Saint Joseph, my father and lord, my guardian Angel: intercede for me. Meditation From the day that our Lady made to Bethlehem with her holy husband. POINT ONE. Consider the treatments of the Divine Providence, which ordered that Caesar Augustus order by edict that the whole orb was headed, each in the city of its origin, to take on this occasion the glorious Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin to Bethlehem, where they had their prosapy …More
They knew Clinton was a philanderer & womanizer way back when he ran for President in 1990s. Many feminists even bragged that they would let him "have his way with them" (actually they put it MUCH more crudely!) as long as he protected the vaunted "freedom of choice" = ABORTION
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No es apostólica esa "bendición" porque Prevost no es Papa. El fue instalado por un común acuerdo con Bergoglio y Parolín para concluir la obra destructora de Bergoglio. Los frutos están a la vista de todos.
In an anthill lived a small ant. She wasn’t the strongest, the fastest, or the smartest. But she had one quality that set her apart. She could never walk past someone else’s pain. If an ant was tired and couldn’t carry a grain, she helped. If someone stumbled, she lifted them up. When rain destroyed the tunnels, she was the first to rush in and rebuild. Over time, the others got used to it. She was always there. A grain fell? She’d pick it up. Running behind? She’d finish the job. Exhausted? She’d lend a shoulder. But no one ever asked, “And you… are you tired?” Every day, she worked not only for herself but carried what others didn’t have time or strength to handle. Did she rest? No. She quietly told herself, “Just a little longer. What matters is that it’s easier for everyone else.” Then one day, she noticed something. Her legs were shaking. Her back ached. And the grain felt heavier than it ever had before. But how could she let the anthill down? One ant asked, and she helped. …More
There is a vast difference between the meaning of shepherd and wolf. A pope is a guardian and custodian of the faith, not a destroyer. Can a traitor and murderer of souls be called a bishop? The Magisterium of the Church has decreed in perpetuity that heretics and apostates are automatically excommunicated, as are their collaborators and accomplices.
This is the reality of Trump's America, first president of the USA that has broken all laws, broken the entire country, broken his own words, and broken relationships with the world, and bringing down the economy, and still some ignorant americans that believe his lies and blame Dems and Joe Biden because they repeat the words of his Dad T Rump like good mimes, puppets. This level of violence is increasing the U.S. is no longer a safe place to visit and is getting worst, Trump is threatening anyone who speaks against his government of "sedition" under the highest penalty of being sent to death. Now nobody can give an opinion, he already threatened those in congress. But prayer, fasting, the rosary, and holy communion, for those not living in the U.S. and who are truly catholic pray so that this government is brought to justice and God ends this level of cruelty that is spreading not only in the U.S. but in the entire world as the world is seeing what Trump is made of, a Nazi German in …More
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Leo XIV today on Francis: "His prophetic voice, pastoral style and rich magisterium have marked the Church’s journey in recent years, encouraging us above all to place God’s mercy at the center, to give renewed impetus to evangelization, and to be a joyful Church, welcoming to all and attentive to the poorest"
In his Christmas address to the Roman Curia today, Pope Leo XIV praised his "beloved predecessor, Pope Francis": "His prophetic voice, his pastoral style and his rich magisterium have marked the Church's journey in recent years." Francis encouraged "us" [pluralis majestatis] "to place God’s mercy at the centre, give renewed emphasis to evangelisation and be a joyful church that welcomes all and is attentive to the poorest". Furthermore, Leo XIV warned that in the Church there are "forces of division may be at play": "We can fall into the temptation of swinging between two opposite extremes: uniformity that fails to value differences or, on the other hand, the exacerbation of different viewpoints instead of seeking communion." Leo XIV wants to "build the communion of Christ in a synodal Church". And: “When dealing with faith, liturgy, morality, or other matters, one risks falling victim to rigidity or ideology.” He does not see his role as a gardener "who tends to his own plot", but as …More
Whenever one is traditional or conservative, the main buzzword used against him is RIGID. So, I presume all the saints before V2 were rigid, but this trait got them canonized as saints, where they are adoring God in Heaven for all eternity.
(Photos from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem).