Christians believe they are saved by God’s grace, but they also know they will be judged at the end of time on how they used the talents God gave them and how they served others, especially the poor, Pope Francis said.
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Family Rosary Procession is chance to ‘walk with the Blessed Mother
The 66th annual Archdiocesan Family Rosary Procession from the State Capitol to the Cathedral of St. Paul is set for Sunday, May 5.
Welcoming attitude, treating others as Christ among keys to hospitality
When it comes to hospitality, sometimes it’s how a person handles the daily disruptions that sends the most important message.
St. Paul’s Basilica: monument to a church of evangelization
…its [the Church's] evangelization should extend “to the peripheries, not only geographically, but also the existential peripheries: the mystery of sin, of pain, of injustice, of ignorance and indifference to religion, of intellectual currents, and of all misery.”
Book on church architecture much more than pretty pictures
“The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence and the Eternal” by Duncan G. Stroik. Liturgy Training Publications.
Better oversight urged for religious references in military training
An informational slide that listed Catholicism, evangelical Christianity and other religious groups under the heading of “Religious Extremism” and was recently used in a training briefing for a group of about 100 Army Reserve soldiers has been removed from the presentation.
Papal stargazer, graffiti artist, rabbi hit stage for religious rights
A Kuwaiti princess, a Jesuit astronomer, a British-born rabbi, a former NBA star, a Muslim graffiti artist and the Cuban-American singing sensation Gloria Estefan all took the stage at a Rome concert hall not far from St. Peter’s Square.
Pope says ideological interpretations ‘falsify the Gospel’
All ideological interpretations of Christianity falsify the Gospel by looking at it purely through the intellect, without regard to love or beauty, Pope Francis said April 19.
Priest on sidelines at marathon says he tried to bring calm to chaos
There were more questions than answers about the April 15 terror attack on the Boston Marathon in the days following the bombings, even with the FBI’s eventual identification of two suspects in the attack.
Pope: God is real, concrete person, not mysterious, intangible mist
The Christian faith teaches that God is a real, concrete person, not some intangible essence or esoteric mist like “god-spray,” Pope Francis said.
Pope calls for prayers for victims of Texas factory explosion
Pope Francis called for prayers for the victims of a deadly explosion in Texas.
Battle with the devil: Pope Francis frames the fight in Jesuit terms
In the teaching of Pope Francis, the devil has a more dastardly agenda than just convincing people to break one of the Ten Commandments; “the enemy” wants them to feel weak, worthless and always ready to complain or gossip.
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