CHINA – More than a thousand arrests in anti-child trafficking raid
CHINA – More than a thousand arrests in anti-child trafficking raid In an announcement, the government said it carried out a raid in 27 municipalities across the country, resulting in 1,094 people...
View ArticlePAPUA NEW GUINEA – INDONESIA – Manus Island is the wrong (and unfair) answer...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – INDONESIA – Manus Island is the wrong (and unfair) answer to the migrant problem Australian immigration policies are becoming increasingly restrictive, and the people of Papua New...
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Abnormal people are the norm. If we can rejoice in this fact, we might just...
Abnormal people are the norm. If we can rejoice in this fact, we might just save those who point the way to Paradise… Yesterday NPR’s Morning Edition reported on advances in the development of precise...
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There is a deeper reality to Ash Wednesday than most people realize…
There is a deeper reality to Ash Wednesday than most people realize… Besides Christmas and Easter, parishes usually experience the biggest crowds on Ash Wednesday. People are inherently sacramental—we...
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9 things to know and share about Ash Wednesday
9 things to know and share about Ash Wednesday Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation? No. There is no obligation to attend Mass. However, Ash Wednesday is a penitential day and it (together with...
View ArticleSingapore’s ‘megachurch’ shrugs off scandal and aims high
Singapore’s ‘megachurch’ shrugs off scandal and aims high "God is here, God is here," croons Singapore church official Sun Ho as she struts across a neon-lit stage and thousands of people in the...
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Why do Catholics fast on Good Friday? And why is it traditional to fast on...
Why do Catholics fast on Good Friday? And why is it traditional to fast on the Fridays of Lent? Sitting there on the front pew (because that’s the best seat if you have young children!), we were, like...
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Inside the nearly impossible task of finding an airplane in the ocean
Inside the nearly impossible task of finding an airplane in the ocean Two-thirds of the planet is covered with water, which makes finding something lost at sea an imposing task. Four days after...
View ArticleVATICAN – Pope: humility and prayer not to "kill" the Word of God by...
VATICAN – Pope: humility and prayer not to "kill" the Word of God by exploiting it for personal interests, ideologies and theologies “When we are not open to the newness of the Word of God, when we are...
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O’Malley: Pope Wants People to Be ‘on Fire with Love for Christ’
O’Malley: Pope Wants People to Be ‘on Fire with Love for Christ’ NEW YORK (CNS) — Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said Pope Francis is a quintessential Ignatian Jesuit who has melded Jesuit and...
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